Good to see you James. You should visit more often. I hear you have become quite the...
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Franklin McVeigh:
Good to see you James. You should visit more often. I hear you have become quite the "golfer".
James:
Yes, but unfortunately I just "lost my golfing partner".
Franklin McVeigh:
You my friend must learn the fine art of subtlety. So what do I owe this pleasure of this visit?
James:
[opens a suitcase with money in it]
Five million dollars.
Franklin McVeigh:
What's this for?
James:
I want to fight. With your "Pretty-Boy".
Franklin McVeigh:
Ahh... so we are looking to sit at the grown-ups table are we?
James:
I have a fighter. This guy is the real deal.
Franklin McVeigh:
You are not talking about "Hammerman" are you? He is not even in Price's league!
James:
No it's a new guy. The best I have ever seen. And I have seen Price.
Franklin McVeigh:
It's not as simple as that James. The Consortium is owned by a private organization. All newcomers have to be agreed upon by committee.
James:
Come on, Frank. After all I have done for you, you could not do me this one little favor?
Franklin McVeigh:
You're asking me to "vouch" for you. The funny thing about vouching for someone James is that when that someone shows himself to be less than what was promised,every decision you take from that point on, is 2nd guessed, and that, in my line of work, is suicide. And besides what does a cool, mellow fellow like yourself want to 'hang out' with a bunch of stuffy old white guys?
James:
Same reason you want to hang out with those stuffy old white guys: Power!... connections. But let's keep it 'real', I'm just a cool, mellow fellow, just shufflin' and jivin', Crip walkin', basketball playing, singin', dancin', taking out your "garbage". That's what I am to you...
Franklin McVeigh:
You're... right. You... are... African... American. And myself and my friends, for the most part, don't care... for the company... of... African... Americans. Quite frankly... we are entertained by you. We are thrilled by your high-flying acrobatics on the basketball court. That wonderful sense of rhythm you have. Your animal athleticism. But apart from that... we have no use for you. Understand? Let's face it James, do you set a place at your dinner table for your pit bull dogs? Is this "keepin' it real" enough for you? Am I clear?
James:
Clear as water...
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Good to see you, James.
You should visit more often.
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-l hear you've become quite the golfer.
-Yes.
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But unfortunately,
l just lost my golfing partner.
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You, my friend,
should learn the fine art of subtlety.
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So what do l owe the pleasure of this visit?
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Five million dollars.
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What's this for?
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l want a fight with your pretty boy.
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So we're looking to sit
at the grownups' table, are we?
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l have a fighter.
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This guy's the real deal.
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You're not talking about Hammerman,
are you?
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He's not even in Price's league.
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No, this is a new guy. Best l've ever seen.
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And l've seen Price.
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Well, it's not as simple as that, James.
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The Consortium
is owned by a private organization.
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All newcomers have to be agreed upon
by committee.
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Come on, Franklin.
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After all l've done for you,
you couldn't do me this one little thing?
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You're asking me to vouch for you.
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Well, the funny thing about vouching for
someone, James,
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is that when that someone
shows themselves
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to be less than what was promised,
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every decision you take from that point
on is second-guessed.
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And that, in my line of work,
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is suicide.
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Besides, why does a cool,
mellow fellow like yourself
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want to hang around with a bunch of
stuffy, old white guys?
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Same reason you wanna hang around
those stuffy, old white guys.
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Power.
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Connections.
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But let's keep it real.
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l'm just a cool, mellow fellow,
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just shucking and jiving,
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crip-walking, basketball-playing,
singing and dancing
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and taking out your garbage.
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That's what l am to you.
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You're right.
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You are African-American.
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And myself and my friends,
for the most part,
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don't care for the company
of African-Americans.
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Quite frankly, we're entertained by you.
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We're thrilled by your high-flying acrobatics
on the basketball court,
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that wonderful sense of rhythm you have,
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your animal athleticism.
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But apart from that,
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we have no use for you.
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Understand?
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l mean, let's face it, James.
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Do you set a place at your dinner table
for your pit bulls?
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Now, is this keeping it real enough for you?
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l have another theory on this subject matter
and it goes something like this.
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l imagine several hundred years ago,
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a group of very powerful men,
not unlike yourself,
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were out conquering the known world.
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So they get to Africa,
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feeling pretty good about themselves,
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definitely feeling superior to the savages
they see running in the jungle.
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That is, until one of the brothers
drops his loincloth.
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And then these powerful men
all of a sudden
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come face to face, so to speak,
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with one of life's great inequities.
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Let's whip them out and l'll settle
that myth right here and now.
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Let's go.
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Okay, my friend.
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l'll stick my neck out and vouch for you.
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But if you let me down in front of my people,
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life will become very lonely for you
out there on those streets.
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Am l clear?
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Clear as water.
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l'm hosting a retreat for Consortium
members over the next three days.
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Have your man ready in two.
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He'll be ready.
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Wait.
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l know this man.
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You know him?
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His name is Roberto.
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He liked to help kids.
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You hear about Roberto?
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Yeah. l saw him.
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They put the dogs
on that poor, sweet old man.
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Put the dogs on him.
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Chewed him up like a piece of meat.
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l just don't...
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l don't understand this place anymore.
Clip duration: 344 seconds
Views: 384
Timestamp in movie: 01h 03m 53s
Uploaded: 10 September, 2021
Genres: action, drama, thriller
Summary: In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
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