Native Son Page #3

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


I'm gonna hurt you

I'll see you there so why are you

working closer to the Blackjacks near

where the Loeb family used to live you

know from that love lap whole trial yeah

you know for them to reach keep feel

that Frank boy and sent the note to the

family to get money like they

so now you want to get romantic huh

well they're just like you bigger I

don't never see you that when your love

calm down

[Music]

Don't you know how much time you see

when you go.

I work too hard to be treated led by you

where you been

what can I use

I call my girl I work for she's got a

millionaire dad she went off his song

communist guy last night

what a cool room I took this money and

there's more where this came from I bet

$10,000

thank you Soph you don't keep getting

kidnapped a girl alone

you f***ed that girl compatible how I

don't know she will come back.

Oh figured I don't go come back but jeez

about that girl

bigger episode wanted to go break the

trunk back to the station this is also

got a wire from Detroit married

around bigger I wanted to be mr.

Brittain he's a private investigator I

want you to take your time

big card someone ask you some very

important questions what times you take

miss Dalton out of here last night 5:30

you told it at school come on boy

status mochi

I asked you a question no sir no sir I

didn't go to school sir wait to take

loop sir

yeah why did you tell us that before she

told me not to sir we're about to the

loop of 16 Lake Street sir

labor defender's office with our loan

then what happened yeah he's got around

and they want to eat on the south side

and turn these kitchen chef how long we

stay there

he must stay there for about you ate

with them yes

I didn't want to sir they made me but it

was my job sir

get after me asked me that and then I

went in I might say have to drink a

whole no afterwards you drove him home

yes sir what time was that I made it too

sir

how drunk was miss Dalton

stunts

so on.

I owe y'all that miss Dalton for me to

take a truck down I said that cuz she

told me not to tell about taking it to

the loop it was mr. Jan from the trade

down that Club and you the top what he

shared my heart so come on bigger don't

stall you tell me what he said about the

party

it wasn't no party so he made me sit at

his table and anybody don't we can

organize for comrade Oh we'll look I'll

go folding knives ooh

go ahead eat them alone

[Music]

Let's go along look what is it you want

there this man that don't problem what

f*** this

what the hell it is you should marry.

Dalton last night no

you didn't get these books for that boy

last night all right all right I saw it

last night it you know I didn't tell you

the first place no we don't know come on

you know as well as I do mr. Dalton's

got no use for me my friends I didn't

want to get Mary in any trouble then you

did meet her last night yes and you gave

these books to that boy you and miss.

Dalton cut off last night right I gave

that I hate the pants let's debate it

and no Mary and I were not drunk last

night he had a future agent and that was

all your brother home about - yes - and

you told this boy to take the trunk down

to the basement

say big whistle about people really

trying to do to you come on don't be

afraid

speak up always told us all about last

night or Loney so you might as well just

forget it

where's Mary where is she my daughter is

not a Detroit no one knows where she is

we belong late utilities not about Mary

home last night

forget it or lowing you've been lying up

since you got here first say you didn't

come here last night then you say you

did then you say you weren't from last

night then you say you work you don't

even seem sure if you brought Mary

Dalton home or not now do you think

we're fools where's Miss Dahl your

father mother want to know I'm not

telling you anything unless you let me

know what's going on right now I'm

leaving don't let him get you down

look I know that you and I don't agree

on things but this I want my daughter I

want to know what my daughter's I don't

know where she is.

[Music]

I'll make it with your love

he knows a lot more nice thing I'm going

to call Detroit again

[Music]

[Music]

Bigger if they tell you to make you say

those things but it's what it's all

about

haven't done anything to you have I

where's man hot or talk to you but

tomorrow's English it's our way topic

awful disgusting Paul said leave me

alone

you had a figure what's going on I don't

know she say bigger please don't do this

please don't do this it's not going to

do it again

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

What's the matter with you boy we're an

accident

having weight and you suffer pillows

there is a chance - Donna knees

how're you doing some coffee there it is

now see about cleaning office kitchen.

Richard uses only thunder the door where

I don't know I just found it in

astronomy okay

did you see who left this note balsa.

Henry what is it it's Mary she's been

kidnapped

oh no man I have escaped it mr. Dalton

janitor Loney says you paid your

chauffeur to lie about it it's not true

chemistry why I have just phoned the

police

that's the gent are lonely be released

immediately why you don't understand

I want it known that I will not press

charges against him of any time woody

it's important that that be understood I

regret to tell you that daughter Mary is

my daughter mary has been kidnapped

the kidnappers identified themselves we

have a ransom note what are they I will

pay them as instructed

the police are not involved are you a

mother helps to solve it I mean she's a

read sympathizer right Mary is our only

child all right

believe it how come in wooden ladders

coming upstairs I missed all cosmos the

carpet they might you think they're

lonely fellow dinner my come on you know

it's just a phrase boy so what do you

think her lonely took gentlemen help

yourself

oh oh figure there's not enough please

upstairs

you gotta clean those ashes I was

thought a better fire yes.

Hey I just called the paper her loan

he's got a dozen people who will swear

he didn't come here last night you're

going to believe a commie

everybody knows they'll say anything to

protect one of their own oh you get out

of it that fire can't get here

a lot of answers in there Wharton she

took let it get like that it's a very

open the door holding Kasich Thanks

what's the matter what happens like oh

that's just garbage Roberto

it's from a body and what's this the

girls.

[Music]

[Music]

Our the bleep van hunt continues.

Magda negro reckless and burger police

of already raised over $1,000 South Side.

City quiet neighborhood surrounding 27th

and assistance is there boy like damn

right a preemie the bigger Thomas of

cause you use my child or maybe you made

them kind of thick we all decide that

okay

[Music]

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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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