White Men Can't Jump Page #9

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


Ruling class

for $800.

18th-century czar who...

Who is Peter the Great?

Who is the Emperor

Constantine?

Who is King George?

She's in the zone.

Who was Victoriano Huerta?

You are right.

What is a toadstool?

What is chlorophyll?

Yes!

What are spores?

What is Australia?

What is

the Outer Hebrides?

Yes!

Yeah!

Whoo!

Gloria!

Billy, listen to me.

Even if Gloria

takes you back,

which would be

a f***ing miracle,

don't blow it.

Listen to the woman

carefully.

Women know sh*t.

Even if you don't know

what she's talking about,

just listen.

All right.

I'm sorry.

She doesn't want to see you.

Gloria!

Hey! I said she doesn't

want to see you.

Jesus!

It's locked.

B*tch.

It's OK.

It's all right.

There's another door, man.

You're on your own.

And remember,

you owe me big.

All right, man.

All right?

Honey.

All right...

Don't say anything,

all right?

Just listen for a second.

Ahem.

I will never

bring you water

When you're thirsting

in our bed

You know I

Understand dry-mouthedness

And I sympathize instead

And if you take me

back again

I won't be

such a slob

Let's screw.

I'd even trade

my sneakers in

For the part-time job,

my Gloria

My Gloria

Gloria

My, my Gloria

Gloria

I know that

you're angry

And you probably

want me dead

And I know screwing

is for carpenters

So let's make love

instead

And I know

I'll get it wrong

So forgive me

in advance

Gloria

My Gloria

Yeah

Tell me the truth.

You didn't think that

Jeopardy! Would call,

did you?

I must confess,

I didn't.

That's why you got to

trust me more.

You're right,

as usual.

I know.

I've been thinking

about the future.

- I really...

- Me, too.

The future is like

a whole new concept.

I mean, it's like...

I got to confess

that the summer pro league

isn't knocking down

my door.

There comes a time

in every man's life

when he has to get on

with his life.

I want you to take

2,000 of my winnings.

OK?

I think

that's a bad idea.

No, it's a good idea.

Go buy yourself

some new clothes.

Not for me. I like you

the way you are,

but you got to look good

on job interviews.

Job interviews?

Yeah.

I want you to aim high.

Well, I, I...

I want to aim high,

but I'm just nervous

about taking

your money again.

I'm afraid I might

do something stupid.

Take it.

I trust you.

They took everything.

I feel raped.

They took everything!

They wiped us out.

They took everything!

They took my TV,

the stereo,

my baby's crib.

What kind of human being

would steal a crib?

I've been trying

to reach you.

They took everything.

Who?

Burglars.

Who do you think?

Your TV, your stereo,

everything.

And they trashed

the place!

Oh, look

at this here!

I'll be goddamned!

Baby, we'll get

our stuff back.

You promised

to get me out of here.

They took our $5,000.

Wiped us out.

I know somebody knows

what happened.

You can't take that stuff

and not see something.

You didn't have to

trash the place!

F*** me!

I'm sorry.

OK?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry

I lost it.

Baby, you don't have to

apologize to me.

I want a job.

OK.

All right.

You get a job.

Right now,

I'll figure out

how to get us out of

this goddamn building.

All right?

If I can win 12,000

each week, right?

Times 5,

plus 20

for the annual title,

that'll give us...

80 grand.

We're rolling now.

I could take

some acting classes,

get on a soap,

do a little television.

I'll be ready for the big screen

in two years.

You're made

for the big screen.

Billy!

It's Sidney.

Sidney.

Hey, Billy!

Billy.

Sidney.

I've been

looking for you.

We got to talk,

alone.

What's this,

a macho dick thing?

Come on, now.

Can I watch?

Don't worry

about me, babe.

Billy, you got

some money?

A little. Why?

Eddie "The King" Faroo

and Duck Johnson are back.

They're working courts

downtown.

They're cleaning up.

The King and Duck?

We can take them!

It costs 2,500

to get in.

I got 2 grand, man!

Good, good.

Let's do this.

Hold it.

Hold it. Hold it.

Hold on, man.

I just got back together

with Gloria.

I don't know

how she'll react.

This money could

save my marriage.

With this score,

I could move in a week.

I don't think

she'll go for it.

Make her!

F*** that.

You owe me.

I know, man, but I...

All right.

Enough man talk.

What's up?

Honey,

you are so beautiful.

Sometimes I don't realize

how lucky I am.

You know something,

honey?

There is a big game

downtown.

For money?

No! No, no.

Well, yeah.

I mean, a little bit.

Billy!

Are you serious?

You're thinking about playing

with my money?

Your money?

You gave it to me!

To get a job!

I promised Sidney,

honey.

You promised me!

I promised you and him.

I owe you and him.

I'll give you

the winnings.

I don't care

about the money.

I don't want

the money!

What do you want?

I want you, stupid!

We can take these guys.

They're over the hill.

Look, Billy,

you gamble my money,

and we're through.

I promise

this is the last time.

Do you think that

I'm a f***ing moron or something?

You take me

for an idiot?

All right.

All right.

I have a solution, OK?

I will guarantee victory.

I've never

offered that before.

I will guarantee victory.

I... We...

We can guarantee

victory. Huh?

Yeah.

I love you, Billy.

Goodbye.

Honey.

All right, honey.

All right. Listen,

if you don't want to watch,

we'll just meet up

at the hotel later,

and we'll party.

We'll celebrate.

We're on a roll, honey.

We're on a roll!

Show him that

fly sh*t, Sidney.

Come on, Billy.

You got him, Sidney.

He can dunk,

baby.

You got him.

I got Billy.

All right.

King,

shut him out!

Come on, Duck!

You got some money?

Hell, yeah.

I got $50.

You got me.

I got Billy.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Sweet!

Oh, yes!

Yeah!

Yes! Yes!

Sweet!

Sweet! Sweet!

"D" up!

"D" up!

Stay up.

Stay up on him.

Watch the pick!

Watch the back door!

Back door!

Yes! Come on.

Take it in.

Take it in, Sid!

Yeah!

All right, man!

Play some defense, Billy!

Dig this

I love the pearl

Ow! Where's my girl?

Ow!

All the way,

baby.

Yeah.

Way to go.

Way to go, baby.

Damn!

Uh!

F***!

Get your hands up.

Come on, man!

Push it, Sidney.

In, baby, in!

My man!

Ah! Ya-haa!

Yeah, yeah!

Yeah, Sidney!

All of it

on the line.

14-13.

Point game.

Point game.

Got to put

the ball up, man.

You're gonna rock,

aren't you?

Come on with it.

Hit him hard, man.

Hit him hard.

Stay with him.

Stay with him.

You want to dance

or play basketball, brother?

You going to dance

or play ball, man?

Watch him down low.

I got him.

I got him.

To the right!

Bringing it up.

Watch him! Watch him!

Give it up, man.

Watch the pick.

Aaahh!

Hoo hoo!

Whoo!

Gloria.

Gloria?

Gloria!

Honey!

She's gone.

Oh, man!

Oh, man. Now,

that's not right.

That's not right.

I didn't lose

the money.

I doubled the money,

and I still

got it wrong.

How can that be?

She said

some crazy sh*t.

She said sometimes

when you win,

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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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