Sparkle Page #3

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Levi, here I am buying the real deal

for these women...

...and you tell me

you cut a picture out of a magazine...

...and just put it in a box?

I'm about to go get me

some scissors...

...and cut some pictures out of magazines

like your boy Levi right here.

Clip-clip, hussies.

Clip-clip, hussies.

Can I see it? Let me see that.

This is nice.

You got a good man here.

Yep.

Yeah, I used to eat in here

back in the day...

...when I was struggling.

This is some real cheap,

good food.

But I'm not gonna hold you guys.

Have a good night.

Levi.

Satin.

- Did you see her?

- You were so wrong.

Tammy, I should get you home.

Sure.

Mama was so pretty.

Oh, here's Dee's daddy.

Here's a good one of

yours and Sister's daddy.

Cute, but no good.

You got to watch out

for those cute ones, baby.

They make a lot of promises.

My goodness. Lookit here.

Gonna be the first store

in Detroit to have one of these.

- She's pretty, Mama.

- Oh, a chocolate mannequin.

Ain't it something?

Dr. King said

we would have integration.

- That's right.

- Look what I found.

- What's that?

- The other, nicer you.

Sparkle, you go to lunch.

You come with me and let me try

to fit your behind in this dress.

- See how she do me?

- Come on.

She used to be real nice, girl.

She's in there somewhere.

Come on out, nice girl.

See you later.

I got Cliff Bells.

Got my first check.

Well, let me see.

Ninety-six dollars?

For two weeks of standing on your feet

and kissing rich white women's butts?

I am never gonna get out of here.

Stix said we can make

anywhere from 500 to $1000...

...if we win Cliff Bells' talent contest.

Don't say it all dry like that. Sell it.

So y'all talking to Stix now?

No. She was talking to Stix, I was

talking to her, now we're talking to you.

- You sure you want to do this?

- Yes.

You know, they say

you shouldn't eat where you--

- It's the other way around.

- She gets the point.

You guys, I thought about it...

...and I want to do this for me,

not for him.

So how much

we gonna make a week?

- Thank you. Thank you.

- Okay. Okay.

- Hello, Mr. Manager.

- Hey.

- Got them here, cousin.

- Surprised?

Yeah-- Not at all. Thank God.

Well, we come a dime a dozen,

don't we?

Coz, let me get the girls signed in.

Okay, okay, you do that.

Give them hell, baby.

- Levi.

- What's shaking, man?

Hey, can I get a picture?

- Here you go, man.

- Okay.

Satin.

Oh, picture-in-a-box brother.

Might not forget a face,

but I'll forget a name in a minute.

Levi, Satin. Levi.

Ladies, this is... See, I forgot already.

I got the girls signed in.

Righteous. Righteous.

Cousin, this is Satin Struthers.

- I know who it is. You're a funny man.

- Thank you.

This is his right hand, Hamster.

- Ham, man. Ham.

- Ham.

This is my cousin, Stix.

He's the manager of my girlfriend

and her sisters.

- They performing later tonight.

- I hope they're good.

I'm looking for a new act

to open up for my show.

Satin.

- Hey, Mr. Bell.

- Hey, how are you tonight?

- You know, hanging.

- Got a table for you in front.

Okay, cool. Come sit with us.

I'd rather have the manager

than the boyfriend.

Boyfriend can't do nothing for me.

Come on over here.

Have a good evening.

Nice socks.

They were amazing.

Give them another round of applause.

Hey, I see we got Mr. Satin Struthers

in the audience tonight.

Show him some love, y'all. Yeah.

Looking good too.

Boy cleaner than a Sunday chitlin.

Yeah.

- Coming up next is another girl group.

- Okay, go out and look pretty.

- This isn't what we rehearsed.

- You want to win, don't you?

Go.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome...

...Sister and her Sisters.

Where in the world did you get

those church dresses?

What happened?

You forget the words?

Where is she?

Hey, get this man a drink.

He's gonna need one.

They good.

I'll have you booked

all over the city.

Diana ain't got nothing on you.

Hey, Sister, you were amazing.

You were amazing.

Sparkle, I need more of the songs.

You know, the kind we talked about.

- I can do that.

- All right.

- We need--

- We need new dresses, Mr. Manager.

We need to get home before

Mama wakes up and finds out we took--

- No, stole, the car. I'm not trying to die.

- No.

- Levi, drive careful.

- Yeah?

You got my future in this car.

Yes!

Daddy need three new, pretty dresses.

Eight ball, side pocket.

Damn!

You got this.

Thank you for your involuntary contribution

to Stix Incorporated Wardrobe Fund.

You was impressed by my big words,

weren't you?

Man, just shoot the damn ball.

They loved us!

- You finally hit that note, Sister.

- They didn't come to hear me sing, honey.

We need more money,

or you need to book us at a better club.

I know what you need

before you know.

Mr. Manager, that was out of sight.

Sparkle, I didn't know you had it like that.

And, Dee, you were good.

- Okay.

- But you... You.

Sister, you were on fire.

You'll mess up my lipstick.

Yeah, well, as much as I want

to mess up your lipstick...

...I gotta go to work.

Since when you working

the graveyard shift?

Since I got a woman

that's got needs, cousin. Look at her.

Satin.

- Didn't know you was still in the house.

- Yeah.

Let me introduce you to my family.

This is Sparkle. This is Dee.

- This is Satin Struthers.

- Pleased to meet you.

- Pleased to meet you.

- Hi.

- And over here, in this corner, this is--

- We know each other.

Well, first, I'd like to congratulate you

on your performance.

- Thank you.

- And secondly...

...I'd like to give you something.

You know, dreams do come true.

Oh, my God.

- Levi!

- Trying to take my girl?

Get off me.

Let me have him!

- Come on, Levi.

- What's wrong with you, Negro?

Take me at least 30 minutes

to get my hair like this.

It's gonna get messed up

tonight anyway.

I'm sorry, sisters. I'm gonna go outside

and be waiting on you.

Oh, my God.

How could you do that to Levi?

Oh, Levi's a grown man.

He can handle himself.

Don't listen to her.

She's damn near 30 and not married.

- Shut up.

- You shut up.

But Levi loves you.

Spark, when you see a train that's gonna

get you to where you're trying to go...

...you can't wait to live.

You gotta jump on it.

He ain't got nothing else on me.

What he got?

More money? Better clothes?

What else he got?

He got nothing on me.

But she ain't worth it.

He ain't worth it.

- You my family. I'm your blood.

- Then act like it!

- Act like you're my blood!

- Hey.

If not for more than the drool that you

deposit on my couch every single night...

-...you should have had my back.

- I did have your back.

No, you didn't.

- You didn't have my back.

- Oh, coz.

It's business.

It's just business.

Levi, where you going?

Levi, it ain't personal.

Just business, right?

Mercy, mercy, mercy!

Let's get this food out here,

Miss Emma.

The Lord loves good-smelling food.

Smells so good, Mama.

- Thank you, baby.

- Delicious.

Okay. Reverend,

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