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Ray Charles:
I have a question for all of you. How would you like to go on the road with me? Margie Hendricks:
Um, how much you gonna pay us? Ray Charles:
Ahmet takes care of all of that. Margie Hendricks:
You mean he don't listen to you? Ray Charles:
You better know he does. Don't worry about it. Brother Ray will take care of all of you, honey. Margie Hendricks:
Well my mama taught me to take care of myself, honey. Ray Charles:
Well is your mother here? Margie Hendricks:
No she's not, but I speak for us. Ray Charles:
Okay Speak For Us, how about $20 a week. Margie Hendricks:
We'll take $40. Each. Ray Charles:
Forty each? Margie Hendricks:
You heard me! Ray Charles:
Naw! How about $25. Margie Hendricks:
We'll take $30. Ray Charles:
I better say yes before you talk me out of my drawers. [the Cookies cheer and laugh] Ray Charles:
Is it a deal? Margie Hendricks:
Oh! Yeah! Ray Charles:
You'll be called the Raelettes. Margie Hendricks:
Does that mean we have to let Ray? Ray Charles:
Oh, what am I gonna do with you? Margie Hendricks:
I'm sure you'll think of something
I have a question for all of you. How would you like to go on the road with me? Margie Hendricks:
Um, how much you gonna pay us? Ray Charles:
Ahmet takes care of all of that. Margie Hendricks:
You mean he don't listen to you? Ray Charles:
You better know he does. Don't worry about it. Brother Ray will take care of all of you, honey. Margie Hendricks:
Well my mama taught me to take care of myself, honey. Ray Charles:
Well is your mother here? Margie Hendricks:
No she's not, but I speak for us. Ray Charles:
Okay Speak For Us, how about $20 a week. Margie Hendricks:
We'll take $40. Each. Ray Charles:
Forty each? Margie Hendricks:
You heard me! Ray Charles:
Naw! How about $25. Margie Hendricks:
We'll take $30. Ray Charles:
I better say yes before you talk me out of my drawers. [the Cookies cheer and laugh] Ray Charles:
Is it a deal? Margie Hendricks:
Oh! Yeah! Ray Charles:
You'll be called the Raelettes. Margie Hendricks:
Does that mean we have to let Ray? Ray Charles:
Oh, what am I gonna do with you? Margie Hendricks:
I'm sure you'll think of something
Full Transcript
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That's 'cause they ain't
paid the heating bill.
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I have a question for
all of you:
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How would you like to
go on the road with me?
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Wait ... wait. How, um,
how much you gonna pay us?
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You know, Ahmet takes care
of all of that.
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Oh, what, you mean
he don't listen to you?
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Yeah, you better know he does.
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Look, don't worry about it. Brother
Ray'll take care of all of you.
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Well, my mama taught me to
take care of myself, honey.
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Is your mother here?
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No, she's not,
but I speak for us.
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No, you don't.
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Okay, Speak for Us, how about,
uh, ahem, $20 a week?
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$20 a week is good.
We'll take $40. Each.
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$40 each?
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You heard me.
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No, no, no.
Uh, how about $25?
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We'll take $30.
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I better say yeah before you
talk me out of my drawers.
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$30 a week!
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Uh, deal?
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Oh! Yeah.
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- Oh! Margie, right?
- Yeah.
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Well, look, Margie,
from now on, you guys ...
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are going to be called:
"The Raelettes".
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Raelettes?
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Does that mean
we have to "Let Ray"?
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Oh, Lord! What am I going
to do with you?
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I'm sure you'll think
of somethin'.
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$30 a week!
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We're going to be The Raelettes!
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Fathead, come on,
you're on the clock.
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Come on, Bob, you're late.
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All right, hold on, Jeff.
Listen up.
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From now on, we're gonna sing,
uh, four-part harmony.
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Ethel, I want you to sing,
uh, uh, alto.
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Margie, you sing tenor.
Pat, soprano, and Mary Ann, bass.
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I ain't no bass. I'm a soprano.
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I'll sing bass.
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I mean, where we come from,
we can sing anything.
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Mmm-hmm.
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We're talking about singing,
sugar, not hog calling.
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What?
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Oh, that's cold.
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Movie Summary
The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
Actors
Ray Charles
Margie Hendricks
