1 00:00:41,419 --> 00:00:42,754 [man] "Dear son, 2 00:00:43,172 --> 00:00:46,758 It was such a pleasant surprise to hear from you after so long. 3 00:00:47,759 --> 00:00:48,760 I am fine 4 00:00:48,843 --> 00:00:53,390 and doing all those things which you know are expected of me in this country. 5 00:00:54,807 --> 00:00:57,519 I am glad that you are making a fresh start. 6 00:00:58,644 --> 00:00:59,729 There is an old saying 7 00:00:59,812 --> 00:01:03,066 that there are things a man can only learn in a city. 8 00:01:04,025 --> 00:01:08,196 I have found this to be true. But do not be distracted, my son. 9 00:01:10,031 --> 00:01:15,204 Focus on your studies. Your goals. We will discuss both when you visit. 10 00:01:17,498 --> 00:01:21,876 I shall do better from now on to try to keep in contact with you. 11 00:01:24,253 --> 00:01:25,129 Dad." 12 00:01:28,841 --> 00:01:29,926 [chiming] 13 00:01:30,009 --> 00:01:31,220 [captain] We are beginning our final descent 14 00:01:31,303 --> 00:01:32,887 into John F. Kennedy Airport. 15 00:01:32,970 --> 00:01:34,055 Thank you for flying with us 16 00:01:34,138 --> 00:01:36,516 and have a pleasant night in New York City. 17 00:01:54,201 --> 00:01:57,162 [subway train brakes squealing] 18 00:02:14,346 --> 00:02:16,348 [indistinct chattering] 19 00:02:16,431 --> 00:02:18,600 [Harlem World Crew's "Rapper's Convention Pt. 1" playing] 20 00:02:34,241 --> 00:02:35,783 [conductor over PA] Due to police activity, 21 00:02:35,867 --> 00:02:39,996 the next stop on this local train will be 125th Street. 22 00:02:40,079 --> 00:02:41,706 [train door chimes] 23 00:02:41,789 --> 00:02:45,627 [indistinct chattering] 24 00:02:45,710 --> 00:02:48,422 [train rumbles] 25 00:02:52,384 --> 00:02:55,678 [siren wailing] 26 00:03:01,226 --> 00:03:02,394 Shit. 27 00:03:03,645 --> 00:03:05,021 [man shouting] 28 00:03:05,104 --> 00:03:06,607 [man] Get out of the street! 29 00:03:09,318 --> 00:03:13,530 -[dog barking] -[indistinct chattering] 30 00:03:14,572 --> 00:03:16,449 [indistinct yelling] 31 00:03:22,205 --> 00:03:23,414 [groans] 32 00:03:43,267 --> 00:03:45,311 [lighter clicks] 33 00:03:52,652 --> 00:03:53,778 [guard] Can I help you? 34 00:03:55,154 --> 00:03:58,449 Ah, no. No... [stammers] I'm fine, thanks. Ah... 35 00:03:59,284 --> 00:04:01,869 -Just admiring the campus. -You got some ID? 36 00:04:01,953 --> 00:04:04,956 This is a private campus. You can't just wander in here. 37 00:04:05,539 --> 00:04:08,292 Uh... I'm a student. I just transferred here. [stammers] I... 38 00:04:08,376 --> 00:04:10,294 I need to see your student ID. 39 00:04:12,256 --> 00:04:14,048 [stammers] I haven't got one yet. 40 00:04:14,131 --> 00:04:17,009 I'm sorry, pal. I'm gonna have to ask you to move along. 41 00:04:21,847 --> 00:04:23,849 [men speaking Spanish] 42 00:04:33,402 --> 00:04:35,487 [keys jangling] 43 00:04:44,870 --> 00:04:45,413 [buzzes] 44 00:05:11,565 --> 00:05:13,858 [car honking] 45 00:05:29,374 --> 00:05:31,917 [dogs barking] 46 00:05:48,309 --> 00:05:50,311 [Bob McGilpin's "Jump On It" playing] 47 00:05:54,273 --> 00:05:57,193 [Saleem] Don't make me tell you again, motherfucker! 48 00:05:57,276 --> 00:05:59,529 I have a gun, and I will shoot you in the face! 49 00:05:59,612 --> 00:06:01,405 Saleem? [stammers] It's Barry from Occidental. 50 00:06:01,489 --> 00:06:04,658 We... we met a few months back, at Amir's party? 51 00:06:04,743 --> 00:06:07,119 I'm sorry to knock on your door like this, but you're the only person I-- 52 00:06:07,203 --> 00:06:07,787 Barry? 53 00:06:08,287 --> 00:06:09,748 ["Jump On It" continues playing] 54 00:06:09,831 --> 00:06:11,666 Barry, my brother! 55 00:06:14,669 --> 00:06:17,129 Come. Come. Come in. Come in. Yes. 56 00:06:19,256 --> 00:06:20,925 [Saleem] Damn, bro! You moving in or what? 57 00:06:21,008 --> 00:06:23,469 [Barry] I got locked out of my place. My roommate Will isn't in town-- 58 00:06:23,552 --> 00:06:26,013 Nah, don't worry, man. I just got off work. 59 00:06:26,972 --> 00:06:29,851 Barry, Rachel. Rachel, Barry. 60 00:06:29,934 --> 00:06:31,060 Raquel. 61 00:06:32,061 --> 00:06:35,524 -Raquel. That's what I said. -[stammers] It's nice to meet you, Raquel. 62 00:06:39,193 --> 00:06:41,028 She looked better a few hours ago. If you know what I mean. 63 00:06:41,112 --> 00:06:43,447 Here, take a beer. Give me that. [grunts] 64 00:06:44,782 --> 00:06:48,369 I'll give you the grand tour. This is where the magic happens. 65 00:06:48,620 --> 00:06:53,417 This is the parlor room. [grunts] 66 00:06:54,917 --> 00:06:56,670 Come on. Sit, sit, sit. 67 00:06:56,753 --> 00:06:58,087 [sighs] 68 00:07:00,965 --> 00:07:03,175 Anyway, welcome to New York. 69 00:07:16,773 --> 00:07:18,983 [traffic report playing over radio] 70 00:07:26,491 --> 00:07:28,452 [car honking] 71 00:07:36,333 --> 00:07:39,629 [man on radio] The issue today is not the Republicans, 72 00:07:39,713 --> 00:07:41,506 it is the republic. 73 00:07:41,590 --> 00:07:45,426 Today it is not the Democrats, it is the democracy. 74 00:07:46,218 --> 00:07:49,514 There's a crisis in the character of our nation. 75 00:07:49,597 --> 00:07:51,849 -You ready? -It's creating tension between the races, 76 00:07:51,932 --> 00:07:53,058 Uh, five minutes. 77 00:07:53,142 --> 00:07:55,102 tension between the sexes. 78 00:07:55,186 --> 00:07:58,022 We are not each other's problem. We are each other's solution. 79 00:07:58,105 --> 00:08:00,274 -[cars honking] -[indistinct chattering] 80 00:08:06,948 --> 00:08:09,241 [Andre] Yo, college boy. 81 00:08:11,911 --> 00:08:14,330 [sniffs] Lemme get a square. 82 00:08:17,124 --> 00:08:18,417 -Yo! You need one? -Yeah. 83 00:08:19,293 --> 00:08:20,002 Let me get another one. 84 00:08:22,631 --> 00:08:24,633 -Got a light, college? -Of course, Andre. 85 00:08:35,392 --> 00:08:37,186 -What up? -Hey. 86 00:08:39,230 --> 00:08:40,981 So, what you studying up there, huh? 87 00:08:41,983 --> 00:08:43,985 -A little bit of everything. -Hmm. 88 00:08:44,068 --> 00:08:47,697 You best take economics or some shit. Get that paper and get gone. 89 00:08:48,573 --> 00:08:49,699 -I just got here. -[scoffs] 90 00:08:51,492 --> 00:08:52,785 But you ain't stayin'. 91 00:08:57,624 --> 00:08:58,708 See you around. 92 00:09:17,978 --> 00:09:19,520 -[Will] Later. -Later. 93 00:09:21,981 --> 00:09:27,027 [professor] "Justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger." 94 00:09:27,528 --> 00:09:30,239 Now, we all know the Greeks loved symbols, right? 95 00:09:30,740 --> 00:09:32,742 They have since antiquity. 96 00:09:32,826 --> 00:09:37,162 So what, then, was the great symbol of democracy in Plato's time? 97 00:09:38,664 --> 00:09:41,375 Uh, yes. Um... Barry. 98 00:09:45,504 --> 00:09:52,386 That's correct. The raised hand. One man, one vote. All of it very public. 99 00:09:52,469 --> 00:09:55,890 But when you imagine those raised hands, class, you have to remember, 100 00:09:55,974 --> 00:09:57,892 every one of them held a spear. 101 00:09:58,475 --> 00:10:00,311 That's what "majority rule" meant. 102 00:10:00,394 --> 00:10:01,520 So that begs the question, 103 00:10:01,605 --> 00:10:06,108 is governmental rule always supported by the threat of violence? 104 00:10:07,234 --> 00:10:09,278 -[professor] Yes, Thad? -It has to be. 105 00:10:09,361 --> 00:10:12,616 -Otherwise, what authority would it have? -But, what about the will of the people? 106 00:10:13,365 --> 00:10:15,910 -Sure. The people with the most spears. -[Barry] But there's more to it than that. 107 00:10:15,994 --> 00:10:21,165 I mean, we sacrifice some of our, um, independence to a government 108 00:10:21,248 --> 00:10:22,751 in return for security. 109 00:10:22,834 --> 00:10:24,293 And a kind of collective wisdom. 110 00:10:24,376 --> 00:10:26,087 Security's just another word for "the most spears." 111 00:10:26,170 --> 00:10:27,421 Every time there was a vote, 112 00:10:27,504 --> 00:10:31,467 the minority didn't count up the spears and, uh, decide not to revolt. 113 00:10:32,509 --> 00:10:34,054 Once you make the deal to have a government, 114 00:10:34,136 --> 00:10:36,640 that government takes on another kind of authority. 115 00:10:36,723 --> 00:10:38,767 What, like a moral authority? 116 00:10:38,849 --> 00:10:41,560 -Well-- -So Ronald Reagan has moral authority? 117 00:10:41,644 --> 00:10:44,021 Of course he does! He was elected in a landslide! 118 00:10:44,105 --> 00:10:46,650 Okay, if there's one thing Ronald Reagan definitely does not have, 119 00:10:46,733 --> 00:10:47,776 it's moral authority. 120 00:10:47,859 --> 00:10:50,235 -Sure has a great head of hair, though. -[students chuckle] 121 00:10:50,319 --> 00:10:52,113 [professor] Sorry, just kidding. Continue. 122 00:10:52,196 --> 00:10:53,614 [Barry] Let me put it like this-- 123 00:10:53,697 --> 00:10:57,117 if the states had voted on slavery, we would have lost the vote. 124 00:10:57,201 --> 00:10:58,452 So, yeah, 125 00:10:58,535 --> 00:11:02,539 at that point, moral authority kicks in to, uh, defend the minority 126 00:11:02,623 --> 00:11:04,375 against the will of the people. 127 00:11:04,793 --> 00:11:05,960 And that's when the spears come out. 128 00:11:06,044 --> 00:11:08,504 Yeah, I watched the news last night too, Barry. 129 00:11:08,587 --> 00:11:11,340 Jesse Jackson said that thing about slavery. 130 00:11:11,423 --> 00:11:13,300 Yeah, he did. And he's right. 131 00:11:14,928 --> 00:11:17,429 Seriously? The guy who hugged Yasser Arafat is right? 132 00:11:17,513 --> 00:11:19,181 One thing has nothing to do with the other. 133 00:11:19,264 --> 00:11:21,558 All right, guys. Reel it back in. Remember, Plato. 134 00:11:22,726 --> 00:11:24,228 [Thad] Can I ask a question, though? 135 00:11:25,771 --> 00:11:28,065 Why's everything always gotta be about slavery? 136 00:11:28,565 --> 00:11:32,904 [Super3's "Philosophy Rappin' Spree" playing] 137 00:11:45,582 --> 00:11:47,043 [keys jangling] 138 00:11:47,127 --> 00:11:48,585 [girl yelling] 139 00:11:48,669 --> 00:11:50,462 [siren wailing] 140 00:11:56,552 --> 00:11:57,344 Hello? 141 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:04,393 Will? 142 00:12:05,018 --> 00:12:07,354 [newscaster over TV] ...hoping to finance any wage hikes... 143 00:12:10,441 --> 00:12:11,525 Is anyone there? 144 00:12:11,608 --> 00:12:14,361 In national news, President Reagan ordered the Coast Guard 145 00:12:14,445 --> 00:12:17,824 to intercept any ships suspected of carrying Haitian refugees 146 00:12:17,906 --> 00:12:18,449 [clicks] 147 00:12:20,367 --> 00:12:21,452 [man exhales] 148 00:12:21,535 --> 00:12:23,204 [indistinct muttering] 149 00:12:23,287 --> 00:12:26,791 -[shuffling] -[scraping] 150 00:12:27,959 --> 00:12:30,086 -[muttering] -[pounding] 151 00:12:30,170 --> 00:12:31,171 [Saleem] Come on, Barry. 152 00:12:31,253 --> 00:12:32,629 [sighs] 153 00:12:32,713 --> 00:12:34,423 Jesus Christ. 154 00:12:34,506 --> 00:12:36,675 [sighs then scoffs] 155 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,178 -How'd you get in here? -Barry, my brother. 156 00:12:38,260 --> 00:12:41,097 Do you have any ganja? My head is pounding. 157 00:12:41,181 --> 00:12:42,473 Check the ashtray. 158 00:12:43,767 --> 00:12:44,934 [groans] 159 00:12:46,435 --> 00:12:47,937 -What are you doing here? -[groans] 160 00:12:48,021 --> 00:12:51,690 This whole university experience has changed my life, bro. 161 00:12:51,774 --> 00:12:53,275 You're a bartender, Saleem. 162 00:12:55,862 --> 00:12:58,363 So, what brings you to the West Side? 163 00:13:00,491 --> 00:13:05,205 Last night at the West End, I met this beautiful bird. 164 00:13:05,287 --> 00:13:08,166 Sociology student from Minnesota. 165 00:13:08,749 --> 00:13:13,629 Porcelain features, tits out to here. [chuckles] 166 00:13:13,712 --> 00:13:16,257 I mean, we wandered the city all night... 167 00:13:16,340 --> 00:13:19,635 But when the time came, I was unable to gain entrance to her dormitory. 168 00:13:19,718 --> 00:13:20,427 Uh, so to speak. 169 00:13:21,845 --> 00:13:22,387 So to speak. 170 00:13:23,055 --> 00:13:26,350 So I stopped at the establishment on the corner for a morning beer, 171 00:13:26,433 --> 00:13:28,895 after which I decided to pop up here for a smoke. 172 00:13:28,978 --> 00:13:32,148 And to borrow some cab fare home, if possible? 173 00:13:32,232 --> 00:13:36,069 You know, this, this might sound crazy, but just bear with me. 174 00:13:36,152 --> 00:13:39,404 Do you think there might be some kind of, uh, correlation 175 00:13:39,488 --> 00:13:42,741 between your constantly buying alcohol and, uh, cocaine 176 00:13:42,826 --> 00:13:45,119 and the fact that you're always broke? 177 00:13:45,202 --> 00:13:46,161 [clicks tongue] 178 00:13:46,620 --> 00:13:50,250 It's an interesting theory, but I just don't see it. 179 00:13:50,833 --> 00:13:52,251 Speaking of booze and blow, 180 00:13:52,334 --> 00:13:56,505 my friend, Daphne, is having a party tonight. Ah! 181 00:13:56,588 --> 00:14:01,552 Daphne is a burlesque dancer. All her friends are burlesque dancers. 182 00:14:01,635 --> 00:14:03,972 I don't have to spell it out for you, do I, Barry? 183 00:14:04,055 --> 00:14:09,269 What do you say, I take a nap, stay here, and we go together around nine? 184 00:14:10,310 --> 00:14:12,813 I promised Will I'd go to a party on campus. 185 00:14:14,481 --> 00:14:17,861 They will never accept us, Barry. I know you know this, my brother. 186 00:14:17,944 --> 00:14:21,072 -I don't know. I wanna think they will. -You think too much. 187 00:14:21,155 --> 00:14:22,698 That's your problem. That's why you never get laid! 188 00:14:22,781 --> 00:14:25,118 -I'm not trying to just get laid. -Okay, see what I mean? 189 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,036 Fucking shit, man. Look, if I were you... [sighs] 190 00:14:29,538 --> 00:14:32,791 [imitating Barry] Hello there, rich white girl. My name is Barry. 191 00:14:32,876 --> 00:14:35,544 I, uh, just transferred here from Africa. 192 00:14:35,627 --> 00:14:37,088 I'm a deep, brooding man 193 00:14:37,170 --> 00:14:38,755 who likes to, uh... 194 00:14:38,839 --> 00:14:41,300 write poems about the mysteries of the human condition. 195 00:14:41,550 --> 00:14:46,555 Now, would you like to, uh, unzip my pants, or shall I?" 196 00:14:46,638 --> 00:14:48,348 That's pretty good. I didn't know you could do me. 197 00:14:48,432 --> 00:14:51,393 [in normal voice] Oh, well, the trick is to sound just white enough. 198 00:14:52,769 --> 00:14:54,314 Okay, fuck you, Saleem. 199 00:14:54,396 --> 00:14:57,275 -Barry! Barry! I love you! -Yeah, yeah. 200 00:14:57,358 --> 00:14:59,944 [Sweet G's "A Heartbeat Rap" playing] 201 00:15:07,618 --> 00:15:10,495 [PJ] That's all right. That's all right. 202 00:15:10,579 --> 00:15:13,041 Y'all need all the help y'all can get right about now. 203 00:15:14,875 --> 00:15:16,168 [PJ] Y'all need all the help. 204 00:15:17,461 --> 00:15:18,170 Check ball. 205 00:15:22,008 --> 00:15:24,177 Believe me, playboy, it's about to go down. 206 00:15:24,260 --> 00:15:26,179 This can play right here. 207 00:15:26,262 --> 00:15:28,222 -[man 1] You got him? Switch. -[man 2] Get on him! 208 00:15:28,306 --> 00:15:30,515 [PJ] Guess what? That's game, baby. 209 00:15:30,599 --> 00:15:32,726 -[man 1] That's game. -Uh-huh. 210 00:15:32,809 --> 00:15:34,312 -Next! -Nice, PJ. 211 00:15:34,395 --> 00:15:35,980 Get these boys outta here, man. 212 00:15:37,023 --> 00:15:38,232 [laughs] 213 00:15:38,316 --> 00:15:39,317 [PJ] Yeah. 214 00:15:40,609 --> 00:15:41,610 Next! 215 00:15:47,699 --> 00:15:49,160 I got "Invisible Man." 216 00:15:58,251 --> 00:15:59,586 [man 3] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 217 00:15:59,670 --> 00:16:00,337 [groans] 218 00:16:00,421 --> 00:16:01,255 [man 4] Oh... 219 00:16:01,838 --> 00:16:02,673 [grunts] 220 00:16:02,756 --> 00:16:05,676 You like that, Invisible? That's my shot, baby. 221 00:16:05,759 --> 00:16:06,760 I can stick that all day. 222 00:16:16,061 --> 00:16:16,979 I won't let you shoot. 223 00:16:21,025 --> 00:16:22,443 [man 3] This boy got you, PJ. 224 00:16:23,403 --> 00:16:26,488 [PJ] Hey, it's all right, player. Yeah. 225 00:16:26,571 --> 00:16:29,491 You ain't gonna get too many more of them now that I know you a lefty. 226 00:16:29,574 --> 00:16:31,660 You better counter with what you got, man. 227 00:16:37,916 --> 00:16:40,711 -Oh! -[man 3] Ooh! 228 00:16:40,794 --> 00:16:42,255 Big man! 229 00:16:42,337 --> 00:16:43,547 What's wrong with you, man? 230 00:16:44,798 --> 00:16:47,051 -Hey, come on, come on. -You don't know me, homeboy. 231 00:16:47,135 --> 00:16:49,012 You touch me again, I'll knock your fuckin' head off. 232 00:16:55,434 --> 00:16:56,226 Y'all ball. 233 00:16:56,310 --> 00:16:57,769 [chuckles] 234 00:16:57,853 --> 00:16:59,896 What you got, Invisible? Ball up! 235 00:17:02,774 --> 00:17:06,903 I'm on you all day, baby. Like flies on shit, baby. 236 00:17:06,987 --> 00:17:08,114 What's up? 237 00:17:15,454 --> 00:17:18,790 Well, Jack Kerouac went here, know what I mean? 238 00:17:18,874 --> 00:17:23,087 Allen Ginsberg. Uh, Paul Robeson. [stammers] Where are those guys now? 239 00:17:23,837 --> 00:17:27,300 Uh... Dead. Kerouac is, for sure. 240 00:17:27,382 --> 00:17:30,093 -Who is Paul Robeson again? -Where is that scene? 241 00:17:30,177 --> 00:17:32,095 [stammers] 'Cause it seems like it doesn't exist. 242 00:17:32,180 --> 00:17:34,890 Or, well, maybe I'm just not cool enough to find it. 243 00:17:36,309 --> 00:17:39,395 C'mon, dude, you just-- we're new, you know? It takes time. 244 00:17:40,687 --> 00:17:41,855 You ready to do this? 245 00:17:48,028 --> 00:17:49,738 [Climax Blues Band's "Shake It Lucy" playing] 246 00:17:54,452 --> 00:17:57,497 -I know these guys. -Cool. 247 00:17:57,579 --> 00:17:59,915 -All right. -I'll go get us some beers. 248 00:18:06,089 --> 00:18:08,508 Sara said she was gonna be here like, half an hour ago. 249 00:18:08,590 --> 00:18:10,842 -Well, there you go. -I'm over it. 250 00:18:10,926 --> 00:18:13,345 So, uh, what are our options? 251 00:18:14,805 --> 00:18:16,224 -Rum and Coke? -That's gross. 252 00:18:16,307 --> 00:18:17,475 -Or Jack. -Gross. 253 00:18:18,058 --> 00:18:20,393 Well, not Jack. It's an extremely cheap whiskey. 254 00:18:20,478 --> 00:18:21,562 [laughs] 255 00:18:21,645 --> 00:18:23,939 -I'll take one of those. -Okay, sure. 256 00:18:24,689 --> 00:18:27,318 -Three? -Uh, sure. Yeah. 257 00:18:31,321 --> 00:18:32,322 -Okay. -[woman] Okay. 258 00:18:32,405 --> 00:18:34,324 -Cheers. -[man and woman] Cheers. 259 00:18:38,036 --> 00:18:39,580 -Woo! -[coughs] 260 00:18:42,666 --> 00:18:45,503 [whistles] Hey, keg stand time. Get the fuck in here. 261 00:18:45,586 --> 00:18:48,046 No, no, no. 262 00:18:48,131 --> 00:18:49,340 ["The Big Beat" playing] 263 00:18:49,423 --> 00:18:51,342 -[man 1] Let's go. -[man 2] Yup, there we go. 264 00:18:52,176 --> 00:18:56,222 [all] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, 265 00:18:56,305 --> 00:19:01,519 eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. [cheering] 266 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:15,491 [Thad] All right, who's next? 267 00:19:16,409 --> 00:19:19,077 Let's go. You know what? Let him go. Here we go. 268 00:19:22,038 --> 00:19:23,291 [woman] He said he was coming. 269 00:19:23,374 --> 00:19:25,083 -[man] Yeah, I guess you get to plan. -[woman] Thanks. 270 00:19:25,168 --> 00:19:28,254 [indistinct chattering] 271 00:19:33,049 --> 00:19:36,387 Hey. You're in my Poli-Sci class. 272 00:19:37,137 --> 00:19:37,888 Um... 273 00:19:38,598 --> 00:19:40,600 -Julie, right? -Yeah. 274 00:19:40,682 --> 00:19:42,559 Yeah, I'm good with names. 275 00:19:42,642 --> 00:19:43,852 Uh, Barry. 276 00:19:43,935 --> 00:19:46,062 Hi. Uh, and this is Charlotte. 277 00:19:46,647 --> 00:19:48,148 Uh, "moral authority." 278 00:19:49,191 --> 00:19:52,861 -That better not catch on. -Oh, I, uh, think it just did. 279 00:19:53,362 --> 00:19:54,280 [chuckles] 280 00:19:54,362 --> 00:19:55,488 It's an inside joke. 281 00:19:56,072 --> 00:20:00,536 -[man] Hey, Julie, what's up? -So, uh, where are you from? 282 00:20:02,413 --> 00:20:07,543 Hawaii. Indonesia. Kenya. Take your pick. 283 00:20:07,627 --> 00:20:12,506 Really? Um... Ni vizuri kukutana na wewe. -Uh-huh. 284 00:20:12,590 --> 00:20:15,800 Really? What? In front of all these people? 285 00:20:16,968 --> 00:20:19,388 I mean, you're very pretty, and I'm flattered, but-- 286 00:20:19,472 --> 00:20:22,098 -No, that's not I was trying to say-- -I'm just messing with you. 287 00:20:22,974 --> 00:20:25,311 -[chuckles] -I have no idea what you just said. 288 00:20:26,270 --> 00:20:29,022 I've never been to Kenya, but I take it you have. 289 00:20:31,399 --> 00:20:34,277 Nairobi... for five days, on my junior year abroad. 290 00:20:35,321 --> 00:20:36,489 It's beautiful. 291 00:20:36,572 --> 00:20:39,325 I'm going this summer to, um, to visit my dad. 292 00:20:39,408 --> 00:20:40,409 [door clicks] 293 00:20:41,452 --> 00:20:44,120 -[Julie] You comin' in? -I just came out. 294 00:20:45,372 --> 00:20:46,748 Um... Bad? 295 00:20:48,251 --> 00:20:49,710 Uh, it's, uh... 296 00:20:49,793 --> 00:20:50,752 It's not my scene. 297 00:20:52,504 --> 00:20:54,756 So, what is your scene? 298 00:20:56,425 --> 00:20:58,552 Um, I'm still trying to figure that out. 299 00:21:00,178 --> 00:21:01,389 You like to dance? 300 00:21:06,477 --> 00:21:07,395 [whistling] 301 00:21:07,478 --> 00:21:09,938 -[man] Taxi. Taxi, yo! -[Barry] Where are you taking me? 302 00:21:11,315 --> 00:21:13,942 Trust me, come on. Hey. 303 00:21:15,403 --> 00:21:16,404 Hey. 304 00:21:16,487 --> 00:21:18,489 [indistinct chattering] 305 00:21:48,810 --> 00:21:50,521 So, what do you think? 306 00:21:52,606 --> 00:21:55,318 -This is great! -Stick with me, kid. 307 00:22:29,184 --> 00:22:31,479 Could I have a beer and a special? 308 00:22:47,994 --> 00:22:48,995 Hey, baby. 309 00:22:50,997 --> 00:22:52,457 You're adorable. 310 00:22:55,251 --> 00:22:56,252 Who are you here with? 311 00:22:57,630 --> 00:23:00,298 -[stammers] A friend. -Do you guys like to party? 312 00:23:01,717 --> 00:23:03,009 [chuckles] 313 00:23:03,093 --> 00:23:04,804 Define "party." 314 00:23:04,886 --> 00:23:06,262 [laughs] 315 00:23:07,389 --> 00:23:08,515 Adorable. 316 00:23:21,027 --> 00:23:24,615 [crowd cheering] 317 00:23:24,697 --> 00:23:27,659 [The Treacherous Three's "At The Party" playing] 318 00:23:49,347 --> 00:23:51,224 -Have you ever seen this? -No. 319 00:23:51,307 --> 00:23:53,017 It's a New York thing. 320 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:10,536 [sighs] 321 00:24:12,328 --> 00:24:13,789 [giggles] 322 00:24:23,798 --> 00:24:27,802 I dunno, man, it's-- It feels provincial up here somehow. 323 00:24:28,679 --> 00:24:29,722 Like it's a bubble. 324 00:24:29,804 --> 00:24:33,558 I mean, most of these kids, their futures are already set. 325 00:24:33,934 --> 00:24:38,647 Like, um, that guy's gonna be an econ major, and then Wall Street. 326 00:24:38,731 --> 00:24:39,648 [laughs] 327 00:24:39,732 --> 00:24:41,191 He thinks he wants to study history, 328 00:24:41,274 --> 00:24:45,111 but everything's pushing him in another direction. 329 00:24:45,195 --> 00:24:46,279 His, um... 330 00:24:46,362 --> 00:24:49,909 His family, his background, what people expect of him. 331 00:24:49,991 --> 00:24:51,993 So, does he really even have free will? 332 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,830 You gotta take Moral Philosophy, man, I'm telling you. 333 00:24:55,915 --> 00:24:57,332 We talk about this stuff all day. 334 00:24:57,415 --> 00:25:01,419 I read somewhere that, uh, college isn't about learning. 335 00:25:01,503 --> 00:25:03,379 [stammers] It's about training. 336 00:25:04,380 --> 00:25:05,590 Training for what? 337 00:25:05,674 --> 00:25:06,759 To, uh... 338 00:25:07,592 --> 00:25:10,512 To want what you don't need, and to leave who you are at the door. 339 00:25:11,513 --> 00:25:14,057 But we're supposed to leave who we are at the door. That's the point. 340 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:17,143 Well, some people can't leave who they are at the door. I mean... 341 00:25:17,477 --> 00:25:19,772 You know I'm the only Black person in four of my five classes. 342 00:25:19,854 --> 00:25:21,439 But you're half white, too. 343 00:25:22,148 --> 00:25:23,525 What's that supposed to mean? 344 00:25:24,108 --> 00:25:26,529 Just that... you can fit in anywhere. 345 00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:29,155 -Right? -I fit in nowhere, Will. 346 00:25:29,239 --> 00:25:30,448 [scoffs] 347 00:25:31,951 --> 00:25:33,577 But... [clears throat] 348 00:25:33,661 --> 00:25:36,539 -I did meet this girl last night. -Yeah? 349 00:25:36,621 --> 00:25:37,205 Mm-hm. 350 00:25:37,288 --> 00:25:39,666 [both laugh] 351 00:25:39,749 --> 00:25:43,044 [man on TV] The perception of many people is that the city is dirtier, crime is up, 352 00:25:43,127 --> 00:25:44,337 transportation's breaking down... 353 00:25:44,420 --> 00:25:46,924 -[knocks] -[door creaks] 354 00:25:47,006 --> 00:25:49,259 -Am I late? -No, it's just started. C'mon. 355 00:25:49,342 --> 00:25:51,594 [Ed Koch on TV] No, I'm relying on the common sense of the people. 356 00:25:51,678 --> 00:25:54,597 I'm hesitant to judge whether or not we've accomplished 357 00:25:54,681 --> 00:25:58,560 the first part of what had to be done with this fiscal stability 358 00:25:58,643 --> 00:26:00,812 -so as to bring it to the point -True. 359 00:26:00,896 --> 00:26:03,774 where we could enhance the services and we have, in fact, 360 00:26:03,857 --> 00:26:06,569 improved some of the services in the first four years... 361 00:26:06,652 --> 00:26:07,945 The biggest city in America, 362 00:26:08,028 --> 00:26:10,698 and this guy gets to run as a Democrat and a Republican? 363 00:26:10,781 --> 00:26:11,907 It's a fucking joke. 364 00:26:12,825 --> 00:26:14,660 Well, nobody's watching except us. 365 00:26:14,743 --> 00:26:20,248 -So... why are we watching? -It's our civic duty. 366 00:26:21,959 --> 00:26:23,752 You know, politics is bullshit. 367 00:26:24,919 --> 00:26:26,921 You don't really believe that, do you? 368 00:26:27,297 --> 00:26:28,756 Yeah. I mean, kinda. 369 00:26:29,257 --> 00:26:33,469 I mean, come on, the president's an actor. 370 00:26:33,553 --> 00:26:36,514 So how does change happen, then? 371 00:26:37,098 --> 00:26:40,518 -Or do you not believe in change, either? -I believe in art. 372 00:26:40,603 --> 00:26:43,229 I believe in... I don't know. 373 00:26:44,064 --> 00:26:46,274 People creating change. I just don't believe in-- 374 00:26:46,357 --> 00:26:48,568 If you say "the system," I'm going to scream. 375 00:26:48,651 --> 00:26:50,987 -The system. -Oh, you're one of them! 376 00:26:51,070 --> 00:26:53,740 -What? A socialist? -A poet! 377 00:26:54,033 --> 00:26:55,450 I am a poet, actually. 378 00:26:55,533 --> 00:26:56,367 [scoffs] 379 00:26:57,410 --> 00:26:58,453 You're cute. 380 00:27:00,330 --> 00:27:01,456 What's cute about me? 381 00:27:02,666 --> 00:27:03,709 Your politics. 382 00:27:04,292 --> 00:27:07,796 Hmm. My politics... are cute. 383 00:27:09,714 --> 00:27:10,548 Yeah. 384 00:27:12,926 --> 00:27:14,053 I'll take that. 385 00:27:16,930 --> 00:27:18,974 ...only when we have the money to do it. 386 00:27:19,058 --> 00:27:23,062 Then I'm asking you to come to the polls, 'cause my opponent is apathy. 387 00:27:23,144 --> 00:27:27,315 People have to know that if you want me back, come to the polls 388 00:27:27,398 --> 00:27:30,360 because the people who don't like me are gonna rush to the polls 389 00:27:30,443 --> 00:27:35,239 and that is the message that I'm imploring everybody out there to consider. 390 00:27:36,366 --> 00:27:37,450 Smile. 391 00:27:41,997 --> 00:27:42,998 Come on, loosen up. 392 00:27:48,419 --> 00:27:49,713 [Barry blows a raspberry] 393 00:27:52,548 --> 00:27:54,217 It's just for a second, I promise. 394 00:27:57,428 --> 00:27:58,429 [chuckles] 395 00:28:06,562 --> 00:28:08,606 -Hey, wanna race? -What? 396 00:28:08,691 --> 00:28:11,860 -Let's race to that tree. -You don't wanna race me. I'm fast. 397 00:28:11,943 --> 00:28:15,488 -Me too. And I don't smoke a pack a day. -I'll pass. 398 00:28:16,155 --> 00:28:19,325 -What? Afraid to lose to a girl? -[scoffs] I'm not afraid of losing at all. 399 00:28:19,827 --> 00:28:22,286 So you'll talk shit, but you won't back it up? 400 00:28:23,204 --> 00:28:26,582 Come on, Barry, show me what you got. On your mark, get set, go! 401 00:28:27,667 --> 00:28:29,002 [laughing] 402 00:28:31,171 --> 00:28:32,089 [Charlotte] I win. 403 00:28:32,172 --> 00:28:34,174 [laughs] 404 00:28:37,385 --> 00:28:41,181 -Another racist myth, debunked. -[Barry] You're pretty fast. 405 00:28:41,264 --> 00:28:43,558 [both panting and chuckling] 406 00:28:52,567 --> 00:28:53,861 [man] Game point. 407 00:28:54,652 --> 00:28:55,821 Good play. 408 00:29:05,371 --> 00:29:07,166 What you got, homeboy? You got something? 409 00:29:07,248 --> 00:29:08,332 [Barry] Huh? 410 00:29:08,416 --> 00:29:10,418 [indistinct chattering] 411 00:29:13,713 --> 00:29:14,882 [grunts] 412 00:29:18,218 --> 00:29:19,552 [Barry] That's game. 413 00:29:20,553 --> 00:29:21,805 Who got next? 414 00:29:23,556 --> 00:29:25,391 I gotta get to class. 415 00:29:25,475 --> 00:29:27,602 -You're breaking up the dynasty? -[chuckles] 416 00:29:27,685 --> 00:29:28,812 'Fraid so. 417 00:29:30,980 --> 00:29:32,064 Shoot to replace him? 418 00:29:32,775 --> 00:29:33,901 [PJ] Open. 419 00:29:46,746 --> 00:29:48,122 Nice feed, Invisible. 420 00:29:50,793 --> 00:29:51,835 Ball up. 421 00:29:56,256 --> 00:29:57,465 [Barry] I've never been in here. 422 00:30:00,969 --> 00:30:04,388 [PJ] Best food on campus. B-school got that dough. 423 00:30:07,226 --> 00:30:11,562 I used to eat in here even when I was an undergrad. [laughs] 424 00:30:11,646 --> 00:30:15,775 So what, finish business school and then, uh, Wall Street? 425 00:30:16,275 --> 00:30:17,193 That's your plan? 426 00:30:18,278 --> 00:30:19,320 Basically. 427 00:30:20,613 --> 00:30:21,697 Only Black guy at your firm. 428 00:30:23,574 --> 00:30:25,326 I mean, racist jokes around the water cooler? 429 00:30:26,119 --> 00:30:28,080 -Workplace discrimination lawsuit. -[chuckles] 430 00:30:29,206 --> 00:30:31,457 -Seven-figure settlement. -[laughs] 431 00:30:31,541 --> 00:30:32,500 Yeah, fair enough. 432 00:30:34,794 --> 00:30:38,381 -Did you always wanna be a finance guy? -I'm from the Grant Houses. 433 00:30:40,259 --> 00:30:41,342 You know where that's at? 434 00:30:43,845 --> 00:30:45,263 122nd and Lenox. 435 00:30:46,514 --> 00:30:50,476 It's about five blocks away, but it's a totally different world. 436 00:30:51,686 --> 00:30:53,354 I didn't come this far to not make money. 437 00:30:55,190 --> 00:30:56,357 I hear that. 438 00:30:57,358 --> 00:30:59,569 -What about you? Where you from? -[snickers] 439 00:31:00,361 --> 00:31:01,404 Well, Honolulu, mostly. 440 00:31:02,572 --> 00:31:03,406 [chuckles] 441 00:31:03,489 --> 00:31:07,994 -No shit? They got brothers in Hawaii? -Yeah, a few. 442 00:31:09,204 --> 00:31:12,332 [stammers] I grew up in Indonesia for a while, too. 443 00:31:12,415 --> 00:31:14,584 My mother married a guy from Jakarta. 444 00:31:15,085 --> 00:31:16,669 [laughs] 445 00:31:16,752 --> 00:31:19,047 You're a whole different type of motherfucker, B. 446 00:31:21,258 --> 00:31:22,633 You do realize that, right? 447 00:31:24,510 --> 00:31:25,761 I mean, I barely left New York. 448 00:31:26,262 --> 00:31:28,639 Yeah, but-- I mean, it's New York. 449 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,560 Please. New York ain't shit. 450 00:31:32,643 --> 00:31:34,938 [both chuckle] 451 00:31:58,045 --> 00:31:59,795 [indistinct chattering] 452 00:32:03,007 --> 00:32:04,842 [vendor] One dollar, here. One dollar. 453 00:32:09,805 --> 00:32:11,182 [man] Help the homeless. 454 00:32:34,830 --> 00:32:35,748 Uh, how much? 455 00:32:37,500 --> 00:32:38,961 That's two dollars. 456 00:32:41,879 --> 00:32:42,880 Here you go, brother. 457 00:32:44,174 --> 00:32:47,344 Ah, thank you, my brother. And I envy you for that one. 458 00:32:48,886 --> 00:32:49,887 Why's that? 459 00:32:50,513 --> 00:32:52,432 'Cause you 'bout to read that for the first time. 460 00:32:53,225 --> 00:32:55,978 After you finish, slide back by and let me know how you liked it. 461 00:32:56,769 --> 00:32:58,105 -Yes, sir. -All right. 462 00:32:59,522 --> 00:33:03,943 [indistinct chattering] 463 00:33:04,027 --> 00:33:05,070 Yo! Invisible! 464 00:33:06,321 --> 00:33:09,032 -What's up, Ali? [chuckles] -Yo! You going by the courts today? 465 00:33:09,116 --> 00:33:12,827 Yo, this dude got the ill baby skyhook. Like Magic. 466 00:33:12,910 --> 00:33:15,663 -Gonna try. You? -For sure. Maybe 'round two. 467 00:33:15,746 --> 00:33:18,666 -Cool. I'll catch you there. -All right then. Be easy, homeboy. 468 00:33:18,749 --> 00:33:19,542 Like Sunday morning. 469 00:33:19,625 --> 00:33:22,211 [preacher] "Can the prey be taken from the mighty, 470 00:33:22,294 --> 00:33:24,422 or the captives of a tyrant rescued?" 471 00:33:25,382 --> 00:33:29,219 [preacher] Now what that means is, can we, the Lost Tribe of Israel, 472 00:33:29,302 --> 00:33:33,931 reclaim what is rightfully ours from the cave-dwelling white devils 473 00:33:34,016 --> 00:33:37,060 that raped our ancestors, stole our land, 474 00:33:37,143 --> 00:33:40,479 and dispersed the true children of God across the globe? 475 00:33:41,731 --> 00:33:43,108 -Read! -[woman] Hey! 476 00:33:43,191 --> 00:33:47,778 I ain't... no devil. This is not the words of Jesus Christ. 477 00:33:47,862 --> 00:33:49,739 Shut your mouth, cave bitch! 478 00:33:50,740 --> 00:33:53,075 Yes, you are a cave bitch. 479 00:33:54,076 --> 00:33:57,997 Do you know... what Jesus Christ called the white woman in the Bible? 480 00:33:58,789 --> 00:34:00,249 A female dog. 481 00:34:01,792 --> 00:34:03,544 And what is a female dog? 482 00:34:04,587 --> 00:34:06,464 Don't be afraid to say it, brother. That's right. 483 00:34:07,048 --> 00:34:07,882 A bitch. 484 00:34:07,965 --> 00:34:10,343 That's what Jesus Christ called you in the Bible. 485 00:34:10,427 --> 00:34:12,636 [Barry] How come you're using a King James Bible? 486 00:34:13,763 --> 00:34:16,516 -What? -[chuckles] Why that edition? 487 00:34:16,599 --> 00:34:18,518 [stammers] I thought King James was a white devil. 488 00:34:21,395 --> 00:34:23,814 Here's King James right here. Take a good look. 489 00:34:25,357 --> 00:34:27,777 He looks like Billy Dee Williams if you'd ask me. 490 00:34:28,986 --> 00:34:30,071 If you say so, brother. 491 00:34:33,366 --> 00:34:34,742 Now, you might ask... 492 00:34:34,825 --> 00:34:38,954 How did the Lost Tribes of Israel become lost? Well, I'll tell you. 493 00:34:39,038 --> 00:34:41,707 [club music playing] 494 00:34:41,791 --> 00:34:43,042 [Saleem] How about her? 495 00:34:43,834 --> 00:34:45,628 -No way. -Why not? 496 00:34:46,421 --> 00:34:48,839 She's trying way too hard. Zero self-esteem. 497 00:34:48,923 --> 00:34:52,469 -[Saleem] So she'd sleep with me. -[Charlotte] Um, probably? 498 00:34:52,968 --> 00:34:58,474 -So that's a yes, then. -No. Big time no. 499 00:34:58,558 --> 00:35:01,811 I don't think you understand the nature of this conversation, Charlotte. 500 00:35:01,894 --> 00:35:04,021 I don't really think I want to. 501 00:35:06,191 --> 00:35:08,776 Looks like your boyfriend's off on Pluto again. 502 00:35:09,693 --> 00:35:13,030 Um... Ground Control to Barry. 503 00:35:13,697 --> 00:35:15,324 Oh, sorry. I was, um... 504 00:35:16,576 --> 00:35:17,660 -I was thinking... -[Charlotte] No. 505 00:35:17,743 --> 00:35:18,953 -[Barry] Nah. -[Charlotte chuckles] 506 00:35:19,829 --> 00:35:22,457 -Hey, Will. -Hi, guys. What's up? 507 00:35:22,541 --> 00:35:25,585 Hey, Willy. What's this? Buy one, get two free? 508 00:35:26,378 --> 00:35:29,004 -[chuckles] -[Barry] You wanna join us? 509 00:35:29,088 --> 00:35:31,090 Uh... No, thanks. 510 00:35:31,173 --> 00:35:33,425 I think we're gonna check out the band downstairs. 511 00:35:33,509 --> 00:35:36,971 -Okay. Well, um, I'll see you around. -Yeah. See you, man. 512 00:35:38,806 --> 00:35:42,227 So, what are you guys doing for Thanksgiving? Hmm? 513 00:35:42,309 --> 00:35:45,896 Anybody here dig, uh, turkey tikka masala? 514 00:35:46,314 --> 00:35:48,400 I'm going to Connecticut. 515 00:35:49,775 --> 00:35:51,652 You guys are welcome to come with me. 516 00:35:51,735 --> 00:35:53,238 You can meet the clown my sister's marrying. 517 00:35:53,321 --> 00:35:56,115 Well, I love clowns. Let's go to Connecticut, Barry. 518 00:35:56,199 --> 00:35:58,951 I'm, um... I'm allergic to Connecticut. 519 00:35:59,034 --> 00:36:02,289 I break out into these, um, gross white hives. 520 00:36:02,371 --> 00:36:04,665 Uh-- Besides, I... 521 00:36:05,167 --> 00:36:07,210 I'm sure your, uh, family would love you showing up 522 00:36:07,294 --> 00:36:08,794 with a Pakistani and a Black guy. 523 00:36:08,878 --> 00:36:10,422 Oh, well, you're not that black, Barry. 524 00:36:10,505 --> 00:36:12,089 -[scoffs] -[Charlotte] No, seriously. 525 00:36:12,673 --> 00:36:13,883 They really wanna meet you. 526 00:36:13,966 --> 00:36:16,093 Uh, I wanna meet them too. 527 00:36:16,178 --> 00:36:19,889 But maybe we should do it on a more neutral ground. 528 00:36:19,972 --> 00:36:21,974 Someplace with a lot of witnesses. 529 00:36:23,643 --> 00:36:25,811 I'm gonna go talk to that girl with low self-esteem. 530 00:36:25,895 --> 00:36:28,315 Look, my parents are gonna love you. 531 00:36:28,398 --> 00:36:30,650 I'm sure some of their very best friends are Black. 532 00:36:30,733 --> 00:36:32,319 They are, actually. 533 00:36:33,152 --> 00:36:35,487 -I was-- -I know what you were doing. 534 00:36:35,988 --> 00:36:40,075 The question is... why you feel the need to do it. 535 00:36:41,911 --> 00:36:44,371 Look, I just really want to spend Thanksgiving with you. 536 00:36:45,873 --> 00:36:48,251 Maybe we could do it here, a day early. 537 00:36:49,628 --> 00:36:51,421 And then, I can go to Connecticut by myself 538 00:36:51,504 --> 00:36:52,464 if you don't wanna come with me. 539 00:36:53,339 --> 00:36:55,758 [stammers] I'd like that. 540 00:36:57,927 --> 00:36:59,429 [Saleem] ...from the campus. 541 00:36:59,512 --> 00:37:03,807 -They're students. I'm not... really old. -[both chuckle] 542 00:37:03,891 --> 00:37:06,852 [professor] Now, here we have, if you'd like, 543 00:37:06,936 --> 00:37:11,566 a basic epistemological principle that we must bear in mind. 544 00:37:11,650 --> 00:37:14,818 A genuine knowledge involves cognitive union 545 00:37:14,902 --> 00:37:18,948 and overcoming our estrangement or alienation. 546 00:37:19,031 --> 00:37:23,328 And this applies, I suppose, to all spheres of our knowledge. 547 00:37:23,411 --> 00:37:26,456 I sometimes argue that, to be a good scientist... 548 00:37:26,539 --> 00:37:30,627 [helicopter whirring] 549 00:37:36,757 --> 00:37:43,138 [siren wailing] 550 00:38:19,592 --> 00:38:20,593 [exhales deeply] 551 00:39:38,337 --> 00:39:42,091 So, I'm a little worried about Saleem being in charge of Thanksgiving. 552 00:39:42,174 --> 00:39:43,509 I mean, can he even cook? 553 00:39:44,968 --> 00:39:48,055 Everything about that man is a mystery, including these ingredients. 554 00:39:48,138 --> 00:39:52,184 Uh, yeah, what is "ghee"? [chuckles] 555 00:39:53,352 --> 00:39:55,104 And, um... [clicks tongue] 556 00:39:55,187 --> 00:39:57,898 you may have gotten out of Thanksgiving with my family, 557 00:39:57,981 --> 00:40:00,652 but that means I'm gonna have to take you to my sister's wedding. 558 00:40:00,734 --> 00:40:03,237 -[Barry] Hmm... -And you're gonna have fun. 559 00:40:05,615 --> 00:40:07,282 You know I'm gonna cause a scene at that wedding. 560 00:40:07,366 --> 00:40:08,410 -Oh, really? -Mm. 561 00:40:08,493 --> 00:40:11,036 Once folks get a load of my moves on the dance floor... 562 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:12,162 Be a miracle. [chuckles] 563 00:40:15,582 --> 00:40:16,917 -[Ann] Aloha!-[Ann] Aloha! -Mom? 564 00:40:18,753 --> 00:40:21,464 -Surprise! -[Saleem] Surprise! 565 00:40:21,548 --> 00:40:22,965 You're supposed to be in Jakarta. 566 00:40:23,048 --> 00:40:26,009 I had a conference in LA. Oh, my word. And here I am! 567 00:40:26,093 --> 00:40:27,970 -Here she is! -My beauty. 568 00:40:28,929 --> 00:40:29,930 Uh... 569 00:40:30,013 --> 00:40:32,307 [stammering] Uh... Mom. 570 00:40:33,183 --> 00:40:36,019 -Uh... This is, uh, Charlotte. -Charlotte. 571 00:40:36,103 --> 00:40:38,481 Hello. Such a pleasure to meet you, Mrs.-- 572 00:40:38,565 --> 00:40:41,609 Ann. Just Ann, honey. It's nice to meet you, too. 573 00:40:41,693 --> 00:40:44,571 [slow music playing on radio] 574 00:40:46,113 --> 00:40:48,574 -Charlotte, some peas, please. -Mm-hm. 575 00:40:49,241 --> 00:40:51,285 Barry, honey, do you have a salad bowl? 576 00:40:59,919 --> 00:41:03,380 -Does this work? -How about a knife? 577 00:41:09,219 --> 00:41:10,513 How about this? 578 00:41:10,597 --> 00:41:14,851 -Not exactly Julia Child, huh? -Well, Saleem's sort of a child. 579 00:41:14,934 --> 00:41:17,520 Oh, yeah? Well, you're sort of a poopy-head. 580 00:41:18,437 --> 00:41:21,148 Is the atmosphere around here always so intellectually charged? 581 00:41:21,231 --> 00:41:23,693 -Oh, yeah. -Well, you know, as a feminist, 582 00:41:23,776 --> 00:41:27,489 I would never endorse this sort of retrograde patriarchal paradigm 583 00:41:27,572 --> 00:41:30,658 that would paint you as a sort of domesticating, civilizing presence 584 00:41:30,742 --> 00:41:32,952 -in this household. -Oh, no. Of course not. 585 00:41:33,035 --> 00:41:35,788 But if I did, I would say that you have got your hands full 586 00:41:35,872 --> 00:41:36,831 with these two knuckleheads. 587 00:41:36,915 --> 00:41:39,082 -[Charlotte chuckles] -Damn, Barry. 588 00:41:39,166 --> 00:41:41,251 Your mom can talk some shit. 589 00:41:41,335 --> 00:41:42,795 [chuckles] 590 00:41:42,879 --> 00:41:45,507 [Charlotte] So, do we get to hear some embarrassing stories 591 00:41:45,589 --> 00:41:46,673 about Barry or what? 592 00:41:48,133 --> 00:41:50,469 I'm sorry to be dull, but I don't really have any. 593 00:41:50,553 --> 00:41:52,889 He was so easy. Even his birth was easy. 594 00:41:52,972 --> 00:41:56,308 I was 19 at that time, so that wasn't the easiest, and... 595 00:41:57,184 --> 00:41:59,854 Neither was his dad, but what can I say? 596 00:41:59,937 --> 00:42:01,188 He's my darling boy. 597 00:42:02,105 --> 00:42:04,191 [Charlotte] What wasn't easy about his dad? 598 00:42:04,441 --> 00:42:06,109 Barry barely talks about him. 599 00:42:06,193 --> 00:42:10,364 All I know is that he's some kind of high-up government official. 600 00:42:11,281 --> 00:42:12,366 I only met him once. 601 00:42:13,325 --> 00:42:15,662 He showed up in Hawaii when I was ten and... 602 00:42:15,744 --> 00:42:17,287 tried to tell me how to live my life. 603 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:20,583 That's not true. He was around when you were little. 604 00:42:22,209 --> 00:42:24,712 He's a lovely man. We just weren't well-suited for each other. 605 00:42:24,796 --> 00:42:26,589 -Hmm. -[Barry] Hmm. 606 00:42:26,673 --> 00:42:30,802 Mm, 'cause he had another family in Kenya, Mom. He lied to you. 607 00:42:30,885 --> 00:42:34,096 It's a little more complicated than that. But we don't have to talk about it. 608 00:42:34,179 --> 00:42:36,849 Okay. She always defends him. 609 00:42:36,932 --> 00:42:37,599 You know what? 610 00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:39,810 He gave me you. 611 00:42:43,230 --> 00:42:45,900 But Barry must've had some terrible haircuts, at least. 612 00:42:45,984 --> 00:42:48,527 This is true. I used to cut his hair. 613 00:42:48,611 --> 00:42:51,990 Mm. That's something no white woman should do. 614 00:42:54,576 --> 00:42:55,785 Probably not. 615 00:43:01,123 --> 00:43:03,625 Your mom is awesome. 616 00:43:04,961 --> 00:43:07,672 Yeah, she's, uh... something, all right. 617 00:43:09,882 --> 00:43:11,926 No, seriously... 618 00:43:12,009 --> 00:43:16,054 How many girls from Kansas end up working at the Ford Foundation in Indonesia? 619 00:43:17,015 --> 00:43:20,183 Well... first, you marry an Indonesian guy. 620 00:43:20,267 --> 00:43:24,771 Then you... move to Indonesia and, uh, realize you need a job. 621 00:43:27,692 --> 00:43:29,027 That's not fair. 622 00:43:31,236 --> 00:43:33,906 Yeah. No... no, it's not. 623 00:43:40,037 --> 00:43:41,997 What are you gonna do with her tomorrow? 624 00:43:42,665 --> 00:43:45,375 Most of the rest of the world is having Thanksgiving. 625 00:43:47,919 --> 00:43:49,254 Yeah, well... 626 00:43:49,839 --> 00:43:51,758 I'm sure she'll have some ideas. 627 00:43:58,973 --> 00:44:02,644 [film projector rattling] 628 00:44:03,645 --> 00:44:07,857 [percussion music playing] 629 00:44:27,669 --> 00:44:32,297 [guitar music playing] 630 00:44:32,381 --> 00:44:34,007 [speaking Portuguese] 631 00:44:46,813 --> 00:44:49,648 [siren wailing] 632 00:44:52,151 --> 00:44:53,945 Is something wrong, honey? 633 00:44:55,362 --> 00:44:56,948 No. I'm just thinking about the movie. 634 00:44:58,032 --> 00:44:59,408 About you and the movie. 635 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:05,288 And what was it you loved so much? When you first saw it, I mean. 636 00:45:07,374 --> 00:45:08,625 It was beautiful. 637 00:45:10,335 --> 00:45:11,837 It was so exotic. 638 00:45:13,089 --> 00:45:14,882 I'd never seen anything like it. 639 00:45:16,843 --> 00:45:17,844 Like Dad? 640 00:45:26,351 --> 00:45:29,604 -Your dad hasn't written, has he? -Why? 641 00:45:33,275 --> 00:45:35,820 Well, he's fallen on hard times, I'm afraid. 642 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:38,280 What happened? 643 00:45:39,531 --> 00:45:42,576 You know, it's all second-hand, but he's not working, and... 644 00:45:42,952 --> 00:45:44,996 When he's not working, he has a tendency to drink. 645 00:45:48,166 --> 00:45:49,792 He invited me to visit. 646 00:45:51,543 --> 00:45:53,880 That is fantastic. 647 00:45:53,963 --> 00:45:55,965 Oh, honey, there's a whole part of you there 648 00:45:56,047 --> 00:45:57,632 just waiting to be discovered. 649 00:45:58,341 --> 00:45:59,761 This isn't Roots, Mom. 650 00:45:59,844 --> 00:46:02,471 [busker] ♪ This land was made For you and me ♪ 651 00:46:02,554 --> 00:46:04,098 Okay, now, this takes me back. 652 00:46:04,182 --> 00:46:05,767 [busker] ♪ This land is your land ♪ 653 00:46:05,850 --> 00:46:09,771 [Ann and busker] ♪ This land is my land, From California... ♪ 654 00:46:09,854 --> 00:46:12,439 -Right on, brother. -[busker] ♪ To the New York island ♪ 655 00:46:12,522 --> 00:46:14,233 That is so corny, Mom. 656 00:46:14,316 --> 00:46:18,612 ♪ From the redwood forests To the Gulf Stream waters ♪ 657 00:46:18,695 --> 00:46:21,531 ♪ This land was made for you and me ♪ 658 00:46:23,075 --> 00:46:24,743 How are you, Barry? 659 00:46:25,827 --> 00:46:26,953 How are you, really? 660 00:46:29,248 --> 00:46:30,624 -Honestly? -Yeah. 661 00:46:32,751 --> 00:46:34,086 I don't know. [scoffs] 662 00:46:35,462 --> 00:46:37,380 Well, sometimes, I feel like I wanna... 663 00:46:38,173 --> 00:46:39,883 breathe in everything New York has to offer. 664 00:46:40,926 --> 00:46:42,427 Just make it all mine. 665 00:46:43,553 --> 00:46:48,810 Just... And other times, it all seems like one... big distraction. 666 00:46:50,435 --> 00:46:53,313 People seem like distractions. [scoffs] 667 00:46:54,314 --> 00:46:55,899 I feel like I could... just... 668 00:46:57,317 --> 00:46:58,903 stop talking and... 669 00:46:59,694 --> 00:47:00,822 I don't know, just... 670 00:47:02,531 --> 00:47:03,156 disappear. 671 00:47:05,116 --> 00:47:08,411 And become a monk. And, uh, read and write, and... 672 00:47:08,954 --> 00:47:09,871 think for a year. 673 00:47:11,082 --> 00:47:12,291 Don't do that. 674 00:47:14,042 --> 00:47:16,628 You know, every time I open my mouth in class, it's like... 675 00:47:17,796 --> 00:47:20,632 I'm supposed to speak on behalf of all Black people. 676 00:47:22,384 --> 00:47:24,303 Meanwhile, I, uh... 677 00:47:25,470 --> 00:47:27,181 I quit going to Black Student Union meetings 678 00:47:27,264 --> 00:47:31,560 because [stammers] I didn't feel like I belong there either. 679 00:47:38,483 --> 00:47:40,152 [sighs] 680 00:47:45,950 --> 00:47:47,952 The world is a big place, honey. 681 00:47:49,287 --> 00:47:50,829 You'll find your way. 682 00:48:01,173 --> 00:48:02,258 -[PJ] Oh. -[man 1] Ooh. 683 00:48:02,341 --> 00:48:05,385 [PJ] Oh... Oh... 684 00:48:06,386 --> 00:48:07,470 Come on, now. Oh! 685 00:48:08,471 --> 00:48:09,472 Oh... 686 00:48:09,556 --> 00:48:12,767 Go up, big man! Go up. 687 00:48:14,936 --> 00:48:17,731 Come on, and let's see. Let's see. 688 00:48:20,817 --> 00:48:22,069 Uh-oh. 689 00:48:22,153 --> 00:48:23,528 -Oh! -That's a good-ass turn. 690 00:48:23,612 --> 00:48:27,449 Ladies and gentlemen, young Ralph Ellison in the house tonight! 691 00:48:27,532 --> 00:48:29,659 I know you can't see him. 692 00:48:29,743 --> 00:48:31,786 Uncover your eyes, he already invisible. 693 00:48:35,207 --> 00:48:36,541 -[PJ] Oh! -[man 2] Oh! 694 00:48:36,625 --> 00:48:37,709 [PJ] Oh! 695 00:48:38,877 --> 00:48:39,711 [PJ] Oh, my goodness. 696 00:48:39,794 --> 00:48:41,129 [man 3] That's what I'm talkin' about, baby! 697 00:48:41,713 --> 00:48:44,090 [PJ] That's the reason they call him the Invisible Man. 698 00:48:44,175 --> 00:48:46,218 [Saleem urinating] 699 00:48:46,302 --> 00:48:47,929 [Saleem sighs] Okay. 700 00:48:48,887 --> 00:48:51,640 [sighs] Let me give you some real-deal Saleem advice. 701 00:48:51,723 --> 00:48:54,143 You want to impress her parents? 702 00:48:54,225 --> 00:48:57,979 Order for her. Don't ask her what she wants, just, um... 703 00:48:58,064 --> 00:49:02,525 [imitating Barry] I'll have the lobster and a magnum of your finest champagne. 704 00:49:02,609 --> 00:49:07,406 And the lady will have, uh... a salad, with a glass of water... with lemon. 705 00:49:07,489 --> 00:49:12,328 [in normal voice] Or... how about whatever they ask you, 706 00:49:12,410 --> 00:49:16,081 you start every answer with, um, "Shit, motherfucker." 707 00:49:16,581 --> 00:49:22,462 So... "Barry, New York must be quite the change from Hawaii." 708 00:49:23,422 --> 00:49:26,133 "Shit, motherfucker, it sure is!" 709 00:49:26,716 --> 00:49:28,176 [Saleem chuckling] 710 00:49:28,259 --> 00:49:33,765 "[stammers] Have you started to think about the summer yet, Barry?" 711 00:49:33,848 --> 00:49:39,521 "Shit, motherfucker. I'm considering taking an internship at a law firm." 712 00:49:39,604 --> 00:49:41,398 These are, uh... They're all great ideas. 713 00:49:43,317 --> 00:49:45,319 -Damn it. -Here, here. Let me. 714 00:49:45,403 --> 00:49:46,362 Yeah. 715 00:49:46,445 --> 00:49:50,074 You know, there's a lot about me that you don't know, my brother. 716 00:49:50,156 --> 00:49:54,411 For example, I used to work at a bank for almost two years. 717 00:49:55,412 --> 00:49:56,705 And I never, ever-- 718 00:49:56,788 --> 00:49:57,914 Watch your chin. 719 00:49:57,998 --> 00:50:00,542 Robbed the place. There. 720 00:50:02,419 --> 00:50:06,339 -[grunts] Another beer for Daddy. -Thanks. 721 00:50:50,091 --> 00:50:51,760 Would you hand me a towel, please? 722 00:50:53,887 --> 00:50:55,514 -Here you go. -Thank you. 723 00:51:26,170 --> 00:51:28,755 -[Charlotte chuckling] -[Kathy speaks indistinctly] 724 00:51:30,299 --> 00:51:32,218 [Charlotte] Oh, there he is. 725 00:51:32,301 --> 00:51:33,760 [chuckles] 726 00:51:36,347 --> 00:51:39,391 -Bill Baughman. Pleasure to meet you. -Uh, Barry. 727 00:51:39,475 --> 00:51:41,893 -My wife, Kathy. -It's so nice to meet you. 728 00:51:41,976 --> 00:51:44,020 -We've heard so much about you. -It's a pleasure to meet you. 729 00:51:44,104 --> 00:51:45,105 [Kathy] Thank you. 730 00:51:47,065 --> 00:51:49,235 Barry, I feel we're at a little bit of a disadvantage 731 00:51:49,318 --> 00:51:51,611 because Charlotte got to spend the whole day with your mother 732 00:51:51,694 --> 00:51:53,197 and all we get with you is a dinner. 733 00:51:55,533 --> 00:51:58,410 Also, Barry's mother is way cooler than you two could ever be. 734 00:51:58,494 --> 00:52:00,287 [Bill] Oh, I don't doubt it. 735 00:52:00,371 --> 00:52:02,747 Well, I'm prepared to make the most of the time we do have. 736 00:52:03,331 --> 00:52:05,291 I mean, I'll eat two entrées, if I have to. 737 00:52:05,375 --> 00:52:06,751 [Barry and Kathy chuckle] 738 00:52:07,627 --> 00:52:11,340 You, um... You know, I have to admit, it's, um... 739 00:52:11,423 --> 00:52:13,675 It's kinda strange for me to be at the Yale Club. 740 00:52:17,720 --> 00:52:18,847 I'm from a Harvard family. 741 00:52:18,930 --> 00:52:20,474 -[chuckles] -Ha. 742 00:52:21,766 --> 00:52:24,270 -I didn't know that. [scoffs] -That... makes two of us? 743 00:52:24,353 --> 00:52:27,981 Yes, sir. My, uh, father did his Ph.D. in Economics there, 744 00:52:28,064 --> 00:52:30,234 on a full scholarship, as a matter of fact. 745 00:52:30,317 --> 00:52:32,819 -Well, he must be brilliant. -Oh, he is something. 746 00:52:33,612 --> 00:52:35,239 I mean, Dad was born in Kenya. 747 00:52:35,822 --> 00:52:37,115 And he and my mother met 748 00:52:37,199 --> 00:52:39,618 when he was studying at the University of Hawaii. 749 00:52:39,701 --> 00:52:41,537 The program that brought him over was, uh... 750 00:52:41,620 --> 00:52:43,705 was funded by the likes of, uh... 751 00:52:43,788 --> 00:52:46,916 Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier, uh, and the Kennedys. 752 00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:50,003 How remarkable. And, uh, where is he now? 753 00:52:50,086 --> 00:52:52,214 Uh... Dad's back in Nairobi. 754 00:52:52,298 --> 00:52:55,634 [chuckles] I believe his title is Senior Government Economist. 755 00:52:56,385 --> 00:52:58,470 -Hmm. -[Kathy] Such a fascinating country. 756 00:52:58,554 --> 00:52:59,888 Are you able to visit often? 757 00:52:59,971 --> 00:53:02,474 I plan on going soon. Well, as soon as, uh... 758 00:53:02,558 --> 00:53:05,186 Charlotte teaches me a little more Swahili. 759 00:53:05,269 --> 00:53:09,190 Oh... after I finish teaching him about New York City politics. 760 00:53:09,273 --> 00:53:12,234 -That could take a while. -And some alcohol. 761 00:53:12,318 --> 00:53:15,904 Well, uh... I hear you're something of a political organizer, Mr. Baughman. 762 00:53:15,987 --> 00:53:19,032 Oh, no. I wouldn't say that. 763 00:53:19,991 --> 00:53:24,455 I've arranged bail for some organizers. Represented the unions for years. 764 00:53:24,538 --> 00:53:27,583 But nowadays, I spend more time raising money for candidates. 765 00:53:27,665 --> 00:53:31,336 It's not something I particularly enjoy, but... 766 00:53:32,337 --> 00:53:33,880 it's more important than ever. 767 00:53:33,963 --> 00:53:38,552 Pretty soon, our only real game plan might be to outspend the bad guys. 768 00:53:38,636 --> 00:53:42,805 Oh, and, uh, hope all that money doesn't turn everybody into bad guys. Hmm. 769 00:53:42,889 --> 00:53:45,643 -Something like that. -[Charlotte] Oh, come on, Dad. 770 00:53:45,725 --> 00:53:47,269 I've seen those pictures of you 771 00:53:47,352 --> 00:53:49,979 and your ponytail marching for civil rights. 772 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:53,650 -Sure, but everybody did that. -Oh, not everybody. 773 00:53:53,983 --> 00:53:57,695 Of course, not everybody. But everybody we knew in our little... 774 00:53:58,071 --> 00:53:59,822 liberal enclave. 775 00:54:00,031 --> 00:54:01,659 So, how'd your, uh, parents... 776 00:54:01,741 --> 00:54:04,328 feel about your, uh, you know, "little liberal enclave"? 777 00:54:06,454 --> 00:54:09,499 Mine... not so good. Bill's... 778 00:54:09,999 --> 00:54:11,459 Worse. [sighs] 779 00:54:11,543 --> 00:54:16,257 But, you know, without their support, I don't know if I'd have had the courage 780 00:54:16,339 --> 00:54:18,424 to spend my career fighting the good fight. 781 00:54:19,425 --> 00:54:21,427 I might've gone corporate. Who knows? 782 00:54:21,928 --> 00:54:24,222 Now, I've got a good friend who's making that decision right now. 783 00:54:25,098 --> 00:54:28,226 He's from the Grant Houses, if you, uh, know where those are. 784 00:54:29,687 --> 00:54:32,814 -No, I don't believe so. No. -Harlem. 785 00:54:32,897 --> 00:54:36,192 It's one of the biggest public housing projects in the city. 786 00:54:36,276 --> 00:54:40,905 Now, he says he, um, didn't make it to Columbia not to earn money. 787 00:54:41,407 --> 00:54:43,325 Well, that's very understandable. 788 00:54:44,158 --> 00:54:48,414 Yeah. I don't know. It's, um... I think he's gonna be miserable. 789 00:54:49,706 --> 00:54:50,623 Mm. 790 00:54:54,085 --> 00:54:56,588 But, hey... [chuckles] But what do I know? 791 00:54:57,171 --> 00:55:01,926 Aside from that fact that these lamb chops sound amazing. 792 00:55:02,010 --> 00:55:04,471 [Bill] Mm, well, I couldn't agree more. 793 00:55:08,933 --> 00:55:13,314 -Can we give you a lift back to school? -Uh, no, thanks. We're going downtown. 794 00:55:13,397 --> 00:55:17,693 -Oh, we are? -Yes. You... need to dance. 795 00:56:00,736 --> 00:56:02,070 -You think-- -You think you need to teach me. 796 00:56:02,153 --> 00:56:03,946 -I need to teach you? -[chuckles] Are you kidding? 797 00:56:04,030 --> 00:56:05,990 -That girl was positively afraid of you. -I wasn't... 798 00:56:06,074 --> 00:56:09,160 Hey, good evening to you two lovely lovebirds. 799 00:56:09,243 --> 00:56:10,286 Y'all had a good night? 800 00:56:10,371 --> 00:56:11,413 -Mm-hm. -Great night. 801 00:56:12,038 --> 00:56:13,247 You got a square, college? 802 00:56:13,749 --> 00:56:17,210 -Uh, it's my last one, boss. -Come on, give me a bust-down, then. 803 00:56:17,502 --> 00:56:18,169 Okay. 804 00:56:22,048 --> 00:56:26,512 Keep it. One of these days, I'ma make you buy me a pack. 805 00:56:26,594 --> 00:56:28,930 -[Charlotte chuckles] -[Milton] Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 806 00:56:29,431 --> 00:56:30,973 What you just try to say to my mans? 807 00:56:31,766 --> 00:56:33,059 You gonna make him? 808 00:56:33,435 --> 00:56:35,019 -Who the fuck is you, nigga? -[bottle shatters] 809 00:56:35,103 --> 00:56:36,354 Coño! Relax, Milton! 810 00:56:36,438 --> 00:56:38,482 [Milton] Now, who the fuck said you could walk down my block? 811 00:56:38,565 --> 00:56:40,859 Yo! This kid is cool, Milt. 812 00:56:40,942 --> 00:56:42,318 -Chill out, bro. -He don't look cool to me. 813 00:56:42,402 --> 00:56:45,238 -Nigga look like a motherfuckin' pussy. -Man, I live here. 814 00:56:46,615 --> 00:56:49,283 Fuck you. You... ain't from here. 815 00:56:49,367 --> 00:56:52,203 [stammers] I didn't say I was from here. I said I live here, okay? 816 00:56:52,286 --> 00:56:54,205 -One forty-two. -I'm from here! 817 00:56:54,706 --> 00:56:58,669 -You understand? Born and bred. -Okay, that's great. 818 00:56:58,752 --> 00:57:01,254 -Good for you. -The fuck is you're walking away from me? 819 00:57:01,337 --> 00:57:02,798 -What you gonna do now, nigga? -Yo, yo! 820 00:57:02,880 --> 00:57:05,633 Yo, Milt! Chill out, man. Yo, put that away! 821 00:57:06,717 --> 00:57:08,886 Yo! Mira, don't do some shit you gonna regret! 822 00:57:15,059 --> 00:57:16,644 Go on, man. 823 00:57:27,865 --> 00:57:29,407 [sighs] 824 00:57:31,951 --> 00:57:33,953 Where are you taking me? 825 00:57:34,913 --> 00:57:35,831 Oh... 826 00:57:37,290 --> 00:57:39,417 Hey, brother, you got some of that, uh, Egyptian Musk? 827 00:57:39,501 --> 00:57:41,795 -[reggae music playing] -Incense or oil? 828 00:57:41,879 --> 00:57:43,547 -[Barry] Uh, oil. -[sniffs] 829 00:57:43,630 --> 00:57:47,216 -One, three, five. -I'll take a three. 830 00:57:51,889 --> 00:57:54,432 -Thank you. -Thank you. 831 00:57:57,853 --> 00:57:58,854 You like that? 832 00:57:59,855 --> 00:58:02,483 Hmm. That reminds me of my friend, Idris. 833 00:58:02,565 --> 00:58:04,275 He always used to wear Egyptian Musk. 834 00:58:05,193 --> 00:58:09,572 Hey, uh, try this. It's called Black Love. Drives the sisters crazy. 835 00:58:10,281 --> 00:58:11,575 [stammers] I'm good, thanks. 836 00:58:13,242 --> 00:58:16,037 -Who's Idris? -From junior year abroad? 837 00:58:16,538 --> 00:58:18,957 -He goes to Emory. -Right. 838 00:58:23,921 --> 00:58:27,549 [indistinct chattering] 839 00:58:29,593 --> 00:58:30,594 [man] Good day, Miss Lady. 840 00:58:30,677 --> 00:58:32,178 -Hello. -How are you? 841 00:58:33,304 --> 00:58:36,140 Hey, my man. Good to see you. 842 00:58:36,224 --> 00:58:38,602 How did you like that Du Bois I hit you with? 843 00:58:38,685 --> 00:58:41,020 Deep. What else you got for me? 844 00:58:41,103 --> 00:58:44,315 Let me see here. I think I know just what you need. 845 00:58:44,858 --> 00:58:47,653 -How about this? Ralph. Invisible Man. -I already read it. 846 00:58:47,736 --> 00:58:50,363 Oh. I'm impressed. 847 00:58:50,446 --> 00:58:52,866 -You know, he lives not far from here. -Oh, yeah? 848 00:58:52,950 --> 00:58:56,452 Yeah. We've been waiting on a sequel for a long time. 849 00:58:56,537 --> 00:58:58,705 Maybe he said everything he needed to. 850 00:58:58,789 --> 00:59:01,667 He might've dropped a little too much truth for them in this one, baby. 851 00:59:01,750 --> 00:59:05,003 Oh, I love this book. Have you read this? 852 00:59:05,086 --> 00:59:07,548 Ah, you got good taste, Miss Lady. James Baldwin. 853 00:59:07,631 --> 00:59:08,799 -Thank you. -No, I haven't. 854 00:59:10,132 --> 00:59:13,135 -I'm buying it for you, then. How much? -[man clicks tongue] 855 00:59:13,219 --> 00:59:16,640 -Um, that's on me. -Thank you. 856 00:59:16,723 --> 00:59:17,891 -That's so sweet. -My pleasure. Yeah. 857 00:59:18,474 --> 00:59:19,559 You guys enjoy your day. 858 00:59:26,567 --> 00:59:27,483 No, thank you. 859 00:59:27,567 --> 00:59:28,859 [preacher shouting indistinctly] 860 00:59:30,654 --> 00:59:33,072 Hey, can we have lunch at Sylvia's? 861 00:59:33,907 --> 00:59:36,868 -Where is that? -You've never been to Sylvia's? 862 00:59:36,952 --> 00:59:39,287 No, Charlotte. [stammers] I've never been to Sylvia's. 863 00:59:39,370 --> 00:59:41,414 Trust me, you're gonna love it. It's right over there. 864 00:59:41,497 --> 00:59:44,542 -[preacher] Men far away. And there... -Yeah. Sylvia's it is. 865 00:59:44,626 --> 00:59:47,295 -...in the midst of this land. -[reader] And he cursed Canaan. 866 00:59:47,378 --> 00:59:50,423 -[man chuckling] -[chattering] 867 00:59:50,506 --> 00:59:54,928 -Ten bucks for a plate of fried chicken? -It's so good, though. 868 00:59:55,012 --> 00:59:56,429 I guess these people don't mind. 869 00:59:56,512 --> 01:00:00,141 In here stuffing their faces while folks panhandle right outside. 870 01:00:01,225 --> 01:00:05,187 -That's any restaurant. -M&G, six blocks away. 871 01:00:05,271 --> 01:00:07,356 Same menu, it's four bucks a plate. 872 01:00:09,817 --> 01:00:11,360 Are you mad at me or something? 873 01:00:13,237 --> 01:00:15,114 Have you noticed you're the only white person in here? 874 01:00:16,449 --> 01:00:18,576 No, I'm not. 875 01:00:19,745 --> 01:00:23,790 -And besides, why does that matter? -Nobody's looking at you. 876 01:00:24,373 --> 01:00:25,875 They're looking at me. 877 01:00:26,668 --> 01:00:31,130 Uh, the brother with the... uh... white girl on his arm. 878 01:00:33,090 --> 01:00:33,924 Who? 879 01:00:36,010 --> 01:00:38,763 Who? Who, Barry? 880 01:00:40,641 --> 01:00:41,642 You don't see it. 881 01:00:41,725 --> 01:00:42,809 -So show me. -I can't. 882 01:00:45,311 --> 01:00:46,937 [scoffs] You're not used to being visible. 883 01:00:48,689 --> 01:00:49,231 "Visible"? 884 01:00:51,693 --> 01:00:54,320 I'm a woman. You think I don't get stares? Catcalls? 885 01:00:54,403 --> 01:00:56,405 -[stammers] That's not what I mean. -And besides, 886 01:00:56,489 --> 01:00:58,867 I thought the whole problem was being invisible. 887 01:01:02,953 --> 01:01:03,913 [waitress] You all ready to order? 888 01:01:18,053 --> 01:01:19,220 You wanna come up? 889 01:01:20,471 --> 01:01:23,557 No, I have... I think I'm gonna go play some ball. 890 01:01:25,768 --> 01:01:27,561 -I'm sorry. -It's okay. 891 01:01:29,605 --> 01:01:31,942 -Call me later? -Yeah, I will. 892 01:01:38,406 --> 01:01:39,365 Um... 893 01:01:46,414 --> 01:01:47,623 I love you. 894 01:01:54,881 --> 01:01:55,799 Thank you. 895 01:02:05,142 --> 01:02:07,643 [man] Uh... Brick. 896 01:02:07,727 --> 01:02:09,311 [all laugh] 897 01:02:11,815 --> 01:02:14,067 Hey, yo, Invis, you should come out with us tonight. 898 01:02:14,150 --> 01:02:15,776 What's on the agenda? 899 01:02:16,277 --> 01:02:20,364 -Your girl Tisha's having a thing. -Tisha? Really? 900 01:02:21,199 --> 01:02:24,493 You don't need to be taking Invis to nobody ghetto-ass house party. 901 01:02:24,577 --> 01:02:26,328 -Why not? -Why not? 902 01:02:26,412 --> 01:02:27,956 [both laugh] 903 01:02:28,039 --> 01:02:31,584 Hey. This motherfucker's from Indonesia and Hawaii and shit, man. 904 01:02:31,667 --> 01:02:33,128 You know what them niggas like, bro. 905 01:02:33,211 --> 01:02:35,296 -Take him to a luau or somethin'. -[all laugh] 906 01:02:35,379 --> 01:02:38,133 How's a brother supposed to get culture? 907 01:02:38,216 --> 01:02:39,592 Y'all serious? 908 01:02:43,471 --> 01:02:46,557 Whatever. Maybe y'all see, man. 909 01:02:47,809 --> 01:02:49,060 [PJ] Oh-- 910 01:02:49,144 --> 01:02:51,312 -[all] Oh! -[all laugh] 911 01:02:52,480 --> 01:02:55,817 "Thank you"? What are you, Han Solo or some shit? 912 01:02:55,901 --> 01:02:58,736 Han didn't say "thank you." He said, uh, "I know." 913 01:03:00,279 --> 01:03:02,991 'Cause that's the coolest way to say it. Sure. 914 01:03:03,867 --> 01:03:05,243 I fucked up, huh? 915 01:03:06,660 --> 01:03:08,662 Well, if you love the sister, you did. 916 01:03:10,791 --> 01:03:12,374 Why would she say it, then? 917 01:03:12,458 --> 01:03:14,919 After the worst two hours of our whole relationship? 918 01:03:15,002 --> 01:03:16,045 [PJ] Hmm. 919 01:03:16,129 --> 01:03:20,050 Let me think. That's exactly why. Look... 920 01:03:21,092 --> 01:03:25,429 If she says it to you again, you either gotta say it back or walk off. 921 01:03:26,555 --> 01:03:27,933 [man] There he is. 922 01:03:31,727 --> 01:03:34,438 -[PJ] My man. -[man] It's about time. 923 01:03:34,522 --> 01:03:36,233 [man] Thirsty? 924 01:03:36,315 --> 01:03:38,609 -Hell, yeah. -Let's crack these babies. 925 01:03:39,277 --> 01:03:40,528 -[man mimics fizzing sound] -[Barry] What's up, man? 926 01:03:40,611 --> 01:03:41,863 [man] All right. 927 01:03:41,946 --> 01:03:42,988 [beer cans opening] 928 01:03:43,072 --> 01:03:43,948 [man] Ooh. 929 01:03:46,952 --> 01:03:48,661 That's good. 930 01:03:48,744 --> 01:03:50,288 Look alive, Invisible. 931 01:03:51,580 --> 01:03:55,459 And welcome to this episode of "Project Safari." 932 01:03:56,837 --> 01:04:00,673 Now, in the projects-- Excuse us, ladies. 933 01:04:01,590 --> 01:04:04,302 In the projects, the elevators go out all the time. 934 01:04:04,385 --> 01:04:06,679 Now, if you're somebody like my man, Mr. Jim here-- 935 01:04:06,762 --> 01:04:08,098 -How you doin', Mr. Jim? -How you doin', boy? 936 01:04:08,181 --> 01:04:11,642 Or if I'm some old lady with grocery bags 937 01:04:11,725 --> 01:04:14,687 and I'm trying to get all the way up to the tenth floor, you're wondering... 938 01:04:14,770 --> 01:04:18,399 -how do you get up there? -You ask a nice young man for help. 939 01:04:19,859 --> 01:04:21,902 [all laughing] 940 01:04:23,404 --> 01:04:24,530 If you can find one. 941 01:04:24,613 --> 01:04:27,909 Hell, you sit your ass down on a bench and wait for them to fix them shits. 942 01:04:27,993 --> 01:04:29,202 Hell, yeah. 943 01:04:30,578 --> 01:04:33,206 All right, now. Right through here, 944 01:04:33,290 --> 01:04:36,084 we have what you call the "pissy staircase." 945 01:04:36,166 --> 01:04:37,418 For obvious reasons. 946 01:04:37,501 --> 01:04:40,212 I'm sure one of your five senses has picked up as to why. 947 01:04:40,297 --> 01:04:42,715 Now, I would advise you not to touch nothin' 948 01:04:42,798 --> 01:04:44,466 'cause you could get the itchies and scratchies. 949 01:04:44,550 --> 01:04:45,969 It's hard to get rid of that. 950 01:04:46,635 --> 01:04:47,761 So... 951 01:04:49,096 --> 01:04:51,140 You wanna see some more, you wanna go to the party? 952 01:04:51,223 --> 01:04:52,016 What you wanna do? 953 01:04:52,600 --> 01:04:54,727 -More. -More? 954 01:04:54,810 --> 01:04:57,146 Come on, man, I got ladies waiting for me. 955 01:04:57,813 --> 01:05:00,149 You know damn well ain't nobody waiting on you. 956 01:05:00,733 --> 01:05:03,027 [chuckles] He lying. Come on, we'll see y'all later. 957 01:05:03,110 --> 01:05:05,988 Come on, B. Right this way. Now... 958 01:05:06,864 --> 01:05:10,242 The projects ain't all fun and games. Matter of fact, far from it. 959 01:05:10,576 --> 01:05:12,912 But you do gotta keep a sense of adventure. 960 01:05:13,371 --> 01:05:14,830 That's why police hate coming up here 961 01:05:14,915 --> 01:05:17,334 because you'll never know what's behind door number one, 962 01:05:17,416 --> 01:05:19,377 behind door number two... 963 01:05:20,794 --> 01:05:24,632 Matter of fact, you... you know what a "shooting gallery" is, B? 964 01:05:27,426 --> 01:05:29,553 Well, take a look behind door number three. 965 01:05:30,804 --> 01:05:32,182 It ain't for guns. 966 01:05:40,273 --> 01:05:42,150 Then you got motherfuckers like me. 967 01:05:43,692 --> 01:05:48,073 Same environment, same everything. And what the fuck, right? 968 01:05:49,698 --> 01:05:53,119 But, I guess life is what you make it. 969 01:05:54,912 --> 01:05:57,873 One thing to remember, though, through all of this. 970 01:05:59,583 --> 01:06:01,127 This is government housing. 971 01:06:02,836 --> 01:06:04,755 This is how the government does our people. 972 01:06:09,344 --> 01:06:14,099 So, this concludes our episode of "Project Safari." 973 01:06:14,182 --> 01:06:18,269 I've been your host, and I need another beer. 974 01:06:21,356 --> 01:06:23,691 This one is gone. Excuse us. 975 01:06:25,235 --> 01:06:26,403 Right this way. 976 01:06:26,485 --> 01:06:29,197 [Ahzz's "New York's Movin'" playing] 977 01:06:29,280 --> 01:06:31,824 [PJ] All right! 978 01:06:31,907 --> 01:06:35,078 How you doing? You look amazing. 979 01:06:48,799 --> 01:06:50,051 So, what you think? 980 01:06:50,592 --> 01:06:51,677 [stammers] 981 01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:52,761 It's beautiful. 982 01:06:53,345 --> 01:06:55,889 [PJ laughs] 983 01:06:55,973 --> 01:06:59,310 Whatever you say, B. Enjoy yourself, though. 984 01:07:03,148 --> 01:07:04,857 -[Lila] Hey. -Hey. 985 01:07:06,484 --> 01:07:08,902 -How you doin', PJ? -I'm good, Ms. Denise. 986 01:07:08,986 --> 01:07:12,032 -I'm fair for a square. How you doing? -Good. 987 01:07:21,124 --> 01:07:24,294 Yo, Invisible! Come over here, come over here, come over here. 988 01:07:26,254 --> 01:07:28,756 I got some people I want you to meet. This is my girl Tisha, this is her crib. 989 01:07:28,839 --> 01:07:30,508 -Barry. -Welcome, yeah. 990 01:07:30,591 --> 01:07:33,344 [PJ] This is Lila. Keep your hands off. 991 01:07:34,595 --> 01:07:36,097 And Ms. Denise. 992 01:07:36,181 --> 01:07:39,808 -Barry. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, too. 993 01:07:41,852 --> 01:07:43,771 Mm. Nice. 994 01:07:45,689 --> 01:07:46,690 Wanna dance? 995 01:07:47,608 --> 01:07:48,776 Sure. 996 01:08:23,519 --> 01:08:26,188 So... where are you from? 997 01:08:27,773 --> 01:08:31,151 I live on 109th and Amsterdam. You? 998 01:08:31,236 --> 01:08:34,489 [Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" plays] 999 01:08:35,240 --> 01:08:36,740 -Heaven? -[both laugh] 1000 01:08:38,535 --> 01:08:40,077 Eighth floor. 1001 01:08:56,635 --> 01:08:58,178 What's living on the eighth floor like? 1002 01:08:58,513 --> 01:09:02,099 [laughs] Well, it's pretty much exactly like this. 1003 01:09:02,183 --> 01:09:03,560 Why, you wanna see it? 1004 01:09:04,685 --> 01:09:05,978 Uh... 1005 01:09:06,937 --> 01:09:08,439 I wanna see everything. 1006 01:09:09,857 --> 01:09:15,070 -So... why do they call you "Invisible"? -It's because I'm spying. 1007 01:09:15,155 --> 01:09:17,656 I probably shouldn't have told you that, but I'm getting a good vibe. 1008 01:09:17,739 --> 01:09:18,949 [giggles] 1009 01:09:19,032 --> 01:09:21,327 -You seem trustworthy. -Who do you work for? 1010 01:09:21,411 --> 01:09:22,579 I'm freelance. 1011 01:09:22,661 --> 01:09:26,457 Sometimes I spy just for my own, um, edification. 1012 01:09:26,541 --> 01:09:28,834 [giggles] I think that's called a Peeping Tom. 1013 01:09:28,917 --> 01:09:30,253 Mm-hm. 1014 01:09:30,336 --> 01:09:31,629 Oh, shit! 1015 01:09:34,299 --> 01:09:37,009 -What the fuck, Reggie? -That's my girl you talkin' slick to. 1016 01:09:37,092 --> 01:09:38,219 -Why are you over here? -Who is he? 1017 01:09:38,302 --> 01:09:39,136 -That's my friend. -Who is he? 1018 01:09:42,139 --> 01:09:44,057 -Yes. -Oh, yeah? 1019 01:09:46,143 --> 01:09:47,604 I love truth, man. 1020 01:09:58,489 --> 01:10:01,242 Yo, Barry. Come over here. 1021 01:10:02,285 --> 01:10:03,328 Come here, my man. 1022 01:10:04,329 --> 01:10:05,580 He's drunk. 1023 01:10:07,998 --> 01:10:11,252 -What's wrong? -What happened to your face, B? 1024 01:10:11,336 --> 01:10:13,921 -Some asshole hit me. -I'll get some ice. 1025 01:10:14,838 --> 01:10:16,840 Who hit you? What'd you do to get hit? 1026 01:10:18,050 --> 01:10:20,261 Here, use this. It's cold. 1027 01:10:22,262 --> 01:10:24,973 That-- That was supposed to be for your face. 1028 01:10:26,099 --> 01:10:27,100 [Tisha] Whatever. 1029 01:10:27,184 --> 01:10:29,811 -I gotta go. -No, you don't gotta go. 1030 01:10:29,895 --> 01:10:31,689 -Sit down. -Nah. 1031 01:10:33,649 --> 01:10:34,983 This ain't my scene. 1032 01:10:53,253 --> 01:10:54,587 [sighs] 1033 01:11:25,535 --> 01:11:28,120 [woman] Hey! You looking for a date? 1034 01:11:46,138 --> 01:11:46,805 [man] Whoa! 1035 01:12:09,077 --> 01:12:11,204 [guard] Hey. Hey. 1036 01:12:16,377 --> 01:12:19,672 -You got some ID? -I'm a student here. 1037 01:12:19,756 --> 01:12:20,922 [guard] ID. 1038 01:12:23,550 --> 01:12:26,720 -No, I don't have to show you anything. -You giving me a problem? 1039 01:12:28,138 --> 01:12:31,725 -We got a problem here? -Well, I don't see you ID'ing them. 1040 01:12:33,018 --> 01:12:35,187 So, what's so special about me, huh? 1041 01:12:37,648 --> 01:12:40,818 -I'm gonna ask you one more time-- -[Thad] Hey! Hey, it's cool. 1042 01:12:41,401 --> 01:12:42,694 I know this guy. 1043 01:12:43,445 --> 01:12:45,864 He goes here. He's a student. It's all right. 1044 01:12:47,157 --> 01:12:48,158 It's okay. 1045 01:12:51,371 --> 01:12:52,663 No open containers. 1046 01:13:00,170 --> 01:13:02,047 Jesus, man. What, are you trying to get arrested or what? 1047 01:13:02,130 --> 01:13:03,800 I'm trying to mind my own fucking business. 1048 01:13:03,882 --> 01:13:05,635 Okay, whatever, man. Let's just get you home. 1049 01:13:05,718 --> 01:13:09,137 You drink a beer in front of him [stammers] and he doesn't do shit. 1050 01:13:09,221 --> 01:13:12,933 I walk on the campus, and I'm a criminal? What's with that, huh, Thad? 1051 01:13:13,016 --> 01:13:15,519 I don't know man. I'm fuckin' hammered right now. 1052 01:13:16,019 --> 01:13:17,062 Whoa, whoa. 1053 01:13:17,145 --> 01:13:19,398 -What happened to your face? -Somebody punched it. 1054 01:13:20,273 --> 01:13:22,359 -I'm not that surprised. -Oh, fuck you. 1055 01:13:22,442 --> 01:13:24,444 -[chuckles] -You got another beer? 1056 01:13:25,237 --> 01:13:27,948 -You sure that's a good idea? -Yes, I am. 1057 01:13:28,783 --> 01:13:29,784 All right. 1058 01:13:38,584 --> 01:13:39,669 Oh. 1059 01:13:42,170 --> 01:13:43,673 [blows a raspberry] 1060 01:13:44,923 --> 01:13:45,924 [groans] 1061 01:13:51,304 --> 01:13:52,305 Thad. 1062 01:13:54,057 --> 01:13:56,101 You know why everything's about slavery? 1063 01:13:57,102 --> 01:13:59,104 [scoffs] 1064 01:13:59,646 --> 01:14:00,939 Why, Barry? 1065 01:14:05,402 --> 01:14:07,362 That's why you're an asshole. 1066 01:14:11,158 --> 01:14:12,159 [scoffs] 1067 01:14:17,289 --> 01:14:18,708 You're all right, Thad. 1068 01:14:20,834 --> 01:14:21,877 You're an asshole... 1069 01:14:23,962 --> 01:14:25,005 but you're all right. 1070 01:14:29,719 --> 01:14:32,805 Hey, it's 1981, dude! Get over it already! 1071 01:14:41,229 --> 01:14:42,772 [knocks] 1072 01:14:43,440 --> 01:14:44,650 [softly] Charlotte. 1073 01:14:48,236 --> 01:14:49,237 Charlotte. 1074 01:14:49,321 --> 01:14:51,574 [lock unlatches] 1075 01:14:56,244 --> 01:14:57,245 [softly] Hi. 1076 01:15:06,839 --> 01:15:09,634 -Oh, my God. You're bleeding. -I don't want to talk. 1077 01:15:11,343 --> 01:15:14,179 -What happened to you? -It's nothing. 1078 01:15:15,598 --> 01:15:16,807 Where were you tonight? 1079 01:15:17,808 --> 01:15:21,394 At a party. In Harlem. Your favorite place. 1080 01:15:25,733 --> 01:15:27,108 I'm going to clean you up. 1081 01:16:04,396 --> 01:16:05,397 -Here. -Don't. 1082 01:16:08,149 --> 01:16:09,401 Stop. 1083 01:16:16,074 --> 01:16:17,409 What's the matter with you? 1084 01:16:20,787 --> 01:16:22,372 Why do you like me, Charlotte? 1085 01:16:27,294 --> 01:16:28,295 What do you mean? 1086 01:16:30,880 --> 01:16:33,758 -I like you 'cause I like you. -No. Really. 1087 01:16:34,759 --> 01:16:35,927 Why do you like me? 1088 01:16:37,929 --> 01:16:39,598 Who wouldn't like that guy? 1089 01:16:42,309 --> 01:16:43,894 That's not me, Charlotte. 1090 01:16:45,312 --> 01:16:46,563 It was a joke. 1091 01:16:51,860 --> 01:16:54,779 Just because you went to Kenya for five days, 1092 01:16:55,655 --> 01:16:58,617 doesn't mean you understand who I am. 1093 01:17:04,080 --> 01:17:04,956 [Charlotte sighs] 1094 01:17:10,045 --> 01:17:11,796 You know what your problem is, Barry? 1095 01:17:12,213 --> 01:17:15,300 You think that this... is all about you. 1096 01:17:19,596 --> 01:17:20,681 Good night. 1097 01:17:49,043 --> 01:17:52,295 -[Will] What happened to your face? -I don't wanna talk about it. 1098 01:17:59,679 --> 01:18:01,972 Man, listen, um... 1099 01:18:02,056 --> 01:18:06,518 one of the guys at Robbie's suite just moved out, so... 1100 01:18:06,601 --> 01:18:08,062 there's a room open. 1101 01:18:11,398 --> 01:18:14,150 -You should take it. -Are you sure? I... 1102 01:18:14,484 --> 01:18:16,361 I know you can afford the rent by yourself. 1103 01:18:16,444 --> 01:18:18,781 -I just thought-- -I'm ready for a change anyway. 1104 01:18:18,864 --> 01:18:20,074 Yeah. 1105 01:18:20,990 --> 01:18:22,158 No, I... 1106 01:18:22,785 --> 01:18:24,161 I can move in with Saleem. 1107 01:18:27,455 --> 01:18:30,417 I just feel isolated from campus, you know? 1108 01:18:30,500 --> 01:18:33,003 It's cool, Will. I get it. 1109 01:18:40,260 --> 01:18:42,512 -We'll still hang out, right? -Yeah. Of course. 1110 01:18:46,516 --> 01:18:48,643 [Bobby Womack's "All Along The Watchtower" playing] 1111 01:20:57,438 --> 01:21:01,109 [dogs barking] 1112 01:21:12,288 --> 01:21:14,789 [phone ringing] 1113 01:21:38,605 --> 01:21:40,398 [Saleem] Barry, my brother. 1114 01:21:41,482 --> 01:21:43,443 We live in a shithole, you know that? 1115 01:21:44,485 --> 01:21:47,156 I mean, an actual place for shitting. 1116 01:21:48,198 --> 01:21:50,200 All afternoon, I am watching 1117 01:21:50,283 --> 01:21:52,911 white people bring their dogs here to shit. 1118 01:21:53,913 --> 01:21:57,624 And they just walk away. [chuckles] They just leave the shit. 1119 01:21:57,707 --> 01:21:59,709 [dog barking] 1120 01:21:59,792 --> 01:22:02,296 Look, look, here comes another one now. 1121 01:22:02,379 --> 01:22:06,674 Hey! Clean up after your filthy animal, you filthy animal! 1122 01:22:07,717 --> 01:22:10,387 Bedtime for Saleem. Come on. Come on. 1123 01:22:10,470 --> 01:22:11,804 Come on. 1124 01:22:15,017 --> 01:22:16,851 I like that girl Charlotte, Barry. 1125 01:22:16,935 --> 01:22:18,353 [Saleem chuckles softly] 1126 01:22:18,436 --> 01:22:20,772 [stammers] She called a bit earlier. 1127 01:22:22,649 --> 01:22:25,443 She said she was gonna pick you up at noon for the wedding. 1128 01:22:26,110 --> 01:22:28,571 [Saleem coughing and groaning] 1129 01:22:29,447 --> 01:22:30,865 -Hey, Barry? -Yeah? 1130 01:22:32,533 --> 01:22:34,577 You're becoming a real bore. 1131 01:22:40,750 --> 01:22:43,337 [phone ringing] 1132 01:22:56,015 --> 01:22:56,891 [groans] 1133 01:23:09,989 --> 01:23:13,325 -Hello? -[woman] Barry? Is that you? 1134 01:23:13,409 --> 01:23:15,285 Yes. Who's this? 1135 01:23:15,369 --> 01:23:18,913 Yes, Barry, this is your Aunt Jane, in Nairobi. 1136 01:23:18,997 --> 01:23:20,164 Can you hear me? 1137 01:23:20,248 --> 01:23:23,418 Uh, barely. I'm sorry, my aunt who? 1138 01:23:23,501 --> 01:23:25,461 [Aunt Jane] Aunt Jane. 1139 01:23:26,171 --> 01:23:31,135 Listen, Barry, your father is dead. He is killed in a car accident. 1140 01:23:32,885 --> 01:23:37,099 Hello? Can you hear me? I said your father is dead. 1141 01:23:37,182 --> 01:23:39,976 Please call your uncle in Boston and tell him. 1142 01:23:40,060 --> 01:23:44,440 I cannot talk now, okay, Barry? I will try to call you again. 1143 01:23:44,522 --> 01:23:45,440 [dial tone] 1144 01:24:08,921 --> 01:24:10,923 [sirens wailing] 1145 01:24:13,801 --> 01:24:19,058 Okay, so, don't laugh, but I'm thinking of taking a job on Wall Street. 1146 01:24:21,559 --> 01:24:26,105 Daddy's got some friends. I'm just sick of being broke, man. 1147 01:24:26,440 --> 01:24:29,151 It's getting lame. What do you think? 1148 01:24:34,989 --> 01:24:36,115 Oh, that's it? 1149 01:24:36,532 --> 01:24:40,703 No "you'll fit in great with the rest of those cokehead assholes"? 1150 01:24:40,953 --> 01:24:45,209 No "if you actually stood for anything, I'd call you a sellout"? 1151 01:24:48,753 --> 01:24:51,964 Ah, you're becoming a real bore, have I mentioned that? 1152 01:25:04,936 --> 01:25:06,687 [Charlotte] It's like musical chairs or-- 1153 01:25:06,771 --> 01:25:12,528 I mean, you turn 25, the music stops, and whoever you're dating, you marry? 1154 01:25:13,945 --> 01:25:17,073 It's not just my sister, either. It's all of her friends-- 1155 01:25:17,157 --> 01:25:19,535 I don't see them for a few months, and then, bam, 1156 01:25:19,617 --> 01:25:23,037 they show up with rocks on their fingers and some random guy in tow. 1157 01:25:23,122 --> 01:25:26,375 And it's like, "Wow, what a coincidence." 1158 01:25:26,458 --> 01:25:28,042 You all just happened to meet your soulmates 1159 01:25:28,126 --> 01:25:29,919 within six months of each other? 1160 01:25:31,171 --> 01:25:32,381 What are the odds?" 1161 01:25:38,845 --> 01:25:39,637 Hey. 1162 01:25:43,475 --> 01:25:44,934 You feel really far away. 1163 01:25:46,310 --> 01:25:46,811 Sorry. 1164 01:25:54,026 --> 01:25:55,362 Not what I meant. 1165 01:26:01,868 --> 01:26:03,786 Do you hate weddings or something? 1166 01:26:05,455 --> 01:26:06,956 No, I've never even been to a wedding, 1167 01:26:09,083 --> 01:26:10,419 except for my mother's. 1168 01:26:12,670 --> 01:26:14,381 Well, would you ever want to get married? 1169 01:26:17,842 --> 01:26:21,137 I don't mean now. I don't even mean to me. 1170 01:26:21,221 --> 01:26:25,642 I just mean... is it something you could see yourself doing someday? 1171 01:26:27,059 --> 01:26:30,730 No, it's, uh, not an institution I put much faith in. 1172 01:26:32,399 --> 01:26:36,027 I mean, my parents were married five times between them. Or six. 1173 01:26:36,110 --> 01:26:37,862 And I'm not even sure about my father. 1174 01:26:44,160 --> 01:26:47,663 Well... are you nervous about meeting my family? 1175 01:26:53,085 --> 01:26:54,962 -Why? Do I look nervous to you? -No. 1176 01:27:00,510 --> 01:27:02,011 You look like you're going into battle. 1177 01:27:23,115 --> 01:27:24,618 [photographer] All right, big smiles! 1178 01:27:26,369 --> 01:27:28,788 Now, hold it! Hold it! One more. Just one more. 1179 01:27:30,248 --> 01:27:31,040 Come on. 1180 01:27:33,293 --> 01:27:35,379 Great. All right, all the fellas. 1181 01:27:36,087 --> 01:27:38,756 Yeah, Barry, come. Come join us. 1182 01:27:39,258 --> 01:27:42,594 -You stand with Martin, here. -[woman] Hello. 1183 01:27:42,678 --> 01:27:43,970 Hey, George. 1184 01:27:45,137 --> 01:27:47,139 There's the man. 1185 01:27:47,223 --> 01:27:50,810 -Yep, okay. -It's kind of an uptight crowd, huh? 1186 01:27:51,394 --> 01:27:52,687 I'm kind of an uptight guy. 1187 01:27:57,024 --> 01:27:59,443 Great! Now all the ladies. 1188 01:28:16,420 --> 01:28:17,629 [photographer] Ready? 1189 01:28:20,423 --> 01:28:23,843 [Ephraim] It's the second time this week. The second. 1190 01:28:24,344 --> 01:28:27,972 Listen, you have to take it easy. You know they're not like back home. 1191 01:28:30,725 --> 01:28:31,517 Hello, sir. 1192 01:28:32,893 --> 01:28:37,649 -Can I get you something? -No, no. I'm just, um, I'm killing time. 1193 01:28:52,706 --> 01:28:53,914 How you guys doing today? 1194 01:28:55,249 --> 01:28:56,208 Fine, sir. 1195 01:28:59,504 --> 01:29:01,757 -My name's Barry. -Fred. 1196 01:29:02,799 --> 01:29:03,966 Ephraim. 1197 01:29:11,140 --> 01:29:13,976 -Where you guys from? -We are Ugandan. 1198 01:29:15,144 --> 01:29:16,604 I thought so. 1199 01:29:17,855 --> 01:29:20,232 My, uh... father is from Kenya. 1200 01:29:20,316 --> 01:29:22,026 Ah! [chuckles] 1201 01:29:23,319 --> 01:29:24,571 Here you go. 1202 01:29:24,653 --> 01:29:25,780 Yeah. He... 1203 01:29:27,031 --> 01:29:28,324 He died recently. 1204 01:29:29,493 --> 01:29:32,161 My condolences to you and to your family. 1205 01:29:32,244 --> 01:29:33,372 Mine as well. 1206 01:29:34,997 --> 01:29:36,207 Yeah, thanks. 1207 01:29:38,502 --> 01:29:39,960 Yeah. It was today, actually. 1208 01:29:40,670 --> 01:29:41,505 [glass clinks] 1209 01:29:41,587 --> 01:29:42,213 I, uh... 1210 01:29:43,715 --> 01:29:48,010 I got a phone call this morning from, uh, from an aunt I never met. 1211 01:29:57,561 --> 01:30:01,732 Actually, you know what? [stammers] I will have a drink. 1212 01:30:04,861 --> 01:30:08,573 -What do you got back there? -It's a full bar, sir. 1213 01:30:10,741 --> 01:30:11,617 I'll have a... 1214 01:30:12,744 --> 01:30:14,078 I'll have a vodka. 1215 01:30:38,686 --> 01:30:39,270 Cheers. 1216 01:30:50,239 --> 01:30:52,576 -How you doing? -[chuckles] 1217 01:31:02,334 --> 01:31:04,796 -Yeah, this is my boyfriend, Barry. -[man] Oh, hi. 1218 01:31:04,880 --> 01:31:06,506 -Barry. -Good to meet you. 1219 01:31:06,590 --> 01:31:09,300 -Barry, this is Donna. -Barry. 1220 01:31:09,383 --> 01:31:11,302 -Ted. -Barry. 1221 01:31:11,385 --> 01:31:12,970 -And Emily. -Pleasure. 1222 01:31:13,722 --> 01:31:17,183 -Oh, and this is my cousin, Melissa. -Barry. 1223 01:31:18,142 --> 01:31:19,310 Hey. 1224 01:31:20,227 --> 01:31:23,439 Barry, there's someone I'm dying to introduce you to. 1225 01:31:23,523 --> 01:31:25,274 -Just when I thought I'd met everyone. -Hmm. 1226 01:31:40,372 --> 01:31:43,710 Barry, meet James and Grace Lee. 1227 01:31:43,793 --> 01:31:47,296 Two of the most brilliant, committed writers and activists 1228 01:31:47,379 --> 01:31:49,883 -I have ever had the pleasure to know. -Well, I'm honored to meet you. 1229 01:31:50,675 --> 01:31:54,679 Grace Lee tried to convince Malcolm X to run for Senate in '64. 1230 01:31:54,763 --> 01:31:57,139 -It almost worked, too. -[Barry] Wow. 1231 01:31:57,807 --> 01:32:00,727 I thought you might want to meet them. Especially because of your parents. 1232 01:32:05,524 --> 01:32:06,650 [James] Have a seat, Barry. 1233 01:32:09,945 --> 01:32:11,153 Are your parents in the movement? 1234 01:32:11,237 --> 01:32:13,239 Uh, no. Not really. 1235 01:32:13,781 --> 01:32:17,409 They're, uh, different races. I'm guessing that's what Kathy meant. 1236 01:32:18,410 --> 01:32:20,412 Ah, I see. 1237 01:32:21,455 --> 01:32:26,502 [stammers] My mom's from Kansas, and my dad's from Kenya. 1238 01:32:28,755 --> 01:32:30,549 I've only met him once, though. 1239 01:32:31,758 --> 01:32:34,176 I grew up in Jakarta and Honolulu, 1240 01:32:34,260 --> 01:32:38,765 and spent a little time in California, then, well, I ended up here. 1241 01:32:40,057 --> 01:32:41,308 That's some kinda gumbo. 1242 01:32:41,392 --> 01:32:43,728 [James and Grace Lee chuckle] 1243 01:32:44,771 --> 01:32:46,188 You know what that makes you, young brother? 1244 01:32:47,231 --> 01:32:49,734 No, sir. [stammers] I don't. 1245 01:32:49,817 --> 01:32:51,944 I really, really don't. 1246 01:32:53,279 --> 01:32:57,116 It makes you American. And you don't ever have to choose. 1247 01:33:03,205 --> 01:33:08,085 You know, I see you both sitting here together, in love. 1248 01:33:08,210 --> 01:33:09,086 [chuckles] 1249 01:33:09,169 --> 01:33:11,171 -Yes, sir. -And full of wisdom. 1250 01:33:11,672 --> 01:33:13,549 And I can't help but think that... 1251 01:33:14,258 --> 01:33:16,302 the two of you must have been through all kinds of hell together. 1252 01:33:16,385 --> 01:33:20,556 Doing what you've done. And looking how you look. 1253 01:33:20,640 --> 01:33:23,434 You take the baton from the ones who've come before, 1254 01:33:23,517 --> 01:33:25,769 and you carry it as far as you can. 1255 01:33:26,228 --> 01:33:27,605 And then you hand it off. 1256 01:33:28,939 --> 01:33:31,442 That's life. A beautiful struggle. 1257 01:33:33,360 --> 01:33:35,279 [Nina Simone's "I Will Be Released" playing] 1258 01:33:54,214 --> 01:33:55,257 Hey. 1259 01:33:58,094 --> 01:33:59,303 Dance with me. 1260 01:36:57,648 --> 01:36:58,732 [Barry] "Dear Dad, 1261 01:37:00,068 --> 01:37:02,862 I am sorry it has taken me so long to write you back. 1262 01:37:04,363 --> 01:37:06,950 I have thought of you and your invitation to visit every day. 1263 01:37:07,909 --> 01:37:10,744 Sometimes I feel that there's a part of me I do not know, 1264 01:37:12,663 --> 01:37:14,249 and when I am feeling optimistic, 1265 01:37:14,331 --> 01:37:16,918 I find myself believing that you hold the answers I am looking for. 1266 01:37:19,086 --> 01:37:21,839 My journey so far has not been as dramatic as yours, 1267 01:37:22,256 --> 01:37:25,509 but I'd like to think I can imagine what you felt when you arrived in Hawaii. 1268 01:37:26,261 --> 01:37:28,637 Perhaps even what you felt when you met Mom. 1269 01:37:30,556 --> 01:37:34,393 I suppose I have spent these last months in New York trying to find my way. 1270 01:37:34,768 --> 01:37:36,770 Maybe that is all any of us do. 1271 01:37:38,438 --> 01:37:40,649 I look forward to discussing these things with you, Dad. 1272 01:37:41,942 --> 01:37:43,986 It is high time we got to know each other. 1273 01:37:45,821 --> 01:37:48,615 Love, Barack." 1274 01:38:59,436 --> 01:39:00,312 Hey. 1275 01:39:02,356 --> 01:39:03,065 You wanna play Horse? 1276 01:39:03,565 --> 01:39:05,734 -Sure. -You can shoot first. 1277 01:39:09,238 --> 01:39:10,697 Oh, okay. 1278 01:39:12,532 --> 01:39:14,284 Woo! Nice one. 1279 01:39:23,961 --> 01:39:24,711 I got an H. 1280 01:39:27,340 --> 01:39:29,425 -Right here. -Okay. [laughs] 1281 01:39:33,053 --> 01:39:36,306 Pretty good. Good. Guess I'm up. 1282 01:39:40,394 --> 01:39:41,436 Where you from? 1283 01:39:42,146 --> 01:39:46,858 -Riverside. How 'bout you? -I'm from a lot of places. 1284 01:39:46,942 --> 01:39:49,486 But I... I live here now. 1285 01:39:52,073 --> 01:39:54,700 [T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir "Nobody Knows" playing]