Let me tell you something. And you listen close too, because it might be something you...
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Burt Hammersmith:
Let me tell you something. And you listen close too, because it might be something you need to know.
Paul Edgecomb:
I'm listening.
Burt Hammersmith:
We had us a dog. Just a sweet mongrel, You know the kind. Well, in many ways, a good mongrel dog is like a negro. You get to know it. Often, you get to love it. It is of no particular use, but you keep it around because you *think* it loves you. If you're lucky, Mr. Edgecomb, you'll never have to find out any different. My wife and I were not so lucky. Caleb, come here for a second. Come here. Please, son.
[he turns his son's face to Paul to reveal Caleb is missing an eye]
Burt Hammersmith:
He still has the one good eye. I suppose he's lucky not to be completely blind. We get down on our knees and thank God for that much at least, right Caleb? Okay, go on in now.
[turns back to Paul]
Burt Hammersmith:
That dog attacked my boy for no reason. Just got it in his mind one day. Same with John Coffey. He was sorry afterwards. Of that, I have no doubt. But those little girls stayed raped and murdered. Maybe he'd never done it before. My dog never bit before, but I didn't concern myself with that. I went out there with my rifle, grabbed his collar and blew his brains out. Is Coffey guilty? Yes he is. Don't you doubt it, and don't you turn your back on him. You may get away with it once or even a hundred times. But in the end, you'll get bit.
Transcript
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I'll tell you something
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And you listen close too because it might be something you need to know
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I'm listening
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We had us a dog
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Just a sweet mongrel
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You know the kind
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Well in many ways a good mongrel dog is like a Negro
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You get to know it
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Often you get to love it It is of no particular use
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but you keep it around because you think it loves you
Clip duration: 33 seconds
Views: 1099
Timestamp in movie: 01h 11m 59s
Uploaded: 13 February, 2022
Genres: crime, drama, fantasy
Summary: The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.
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00:06 Saw me a mouse go by
00:05 I think this boy's cheese slid off his cracker
00:28 What did you do
00:13 Why do you have so many scars
00:04 A big man is ripping your ears off I'd do as he says
00:19 What did you just do to me
00:12 I've done some things in my life that I am not proud of
00:27 What in the blue fuck was that
00:08 If you don't tell me what's on your mind
00:35 It's a tumor Paul
00:09 The goddamn sponge is dry Well don't you stop it
00:27 Paul we're not gonna have some Cherokee medicine man in...
00:30 Barbecue
00:14 Do you leave the light on after bedtime
00:04 Heaven
00:18 You let him get past you
00:34 I'm smelling me some corn bread
00:05 You watch you son of a bitch
00:07 The man is mean and careless and stupid
00:12 It's interesting