First Time Felon Page #3

Synopsis: Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Charles S. Dutton
Production: HBO Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
R
Year:
1997
110 min
699 Views


And up!

Come on, move, move, move!

Don't you fall, don't you!

Feet on the ground. Good, down.

Down.

Up and come on down.

Row the boat! Row, row, row your boat!

Hurry up and wash your ass!

That log's on the floor tomorrow...

...you carry it another 24 hours.

Sh*t, mosquitoes!

By your leave, sir!

-By your leave, sir!

-What did you say to me?

By your leave, sir!

Answer me. What did you say?

Sir, l said that l don't believe--

-You think this is the Cub Scouts, moron?

-No, sir, l don't think--

You think if you keep cryin', l'll send you

home to your mama and daddy?

You quit me now...

...and l'm gonna ship your butt

right back to prison, dummy!

Right now, understand?

ls that what you want?

-ls that what you want?

-Yes, that's exactly what l want, sir!

l quit, sir, l quit!

Get out of my face, quitter.

Go on, move, loser!

Pack your gear and get a move on!

Man, this sh*t here f***ed up!

They got some d*cks in here!

l been thinking.

We have the wrong approach.

-What? What you talking?

-You're Disciple. l'm Vice Lords, right?

Fool, l know l'm folk!

This gangbanger sh*t don't hold up in here!

Don't do nothing

but send us both back to county!

And l ain't going back

to no motherfucking prison!

When we get back on the streets

we do what we gotta do.

Motherfucking straight!

Seem to me we got to work together.

Unless we ain't never gonna get no sleep.

-What's your name, partner?

-Tyrone.

Greg.

l'll put it to you like this here, player.

We peace this sh*t out,

we be outta here by July.

Be back on the streets by summertime!

Won't see none of these

b*tch-ass motherfuckers no more.

Can make some money, get some clothes,

take care of some business.

Goddamn, it sound good to me.

You down with that?

l'm down with that.

Well...

...you bring 'em,

l'll wash 'em, you dry 'em...

...we both stack 'em, all right?

For now.

Drill me night and day, baby,

till I get my fill,

-Drill me, baby,

-Drill me, baby,

-Drill me all night longI

-Drill me all night longI

-Hoo-rah!

-Hoo-rah!

-One mile!

-One mile!

-Two miles!

-Two miles!

-Three miles!

-Three miles!

-No sweat!

-No sweat!

Hey, player.

You don't stammer when you cadence.

Okay, gentlemen.

Who can find out the ''X''?

You.

You.

You think you got the answer, go up there.

Go ahead.

No, that's too easy, player.

He's trying to insult our intelligence.

Are there any volunteers?

-We got one right here.

-Oh, Tyrone!

Come on, Sims.

Go ahead, Einstein, show him.

Let's see you do it.

...equal 28.

X equals seven.

All right.

Experts report that the Midwest can expect

some of the worst flooding in years,

Heavy rains continue to swell

the Mississippi River,,,

,,,to the highest levels seen in years,

Closer to home, no rain is expected

in this small Iowa River town,,,

,,,but residents decided to spend

the weekend sandbagging the local levee,,,

,,,in hopes of avoiding the heavy flooding,,,

,,,which their neighbors to the north

have been battling for the last week,

This is the worst flooding

the Midwest has seen in over 50 years.

And right now

the National Guard is spread so thin...

...that the governor has asked for our help.

This is a perfect opportunity for us...

...to show what this program

and our men are all about.

River broke through

right here at Davenport.

Flooded 25,000 acres of farmland.

Right now,

Davenport is 15 feet underwater.

Fifteen-thousand people have lost

their homes and been evacuated.

-You got any questions?

-No, sir.

Sir, l don't think our unit is really ready

to deal with a situation like this.

Those are the orders.

Our men are gonna help with this flood.

And l'll tell you,

they're gonna do a damn good job.

All right, let's get it.

This is the perfect challenge

for these inmates.

Just the kind of positive publicity

this program needs.

-lt's gonna be great for these kids.

-lt'll be great for some of these kids.

Some of these other kids will finish

this program and be back on the street...

...doing the same thing that got them here

in the first place. Or worse.

And tell me, Captain.

What is it gonna do for this program

if one of these kids assaults a farmer?

Or worse yet,

touches some white girl in that town?

That is not gonna happen.

These are non-violent felons.

Ten years ago, these first-time kids

would've just been given probation.

The same way

first-time rich white kids still are.

Those white kids you're talking about,

they got nice homes and nice parents.

You can be sure they won't allow their kid

to get caught a second time.

These men don't come

from those neighborhoods!

And the last thing they need is somebody

telling them that their race is an excuse!

This program believes

that young men can change.

-Are you with the program, Officer?

-Yes, l am, ma'am.

All right.

Got a mighty long time on this here land,

Got a mighty long time on this here land,

I can't have me a woman,

so I use my hand,

I can't have me a woman,

so I use my hand,

All right, people, hands on your hips!

-One!

-Down!

Up!

-Two!

-Down!

Up!

Three!

Yance!

Get over here!

What's the matter

with the rest of you people?

Get those hands down!

You think this is a joke?

You still wanna be gangbang around here?

No, sir.

l saw what you just did.

-That wasn't no gangbang--

-Who told you to talk without permission?

You think the rules are for everybody

but you?

That's what got your little butt here

in the first--

Tom, l'll take him to the storage room

for a few minutes.

You make sure l'm not disturbed?

You follow me, Miss Yance.

Straight ahead.

Take your hat off.

You know you're the enemy, Yance?

You don't know that, do you?

l'll bet your black ass doesn't even know

there's a war going on.

And l'm not talking about the war

on crime and drugs.

l'm talking about the war

between Black people...

...and n*ggers.

That's what you are, Yance.

You a motherfucking n*gger.

Let me tell you something.

God, l hate n*ggers.

l love Black people.

Honest, hardworking,

law-abiding Black people.

N*ggers like you make me sick.

There's no problem for a n*gger

to get his own people hooked on drugs.

Got the girls on the corner

turning $5 tricks.

No problem for a n*gger

to shoot another n*gger.

No problem for a n*gger to rob and steal...

...from good, honest,

hardworking Black people.

That's what they want.

You're doing their work for them.

You know what's so f***ed up about that?

You look at me

and you call me an ''Uncle Tom?''

You are the Uncle Tom!

You f***ing joke!

You are the real enemy of Black people.

White people look at me,

it kills me that they see you...

...'cause there ain't but one n*gger

in this here closet.

You been here this long

and you gonna try to run a game on me?

This here is where the game ends.

l don't believe

you're ever gonna have a home.

Or have a half-decent job.

Or get an education.

Or even have a family worth a sh*t.

You know why?

Do you know why?

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Daniel Therriault

Daniel Therriault (born 1953) is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the stage play Battery and the HBO films First Time Felon and Witness Protection. more…

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