The Landlord Page #7

Synopsis: At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert it into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind. He's grown fond of the black tenants and particularly of Fanny, the wife of a black radical; he's maybe fallen in love with Lanie, a mixed race girl; he's lost interest in redecorating his home. Joyce, his mother has not relinquished this interest and in one of the film's most hilarious sequences gives her Master Charge card to Marge, a black tenant and appoints her decorator.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Hal Ashby
Production: United Artists
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
1970
112 min
556 Views


AAH!

SOMEONE, HELP!

HELP, SOMEBODY!

FANNY!

COPEE!

COPEE!

COPEE!

COPEE!

COPEE, DON'T!

COPEE, DON'T!

AAH!

LET ME IN!

SOMEBODY, LET ME IN!

COME ON! LET ME IN!

LET ME IN!

COME ON!

OPEN THIS DOOR!

OPEN IT! COME ON!

LET ME IN! LET ME IN!

LET ME IN!

MOM! DAD!

GO BACK!

GO BACK,

WALTER GEE!

LET ME IN!

LET ME IN!

COPEE, PLEASE!

[AX DROPS]

COPEE?

COPEE?

COPEE.

WAIT.

WHY?

WHY?

WHY?

AAH!

HEY!

WAIT.

MY MAMA.

MY MAMA.

ALL...ALL BUT ONE...

HAD BLUE EYES.

YES, I KNOW, COPEE.

UNCLE HARRY:

HAD GOOD HAIR.

CHRIST HAS NEVER KNOWN

THE HORROR OF NAPPY HAIR

IN AMERICA.

YES, COPEE, YES.

IT ISN'T ENOUGH

I HAVE JUST BEEN A JEW.

I HAVE BEEN:

A BLACK JEW.

HMM?

D-DON'T--

D-DON'T LET THEM

TRANSPLANT MY HEAR TILL I'M DEAD.

NO, COPEE.

NO, I WON'T.

I WON'T LET THEM,

UH-UH.

I WON'T LET THEM.

HEY, BOY.

[ENGINE STARTS]

I HAVE A NEW TENAN FOR YOU.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

THANKS.

BACHELOR NUMBER ONE,

WHAT'S THE CRUMMIEST THING

YOU'VE EVER DONE

ON A DATE?

I LOST MY GIRLFRIEND.

I MEAN--

WE WENT TO DISNEYLAND,

AND WE WENT ON:

MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE.

WE WERE GOING:

BUMPY BUMPY BUMP.

SHE BUMPED:

OUT OF THE CAR.

I PICKED HER UP,

THOUGH.

[LAUGHTER]

BACHELOR...

BACHELOR NUMBER THREE...

I'M JUS GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD DO--

TO BE WITH HER...

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING,

YOU KNOW...

EVERYTHING WILL BE O.K.

THIS IS WHY:

YOU HAVEN'T CALLED ME?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW--DON'T LOOK

AT ME LIKE THAT, O.K.?

WHY?

WHY WHAT?

WHY? WHY HAVE YOU

DONE ALL OF THIS?

BECAUSE I'M A BASTARD,

ALL RIGHT?

I LOVE YOU, ELGAR.

CAN I HELP YOU, SIR?

I HAVE LUNCH MONEY

FOR WALTER GEE COPEE.

IN THE BASEMENT.

MOVING FORWARD.

LUNCH PUNCH.

SHIFT!

HEAVE!

CHARGE!

STEPPING BACK.

SHIFT!

HEAVE!

CHARGE!

SHIFT!

HEAVE!

SHIFT!

FREE!

HA HA HA HA HA--

MR. COPEE,

YOUR WIFE AND NEW SON

ARE JUST FINE.

COPEE?

COPEE?

I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE

TO SEE HIM.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT.

ELGAR, I LOVE COPEE.

I CAN'T TAKE

THE BABY HOME TO HIM.

I WON'T DO THAT TO HIM.

IT'S NOT FAIR, ELGAR.

I THINK YOU OUGH TO GET SOME REST,

O.K.?

THEN I'LL BE BACK.

WOULD YOU TAKE:

THE BABY?

I CAN'T.

WHAT AM I:

GOING TO DO:

WITH A BABY?

THINK IT WOULD BE

ALL RIGH IF I PUT IT UP

FOR ADOPTION?

I GUESS SO.

WELL...

THAT'S WHA I'M GOING TO DO.

I WANT ONE THING,

THOUGH.

WHAT'S THAT?

I WANT HIM ADOPTED

AS WHITE.

O.K.

WHY?

'CAUSE I WANT HIM

TO GROW UP CASUAL,

LIKE HIS DADDY.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN.

MR. ENDERS?

I WANT TO PAY YOU

YOUR RENT.

ALL RENT IS TO BE PAID

TO MR. AND MRS. COPEE

FROM NOW ON.

REALLY?

THAT'S RIGHT.

REMINDS ME OF THE MAN

WHO PUT A BLACK FAMILY

IN TO WORK A STORE...

FOOL THE NEIGHBORS.

I GAVE THIS HOUSE

TO MRS. COPEE

BECAUSE I DON'T NEED IT.

DID SHE NEED:

ANOTHER BABY, TOO,

MR. ENDERS?

YOU'RE AN EVIL

SON OF A B*TCH.

HOWEVER, EVIL AS I AM,

I'LL PUT THIS REN UNDER THE COPEES' DOOR.

NO SCHOOL TODAY,

PROFESSOR DUBOISE?

YES,

THERE'S SCHOOL TODAY,

MR. ENDERS,

HOWEVER,

I WON'T INVITE YOU

TO COME AND AUDI A CLASS.

I DARE YOU.

WOULD YOU FIND:

YOURSELF A SEAT,

PLEASE, MR. ENDERS?

MR. ENDERS,

OVER THERE.

WE'VE ALL HAD

OUR BREAKFAST TODAY,

SO YOU'LL BE

COMPARATIVELY SAFE.

NOW...LAURA ANNE...

DEFINE:

RELATIVE KNOWLEDGE.

THE PRINCIPLE:

THAT KNOWLEDGE IS RELATED,

RELATIVE TO THE LIMITED

NATURE OF THE MIND

AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWING

AND, THEREFORE,

NOT TRUE TO THE NATURE

OF INDEPENDENT REALITY.

GENE...

WHAT IS A TRIANGLE?

A FIGURE:

FORMED BY THREE LINES,

INTERSECTING BY TWOS

IN THREE POINTS:

AND SO FORMING:

THREE ANGLES.

ALL RIGHT.

ERNEST,

LAW AND ORDER.

WHITE POLICE,

SOLDIERS, GUNS,

MACE, OBEYING

THE WHITE ESTABLISHMENT.

NOW, CHILDREN,

HOW DO WE LIVE?

ELGAR?

I AM BLACK,

AND I AM BEAUTIFUL.

JAMES.

I AM BLACK,

AND I AM BEAUTIFUL.

MALCOLM.

I AM BLACK,

AND I AM BEAUTIFUL.

LOUISE.

I AM BLACK,

AND I AM BEAUTIFUL.

MR. ENDERS...

SEE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

SOME PEOPLE CAN'T LEARN

WHAT WE LEARN.

'CAUSE THEY CAN'T STOP

WHAT MEN DO:

AND THAT'S WHY, LORD

I CALL ON YOU:

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW

THEY DON'T KNOW

HOW TO SIN:

THESE ARE TROUBLED TIMES

THAT WE'RE LIVIN' IN

YES, SIR

WHEN CHILDREN FALL

CHILDREN CRY:

AND, YES, LORD

SOME WILL DIE:

AND THAT'S WHY

I GOT TO SAY:

LORD:

LORD:

LORD:

LORD:

LORD:

GOD:

BLESS THE CHILDREN

GOD:

BLESS THE CHILDREN

TEACH US HOW TO LOVE

LIKE NEVER BEFORE

AND MAY WE:

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER

STUDY WAR NO MORE

TALK TO THE HEART

OF THE MEN WHO NEED IT

AND MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND

RIGHT NOW, LORD...

[HONKING]

LANIE!

LANIE!

[HONKING]

LANIE!

LANIE!

[HONKING]

LORD:

LORD:

LORD:

LORD:

LORD...

LANIE!

LANIE!

BLESS THE CHILDREN

GOD:

BLESS THE CHILDREN

SO MANY TIMES...

LANIE!

COME ON DOWN!

[HORN HONKS]

WE GOT TROUBLE:

IT WON'T LAST,

NO WAY...

YOU SHUT YOUR ASS!

I'M NOT SAYIN'

THAT THIS THING IS WRONG

BUT I'M WONDERIN'

RIGHT NOW:

HOW COME:

IT'S GOTTEN BAD SO LONG?

TO SEE A NEWBORN BABY

IN SOME:

PROUD MOTHER'S ARMS

THEN YOU THINK:

OF ALL THE COUNTRIES

THAT NOW HAVE A GUN

AND YOU:

JUST GOT TO SAY:

LORD:

LORD:

COME ON!

LORD:

LORD:

GOD:

BLESS THE CHILDREN

MMM:

GOD:

BLESS THE CHILDREN

SAY I A LITTLE BIT LOUDER

GOD:

BLESS THE CHILDREN

SAY IT ONE MORE TIME

GOD...

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY

MGM/UA HOME VIDEO, INC.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Bill Gunn

All Bill Gunn scripts | Bill Gunn Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Landlord" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/the_landlord_20611>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    The Landlord

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    What does "B.G." stand for in a screenplay?
    A Bold Gesture
    B Big Goal
    C Background
    D Backstory