The Landlord Page #7
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- 1970
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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!
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
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,
ARE JUST FINE.
COPEE?
COPEE?
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.
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
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.
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:
RELATIVE TO THE LIMITED
NATURE OF THE MIND
AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWING
AND, THEREFORE,
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
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
GOD:
BLESS THE CHILDREN
SAY IT ONE MORE TIME
GOD...
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
MGM/UA HOME VIDEO, INC.
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