These are custom made. Sweded.
- Sweded. - It's a very rare type of video.
- Swede? Like Sweden? - Yeah, Sweded.
- It's a country, not a verb. - Exactly. That's why it's expensive.
Because it's a faraway, expensive country.
- It's imported. - Sweded.
A toast. Twenty bucks in one day. That's never happened at Be Kind Rewind.
- That's never happened. Never. - Never happened at all?
- Nice with the civilization theory. - Right?
- I gotta say, that was nice. - I pulled that out.
I do some thinking at night.
If I can't sleep, I'm just thinking about stuff.
- Who picked The Lion King? - That's what I was wondering.
The big guy, maybe. One of those guys picked The Lion King.
It was me.
- You snuck it in there? - Yeah.
You're a badass.
See, well, Pocahontas used to be, like, my favorite movie, right?
But then I couldn't find it when you got the bag idea...
...soI just picked Lion King instead.
It is such a good movie too. I cry every time when the father dies.
Oh, man, I love The Lion King too. It's my favorite picture, man.
My mom loved it.
- It's awesome. - You like it too?
- Yeah, it's awesome. - It's deeply deep.
- Oh, yeah. - Because the uncle...
...kills the nephew's father. - His father...
...which is his brother. - That's his brother.
He kills his own brother, right? That's some heavy, Shapeskearian shit.
What's funny?
- Shape... Nothing. - Well, you know...
Does anybody have any ideas, Lion King lady...
...about how we're supposed to shoot an animated film?
Roar! I am the king!
Roar! Jerry, I kind of see your head.
- What? - It doesn't look real.
Well, Alma, stay on the voices.
We'll be in charge of the bodies and motion.
- Okay. - I need you to say this:
"I'm gonna piss on the graves of your ancestors. "
- It's important in the story, Alma. - Don't say that.
Roar!
I'm going to piss on the heads of your ancestors!
No, wait. Hold on. This is a children's movie.
This is the sequel. We're doing part two.
Less choice...
...more copies of the same movie.
Simplified categorization of genre.
Sir?
Hi.
Noticeable outfit and big badge on employee.
Sir, are you sure I can't help you?
You've been here for the last two hours, you can't seem to make up your mind.
I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
Do you carry a copy of Stormy Weather?
- What? - No pecific...
...knowledge required.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Okay. Very helpful.
- That's it. - Shoot him, Robo.
I'm taking you downtown.
- I'm coming to get you now... - Well, you're gonna get shot.
...with my gun.
And there's more where that came from...
- No! ...for you, cop lady.
Y'all still shooting, man?
- Yeah, we... - Four o' clock.
Y'all were supposed to be done. I've been out there for 20 minutes.
- Don't worry. I can handle this guy. - No, no, I got it, man.
- Let me show you how to do this, man. - We almost done.
I will shoot you and I know robot karate.
I got something for you, man.
What do you think you're...? I'll take you to the...
- Robo! - Yeah.
- You want some? Yeah, you want some? - No.
- Stay back. - I'm wounded!
I'm giving you till the count of three...
...to drop your weapon. - Yeah, uh-huh.
That's not funny, y'all.
- Cut. - Whatever, y'all.
- It's kind of funny. - No, it's part of the movie.
- That was good. - It went really well.
- I like your badge. - Thanks, I made it myself.
Great. Just... Who are these people?
- Oh, my God. - Let's go.
Let's go before they see us.
Mike! Mike! Over here!
Lookit, okay? You're gonna smile.
Pretend like you know what you're doing, okay?
- I'm gonna take care of the rest. Yes. - No.
This was really great...
...but it's too short. It's so good, it should be longer.
Anyway, I told all my friends, and they're excited.
- They want to join the store. - Bring them in.
Okay.
Okay, it's open!
Form two lines.
Rentals on the right and returns on the left.
The store policy is also...
...two rentals per customer.
Maybe you'd like to get a film you didn't know about.
Okay, guys, I'm accepting applications in this line right here.
- Hi. - Hi.
- What would you like? - This one Sweded, please.
Okay. Let me just check to see if you have the proper documents.
It seems like you have a lot of Cs.
I don't even think you really should have passed.
So we're gonna need a $20 supplement fee for averageness.
- Are you insane? Twenty dollars? - I'm sorry.
I don't make the rules, I just have to enforce them.
You're crazy. You're insane.
- I'm leaving. - You can bend a rule a little.
- Your movies suck anyway! - No.
Next!
- Excuse me. - Jerry.
I am RoboCop.
I heard there was a disturbance...
...at Be Kind Rewind video store.
Mr. RoboCop, may I have an autograph, please?
- For my grandson? - Me too, me too.
Anything you say can and will be held against you...
...in a court of RoboCop.
Miss Falewicz.
- Hi, Miss Falewicz. - Yeah.
- Can you Swede this for me? - Oh, Driving Miss Daisy.
I'd really rather not do this one.
I really never really got this movie.
I thought it was a little condescending.
It's... It's a lovely movie. Full of generosity and giving.
- She teaches him to read. - I know, ma'am.
How many movies have that kind of heart?
Okay.
Hoke, that's the spot. Pull over the car.
- Stop the car right... Hoke! - This is not the spot.
Are you...? Are you deaf?
- I wish I was deaf. - This is the spot.
Who is that hussy chasing after us?
- Be gone, hussy. Hoke... - You know we're not filming any of it?
- We're just scouting. - I know, I'm just practicing.
I'm staying in character. Come on, dude.
Let's keep in character, okay?
- All right. Mm-hm. - Come around the side and help me.
Help me get out of the car.
- Hoke! - Yes, ma'am.
- Jerry, have you ever seen the movie? - Hoke.
She doesn't act like that.
Don't you talk to me like that, young missy.
- She doesn't act like that. - You stay over there.
Hoke, go and find me the grave that says Werthan on it.
Go like the wind, run.
Run, Hoke. Please.
W-E-R-T-H-E-N.
Hoke, can you hear me?
Oh, no, Hoke.
You're illiterate, aren't you?
- Jerry. - I'll teach you how to read.
A W is like a mountain upside down.
Isn't that clever?
Now, what happens if you add an "er"...
...to the W? - Mike!
- What do you think? - You get...
- Wer. - Wer!
Add a "then, " what do you get?
- Okay, Jerry, stop. - Wer...
- Would you stop? - No.
- Wer... - Werthan, Werthan, Werthan, Werthan!
Werthan, Werthan, Werthan, Werthan!
- Mike. - Knock it off.
Mike, what are you doing?
- Are we shooting? - Jerry, come back.
Jerry.
- Hey. - Don't mess around. I'm not in the mood.
You know, I was in character.
- I know. - He didn't have to take it so personally.
Well, apparently he did. Jerry, like, you crossed the line a little bit.
Don't you think I have my share of humiliation?
Who keeps on giving the orders all day? He does.
- Uh-huh. - Who keeps taking them?
- Well, I kind of do all the time. - No, no, no, no.
Me. And why should I?
- Things have changed. - Uh-huh.
People recognize me in the street.
- Right, Simon? - Yeah.
Yeah. Yup.
- Yeah. - They love me. I want my own trailer.
You have a trailer, okay?
That is where you live.
- Is that spit on there? - Yes.
- Come on. - Everybody does know you on the street...
...because all you do is go from your shop to Mr. Fletcher's and back.
- It's true. - No, you don't get it.
They look at me in a different way, with love and resp...
- I'm a star. - You are a star.
I want my own trailer next to my trailer.
A movie trailer. That trailer doesn't count.
Get up, Jerry.
- Everybody's ready. - It's my time!
Ali's the man!
Ali! Ali! Ali!
It's okay. We're not suggesting...
As far as Foreman goes, he was devastating that punching bag...
...and we writers were so frightened for Ali..
...that we were... - It's incredible.
The pilots are black, I'm black, the whole plane is black...
...and we're not crashing.
Dave, it's me, HAL.
I'm afraid I can't open the pod doors, Dave.
Why don't you take a jog around the space capsule?
Okay, I'm ready. Go.
Alma! This is ketchup.
- You said you were gonna use Kool-Aid! - Sorry.
God, Alma.
Oh, where's the driver?
All right.
We gotta stop off and pick up an Enquirer.
Find out what the aliens are doing.
We're upside down! Look, I'm upside down.
The whole universe is in a marble!
I'm glad you have come to your senses.
I have a list of addresses here for you to visit.
Hey, hey. No, no, no.
Tomorrow, I am starting a progressive transition...
...to a modern medium: the DVD.
You see, I've found these affordable DVD players...
...that I'm going to recommend to my customers.
Within a couple of months, half of my catalogue...
...will be digital. The rest, by the end of the year.
Which means more titles in the same space...
...and more business.
Listen, if you don't want the building demolished...
...then you're going to have to make these renovations...
...with one of the city's licensed contractors.
Do you have any idea of the kind of costs we're talking about here?
Here's an estimate of the cost to repair the roof.
And that's the bare minimum of work needed. I ...
- I just don't see it happening. - Okay.
Okay, what?
I'll fix the roof.
Fine.
You now have six weeks before Mr. Baker brings the demolition crew...
...then you're going to have to relocate yourself at your own expense.
Next!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa, he cut the line!
- Hey, gramps. - Hey.
Back of the line. I've been waiting an hour out there.
- Yeah. - I came all the way from New York.
New York, for real?
- Mike and Jerry are famous there? - No.
- Hey, back out. - My... My shop.
I'm really sorry, sir, but you're going to have to go to the back of the line.
- I can't afford a riot in the shop. - No, this is my business.
Can somebody explain to me what's going on here?
- Hey, Mike! Where's Mikey? Mike! - Mr. Fletcher.
- What's going on, man? - Oh, hey.
I can... I can explain everything.
Something terrible happened with the tapes.
They all got erased.
I know you didn't want Jerry to come into the store...
...but... - Jerry?
All right, this is the last autograph. My fingers are getting tired. I'm serious.
- Oh, man. - I'll see you guys tomorrow.
Let me take your bag for you, then I can explain...
Uh-oh, who's back? Mr. Fletchy. Hey, welcome home, man.
I got the slogan. Check it out:
"Be Kind Rewind, Videos à la Carte.
You name it, we shoot it.
Be Kind Rewind, Videos à la Carte. "
- Jerry. - That's great. I think he gets it.
- Thanks, Jerry. - It's snappy. Just put a little drums under it.
- We'll just... - I didn't mean to scream at you.
- I didn't know that you were the boss. - You know what I mean?
Listen, kids. I appreciate your creativity...
...but let's be realistic for a second.
We will never hit that number, and the building will be gone.
Oh, no, Mr. Fletcher. We can do it.
We've... We've been doing really, really good.
You know, we've been working hard. We grow every day.
It's far from enough. We need to adapt to the market.
So to hell with documentaries...
...oldies, cult movies.
We need to simplify.
Two sections.
Action-adventures, comedies. That's it.
We got to keep the silent movies, the Fats movies.
No, no. Quiet. I don't wanna hear any more about Fats Waller.
New rules apply from tomorrow morning.
Oh, and I forgot.
DVDs.
DVD, what?
No more tapes.
The entire catalogue has to be on DVD by the end of the year.
And our films?
Yours and whatever we rent from my store.
I don't know why he's doing this.
It's like everything that we've been doing...
...is just nothing? It's... Just like...
- We can't keep doing this. - No way.
We are doing better business than this store has ever done.
We're... We're celebrities now.
We're on the power list. He has to listen to us.
No. No, he don't. I should've known.
It's my fault. I should've known. He don't like... He don't like remakes.
It's worthless to him.
It's like I'm nothing to him. I just... I just work here.
Filthy little punk.
No way this punk kid gonna put his filth on my piano.
No, I erased all the tapes.
I'm the little punk.
Why is it always about you guys?
What about me?
What about Alma?
I wanna be a filthy punk too, you know?
These are not just simple remakes.
They are way more creative.
Of course, if the business maintains its current progress...
...we won't hit the objective.
But if we shorten the length of the films...
...we can shoot more of them.
And we will incrementally increase the increase of the income.
- Can you repeat the last...? - No, Alma.
- People will feel swindled. - Not if we include them in the films.
We'll give them parts to play.
This way: A, with their help, we can make more movies...
... B, the films can be shorter and they won't feel swindled.
They're not gonna feel cheated, they won't feel swindled...
...and they'll see their selves as a part... - Yes.
...of the neighborhood. - They'll become the stockholders...
...of their own happiness.
You guys, this is something we can build on.
If we do more movies in a shorter time, we can...
- We can rent more movies. - That's what I'm saying.
- Wait, that's what I just said. - I thought it before you said it.
- Doesn't matter who said it first. - No... Jerry.
We're all saying... We're all on the same page.
- I agree, I agree. - I wanna be a part of this team officially.
It's like... What do you call that, when snow falls...?
- Avalanche. - No, when... Snowballing.
- Snowballing. Getting bigger and bigger. - That's an avalanche.
And it incrementally increases the snowball size.
- Come on. Right here. I can feel this. - We need to do this.
- Go. - Explode! Big success.
Do you really wanna buy these expensive and overly complicated DVD players?
No. No way.
So for only $ 20, you can purchase this digital unit...
... you can simply tape or glue into your VCR...
... and then it upgrades into our Be Kind Rewind DVD player.
And only then is when you can play our Be Kind Rewind...
- That is good. ...DVDs.
Vacation with Chevy Chase. Comedy, please.
- That's not Sweded yet. Sorry. - Comedy.
- The Jerk, action.
Wrong genre. That is a comedy.
I must exclude you for the day.
You can come back tomorrow. That's the new system.
You have to say the right thing.
Man, the new system sucks, man.
I'm sick and tired of all these rules.
- Hey, Lord of the Rings is not a comedy. - We didn't insult your new rules.
Now, listen. I want The Jerk...
...Sweden by tomorrow. - Sweded, Sweded.
- Sweded. - Sweded by tomorrow...
...or this little thing that's in your...
Let me see, let me see.
I'd be lying if I said I was not waiting for this opportunity...
...toteach you a lesson.
Mr. Fletcher, this is really hurting my arm, okay?
Listen, I apologize, okay?
- Good, good. - I... I will follow the new rules.
Good. But more importantly...
...you should never threaten your auntie again.
She works very hard to keep a roof over your head.
And these guys...
...are working very hard to save ours.
- You get my drift? - Yeah, I got it.
Thank you for the lesson.
Sounds like Fats Waller's back in the house.
It's... It's his house.
Now, my boy, do you know where our Fats...
... did record most of his tunes and why?
- I know that one. - I'm not sure.
- I know the answer. - Mike?
At RC A Studios in Camden.
They liked to drive there on the train on the way to the studio so they can get drunk.
Sometimes they didn't even get to the studio...
... because they would get in a fight or they'd get arrested.
Mr. Fletcher, I don't really see the connection with my lesson.
There is none. We changed the subject.
Set up the cameras over there.
We wanna get in the red car to do a little make-out session.
We're walking in the rain. It's kind of warm and fuzzy, and I kiss you.
And we're like young lovers.
Wow, these guys are good.
They can shoot any style.
We cast Jack and his friends.
- Whatever, man. - You hear what he's saying, man?
Yo, see. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Come on. You want some of this, buddy?
I'm shooting him.
Oh, no. Derek!
Why?
Look at the pool of blood around him.
He's with Jesus.
What's happening to our 'hood? It's no good.
It's senseless, the violence.
Kids, I have to admit...
... I was wrong.
To movies with heart.
- And soul. - I remember the sandwiches too.
- We had pig ears. - Just look at Mr. Fletcher there.
- Pig ears and white bread. - I smell elephant.
You're the number one hunter in the world.
When you see that elephant, you know that you have to kill it.
- That's great. We did it. - And cut.
Now we're like animals.
I love you, I love you. I'm having sex with you.
We're nearly there. One more week.
"Jerry and Alma in..." "Jerry and Alma in..."
Jerry and Alma, Jerry and Alma, Jerry and Alma.
Are you jealous or something?
No. No, I'm not.
Forget about what I even said. Don't... I'm sorry.
Well... Well, really. I mean...
... how come he's always the one with you in the movies?
It's always him.
Well, Jerry said that you complained about my...
That is a dirty lie.
I never said a word about your mustache. I didn't say anything about it.
I never said my mustache.
Okay, so Jerry was telling the truth.
And that's why you never wanted to kiss me or anything.
No, no. I never complained about that.
Mike, I never said the word, and you did.
So how would you know, huh?
Because he complains about it all the time, to tell you the truth.
What's the difference?
- You think I have one, right? - No. Really, to be perfectly honest...
... I don't even think you have one. - I wish I was dead right now.
Just really quick. Let me see.
You know what? I don't see anything.
- I don't see anything. - You don't see it?
No.
Thanks.
Maybe I should give you a blind test.
Yeah, I think we need a blind test.
So?
Hey! You're trying to kiss me.
- Why not? - "Why not"?
- Are you in love with me? - Huh?
Mm-hm.
Well, how do I know that?
You know you're in love with a person...
...when you talk to them for a minimum of 20 minutes a day in your head.
What if I talk to a guy in my head for 20 minutes? What would that mean?
You're in love with Jerry.
- Huh? Ew, no. We're closed. - Yes, you are in love with Jerry.
- No, I'm not. - Hey, Mike, you hear the door?
Not at all. No, that's not... It c...
Listen, it could be anybody.
- Mr. T, Fats. - You are in love with him.
- I know it. - Mr. Elroy Fletcher.
Yes.
To whom it may concern...
...copyright infringement is punishable by state and federal law.
Now, I hold in my hand a restraining order from Trenton...
...and, actually, a warrant of seizure from Washington D.C.
- So you, the defendant... - What's up?
... have declined to attend the judgment proceedings...
...so the studios are coordinating to assess...
...the damages from... How many titles is it?
- Approximately 200. - Okay. So...
Oh, what do we have here?
- A record of rental. - Oh.
- What? - Two hundred titles times...
... how many average viewings?
Sixty-three times per tape.
Times 250,000 maximum in damages...
...and/or up to five years in prison...
...per offense. - Which adds up to...
...3.15 billion dollars in fines...
...which would need to be paid back to the studios...
- I'll write you a check. ...and/or...
...63,000 years in prison.
Which, of course, would have to be served before you could reopen the store.
But we made the movies ourselves.
- They're our... - And people like them.
You're... You're right. But technically, you're wrong. You see, these tapes...
...belong to the studios.
Look, it's written. FBI warning, right there.
It's at the beginning of the tape as well.
- But we erased that, so... - I think it's...
People come here because they want to see these movies.
That's why they come here. They're not interested in those formulaic big movies.
They're not interested in them. They don't wanna see them.
Sir. Sir. Taste has nothing to do with this.
Don't listen to them. Mr. Fletcher, you can kick them out.
- The entire film industry is crumbling... - They're trespassing.
...because of pirates and bootleggers.
And we intend to stop it. Right now, right here.
We're not selling boots, and we're not... We're not pirates.
- And we don't have viruses. - I'm sorry, Mr...
- Fletcher. - Mr. Fletcher.
I mean, look. I have a family too, okay?
I didn't say I do. I mean, what has this got to do about a family?
Nevertheless, this writ gives us permission...
...to destroy all your black-market tapes by the end of the day...
...and all of these assets in the store...
...are hereby seized to pay these penalties to the studios.
No, no, no. These are... No, no, no. Not the...
We just want to get in and out...
...as painlessly as possible. - Those are Sweded!
Hey, let him go.
Mr. Fletcher?
Mr. Fletcher.
I could save the building. I got a plan B.
This is a application to make it a historical landmark.
I can't believe that I didn't remember it before.
It's gonna be easy, because Fats was born here.
No, Mike, it's not so simple.
Why not? You can go get his birth certificate.
The address has got to be on the birth certificate. Go check the public records.
No, Mike, we can't provide any documents...
...to prove that Fats lived here.
You wanna know why?
Huh? You wanna know why?
- Because... - No, no.
- No, no, listen. - I don't wanna...
Now you don't want to finish my sentences, huh?
Boy, look here. I'll finish it.
We can't prove Fats Waller lived here...
...because he never did.
I think you should come one more time.
Just tell me why.
Well, they started as bedtime stories.
I was trying to make this place bearable for you.
And then I could never bring myself to tell you the truth.
Well, why Fats Waller?
You could have picked anybody.
I mean, Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong or...
Fats was a happy man.
And I thought it would make you happy.
And it's true, I lied.
Now I'm going to hell, upstairs.
Here we are, we're the villains, right?
Hold that.
Mike!
We want more movies.
We want more movies!
Come on, baby.
Mike, wake up, baby. We need to make more movies.
- What are you doing? - Look at all these people here.
- We want more movies, man. - Yeah.
We cannot do these movies anymore. It's illegal.
You can make your own.
- I don't have ideas for movies, Jerry. - Oh, bullpucky.
You have got tons of ideas. Brilliant ideas.
I hear them, you mumble them in your sleep.
Mike, we can make any movie we want.
We don't have to make one... They can't sue us if we're making new ones.
Make whatever you want. Make Rush Hour 6, whatever.
You know what I mean?
Let's make Scary Town 5000.
We make it up, baby.
- You're the best director I know. - Wait a minute.
- And I'm the best actor...
...that I know. - I have an idea.
And together we're a team that can't be stopped!
Mike. Where did you go? Come back.
Come on, Mike.
I want Mr. Fletcher to see.
Mr. Fletcher.
Mr. Fletcher!
What do you need me for?
To hell with them, Mr. Fletcher.
We don't have to move to the projects if we don't want, we can stay right here.
How do we do that, exactly?
We're gonna make a movie, all of us.
All of these people came out to support us.
We're gonna make a movie together.
Like the city that saves itself?
No, no. Check it, check it.
We're gonna do a movie about Fats Waller's life.
Your hero, my hero.
And we don't need permission to make movies on our own.
This is for us to watch.
- The whole town is participating. - It'll be ours.
The movie could be called Fats Was Born in Passaic.
- Yeah! - Everybody knows I was lying.
- You gonna humiliate me again? - No. No, Mr. Fletcher.
No, he's trying to prove you were right.
Our past belongs to us, we can change it if we want.
Sure. My mom...
My mom saw Fats Waller playing...
Playing the piano right here in the Passaic Theater.
Sure. Anybody wanna say anything about that?
Yes, me.
My grandfather used to watch him play Bach every night in the church.
- There you go. - My great-uncle saved his life.
He took the train to Camden to record in the RCA studios.
He really did take the train to Camden.
That's right!
Mike. We only have a week before the demolition.
It's not a problem. That's okay.
We'll shoot the whole thing in a week.
And we could take donations to see the movie...
...and use the money to save the building.
- I'll play Fats. - No, no. You're not. I'm gonna play Fats.
We'll see who plays Fats.
- You're not gonna play Fats. - We'll see. There'll be an audition process.
No, there's not. You're not gonna play Fats.
- May the best man play Fats. - Okay.
Anyway, we should do it.
Good idea.
- Test, test, test. - It looks like it's working.
- I can't tell if it's working. - I think it's working...
...because this is pressed down. - All right.
- Test. I can't tell. - It's working.
- Yeah, that's... Okay. - It's working.
But it all started right here at 261 Main Street.
Miss Falewicz, can you tell us some of the true history of Fats Waller?
Fats was born in Mr. Fletcher's video store.
He was the youngest of seven children...
...and all of them died before they even got to be 5.
- Gangsters killed them all. - Yep.
- They came low-riding. - Yup, they just shot them. They were like:
- They were like ninjas. - Yeah.
But, boys, there's nothing fun about it.
- They were awful. - It was kind of fun, though...
...if you think about it.
What is the first instrument that Fats learned to play?
- From what I recall it was the piano. - I think it was the harmonium, actually.
Yes, she's correct.
And he moved on to play one of the biggest instruments in the music business.
And that's the organ.
He would spend nights here playing, like, Bach.
You know, here at the great organ here. Right here.
You guys, listen. There's a lot of different ways we can start the movie...
...but I'm just putting my vote in, we start at Fats' birth.
Boring.
Hey, man. I think we should have the gangsters. You know what I'm saying?
- With the: - I like that.
Everybody, listen, listen. Start with the death.
- But that's backwards. - No, it's not backwards at all.
That is like Citizen Kane. You are an original.
If you're going backwards...
...then do the people talk, like, backwards in the scene?
Ain't misbehavin ' Saving all my lovin ' for you
You know... I'm fat. Fats is fat.
That's his name. So I thought I could...
You thought wrong. But let's have a conversation about this.
Just a brief conversation.
He's not even fat. I don't even think he looks like him at all.
- Be quiet. - Go outside.
Somebody's about to get knocked out.
Kansas City, the train station, the death scene.
Mr. Jack, Mr. Jack. It's going.
It's good. It's good. Thank you, Andrea.
- What the hell is a "harmoninium" anyway? - Harmonium.
Okay, what is it, just a weird thing that makes harmonies?
- It's fine. - I give up.
You got the keyboard here already.
Fats liked to tickle the piano, right?
So my hand touches the black keys, the white keys.
- It's wrong. - And then we tickle.
- Tickle, tickle, tickle. - Fats played a piano, not a finger machine.
- You gotta put something there with keys. - It's funny.
It's cheating. You're just lazy. You gotta put something in there.
Doesn't look very much like the '20s.
- It's clearly a bathtub. - This goes?
No, forget it. You know what? Forget it. I got a better idea.
We gotta have a bunch of them anyway. You know what I'm thinking?
- What? - Get me some cardboard.
Hey, look, this is how you make it look old.
The fan give the impression that it's a old film.
And the string is for the scratches. See?
This is for the voice-over.
Miss Falewicz, can you tell us some of the true history...?
And also this is for the music.
Fats was born in Mr. Fletcher's video store.
And push and breathe.
And make a groaning sound like, "Oh, there's a baby coming out of me."
Wilson, send the kids.
- Some gangsters killed them all. - Yep.
- They came low-riding. - They were like ninjas.
And I heard that there was glass everywhere.
The gang was like a pizza gang.
And when they killed you, there was always a pizza behind you on the wall.
Fall, fall. Mr. Jack, fall.
When he was young he used to follow his father around the streets...
... because his father was a street minister.
Even if I ascended to heaven, thou art there.
Clap your hands.
- Does it look good or what? - Yeah.
Continue to jiggle.
- Tickle the keys, Mike. - I'm doing it.
I can clearly see that you're not doing it.
- I barely can see... - I'm clearly doing it.
Yeah. Okay.
Wilson, how do you drive a train?
Push up the switches on the generator.
Okay. I got it.
Yeah!
Alma, you in position?
We're just crossing the river now. You see us?
Yeah, I can see you. I'm starting the camera.
Come on, blow that trombone harder. That is not a piccolo. Mike.
You need to act more drunker. Come on, you guys are better than that.
Action!
Let me tell you, rent party was the place to be in the '20s and '30s.
Man, they were jumping.
Clear out, clear out. Cops are coming. Cops are coming, come on.
Alma.
Go, go, go.
Aren't you guys being a bit ambitious here?
No. This is what makes the movie.
All right, all right. This is getting dangerous.
- Promise me this is it. - We promise, Mr. Fletcher.
Okay, go, go.
Not the big one, not the big one.
- What's it matter? - Do the little one, okay?
- No, no, no. It says use other door. - Jeez.
- Okay, fine, just shield your... - Just let the car go by.
- What is this? What the crap? - God dang it.
I told you I wanted to break the big glass.
Why? It's like a hall of mirrors.
- What the crap, what is this? - That's it. I'm going home.
Come on, let's go.
- Be careful. It's over there. - Shut up.
- You got it? - Yep.
You got it?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What...?
Mike?
- Mike, what are you doing? - Nothing. We were leaving, don't hurt us.
- Of course I'm not gonna hurt you. - Why do you got that knife then?
- I thought you were robbers, man. - Jerry, help me.
Okay, hold on. Hold on, hold on.
Release.
Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
Are you...? Are you sleeping here?
I n the hardcore-porn room?
Temporarily, yes, I am sleeping here, okay?
I don't want anybody to know this, all right, please?
Fellas, I tell you what.
I'll fix the windows, you keep that quiet.
- Okay. - Please.
We just gonna go.
Okay, let's go. Stealth.
- Don't get involved. Don't get involved. - Is that it?
I tried to hold them back as best I could. Guys, we can't...
- We got a job to do. - I know you do.
- It's on. It's on. - All right.
Come on in. Everybody, don't forget to put money in the can.
- We're trying to raise money. - Every dollar helps.
You know, if you got a 20, that's gonna help even more. That's more valuable.
Thank you. Thank you for coming.
Hey there. Yes, sir. Thank you.
Make sure you have a donation for church.
I will do. All right then. Thank you, sir. The check will be fine.
All right.
Can you put the TV a little bit higher?
All right.
This is exciting. Oh, a 20.
It's gonna work, right?
Well, I took the offer.
It looks like we're gonna be moving to the projects.
The money we collect tonight is not gonna be enough to even start the work.
So, what we gonna do is watch the movie. And then we go.
- Come on. All right? - She can't see the TV.
- Can you see it now? - Yeah.
- Hey, where's Mike? - Okay.
Have a little faith, you guys, he's gonna be here.
If you can just remain patient, and don't forget to put money in the can.
- Mike, Mike, Mike! - Everybody stay cool.
Mike, Mike, Mike!
Who would expect a simple influenza virus would get him in his bed?
Mike. Mike, stop shooting now.
- What are you doing? - I'm just getting the end shot.
- I have to get the end titles. - It doesn't have to be perfect.
Yeah, I know what time it is. I've been looking... I've been here all day.
Yeah. No, we... I didn't start the job.
I can't demolish a building with a hundred people in it, that's why.
Right, good idea.
He's coming down.
What is this?
- Mike's here. - Hey, look who's here.
Oh, no.
No one could see it, so I had to put it up on a higher thing.
- You messed up the TV, man. - I messed up the TV.
So how we gonna watch it?
Yo, Fletcher. What the hell's going on here?
Well, right now, we need you, baby. We need you.
- Right here, right here. - What is that?
- Is this what you've been looking for? - It's a projector?
- Where shall I put the monster? - Right here, right here.
Put this right here. This is the finest machinery...
...made for mankind. - Oh, my God.
- I saved the day. - Yeah.
- Okay. That's good. - It's dangerous in here.
To tell you the truth, I don't think people could have seen the little TV...
...from the back anyway. It would've been...
I think everybody should turn around and watch...
Oh, yeah, yeah. Everyone, turn your seats around.
We're gonna watch the movie up on the wall now.
- Yes, we are. - And it's much better.
It's actually... It's a blessing in disguise.
Because the TV... We were gonna watch it on a TV this big.
You ain't gonna see an image brighter than this.
You will never see an image sharper than this.
Now, that's a premiere. Make it as big as you can.
Make it as... Yeah. Stretch it from there all the way to there.
Anything you need...
Just keep your hands off this. This is fine machinery.
- I will. I promise. - We did it!
All right, let's get it going. Let's get this show on the road.
- Yeah! - That's what we waiting for.
Well, it all began right here, on this spot.
It was a different neighborhood then, but look here...
... he was born in 261 Main Street.
It's a boy.
Here's our part. Here's our part.
- Yeah, man. - Yeah!
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Yes, in the Century Theater, right here in Passaic.
Mr. Fletcher? What's going on?
Oh, hi, Mr. Baker.
- Let's step outside. - Wait, hold on a second, Mr. Fletcher.
I'm sorry, but time is up. We agreed on this.
Now, you must evacuate the building so we can start.
Okay. Mr. Baker, you're right.
We should've evacuated an hour ago.
But, please, let us watch our film. Okay?
And if you give me just one hour, I promise there won't be a riot.
An empty building, and you can pull it down.
It's all yours.
- Please. - You have one hour.
One hour.
Fats' life was on a train.
He had given up flying.
He was tired of being refused entrance to the plane because of his color.
Once, however, segregation saved his life.
The plane he had been rejected from crashed in Kansas City.
Fats, are you okay?
Fats, you okay?
Oh, my God, you're... Fats, wake up.
Fats.
Is there a doctor on the train?
Help! Help! Help! Is there a doctor on the train?
We need a doctor!
He 's my friend!
Anybody? This train 's not leaving until we get a doctor!
Say up in Harlem at a table for two
There were four of us Me, your big feet and you
From your ankle up I'll say you sure are sweet
From there down There 's just too much feet
Yes, your feet's too big
Don't want ya 'cause your feet's too big
Can't use you 'cause your feet's too big
I really hate ya 'cause your feet's too big Yeah
Where 'd ya get 'em?
Your girl, she likes you She thinks you're nice
Got what it takes to be in paradise
She said she likes your face
She likes your rig
Man, oh, man, them things are too big
Oh, your feet's too big
Don't want ya 'cause your feet's too big
Mad at you 'cause your feet's too big
I hate ya 'cause your feet's too big
Are you good? Is that good?
This Chinese bamboo ain't strong. I can't believe you got me out here.
Forget about the bamboo, we gotta go solve a crime.
There 's more to life Than this old place, hey
Put your dreams in suitcase
Go to explore another land
Stand in a spot you never planned
You can scoot Or put down roots
Use my boot I'll be there too
You can scoot Or put down roots
Use my boot They'll be there too
You'll meet new folks And listen close
This song hits brand-new notes
Our town 's not great But nothin ' wrong
Far from the world where we belong
You can scoot Or put down roots
Use my boot I'll be there too
You can scoot Put down roots
Use my boot They'll be there too
Sit before me Tell your story
Now here I'm close to you
Pocket a book Of letters you got
I'll tell it better than you thought
You can scoot Or put down roots
Use my boot I'll be there too
You can scoot Put down roots
Use my boot I'll be there too
You can scoot Put down your roots
Use my boots They'll be there too