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The Big Cigar

Follows Huey P. Newton's life. He escaped to Cuba to avoid prosecution for murder with the help of Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider, as well as a few other celebrity radicals.

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- [Gwen] You're setting him up!
- You're trying to hold me here... [groans] - The Big Cigar

- [Gwen] You're setting him up! - You're trying to...

[Huey] Sent me right back in. - The Big Cigar

[Huey] Sent me right back in.

Look, change comes in many forms. - The Big Cigar

Look, change comes in many forms.

Come on. We got a church.
We got a priest... - The Big Cigar

Come on. We got a church. We got a priest...

- I promise.
- ...the Feds came to my house. - The Big Cigar

- I promise. - ...the Feds came to my house.

All right, revolutionary culture
is a powerful weapon, - The Big Cigar

All right, revolutionary culture is a powerful weapon,

[Huey] I got released on bail again. - The Big Cigar

[Huey] I got released on bail again.

- They pointed guns at my kids.
- Ah, they're just shaking the tree. - The Big Cigar

- They pointed guns at my kids. - Ah, they're just shak...

Are you crazy?
Out here on your own. No protection. - The Big Cigar

Are you crazy? Out here on your own. No protection.

I-- Politics is telling a story,
and Hollywood helps amplify my message. - The Big Cigar

I-- Politics is telling a story, and Hollywood helps amplify...

- They're shaking up my goddamn life.
- No. They know you're not involved. - The Big Cigar

- They're shaking up my goddamn life. - No. They know y...

Oh, really? So, you weren't about
to smuggle America's most wanted fugitive - The Big Cigar

Oh, really? So, you weren't about to smuggle America�...

If you're serious, - The Big Cigar

If you're serious,

[whispering continues] - The Big Cigar

[whispering continues]

I signed off on that flight, Bert.
I could have been fired. - The Big Cigar

I signed off on that flight, Bert. I could have been fired.

You know, my pops worked harder than
anybody I've ever seen, his whole life. - The Big Cigar

You know, my pops worked harder than anybody I've ever ...

When you was little, you remember, - The Big Cigar

When you was little, you remember,

I know you're right there, motherfucker.
Come on. Come on. - The Big Cigar

I know you're right there, motherfucker. Come on. Come ...

He had two, three jobs at a time,
always paid his bills... - The Big Cigar

He had two, three jobs at a time, always paid his bills...

Yeah, she loved that preacher. - The Big Cigar

Yeah, she loved that preacher.

Never got in trouble with the law. Never-- - The Big Cigar

Never got in trouble with the law. Never--

[objects clattering] - The Big Cigar

[objects clattering]

[lighter opens, flicks] - The Big Cigar

[lighter opens, flicks]

Yeah.
Well, it made an impression on you too. - The Big Cigar

Yeah. Well, it made an impression on you too.

Never got ahead either. You know,
always a half step better than broke. - The Big Cigar

Never got ahead either. You know, always a half step better ...

[panting] - The Big Cigar

You come home, - The Big Cigar

[sighs] Get your stuff.
[breathing shakily] - The Big Cigar

[sighs] Get your stuff. [breathing shakily]

You get money for your programs,
you can change all that. - The Big Cigar

You get money for your programs, you can change all that.

Sure, I would scoff,
but secretly it made me proud. - The Big Cigar

Sure, I would scoff, but secretly it made me proud.

And I had to ask myself, well, why am I...
Why is it that I keep going? - The Big Cigar

And I had to ask myself, well, why am I... Why is it that I ...

And jealous that you had the balls
to throw it all away to help people. - The Big Cigar

And jealous that you had the balls to throw it all away to h...

The FBI is after me,
say I killed some girl, some bullshit. - The Big Cigar

The FBI is after me, say I killed some girl, some bullshit.

My father always said, "Always
look 'em in the eye. Always advance." - The Big Cigar

My father always said, "Always look 'em in the eye...

You said that in those big churches, - The Big Cigar

You said that in those big churches,

[Gwen] First, you blame Bobby.
Then it's Bert. Then the Feds. - The Big Cigar

[Gwen] First, you blame Bobby. Then it's Bert. Then the...

It stopped being about just the revolution
for me a long time ago. - The Big Cigar

It stopped being about just the revolution for me a long tim...

[inhales sharply] We were both raised
in the same house by the same people. - The Big Cigar

[inhales sharply] We were both raised in the same house by t...

Well, I'll tell you this, for what
you wanna do, you should check out Bert. - The Big Cigar

Well, I'll tell you this, for what you wanna do, you sh...

Most of the world's problems comes - The Big Cigar

Most of the world's problems comes

I can't stand by and just observe
the inequality in the world. - The Big Cigar

I can't stand by and just observe the inequality in the...

It's because helping everyone
in the world gives you an excuse - The Big Cigar

It's because helping everyone in the world gives you an...

Well, you should know.
Can't put a price tag on perfect. - The Big Cigar

Well, you should know. Can't put a price tag on perfect...

You're... You're jonesing.
You're digging through drawers. - The Big Cigar

You're... You're jonesing. You're digging thr...

There's a reason
they consider pride a deadly sin. - The Big Cigar

There's a reason they consider pride a deadly sin.

All the crazy shit, the threats,
the-the bombings. - The Big Cigar

All the crazy shit, the threats, the-the bombings.

Huey, my daddy didn't struggle
like yours did. He split. - The Big Cigar

Huey, my daddy didn't struggle like yours did. He split...

Yes, of course, there were times
where I was an asshole, - The Big Cigar

Yes, of course, there were times where I was an asshole,

And my mom had it twice as hard raising us
on top of all those jobs. - The Big Cigar

And my mom had it twice as hard raising us on top of all tho...

Even when I hadn't loved myself,
I've always loved you. - The Big Cigar

Even when I hadn't loved myself, I've always loved...

I think about all she did to get me here. - The Big Cigar

I think about all she did to get me here.

And how much it would have meant
to lighten the load just a little bit. - The Big Cigar

And how much it would have meant to lighten the load just a ...

Gotta go talk to Eldridge.
Try to unite this party. - The Big Cigar

Gotta go talk to Eldridge. Try to unite this party.

Huey, I did not leave my kids in Oakland
to be stuck in Cuba with a drug addict. - The Big Cigar

Huey, I did not leave my kids in Oakland to be stuck in Cuba...

Say it. How could I possibly
know what that feels like? - The Big Cigar

Say it. How could I possibly know what that feels like?

They was over here smoking weed
with the fellas - The Big Cigar

They was over here smoking weed with the fellas

I'm not gonna give you a car
that they can trace back to me, Bert. - The Big Cigar

I'm not gonna give you a car that they can trace back t...

You're a part of me, and I wanna be
a part of you, always. - The Big Cigar

You're a part of me, and I wanna be a part of you, alwa...

You stiffed us for the overage
on your last movie. - The Big Cigar

You stiffed us for the overage on your last movie.

They're gonna shoot the shit
out of both of you - The Big Cigar

They're gonna shoot the shit out of both of you

[chuckles] - The Big Cigar

Yeah, it must have been a studio mix-up
or-- - The Big Cigar

Yeah, it must have been a studio mix-up or--

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
We both know I do. We both know I do. - The Big Cigar

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. We both know I do. We both know I do...

[chuckling] - The Big Cigar

You have spent so much time with your...
with your squad of yes-men, - The Big Cigar

You have spent so much time with your... with your squad of ...

[inhales deeply] - The Big Cigar

[inhales deeply]

You're out of stardust, baby.
And money, by the looks of it. - The Big Cigar

You're out of stardust, baby. And money, by the looks o...

Oh, shit. Brando! I gotta thank him
for what he said at my thing. - The Big Cigar

Oh, shit. Brando! I gotta thank him for what he said at my t...

- Move the furniture around.
- [agents laughing] - The Big Cigar

- Move the furniture around. - [agents laughing]

[laughing] - The Big Cigar

{\an8}[judge]
We're here for the warrant application - The Big Cigar

{\an8}[judge] We're here for the warrant application

[priest] The sacred
ceremonial rosary signifies - The Big Cigar

[priest] The sacred ceremonial rosary signifies

- For a working airstrip in three days?
- Rush job rates. - The Big Cigar

- For a working airstrip in three days? - Rush job rates.

You do realize that
if they put a bullet in you, - The Big Cigar

You do realize that if they put a bullet in you,

The warrant's airtight.
You'll find three affidavits, mine and... - The Big Cigar

The warrant's airtight. You'll find three affidavi...

Wow. I haven't heard from you, man. - The Big Cigar

Wow. I haven't heard from you, man.

No beginning and no end. - The Big Cigar

No beginning and no end.

Hey, but I... I am... I am willing...
I am willing to fight with you. - The Big Cigar

Hey, but I... I am... I am willing... I am willing to fight ...

Ah, I know, I know. I'm sorry. [sighs] - The Big Cigar

Ah, I know, I know. I'm sorry. [sighs]

Damn. Huey motherfucking Newton. - The Big Cigar

Damn. Huey motherfucking Newton.

When is this fascist
police state harassment gonna end? - The Big Cigar

When is this fascist police state harassment gonna end?

Let your union with this lasso - The Big Cigar

Let your union with this lasso

I am willing to have my kids grow up
without a mother - The Big Cigar

I am willing to have my kids grow up without a mother

Um... [sighs] ...it's good to see you.
[chuckles] - The Big Cigar

Um... [sighs] ...it's good to see you. [chuckles]

We're pursuing a fugitive - The Big Cigar

We're pursuing a fugitive

Let me tell you something, Bert.
Okay, look, you do what you want, - The Big Cigar

Let me tell you something, Bert. Okay, look, you do what you...

May the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary,
and Joseph be... - The Big Cigar

May the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be...

Your Honor, if I may, - The Big Cigar

Your Honor, if I may,

Huey, I love you.
But you gotta take some responsibility. - The Big Cigar

Huey, I love you. But you gotta take some responsibility.

[continues indistinctly] - The Big Cigar

[continues indistinctly]

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Follows Huey P. Newton's life. He escaped to Cuba to avoid prosecution for murder with the help of Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider, as well as a few other celebrity radicals.

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Writer: Jim Hecht

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Genre: biography, drama, thriller

Year: 2024

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ImdbRating: 5.8

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Released: 17 May 2024

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