The Fighting Temptations
- Thanks, Darrin.
- You're welcome.
- You wanna be my girlfriend?
- Sorry, I wanna marry Michael Jackson.
Darrin, Lilly, get in there and sit down.
- Bless you.
- There she goes again.
Wouldn't be a normal Sunday
if Faye didn't get slain in the Spirit.
- Mary Ann.
- Pastor.
He's growin' like a weed.
You must feed him fertiliser.
- He's the smartest in his class.
- There she is. Hold her, Reverend.
Standin' in the house of God,
all the while singin' the Devil's music.
- What's this all about?
- I found this at the store.
It's Mary Ann,
singin' that R & B sex music.
Mary Ann. Mary Ann!
What you gotta say about all this?
I got my chance to become a singer.
I didn't think it was wrong.
The church by-laws clearly state that
no member shall partake of fornication...
- Amen.
...gamblin' and drinkin',
all goin' on at that juke joint
where she sings.
Just take a look at this.
Do It To Me Again.
- We all know what "it" means.
- I'm surprised you remember what "it" is.
Why were you at the record store
lookin' through the Devil's music?
- I got the Lord on my side.
- Paulina, you need to hush.
- Tell her, honey.
- This girl ain't hurtin' nobody.
- Amen, sister Sally.
- Need I remind you of the church motto?
"Beware of brief delight
and lasting shame."
- Them kids are on that organ again.
- Stop stallin', Paul.
- You're supposed to handle this.
- I'm the pastor here.
- Do your job, boy, or I'll get Mama.
- You call me Reverend round here.
Now, Mary Ann, it's like this.
It's like she says.
You stop singin' that secular music
or you're gonna have to leave the choir.
- Right.
- I'm sorry. It's your pick.
Make up your mind, child.
Think about what you're doin', sister.
Wave goodbye to Aunt Sally.
Darrin, here's that market research.
There's something you should know...
Yes! I'm gonna blow 'em away.
I'm a player. I'm in the zone.
Corner office, huge window.
Take care of these credit card bills.
Use this one to pay off this one.
And do a balance transfer
from here to here for that one.
And cover this one with that one.
What were you tryin' to say earlier?
A private investigator is looking for you.
Why? Who's tryin' to find me?
- I'm double-checking.
- Does he know what I look like?
No. Chill. I told him you're not in,
so he's leaving a message.
- Tell him I'm out of town.
- I did.
Time to climb the corporate ladder.
This plan will increase the market shares
by a whopping
eight per cent in two years.
- We hoped to see faster growth.
- We can give them double-digit growth.
As I said, it is the company position that
eight per cent growth should be the goal.
If there's a different opinion that'll lead
to better growth, we wanna hear it.
Let me ask you this. Which demographic
consumes the most malt liquor?
- Go ahead, you can say it.
- Black people?
There you go! Very good!
However, I noticed
you don't have a malt liquor division.
- I noticed that, too.
- I propose a new ad campaign
that maximises exposure
in the African-American market.
Place positive images of your product
You'll pass single-digit growth
faster than a pro athlete
can get his criminal charges dropped!
That is not thinking outside the box,
that's realising there is no box.
That's why we hired this company.
Where've you been hiding him?
- He's a junior executive.
- Get him on the team.
I mean, he was a junior executive.
Congratulations.
- You've been promoted.
- Where'd you learn that thinking?
- Yale.
- I'm a Princeton man.
But I see we let one get away!
We'd better let him get started
on this interesting idea.
Thank you. Thank you.
- I'll be giving you a corner office.
- Thank you, sir.
Cigar?
This is France's finest.
I first encountered it
growing up in Monte Carlo.
- You're a New York boy.
- I lived there until I was 17.
I've never met a brother
who grew up in Europe before.
- Actually, I was born in South America.
- Where?
- Homevideo.
- That's in Peru, right?
- Venezuela. My father was in oil.
- You sound American.
I went to prep school here. At Andover.
Money was no object.
Mr Hill, I'm afraid your credit card
has been declined.
Right. That was not activated yet.
Try this one.
first thing in the morning.
Great. Great, great, great.
There is nothing in my refrigerator
but water. Water and wine.
This is the dining room. We don't spend
a lot of time in here, so it looks very nice.
It's not just a normal chandelier,
it's funky and fun.
- You wanted to see me, sir?
- Darrin.
What I have to say is very difficult.
We have a... situation.
A situation that involves deception
and an unbridled passion
to get what one wants at any cost.
- Company policy.
- No, no. Well, yes, of course it is.
But in this case, it's more personal.
Darrin, you're fired.
Fired? But why?
A representative of Lincoln & Gerald
has an annoying habit
of checking up on things.
It seems you were thrown out of Yale
when it was discovered you faked
your high school diploma from Andover.
Your deception has caught up with you.
But I've been doing such good work.
We cannot be represented
by people who tell lies.
We're in advertising.
You've caused the firm embarrassment
in front of important clients.
I have to let you go. You're smart,
but you broke the 11th commandment:
"Thou shalt not get caught."
- Now...
- Sir, you're making a big mistake.
I'm here for you.
I'm smart, I'm ambitious...
Have your things out of here
in half an hour.
I'm disappointed in you. I expected more
from a congressman's son.
- Darrin Hill?
- Yes.
You've been a tough one to track down.
This is for you.
What is it? A subpoena? A summons?
A ploy to distract me
while you repo my stuff?
Sure, those are fun, but no.
My aunt Sally died.
"We request your presence at the funeral
and reading of the will."
- The funeral's tomorrow.
- Ask your boss for time off.
You know you just cut a brother, right?
Hurts when you do that, man.
Sorry.
Come on, baby.
Make me happy. Cash advance.
Be a winner.
I thank you, Bank of Piscataway!
Kids ain't got no business
playin' a man's game.
Funny, that's the same thing someone
told me... two hours ago.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Can I get something to eat around here?
- Reed!
- Comin' right up.
Better make that to go.
- I need a taxi.
- Reed's only got two hands.
- Wait till he fixes your dinner.
- Right.
No signal.
Wait a minute.
You must be Darrin!
What's up?
- I'm Lucius, your welcome committee.
- How'd you know I was here?
she had a successful nephew.
Let me get your stuff, man. Come on.
Montecarlo used to be a one-horse town.
- Did the horse die?
- You'll see, you'll see.
We got everythin'
to offer that a big city does.
I'm happy to have
another player in town, man.
Reach over and pull this handle
from the inside.
- OK.
- Appreciate that.
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