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1 00:00:22 ♪ ♪
2 00:00:39 (crowd cheering)
3 00:00:40 MALE ANNOUNCER:The rain has stopped.
4 00:00:43 The excitement has really grown
5 00:00:44 among this 40,000-strongWembley crowd.
6 00:00:48 Safe to say thatevery single one of them
7 00:00:50 is on Henry Cooper’s side.
8 00:00:52 (punches landing)
9 00:00:53 MALE ANNOUNCER 2: And Cooper’seye is opening wider.
10 00:00:55 It’s a shocking cutabove his left eye.
11 00:00:57 He knows he’s got to get thisfight over with fairly quickly.
12 00:01:00 Clay doesn’t like it.
13 00:01:02 He pushes the referee, but thereferee’s having none of it.
14 00:01:04 -Clay is mocking Cooper.-CASSIUS: I’m over here.
15 00:01:06 ANNOUNCER 2: Cooper knows.He’s trying to get that left...
16 00:01:08 -CASSIUS: I’m over here.-...left hook now.
17 00:01:10 -(bell dinging)-Left hook. Oh, there he goes!
18 00:01:11 -He just misses Clay.-(crowd jeering)
19 00:01:13 And he raises his handsas he goes back to his corner,
20 00:01:15 the crowd jeering himall the way.
21 00:01:17 My goodness, Cooper.
22 00:01:19 ANGELO:Is this a joke to you, kid?
23 00:01:21 -What’d I do?-Nothing.
24 00:01:23 That’s the problem.We had a fight plan.
25 00:01:25 Plan? Angie, look at him.
26 00:01:27 I’m beating the shitout of that tomato can.
27 00:01:29 Damn right he is.Rumble, young man, rumble!
28 00:01:30 -Ah!-Ah!
29 00:01:32 Listen, if you’re notgonna keep your hands up,
30 00:01:33 can you at leastfinish him off?
31 00:01:34 I don’t want to gettoo close to him.
32 00:01:36 I get any more of his bloodon my trunks,
33 00:01:37 my mama ain’t nevergonna be able to get it out.
34 00:01:39 Nobody gives a damn aboutblood on some boxing trunks.
35 00:01:42 These is my lucky trunks.
36 00:01:43 Your mama’s still doingyour laundry?
37 00:01:44 -(laughter)-Shut up.
38 00:01:46 Would you bothshut the fuck up?
39 00:01:47 Here.
40 00:01:48 Three rounds in,and it’s not looking good
41 00:01:50 -for Henry the Hammer.-No, it is not.
42 00:01:52 ANNOUNCER 2: This Wembley Parkcrowd was expecting
43 00:01:53 a better showingfrom local lad Cooper
44 00:01:55 against American upstartCassius Clay.
45 00:01:57 They’ve been sayingthe Louisville Lip’s theatrics
46 00:02:00 overshadow his actual skillsin the ring.
47 00:02:02 I doubt Cooper agreeswith that assessment tonight.
48 00:02:03 Let’s just hopeClay can put this bloke
49 00:02:05 out of his misery soon.
50 00:02:06 ANNOUNCER:I think we may have all
51 00:02:08 underestimatedCassius Clay, Ronnie.
52 00:02:09 Perhaps he isas good as he says he is.
53 00:02:12 (bell dinging)
54 00:02:13 Finish him off!
55 00:02:14 I’ll finish himwhen I’m good and ready to.
56 00:02:16 -(crowd cheering)-Let’s go, Cooper.
57 00:02:18 REFEREE:Fight!
58 00:02:19 You ain’t got nowhere to be,do you, Henry?
59 00:02:21 ANGELO:Jab him! Jab him!
60 00:02:23 -Push!-Let’s go.
61 00:02:24 -(grunting)-(crowd shouting)
62 00:02:27 ANGELO: Let’s go, now, Cassius.Let’s go.
63 00:02:31 There you are.
64 00:02:32 (crowd booing)
65 00:02:34 ANGELO:There you are.
66 00:02:35 -ANGELO: That’s right.-No holding, Henry.
67 00:02:37 -Cooper, hang on.-Don’t stay in too long. Move.
68 00:02:39 -Move!-Dance, Cassius. Keep moving.
69 00:02:41 -Come on. -ANNOUNCER 2:Clay is mocking Cooper.
70 00:02:43 ANGELO:There it is. There you are.
71 00:02:45 Got to dance with him.You got to dance.
72 00:02:46 ANNOUNCER 2:The crowd doesn’t like it.
73 00:02:48 None of that.
74 00:02:49 -Hands! Hands up!-Come on, Henry!
75 00:02:51 -What is he doing?-I don’t know. Playing around.
76 00:02:54 ANGELO:Don’t walk this guy down.
77 00:02:55 BUNDINI:That’s how you do it.
78 00:02:56 ANGELO:Keep your eyes in the ring.
79 00:02:58 Is that Elizabeth Taylor?
80 00:02:59 ANNOUNCER:Anything might happen.
81 00:03:00 Keep those hands up!
82 00:03:02 There you go!
83 00:03:03 -Oh!-(crowd clamoring)
84 00:03:05 ANNOUNCER: That wasthe end of the fourth round,
85 00:03:06 and he hit him.
86 00:03:07 -Get up! -So close,before the end of the round.
87 00:03:08 ANGELO:That was lucky.
88 00:03:10 Get up there, Cassius. Come on.
89 00:03:11 Get up.
90 00:03:12 You’re okay!You’re okay! Come on.
91 00:03:14 ANNOUNCER:Clay took one chance too many,
92 00:03:17 and he still doesn’t knowwhere he is.
93 00:03:19 He’s still half out, Clay.
94 00:03:22 MYRON:I want you to imagine a man
95 00:03:24 who, for 25 years of his life,
96 00:03:26 arrived to workevery morning at 9:00.
97 00:03:29 You could set your watchby him.
98 00:03:31 Then suddenly one morning,after 25 years
99 00:03:33 of punctual 9:00-in-the-morningappearances,
100 00:03:35 not only is he late buthe doesn’t look like himself.
101 00:03:38 Big lump on his head,two black eyes, bloody nose,
102 00:03:41 torn lip, clothes rippedand disheveled.
103 00:03:44 His boss says, "What inthe world happened to you?"
104 00:03:47 He says, "Oh, fell downa whole flight of stairs,
105 00:03:50 almost got killed."
106 00:03:52 His boss says,"So this took you an hour?"
107 00:03:55 (laughter)
108 00:03:56 (applause)
109 00:03:58 JESS:Jules, work with us.
110 00:04:01 JULES:The Copa has rules.
111 00:04:02 Band members sitin the bandstand.
112 00:04:05 Cliff’s not dressed.
113 00:04:06 You don’t even havea chair for him.
114 00:04:08 -If your guy’s a real singer...-Real singer?
115 00:04:10 ...then he don’t need no guitarplayer on the floor with him.
116 00:04:13 My guy’s first singlewas number one in America.
117 00:04:15 He ain’t had any hits in here.
118 00:04:16 I never should’ve booked him.
119 00:04:18 We could’ve had Mark Wilsonin this slot.
120 00:04:20 Who? The magician?
121 00:04:22 From The Magical Landof Allakazam?
122 00:04:24 (chuckles)I love that show, man.
123 00:04:26 See? Even that guy knows,and he looks like an idiot.
124 00:04:29 -Fuck you, man.-MYRON: My dear good friends,
125 00:04:31 you’ve beena wonderful audience.
126 00:04:32 Thank you very much,and good night.
127 00:04:34 -JULES: So?-Thank you.
128 00:04:36 Should I tell Myronto do an encore?
129 00:04:38 He’s the onethese people paid to see.
130 00:04:40 JESS:Shh.
131 00:04:42 -Sam. -MAN: Give it upfor Myron Cohen,
132 00:04:44 -ladies and gentlemen.-(applause)
133 00:04:45 Myron Cohen.
134 00:04:47 -All right, fine. Fine.-Fine.
135 00:04:51 -MAN: Next up... -Better notfuck up my arrangements.
136 00:04:54 ...we have a young mancoming to the Copacabana
137 00:04:57 for the very first time.
138 00:04:58 You all know him fromhis hit song "You Send Me."
139 00:05:02 Ladies and gents, let’s givea warm Copacabana welcome
140 00:05:06 -for Sam Cooke!-(applause)
141 00:05:08 (band playinglively jazz music)
142 00:05:19 It’s great to beat the Copacabana!
143 00:05:20 (music ends)
144 00:05:21 How’s everybodyfeeling tonight?
145 00:05:23 (people clearing throats)
146 00:05:25 (scattered applause)
147 00:05:28 Uh, I-I wantto tell you that, uh,
148 00:05:31 ever since I started singing,
149 00:05:34 before I even knewI wanted to be a singer,
150 00:05:36 playing the Copa has alwaysbeen a dream of mine.
151 00:05:39 So thank you for being here
152 00:05:40 on the nightthat dream comes true.
153 00:05:43 (people coughing)
154 00:05:48 I thought I’d start offthis evening, uh,
155 00:05:52 with something thatyou all might recognize.
156 00:05:56 Boys.
157 00:06:01 -(band playing "Tammy")-Cigarettes, ma’am?
158 00:06:03 No.
159 00:06:12 (quiet whispering)
160 00:06:15 ♪ I hear the cottonwood ♪
161 00:06:20 ♪ Whispering ♪
162 00:06:22 -♪ Above ♪-(microphone stand clanks)
163 00:06:25 (sighs)
164 00:06:26 -♪ Tammy ♪-(trumpet playing off-key)
165 00:06:28 ♪ Tammy ♪
166 00:06:31 ♪ Tammy’s my love ♪
167 00:06:33 -What time is it?What time is it? -Uh...
168 00:06:36 ♪ The old hooty owl ♪
169 00:06:41 ♪ Hooty-hoos to... ♪
170 00:06:43 I liked this songso much better
171 00:06:45 when Debbie Reynolds sang it.
172 00:06:47 -♪ Tammy ♪-Come on, let’s go.
173 00:06:49 ♪ Tammy ♪
174 00:06:51 ♪ Tammy’s my love... ♪
175 00:06:57 -(door opens)-(distant applause)
176 00:07:02 (sighs)
177 00:07:05 (Jess sighs)
178 00:07:06 Boy, you... you really didbomb tonight, Sam.
179 00:07:09 Motherfucker,have you ever made
180 00:07:11 a quarter of a million dollarssinging?
181 00:07:12 -Sam, no.-Well, I have.
182 00:07:14 So until you do,keep your fucking mouth shut!
183 00:07:17 (woman gasps)
184 00:07:21 (door closes)
185 00:07:24 (man chuckling)
186 00:07:29 -He ain’t wrong, though.-(laughing)
187 00:07:31 You did kind of stinkthe place up tonight.
188 00:07:34 (chuckles):Yeah, I did.
189 00:07:35 Told him not to sing that song.
190 00:07:37 -He got all them hits;he chose that one. -I know.
191 00:07:40 (upbeat blues song playing)
192 00:07:44 ♪ Whew!It’s hot as shit out here ♪
193 00:07:48 ♪ Where’s my drink? ♪
194 00:07:50 ♪ Mm ♪
195 00:07:52 ♪ With the dirt-brown ground,leaving from L.A. ♪
196 00:07:55 ♪ Heading down to the Southwhere the gators like to play ♪
197 00:07:59 ♪ Engine roaring nicefrom that old red clay ♪
198 00:08:02 ♪ On my soapbox spittin’,listen what I gotta say ♪
199 00:08:06 ♪ Howl for me, daddy ♪
200 00:08:08 ♪ Sure sound sweet ♪
201 00:08:12 ♪ Say something, baby ♪
202 00:08:15 ♪ Say something deep ♪
203 00:08:19 ♪ What you say, daddy? ♪
204 00:08:21 ♪ Say something deep... ♪
205 00:08:23 (insects trilling,birds chirping)
206 00:08:25 (song continues faintlyover car stereo)
207 00:08:29 (brakes squeak)
208 00:08:32 -(music stops)-(engine turns off)
209 00:08:46 (bell jingles)
210 00:08:55 Yes? May I help you?
211 00:08:57 Yes, ma’am.
212 00:08:58 I’m here to see Mr. Carlton.
213 00:08:59 Would you tell himthat Jim Brown is...
214 00:09:01 Jim Brown? Oh.
215 00:09:03 God! From the NFL!
216 00:09:05 (both chuckle)
217 00:09:06 Grandpa!
218 00:09:08 Jim Brown from the NFL is here,and he wants to see you.
219 00:09:12 (laughing):Well, I never.
220 00:09:15 (chuckles)
221 00:09:17 Never.
222 00:09:20 Would you lookat who’s on my porch.
223 00:09:23 (chuckles):James Nathaniel Brown.
224 00:09:26 Hello there, Mr. Carlton.
225 00:09:27 Don’t you "hello" me.
226 00:09:28 Put her there, son.
227 00:09:30 (chuckles)
228 00:09:31 Come now, have a seat with me.
229 00:09:34 Can I get yousomething to drink?
230 00:09:36 Lemonade, maybe?
231 00:09:37 Oh, that’s all right.Thank you, though.
232 00:09:39 Well, suit yourself.
233 00:09:41 I’m certainly having me some.
234 00:09:43 Fetch us a couple glassesof that lemonade,
235 00:09:45 -would you, sweetie?-(in distance): Yes, Grandpa.
236 00:09:47 Just in caseyou change your mind.
237 00:09:49 -Hmm.-(chuckles)
238 00:09:50 How long you beenback on the island?
239 00:09:52 Oh, I just got in last night.
240 00:09:54 And you came by to say hello?
241 00:09:57 How thoughtful of you, Jimmy.
242 00:09:59 Well, my aunt saysyou were anxious to see me.
243 00:10:01 I’m an early riser, so Ithought I’d come right on over.
244 00:10:04 Mm, the early birddoes catch the worm.
245 00:10:06 -Mm.-But you already know that.
246 00:10:08 You caught a hell ofa lot of worms this year.
247 00:10:10 (both chuckle)
248 00:10:12 I guess you can say that.
249 00:10:13 No man who’s run1,860 yards in a season
250 00:10:18 needs to be so humble.
251 00:10:20 Actually, it was 1,863.
252 00:10:24 -Oh, that’s more like it.-Mm-hmm.
253 00:10:26 That record is gonna standthe test of time.
254 00:10:29 You know, I’d happilygive that record back
255 00:10:31 for a win over the Packersin that last game.
256 00:10:33 (chuckles) That Packers winis gonna be forgotten
257 00:10:36 by anyone who doesn’t livein Goose Bay by tomorrow.
258 00:10:39 Hmm.
259 00:10:40 Your record is gonna beremembered forever.
260 00:10:43 I don’t see whyI can’t have the record
261 00:10:45 and the win next time.
262 00:10:46 Right you are, son.Right you are.
263 00:10:50 Jimmy, I-I just wantedto-to let you know,
264 00:10:54 if there’s ever anythingI can do for you,
265 00:10:57 you should never hesitateto reach out.
266 00:11:02 Um, that’s...
267 00:11:06 That’s-that’s mighty kindof you, sir.
268 00:11:08 Oh, our families go way back.
269 00:11:10 Been looking after one another
270 00:11:12 since the first folkssettled on this island.
271 00:11:14 I wanted to make surethat I told you face-to-face,
272 00:11:18 as long as I’m still here,that ain’t ever gonna change.
273 00:11:24 Well, my aunt would bevery happy to hear
274 00:11:26 such a kind sentimentfrom you, Mr. Carlton.
275 00:11:29 Not everyone else on the islandhas been so supportive.
276 00:11:32 Ah, crabs in a barrel, I say.
277 00:11:34 -To hell with them all.-(chuckles)
278 00:11:36 I, for one, thinkthat you are a credit
279 00:11:40 not only to this community butto the entire state of Georgia.
280 00:11:44 I’ve never been prouder to say
281 00:11:45 that I live onSt. Simons Island
282 00:11:47 -than I am now.-Mm.
283 00:11:50 And I would makea point of adding
284 00:11:53 "the place wherethe great Jim Brown is from."
285 00:11:56 (chuckles)
286 00:11:58 Huh?
287 00:12:01 -Here you boys go.-Ah.
288 00:12:04 Two lemonades.
289 00:12:05 Thank you, darling.
290 00:12:07 -Well, thank you.-Mm.
291 00:12:10 Uh, sorry to bother you whileyou’re entertaining, Grandpa,
292 00:12:12 but if you couldcome move that bureau,
293 00:12:15 when-when you have a moment.
294 00:12:16 Oh. Sorry.
295 00:12:18 I almost forgot.(chuckles)
296 00:12:20 You, uh... you movingsome furniture?
297 00:12:23 Mm-hmm.
298 00:12:25 Well, you know, uh, you shouldlet me help you with that.
299 00:12:29 Ah, so considerateof you, Jimmy,
300 00:12:31 but you know we don’t allowniggers in the house,
301 00:12:33 so it’s quite all right.
302 00:12:36 It really is wonderfulto see you, son.
303 00:12:39 You keep up the good work.
304 00:12:43 Do us all proud.
305 00:12:48 MIKE WALLACE:While city officials,
306 00:12:49 state agencies, white liberals
307 00:12:51 and sober-minded Negroesstand idly by,
308 00:12:55 a group of Negro dissenters is
309 00:12:57 taking to street cornerstep ladders, church pulpits,
310 00:12:59 sports arenasand ballroom platforms
311 00:13:01 across the United Statesto preach a gospel of hate
312 00:13:05 that would set offa federal investigation
313 00:13:08 if it were preachedby Southern whites.
314 00:13:10 For some time betweennow and 1970,
315 00:13:12 Elijah Muhammad,founder and spiritual leader
316 00:13:15 -of the group,-(chuckles softly)
317 00:13:16 has intimatedthat he will give the call
318 00:13:18 for the destructionof the white man.
319 00:13:20 Here you will hearElijah Muhammad
320 00:13:21 introduced byminister Malcolm X,
321 00:13:23 the Muslims’ New York leader
322 00:13:25 and ambassador-at-largefor the movement.
323 00:13:27 Now, in the church,we-we used to sing the song
324 00:13:30 "Good News,the Chariot Is Coming."
325 00:13:32 -Is-is that right or wrong?-CROWD: That’s right.
326 00:13:35 But what we must bear in mindis that what’s good news to you
327 00:13:39 might be bad news to another.
328 00:13:42 And while you sit here today
329 00:13:44 knowing that you have cometo hear good news,
330 00:13:47 you must realize in advance,
331 00:13:50 what’s good news for the sheep,
332 00:13:53 well, that might bebad news for the wolf.
333 00:13:55 (crowd murmuring, applauding)
334 00:13:57 (door opens)
335 00:14:01 I expected you back hours ago.
336 00:14:03 I know, I know, I know, I know.
337 00:14:06 I got back as fast as I could.
338 00:14:09 -Thank goodness you’re safe.-(sighs)
339 00:14:11 ...and the wisestand most fearless
340 00:14:13 Black man in America...
341 00:14:15 Where are the girls?
342 00:14:17 I put them to bed.
343 00:14:18 Oh, I promised I’d be herein time to tuck them in.
344 00:14:26 (clicks tongue)
345 00:14:28 I’m really sorry.
346 00:14:29 But you can put them to bedtomorrow night.
347 00:14:32 -Right.-(chuckles softly)
348 00:14:34 Tomorrow.
349 00:14:38 Did you speak to him?
350 00:14:42 (smacks lips)
351 00:14:43 Yes.
352 00:14:46 And?
353 00:14:49 Louis X said that if I decideto leave the Nation of Islam,
354 00:14:53 I will be doing so on my own.
355 00:14:55 -Damn him!-Betty.
356 00:14:58 Please.
357 00:15:00 Please just...don’t wake up the girls.
358 00:15:03 He wouldn’t even bein the Nation if not for you,
359 00:15:06 let alone runningthe Boston temple.
360 00:15:08 And he remains thankfulfor my mentorship.
361 00:15:13 You told him aboutthe Messenger’s indiscretions?
362 00:15:16 All of the secretaries,all of the children?
363 00:15:19 And that didn’tsway him at all?
364 00:15:21 No, the HonorableElijah Muhammad...
365 00:15:22 Oh, don’t say "Honorable."
366 00:15:23 ...was his lure to the Nation,
367 00:15:25 just like he was for meand so many others.
368 00:15:30 Now imagine convincing someone
369 00:15:31 to convert to Christianity andthen telling that same person
370 00:15:34 to leave the church because
371 00:15:36 Christ was notwho you said he was.
372 00:15:38 Louis could stroll right overto any of the seedy apartments
373 00:15:40 Elijah Muhammad has thosepoor young girls holed up in
374 00:15:43 and see the proof of his deedswith his own eyes.
375 00:15:46 Perhaps Louis X just isn’tready to see that truth.
376 00:15:50 Maybe none of them are.
377 00:16:01 What are we gonna do now?
378 00:16:04 The Nation owns this house.
379 00:16:06 The car.
380 00:16:07 Everything we have.
381 00:16:09 The second they learnabout your plan...
382 00:16:11 I am hoping our friendshipwill keep Brother Louis
383 00:16:14 from sharing our planswith anyone else.
384 00:16:17 You can’t count on that.
385 00:16:18 I have to.
386 00:16:20 I have to until I canmake other arrangements.
387 00:16:27 What else can be done?
388 00:16:30 You-- We are all aloneif we go through with this.
389 00:16:38 For the moment.
390 00:16:40 But I have one morepotential ace up my sleeve.
391 00:16:46 What?
392 00:16:47 ♪ ♪
393 00:16:56 (splash)
394 00:17:10 He can’t even swim.
395 00:17:12 That boy gonna mess aroundand drown.
396 00:17:16 You need to get on out of there’fore you get yourself killed.
397 00:17:19 He’s right, kid. You need toget your head into this fight.
398 00:17:21 My head isinto the fight, Angie.
399 00:17:24 You sat in on any moreof Liston’s training sessions
400 00:17:25 -like I asked?-(grunts)
401 00:17:27 No need.
402 00:17:28 No need, no need.
403 00:17:30 Watching Sonny Liston trainis like... being at the circus.
404 00:17:33 He looks like one of thembig ugly bears they have
405 00:17:35 riding aroundon tiny little bikes.
406 00:17:37 All he needs is thatitty-bitty hat on his head.
407 00:17:39 He ain’t no boxer.He’s an animal.
408 00:17:40 He’s an animal that can tearyou apart if you don’t focus.
409 00:17:44 -Mm-hmm.-You make the same mistakes
410 00:17:45 with himas you did with Cooper,
411 00:17:46 you won’t be walking awayfrom it.
412 00:17:48 I won that Cooper fight,didn’t I?
413 00:17:49 You got saved by the bell.
414 00:17:50 And he would’ve finishedthe job
415 00:17:52 if they didn’t stop the fightfrom all the bleeding.
416 00:17:53 Oh, woulda, coulda,shoulda, didn’t.
417 00:17:55 A win is a win, Ferdie.
418 00:17:57 I’ll be back in a bit.
419 00:17:58 And where on earthare you going?
420 00:18:00 To check on Malcolm.
421 00:18:01 Oh, good grief.
422 00:18:06 You got something elseon your mind, Angie?
423 00:18:08 Do I need to remind you howunhappy the Louisville Group is
424 00:18:11 about him being here?
425 00:18:12 What they got to be mad about?
426 00:18:13 I been training hard as hellfor this fight.
427 00:18:15 Well, they’re the ones payingfor all the training.
428 00:18:17 They’re paying for all of us.
429 00:18:18 I’m just letting you know
430 00:18:19 they’ve been giving mea lot of grief.
431 00:18:21 What business is Malcolmof theirs?
432 00:18:23 You don’t understand whya bunch of white businessmen
433 00:18:25 might be a little stungby a guy
434 00:18:26 who says they’re allnatural born demons?
435 00:18:29 Mm-hmm. That’d do it.
436 00:18:32 He said "devils."
437 00:18:34 Malcolm’s never been anythingbut kind to you, Angelo.
438 00:18:36 I know,but the investors only know
439 00:18:38 what they see on TV,and that ain’t good.
440 00:18:41 They pay for my training.
441 00:18:42 They don’t get to choosemy friends for me.
442 00:18:43 Well, training’s what they wanttheir money going towards,
443 00:18:46 not some white-man-hatingdemagogue’s airfare.
444 00:18:49 What did the investors saywhen they gave me my money?
445 00:18:52 That it was yours to do with...
446 00:18:54 To do with as I please, Angie.
447 00:18:57 And if it pleases meto bring my friend down
448 00:18:59 to give methe spiritual support I need
449 00:19:00 to win this fight,
450 00:19:02 then that’s what I’m gonna do.
451 00:19:03 They want their money back,
452 00:19:04 I’ll pay it back to all of ’em,with interest,
453 00:19:06 after the fight.Now, if you all will excuse me,
454 00:19:08 I’ll see you back herein an hour.
455 00:19:10 SAM:♪ Don’t make it rougher ♪
456 00:19:12 ♪ And don’t make me suffer,just... ♪
457 00:19:16 SAM and BARBARA:♪ Put me down easy. ♪
458 00:19:18 BUNDINI:He’ll be all right.
459 00:19:19 You got to have faith in him.
460 00:19:21 Got to havea little bit of faith.
461 00:19:22 BARBARA:That sounds nice.
462 00:19:23 SAM:It does, doesn’t it?
463 00:19:25 ♪ If you found somebody new ♪
464 00:19:28 ♪ There’s nothing I can do ♪
465 00:19:31 -♪ But ask you to ♪-(chuckles softly)
466 00:19:35 ♪ Go easy on me, baby doll ♪
467 00:19:39 ♪ Do me this service,break my fall. ♪
468 00:19:43 Ah, shit.
469 00:19:45 What?
470 00:19:46 That sounds great.
471 00:19:47 If I was singing it, maybe,but not for L.C.
472 00:19:51 It don’t soundlike nothing he’d ever say.
473 00:19:53 (chuckles)You got that right.
474 00:19:56 He’s more like...
475 00:19:57 ♪ Get on over here, girl, andlet me smell them panties. ♪
476 00:20:00 -’Ey!-(laughs)
477 00:20:02 -(laughs)-Your brother is so country.
478 00:20:04 Yeah, look who’s talking.
479 00:20:06 I’m sophisticated.
480 00:20:07 I don’t know whyI go through all the trouble
481 00:20:08 of gettinga nice hotel room like this
482 00:20:11 for a old country gal like you.
483 00:20:13 I didn’t ask to stayat the Fontainebleau.
484 00:20:15 I’d have been perfectly happy
485 00:20:16 over at the Sir Johnwith Cassius
486 00:20:18 or the Hampton Housewith Malcolm
487 00:20:19 and the restof the Black folks like us.
488 00:20:27 But I do like it here.
489 00:20:31 It’s nice.
490 00:20:38 And, uh...
491 00:20:42 ...I am glad I decided to comedown here for this, Sam.
492 00:20:47 With you.
493 00:20:53 You haven’t sung to mein... a long time.
494 00:21:00 (clicks tongue)
495 00:21:01 I know it.(exhales)
496 00:21:05 (strums guitar)
497 00:21:07 (phone rings)
498 00:21:10 (phone clicks in cradle)
499 00:21:12 Hello.
500 00:21:13 MALCOLM:Brother Sam?
501 00:21:14 Uh, Malcolm!
502 00:21:16 (Malcolm chuckles softly)
503 00:21:17 MALCOLM: Is Brother Cassiusthere with you?
504 00:21:19 No. He’s probably doing somelast-minute prep for the fight.
505 00:21:23 -Why?-Oh, uh...
506 00:21:25 I thought he might come by
507 00:21:27 before headingto the convention center
508 00:21:29 so we might have a word or two.
509 00:21:32 Well, have you tried Jim?
510 00:21:33 MALCOLM: Yes. Uh,Jimmy hadn’t seen him, either.
511 00:21:36 Well, if he calls, I’ll tellhim you’re looking for him.
512 00:21:39 MALCOLM: Ah. I appreciate that,Brother Sam.
513 00:21:41 SAM: We’ll see youat the convention center.
514 00:21:44 -Yeah. I wouldn’t miss it.-All right.
515 00:21:52 (sighs)
516 00:21:54 (knocking)
517 00:21:55 Come in.
518 00:21:56 (music playing in distance)
519 00:21:58 Yes, Brother Kareem.
520 00:22:00 You have a visitor,Brother Malcolm.
521 00:22:06 (Malcolm chuckles)
522 00:22:09 (laughing)
523 00:22:11 Brother Cassius.
524 00:22:13 I thought you might notbe able to make it.
525 00:22:15 Hey, man, ain’t no wayI’m going into that ring
526 00:22:17 without my insurance policy.
527 00:22:18 -All right.-(exhales)
528 00:22:27 ♪ ♪
529 00:22:42 Allahu Akbar.
530 00:22:47 (exhales)
531 00:22:52 MALCOLM (whispers):Cassius.
532 00:22:54 (Cassius clears throat)
533 00:22:55 -CASSIUS: Thank you.-Mm-hmm.
534 00:22:58 (praying in Arabic)
535 00:23:10 Allahu Akbar.
536 00:23:23 (praying in Arabic)
537 00:23:39 (praying in Arabic)
538 00:23:59 MALCOLM:Allahu Akbar.
539 00:24:15 (breathing heavily)
540 00:24:30 -You ready for tonight?-(sniffs)
541 00:24:33 Man, I’ve been trainingthree years for this fight.
542 00:24:34 (chuckles): I’m as readyas a person can be.
543 00:24:36 Well, uh...
544 00:24:38 Well, still, it might not hurtto just tone down the rhetoric
545 00:24:41 till after the fight.
546 00:24:44 Why would I do that?
547 00:24:46 May be easier for youto focus, Cash,
548 00:24:47 you know, if, for once,
549 00:24:49 the only persongunning for your head
550 00:24:51 is the guy in the ringand not the entire arena.
551 00:24:55 You watch rassling?
552 00:24:57 Wrestling, no, I can’t sayit’s part of my daily viewing.
553 00:25:00 I figured not.
554 00:25:01 Well, my favorite rassleris Gorgeous George.
555 00:25:04 A good-looking fellow,I take it.
556 00:25:06 In the European way, sure.
557 00:25:08 Head full of blond hairteased up into a nice do.
558 00:25:11 -Ooh, the crowds must love him.-Nah.
559 00:25:14 He preens and he prances aroundlike a peacock,
560 00:25:17 talking all kind of smack.
561 00:25:19 They boo him,they scream at him,
562 00:25:20 and the more they scream,the more he eggs ’em all on.
563 00:25:24 Oh, so, so he-he’s the villain?
564 00:25:26 Well, sort of.
565 00:25:28 Rassling is complicated.
566 00:25:30 And why would you modelyourself
567 00:25:31 after a personeveryone hates, Cash?
568 00:25:33 Because everyone in that arenapays $100
569 00:25:37 to see George lose.
570 00:25:39 -(laughs)-The way I figure it,
571 00:25:41 win or lose the fight,
572 00:25:42 George has already won the war.
573 00:25:43 Well, maybe you fellasjust like
574 00:25:45 going around with targetson your backs.
575 00:25:47 Oh, we learned from the best,Brother Minister.
576 00:25:50 Touché.
577 00:25:51 (Malcolm chuckles)
578 00:25:52 I got you a ticketin the second row,
579 00:25:55 right next to Sam.
580 00:25:56 -And Jimmy?-Oh, he’s doing, uh,
581 00:25:57 commentary r-ringside,but don’t worry.
582 00:26:00 I already told all of them,after the fight,
583 00:26:02 we’re all coming back herefor the champ’s victory party.
584 00:26:06 And did you...
585 00:26:09 you tell ’em anything else?
586 00:26:12 Oh. I didn’t.I didn’t get around to it.
587 00:26:15 I mean, um...I mean, I plan to.
588 00:26:17 No, no.It’s all right, my brother.
589 00:26:18 It’s, uh...(inhales)
590 00:26:20 The journey is differentfor each of us.
591 00:26:23 Thank you, Malcolm.
592 00:26:25 -All right.-(sighs)
593 00:26:28 -I got to get back to my team.-Mm-hmm.
594 00:26:30 (grunts)The fight... is at 10:00.
595 00:26:36 -Don’t be late.-I won’t.
596 00:26:38 Peace be unto you,young brother.
597 00:26:40 -(door closes)-Peace be unto you.
598 00:26:46 ANGELO:Stay on top of him.
599 00:26:47 COMMENTATOR:Clay in the white trunks
600 00:26:49 with the red stripes,and an inch and a half taller,
601 00:26:51 is really bringing the fightto the champ.
602 00:26:54 Come on, sucka. Come on.
603 00:26:55 Come on, Cassius!
604 00:26:58 Honestly, I’m really happythat we’re here.
605 00:26:59 I think we gota really good show. Oh.
606 00:27:01 (chuckles):Oh. All right.
607 00:27:03 That’s what I’m talking aboutright there.
608 00:27:05 -Come on, Cash!-Stay on him! Stay on him!
609 00:27:06 Bang, bang, in and out,Cassius.
610 00:27:07 -Stay in there! Stay in there!-Bang, bang.
611 00:27:09 Outside, in and out, Cassius.
612 00:27:10 There you are.There you are.
613 00:27:12 (cheering, shouting)
614 00:27:14 ANGELO:That’s what you want.
615 00:27:15 Come on, boy.
616 00:27:17 You gonna get that whuppin’.
617 00:27:18 Give himthat Liston punch, baby!
618 00:27:20 Yes. Yes.
619 00:27:22 Now, see,the thing about him, man,
620 00:27:23 he stays on his toes.
621 00:27:24 Nobody moves like him.
622 00:27:25 He’s just dancing. He floats.
623 00:27:27 All right, come on, Cash.Come on, Cash.
624 00:27:30 -Oh.-Come on.
625 00:27:32 That’s what you want.That’s what you want.
626 00:27:33 (gasping)
627 00:27:35 -Stick him, Cash!-JIM: Cash looks good.
628 00:27:37 He’s staying warm.He’s moving well. He’s--
629 00:27:39 Oh, watch that hook, Cash.Watch that hook.
630 00:27:41 -WOMAN: Come on!-(crowd shouting)
631 00:27:44 Liston’s got Clayagainst the ropes.
632 00:27:46 Get off the ropes, Cash.Get off the ropes.
633 00:27:48 ANGELO: Watch him, ref.Watch him, ref. Come on.
634 00:27:50 Yeah. There you go.There you go.
635 00:27:52 Stay on him.
636 00:27:53 Damn, Sonny.You gettin’ uglier.
637 00:27:55 -BUNDINI: Get out of there.-MAN: Make a move, Cash!
638 00:27:57 Take that with you.
639 00:27:58 -Come on, Cash!-(cheering)
640 00:28:00 -ANGELO: Stick and slide.-Come on, champ, move!
641 00:28:03 -(crowd gasping)-(bell dings)
642 00:28:05 There we go. You see?
643 00:28:07 See, he’s a smart fighter.
644 00:28:08 (cheering and applause)
645 00:28:15 -There you are. Stay on him.-Stick and slide.
646 00:28:17 Keep surrounding that jab,all right?
647 00:28:19 Okay? Just keep stayingwith the plan.
648 00:28:22 Water, water.
649 00:28:23 Looking good. Looking good.
650 00:28:25 He’s right where you want him.He’s right where you want him.
651 00:28:27 All right? Finish him off.Take that belt home, okay?
652 00:28:30 Stay on him.He’s looking bad over there.
653 00:28:31 He’s looking bad.
654 00:28:32 -You got him.-I told you he’s ugly.
655 00:28:34 -Oh, yeah. -You should see himup close. (sniffs)
656 00:28:36 Oh, man, he’s ugly.
657 00:28:38 -(bell dings)-Let’s go. Let’s go home.
658 00:28:40 -MAN: Stick him, Cash!-MAN: Let’s go, Cassius!
659 00:28:41 Stick him!
660 00:28:43 Cassius Clay!
661 00:28:45 CASSIUS:Come on, quit, Sonny.
662 00:28:47 You’re ready to quit.
663 00:28:48 Go on, quit.
664 00:28:49 That’s it.
665 00:28:51 Come on, quit.
666 00:28:52 Go on, quit.
667 00:28:53 That’s it, boy.
668 00:28:55 That’s it, Sonny.That’s it.
669 00:28:57 -Go on. Quit, then.-REFEREE: Okay, that’s it.
670 00:28:58 -Go on! Quit, then!-That’s it.
671 00:29:00 -(laughs)-(cheering)
672 00:29:03 (cheering, booing)
673 00:29:08 -You’re the champ!-(shouting)
674 00:29:09 You’re the champ!
675 00:29:11 CASSIUS: I’m the greatest!I’m king of the world!
676 00:29:13 -You’re the champ!-I’m king of the world!
677 00:29:15 (excited chatter)
678 00:29:17 -CASSIUS: I’m a bad man!-(yelling excitedly)
679 00:29:20 -I told them! I told them!-You’re the champ!
680 00:29:23 You’re the champ.
681 00:29:24 -I told them! I told them!-You told them! You told them!
682 00:29:27 I told you! I told you!
683 00:29:30 I’m the greatest!I’m king of the world!
684 00:29:32 -I’m king of the world!I’m pretty! -You the champ!
685 00:29:35 That’s Sam Cooke.
686 00:29:37 (cheering, raucous chatter)
687 00:29:43 That’s the world’s greatestrock and roll singer.
688 00:29:45 That’s Sam Cooke.He too pretty.
689 00:29:47 He too pretty. We both pretty.
690 00:29:48 -That’s Sam Cooke.-You’re beautiful!
691 00:29:51 -You’re beautiful!-We shook up the world!
692 00:29:52 We shook up the world!They got another excuse.
693 00:29:54 See you at the Hampton House,champ.
694 00:29:55 They got another excuse.They say he threw his arm out.
695 00:29:57 That’s Sam Cooke.Get out my way.
696 00:29:59 Out my way, out my way.Get off me.
697 00:30:01 Malcolm! Malcolm!
698 00:30:03 Aah! I told ’em! I told ’em!
699 00:30:05 Eat your words!Eat your words!
700 00:30:08 Eat your words! I remember you!
701 00:30:10 I remember you!You picked him!
702 00:30:12 I told you!
703 00:30:13 I remember you,and I remember you.
704 00:30:16 (engine revs)
705 00:30:21 (chatter in Spanish)
706 00:30:25 (grunts)
707 00:30:27 (exhales, chuckles)
708 00:30:30 Is this where the party’s at?
709 00:30:32 Mr. Cooke.
710 00:30:34 (car door shuts)
711 00:30:35 I’m Brother Kareem.
712 00:30:37 The brother ministerinstructed us
713 00:30:38 to let you inif you arrived early.
714 00:30:40 I’m the first one here?
715 00:30:42 That’s correct.
716 00:30:44 Me and my fast-ass cars.
717 00:30:45 (chuckles)So?
718 00:30:48 This way, please.
719 00:30:58 (laughing)
720 00:31:06 (chuckles)
721 00:31:28 (sighs)
722 00:31:32 (airplane passing overhead)
723 00:31:41 (quietly):It’s a damn dump.
724 00:31:47 -(snaps fingers)-Hmm.
725 00:31:50 -(snaps fingers)-Mm.
726 00:31:52 (latches clacking)
727 00:31:56 (case shuts)
728 00:32:00 Maybe, maybe, maybe.
729 00:32:05 ♪ If you found somebody new ♪
730 00:32:07 ♪ There’s nothing I can do ♪
731 00:32:10 ♪ But ask you to ♪
732 00:32:14 ♪ Do it to me just the same ♪
733 00:32:16 ♪ As pilots do big aeroplanes ♪
734 00:32:22 Yeah.
735 00:32:24 ♪ Put me down easy ♪
736 00:32:29 ♪ Put me down easy, baby... ♪
737 00:32:34 Whew, you got to admit,that brother sure can sing.
738 00:32:37 ♪ Don’t make me suffer... ♪
739 00:32:38 If you’re intothat sort of thing.
740 00:32:42 Right.(chuckles softly)
741 00:32:44 Right.
742 00:32:46 -Too quick, man.-Too fast!
743 00:32:47 -I’m fast, man.-I-I couldn’t see...
744 00:32:50 (indistinct chatter, laughter)
745 00:32:52 I think he caught a glimpseof his own reflection
746 00:32:54 and got scared.
747 00:32:56 -Is that what it was?-(horn honks)
748 00:32:58 Oh...
749 00:33:00 -That was beautiful, Cash.-Oh.
750 00:33:02 -What a night!-Whoa.
751 00:33:04 -Oh, man.-(chuckles)
752 00:33:05 Yes, sir.
753 00:33:06 He ran out of gas.
754 00:33:07 There wasn’ta station around nowhere.
755 00:33:09 I’m telling you, man,this is the start.
756 00:33:11 This is the start right here,man.
757 00:33:12 -Come out for the seventh.-Just the beginning.
758 00:33:14 -That’s right.-Hey.
759 00:33:16 -CASSIUS: Just the beginning.-JIM: Just the beginning.
760 00:33:17 Where are we going?What are we doing?
761 00:33:19 -Whose night is it?-Where’s-where’s Sam?
762 00:33:20 -Come on, man. Show us the way.-Who’s the champ?
763 00:33:22 -Who’s the champ?-Oh, you know who the champ is.
764 00:33:23 -Who’s the champ?-You know who the champ is.
765 00:33:25 -Who?-I thought I was the champ.
766 00:33:26 (chuckling)
767 00:33:27 -Whew!-(chuckles)
768 00:33:29 -Whew.-Told ’em. I told ’em.
769 00:33:31 -You got him in six, Cash.-I told ’em, El Negro,
770 00:33:33 Campiano, King Bacadero...
771 00:33:35 Your friendhas already arrived.
772 00:33:36 -JIM: What the hell doesthat mean? -I’d assumed.
773 00:33:38 -CASSIUS: King of Miami.-His car is hard to miss.
774 00:33:41 -All right.-Yes.
775 00:33:43 Well, we let him into your roomas you instructed.
776 00:33:45 Oh, that’s much appreciated.
777 00:33:47 Is there anything elseyou need?
778 00:33:48 No, brother.We’ll be fine from here.
779 00:33:50 -God is great.-He really is, isn’t he?
780 00:33:53 SAM:Mm-hmm.
781 00:33:55 The hell took y’all so long?
782 00:33:56 Ah, well, we didn’t runevery damn red light
783 00:33:58 between the convention centerand Overtown.
784 00:34:01 CASSIUS: Man, we told youto ride with us.
785 00:34:03 What, and leave my carat the arena parking lot?
786 00:34:04 Fuck that. Besides,I had to drop off Barbara.
787 00:34:07 -(strums guitar)-Well, was you sad, Sam?
788 00:34:09 Sitting in hereall by your lonesome?
789 00:34:11 I don’t need y’all aroundto entertain myself.
790 00:34:13 CASSIUS: We figured you’d haverounded up some girls
791 00:34:15 -before we even got here, boy.-(strumming guitar)
792 00:34:16 -Where they at? -SAM: Shit,ain’t you too tired?
793 00:34:18 Tired? Boy, I’m energized.
794 00:34:20 Was before I even threwthe first punch.
795 00:34:22 SAM:All right.
796 00:34:23 Man, can you believethey had the nerve
797 00:34:25 to trot Willie Pastranointo the ring before the fight?
798 00:34:28 You know, they say he boxesjust like you, Cash.
799 00:34:30 (laughing):Ooh-hoo-hoo!
800 00:34:31 Like me?
801 00:34:33 -Are you insane?-Hey.
802 00:34:34 Willie Pastrano-- that’sthe dancing master, ain’t it?
803 00:34:36 CASSIUS: Shit, if he’sthe dancing master, I must be
804 00:34:39 the motherfucking inventorof dance.
805 00:34:41 -Just ask Sonny.-Oh, you goddamn right.
806 00:34:43 I am 210 and a half poundsof trouble, boys.
807 00:34:46 And what they didn’t knowwas when they weighed me in,
808 00:34:48 a half pound of itwasn’t even me.
809 00:34:51 Oh, what was it, Cash?
810 00:34:52 It wasa half pound of divine skill
811 00:34:54 -bestowed upon me fromGod up on high! -Hey! -JIM: Oh.
812 00:34:57 -This motherfucker here.-All right.
813 00:34:58 They had Joe Louison one side of the ring,
814 00:35:00 Rocky Marciano in the other.
815 00:35:02 Halfway through the sixth,out the corner of my eye,
816 00:35:05 I saw them lookingat each other
817 00:35:06 like they wasasking themselves,
818 00:35:08 "Why couldn’t we do thatwhen we was young?"
819 00:35:10 (laughing)
820 00:35:11 I’m serious.
821 00:35:13 If tonight don’t prove Godwas with me, then nothing does.
822 00:35:15 Well, he sure as shitwasn’t with Sonny.
823 00:35:17 Oh, man,you know Sonny a damn heathen.
824 00:35:18 And what do they always say,Malcolm?
825 00:35:20 The penalty one pays
826 00:35:21 for avoiding the pathof righteousness
827 00:35:23 -is walking whatever other paththey choose alone. -Mm-hmm.
828 00:35:26 -Yes, that’s right.-(others murmuring)
829 00:35:28 Yes, yes,Cassius Marcellus Clay
830 00:35:30 is the new heavyweight championof the world, boys!
831 00:35:33 -Yes, he is! Yes, he is!-CASSIUS: And I don’t even have
832 00:35:35 -a scratch on my fa...-(Sam laughs)
833 00:35:41 Oh, my goodness.
834 00:35:43 -Cassius.-What’s wrong, Cash?
835 00:35:45 What? Cash, what...
836 00:35:48 Why am I so pretty?
837 00:35:50 -Ah.-Ah.
838 00:35:52 And I’m only 22 years old.
839 00:35:53 There is no wayI’m supposed to be this great.
840 00:35:56 Look, Alexander the Greatconquered the whole world
841 00:35:58 at the age of 30...
842 00:35:59 -Yeah. -...and I conqueredthe world of boxing at 22,
843 00:36:02 without sustainingso much as a scratch.
844 00:36:04 -That’s right. -Ah!-SAM: There he goes!
845 00:36:06 -You do the math.-SAM: All right.
846 00:36:09 Where and when isthis party going down?
847 00:36:11 Yeah, that’s a good question.What’s on the agenda, Malcolm?
848 00:36:13 Well, I thought this would bea wonderful chance for us
849 00:36:16 to reflect onwhat’s happened tonight.
850 00:36:18 Like our young brother said,there’s no denying
851 00:36:21 that greater forceswere at work.
852 00:36:27 You mean...no one else is coming?
853 00:36:30 Oh, rest assured, my brother,you’re not missing anything.
854 00:36:33 But I...
855 00:36:35 I wanted some pussy tonight.
856 00:36:37 Ah, it’ll be all right, Jimmy.I think you’ll live.
857 00:36:39 Hey, hey, Malcolm, I...(chuckles)
858 00:36:41 I-I did not give up a chance
859 00:36:43 to stay and partyat the Fontainebleau
860 00:36:45 for this shit.
861 00:36:46 -(water running)-MALCOLM: The Fontainebleau?
862 00:36:47 The Fontainebleau Miami Beach?
863 00:36:49 What, you just walkedright up to the counter
864 00:36:51 -and booked yourself a room,Brother Sam? -Malcolm, relax.
865 00:36:53 Allen booked the room.Allen booked the room.
866 00:36:55 Allen Klein. The white man.
867 00:36:57 -SAM: That’s his job.-MALCOLM: Oh, that’s his job?
868 00:36:59 To tell the other crackers thatyou’re one of the good ones?
869 00:37:01 -To do what I ask him to do.-Will you two quit
870 00:37:02 the philosophical debatefor five seconds?
871 00:37:04 Ain’t you just heard Jim sayhe’s getting blue balls?
872 00:37:09 All right.
873 00:37:11 We at least have somethingto eat while we reflect?
874 00:37:14 Yes, as a matter of fact,we do, Brother Sam.
875 00:37:18 Just because I’m militant
876 00:37:20 doesn’t mean I don’t knowhow to have a good time.
877 00:37:22 (Cassius snaps fingers)
878 00:37:25 -What’d I do?-MALCOLM: Yeah!
879 00:37:28 Ice cream.
880 00:37:29 I don’t suppose you haveany beer in there?
881 00:37:32 Stupid question.
882 00:37:33 Chips, then. Maybe chips?
883 00:37:36 Uh... I’m sure I can send
884 00:37:38 one of the brothers outto get some, Sam.
885 00:37:40 Well, what flavor is it?
886 00:37:41 Well, we have vanilla, Jimmy...
887 00:37:47 ...and vanilla.
888 00:37:48 -Shit.-How’s that for irony?
889 00:37:51 Last time I checked,Brother Sam,
890 00:37:52 vanilla wasyour flavor of choice.
891 00:37:55 -(laughing): Ooh-hoo-hoo.-SAM: All right.
892 00:37:57 That’s right, Jack.
893 00:37:58 Hey, fellas, I’m just saying,
894 00:37:59 can’t we at leastgo someplace hoppin’?
895 00:38:01 The entire city of Miamiis celebrating Cassius’s win.
896 00:38:04 Yeah, they was all expecting
897 00:38:05 to be partyingwith Sonny Liston tonight.
898 00:38:07 Yeah, and it seem to meit’s not a great idea,
899 00:38:10 your first night as world champ,
900 00:38:12 starting it off by throwingaway all that goodwill.
901 00:38:15 MALCOLM:Goodwill? Goodwill from whom?
902 00:38:18 Goodwill from the press,
903 00:38:20 who threw their supportbehind that thug,
904 00:38:22 hoping that he’d putour young brother in his place?
905 00:38:24 No, you out of your mind, Sam.
906 00:38:26 And besides, besides,part of the reason we’re here
907 00:38:30 is to celebrateCassius’s official transition.
908 00:38:34 Malc!
909 00:38:35 Transition?
910 00:38:37 To what?
911 00:38:38 Shall we give them the news,Cassius?
912 00:38:40 Well, I suppose if, uh,you want to tell them, Malcolm.
913 00:38:44 SAM:Now, wait a second.
914 00:38:47 You ain’t about to saywhat I think you gonna say?
915 00:38:50 I’ve been thinkinglong and hard about it, boys,
916 00:38:52 and I’m officially joiningthe Nation of Islam.
917 00:38:59 (Jim chuckles)
918 00:39:00 Cassius, are you surethat’s such a good idea?
919 00:39:03 CASSIUS:Why not?
920 00:39:05 Well, I thoughtthis Muslim jive
921 00:39:06 was somethingto rile up white folks.
922 00:39:08 -No, it’s no jive, Sam.-The cameras are off, Malcolm.
923 00:39:09 He became championon his own terms.
924 00:39:11 -Naysayers be damned.-SAM: We can’t all just go out
925 00:39:14 and declare the white manthe devil.
926 00:39:15 Oh? Why not?
927 00:39:17 Huh?
928 00:39:19 We’re entering a new timewhere no one can hold us back
929 00:39:21 from voicingour honest opinions.
930 00:39:22 Look at Jimmy.
931 00:39:24 Jimmy hasn’t bitten his tonguefor one day of his career.
932 00:39:27 Well, you ain’t lying.
933 00:39:29 -Oh, so you agree with him?-Look, man,
934 00:39:31 I’m always in the hot seat,all right?
935 00:39:33 But as long as I keep winning,ain’t one fucking thing
936 00:39:35 any racist poot buttcan do about it.
937 00:39:37 That’s right.
938 00:39:38 Well, if it’s such a good idea,
939 00:39:40 why don’t you becomea Muslim, too?
940 00:39:42 Shit. Have you tastedmy grandmother’s pork chops?
941 00:39:45 -(laughs)-And...
942 00:39:47 I like white women, too.Fuck that.
943 00:39:49 Oh, you’ll see the lightsoon enough, Jimmy.
944 00:39:52 I don’t need to,hanging around you.
945 00:39:54 Ain’t you ever heardof guilt by association?
946 00:39:56 Well, you already dohave plenty of nice suits.
947 00:39:59 You given any thoughtto switching
948 00:40:01 from straight to bow ties?
949 00:40:02 Malcolm, you ain’t nevergonna catch me
950 00:40:04 dressed up asone of your soldiers of Allah.
951 00:40:06 Ah, no.I-I’ve already seen it, Jimmy.
952 00:40:07 Th-Those pictures I took of you
953 00:40:09 -going to practice lookingsharp as a razor. -(Jim laughs)
954 00:40:11 The spitting image, Cash,
955 00:40:13 of a-a powerful,Black Muslim warrior.
956 00:40:16 -I know it.-A photo never lies, Jimmy.
957 00:40:18 Photo never lies.It-it al...
958 00:40:22 SAM:Malcolm?
959 00:40:23 CASSIUS:What’s wrong, Malcolm?
960 00:40:26 Just remembered I leftmy new camera in the car.
961 00:40:29 -Better go get it.-Now?
962 00:40:31 Yeah. I just got that camera.
963 00:40:33 Oh, don’t sweat it, man.
964 00:40:34 The bodyguards havethis whole place locked down.
965 00:40:36 They’ll see anybodymessing with your car.
966 00:40:37 Is everything all right,Brother Malcolm?
967 00:40:39 Yes, brother. I just needto get something from the car.
968 00:40:41 I’ll accompany you.
969 00:40:43 Watch the door.
970 00:40:44 Yes, brother.
971 00:40:49 Hey, what’s wrong, brother?
972 00:40:51 Ain’t your shit safe herein the Black community?
973 00:40:55 (laughs)
974 00:40:56 KAREEM: Your friend isquite the truculent one.
975 00:40:59 Well, entertaining white peoplein the South
976 00:41:01 will bring the truculenceout of any Black man.
977 00:41:05 (Cassius grunting, muttering)
978 00:41:07 ♪ ♪
979 00:41:10 What are you,a giant fucking baby?
980 00:41:13 No, man.
981 00:41:15 I can’t help it.
982 00:41:16 I’m full of energy.
983 00:41:18 Well, this party’soff to a hoppin’ start.
984 00:41:21 I-I just know we are notfittin’ to sit here
985 00:41:23 in this little-ass roomall night.
986 00:41:24 It’s not like anyone elseis planning a victory party.
987 00:41:26 The diner downstairsis open all night.
988 00:41:28 We could throwthis shindig there
989 00:41:30 if Malcolm wouldlighten the hell up.
990 00:41:32 CASSIUS: He’s just looking outfor me, Sam.
991 00:41:33 SAM:He’s a big boy, Cash.
992 00:41:34 CASSIUS: Still, you ain’tgot to antagonize him.
993 00:41:36 He should be able to handlebeing called out on his shit,
994 00:41:38 especially since he’s madesuch a name for himself
995 00:41:41 calling everyone else outon theirs.
996 00:41:43 CASSIUS: Why you gotto push back so hard
997 00:41:44 on everything, Sam?
998 00:41:46 SAM: ’Cause I’ma pushy motherfucker.
999 00:41:47 -And I ain’t changing.-CASSIUS: Oh, grow up.
1000 00:41:48 Mm... you two.
1001 00:41:50 (silverware clanging)
1002 00:41:52 You want some ice cream?
1003 00:41:54 Everything okay, brother?
1004 00:41:56 Yes, brother.
1005 00:42:05 I should make a callwhile I’m down here.
1006 00:42:07 Well, is the phone in your roomnot working?
1007 00:42:09 I prefer privacywhen I speak to my wife.
1008 00:42:13 I’d rather notsend all the fellas out.
1009 00:42:15 I’ll be right back.
1010 00:42:17 You know the thing that’llmake this a little bit better?
1011 00:42:20 CASSIUS:What?
1012 00:42:21 -Sam’s stash.-Fuck y’all.
1013 00:42:23 -Come on, man. Where is it?-No. No way.
1014 00:42:25 Hey, check his guitar case.
1015 00:42:28 For what?
1016 00:42:29 Just look, fool.
1017 00:42:34 Ain’t gonna find it.
1018 00:42:35 I bet he will find something.
1019 00:42:37 I bet you that cheappurple suit we will.
1020 00:42:40 SAM: Don’t drinkall my shit, neither.
1021 00:42:42 (Cassius exhales)
1022 00:42:48 Yeah.
1023 00:42:52 (sniffs)
1024 00:42:54 Attallah?
1025 00:42:56 ATTALLAH (over phone):Hi, Daddy.
1026 00:42:58 Hey, sweetheart.
1027 00:43:00 What are you doing up so late?
1028 00:43:02 You woke me up.
1029 00:43:04 -Oh, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.-(yawns)
1030 00:43:07 I didn’t mean to wake you up,uh, but I’m glad you answered
1031 00:43:10 because I’ve gotsomething for you.
1032 00:43:13 You want it now?
1033 00:43:15 Okay.
1034 00:43:16 All right, well, I need youto get down from the stool.
1035 00:43:20 I want you to takethree big jumps forward.
1036 00:43:26 Now look to your left.
1037 00:43:29 Now what’s in front of you?
1038 00:43:31 ATTALLAH:Books.
1039 00:43:32 MALCOLM:Books, that’s right.
1040 00:43:33 Now I want you to takeone of those books.
1041 00:43:36 ATTALLAH:Which one?
1042 00:43:38 MALCOLM:It’s your favorite number.
1043 00:43:40 One, two, three,four, five, six.
1044 00:43:44 MALCOLM:There you go.
1045 00:43:46 Now open it up.
1046 00:43:48 Take a look inside.
1047 00:43:53 You see it?
1048 00:43:55 -Thank you, Daddy.-You be a good girl
1049 00:43:58 -and you read thatto your sisters, okay? -Okay.
1050 00:44:01 BETTY: Attallah.It’s time to go to bed.
1051 00:44:03 ATTALLAH:It’s Daddy.
1052 00:44:04 I understand, sweetheart,but it’s time to go to bed.
1053 00:44:07 ATTALLAH: Can I talk to himfor a few more minutes?
1054 00:44:10 -Please?-(chuckles)
1055 00:44:13 Okay.
1056 00:44:14 (chuckles)
1057 00:44:16 Where are you?
1058 00:44:23 (knock on door)
1059 00:44:26 CASSIUS:Who is it?
1060 00:44:29 Can I get anything for you,brothers?
1061 00:44:33 Nah, man.We’re all good in here.
1062 00:44:35 JAMAAL:Oh, good. Good.
1063 00:44:38 Good.
1064 00:44:42 Say, champ,you don’t suppose you could
1065 00:44:44 see your way to signingan autograph for me?
1066 00:44:47 Uh, yeah, of course, man.
1067 00:44:50 -Yeah, come on in.-(Jim chuckles)
1068 00:44:52 Yeah. You got to make sure
1069 00:44:53 your superior officerdon’t catch you?
1070 00:44:55 Oh, yeah. Brother Kareemcan run a pretty tight ship,
1071 00:44:58 but he’s committed to teachingthe young brothers discipline.
1072 00:45:00 Yeah, well, I never been a fanof no tight ship.
1073 00:45:02 Oh, quit messing withthe young brother, Jim.
1074 00:45:04 -Here, give him an autograph.-JAMAAL: Oh, yeah.
1075 00:45:06 That-That’d be great.And, actually, champ,
1076 00:45:07 I-I’m a coupleof years older than you.
1077 00:45:09 (chuckles): Oh, see,I’m such an overachiever,
1078 00:45:10 sometimes I forget.
1079 00:45:11 -(laughs) -JIM: Yeah.-Now, you know Jim Brown here
1080 00:45:13 is the strongest manin the whole world?
1081 00:45:15 Oh, yeah.See, I’m from Toledo.
1082 00:45:17 We’ve been watching Mr. Brown’sgames for years now.
1083 00:45:20 Actually, I almostgot to go to one.
1084 00:45:21 -Oh, yeah?-Yeah.
1085 00:45:24 -Nah, I didn’t have no money.-(door closes)
1086 00:45:26 Oh.
1087 00:45:27 Mr. Cooke.
1088 00:45:28 -If you wouldn’t mind.-(laughs softly)
1089 00:45:31 SAM:Oh, sure thing, brother.
1090 00:45:38 Hey, man.
1091 00:45:39 Jamaal.
1092 00:45:40 Yeah.
1093 00:45:42 Mind if I ask you a question?
1094 00:45:43 Yeah, sure.
1095 00:45:46 You like being a Muslim?
1096 00:45:48 Well, it... it beats beinga purse thief from Toledo.
1097 00:45:51 (laughs)
1098 00:45:52 Yeah, I know that’s right.
1099 00:45:54 No, I mean, but...
1100 00:45:56 I mean, was it hard,you know, giving up stuff?
1101 00:45:59 JAMAAL:Well, I reckon so.
1102 00:46:01 I used to love me a niceChampale every now and then.
1103 00:46:04 Certainly missmy grandmama’s pork chops.
1104 00:46:06 -See? -JAMAAL:And it can be difficult.
1105 00:46:08 -You know, like, the schedule.-CASSIUS: Yeah.
1106 00:46:10 I mean, but none of that’s
1107 00:46:11 gonna apply to you anyway,so...
1108 00:46:13 CASSIUS:What you mean?
1109 00:46:14 JAMAAL:I’m just saying, I don’t think
1110 00:46:16 you’ll be spending much timehanding out pamphlets is all.
1111 00:46:19 (chuckles): Yeah. Yeah,I suppose you’re right.
1112 00:46:20 Say, man.
1113 00:46:22 Do you have any regrets?
1114 00:46:24 Oh, regrets? I...
1115 00:46:26 JIM: You know, with hitchingyour cart to the Muslim train.
1116 00:46:28 JAMAAL:Yeah. Uh...
1117 00:46:30 Yeah.
1118 00:46:32 Yes, um...
1119 00:46:35 I th-- I-I thinkyou can say I do.
1120 00:46:37 Really?
1121 00:46:39 I regret that I didn’t join upwhen I was even younger.
1122 00:46:42 -Ah.-Oh.
1123 00:46:43 JAMAAL: This kid named Rolloused to chase me home
1124 00:46:46 from school every damn day.
1125 00:46:48 He’s the reasonI stopped going.
1126 00:46:49 -CASSIUS: Oh. -JAMAAL: Now,I reckon if I would’ve
1127 00:46:51 gottenwith the brothers sooner,
1128 00:46:53 we could’ve nipped itin the bud
1129 00:46:54 and put a foot in Rollo’s ass.You know what I’m saying?
1130 00:46:58 Yeah, you don’t need religionfor that, kid.
1131 00:47:00 You could just join a gang.
1132 00:47:01 What’s the damn difference?
1133 00:47:06 Anyway, I-I better get going
1134 00:47:08 before Brother Kareemgets back.
1135 00:47:11 Hey, we’re all proudof you, champ.
1136 00:47:14 Aw.
1137 00:47:17 -Thanks, brother.-Yeah.
1138 00:47:23 (chuckles)
1139 00:47:25 (opens drawer)
1140 00:47:27 (closes drawer)
1141 00:47:29 (unscrews flask)
1142 00:47:33 JIM:Drink up while you can.
1143 00:47:37 ♪ ♪
1144 00:47:39 (grunts)
1145 00:47:41 -Damn.-Mm-hmm.
1146 00:47:43 -(clears throat)-(chuckling)
1147 00:47:45 Betty.
1148 00:47:47 BETTY:Malcolm.
1149 00:47:49 He did it.
1150 00:47:50 I heard.
1151 00:47:52 -(laughing): Praise Allah.-(laughs)
1152 00:47:57 (inhales)
1153 00:47:59 (crying)
1154 00:48:02 Betty.
1155 00:48:04 -Are you crying?-(chuckles)
1156 00:48:06 I’m just... happy.
1157 00:48:10 -Oh.-(car engine starts)
1158 00:48:12 So am I.
1159 00:48:14 So am I.
1160 00:48:16 And is he going to...
1161 00:48:17 He’ll be announcing tomorrowmorning that he’s a Muslim.
1162 00:48:21 (exhales)
1163 00:48:23 Well, do you thinkhe’ll go along with your plan?
1164 00:48:27 Well, it’s too soon to tell,but, uh, I feel good about it.
1165 00:48:34 Oh, Malcolm.
1166 00:48:37 You were the only onewho believed in him. (chuckles)
1167 00:48:40 It’s only fitting that you andCassius be blessed in this way.
1168 00:48:44 That you dothis thing together.
1169 00:48:46 Well, I really dobelieve in him, Betty.
1170 00:48:49 Well, he believes in you, too.
1171 00:48:51 As well as he should.
1172 00:48:53 (chuckles)
1173 00:48:55 Hey, Cash.
1174 00:48:57 Can I tell you something?
1175 00:48:58 Of course, man, anything.
1176 00:49:01 I did a movie.
1177 00:49:03 You produced a movie?
1178 00:49:04 Nah, man, I starred in one.
1179 00:49:07 (chuckles)
1180 00:49:10 Oh, well, that’s great, Jim,but you’re not an actor.
1181 00:49:13 That’s what I told the catwho wanted to cast me,
1182 00:49:15 but he put mein his Western anyway.
1183 00:49:17 -A Western, huh?-Yeah.
1184 00:49:19 Okay, so, uh,who-who do you play?
1185 00:49:22 I play a buffalo soldier.
1186 00:49:24 I’m part of this special unit,
1187 00:49:26 and, uh, we’re trackingthis Confederate general.
1188 00:49:28 He’s being protectedby these Apaches.
1189 00:49:30 Damn.
1190 00:49:31 -That sounds pretty good.-Yeah.
1191 00:49:33 -So you’re the hero?-One of them.
1192 00:49:35 But my character gets killedabout halfway through,
1193 00:49:37 -so when...-(laughing)
1194 00:49:39 What?
1195 00:49:40 No, nothing, man. I just...
1196 00:49:42 I should’ve known as soon asyou said "Black action hero,"
1197 00:49:45 the next part of that sentencewas gonna be "who gets killed."
1198 00:49:48 Hmm.
1199 00:49:50 It went well, man.
1200 00:49:52 I think there might bea future for me in this.
1201 00:49:55 Being the sacrificial Negroin some Western
1202 00:49:57 ain’t the same as the NFL, man.
1203 00:49:59 But how much you getting paidto be in this movie?
1204 00:50:03 (chuckles)
1205 00:50:06 $37,000.
1206 00:50:11 -Damn.-Mm-hmm.
1207 00:50:12 That’s pretty good.
1208 00:50:13 It’s a lot easieron my knees, too.
1209 00:50:15 Yeah, but the only reasonthey want you in that movie
1210 00:50:18 is ’cause people know youfrom football.
1211 00:50:20 I mean, you need the game,just like I need boxing.
1212 00:50:25 We’re all just gladiators,Cash,
1213 00:50:27 with our rulersitting up there in his box,
1214 00:50:29 giving us the thumbs upor the thumbs down.
1215 00:50:32 Well, I don’t wantno damn ruler.
1216 00:50:34 All right?
1217 00:50:35 Shit, it’s only so much runningone man can do, anyway.
1218 00:50:37 Oh, speak for yourself.
1219 00:50:39 I plan to run, dance and fightwell into my old age.
1220 00:50:46 MALCOLM: Is everythingokay at the house?
1221 00:50:49 The girls behaving themselves?
1222 00:50:52 As best as they can.
1223 00:50:54 (both laugh)
1224 00:50:56 ♪ ♪
1225 00:51:06 Malcolm?
1226 00:51:08 Yes?
1227 00:51:10 Is everything okay?
1228 00:51:11 Yes.
1229 00:51:13 Yes, everything’s fine. Uh-huh.
1230 00:51:18 (phone booth door opens)
1231 00:51:19 -Evening.-Hi, Sam Cooke. (laughs)
1232 00:51:24 SAM:Hey!
1233 00:51:25 I was wondering what was takingyou so long to find a camera.
1234 00:51:28 I had to check in with Betty.
1235 00:51:31 (imitates whip cracking)
1236 00:51:34 Well, shouldn’t you be checkingin with Barbara at the hotel?
1237 00:51:36 Nah, she’s on her way backto Los Angeles.
1238 00:51:39 I hope I haven’t unnecessarilykept you away from her.
1239 00:51:42 No.
1240 00:51:45 What you looking at?
1241 00:51:47 Let’s make our way backto the hotel, Sam.
1242 00:52:02 Oh, here they come.
1243 00:52:04 My goodness.
1244 00:52:05 You must have super hearingfor real.
1245 00:52:07 I’m Jim motherfucking Brown.
1246 00:52:09 (both laugh)
1247 00:52:11 Hey, uh, remember, man,
1248 00:52:12 just don’t say anythingabout the movie shit.
1249 00:52:14 Why are you embarrassedabout it?
1250 00:52:15 It’s not a big deal.
1251 00:52:16 Just don’t say a goddamn thing.
1252 00:52:18 Mum’s the word.
1253 00:52:22 SAM:Thank you.
1254 00:52:23 Brother Malcolm.
1255 00:52:25 SAM:What are you handsome, rich...
1256 00:52:27 KAREEM:Brother Malcolm.
1257 00:52:30 Is there anythingI can help you with?
1258 00:52:32 Uh, no, brother.We’re-we’re doing just fine.
1259 00:52:35 Well, you know where I amif you need me.
1260 00:52:39 -God is great.-MALCOLM: Yes, he is.
1261 00:52:45 ♪ ♪
1262 00:52:51 JIM:What’s with him?
1263 00:52:52 SAM: He thinkssomeone’s following him.
1264 00:52:54 You didn’t see those two whiteguys across the street, Sam?
1265 00:52:58 I know when I’m being watched.
1266 00:52:59 SAM: How you knowthey wasn’t watching me?
1267 00:53:01 Shit, I’m famous.
1268 00:53:02 CASSIUS: They ain’t allafter you, Malcolm.
1269 00:53:04 Yeah, Hoover’s lackeys
1270 00:53:06 have been following me aroundso long,
1271 00:53:07 they know where I’m gonna bebefore I do.
1272 00:53:09 See what happens when you don’tget enough exercise?
1273 00:53:11 Your mind goes haywire.
1274 00:53:17 Yeah, as a matter of fact,
1275 00:53:18 maybe some exerciseis just what we all need.
1276 00:53:24 What say we stretchour legs, boys?
1277 00:53:25 -SAM: Are you serious?-As a heart attack.
1278 00:53:33 MALCOLM: I know whenI’m being watched, Sam.
1279 00:53:36 Well, your paranoia is reallycramping my style, Malcolm.
1280 00:53:39 Come on, just ’causeyou can’t see bugs don’t mean
1281 00:53:41 they ain’t in the house, Sam.
1282 00:53:42 SAM:Up on this dirty-ass roof.
1283 00:53:44 Why don’t you be like BingCrosby about that shit, man,
1284 00:53:47 and accentuatethe motherfucking positive?
1285 00:53:50 Look at this view.
1286 00:53:51 (sighing)
1287 00:53:54 CASSIUS: I betthey’re doing them for me.
1288 00:53:56 (all chuckle)
1289 00:54:00 It’s nice, ain’t it, Malcolm?
1290 00:54:02 Yeah, it’s most definitelysoothing, Cash.
1291 00:54:05 The air up here is cooler.
1292 00:54:08 Far away from the prying eyesof your G-men.
1293 00:54:11 Yeah, well, you jokeall you want, Sam,
1294 00:54:13 but I’m telling youit’s got worse
1295 00:54:15 since the tensionbetween me and Mr. Muhammad.
1296 00:54:19 I met with a writer in New Yorka few weeks back.
1297 00:54:21 There were two guys followingus through the airport.
1298 00:54:24 Swear it was the same two.
1299 00:54:26 I thoughtyou didn’t trust writers.
1300 00:54:29 Oh.
1301 00:54:30 This one was a brother, and...
1302 00:54:32 well, this meetingwas important.
1303 00:54:36 I figure I’d better start
1304 00:54:37 getting my life storydocumented
1305 00:54:38 in my own words while I can.
1306 00:54:41 What are you talking about,man?
1307 00:54:46 Jimmy, there’s, uh...
1308 00:54:49 ...there’s been this feelingpermeating the air as of late.
1309 00:54:52 -Uh, anger?-Anxiety?
1310 00:54:55 Humidity.
1311 00:54:57 (chuckles)
1312 00:54:58 MALCOLM:More like menace.
1313 00:55:00 Foreboding or...
1314 00:55:03 ...death.
1315 00:55:05 (fireworks exploding)
1316 00:55:10 Well, Jim’s quitting football
1317 00:55:12 -to become a movie star, y’all.-Cassius! What the fuck?
1318 00:55:14 Sorry, man. I had to dosomething to lighten the mood.
1319 00:55:15 Holy shit, you are?
1320 00:55:16 Oh. Look, hey, hey, man.
1321 00:55:19 I’m not quitting football,okay?
1322 00:55:21 I’m just exploring otheroptions for after it ends.
1323 00:55:24 SAM:I think it’s a great idea.
1324 00:55:26 Yeah, you getthat career going, Jim.
1325 00:55:28 Yeah, well, L.A.’s the landof milk and honey, baby.
1326 00:55:30 We can do whateverwe want to out there.
1327 00:55:32 You can’t livein Beverly Hills.
1328 00:55:34 Don’t need to. Got our ownBlack Beverly Hills.
1329 00:55:37 And we got the better view.
1330 00:55:38 Baldwin Hills, baby.
1331 00:55:40 Top of the hill,looks out over the whole city,
1332 00:55:42 mountains in the distance.
1333 00:55:44 Nicer than Harlem.
1334 00:55:45 Hell of a lot nicerthan Overtown.
1335 00:55:46 No tenements or slumlords.
1336 00:55:48 It’s just sunshine,pools and beaches.
1337 00:55:52 Don’t need no Green Booktelling you
1338 00:55:54 -where you can and can’t go.-Hmm.
1339 00:55:56 The only color that mattersout in Cali is that green.
1340 00:55:59 You sound likeyou might be getting
1341 00:56:00 a bit seducedout there, brother.
1342 00:56:02 Yeah, you know, I’m the onedoing all the seducing.
1343 00:56:05 Well, you watch outfor this one, Jimmy.
1344 00:56:06 He’ll lead you downthe primrose path.
1345 00:56:08 Shit, the only disastersout in Hollywood
1346 00:56:10 are up thereon that movie screen.
1347 00:56:12 Now, trust me, Jimmy,there’s a real future in it.
1348 00:56:15 Well, I should bein movies, too, then.
1349 00:56:17 Damn, I’m too prettynot to be up on screen.
1350 00:56:19 SAM:There you go!
1351 00:56:21 -And you, too, Malcolm.-Yeah?
1352 00:56:22 -Mm, you could beour-our director. -(laughs)
1353 00:56:25 Come on, show us the camera.
1354 00:56:26 SAM: Come on, man,show us the camera.
1355 00:56:27 MALCOLM:Well...
1356 00:56:31 ...it’s a prettyfantastic camera.
1357 00:56:32 SAM:All right.
1358 00:56:33 MALCOLM:Betty got it for me.
1359 00:56:35 -It’s a Rolleiflex...-Bee sting!
1360 00:56:36 -Oh! -That cam... camera...-Damn, come on!
1361 00:56:38 -Hey. Hey, guys, over here.-Sam, please, please. Sam!
1362 00:56:39 -Ha! -MALCOLM: Jimmy,what, you blew your wig?!
1363 00:56:41 -Give me the damn camera!-(others laughing)
1364 00:56:43 You lost your mind?
1365 00:56:47 You know how muchthis thing costs?
1366 00:56:48 I think we done hit a nerve.
1367 00:56:51 Malcolm done dropped theaffected speech and everything.
1368 00:56:53 Yeah, that’s right.
1369 00:56:56 I got more rep than all three--
1370 00:56:57 one, two, three of you clownsput together.
1371 00:56:59 Oh, come on, man.
1372 00:57:01 Rep don’t carry overfrom decade to decade.
1373 00:57:04 Tired-ass 1940s slangyou using.
1374 00:57:06 JIM: That was definitelynot hep, daddy-o.
1375 00:57:07 SAM:Talking about "blew your wig."
1376 00:57:09 Just show us the camera, Negro.
1377 00:57:11 Fine, just stop jokingfor a second.
1378 00:57:14 Okay.
1379 00:57:16 (laughing)
1380 00:57:17 Jesus.
1381 00:57:21 SAM and JIM:"You blew your wig."
1382 00:57:23 (Jim laughs)
1383 00:57:24 -"Blew your wig."-Oh, he’s taking a picture.
1384 00:57:26 Oh, uh, hold on. Wait.
1385 00:57:27 -(chuckling, muttering)-(clears throat)
1386 00:57:30 -Looking sharp now. -MALCOLM:It’s a Rolleiflex 3.5.
1387 00:57:33 A German twin-lensreflex camera.
1388 00:57:36 It’s a fine pieceof engineering, gents.
1389 00:57:38 You see, it has this,uh, pop-out viewfinder.
1390 00:57:41 Well, it looks bulky.
1391 00:57:42 MALCOLM:No, Jimmy, it’s a work of art.
1392 00:57:43 JIM:Hmm.
1393 00:57:44 (camera clicks)
1394 00:57:47 Yeah. Besides, uh, you know,
1395 00:57:49 I’ve always got my Nikon handyfor taking photos on the move.
1396 00:57:52 Like when you’re runningfrom the Feds?
1397 00:57:54 -(chuckles)-Yeah.
1398 00:57:56 Or, uh, riding on a camel.
1399 00:57:58 Mm. Where to?
1400 00:58:01 -Mecca.-(Jim chuckles softly)
1401 00:58:04 Ah, you’re goingto Saudi Arabia?
1402 00:58:06 MALCOLM:Mm-hmm.
1403 00:58:08 Yes.
1404 00:58:09 All Muslims aresupposed to do it
1405 00:58:10 at least oncein their lives, Sam.
1406 00:58:12 And, well, since I’m not doingany speaking right now, this...
1407 00:58:15 this feels likeas good a time as any.
1408 00:58:17 Oh, maybe I’ll take a fewdetours while I’m out there.
1409 00:58:20 Be quite amazing to seethe Great Pyramids.
1410 00:58:23 Man, that sounds fantastic.
1411 00:58:25 Oh, it will be.
1412 00:58:26 If your schedule permits,you should join me.
1413 00:58:29 Hey, count me in.
1414 00:58:31 -JIM: Yeah?-Count me in.
1415 00:58:32 I mean, fine African sisters.
1416 00:58:35 Come on, Jim,I know you’re down with that.
1417 00:58:37 Oh, with the ladies,most definitely.
1418 00:58:39 But I’m up for another part.
1419 00:58:41 So, see, in between thatand camp,
1420 00:58:42 I won’t have timefor a trip to Africa.
1421 00:58:44 Hey, you should considercoming as well, Sam.
1422 00:58:46 Leaving this countryin the rearview for a while
1423 00:58:48 is a great wayto get some perspective.
1424 00:58:51 Nah, I’m busy, too.
1425 00:58:53 One can never be too busyfor some added perspective.
1426 00:58:56 SAM:Nah, I’m swamped, man.
1427 00:58:58 And I got to prepto go back to the Copa.
1428 00:59:02 (laughing):Oh, come on, man.
1429 00:59:03 You need to go onand forget about the Copa.
1430 00:59:06 It was not that bad.
1431 00:59:07 CASSIUS:Come on, man.
1432 00:59:10 All right, fine,maybe it was that bad.
1433 00:59:12 Well, y-you don’t shuckand jive enough
1434 00:59:13 for those ofay tastes.
1435 00:59:15 I may not dance around a stagelike Jackie or James Brown,
1436 00:59:18 but that’s not whatI’m selling, all right?
1437 00:59:20 I’m selling my voice,my words, my image...
1438 00:59:24 my-my message.
1439 00:59:25 MALCOLM:Your message? Hmm.
1440 00:59:27 The problem is, at the Copa,you have to sell that message
1441 00:59:29 to a bunch of white folks.
1442 00:59:30 That don’t matter.They got souls, don’t they?
1443 00:59:33 And every living thingwith a soul
1444 00:59:34 can have that soul tapped into.
1445 00:59:35 -I thought you’d know that.-Do you think,
1446 00:59:37 just maybe,your energy’s misdirected, Sam,
1447 00:59:38 trying to tap intowhite people’s souls?
1448 00:59:39 No, I don’t.
1449 00:59:41 If I win them over,playing our music,
1450 00:59:43 I’m-I’m knocking down doorsfor everybody.
1451 00:59:45 You watch and see.
1452 00:59:47 It’s not gonna always bethe pop charts over here,
1453 00:59:49 Black music charts over there.
1454 00:59:51 -One day, it’s gonna beone chart... -Mm.
1455 00:59:53 ...with one music,for all people.
1456 00:59:55 What kind of messageare you sending, though,
1457 00:59:57 by doing one showfor white folks
1458 00:59:58 and a completely different showfor Black folks, Sam?
1459 01:00:00 -(scoffs)-You... N-No, listen to me.
1460 01:00:02 You’re performing in-in placeswhere the only Black people
1461 01:00:04 not onstage are the onesserving the food.
1462 01:00:06 Don’t you think I know that?
1463 01:00:07 Can’t tell you how many timesI wanted to reach out
1464 01:00:10 and punch somebody,but you c...
1465 01:00:11 Then, then, then, thenstrike with the weapon
1466 01:00:13 that you have, man, your voice!
1467 01:00:15 Black people--we-we standing up.
1468 01:00:17 -Mm-hmm.-We-we speaking out.
1469 01:00:19 Sam, you have possiblyone of the most effective,
1470 01:00:24 beautiful outlets of us all.
1471 01:00:27 Y-You’re not using itto help the cause, brother.
1472 01:00:28 The hell I’m not.
1473 01:00:30 I got the masters to my songs.
1474 01:00:33 I started a label.
1475 01:00:34 I’m producingtons of Black artists.
1476 01:00:35 Don’t you think my determining
1477 01:00:38 my creativeand business destiny
1478 01:00:40 is every bitas inspiring to people
1479 01:00:42 as you standing up on a podiumtrying to piss them off?
1480 01:00:45 Oh, wait a minute. I forgot.
1481 01:00:47 That’s all you do!
1482 01:00:49 Sam, I do plenty.
1483 01:00:50 Oh, do you? Let’s see.You suck at sports.
1484 01:00:53 Well, I-I was nevermuch into football.
1485 01:00:54 SAM:Can’t sing.
1486 01:00:55 Damn sure can’t make shitout of no peanut.
1487 01:00:57 Is there a pointto this rant, Sam?
1488 01:00:59 My point is that sometimesI feel like you’re just like
1489 01:01:01 all the rest of them people outthere, obsessed with the stars.
1490 01:01:03 -(laughing)-Oh, no, no, no, Cash.
1491 01:01:05 -SAM: You look around.Look around. -Let him finish.
1492 01:01:06 SAM:Which one of us don’t belong?
1493 01:01:08 -Don’t belong?-(chuckles): Don’t belong.
1494 01:01:11 Brother Sam,the only person here
1495 01:01:13 white people seem to like--
1496 01:01:15 that would be you.
1497 01:01:16 -(laughs) -Hey, y’all needto cool it now, man.
1498 01:01:18 You know, you always managedto just be around for shit,
1499 01:01:21 haven’t you?
1500 01:01:22 Maybe your daddyshould’ve beaten you better.
1501 01:01:24 -Jimmy, I’m gonna kick thismotherfucker’s ass. -Oh, whoa.
1502 01:01:26 You can let him go. Let him go.
1503 01:01:27 Everything all right,Brother Malcolm?
1504 01:01:29 -SAM: What do you want?-Hey. Hey.
1505 01:01:30 -Get your motherfucking handsoff me! -Hey. Hey.
1506 01:01:32 Oh, I don’t think so.
1507 01:01:33 Our job here is to protectthe brother minister.
1508 01:01:36 Listen, Kareem, I don’t needyour protection, brother.
1509 01:01:41 Well, now that that’s settled,away you go.
1510 01:01:45 Negro, I will leavewhen I am good...
1511 01:01:47 You best think long and hard
1512 01:01:48 ’fore you wag that tongueat me.
1513 01:01:57 God is great.
1514 01:01:58 MALCOLM:Yeah, greater than any of us.
1515 01:02:07 Ah, yeah.
1516 01:02:08 ♪ ♪
1517 01:02:14 Your security peopleare assholes.
1518 01:02:16 Yeah, I don’t choose them.
1519 01:02:18 What’s wrong with you, Sam?
1520 01:02:19 You’re supposed to besmooth, man.
1521 01:02:21 Ain’t easy being smooth withthis sandpaper nigga around.
1522 01:02:25 (sighs):Shit.
1523 01:02:41 (sighs)
1524 01:02:43 You two done fighting now?
1525 01:02:45 SAM: I wasn’t tryingto fight nobody.
1526 01:02:47 That’s Malcolm.
1527 01:02:48 Always pissed off.
1528 01:02:54 "Pissed off"?
1529 01:02:58 You say "pissed off,"Brother Sam?
1530 01:02:59 You know, what isgoing on around us,
1531 01:03:01 it should make everyone angry.
1532 01:03:04 Uh, you know,you bourgeois Negroes,
1533 01:03:07 you’re too happy,uh, with your scraps
1534 01:03:09 to really understandwhat is at stake here.
1535 01:03:13 What, you-you thinkCash being the world champ
1536 01:03:16 is gonna protect himfrom the devils
1537 01:03:19 that harassed him fromthe first day that he got here?
1538 01:03:21 Mm, I’d like to see them try.
1539 01:03:23 -MALCOLM: Huh? And Jimmy.-JIM: Hmm?
1540 01:03:25 Jimmy is the bestfootball player in the world,
1541 01:03:27 but he is also giving moneyto Black-owned businesses.
1542 01:03:29 What, you-you don’t thinkthat-that threatens
1543 01:03:31 a lot of white people?
1544 01:03:32 Hmm?
1545 01:03:34 You don’t think the FBI is
1546 01:03:35 probably startingto follow him around, too?
1547 01:03:36 Oh, man, now you’re gonnafucking jinx me.
1548 01:03:38 And that is why, Brother Sam,
1549 01:03:39 this-this movement thatwe are in is called a struggle.
1550 01:03:43 Because we are fightingfor our lives!
1551 01:03:46 (laughs)
1552 01:03:48 And what words are we hearingfrom you, brother?
1553 01:03:52 Mm, Mr. Soul.
1554 01:03:58 (needle drops, record crackles)
1555 01:04:01 ♪ Darling, you send me ♪
1556 01:04:06 ♪ I know you send me ♪
1557 01:04:09 Or maybe this one.
1558 01:04:11 -♪ Darling, y... ♪-(music stops)
1559 01:04:15 ♪ I love you, I love you,I love you, I love you ♪
1560 01:04:18 ♪ I love you,I love you, I love you ♪
1561 01:04:21 -♪ I love you, I love you,I love you ♪ -(snaps fingers)
1562 01:04:23 -♪ I love you, I love you,I love you ♪ -(laughs)
1563 01:04:25 ♪ I love you, I love you ♪
1564 01:04:31 ♪ For sentimental reasons ♪
1565 01:04:34 (laughs)
1566 01:04:35 -♪ I hope you dobelieve me... ♪ -Oh.
1567 01:04:39 -Wow, Sam.-(music stops)
1568 01:04:41 Your music is deep, brother.
1569 01:04:43 Hey, man, I love them songs.
1570 01:04:45 Back-never-facing-the-door,bean-pie-eating,
1571 01:04:46 self-righteous motherfucker.
1572 01:04:48 And, to boot, most of them are
1573 01:04:49 versions of the church songsthat nurtured you.
1574 01:04:52 You-you twisted themand you perverted them
1575 01:04:54 to feed a-a white crowd.
1576 01:04:56 SAM:That is bullshit.
1577 01:04:58 Most of the artists I work withare gospel sing--
1578 01:05:01 And do you have any idea whatI’ve given back to the church?
1579 01:05:03 Do you know-- h-how many timesdo I have to hear that, Jimmy?
1580 01:05:05 You know, that has got to bethe greatest fault
1581 01:05:07 of you so-called,uh, successful Negroes.
1582 01:05:10 -You’ll do somethingdetrimental... -Here he goes.
1583 01:05:12 ...to your own peoplewith the promise that-that,
1584 01:05:14 after you get rich, then you’regonna make it back up to them.
1585 01:05:17 With-with a handout.
1586 01:05:18 Or some gesture of patronage.
1587 01:05:20 -Malcolm, Malcolm, all right.-No, Jimmy.
1588 01:05:23 And what you don’t get,Brother Sam:
1589 01:05:25 you’ve made it, brother.
1590 01:05:27 But for all the others,the majority of people
1591 01:05:30 who had their ownself-destructive dreams
1592 01:05:32 and didn’t make it,what they left behind?
1593 01:05:35 No, all they left behindis a legacy of negativity!
1594 01:05:38 But that’s okay,’cause they all meant well.
1595 01:05:40 JIM: Malcolm, will you pleasehave some damn ice cream?
1596 01:05:42 You will never be lovedby the people
1597 01:05:44 you’re trying so hardto win over.
1598 01:05:47 Never.
1599 01:05:48 You’re just a windup toyin a music box.
1600 01:05:52 A-A monkey.
1601 01:05:53 That’s what you are.
1602 01:05:55 You’re a monkey dancingfor an organ grinder to them.
1603 01:06:02 (whistles)
1604 01:06:04 Y’all pulled out the knives.
1605 01:06:06 And if I get cut,I’m fittin’ to hurt somebody.
1606 01:06:15 (sighs)
1607 01:06:24 MALCOLM: Cassius,who-who were those English boys
1608 01:06:27 you-you were hanging out witha couple days ago?
1609 01:06:29 CASSIUS:The Beatles.
1610 01:06:30 MALCOLM:Yes, The "Be-a-tles."
1611 01:06:33 (Malcolm scoffs)
1612 01:06:35 All that time you spenton the road, Sam,
1613 01:06:37 entertaining the childrenof bigots,
1614 01:06:41 and at the end of the day,white folks would still rather
1615 01:06:43 import their popular music.
1616 01:06:45 CASSIUS:Just hold on one second.
1617 01:06:48 Now, yeah, The Beatles,th-they’re funny...
1618 01:06:53 ...but they ain’t no Sam Cooke.
1619 01:06:56 (chuckles softly)
1620 01:06:58 They’re-they’re...they’re more of a fad.
1621 01:07:00 Yeah, well, if not them,then-then someone else, Cash.
1622 01:07:04 The bottom line: this istoo important a time, brother,
1623 01:07:09 to be wasting a-a brilliant
1624 01:07:11 and-and creative mindon pandering.
1625 01:07:14 And it’s too damn hot in hereto be wearing that blazer.
1626 01:07:16 So what’s your point?
1627 01:07:18 My-my point is,
1628 01:07:19 Brother Sam, that I am justone voice in this struggle.
1629 01:07:22 Just one.
1630 01:07:24 And Cassius, Cassius--he’s another
1631 01:07:26 who-who pushes us forward withhis fists and with his words.
1632 01:07:30 And Jimmy, Jimmy pushes usforward with his fearlessness
1633 01:07:34 and-and his relentlessness.
1634 01:07:37 My point is that you, brother,
1635 01:07:38 you could be the loudest voiceof us all.
1636 01:07:45 The Honorable Elijah Muhammadsays that if we...
1637 01:07:47 No, hold on, hold on.
1638 01:07:48 Now, I ain’t ask you
1639 01:07:50 what the HonorableElijah Muhammad thought.
1640 01:07:51 I asked you what you thought.
1641 01:07:53 There you go with,
1642 01:07:55 "The Honorable Elijah Muhammadsays this,
1643 01:07:56 Honorable Elijah Muhammadsays that."
1644 01:07:59 And when the HonorableElijah Muhammad tells you
1645 01:08:01 to shut the fuck up,
1646 01:08:02 -you damn sure do that, too.-No.
1647 01:08:04 What is going onbetween the Nation and me, Sam,
1648 01:08:06 -is way more complicated.-But you still obey them.
1649 01:08:08 When they tell youto come out here
1650 01:08:09 and-and recruit Cassius
1651 01:08:11 to become a member of somethingyou don’t even seem to believe!
1652 01:08:13 What are you talking about?I’m not making-- I’m not--
1653 01:08:14 I’m not making Cassiusdo anything!
1654 01:08:15 Ca-- He came to me for insight.
1655 01:08:17 He-he had questions.(stammers)
1656 01:08:19 His passion for Islamcomes from a pure place, Sam.
1657 01:08:22 CASSIUS:"Passion" is...
1658 01:08:24 (exhales)
1659 01:08:25 ...kind of a strong word.
1660 01:08:39 Well, you couldn’t stop talkingabout how excited you were
1661 01:08:42 -to come out with your faithto the world, Cash. -True.
1662 01:08:44 True. I was.I am. It’s just that...
1663 01:08:47 -What is it? -If we’re beingcompletely honest and all,
1664 01:08:48 I guess being a Muslim
1665 01:08:50 sounded like a much better ideabefore tonight.
1666 01:08:59 How could you haveany second thoughts, Cash? I...
1667 01:09:03 You’re on top of the world.I-I don’t understand.
1668 01:09:05 He didn’t actually think he wasgonna win tonight, Malcolm.
1669 01:09:09 -Cash?-Course I knew.
1670 01:09:11 I’m the best...(exhales)
1671 01:09:13 I’m the greatestthere ever will be.
1672 01:09:14 -I’m-I’m just saying that...-Easy, Cassius.
1673 01:09:16 No, I’m good.
1674 01:09:19 I’m just a little nervousis all.
1675 01:09:21 That’s natural, ain’t it?
1676 01:09:27 Malcolm.
1677 01:09:33 SAM: It takes a hustlerto see a hustle.
1678 01:09:38 Say, let me ask you something,Mr. Know-It-All.
1679 01:09:44 How is it helpfulfor Black people
1680 01:09:48 to run their businessesdifferent than everyone else’s?
1681 01:09:52 Dumber than everyone else’s?
1682 01:09:54 No.
1683 01:09:56 No one’s accused you of makingbad business decisions, Sam.
1684 01:09:58 You might as well have.
1685 01:10:00 You think I don’t knowabout the British Invasion?
1686 01:10:03 I investedin the British Invasion.
1687 01:10:08 I have these protégés.
1688 01:10:10 Valentinos.
1689 01:10:11 Five Womack brothers.
1690 01:10:13 The youngest one, Bobby, wrotethis song, "It’s All Over Now."
1691 01:10:17 Great tune.
1692 01:10:18 The band records it.It’s fantastic.
1693 01:10:20 All over the R&B charts.
1694 01:10:22 It even went to number 94on Billboard’s Hot 100.
1695 01:10:27 Then I get a call from England.
1696 01:10:29 One of these British bandswants to record
1697 01:10:31 -a cover version.-The Beatles?
1698 01:10:33 Nah, Cash. They call themselvesthe Rolling Stones.
1699 01:10:35 Oh, like the Muddy Waters song.
1700 01:10:36 SAM:Exactly.
1701 01:10:38 So, Bobby’s like, you know,"No damn way, man.
1702 01:10:39 That’s our song, man."
1703 01:10:41 But... I get the final say,
1704 01:10:43 and I’m lookingat the big picture.
1705 01:10:44 And I give the Rolling Stonespermission to record it.
1706 01:10:47 -You did?-I did.
1707 01:10:49 Mm, mm, mm.
1708 01:10:51 And the Rolling Stones’ versionof the song
1709 01:10:53 goes all the way to number one.
1710 01:10:56 Not on the R&B charts.
1711 01:10:58 Pop charts.
1712 01:11:01 But, of course, you know,
1713 01:11:02 once this versionof the song gets big,
1714 01:11:04 Bobby’s versionjust disappears.
1715 01:11:06 Right? Falls offthe R&B charts. It’s just gone.
1716 01:11:08 So, of course, Bobby’s crushed.
1717 01:11:10 Yes, as well he should be, Sam.
1718 01:11:12 Let me finish.
1719 01:11:15 He’s crushedfor about six months.
1720 01:11:18 Because, six months later,
1721 01:11:21 that first royalty checkcomes in.
1722 01:11:24 (snaps fingers)
1723 01:11:25 And because Bobby’s the writer
1724 01:11:26 and my company ownsthe rights to the song,
1725 01:11:28 -that means every time...-(snapping fingers)
1726 01:11:31 some white girl buysa copy of that single,
1727 01:11:34 she putting moneyinto my pockets.
1728 01:11:36 Our pockets.
1729 01:11:38 (Malcolm chuckling softly)
1730 01:11:39 White boys out theretouring around,
1731 01:11:40 they ain’t even knowthey working for us.
1732 01:11:42 Next thing you know,Bobby’s like,
1733 01:11:43 "The Rolling Stoneswant to cover
1734 01:11:45 any more versions of my songs?"
1735 01:11:46 (chuckles)You know who gets paid more
1736 01:11:48 than the writer of a song
1737 01:11:49 that hits number 94on the Billboard Hot 100?
1738 01:11:52 -Hmm? -The writer of a songthat hits number one.
1739 01:11:55 I already knew that.
1740 01:11:56 Now Bobby knows it, too.
1741 01:11:58 Tell mehow it’s not empowerment.
1742 01:11:59 Everybody talks aboutthey want a piece of the pie.
1743 01:12:01 Well, I don’t.
1744 01:12:02 I want the goddamn recipe.
1745 01:12:07 I congratulate youon being so shrewd, brother.
1746 01:12:10 You just don’t gethow everything’s not
1747 01:12:12 so black and whitelike you make it out to be.
1748 01:12:14 In your mind, President Kennedygetting assassinated
1749 01:12:17 is just another oneof those white devils
1750 01:12:18 getting what they deserve.
1751 01:12:19 Well, I liked JFK, man.
1752 01:12:21 My mama cried when he died.
1753 01:12:23 Mine did, too.
1754 01:12:24 How do you thinkit made me feel
1755 01:12:26 to have her see my friendon TV,
1756 01:12:27 talking about "good riddance"?
1757 01:12:29 No. I-I didn’t,I didn’t say-- No.
1758 01:12:30 Sam, I didn’t say"good riddance."
1759 01:12:32 You said it was "chickenscoming home to roost"!
1760 01:12:34 Yes, I was tryingto make a point, brother!
1761 01:12:36 -You were paraphrasing.-SAM: Tell you something else.
1762 01:12:38 My whole family liveson the South Side of Chicago,
1763 01:12:40 not up in Harlem where you are.
1764 01:12:42 -The Black Muslims...-"The Nation of Islam" to you.
1765 01:12:45 The Nation of Islamis huge in Chicago.
1766 01:12:48 I know whereElijah Muhammad’s house is.
1767 01:12:51 It’s the biggest onefor miles around.
1768 01:12:52 Looks likethe mayor’s residence.
1769 01:12:54 Oh, yeah.I been there for dinner.
1770 01:12:55 Oh, you been there for dinner.
1771 01:12:56 So you see howhe lives like a pharaoh.
1772 01:12:59 Never says nothing aboutthe crooked Black alderman
1773 01:13:01 who’s running numbers,pushing drugs,
1774 01:13:03 doing all the thingsto hurt the community,
1775 01:13:06 meanwhile condemningthose white devils.
1776 01:13:08 Come off it, Malcolm.
1777 01:13:11 (lighter clicks open)
1778 01:13:19 (chuckles)
1779 01:13:21 Oh, I got somethingfor your ass.
1780 01:13:27 -SAM: ♪ Dum, da-dum, dum. ♪-(paper crinkling)
1781 01:13:29 This is the clue that’s gonnasolve the crime, Officer?
1782 01:13:32 Oh, you could say that.
1783 01:13:35 You know, I was thinking aboutthis song I heard on the radio
1784 01:13:38 the other day, Sam.
1785 01:13:40 It’s a songthat made me think of you.
1786 01:13:44 Turns out it’s pretty popular.
1787 01:13:50 ("Blowin’ in the Wind"by Bob Dylan playing)
1788 01:13:53 ♪ How many roadsmust a man walk down ♪
1789 01:13:58 ♪ Before you call him a man? ♪
1790 01:14:04 ♪ How many seasmust a white dove sail ♪
1791 01:14:09 ♪ Before she sleepsin the sand? ♪
1792 01:14:13 ♪ Yes, and how many timesmust the cannonballs fly ♪
1793 01:14:19 ♪ Before they’reforever banned? ♪
1794 01:14:25 ♪ The answer, my friend ♪
1795 01:14:27 ♪ Is blowin’ in the wind ♪
1796 01:14:29 -♪ The answer is ♪-MALCOLM: Mm.
1797 01:14:32 -♪ Blowin’ in the wind... ♪-Mm-mm-mm!
1798 01:14:34 Ooh!
1799 01:14:35 -(music stops)-I just love those lyrics.
1800 01:14:38 Especially in the beginning.
1801 01:14:42 "How many roadsmust a man walk down
1802 01:14:46 before you can call him a man?"
1803 01:14:49 It’s as though he’s asking,
1804 01:14:50 "How much do the oppressedhave to do
1805 01:14:52 before they can be recognizedas human beings?"
1806 01:14:56 That really gets you thinking,don’t it?
1807 01:14:58 I already know"Blowin’ in the Wind," Malcolm.
1808 01:15:00 I heard itwhen it first came out.
1809 01:15:02 It didn’t make you angry?
1810 01:15:03 Why would it?
1811 01:15:07 Isn’t this Bob Dylan fellaa white boy from Minnesota?
1812 01:15:11 So what?
1813 01:15:12 So?
1814 01:15:16 This is a white boyfrom Minnesota
1815 01:15:19 who has nothing to gainfrom writing a song
1816 01:15:22 that speaks moreto the struggles of our people,
1817 01:15:25 more to the movement,
1818 01:15:27 than anythingthat you have ever penned
1819 01:15:29 in your life, brother.
1820 01:15:31 I-I know I’m not the shrewdbusinessperson you are,
1821 01:15:34 my brother, but since you say
1822 01:15:36 being vocally in the struggleis bad for business,
1823 01:15:39 why has this old songgone higher on the pop charts
1824 01:15:42 than anything you got out?
1825 01:15:47 Why has this song gone higher
1826 01:15:50 (chuckles):on the pop charts
1827 01:15:53 than anything you got out?
1828 01:15:56 Hmm?
1829 01:16:10 -Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.-Sam.
1830 01:16:12 -JIM: Come on, Sam.-Sam.
1831 01:16:13 Come back here, man.
1832 01:16:14 -Sam!-Sam!
1833 01:16:15 JIM:Goddamn it.
1834 01:16:18 Good riddance.
1835 01:16:34 That wasn’t necessary.
1836 01:16:36 Yes, that absolutelywas necessary, Cash.
1837 01:16:38 -We’re supposedto be friends, man! -Yes!
1838 01:16:40 Well, I am his friend,and that is why
1839 01:16:42 I am trying to give hima wake-up call!
1840 01:16:47 There is no more roomfor anyone--
1841 01:16:51 not you, not me,not Jimmy, not Sam--
1842 01:16:54 no one to be standingon the fence anymore!
1843 01:16:58 Our people are literally dyingin the streets every day!
1844 01:17:03 Black people are dying!
1845 01:17:07 Every day!
1846 01:17:11 And a line has got to be drawnin the sand, Jimmy.
1847 01:17:14 A line that says, "Eitheryou stand on this side with us,
1848 01:17:18 or you stand over on that sideagainst us," Cash.
1849 01:17:20 And I-I believe,
1850 01:17:22 I believe in that brother’spotential, Jimmy,
1851 01:17:25 too much!
1852 01:17:26 Too much to let him stayover on the other side.
1853 01:17:31 CASSIUS: I better go get himbefore he drives off.
1854 01:17:36 (breathing sharply)
1855 01:17:38 (door opens, closes)
1856 01:17:50 (groans softly)
1857 01:17:53 (grunts)
1858 01:17:55 (breathing heavily)
1859 01:18:14 You know...
1860 01:18:16 I always find it kind of funnyhow you light-skinned cats
1861 01:18:19 end up being so damn militant.
1862 01:18:25 -How...-(chuckles)
1863 01:18:27 (chuckles)
1864 01:18:30 What do you mean?
1865 01:18:31 Well, you are yellowas the sun.
1866 01:18:35 When I thinkabout who the most outspoken,
1867 01:18:37 consequences-be-damned brothersout there are,
1868 01:18:40 it’s alwaysyou light-skinned boys.
1869 01:18:42 You know, you, W.E.B. Du Bois,
1870 01:18:44 Adam Clayton Powell...
1871 01:18:45 Well, I-I...
1872 01:18:47 I never pay any attentionto complexions, Jimmy,
1873 01:18:49 because we are all,we are all Black people.
1874 01:18:52 Don’t suddenly talk to melike I’m stupid.
1875 01:18:56 You know we are allfar from the same.
1876 01:18:59 When the white folksain’t around,
1877 01:19:01 you seethe-the light-skinned girls
1878 01:19:03 gather together in one corner,
1879 01:19:05 all the dark-skinned girlsgather in the other and...
1880 01:19:07 You know.
1881 01:19:08 Coming up,
1882 01:19:10 light-skinned catsget it harder
1883 01:19:11 from Black people sometimes
1884 01:19:12 than they dofrom the white people.
1885 01:19:16 Yeah. What are youtrying to say?
1886 01:19:21 I just wonderif all this pushing
1887 01:19:23 and "hard line" thisand "hard line" that
1888 01:19:26 is really about trying to provesomething to white people,
1889 01:19:29 or...
1890 01:19:31 or, Malcolm,is it about trying
1891 01:19:33 to prove somethingto Black people?
1892 01:19:34 (Malcolm chuckles)
1893 01:19:38 Oh, well, I...
1894 01:19:41 It’s, uh...
1895 01:19:44 It’s a very interesting wayof looking at things,
1896 01:19:47 I suppose.
1897 01:19:50 Yeah.
1898 01:19:52 Just something I noticedis all.
1899 01:19:54 Mm-hmm.
1900 01:19:55 I just don’t thinkyou should begrudge Sam
1901 01:19:58 for being about his business.
1902 01:19:59 He’s got to be.
1903 01:20:01 I mean, if the goal isfor us to be free,
1904 01:20:04 to really be free...
1905 01:20:06 And you know it is.
1906 01:20:07 ...then the keyis economic freedom.
1907 01:20:12 And no one’s moreeconomically free than Sam.
1908 01:20:15 Shit, technically,he’s the only one of us
1909 01:20:17 not waiting on a paycheckfrom a white man.
1910 01:20:20 Oh, I-I’m not waitingon no paycheck
1911 01:20:22 -from no white man, Jimmy.-You don’t have a job, Negro.
1912 01:20:27 -(clears throat)-Well, I...
1913 01:20:29 Shit. In the literal sense.
1914 01:20:31 -You-you-- Yeah.-I know what you--
1915 01:20:32 Yeah, I-I know, I know.
1916 01:20:34 I know what you meant.
1917 01:20:37 Hey, man.
1918 01:20:39 You know, the one thingwhite folks are masters at
1919 01:20:43 is tapping into our passionsto a point
1920 01:20:45 that we forgetabout the important stuff.
1921 01:20:50 I thought you lovedbeing the hero of the NFL.
1922 01:20:56 A hero, you say?
1923 01:20:58 Yeah?
1924 01:21:00 I ain’t no damn hero to them.
1925 01:21:03 No.
1926 01:21:05 You see, Malcolm,some white folks...
1927 01:21:08 some white folksjust cannot wait
1928 01:21:10 to pat themselves on the backfor not being cruel to us.
1929 01:21:15 Like we should besinging hosannas
1930 01:21:17 just because they foundthe kindness in their hearts
1931 01:21:20 to almost treat uslike real human beings.
1932 01:21:23 I mean, do... do you expecta dog to give you a medal
1933 01:21:27 for not kicking it that day?
1934 01:21:29 Hmm?
1935 01:21:31 I hatethose motherfuckers more
1936 01:21:33 than the redneckswho just put it all out there.
1937 01:21:36 And I’ll be damnedif I ever forget
1938 01:21:38 what they really think of me.
1939 01:21:39 Well, I have no doubtthat you won’t, Jimmy.
1940 01:21:42 And the thingthat I love about Sam...
1941 01:21:47 ...is thathe doesn’t forget, either.
1942 01:21:51 And he does not deserveyou implying otherwise.
1943 01:21:54 No, I’m not implying, J--I’m...
1944 01:21:56 Jimmy, I am implyingthat brothers like Sam
1945 01:21:59 and you a-and Cassius--
1946 01:22:01 you all areour greatest weapons.
1947 01:22:03 We are not anyone’s weapons,Malcolm.
1948 01:22:11 You need to be, Jimmy.
1949 01:22:13 You need to befor-for us to win.
1950 01:22:20 ♪ ♪
1951 01:22:25 (sniffles)
1952 01:22:27 (grunts softly)
1953 01:22:38 (Malcolm exhales softly)
1954 01:22:44 (sniffles)
1955 01:22:45 Hey, man. Hey, hey.
1956 01:22:48 Malcolm.
1957 01:22:51 Brother.
1958 01:22:53 (exhales)
1959 01:22:54 -Talk to me.-(smacks lips)
1960 01:22:56 Tell me now,
1961 01:22:58 what is going on?
1962 01:23:00 (Malcolm inhales, exhales)
1963 01:23:04 (inhales, exhales)
1964 01:23:11 Ooh...
1965 01:23:14 -Ain’t no slug bug.-(chuckles)
1966 01:23:15 -I know that motherbe trucking. -Man.
1967 01:23:18 -(chuckles): Oh.-(laughs)
1968 01:23:20 Oh, man, they got bread.Hold on.
1969 01:23:23 Y’all got any spare change?
1970 01:23:25 Uh, sure, kid.Hang on.
1971 01:23:27 -How’s it going?-How’s it going, youngblood?
1972 01:23:29 -Oh.-Y’all split that.
1973 01:23:31 Thank you.
1974 01:23:33 Hey, congratulations, champ.
1975 01:23:35 -Hit me up with it.-You got it, brother.
1976 01:23:37 "Champ."
1977 01:23:38 I could get used to that.
1978 01:23:40 Watch out.
1979 01:23:41 Malcolm will have ’em callingyou "Champ X" like a damn fool.
1980 01:23:47 (sighs)
1981 01:23:48 Malcolm’s had it roughthese past few months.
1982 01:23:51 Oh, Malcolm’s had it rough?
1983 01:23:52 He’s getting worn down.
1984 01:23:54 ♪ Jesus ♪
1985 01:23:56 ♪ Wash ♪
1986 01:23:58 ♪ My troubles ♪
1987 01:24:02 ♪ Oh. ♪
1988 01:24:07 So, Muslim, huh?
1989 01:24:09 It won’t change my friendshipwith you and Jim.
1990 01:24:11 -You don’t know that.-The hell I don’t.
1991 01:24:14 We have to be therefor each other.
1992 01:24:16 Why?
1993 01:24:17 Because can’t nobody elseunderstand
1994 01:24:20 what it’s like beingone of us except us.
1995 01:24:22 "One of us"?
1996 01:24:23 You know.
1997 01:24:25 Young, Black,
1998 01:24:27 righteous,
1999 01:24:28 famous, unapologetic.
2000 01:24:33 There’s gonna be a targeton your back.
2001 01:24:36 It was gonna be there anyway.
2002 01:24:39 This ain’t about civil rights.
2003 01:24:41 Those activists ain’t do squatabout them four little girls
2004 01:24:44 that got bombed in Alabama.
2005 01:24:46 That’s why they’re preachingto a deaf congregation,
2006 01:24:48 ’cause they ain’t giving Blackpeople what they really want.
2007 01:24:53 And what’s that?
2008 01:24:56 What you havebut take for granted.
2009 01:25:02 Power.
2010 01:25:07 Black power.
2011 01:25:11 I like the sound of that.
2012 01:25:13 So do I.
2013 01:25:16 My man.
2014 01:25:18 So do they.
2015 01:25:22 Power just means a world wherewe’re safe to be ourselves.
2016 01:25:26 Mm.
2017 01:25:27 To look like we want.
2018 01:25:30 To think like we want.
2019 01:25:33 Without having to answerto anybody for it.
2020 01:25:37 And after all we put in, don’tBlack folks deserve that much?
2021 01:25:41 Mm-hmm.
2022 01:25:44 We can do whateverwe want now, brother.
2023 01:25:49 So, tell me.
2024 01:25:50 Hmm?
2025 01:25:52 What do you want to do?
2026 01:25:58 I want a damn party.
2027 01:26:01 (laughing)
2028 01:26:03 I mean, don’t you?
2029 01:26:06 Yeah.
2030 01:26:07 So let’s go.
2031 01:26:10 Ooh.
2032 01:26:11 (engine starts)
2033 01:26:13 (engine rumbling loudly)
2034 01:26:14 CASSIUS:Miami, are you ready?!
2035 01:26:17 The champ!
2036 01:26:19 Look now! You’ll never seesomething so pretty!
2037 01:26:22 ♪ ♪
2038 01:26:30 (door opens)
2039 01:26:32 Hey, hey, the gang’s all here.
2040 01:26:35 -(door closes)-Good. You caught him.
2041 01:26:37 SAM:I wasn’t running nowhere.
2042 01:26:39 I am ready to take careof, uh, hosting duties, though.
2043 01:26:42 -Really? -Malcolm, you’ve hadthe floor long enough.
2044 01:26:44 It’s time to take this partyto the Fontainebleau. (whoops)
2045 01:26:47 ♪ We’re having a party. ♪
2046 01:26:50 (Cassius hums)
2047 01:26:52 You’ve obviously forgotten
2048 01:26:53 Brother Cassiusno longer drinks.
2049 01:26:55 And you obviously haven’tsmelled his breath
2050 01:26:56 in the last hour.
2051 01:27:00 Hey, let it go, man.
2052 01:27:02 -Let it go.-(clears throat)
2053 01:27:05 Malcolm.
2054 01:27:06 SAM:Okay.
2055 01:27:09 All right.
2056 01:27:11 Sam, what is this, uh,this problem between us, Sam?
2057 01:27:14 I don’t got no problemwith you.
2058 01:27:16 I got a problem with this guy.
2059 01:27:19 You used to be, you used to besuch a fun cat.
2060 01:27:23 Now you acting in privatethe way you are on camera.
2061 01:27:25 Sam, I-I...
2062 01:27:28 was always this person.
2063 01:27:29 Maybe, but you were alsoalways so much...
2064 01:27:36 ...more.
2065 01:27:41 Fellas, y’all ready?
2066 01:27:50 You remember, uh,the first time we met, Sam?
2067 01:27:53 I’m tired of answeringyour questions, man.
2068 01:27:55 Is that a no?
2069 01:27:57 (sighs)
2070 01:27:58 Of course I do.
2071 01:28:00 It was, uh... Harlem.
2072 01:28:03 You didn’t even know who I was.
2073 01:28:05 Uh-huh.
2074 01:28:06 I said that at the time,but I knew who you were.
2075 01:28:09 A lot of the brothershad been requesting shifts
2076 01:28:12 -outside the Apollo that week.-Is that a fact?
2077 01:28:14 That’s a fact.
2078 01:28:15 And I understood
2079 01:28:16 because I caughtone of your shows in Chicago.
2080 01:28:20 You’ve been to one of my shows?
2081 01:28:22 No. I’ve, uh, been to...
2082 01:28:28 ...five of them.
2083 01:28:31 Including the one in Boston.
2084 01:28:33 (chuckles):Shit. Boston?
2085 01:28:36 Really?
2086 01:28:37 Mm-hmm. Really.
2087 01:28:39 (laughing)
2088 01:28:41 Well, hell, what happenedin Boston?
2089 01:28:43 You mind if I recountthe story, Sam?
2090 01:28:45 No, no. Go ahead.
2091 01:28:46 -MALCOLM: Yeah?-Yeah.
2092 01:28:48 -(cheering and applause)-Well, uh,
2093 01:28:50 this show, um, Sam, he wasplaying with Jackie Wilson...
2094 01:28:52 ♪ You’ve been gone away ♪
2095 01:28:55 ♪ You know my heart... ♪
2096 01:28:56 I was there to see Sam,of course,
2097 01:28:57 but Jackie was the opener.
2098 01:28:59 He was doinghis usual routine,
2099 01:29:01 shuckin’ and jivin’like those types do.
2100 01:29:04 ♪ Lonely teardrops ♪
2101 01:29:06 Not really my cup of tea,you know.
2102 01:29:07 ♪ My pillows never dry of ♪
2103 01:29:11 ♪ Lonely teardrops... ♪
2104 01:29:14 But thankfully,it came to an end,
2105 01:29:15 and, you know, Sam wasgetting ready to come onstage.
2106 01:29:19 -(holding high note)-(cheering)
2107 01:29:21 Yeah, I knew he was
2108 01:29:22 about to class this joint up.
2109 01:29:26 Yeah! Hey!
2110 01:29:29 (cheeringand applause continue)
2111 01:29:34 I warmed them up for you,brother.
2112 01:29:37 Don’t fuck up now.
2113 01:29:39 -(scoffs)-(pats chest)
2114 01:29:40 Ladies and gentlemen,let’s give it up for Sam Cooke!
2115 01:29:45 MALCOLM: Sam comes, uh,strolling out onto the stage.
2116 01:29:49 Cash, the crowd--
2117 01:29:50 Boom. Wow.
2118 01:29:51 Ah! Boston!
2119 01:29:54 (cheering)
2120 01:29:55 Thank you.
2121 01:29:57 WOMAN:Sam, I love you!
2122 01:29:59 MALCOLM: Sam steps upto the microphone,
2123 01:30:00 wraps his hand around it--you know how Sam does,
2124 01:30:02 like, uh, he caresses it,like, uh,
2125 01:30:04 one might caressa delicate piece of crystal.
2126 01:30:07 -(chuckles)-Or a pretty little fox.
2127 01:30:09 An NFL championship trophy.
2128 01:30:11 -You want me to finish thisstory, Jimmy? -Oh, go ahead.
2129 01:30:13 Yeah. Like I was saying,he-he... he caresses the mic,
2130 01:30:16 pulls it close to his lips,opens his mouth...
2131 01:30:19 -♪ Darling, you... ♪-(feedback squealing)
2132 01:30:21 Sound went out.
2133 01:30:23 -What?-Mm-hmm.
2134 01:30:24 (audience murmuring)
2135 01:30:26 -That wasn’t the sound system,was it? -(audience booing)
2136 01:30:34 The microphone is off!
2137 01:30:39 MALCOLM: I know. H-How’s thatfor some bad luck?
2138 01:30:41 Bad luck, my ass.
2139 01:30:43 Jackie was alwaysthe king of sabotage.
2140 01:30:44 MALCOLM: Regardless,Sam was now stuck onstage
2141 01:30:48 with no soundand a worked-up Boston crowd.
2142 01:30:52 Well, thingsescalated quickly.
2143 01:30:53 My band was out of therelike some runaway slaves.
2144 01:30:56 Where the fuck y’all going?
2145 01:30:57 We’re musicians,not bodyguards, baby.
2146 01:30:59 Good luck.
2147 01:31:01 But Sam, he just, he juststood there on that stage.
2148 01:31:03 (booing continues)
2149 01:31:06 I remember thinking to myself,
2150 01:31:08 "This young brother is fittin’to get himself killed."
2151 01:31:11 CASSIUS:W-Well, then what happened?
2152 01:31:13 Something, uh...
2153 01:31:16 Something amazing happened.
2154 01:31:18 (booing continues)
2155 01:31:22 Y’all know "Chain Gang"?All right,
2156 01:31:24 I’m-a, I’m-a do ita cappella, all right?
2157 01:31:25 (speaking indistinctly)
2158 01:31:28 -MAN: I’ll kick your ass!-(angry chatter)
2159 01:31:30 All right, let’s go.
2160 01:31:32 -All right.-Let’s go.
2161 01:31:35 (grunting rhythmically)
2162 01:31:42 (booing quiets)
2163 01:31:44 Come on. (grunts)
2164 01:31:49 (Malcolm grunting rhythmically)
2165 01:31:53 -(booing stops)-(audience stomping, grunting)
2166 01:31:56 -♪ All together, yeah ♪-(grunting, stomping)
2167 01:32:01 ♪ Everybody ♪
2168 01:32:06 (Cassius grunts)
2169 01:32:07 (rhythmic gruntingand stomping continue)
2170 01:32:09 Let me hear you.
2171 01:32:12 ♪ You got it, you got it ♪
2172 01:32:17 ♪ Sounds so good, yeah ♪
2173 01:32:20 ♪ Ah, yeah ♪
2174 01:32:22 ♪ That’s the sound of the men ♪
2175 01:32:24 ♪ Working on the chain ♪
2176 01:32:27 ♪ The gang ♪
2177 01:32:30 ♪ That’s the sound of the men ♪
2178 01:32:32 ♪ Working on the chain gang ♪
2179 01:32:35 ♪ All day longthey’re singing... ♪
2180 01:32:37 MALCOLM:Yeah, and I saw him up there,
2181 01:32:39 covered in sweat and...and singing to ’em.
2182 01:32:41 But, you know,in the back where I was,
2183 01:32:43 you couldn’t hear anythingexcept that chant.
2184 01:32:45 (grunting and stompingdrown out singing)
2185 01:32:47 You know, and...you know what?
2186 01:32:50 That was, uh...that was good enough.
2187 01:32:55 Yes, that was...
2188 01:32:59 ...that wasone hell of a show, Sam.
2189 01:33:01 (stomping and gruntingcontinue)
2190 01:33:05 CASSIUS:That sounds like something.
2191 01:33:09 It really was, Cash.
2192 01:33:11 It really was.
2193 01:33:15 Brother, you couldmove mountains
2194 01:33:19 without lifting a finger.
2195 01:33:24 Listen, if-if I give youa hard time, it’s...
2196 01:33:26 you know, it’s only becauseI-I think so highly of you.
2197 01:33:30 You know, you brothers,you-you all are-are
2198 01:33:32 our bright and shining future.
2199 01:33:34 I... I never, I neverlose sight of that.
2200 01:33:37 Well, you’re part ofthat future, too, Malcolm.
2201 01:33:40 (Cassius chuckles)
2202 01:33:44 I’m flattered, really. I’m...
2203 01:33:45 Taking the worldon your shoulders is
2204 01:33:48 bad for your health.
2205 01:33:50 Yeah, well,
2206 01:33:51 he won’t have to carry itby himself much longer.
2207 01:33:54 ’Cause we gonna bein the Nation together.
2208 01:34:00 Malcolm...
2209 01:34:02 I know.
2210 01:34:05 I know.
2211 01:34:09 What is it?
2212 01:34:14 Malcolm?
2213 01:34:20 Well, like I said, my, um...
2214 01:34:22 my relationshipwith, uh, the Nation has...
2215 01:34:26 has gotten complicated.
2216 01:34:30 I-I don’t know how much longerI’ll be in it.
2217 01:34:34 Wait a second. You’re leavingthe Nation of Islam?
2218 01:34:40 I thought once you went in,you were in it for life.
2219 01:34:43 (chuckles):I guess I’ll be, uh...
2220 01:34:45 I’ll be putting that theoryto the test, Sam.
2221 01:34:48 CASSIUS:Why would you want to leave?
2222 01:34:53 All the things you told me.
2223 01:34:56 The things you showed methat the Nation does.
2224 01:34:59 Oh, Cash, there’s...
2225 01:35:01 there’s lots of good andrighteous brothers and sisters
2226 01:35:03 in the Nation,but it’s the leadership
2227 01:35:06 that has-has shownthat it’s not up to the task.
2228 01:35:08 Wait.
2229 01:35:10 So you’re gonna help mecross over to being a Muslim
2230 01:35:15 and then quit being Muslim?
2231 01:35:17 No. No, no, no. No, Cassius.
2232 01:35:19 I will always,always be Muslim.
2233 01:35:22 I-In, you know, in fact, I-I...
2234 01:35:25 I guess you could say, uh, I’mbecoming more Muslim than ever.
2235 01:35:33 I’m not understanding.
2236 01:35:36 Well, uh...
2237 01:35:37 I’m not leaving just to beout alone in the world.
2238 01:35:40 I’m...
2239 01:35:42 I’m leaving to...
2240 01:35:47 I’m leaving to starta new organization,
2241 01:35:49 one-one that adheresmore closely to the, uh, honest
2242 01:35:53 and, uh, righteous tenetsof Islam.
2243 01:35:58 Who’s gonna bein this new organization?
2244 01:36:02 I think lots of peoplewill follow me over, Cash.
2245 01:36:06 Especially, uh...
2246 01:36:10 ...i-if you-you come with me.
2247 01:36:28 Say something.
2248 01:36:29 -You motherfucker!-Wait, wait, wait, wait.
2249 01:36:31 Hey, hey, Cash, Cash, Cash.Hey!
2250 01:36:33 You’ve been using me!
2251 01:36:35 No, no, brother,I’m trying to save you.
2252 01:36:37 -Wait. -You’re the only onethat needs saving!
2253 01:36:39 -No.-MALCOLM: Cash.
2254 01:36:41 -(sighs)-Cash.
2255 01:36:44 If you don’t believein your heart
2256 01:36:45 I’ve beenan honest friend to you,
2257 01:36:48 then-then you shouldn’tjoin me, brother.
2258 01:36:50 If there’s any-any part of youthat-that believes
2259 01:36:52 that our time togetherhas been motivated in any way
2260 01:36:55 by selfishnessor-or opportunism on my part...
2261 01:37:00 brother, I...
2262 01:37:02 brother, I encourage you,
2263 01:37:05 walk away from me.
2264 01:37:08 Walk away from me witha clear mind and conscience,
2265 01:37:10 knowing that that isthe right thing,
2266 01:37:12 that’s-that’s the only thingyou can do.
2267 01:37:22 MAN: Cassius Marcellus Clay,you in there, champ?
2268 01:37:25 (knock on door)
2269 01:37:26 MAN 2:Tell us about what happened...
2270 01:37:27 JAMAAL: We got a bunchof reporters out here.
2271 01:37:30 (reporters chattering)
2272 01:37:33 There they are.
2273 01:37:36 Some... someone must have sawme and Sam downstairs.
2274 01:37:41 Uh, well, you can’t blame themfor wanting a word
2275 01:37:45 from the new world champion.
2276 01:37:48 (Cassius clears throat, sighs)
2277 01:37:50 Yeah. (sniffs)
2278 01:37:53 I guess I got to gotalk to them,
2279 01:37:55 help them sell a few papers.
2280 01:37:57 MALCOLM:Absolutely.
2281 01:38:12 (sighs)
2282 01:38:15 You coming?
2283 01:38:26 Um...
2284 01:38:27 Well, I...
2285 01:38:29 I don’t have any commentsto make right now, Cash. I...
2286 01:38:32 (chuckles) And besides, they’rehere to see you, brother.
2287 01:38:35 Not here to see me.
2288 01:38:38 I want you standing with me.
2289 01:38:53 Very well.
2290 01:38:55 Uh...
2291 01:38:57 You brothers will excuse us.
2292 01:39:05 (reporters clamoring)
2293 01:39:07 CASSIUS: I told you suckersI was the greatest!
2294 01:39:09 All of you must bow!
2295 01:39:11 Oh, I think you guys...
2296 01:39:12 This is one strangefucking night.
2297 01:39:18 Yeah.
2298 01:39:21 Hey, you know I know what’sgoing on out there, right?
2299 01:39:23 Uh, yeah.
2300 01:39:25 You know, Cassius, he out theretalking to the press.
2301 01:39:27 No, I mean out...
2302 01:39:29 out-out there.
2303 01:39:32 I mean...
2304 01:39:34 just ’cause I haven’t releasedany records about the movement
2305 01:39:37 don’t mean I haven’t writtenany songs about the movement.
2306 01:39:40 Come on, man.Look, you know Malcolm.
2307 01:39:42 He’s all fire and brimstoneabout everything, man.
2308 01:39:45 But when I heard theBob Dylan song, I was mad, man.
2309 01:39:47 Why?
2310 01:39:50 ’Cause it’s fucking good.
2311 01:39:52 Well, good.(chuckles)
2312 01:39:54 Good.
2313 01:39:55 You should feelcompetitive, man.
2314 01:39:57 It’s not just ’causeit was good. It’s...
2315 01:40:00 I felt like...
2316 01:40:03 ...felt like I should’vewritten that song.
2317 01:40:07 I mean, I’m-I’m calling myself"Mr. Soul," and I...
2318 01:40:10 I haven’t written anythinglike that.
2319 01:40:16 Why don’t you start?
2320 01:40:18 I started working on something.
2321 01:40:20 Um...
2322 01:40:22 started working on somethingthe first day I heard the song.
2323 01:40:26 Really?
2324 01:40:28 Yeah, but it’s-it’s...it’s different.
2325 01:40:31 And I haven’t even played itfor a crowd yet.
2326 01:40:37 How does it go?
2327 01:40:41 All these so-called expertswere all wrong.
2328 01:40:44 Next time, don’t-don’t askno bookies who’s gonna win.
2329 01:40:47 You come to me.I’ll tell you who’s gonna win.
2330 01:40:49 Cassius, uh,is it fair to assume
2331 01:40:51 that, since Malcolm Xis standing here with you,
2332 01:40:53 that you’re seriouslyconsidering becoming a Muslim?
2333 01:40:55 I’m not considering anything.I am a Muslim.
2334 01:40:58 And from this day forward,I no longer want to be called
2335 01:41:01 -by the name Cassius Clay.-REPORTERS: Mm.
2336 01:41:03 That is a slave name.
2337 01:41:04 What are we supposedto call you, then?
2338 01:41:06 You will refer to meas Cassius X.
2339 01:41:08 -(laughter)-REPORTER: Malcolm,
2340 01:41:09 have you been giving Clayadvice
2341 01:41:11 -on his religious beliefs?-Look at that.
2342 01:41:12 MALCOLM:Well, he’s my brother and...
2343 01:41:14 New heavyweight championof the world.
2344 01:41:16 MALCOLM:...my friend.
2345 01:41:18 I express what I knowand understand, but...
2346 01:41:21 Cassius,he has a mind of his own,
2347 01:41:23 -an understanding of his own.-Mm-hmm.
2348 01:41:25 REPORTER 2:Uh, Cassius, are you gonna
2349 01:41:26 -give Sonny Liston a rematch?-Cassius.
2350 01:41:28 -Cassius. -Cassius.-Oh, no, man. Come on.
2351 01:41:30 -Sonny Liston a rematch?-(chuckles)
2352 01:41:32 He’s still in the hospitalfrom after tonight.
2353 01:41:34 -(laughter, applause)-Say, man,
2354 01:41:36 now that this is out the way,
2355 01:41:37 don’t you thinkit’s about time to party?
2356 01:41:40 -I’d say so.-Yeah, definitely.
2357 01:41:42 (cheering)
2358 01:41:43 CASSIUS:Man, I’m so fast!
2359 01:41:44 I’m so fast, after the fight,
2360 01:41:46 -Miami Vice tried to give mea speeding ticket! -(cheering)
2361 01:41:48 If you take Sonny Liston,Joe Louis
2362 01:41:52 -and Rocky Marciano...-(clapping, encouraging chatter)
2363 01:41:54 I’ll whup ’em allthe same night!
2364 01:41:56 (cheering)
2365 01:41:58 That’s what I’ll do next time!
2366 01:42:00 You know I’m the greatest.
2367 01:42:02 -OTHERS: Yeah!-Who’s the greatest?
2368 01:42:04 -OTHERS: You are!-That’s right.
2369 01:42:05 Malcolm, come on.Put that thing down.
2370 01:42:07 Come over here.Someone get a picture of us.
2371 01:42:09 -(assenting, applause)-Come on.
2372 01:42:10 I want a picture with Malcolm.Come on.
2373 01:42:12 Let’s see, man.
2374 01:42:14 You know it’s right.That’s what I’m talking about.
2375 01:42:16 Give me some, brothers.
2376 01:42:17 That’s it. My brother.
2377 01:42:19 My main man.
2378 01:42:21 And you, too.
2379 01:42:22 I told ’em! I told ’em.
2380 01:42:24 I proved it. I was in Rome.
2381 01:42:26 They said they hada man who could beat me.
2382 01:42:27 -MAN: Yeah!-Malcolm, come on.
2383 01:42:29 Get over here.
2384 01:42:30 -I whupped him, too.-(cheering, applause)
2385 01:42:32 ♪ All night long ♪
2386 01:42:34 ♪ Somebody saidit might take... ♪
2387 01:42:36 Yes, sir.
2388 01:42:37 You know, we cameall the way down here
2389 01:42:39 -to the Hampton House, and...-♪ All night long ♪
2390 01:42:42 ♪ So, come onand let the good time roll ♪
2391 01:42:47 ♪ We gon’ stay heretill we soothe our souls ♪
2392 01:42:50 ♪ If it take all night long. ♪
2393 01:42:54 -(applause)-(laughs)
2394 01:42:57 There it is. Huh?
2395 01:42:58 Wow.
2396 01:43:00 -Come on over here.-Why, thank you.
2397 01:43:01 All right.
2398 01:43:03 -How you doing, Johnny?-Fantastic.
2399 01:43:05 -Thank you so muchfor having me. -I’m great.
2400 01:43:06 Sam, have a seat.
2401 01:43:08 Fantastic.
2402 01:43:10 -(grunts) -Well, he sings well,doesn’t he, Ed?
2403 01:43:12 -Incredibly well, Johnny.-Thank you.
2404 01:43:14 Sam, tell us.
2405 01:43:16 How do you come upwith so many great songs?
2406 01:43:19 Uh, well, I just really tryand observe
2407 01:43:21 what’s going on around me.
2408 01:43:23 What do you mean?
2409 01:43:24 Well, if you try and seewhat’s going on
2410 01:43:28 and figure outhow people are thinking
2411 01:43:30 and really just determinethe-the times of your day,
2412 01:43:34 well, I thinkyou can always write
2413 01:43:35 something peoplewill understand.
2414 01:43:37 Would you mind singingone more song for us?
2415 01:43:39 Would you like that, folks?
2416 01:43:41 (applause)
2417 01:43:42 (chuckling)
2418 01:43:44 What do you say, Sam?
2419 01:43:46 Got anythingthe people will understand?
2420 01:43:47 I-I do have somethingthat I’ve been working on,
2421 01:43:52 something new I haven’treally shared with anyone yet.
2422 01:43:55 Anyone exceptfor some friends of mine.
2423 01:43:56 Well, that sounds great.We’d love to hear it.
2424 01:43:59 -All right, let’s do it.-All right.
2425 01:44:02 -Let’s do it.-(applause)
2426 01:44:05 Ladies and gentlemen,once again, Mr. Sam Cooke.
2427 01:44:17 ♪ I was born ♪
2428 01:44:22 ♪ By the river ♪
2429 01:44:28 ♪ In a little tent ♪
2430 01:44:30 ♪ Oh, and just like the river ♪
2431 01:44:33 ♪ I’ve been running ♪
2432 01:44:37 ♪ Ever since ♪
2433 01:44:39 ♪ It’s been a long ♪
2434 01:44:43 ♪ A long time coming ♪
2435 01:44:45 ♪ But I know ♪
2436 01:44:49 ♪ Change gon’ come ♪
2437 01:44:52 ♪ Oh, yes, it will ♪
2438 01:44:55 The world champion
2439 01:44:57 will no longer be knownas Cassius Clay.
2440 01:45:02 He will be knownas Muhammad Ali.
2441 01:45:05 (cheering, applause)
2442 01:45:08 ♪ It’s been too hard living ♪
2443 01:45:13 ♪ But I’m afraid to die ♪
2444 01:45:19 ♪ I don’t knowwhat’s up there ♪
2445 01:45:22 ♪ Beyond the sky ♪
2446 01:45:25 ♪ It’s been a long ♪
2447 01:45:29 ♪ Long time coming,but I know ♪
2448 01:45:34 (engine revs)
2449 01:45:35 ♪ Change gon’ come ♪
2450 01:45:37 ♪ Oh, yes, it will ♪
2451 01:45:39 Betty, move, move, move, move.
2452 01:45:40 -Come on.-Girls, go.
2453 01:45:42 -♪ I go ♪-Go, go, go, go.
2454 01:45:44 -♪ To the movie ♪-No, Mommy!
2455 01:45:46 -♪ And I go downtown ♪-(frantic chatter)
2456 01:45:49 Mommy...(indistinct chattering)
2457 01:45:52 ♪ Somebody keeps telling me ♪
2458 01:45:54 ♪ Don’t hang around ♪
2459 01:45:58 ♪ It’s been a long ♪
2460 01:46:02 ♪ A long time coming ♪
2461 01:46:04 ♪ But I know ♪
2462 01:46:08 ♪ Change gon’ come ♪
2463 01:46:11 ♪ Oh, yes, it will ♪
2464 01:46:12 JIM:Because my filming schedule
2465 01:46:15 conflicts with theCleveland Browns training camp
2466 01:46:18 and since the Brownshave said that I have no option
2467 01:46:21 to return to camp latewithout incurring hefty fines,
2468 01:46:25 effective immediately,I am retiring from the NFL
2469 01:46:28 to pursuemy movie career full-time.
2470 01:46:31 Now, if y’all excuse me,I got to get back to work.
2471 01:46:34 ♪ Then I go ♪
2472 01:46:37 ♪ To my brother ♪
2473 01:46:41 ♪ I say, "Brother ♪
2474 01:46:44 ♪ Help me, please" ♪
2475 01:46:50 ♪ But he winds up ♪
2476 01:46:55 ♪ Knocking me ♪
2477 01:46:58 ♪ Back down on my knees ♪
2478 01:47:03 ♪ Whoa ♪
2479 01:47:05 ♪ There been timethat I thought ♪
2480 01:47:09 ♪ I wouldn’t last for long ♪
2481 01:47:16 ♪ Now I think I’m able to ♪
2482 01:47:19 ♪ Carry on ♪
2483 01:47:22 ♪ It’s been a long ♪
2484 01:47:26 ♪ A long time coming ♪
2485 01:47:28 ♪ But I know ♪
2486 01:47:32 ♪ Change gon’ come ♪
2487 01:47:34 ♪ Oh, yes, it will. ♪
2488 01:48:05 ("Speak Now"by Leslie Odom Jr. playing)
2489 01:48:17 ♪ Listen, listen ♪
2490 01:48:20 ♪ While the storm in your heartis raging ♪
2491 01:48:24 ♪ Listen, listen, listen ♪
2492 01:48:30 ♪ Listen, listen ♪
2493 01:48:32 ♪ To the echoesof martyrs praying ♪
2494 01:48:36 ♪ Listen, listen, listen ♪
2495 01:48:42 ♪ Listen ♪
2496 01:48:46 ♪ Brothers and sisters ♪
2497 01:48:48 ♪ Listen, listen, listen ♪
2498 01:48:52 ♪ I swear we’ll never finda way to where we’re going ♪
2499 01:48:59 ♪ All alone ♪
2500 01:49:00 ♪ Don’t take your eyes ♪
2501 01:49:03 ♪ Off the road ♪
2502 01:49:07 ♪ Can you hearthe bells ring out? ♪
2503 01:49:12 ♪ Speak now, speak now ♪
2504 01:49:20 ♪ Can you hearthe angels sing loud? ♪
2505 01:49:24 ♪ Speak now, speak now ♪
2506 01:49:34 ♪ Listen, listen ♪
2507 01:49:37 ♪ To the message of hopein the whispers of ghosts ♪
2508 01:49:41 ♪ Listen, listen ♪
2509 01:49:46 ♪ Listen ♪
2510 01:49:49 ♪ For the children who’ll growand the seeds that we sow ♪
2511 01:49:53 ♪ They listen, they listen ♪
2512 01:49:58 ♪ Oh, listen ♪
2513 01:50:03 ♪ Brothers and sisters ♪
2514 01:50:05 ♪ Listen, listen ♪
2515 01:50:10 ♪ I swear we’ll never finda way to where we’re going ♪
2516 01:50:15 ♪ All alone ♪
2517 01:50:17 ♪ Don’t take your eyes ♪
2518 01:50:20 ♪ Off the road ♪
2519 01:50:24 ♪ Can you hearthe bells ring out? ♪
2520 01:50:29 ♪ Speak now, speak now ♪
2521 01:50:37 ♪ Can you hearthe angels cry out? ♪
2522 01:50:41 ♪ Speak now, speak now ♪
2523 01:50:47 ♪ Don’t you hold your tongue ♪
2524 01:50:50 -♪ Speak now ♪-♪ Speak now ♪
2525 01:50:53 -♪ Speak now, speak now ♪-♪ Speak now ♪
2526 01:50:57 ♪ Speak now ♪
2527 01:50:58 ♪ Oh... ♪
2528 01:51:02 -♪ Can you hear the angels? ♪-♪ Speak now ♪
2529 01:51:05 -♪ Speak now ♪-♪ Speak now ♪
2530 01:51:09 ♪ Speak now. ♪
2531 01:51:15 ♪ ♪
2532 01:51:47 ♪ ♪
2533 01:52:17 ♪ ♪
2534 01:52:27 ♪ ♪
2535 01:52:59 ♪ ♪
2536 01:53:24 ♪ ♪
2537 01:53:28 ♪ Whew!It’s hot as shit out here ♪
2538 01:53:33 ♪ Where’s my drink? ♪
2539 01:53:34 ♪ Mm ♪
2540 01:53:36 ♪ With the dirt-brown ground,leaving from L.A. ♪
2541 01:53:39 ♪ Heading down to the Southwhere the gators like to play ♪
2542 01:53:43 ♪ Engine roaring nicefrom that old red clay ♪
2543 01:53:46 ♪ On my soapbox spittin’,listen what I gotta say ♪
2544 01:53:50 ♪ Howl for me, daddy ♪
2545 01:53:52 ♪ Sure sound sweet ♪
2546 01:53:56 ♪ Say something, baby ♪
2547 01:53:59 ♪ Say something deep ♪
2548 01:54:01 ♪ Deep, huh. ♪
2549 01:54:03 ♪ ♪