White Men Can't Jump Page #2

Synopsis: Billy and Sydney think they're the best basketball hustlers in town, so when they join forces, nothing can stop them, except each other. To add to their problems, Billy owes money and is being chased by a pair of gangster types.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Director(s): Ron Shelton
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
R
Year:
1992
115 min
3,192 Views


to you to find out?

What do we got?

50, 55,

$62.

I do detect

the smell of cash.

I'm gonna find out

how good you are, chump.

Chump?

I just have to

figure out how

I'm going to pull the ball

out your ass

when I take

your money.

That is his money.

That's his money.

20, 40, 41...

You're short.

Big Junior.

Come here, man.

Loan me a 20.

Do I look like

Bank of America?

You think I'm

gonna lose this money

to this white boy here?

You better not

lose my money.

Give me my

motherfucking $20.

We're gonna

eat at Sizzler?

Damn right!

Surf and turf.

And that is his money.

Let's go, baby. Best out of five...

top of the key.

Since you're the foreigner,

you can go first.

Oh, no, thank you.

You go ahead, man.

No, no.

See, this is my house.

This is

Sidney Deane's house.

I extend

my hospitality to you.

That is very gracious,

Sidney Deane,

but I won't take advantage of you

in your house.

OK, but you might not

get another shot.

All right,

if you insist.

That's

what I thought.

This is outdoor ball.

It's different than

your country club sh*t.

When you shoot,

you adjust for the wind.

Out at the beach,

the wind can push the ball

6 to 8 inches.

You wouldn't know

about that.

Ha ha ha!

What,

you want me to move?

I'm sorry.

It's your shot.

Go ahead.

I got to tell you,

this isn't my spot.

I'll be lucky to hit

2 out of 5.

I'm going

to shoot it anyway.

Use 'em

and abuse 'em.

- Whoo!

- Whoo!

Oh, man!

Right off the bat.

I am feeling lucky.

Yes, indeed,

he wants to get paid.

Show him how to

put it in there.

- Whoo!

- Ooh! Ooh!

Ooh, it's pretty,

it's so pretty.

Ha ha ha!

We goin' Sizzler

we goin' Sizzler...

Ah!

We goin' Sizzler

I never hit

two in a row.

Ooh!

I'm very lucky.

Yep,

feelin' very lucky.

Ugly shot, ugly shot...

Look like

a goddamn brick.

No aesthetic beauty

whatsoever.

Now, mine,

on the contrary...

- Whoo!

- Yeah!

Bbb bbb bbb!

It hurts being this good!

"A thing of beauty

is a joy forever..."

My man John Keats

said that.

I never hit

three in a row.

I'll

tell you that.

I can look at you.

- Oh!

- Oh!

Oh!

Color me lucky.

Sometimes you wake up,

the birds are singing, and...

That's a decent shot.

Excellent.

You are the greatest,

Sidney.

Thank you.

But I'm feeling lucky.

Oh!

Four in a row...

This is like

the luck of the Irish,

only I'm not Irish.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Come on, now.

I got this

under control.

Hey,

you know something?

Michael Jordan

came here one time.

Took him

to the hole, baby.

Air Michael Jordan!

I saw

the whole thing.

Michael said,

"You should play summer pro league."

I said, "No..."

Hell, no!

"Sh*t might

mess up my game."

We can't have it,

Billy Ho.

Shoot it.

We'll go to Sizzler.

- Whoo!

- Whoo!

I'll just

leave it up there.

Give me some,

give me some.

Oh! Oh, sh*t.

Ho ho ho ho ho!

It's hard goddamn work

being this good.

Shut the f*** up.

Rabbit ears, am I starting

to get to you?

You're just making

my eardrums hurt.

The thing is,

you guys look at me,

you see

the backwards hat,

and you say,

"This guy's a chump."

A f***ing geek.

What you don't realize is

that it ain't easy.

It is

"hard goddamn work"

making something

this pretty

look like a chump.

I must be doing it

for a reason.

You got me convinced.

I miss this shot,

I walk away,

still a chump.

Go ahead and walk away,

you...

You miss,

and you've been beat...

well, not once

but twice,

by a slow, white,

geeky chump.

Ha ha ha ha ha.

Ain't no thing.

Ain't no thing.

No thing but a chicken wing

on a string.

From Burger King.

I noticed that wind

was kicking up a bit.

You might want to

adjust about...

6, 8 inches

to the left.

This is the big one.

Don't worry, Sidney,

I've hustled

a hell of a lot better

players than you before.

Don't put up

no brick.

Stop yapping,

and let brother shoot.

Yeah, I got it.

It's in the wrist.

Ha ha.

Oh, sweet.

Sh*t!

Brick.

Hey, man,

give me my money!

It's a money thing,

brother.

There's a man

with integrity.

Don't push your luck.

Nothing to do with luck.

You said we was going

to Sizzler!

Shut your anorexic,

tapeworm-having,

overdosed Dick Gregory

Bahamian-diet-drinking ass up!

Leave me alone.

Oww! I feel good

I knew that I would, now

Oww, I feel good

I knew that I would, now

So good, so good

I got you

Oww! I feel nice

Like sugar and spice

I feel nice

Like sugar and spice

So nice, so nice

'Cause I got you

Honey...

I'm home.

How much money

did you make today?

I missed you, too.

Oh, I'm sorry,

honey.

$62, minus $5. 16

for hummus, tabouli,

garden burger,

all that stuff you love...

pita bread.

I told you, I don't eat that

health food sh*t.

You'll eat it

and love it.

OK, since you

got me money.

Let's see,

that makes...

58.84, which gives us

$806 towards the 8,000.

We still owe the Stucci brothers

$7, 194.

We don't

give them a dime.

They're holding you up.

How often do we have

to go through this?

There are certain things

that just are

the way they are.

Nothing will get rid

of the Stucci brothers except $7,000.

What's the deal

with this?

Come on, lookit.

I've been studying

disasters all day,

and assassinations.

Come on, come on,

try me.

All right.

Ahh. Leon Czolgosz...

Who killed

President McKinley?

You're unbelievable.

I know it. I know it.

Jeopardy!

Will call today.

Don't count on it,

and you won't be disappointed.

The last words

of Lee Harvey Oswald...

"It wasn't me,

it was the C. I... uuh!"

Get it? The...

Yeah, yeah,

yeah, yeah, yeah.

I got it, I got it.

Honey, honey.

How much

do you love me?

I love you infinity.

That's not enough.

Infinity's the biggest

number there is.

It's not.

What's bigger?

Infinity plus two.

I love you

infinity plus two.

Billy,

you're so stupid!

You should have said

infinity plus infinity.

I love you

Infinity plus infinity.

There's a bigger number

than that.

I give up.

You haven't

kissed me yet.

No! Take a shower.

You stink.

Go ahead! You stink!

All right.

Wait right there.

Don't move.

Hold that thought.

I'll come back and put my mouth

where this money is.

Ha ha ha!

Billy!

Somebody's at the door.

Billy!

Billy,

somebody's at the door.

Someone's at the door!

Come on!

Stay calm. Stay calm.

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Honey, I love you, but I ain't

gettin' shot over your debt.

Our debt.

Whoever's f***ing debt,

I ain't gettin' shot!

Count to 30,

and jump out the window.

Meet me on Pico.

Honey, I love you.

I love you, too.

Who is it?

It's the manager.

What do you want?

I got a message.

Brady Bunch!

1,010... 1,011...

1,012... 1,013...

Did somebody

invite you in?

Yo, I just want to talk.

1,029... 30.

How'd you find me?

No one has ever worked me

like you did.

I beat your ass

fair and square.

Don't cry about it.

I'm not here

to cry about it.

I'm here on business.

30 seconds.

I almost took off.

Sorry.

Who's this?

Sidney Deane.

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Ron Shelton

Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is an American Oscar-nominated film director and screenwriter. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. more…

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