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Synopsis: Bigger Thomas, an African American who lives in an impoverished neighborhood, is employed by a prosperous white family who live in the suburbs of a major city. The money Bigger makes at his new job will be used to supplement his mother's income. As a chauffeur, he is directed by the father of the family to take Mary, the daughter, to the university. Instead, Mary decides to pick up her Socialist boyfriend, Jan, and to spend the time drinking and partying. Jan and Mary portray a young liberal couple who venture into a black neighborhood with Bigger for the sole purpose of being entertained at Ernie's, a black nightclub. On the way home, Mary becomes inebriated and Bigger must get her to her bedroom without being detected. Mary's mother, who is blind, enters the room and Bigger panics at the thought of being caught with a white woman. He accidentally kills Mary by placing a pillow over her head to keep her quiet. Still frightened, Bigger disposes of the body in the furnace, possibly beca
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jerrold Freedman
Production: Live Home Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
PG
Year:
1986
111 min
620 Views


been around the world but she don't know

that thing about yes.

Oh easy is loyal to a three now you have

to remember to empty the ashes now very

often otherwise the car just gets

clogged you just say Donna physically

just shovel the ashes the bucket there

and leave them outside this okay this

was great from the college man before

you look so sleepy

just you know this is going to set right

now well we'll fix the next week I think

you're going to like it here

you.

[Music]

My daughter Mary I you biggest very nice

to meet you help we're gonna be friends

okay I try not to be too late coming

home from school your mother worries

don't you worried you did it you know I

do I think we'll be all right ready here

they bigger deal into a union robbery

all right I'm going I'm going

it's a good versus school on Midway

ma'am yes

drives well bigger yes

bigger well I want you to turn right up

there to the left there

bigger bigger I want you to turn there

but dinosaur with your school yes but

I'm not going to school well I want you

to dream to the loop I can't do that man

I'm your father told me I'm not bigger

you're not a testicle are you no no I

want you to take me to the loop but if

anyone asks you say I went to the.

University see yes some great

that's what you wanted man

I knew I could trust you after all I'm

on your side right bigger

you could pull up right in front of that

building over there

mom the fish school is taken here

yourself

most of you big I want you to meet Jen

Jen bigger Thomas

all right beer fine sir first of all you

don't have to call me sir I'm Jan and

you're bigger he means that bigger why

don't you let me drive for a while no no

it's okay

I mean okay this is altered I'm supposed

to drive the car

hmm

it's pretty in Chicago's it is any taste

me I'm so glad you're back

we see that building over there my

father and about 50 other guys building

one day while on the job my father took

a bad fall and he wasn't able to go back

to work a man came to my mother gave her

check two weeks pay

but things will be different after the.

Revolution I'm bigger

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We think strange the only thing

[Music]

What are you little biggest are no

things is how much I don't know yet your

people money don't know each other

say you want to eat em hmm where should

we go bigger anything someplace maybe

someplace where that what are you eating

mounish what sounds good that sounds

great

can we park over there yes sir look

bigger please don't call me sir we're

both men okay yes

you.

[Music]

[Music]

Aren't you coming come on bigger he

wants me hungry yeah I'm not we'll come

sit with that yeah all right I gotta

watch the car oh come on to hell with

the car

I'm not hungry man look if you're not

going we're not going okay

oh we go listen you know you don't have

to come to we we may not be saying

things about where we just we don't want

to make you feel bad we just.

Oh.

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Strategy.

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You wanna score over she's over there

already this is good if you are Birds

real gone because they're that

right-winger yeah that's how they say

[Music]

Vision

what were you born mr. do you like

Chicago yes'm

the bougie folks a mother my brother my

sister will batch dad using a wire damn

stuff not King got killed

what happened to the men that killed me

nothing oh nothing

well how do you feel about that you see

that's what we're trying to stop we feel

that everyone should be treated fairly

and that means everybody all takes a lot

of white people in the world we want to

be friends if they really get to know

you

exactly oh by the way I have to go to

Detroit tomorrow morning it's 9 o'clock

if you pick up the trunk at 8:30 we can

take it to the station no father he'll

let you make up your time yes ma'am I

mean miss dolly

[Music]

No I'm in for a bigger you know the

stewards in the song that Singapore

sweet a coming for to carry you

[Music]

It was right after that the police

arrested three of our demonstrators well

it was a wife yellow in these two

college women.

Max and I've been trying to raise bail

money all day

$3,000 thank you

and you're quick well

here comes my training why don't you let

David take you home

why should he drive me all that distance

at this time in the morning here it's

been a pleasure

so listen idea I'd like you to take a

look at some of our pants let's search

for my organization I think you'll like

them yes I'm talking a couple big Mary

I'll tell small take good care of Mary

what you bigger

you see bigger three hours you didn't

have to say yes sir no sir yes ma'am or

young man sick of those little

straightedge

here

miss Dalton man is not man with.

I just want you to know I am NOT drunk

[Music]

Oh

Hanguk keeps getting a good

we're sure

[Music]

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Here honey.

Gary are you alright Mary very dear you

want to sleep are you I hear you moving

above

everything smelled alcohol very been

drinking again

the song

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[Applause]

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

[Music]

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Yes

this matter with you boy jump like sup

Mitch you got the job with what they say

in you 20 you started already last night

you won't feel need go go away what is

you be a combat box

bigger

we're glad you got the job son man's

responsibility

you take care of yourself

[Music]

[Applause]

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[Applause]

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[Applause]

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[Applause]

Oh I'm glad you're here I was just going

to put some more coal on site

I'll fix with this dolphin down yet

you see to the fire bedrooms dolphin me

down and take a trip station yes is this

your truck here yes okay she told me to

bring it down last night man

don't forget it.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

She's not yet

she here what does she say to you

what was said last night men take the

trunk of the station

to turn to them to work well the boy in.

Syria station night sis's frontside to

Detroit oh I said in Haiti I don't

understand it something's wrong

I felt around in their memory didn't

finish packing her trunk at least half

her things still in the Wardrobe a lot

of them that she bought especially for

her trip to Detroit that she didn't know

and we're in shape

just me

mr. mrs. Dalton have some business to

attend to

they won't need you Thomas - doesn't run

out now set to stay cooped up

[Music]

You need your white friends okatee will

throw you out be stupid said hello dog

I swear because you ain't got no respect

for me at all the truth the old election

[Music]

It hurt like hell of a bigger you acted

like she was to shame for me to be

around you in your hand to wipe friend

it wasn't my friend

I won't fit that white girl sounds good

just watch yourself right back where you

came from

[Music]

Nigga I don't just be with you gonna

destroy you something I just know it oh

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Richard Wesley

Richard Wesley (born July 11, 1945) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is an associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing. Wesley was born in Newark, New Jersey, to George and Gertrude Wesley, and grew up in the Ironbound section. After finishing high school, he studied playwriting and dramatic literature at Howard University and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1967.He is married to author Valerie Wilson Wesley. As of 2000, he was a resident of Montclair, New Jersey. more…

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