True Identity
- R
- Year:
- 1991
- 93 min
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You know the five sweetest words
in the English language ?
No, sir.
Frank luchino,
you're under arrest.
- We have visual confirmation.
- Okay, here we go.
Come on, come on !
It's crunch time.
Let's go ! Come on !
I want you upstairs,
downstairs, everywhere.
Let's go.
Come on, get a move on.
[ Radio ]
Okay, bird one,
verify subject on board.
[ Helicopter ]
This is the FBI.
All personnel on deck.
[ Radio ]
We have positive I.D.
Luchino is alone.
Yes ! Come to daddy,
sweetheart.
[ Radio ]
Roger, bird one.
Go to position two.
[ Helicopter ]
Roger. Securing marina now.
Oh, n--
oh, no !
Hey, I'm sorry
I'm a few bucks short.
Baby, didn't I tell you
to bring all my bread
'round to my crib ?
Miles !
Miles, Miles, Miles.
There's no reality here.
I just don't feel...
That you're being truthful
with your performance.
Could you explain
what didn't work ?
It's just that...
You're not black enough.
You need to be more
afro-American.
More Harlem-esque.
Harlem-esque ?
Miles,
feel your roots !
Get down with
your bad self.
I'd love to get down with
my bad self, Mr. grunfeld,
but black people don't talk
like that anymore.
We definitely don't dress
like this !
I look like
"superfly goes hiking."
Never... argue
with the playwright.
Once more
and from the top.
And this time...
Funkier !
Yo, baby. I'm sorry
I'm a few bucks short.
Didn't I tell you to come by
my crib wit' my bread ?
I oughta pop you
upside the head.
That's it ! That's how
it was meant to be played.
Oh, Miles...
This is acting.
See you next week,
Miles.
Take care, honey.
See you guys.
Bye.
All my life I've been told
what I can and cannot do
but the world is turning
I've got some news for you
let my yes's be my yes's
my no's be my no's
through with straddling fences
gonna carry my own load
it's so simple
why can't they see
I'm no better than you
you're no better than me
ain't gonna walk that line
no compromise
I've seen the truth and
I've got nothing to lose
ain't gonna walk that line
no compromise
I've seen the truth and
the truth has cut me loose
- bravo !
- Marvelous !
[ Honking ]
Miles !
What's going on ?
How you doin' ?
All right.
How you doin' ?
I'm all right.
Miles, how you doin',
good-looking ?
Baby.
Nice hat.
Thanks.
Yo, Duane.
Duane !
Yo-yo-yo-yo,
Duane !
Quit shoutin'.
Duane's busy.
I guess he is.
You must be susie.
Who the hell is susie ?
My name is Ruth !
That's what I meant,
Ruth.
Duane spriggs, get your
skinny butt out here.
Who the hell is susie ?
Hey, hey ?
Keep it down.
Martha, you look like
you've been gettin'
too much beauty sleep.
Don't you try to
sweet-talk me, Miles pope.
If you don't stop
that noise,
I'm gonna put you to sleep
and it won't be beautiful.
Mmm-mmm !
Duane !
Wait !
Wait a minute.
She meant nothing to me.
I don't care, Duane.
She meant less than nothing.
I don't care !
It's over.
[ Miles ]
Excuse me,
can I get by ?
If that was Ruth,
who the hell --
what happened to susie ?
Susie walked out on me...
When you called her Kate.
Remember ?
Oh, yeah.
What have you got
against my love life ?
You always do this sh*t.
It's hard. It would take
an Einstein to keep up.
You ruined my afternoon.
Did you see that woman ?
She was gorgeous, man !
She was a giant,
is what she was, man.
You're sheep !
You and all the guys
who think like you.
You like these skinny women
with no curves.
Me, on the other hand,
I'm like rubens,
like titian --
Jesus, Duane,
what the hell is that ?
This is "road crew from hell."
It's a low-budget movie.
It starts up
tomorrow.
- Your agent called.
- What's the good news ?
- He said he had a job.
- They're all the same.
[ As a pimp ]
B*tch, you been
holding out on your man ?
[ Woman's voice ]
I would never dare,
'cause you'd cut my ass.
[ As Morgan Freeman ]
Missy, ass ain't a
word we likes to hear.
I'm gonna take you down
to the pigley wigley.
Miles, he said
it was a dramatic lead.
Dramatic... lead ?
"Dramatic lead."
That's what I said.
What is it, Harvey,
"uptown Harlem pimps on crack" ?
"Nightmare on 125th street" ?
No, they're shooting in Florida.
It's a cute piece.
It's "raisin" something.
Raisin ? Um --
you're not talking about
"raisin in the sun" are you ?
Yeah.
That sounds about right.
Harvey, are you kidding ?
That's Lorraine hansbury.
It's the seminal
black play.
I can't believe it.
Harvey, I love you.
You're a Saint.
You're a good kid.
You're going to the top.
Here's your
plane ticket.
Thanks, man.
Oh, did you do anything
about the audition ?
What audition ?
My audition
for "othello" !
Oh, I did speak to them.
They're not sure your
singing voice is strong enough.
It's not a musical.
It's a play by Shakespeare.
It's on
at the lyceum.
All right,
I'm on it.
You... go to Florida.
Have a good time.
Work on your tan.
Ha, ha, ha.
Very funny.
Cute kid.
Harvey ? Harvey !
You son-of-a-b*tch !
This is a commercial
for breakfast cereal.
You said it was,
"a raisin in the sun."
No, you said it was,
"a raisin in the sun."
I said, "raisin" something.
I'm an actor,
not a piece of fruit !
At least
you're working !
Thanks for nothing,
Harvey.
Places, everybody.
Five-minute warning.
[ P.A. System ]
We are starting our pre-board,
flight 004,
nonstop service
from Orlando to New York.
Hello, sir.
Pope, p-o-p-e.
I have a reservation.
P-o-p-e.
Miles pope.
Here it is.
That flight's been over-booked.
You've been bumped.
It wasn't over-booked
when I made the reservation.
It happens sometimes.
- What's your name ?
- Paul. Paul shussler.
Paul, this is the champ's
home phone number.
- The champ ?
- Tell him that Dr. pope,
his personal psychiatrist,
has been delayed.
The boxing champion
of the world ?
Here, I'll do it !
Pardon me. Do you mind ?
I'm in a hurry.
I said,
I'm a medical person.
I have a beeper.
Now, back off !
This is Dr. pope.
Get the champ.
It's an emergency.
Oh, look ! A first-class
seat just opened up.
I could just
upgrade you.
First class ?
Well, if that's all you have.
-Would you like champagne, sir ?
-Champagne ? Yeah, how much ?
- There's no charge.
- Really ?
Oh, yeah ?
And you, sir ?
No, thank you.
I wonder if it would be possible
for me to change my seat ?
The flight is
completely full.
Thank you.
What's up ?
Miles pope.
How do you do ?
Hey.
Wait !
Leland carver ?
The leland --
you're leland carver ?
I thought I recognized you.
I saw your picture.
You're the guy who's
putting on the Shakespeare
festival at the lyceum.
Would you mind terribly
if we don't speak ?
We have to talk.
No.
Me neither.
Total bullshit.
Could you get me an
audition in "othello" ?
I'm an actor.
Of course you are.
I have nothing to do
with that end of the business.
Just put in a word for me.
My agent's Harvey Cooper.
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