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Killer of Sheep

Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.

Director

Charles Burnett

Year

Genre

Box Office

$404,508

Production

Milestone FIlms

Awards

4 wins & 3 nominations

Homepage

http://www.killerofsheep.com

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Stan

Henry G. Sanders

Stan's Wife

Bracy

Stan's Daughter

Eugene

Stan Jr.

Delores

Dorothy Stengel

Lawrence Pierott

Dorothy Daniels

Cassandra Wright

Junior Blaylock

Roderick Johnson

Arthur Williams Jr.

Calvin Williams

(as Patricia Williams)

Brenda Williams

Latishia Cherry

Jonathan Cherry

Margrenet Clark

Divinoni Hamlin

Reggie Williams

Robert Thompson

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Stan Stan's Wife Stan's Daughter

If the son of a bitch is too
big for you, you come and get me. - Killer of Sheep

If the son of a bitch is too big for you, you come and get m...

â™ª So, la-Ia
la-la la-Ia, bye-bye - Killer of Sheep

â™ª So, la-Ia la-la la-Ia, bye-bye

Hey, man, quit
bullshitting. Damn! - Killer of Sheep

Hey, man, quit bullshitting. Damn!

Hey, man, why don't
we go over to the club? - Killer of Sheep

Hey, man, why don't we go over to the club?

Push! - Killer of Sheep

Where are you going? - Killer of Sheep

Where are you going?

Push, you guys. You
ain't doing it. Push! - Killer of Sheep

Push, you guys. You ain't doing it. Push!

- You broke the motherfuckin' antenna, man.
- Don't worry about it. - Killer of Sheep

- You broke the motherfuckin' antenna, man. - Don'...

I'm working myself
into my own hell. - Killer of Sheep

I'm working myself into my own hell.

I got a feeling I might do
somebody else some harm, though. - Killer of Sheep

I got a feeling I might do somebody else some harm, though.

- Young man...
- I gotta go, man. - Killer of Sheep

- Young man... - I gotta go, man.

I see the wife's got
you towing the can. - Killer of Sheep

I see the wife's got you towing the can.

Andy- - Killer of Sheep

What does it remind you of when
you hold it next to your cheek? - Killer of Sheep

What does it remind you of when you hold it next to your che...

Not a damn thing but hot air. - Killer of Sheep

Not a damn thing but hot air.

- Just like this.
- Huh! - Killer of Sheep

- Just like this. - Huh!

Say what does this remind you of - Killer of Sheep

Say what does this remind you of

How y'all been doing, man? - Killer of Sheep

How y'all been doing, man?

I guess it's time for me
to get ready and go to work. - Killer of Sheep

I guess it's time for me to get ready and go to work.

Hey, man. - Killer of Sheep

â™ª This old man, he played one - Killer of Sheep

â™ª This old man, he played one

You never smile any more. - Killer of Sheep

You never smile any more.

Why don't you try
to get some sleep? - Killer of Sheep

Why don't you try to get some sleep?

â™ª Mother's there expecting me - Killer of Sheep

â™ª Mother's there expecting me

â™ª All the friends I knew - Killer of Sheep

â™ª All the friends I knew

Hey, Stan, can you
come out and play, man? - Killer of Sheep

Hey, Stan, can you come out and play, man?

Girl, put on your shoes. If you get sick
I ain't gonna take you to the doctor. - Killer of Sheep

Girl, put on your shoes. If you get sick I ain't gonna ...

Wait you wait just one minute - Killer of Sheep

Wait you wait just one minute

â™ª Don't stand in my way - Killer of Sheep

â™ª Don't stand in my way

Got to keep on rocking to another day - Killer of Sheep

Got to keep on rocking to another day

Man I ain't poor - Killer of Sheep

Man I ain't poor

Hi, Stan. What can I do for you? - Killer of Sheep

Hi, Stan. What can I do for you?

How come you don't
come and work for me? - Killer of Sheep

How come you don't come and work for me?

Why don't you separate the money? You don't
have to pull it all out. Take it in there. - Killer of Sheep

Why don't you separate the money? You don't have t...

- Who beat you up?
- None of your damn business. - Killer of Sheep

- Who beat you up? - None of your damn business.

- Hey, what's happening?
- What's happening, dude? - Killer of Sheep

- Hey, what's happening? - What's happening, dude?

Boo. - Killer of Sheep

You're gonna fall behind. - Killer of Sheep

You're gonna fall behind.

How did my sister marry into
such a silly-ass family as this? - Killer of Sheep

How did my sister marry into such a silly-ass family as this...

Who me - Killer of Sheep

Ah! - Killer of Sheep

You all right? Huh? - Killer of Sheep

You all right? Huh?

Looks like it's busted
now. It ain't no good. - Killer of Sheep

Looks like it's busted now. It ain't no good.

You can forget about
living when I catch you. - Killer of Sheep

You can forget about living when I catch you.

Hey, Truman! Wait a minute. - Killer of Sheep

Hey, Truman! Wait a minute.

Why don't you go in
and put some shoes on? - Killer of Sheep

Why don't you go in and put some shoes on?

â™ª This bitter earth - Killer of Sheep

â™ª This bitter earth

â™ª And if my life - Killer of Sheep

â™ª And if my life

Don't do that. - Killer of Sheep

â™ª This is a mean old world - Killer of Sheep

â™ª This is a mean old world

â™ª Can't get the one you love - Killer of Sheep

â™ª Can't get the one you love

â™ª I've got the blues - Killer of Sheep

â™ª I've got the blues

â™ª Yes, I've got the blues - Killer of Sheep

â™ª Yes, I've got the blues

Gene, we need food in the house. - Killer of Sheep

Gene, we need food in the house.

It's getting late. Let's
go in and have some coffee - Killer of Sheep

It's getting late. Let's go in and have some coffe...

â™ª Well, you know
she's a wild woman - Killer of Sheep

â™ª Well, you know she's a wild woman

If Stan Junior done left this
house open, I'm gonna kill that boy. - Killer of Sheep

If Stan Junior done left this house open, I'm gonna kil...

It's gonna rain. - Killer of Sheep

It's gonna rain.

Daddy, what makes the rain? - Killer of Sheep

Daddy, what makes the rain?

Stan Junior? - Killer of Sheep

Oh, girl! - Killer of Sheep

Daddy what makes the rain - Killer of Sheep

Daddy what makes the rain

â™ª I'm just going home - Killer of Sheep

â™ª I'm just going home

Honey tell me why you' re wearing - Killer of Sheep

Honey tell me why you' re wearing

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Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Charles Burnett

Writer: Charles Burnett

Production: Milestone FIlms

Genre: drama

Year: 1978

MetaScore: 96/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $404,508

Released: 14 Nov 1978

Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations

Homepage: http://www.killerofsheep.com

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