What's Love Got to Do with It Page #5

Synopsis: Anna Mae Bullock always had a special voice. Soon after arriving in St. Louis to live with the mother who had walked out when she was small, the now teenage Anna Mae soon attracts the attention of pop group leader Ike Turner. She becomes the band's singer, his wife, and mother to his children - not all hers. In love with Ike and determined not to leave in the way her mother had, she finds herself the target of increasing violence from her unstable husband who can't see who is making the band such a success.
Director(s): Brian Gibson
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
R
Year:
1993
118 min
7,609 Views


There's somethin'

on my mind

Won't somebody please

Please tell me

what's wrong

You're just a fool

you know you're in love

- What you say

- You've got to face it

- To live in this world

- Hey, hey, hey, hey

- You take the good along with the bad

- Hey, hey, hey, hey

Sometimes you're happy

and sometimes you're sad

- One more time

- You know you love him

- You can't understand

- Tell me about it

Why he treats you like he do

when he's such a good man

Listen

He's got me smilin' when

I should be ashamed

Got me laughin'

when my heart is in pain

Oh, oh, now

I must be a fool

'Cause I'll do anything

he wants me to

- How come

- You're just a fool

- You know you're in love

- Tell me one more time

You've got to face it

to live in this world

You take the good

along with the bad

Sometimes you're happy

and sometimes you're sad

- One more time

- You know you love him

- You can't understand

- Tell me about it

Why he treats you like he do

when he's such a good man

Listen, without my man

I don't wanna live

You think I'm lyin'

but I'm tellin' you like it is

He's got my nose open

and that's no lie

And I, I'm gonna

keep him satisfied

- Tell me how come

- You're just a fool

You know you're in love

- Tell me how come

- You've got to face it

- To live in this world

- How, how come

You take the good

along with the bad

- Tell me how come

- Sometimes you're happy

- And sometimes you're sad

- One more time

You know you love him

- You can't understand

- Tell me about it

Why he treats you like he do

when he's such a good man

Listen, the weight of action

speaks louder than words

Truest saying

that I ever heard

I trust a man

and all that he do

And I'll, I'll do anything

he wants me to

- How come

- You know you love him

- You can't understand

- Tell me about it

Why he treats you

like he do

- When he's such a good man

- Come on, tell me

- Do, do, do, do

- Tell me one more time

- Do, do, do, do

- Hey, hey, hey, hey

- Do, do, do, do

- Hey, hey, hey

- Do, do, do, do

- Tell me one more time

- Do, do, do, do, do, do, do

- Whoo-hoo-hoo

This what you got off

"A Fool in Love"?

It's a advance from Sue Records.

That's for songs

I ain't even wrote yet.

Oooh, my, oh, my,

I am a fool in love!

Yeah, we used to work

without gettin' paid.

Now we get paid

before we even work.

Anna Mae Bullock, you're

priceless, girl. Priceless!

Yeah, yeah,

she priceless, all right.

Sh*t, she ain't seen

a dime of it yet.

Here, here, here,

hand me that baby.

- Oh, thanks.

- Give me Craig.

- Come on, Craig. Hey, he's sweet.

- Thanks, mama.

Anna Mae, what you plannin' on doin'

with all that money, honey?

Live better. Ike wants a big

house with a pool and...

I know he's always wanted

his own recording studio.

Now, don't forget about those who

helped you to get to where you are.

No, ma. Never forget

my blood?

Shh. Hey.

I told you you're gonna get in trouble,

messin' with other people's stuff...

puttin' your hands where

they don't belong.

- Just playin' around.

What's wrong with you, girl?

Every time I turn my back, ma.

Oh, child, he's just bein' a man.

Don't be worryin' about him.

Don't be naggin' him now.

Look here.

You got yourself a good man.

You just keep him happy.

- Ya hear?

- Yeah.

Now go on.

I got the baby.

No, honey, put 'em back on.

Give me that. Give me my money,

and put them glasses back on.

Sh*t! Damn! Hold on, baby.

Hold on. I'll be right back.

Come on.

Come on, come on!

All right, Lorraine, I ain't

got time for your mess now.

Oh, yeah.

Well, I hear you're playin' daddy?

You're playin' the family man!

All right, let me finish

this, and I'll help you.

Ike, here they go.

They're yours. Y'all say

hello to your daddy.

Come here, come here.

Wait right here. I'm gonna talk

to your mama. Don't go nowhere.

- Lorraine, come here. Look here, now.

- No.

I done told you about, about showin'

up here and, and, and startin' this mess.

- I'm not messin' with you.

- What am I gonna do with two more kids?

What am I gonna do with two more

kids, woman? Come back here!

Leave me alone, Ike!

You always wanna come around

here and, and start some mess!

You better get your ass

away from around here!

Don't f*** with me, Ike!

You better not never bring

your ass around here again!

I said don't f*** with me, Ike!

Come on. You guys take those on out.

What the hell am I gonna

do with two more kids?

What am I gonna do

with two more kids?

- I saw you.

- Oh, it's all right. It's okay.

- Hey, you ever been to California?

- No.

- No? Me, neither.

- We did not.

- No? It's gonna be an adventure?

- I saw you?

You wanna go inside and see

what toys I packed up?

Yeah? All right.

- Come on.

- Go see it.

It's the cool sound of KAJT...

and here comes the hot sound

of the British invasion:

Manford Mann and

"Do Wah Diddy."

Do wah diddy diddy

dum diddy do

Snappin' her fingers

and shufflin' her feet

Singin' do wah diddy diddy

dum diddy do

- She looked good

- Looked good

- She looked fine

- Looked fine

She looked good

she looked fine

And I nearly

lost my mind

Before I knew it

she was walkin' next to me

- Singin'

- Do wah diddy diddy, dum, diddy, do

Holdin' my hand

just as natural as can be

- Singin'

- Do wah diddy diddy, dum, diddy, do

So what's your take on the new

English music invading the States?

Well, Ike said there ain't nothin' new

about it. Ain't nothin' but black music.

I mean, negro

music with an accent.

But, personally,

I like a lot of it.

Ike, you... I sense you don't

feel fully appreciated here?

Well, we have been doin' a lot of

tourin' all over the country, and...

Ike's been writin'

a lot of great new songs.

Ike...

- Thank you.

- Oh, sure. You're welcome.

Thank you.

Jackie! Jackie!

Whoo!

Hey, you motherfuckers, be quiet out

there! I'm tryin' to work, goddamn it!

I'll be right back.

Ike, come on, come on, come on.

Come on, take a break?

What you talkin'

about take a break?

I ain't got no time to take a break.

I got to work.

I got to write these songs.

Sue Records motherfuckers...

been after me about

these songs for six months.

You know how much money

I owe Sue Records?

What you mean owe Sue Records?

As much as we work?

They always givin' you stacks

of cash whenever we do a show...

- and I know I don't spend it.

- Oh, no?

Well, what about...

all them wigs and

wardrobe and whatnot you

got in the back there?

What about the way you got

this place decked out?

All this furniture, that fish tank,

the sofas, that fountain and sh*t.

That sh*t costs money, Anna Mae.

I got to pay the girls,

and I got to pay the band...

and on top of that,

I'm tryin' to build us a studio.

- You know, you want the studio.

- And I'd have it by now...

if you would sing the

songs the way I tell

you to sing 'em,

Anna Mae, goddamn.

That's what I've...

I been tryin' to do, Ike.

I mean, but they all sound

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Kate Lanier

Kate Lanier is an American screenwriter best known for such films as CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, What's Love Got to Do with It, Beauty Shop, Glitter, The Mod Squad and Set It Off. more…

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