1. Hi. Hi.Copy !req
2. The mail came. They're here.Copy !req
3. Both of 'em. Holy shit!Copy !req
4. You open yours first. No, you.Copy !req
5. I'll open yours. You open mine. Okay.Copy !req
6. No, no. I'll open mine,
you open yours. Okay.Copy !req
7. You open yours first.
We'll open 'em together.Copy !req
8. Okay. All right. On three.Copy !req
9. One, two wait a minute!Copy !req
10. Gordon, before we do this,
I just want to say...Copy !req
11. You're my best buddy, and I love you.Copy !req
12. And if you get accepted and I don't,Copy !req
13. I hope you rot in hell.Copy !req
14. I feel the same way. Thanks.Copy !req
15. You son of a bitch!Copy !req
16. You got in, didn't you?Copy !req
17. Well, so did I.Copy !req
18. Yeah! Yea! Ooh!Copy !req
19. Harvard law school!Copy !req
20. Harvard fucking law school!Copy !req
21. Go, go, go! Yeah!Copy !req
22. Well, congratulations.Copy !req
23. Thanks. Mark?Copy !req
24. Don't you think an introduction
might be in order? Absolutely.Copy !req
25. Hi, I'm mark Watson. Oh!Copy !req
26. Hello! Come on in! Alf, how you doin'?Copy !req
27. Come on, Brad. It'll be fun.Copy !req
28. And it's never too soon
to start networking.Copy !req
29. Howdy. Welcome.Copy !req
30. Come on in. Hey, guys. Hi!Copy !req
31. Hi. You guys.Copy !req
32. Bradley and I just think it
is absolutely unbelievable...Copy !req
33. That you are both going to Harvard law!Copy !req
34. Don't we, Bradley? Uh, yeah. Unbelievable.Copy !req
35. Thanks, Brad. Where are you goin'?Copy !req
36. Uh, looks like B.U. Oh!Copy !req
37. Well, I tell you what. When you get
out, have your girl call our girl...Copy !req
38. And we'll see what we can do for ya.Copy !req
39. Oh, you guys!Copy !req
40. So, the way I figure it,Copy !req
41. we merge a few corporations,Copy !req
42. and when the antitrust suits
come up, we handle the defense.Copy !req
43. We make our first mil at 30.Copy !req
44. Retire to the islands at 35.Copy !req
45. I don't know.Copy !req
46. Ii kinda wanted to run for senate.Copy !req
47. Senate it is, then. Great party.Copy !req
48. Hey, Seth. What's goin' on?Copy !req
49. You finished your Ph.D. yet? Yeah, totally.Copy !req
50. I'm doing biochem research
for a suntan lotion company.Copy !req
51. It's great!Copy !req
52. You guys mind if I crash
here for a few days?Copy !req
53. No problem.Copy !req
54. Thanks.Copy !req
55. Suntan lotion. I never thought Seth...Copy !req
56. Would wind up doing something
that socially meaningful.Copy !req
57. Hey. People change, Gordo.Copy !req
58. Harvard law school. This is a
big day for all of us, mark.Copy !req
59. Yes, sir. You know, son?Copy !req
60. The only thing I've ever wanted
is to give you everything.Copy !req
61. Good home, good education,Copy !req
62. nice carCopy !req
63. and I've worked very hard
for all those things.Copy !req
64. Very hard. You have, dad.Copy !req
65. Very hard. Yes.Copy !req
66. Some might say it was time I did
something for myself for a change.Copy !req
67. Your father's therapist says he needs
to learn to express the child in him.Copy !req
68. Oh, shut up, Dorothy. Son, you've had...Copy !req
69. A pretty happy childhood, wouldn't you say?Copy !req
70. It was great, dad. Yes,
it was great, wasn't it?Copy !req
71. And who gave you that great childhood, son?Copy !req
72. You did. That's right.Copy !req
73. I did. And now, I have one more
thing that I want to give you.Copy !req
74. It's the biggest and the best thing
that a father could give to his son.Copy !req
75. Do you know what that thing is, mark?Copy !req
76. A Ferrari?Copy !req
77. Oh, boy.Copy !req
78. That thing is manhood.Copy !req
79. Son, I want to give you your manhood.Copy !req
80. What, uhCopy !req
81. what would that mean in practical terms?Copy !req
82. Well, it means that I want
you to go to Harvard.Copy !req
83. And I want you to work hard.
Very, very hard.Copy !req
84. I also want you to feel
good about yourself.Copy !req
85. You want to feel good about
yourself, don't you, son?Copy !req
86. Sure, dad.Copy !req
87. That's why I've decided to
let you pay your own way.Copy !req
88. Dad! That'sCopy !req
89. that's... a sweet gesture,Copy !req
90. but it's really not necessary.Copy !req
91. Oh, I think it is. What
are you saying, dad?Copy !req
92. Well, I'm saying that I've taken your
money from your tuition account,Copy !req
93. and used it to buy timeshare
in a condo in Barbados!Copy !req
94. Vaya con dios, son.Copy !req
95. Ten thousand, four hundred
and ninety-three dollars.Copy !req
96. Seven thousand, five hundred dollars.Copy !req
97. Fifty-three thousand, nine hundred
and seventy-nine dollars.Copy !req
98. Okay, but don't you think
you're overreacting?Copy !req
99. No.Copy !req
100. Any last requests?Copy !req
101. No? Good.Copy !req
102. Right, here we go. "$5,000
to a young man...Copy !req
103. "Of Ukrainian descent;Copy !req
104. to a young woman of demonstrated
leadership ability"Copy !req
105. okay! Right. Here it is:Copy !req
106. "Half of all costs to the most
qualified applicant holding a Ph.D...Copy !req
107. In classical or medieval jurisprudence."Copy !req
108. This is ridiculous. There's nothing
here I even remotely qualify for.Copy !req
109. Whoa, whoa! Wait a second. Look at this.Copy !req
110. "The Henry Q. Bouchard memorial fellowship.Copy !req
111. "Full tuition plus $8,000 annual stipend...Copy !req
112. To the most qualified applicant
from Los Angeles, California."Copy !req
113. Let me see that.Copy !req
114. "The most qualified black
applicant," you idiot.Copy !req
115. Oh.Copy !req
116. Well, I realize my father
makes a lot of money, but...Copy !req
117. You see, he's not giving me any.Copy !req
118. I see.Copy !req
119. You have a nice day too, ma'am.Copy !req
120. What did she say?Copy !req
121. She said they had financial aid for
people whose parents are poor.Copy !req
122. Not people whose parents are assholes.Copy !req
123. All right. Have you ever
applied for a loan before?Copy !req
124. No. How's your credit history?Copy !req
125. I just told you I never
applied for a loan before.Copy !req
126. How could I have a credit history?Copy !req
127. One unpaid July 1983 bill
in the amount of 57.43...Copy !req
128. From the department of water and power.Copy !req
129. Oh! I can explain that.Copy !req
130. One outstanding debt to pacific
bell in the amount of 72.12.Copy !req
131. Oh, but, but you see, that was their fault.Copy !req
132. Sixteen bounced checks from this bank.
Oh, but you see,Copy !req
133. that shouldn't affect my
credit rating, because...Copy !req
134. Those were just bookkeeping slip-ups.Copy !req
135. What a relief. Well, I mean, it's
not like I'm poor or something.Copy !req
136. In all those cases, I had the money. It's
not like I couldn't make the payments.Copy !req
137. Mr. Watson, I'm gonna level with you.
This bank is finicky,Copy !req
138. in that, when we make a
loan, it is important...Copy !req
139. Not only that the customer have
the money to make the payments,Copy !req
140. but also that he or she
give the money to us.Copy !req
141. I just feel so frustrated!Copy !req
142. I mean, Harvard law school.Copy !req
143. It's the opportunity of a lifetime!Copy !req
144. It's what I spent four years
working for, and now, justCopy !req
145. just to see it all slip away like thisCopy !req
146. so, if I'm hearing you correctly,Copy !req
147. what you're saying is...Copy !req
148. That you believe your father
misinterpreted my advice to him,Copy !req
149. to mean that he had no further
obligation to anyone but himself.Copy !req
150. Exactly! And if I could just
explain myself to him...Copy !req
151. More clearly, then he would...Copy !req
152. Realize his mistake, and probably
offer to pay your tuition.Copy !req
153. Right!Copy !req
154. Wouldn't it be great if we could have this
all straightened out by father's day?Copy !req
155. Yes! Yes.Copy !req
156. Yes. First of all,Copy !req
157. let me try to explain myself to you.Copy !req
158. You see, I have a son about your age.Copy !req
159. And he has wants and needs...Copy !req
160. Much like your own.Copy !req
161. When he was 14, he wanted a dirt bike.Copy !req
162. When he was 16, he wanted a car.Copy !req
163. When he was 18, he wanted college,Copy !req
164. and now he wants a three-bedroom beach
front Coop in rancho palos verdes!Copy !req
165. He just wants, and wants, and wants!Copy !req
166. I work my ass off to give
him everything he wants.Copy !req
167. He always wants more! He probably
wants to sleep with my wife!Copy !req
168. Uh, doctor, I don't think shut up!Copy !req
169. Shut up! You're all alike.Copy !req
170. You'll bleed us dry until
we're nothing but bones,Copy !req
171. and when we finally crumble to dust,Copy !req
172. you'll dance on our ashes!Copy !req
173. Go windsurfing!Copy !req
174. Yes, Phyllis? Dr. Aronson,
your group is here.Copy !req
175. Go back to your father, mark.Copy !req
176. Talk to him. Reason with him.Copy !req
177. Beg.Copy !req
178. I'm sorry, Gordo, but I can't go crawling
back there, like some pathetic wretch,Copy !req
179. and kiss that man's feet! Why not?Copy !req
180. Because I did that yesterday.Copy !req
181. Well, look, mark, there's a lot
of good law schools around.Copy !req
182. Five words, Gordo. For
you, I have five words.Copy !req
183. There is no substitute.Copy !req
184. Well!Copy !req
185. Mark! Gordon! Bradley.Copy !req
186. How incredibly swell to see you.Copy !req
187. Oh, mark, I can't tell you
how sorry I was to hear...Copy !req
188. You couldn't get the
money to go to Harvard.Copy !req
189. Uh, whiskey sour, please? What a shame.Copy !req
190. But look, I think I can pull some strings
and get you into B.U. At midterm.Copy !req
191. Why don't you give me a call?
I got the money, Brad.Copy !req
192. Oh? How?Copy !req
193. Where there's a will, there's a way.Copy !req
194. Yeah? And what's your way?Copy !req
195. It's a secret way.Copy !req
196. A secret way?Copy !req
197. Well, that's great, Marko.Copy !req
198. But just in case your
"secret way" falls through,Copy !req
199. feel free to look me up, huh?Copy !req
200. Thanks for the cocktail, Gordon.Copy !req
201. You don't believe me, do you?Copy !req
202. You don't believe me? Well,
the joke's on you, sucker,Copy !req
203. because I'm going to Harvard,
and don't call me a liar!Copy !req
204. That asshole thinks I'm lying!
Mark, you are lying.Copy !req
205. I don't believe you said that. For
Christ's sake, be realistic. Look.Copy !req
206. Your father's in Barbados. Your
grandfather's in forest lawn.Copy !req
207. And your credit rating's in the toilet.Copy !req
208. Now, where the hell are
you going to get $53,000?Copy !req
209. Congratulations, Mr. Watson.
And good luck at Harvard.Copy !req
210. Thank you, sir. I'll do my best.Copy !req
211. Hey, Gordo!Copy !req
212. Wait up!Copy !req
213. I don't believe this. This is unbelievable!Copy !req
214. I don't believe this
is really unbelievable.Copy !req
215. So I went over to see Seth at his lab the
other day, and he gave me these pills.Copy !req
216. Never take anything Seth gives you.Copy !req
217. It's a new product this suntan
lotion company's developing.Copy !req
218. They're tanning pills. They
chemically tan your skin.Copy !req
219. Mark, I don't know how to tell
you this, but you're not tan.Copy !req
220. You're black. Yeah.Copy !req
221. I exceeded the recommended dosage.Copy !req
222. Gordo, these babies are my
ticket into Harvard law school!Copy !req
223. I'm going on the Henry Q.
Bouchard memorial scholarship...Copy !req
224. For the best black applicant
from Los Angeles, California.Copy !req
225. Mark, this is crazy! You can't do this.Copy !req
226. I already did it! Yeah, but markCopy !req
227. you can't just take a scholarship
away from some black person.Copy !req
228. Gordo, gordo, gordo. How
many people do you think...Copy !req
229. From Los Angeles got accepted
into Harvard this year?Copy !req
230. About four. And out of that four,
how many do you think were black?Copy !req
231. One. Uno.Copy !req
232. And that guy got a better
deal from Stanford.Copy !req
233. So, if you hadn't come along, the money
would have just sat there? Exactly!Copy !req
234. But mark, do you realize
what this means? I mean...Copy !req
235. You're gonna have to be a black person.
No shit.Copy !req
236. Yeah, but for three years, mark.Copy !req
237. Three years! What's that gonna be like?
Gordo, it's gonna be great!Copy !req
238. These are the '80s, man.
It's the Cosby decade.Copy !req
239. America loves black people.Copy !req
240. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard universityCopy !req
241. excuse me, but we are now official
members of the upper crust.Copy !req
242. Supposed to get the key from
a guy named Roy McGrady.Copy !req
243. Well, this is it!Copy !req
244. All right! Home, sweet home.Copy !req
245. Hang on. Whoop.Copy !req
246. Is, uh, something wrong, Mr. McGrady?Copy !req
247. Yeah, there may be. When your
mother rented this place,Copy !req
248. she never told me that
your roommate was, a, uhCopy !req
249. what? Uh, you know, a black.Copy !req
250. What? A black negro!Copy !req
251. Mark?Copy !req
252. A black negro? Right.Copy !req
253. Wait a minute. Where'd you
get this information?Copy !req
254. He never told me he was a black negro.
I'm shocked.Copy !req
255. Ii don't know what toCopy !req
256. thank you for telling me this, Mr. McGrady.Copy !req
257. Just when you think you
get to know somebody.Copy !req
258. I'm gonna go confront him
with this right now. Oh, boy!Copy !req
259. Mark, a black negro? I can't believe it!Copy !req
260. Smart ass little rubberneck.Copy !req
261. Boy, this guy McGrady is a real dog brain.Copy !req
262. Who cares? Look at this place.Copy !req
263. This is a great apartment.Copy !req
264. And I love the view.Copy !req
265. I think she likes me.Copy !req
266. Well, it's your building, Mr. Dunbar.Copy !req
267. Yeah. Well, there's nothing
legally we can do right now.Copy !req
268. You just keep your eyes open for
anything that breaks the lease.Copy !req
269. Pets, damage, drugs, loud musicCopy !req
270. So, Gord man, tell me: What do you think?Copy !req
271. I think I'm in paradise. I mean, lookCopy !req
272. these women! They're brilliant,Copy !req
273. ambitious, culturedCopy !req
274. each one with the intellectual capacity toCopy !req
275. she's not wearing a slip, is she?Copy !req
276. Ten black guys and one white guy.Copy !req
277. What do you call the white guy?
I don't know.Copy !req
278. Quarterback. You get a thousand
black guys and one white guy,Copy !req
279. what do you call the white guy? I give up.Copy !req
280. Warden.Copy !req
281. Sorry.Copy !req
282. Look, no offense. Really, just a joke.
Hey, no problem.Copy !req
283. Yeah. Funny guys. I like them.Copy !req
284. What are you gonna do?Copy !req
285. So, what's the plan? I say,
we divide and conquer.Copy !req
286. Well, let's see. Why don't you
take the ones with undergarments,Copy !req
287. and I'll take the ones without.Copy !req
288. We gotta use some system. Indeed.Copy !req
289. So, umCopy !req
290. excuse me.Copy !req
291. Hi. I'm Sarah Walker.Copy !req
292. Mark Watson. Can I get you anything?Copy !req
293. Cheese, punch, a new carCopy !req
294. no, thank you. I just
want to let you know...Copy !req
295. That the first B.L.S.A. Meeting is
this Thursday, in Hastings hall.Copy !req
296. Will you be there? It's a date.Copy !req
297. No, it's not.Copy !req
298. I love the law!Copy !req
299. I love being black.Copy !req
300. I love this woman oh, god, is she beautiful!Copy !req
301. You gotta believe me. I believe you.Copy !req
302. Oh, and she is
incredibly attracted to me.Copy !req
303. Right. I want to believe you.Copy !req
304. If you have a yellow card,
ensure that it's signed...Copy !req
305. In the upper left hand corner.Copy !req
306. Classes now full are hey, gordo.Copy !req
307. I think I just changed my mind.
I'm taking criminal law.Copy !req
308. But, I thought we decided not to
take that until next semester.Copy !req
309. That's before I found out
the prof was a brother.Copy !req
310. Mr. Van Dusen?Copy !req
311. Here. Miss WalkerCopy !req
312. here. Mr. WatsonCopy !req
313. right on.Copy !req
314. Mr. Wizansky present, sir.Copy !req
315. Miss Zendel? Here.Copy !req
316. You know, the minute I saw you,
I knew we were both "W's."Copy !req
317. God, I just love sitting in
alphabetical order, don't you?Copy !req
318. More than life itself. God!Copy !req
319. Before I discuss the
contents of this course,Copy !req
320. I would like to make a few things clear.Copy !req
321. Some of you may have had
easy lives up until now.Copy !req
322. Some of you may not.Copy !req
323. Life this semester is not going
to be easy for any of you.Copy !req
324. Your grades in the first
year of law school...Copy !req
325. Can determine your entire
future in the law.Copy !req
326. To do well in this course,Copy !req
327. you must be fully prepared
for each class meeting,Copy !req
328. and all written work must be on time.Copy !req
329. No excuses. I repeat, no excuses...Copy !req
330. Will be accepted for failure to
complete all tasks assigned...Copy !req
331. In the time allotted.Copy !req
332. That's what he tells his
wife when they go to bed.Copy !req
333. Do you have something to say, Mr. Watson?Copy !req
334. Well, sir, to be honest,Copy !req
335. I just couldn't help murmuring my
approval of your opening remarks.Copy !req
336. Very impressive, sir.Copy !req
337. Try to contain your enthusiasm...Copy !req
338. In the future, Mr. Watson.Copy !req
339. Please. Call me mark.Copy !req
340. You know, if you ever need any
help with your homework, or...Copy !req
341. If you want to talkCopy !req
342. personal problems, anything,Copy !req
343. anything at allCopy !req
344. I'm there for ya. I'll keep it in mind.Copy !req
345. What an ass! What an asshole.Copy !req
346. Hey, gordo? What's this "B.L.S.A."? Yeah?Copy !req
347. B.L.S.A.? Well, that's the, uh,
black law student's association.Copy !req
348. I think it's like, you know,
a real militant group.Copy !req
349. Somebody here call a cab?Copy !req
350. You're really unbelievable. You
said they were a militant group.Copy !req
351. Now I've blown it with Sarah.Copy !req
352. Mark, mark, check it out.Copy !req
353. I told you she liked me.Copy !req
354. The lengths some women
will go to get to me.Copy !req
355. Sometimes, even I can
hardly believe it. Hey.Copy !req
356. Maybe she likes me.Copy !req
357. Hi, there. Hi. Remember me?Copy !req
358. Remember you? Are you kidding?Copy !req
359. I had your face embroidered on my pillow.Copy !req
360. What's your name?Copy !req
361. Whitney, what's yours? Hi!
Gordon Bloomfeld.Copy !req
362. Of the Marina Del Rey Bloomfelds.Copy !req
363. Can we help you move anything in?
Uh, thank you.Copy !req
364. Thank you, that won't be necessary, uhCopy !req
365. hmm. Come on, Whitney.Copy !req
366. I want you to stay away from him.Copy !req
367. Why, because he's black?
No, because I say so.Copy !req
368. Put it up! All right.Copy !req
369. Is this where we sign up? Mm hmm. Names?Copy !req
370. Mark Watson. Okey dokey, why don't
we just take mark on our team...Copy !req
371. And you can have, uh Gordon Bloomfeld.Copy !req
372. No, why don't you guys take Gordon,Copy !req
373. and we'll take Marcus. Oh,
well, you know, look, I...Copy !req
374. Wrote it down this way, and I know
the way you hate a messy team list.Copy !req
375. So, uh, come on. Ernie, you guys get Leon.Copy !req
376. We get Marcus. Uh, that's mark.Copy !req
377. Look, guys, I'm really not
that good or anything.Copy !req
378. Well, there you go. He's
not really that good.Copy !req
379. So, why don't we take him, 'cause in all
fairness, we may have the stronger team here.Copy !req
380. Listen, scumbag guys, guys.Copy !req
381. Look, I'm not that good.
Have you played before?Copy !req
382. Well, on the playground.Copy !req
383. Gimme that. Don't even think about it.Copy !req
384. Don't start waiting for thisCopy !req
385. right here, right now.Copy !req
386. Okay. Fillmore, you can take Matthews.Copy !req
387. We got Washington here on the coin toss.Copy !req
388. So he can take Leonthat's Watson.Copy !req
389. Right. Sorry, Marcus. Okay! Let's go!Copy !req
390. Miss Zendel!Copy !req
391. Can you cite for us the
precedent for that decision?Copy !req
392. Uh... yes, sir.Copy !req
393. I mean, uhCopy !req
394. I mean, uhCopy !req
395. well, actually, what I mean is thatCopy !req
396. no, sir, I can't.Copy !req
397. God! Mr. Wizansky?Copy !req
398. Yes, sir. I believe I can.Copy !req
399. It was the 1972 case of Oklahoma vs.
Powell.Copy !req
400. Very authoritatively stated, Mr.
Wizansky, and very wrong.Copy !req
401. Mr. Watson?Copy !req
402. Can you name the precedent for us?
Yes, sir.Copy !req
403. The "precedent," sir, isCopy !req
404. is Ronald Reagan, sir.Copy !req
405. Mr. Watson.Copy !req
406. I am not a humorless man.Copy !req
407. But if you're going to take up
my class time making jokes,Copy !req
408. please see to it that they are funny!Copy !req
409. Miss Walker?Copy !req
410. Uh, Rhode Island vs. Calletano.Copy !req
411. What year, miss Walker?Copy !req
412. 1969, sir.Copy !req
413. Anyone else here agree with
miss Walker's citation?Copy !req
414. That's unfortunate. It
happens to be correct.Copy !req
415. Hey, Sarah?Copy !req
416. That was really good in there.
I was impressed. Thanks.Copy !req
417. Listen, I was just wondering if, you know,Copy !req
418. maybe you'd like to get together sometime.Copy !req
419. And do what? Storm the
administration building?Copy !req
420. Maybe take a few hostages? Sure!Copy !req
421. Or, we could just stay at home and phone
in a few bomb threats if you'd rather.Copy !req
422. Listen, about that, uh, B.L.S.A. Thing.Copy !req
423. I'm really sorry, you know. I wasn't
trying to make fun of it or anything,Copy !req
424. I was just trying to make
an impression. You did.Copy !req
425. You know, there's something really strange
about you, and I don't know what it is.Copy !req
426. You see? You see? I knew you'd
like me once you got to know me.Copy !req
427. Come on. Why don't you let me buy you
dinner sometime? You gotta eat, right?Copy !req
428. Mark, this is Harvard. I don't have to eat.
I don't have to sleep.Copy !req
429. I just have to study. Okay, so let's
study together. I could drill you.Copy !req
430. Quiz you. Come on. I'm serious about this.Copy !req
431. I know you don't need the help,
but I could really use it.Copy !req
432. What do you say? My place, tonight.
I can't tonight.Copy !req
433. Friday. In the library.Copy !req
434. You want to study on a Friday night?Copy !req
435. Okay. Friday night.Copy !req
436. 8:00, second floor lounge. It's a date.Copy !req
437. No. It's an appointment.Copy !req
438. Okay, it's an appointment!Copy !req
439. I met her at the laundromat. I'm not
saying it's serious or anything,Copy !req
440. but, uh, we did share a dryer.Copy !req
441. Gentle cycle. Low heat.Copy !req
442. We just sat together and watched our clothes
rolling around on top of one another.Copy !req
443. I think it stirred something in both of us.Copy !req
444. You know, I got a study date
with Sarah Friday night?Copy !req
445. I'm Thinkin' about growing some 'dreads.Copy !req
446. She let me put my hand inside her blouse.Copy !req
447. It wasn't the one she was wearing,
of course, but it's a start.Copy !req
448. Isn't it great? Oh, it sure is.Copy !req
449. Maybe I should get my car reuphol, Gordon?Copy !req
450. Woohoo! Woohoo! Gordon Bloomfeld?
Is that you?Copy !req
451. It can't be! It is. Keep walkin'.Copy !req
452. Shit! Don't say anything.Copy !req
453. She might recognize your voice. Gordy?Copy !req
454. Gordon? Gordon Bloomfeld! Gordon!Copy !req
455. Oh, it is so good to see you!Copy !req
456. Why haven't you called us?Copy !req
457. Hi, Lisa. Hi.Copy !req
458. Brad. How's it going, Gordon?Copy !req
459. Hi, I'm Lisa Stimson, and this
is Brad small. Say hi, Brad.Copy !req
460. We're old friends of Gordy's.
Do you go to Harvard, too?Copy !req
461. It's a great school, isn't it?
Just the best?Copy !req
462. Is he blind? What?Copy !req
463. Is he blind? No, no. He's just dumb.Copy !req
464. Completely dumb. And a little deaf.Copy !req
465. You're going to have to speak up.
Hey! This is Brad...Copy !req
466. And Lisa!Copy !req
467. I'd like you to meet my
good friend, uh, Karim.Copy !req
468. Karim Abdul... Ali.Copy !req
469. Nice to meet you, Karim!Copy !req
470. Is he a Muslim, orCopy !req
471. no, he's Canadian. Oh, no kidding.Copy !req
472. Does Karim go to Harvard, too? Uh, no.Copy !req
473. Uh, he works. That is,
he's looking for work.Copy !req
474. He was a Mountie up in Canada, don't you
know? So it's been an uphill battle.Copy !req
475. There's so little for mounties in Boston.Copy !req
476. If you hear of anything oh,
yeah, absolutely.Copy !req
477. We'll keep our eyes open.Copy !req
478. So, Gordy, how's mark?Copy !req
479. You know, Brad may be going here next year.
We just checked in up at admissions.Copy !req
480. And they told us that he is at the
top of the transfer wait list!Copy !req
481. Oh, that's great, Brad.Copy !req
482. Yeah, just one person
drops out of your class,Copy !req
483. or gets kicked out, and I'm in.Copy !req
484. You know, he looks familiar.
He's a common physical type!Copy !req
485. Uh, look, it was really great to see
the two of you like this, but, uhCopy !req
486. oh. We gotta go.Copy !req
487. Come on, Karim. You don't want to be late!Copy !req
488. He's got a, uh, meeting with
the park police at 2:00.Copy !req
489. He's interviewing with some
of their top... horses.Copy !req
490. Well, bye bye. Let's get
together, real soon!Copy !req
491. I think you handled that very well.
Thank you.Copy !req
492. Come on in. Hi.Copy !req
493. Do you think you could help me
change the washer on my shower?Copy !req
494. I can't find Mr. McGrady anywhere.Copy !req
495. So you go to Radcliffe?Copy !req
496. Very impressive.Copy !req
497. What's your major?Copy !req
498. Political science. Honors.Copy !req
499. Of course. But what does
that really mean anyway?Copy !req
500. It's all such a game.Copy !req
501. I'm writing my senior thesis on the
American civil rights movement.Copy !req
502. What?Copy !req
503. No, it's this is just such
an incredible coincidence.Copy !req
504. I happen to love civil rights.Copy !req
505. God. Really?Copy !req
506. That was incredible, mark.Copy !req
507. I mean, it was like...Copy !req
508. I could really feel...Copy !req
509. Four hundred years of oppression...Copy !req
510. And anger in every pelvic thrust!Copy !req
511. Ohh!Copy !req
512. I hope you don't mind if I use bits of this
interlude in a short story I'm working on.Copy !req
513. Well wait. It's called "shades of gray."Copy !req
514. Because, you know, I really don't feel
like there's any black and white.Copy !req
515. Only shades of gray.Copy !req
516. Well, like the stereotypes about black men.Copy !req
517. Some of them are true.
Like the breast thing.Copy !req
518. And, well, you really are very...Copy !req
519. Dynamic, sexually.Copy !req
520. But then, of course, some of the
stereotypes are completely untrue.Copy !req
521. Yeah? Like what? Like the
one about penis size.Copy !req
522. I'm having dinner with my parents tonight.Copy !req
523. Why don't you come with me? I'd love for
them to meet you. Uh, tonight, I don'tCopy !req
524. wait!Copy !req
525. Before you say no...Copy !req
526. Let me tell you what's for dessert.Copy !req
527. Thank you.Copy !req
528. Raspberry tart, mark? Oh, no thank you.Copy !req
529. I really couldn't eat another bite.Copy !req
530. All my life,Copy !req
531. white women!Copy !req
532. And now, at last, I'm going to have one!Copy !req
533. Bundy Dunbar, how many
times have I asked you...Copy !req
534. Not to watch that thing
at the dinner table?Copy !req
535. Daddy, did I tell you mark's going to
Harvard law school? On scholarship?Copy !req
536. Yes. Yeah. You did.Copy !req
537. Go get my heroin and my
hypodermic needle, bitch!Copy !req
538. Get me some more watermelon
while you're at it.Copy !req
539. Yes, dear. White, fat-ass slut.Copy !req
540. What yo' lookin' at?Copy !req
541. Hi. Oh, Sarah called a couple hours ago.Copy !req
542. Sounded sorta pissed. Oh, shit!Copy !req
543. You will see on your syllabus...Copy !req
544. That your first major written
assignment is due...Copy !req
545. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving.Copy !req
546. I would suggest that you
begin work on it...Copy !req
547. As soon as possible.Copy !req
548. Those of you whose performance so far...Copy !req
549. Has been less than... outstanding...Copy !req
550. Might try to do a particularly good job.Copy !req
551. Sarah, I'm really sorry.Copy !req
552. Something came up.Copy !req
553. Can we study tonight?Copy !req
554. No. I think you just better drill yourself.Copy !req
555. Mark, I understand what you're feeling.Copy !req
556. But honestly I think we just need
to talk this thing through.Copy !req
557. I mean, we don't have any
problems sexually, right?Copy !req
558. Excuse me, miss, but do you have any of that
jello salad with the little marshmallows in it?Copy !req
559. Uh, I'm so sorry. We're
out of that right now.Copy !req
560. How many black electricians does
it take to screw in a light bulb?Copy !req
561. I give up. Two! One to hold the light bulb,Copy !req
562. and the other one to drive the
pink Cadillac in tight circles.Copy !req
563. Hey, guy! Sorry. Really.Copy !req
564. No offense, right? Just a little joke?Copy !req
565. Don't worry about it.Copy !req
566. Jesus Christ!Copy !req
567. What the hell did I do? You
changed lanes without signaling.Copy !req
568. So let's see your license and registration.Copy !req
569. If you haven't lost it. I haven't lost it.Copy !req
570. All right, so I lost it!
There's no law against that.Copy !req
571. Look, I really don't have time for this.Copy !req
572. I have a very important
assignment due tomorrow, andCopy !req
573. okay. Okay, so I misplaced my license.
What the hell are you gonna do, arrest me?Copy !req
574. Hi, there.Copy !req
575. Good game?Copy !req
576. We lost gee, that's too bad.Copy !req
577. To a bunch of niggers.Copy !req
578. But this, of course,
raises the question...Copy !req
579. Of criminal intent.Copy !req
580. I see he decided to come
in native costume today.Copy !req
581. If you've had some sort of accident...Copy !req
582. Mr. Watson,Copy !req
583. perhaps you should have
taken the entire day off.Copy !req
584. Oh, I'm fine.Copy !req
585. I just got in sort of a fight.Copy !req
586. I mean I mean, it wasn't my fault!Copy !req
587. You see, they threw me in this
cell with these real assCopy !req
588. some extremely unsportsmanlike fellows.Copy !req
589. I dislike interruptions
in my class, Mr. Watson.Copy !req
590. Try to remember that if you can.Copy !req
591. Yes, sir.Copy !req
592. Please leave your assignments
with me before you go.Copy !req
593. Watson.Copy !req
594. I don't believe I have your paper.Copy !req
595. Look, professor,Copy !req
596. with all due respect, sir,Copy !req
597. I just spent 18 hours in a jail cell...Copy !req
598. On no formal charges,Copy !req
599. getting pulverized by drunken bigots.Copy !req
600. And you expect memr. Watson,Copy !req
601. I said there would be no
excuses for late work,Copy !req
602. and I meant no excuses.Copy !req
603. A judge and jury won't give a damn if
you've had a bad day before a trial.Copy !req
604. I would think you...Copy !req
605. Could understand.Copy !req
606. You'll get no special treatment
from me, Mr. Watson.Copy !req
607. Do you hear me? No special treatment.Copy !req
608. And if that means you've got
to work twice as hard...Copy !req
609. As these little white shits,Copy !req
610. then you damn well better
work twice as hard.Copy !req
611. I understand you are allowed
one phone call from jail?Copy !req
612. Yes, sir.Copy !req
613. Next time you get arrested,
use it to call me.Copy !req
614. I'll bring you your books.Copy !req
615. You can study in jail, if you have to.Copy !req
616. You understand me?Copy !req
617. Yes, sir. You have that paper on
my desk by 9:00 tomorrow morning.Copy !req
618. Yes, sir.Copy !req
619. Oh, Mr. Watson?Copy !req
620. Have a nice Thanksgiving.Copy !req
621. So, you go to Harvard?Copy !req
622. Nah, I go to Eleanor Roosevelt.Copy !req
623. Eleanor Roosevelt? Good school.Copy !req
624. My name's mark Watson. What's yours?Copy !req
625. George Walker.Copy !req
626. Sarah! Hi.Copy !req
627. I didn't know you had a I mean yeah.Copy !req
628. Come on, George. It's getting crowded.
You've gotta go sit in the back.Copy !req
629. Okay. Why did the negro wear a tux
on his way to his vasectomy? Why?Copy !req
630. "Because if I'm gonna be 'impotent, 'Copy !req
631. I might as well look 'impo'tant.'"Copy !req
632. hey, no offense. Right, pal?Copy !req
633. There are a number of cases
exemplary of this phenomenon.Copy !req
634. Miss Walker.Copy !req
635. Could you cite one for us?Copy !req
636. UhCopy !req
637. uh uh, sir, I believe that was the 1979...Copy !req
638. Case of new York Mr.. Watson.Copy !req
639. If this were a court of law, you
would be cited for contempt.Copy !req
640. Uh, well I would never
do that in court, sir.Copy !req
641. Not that I don't have the same
respect for you you may shut up now,Copy !req
642. Mr. Watson. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
643. Miss Walker, perhaps you could
complete the case citation...Copy !req
644. That your irrepressible colleague...Copy !req
645. So ably began.Copy !req
646. UhCopy !req
647. no, sir. I can't.Copy !req
648. Don't apologize to me. Just remember,Copy !req
649. the final is less than two weeks away,Copy !req
650. and you're going to need an "a"...Copy !req
651. If you hope to bring your grade for the
semester up to an acceptable level.Copy !req
652. Yes, sir.Copy !req
653. Sarah, wait a second.Copy !req
654. Sarah!Copy !req
655. Sarah, wait a second. Oh,
just leave me alone.Copy !req
656. Sorry. Listen, I just wanted toCopy !req
657. don't you think I've had enough
humiliation for one day?Copy !req
658. No! I meanCopy !req
659. ii mean I don't think you
should feel humiliated.Copy !req
660. Don't patronize me.Copy !req
661. I'm not! SarahCopy !req
662. Sarah, listen to me. You're the
smartest person in that class.Copy !req
663. You just have too much to do. You're
working twice as hard as everybody else.Copy !req
664. It looks like I'm not working hard enough.Copy !req
665. Well, Jesus, you just don't
have enough time! Exactly!Copy !req
666. And the last thing I have time for is you.Copy !req
667. Look. I don't want to be
a pain in the ass here,Copy !req
668. but I just want to say that
the offer still stands.Copy !req
669. To study together.Copy !req
670. You know, we both need this final to pull
our grades up. And we still have ten days.Copy !req
671. I'll be in the library at
7:00, if you're interested.Copy !req
672. All right. New York
versus Rottenburg, 1979.Copy !req
673. What was the relevant passage of the
judge's decision? Don't smile at me.Copy !req
674. George is running a fever and I want
to see him before he goes to bed.Copy !req
675. Let me drive you. No, it's okay.
I can take a bus.Copy !req
676. Sarah, don't be a martyr.Copy !req
677. I'm not a martyr. I've just
seen the way you drive.Copy !req
678. Grandma and grandpa Walker, this is my
friend, mark Watson. Glad to know you, mark.Copy !req
679. Sarah, here's a letter from
your mom and your dad.Copy !req
680. Come in this morning.
Oh, grandpa, thank you.Copy !req
681. Uh, I'll open it later.Copy !req
682. Mark, you know that son of ours is
just so proud of this girl here.Copy !req
683. He writes to her every week just
to let her know how smart she is.Copy !req
684. I think it's just about gone to her head.Copy !req
685. I'll bet mark's people are
pretty proud of him too.Copy !req
686. I bet they are. I bet they are too.Copy !req
687. Me Quambo will destroy you.Copy !req
688. My circuits are damaged.Copy !req
689. What do you mean you wanna
watch Johnny Carson?Copy !req
690. Sandra Macclosky gets to.Copy !req
691. Well, George Walker goes to
bed at 8:30 and that's that.Copy !req
692. Okay? Okay.Copy !req
693. So are you warm enough?
Yeah, I'm warm enough.Copy !req
694. All right, precious.Copy !req
695. Good night.Copy !req
696. Joan rivers is hosting.Copy !req
697. Joan rivers? What do you
mean Joan rivers is hosting?Copy !req
698. How do you know about Joan rivers?
Where do you get these things?Copy !req
699. Oh, Georgie. All right.Copy !req
700. Okay. Good night.Copy !req
701. Good night.Copy !req
702. So George and I are at
the checkout counter,Copy !req
703. and the girl goes,Copy !req
704. "if you have food stamps, I
need to see them first."Copy !req
705. And I look at her and I say,Copy !req
706. "oh. And what if I have an
American express gold card?"Copy !req
707. You have an American express gold card?Copy !req
708. Yes, in the glove compartment
of my Lamborghini.Copy !req
709. So how long were you married?Copy !req
710. Two years.Copy !req
711. I don't know. I guess we
got married too young.Copy !req
712. But how can I regret it?
I wouldn't have George.Copy !req
713. He's a great kid.Copy !req
714. He really keeps me going.Copy !req
715. I would never have had the courage to apply
to law school if it weren't for him.Copy !req
716. I want to give him everything.
You'll spoil him rotten.Copy !req
717. Given half a chance.Copy !req
718. So what about you?Copy !req
719. Any great romances in your past?Copy !req
720. Not really.Copy !req
721. I guess I just haven't gotten serious about
any of the girls I've had appointments with.Copy !req
722. Oh.Copy !req
723. What about the girl by the jello salad?
She sounded pretty serious to me.Copy !req
724. Whitney? Oh, god.Copy !req
725. No way. That's history.Copy !req
726. Oh, look.Copy !req
727. It's snowing.Copy !req
728. It's so beautiful.Copy !req
729. It's snowing.Copy !req
730. Hey. Are you okay?Copy !req
731. Yeah.Copy !req
732. You'd think you'd never
seen it snow before.Copy !req
733. I haven't. I've seen it
on mountaintops, butCopy !req
734. I'm from San Diego. Really? I'm from L.A.Copy !req
735. You are? Yeah.Copy !req
736. Then you're the one. Which one?Copy !req
737. The one who stole my scholarship,
the bouchard scholarship.Copy !req
738. I was next in line for that.Copy !req
739. But they told me there were no other
applicants. From Los Angeles.Copy !req
740. But if no one in L.A. qualified,
they open it statewide.Copy !req
741. I checked two days before the deadline and
nobody had applied so I thought I had it.Copy !req
742. And then you pop up and steal
it right from under me.Copy !req
743. I didn't know.Copy !req
744. I'm sorry. I didn't mean
to make you feel bad.Copy !req
745. I'm glad it was you.Copy !req
746. Look at you. You're turning white.Copy !req
747. Come on, mark. Give yourself a break.
You didn't know.Copy !req
748. It doesn't matter. I still had no
right to take that scholarship.Copy !req
749. It's wrong.Copy !req
750. It's immoral. Well, of course it is.Copy !req
751. "Of course it is"?Copy !req
752. Well, then why the hell didn't you stop me?Copy !req
753. Golden rule. Certainly wouldn't want you
interfering every time I did something immoral.Copy !req
754. Hey, where you going? What?
To turn myself in.Copy !req
755. Mark, wait a minute. What
are you talking about?Copy !req
756. Wait a minute. Mark. Mark,
what are you doing?Copy !req
757. Mark, don't do this. Mark, come on.
Listen to me.Copy !req
758. Are you crazy?Copy !req
759. Went off without his earmuffs again.Copy !req
760. Ah, how fortuitous, Mr. Watson.Copy !req
761. Do you have a moment? There is
something I need to discuss with you.Copy !req
762. Don't worry, Bradley. It's a long semester.
Somebody will probably flunk out...Copy !req
763. Or die or something.Copy !req
764. Hey, look at this. What?Copy !req
765. Mr. Watson,Copy !req
766. all ethical or disciplinary
problems within the law school...Copy !req
767. Are handled by a body known as the
student faculty judiciary committeeCopy !req
768. cheating, plagiarism, any sort of
dishonest or inappropriate behavior.Copy !req
769. Perhaps you were aware that I serve
as chairman on that committee.Copy !req
770. Uh, no, sir.Copy !req
771. The judiciary committee is called upon
to make some difficult decisions.Copy !req
772. It can be an unpleasant responsibility.Copy !req
773. Periodically, we're called upon to recommend
punitive actions against a student.Copy !req
774. Punitive actions, sir?Copy !req
775. Suspension. In some cases, expulsion.Copy !req
776. In fact, last year our judgment on
a case actually led one student...Copy !req
777. To file civil suit against
a fellow student,Copy !req
778. a suit which proved financially
devastating to the guilty party.Copy !req
779. Devastating?Copy !req
780. Yes. I see.Copy !req
781. And in another instance,
our findings obliged us...Copy !req
782. To file criminal charges against a student.Copy !req
783. He was convicted of felony fraud and sentenced
to five years in the state penitentiary.Copy !req
784. His reputation and future were
of course utterly destroyed.Copy !req
785. Of course, utterly.Copy !req
786. Mr. Watson, an unfortunate situation
has come to my attention,Copy !req
787. one that is of particular concern to the
black students here at the law school.Copy !req
788. Look, professor, I know
what you're getting at.Copy !req
789. I swear to god I was gonna come
talk to you about this myself.Copy !req
790. Good.Copy !req
791. You will have my recommendation.Copy !req
792. Your recommendation?Copy !req
793. You need a faculty recommendation to
apply for a seat on the committee.Copy !req
794. Oh.Copy !req
795. We'd like to maintain the current level
of black representation on the committee.Copy !req
796. Naturally we were concerned
when we learned that...Copy !req
797. Our only black student member
was taking a leave of absence.Copy !req
798. Well.Copy !req
799. I've been extremely impressed by the way
your work has improved over the semester.Copy !req
800. I think you will do a good job.Copy !req
801. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
802. There's something else you wish
to discuss with me, Mr. Watson?Copy !req
803. Uh, no, sir.Copy !req
804. No, sir, that would be it.Copy !req
805. Thank you.Copy !req
806. Hi, Karim, how areCopy !req
807. sorry, I guess you can'tCopy !req
808. say "hi" to Gordon for us.Copy !req
809. You know sign language. What did he say?Copy !req
810. Well, I could be getting a little
rusty, but I swear he said,Copy !req
811. "your nose is happy like the moon."Copy !req
812. What happened? Did you tell banks?Copy !req
813. No, I didn't. I chickened out.Copy !req
814. You know, gordo, I could
probably go to jail for this.Copy !req
815. Of course you could go to jail for this.Copy !req
816. What do you mean, "of course
I could go" never mind.Copy !req
817. Gordon, tell me what to do.Copy !req
818. Go to your room. What?Copy !req
819. Just go over there, open the
door and look in your room.Copy !req
820. Jesus Christ. What did
you let her in here for?Copy !req
821. Sarah's coming over here to study.
She'll be here any minute.Copy !req
822. Golden rule again. I certainly
wouldn't want you interfering...Copy !req
823. If there were a beautiful, half-naked
girl curled up on my bed.Copy !req
824. Oh, god. Oh, god.Copy !req
825. Okay. What? Mark.Copy !req
826. Promise me you wouldn't interfere if there
were a half-naked girl curled up on my bed.Copy !req
827. Hi. Hi, mark.Copy !req
828. Whitney, what are you doing here?Copy !req
829. Finding out if there's
any hope for the world.Copy !req
830. What? Seriously, mark. If
two young, intelligent,Copy !req
831. sexually compatible people can't
work out their differences,Copy !req
832. what hope is there for lasting world peace?Copy !req
833. Who gives a shit. Whitney, you
gotta get out of here. Mark, mark.Copy !req
834. Please, please. At least give me a chance.Copy !req
835. Believe me, I understand what
your people have been through.Copy !req
836. You have no idea what my
people have been through.Copy !req
837. What am I saying?Copy !req
838. Okay, look. Stay here.Copy !req
839. Don't go out of this room. Okay.Copy !req
840. Don't open that! Why not?Copy !req
841. It's Sarah. Wait a minute.Copy !req
842. Let me think. What can I tell her?Copy !req
843. Don't tell her anything.
But I already told her.Copy !req
844. What, that you're white? No,
that I'm not seeing Whitney.Copy !req
845. Does Whitney know you're white?
No, I gotta get rid of her.Copy !req
846. How are you gonna get rid of her?
I'll tell her I'm white.Copy !req
847. Don't tell her you're white! You're right.Copy !req
848. I can't tell her I'm white.
What am I gonna tell her?Copy !req
849. Wait a minute. You need to think.
Let me think.Copy !req
850. Mark, why don't you let us in?
It's your parents.Copy !req
851. Oh, god. Mark?Copy !req
852. Okay, okay, okay.Copy !req
853. Okay. They can't see me like this.
Stall them.Copy !req
854. Okay.Copy !req
855. So, Mr. And Mrs. Watson,
how do you find Boston?Copy !req
856. A lot of people compare it to a
European city, but that's so stupid.Copy !req
857. I mean, all the signs are in English.Copy !req
858. Would you please get dressed?
Please get dressed.Copy !req
859. Mark. Mark.Copy !req
860. I've always said, and you can
check my record on this,Copy !req
861. that if everyone learned to speak English,Copy !req
862. there would be a lot fewer wars
and a lot more spelling bees.Copy !req
863. Shut up, Gordon. Where the hell is mark?
Yes, sir. You bet.Copy !req
864. Well, I tell you, sir. I know a few marks.
Can you give me a little more to go on?Copy !req
865. Mom, dad, tell me, what brings you
to this wintry part of the country?Copy !req
866. We decided to stop over on
our way back from Barbados.Copy !req
867. Mark, what are you doing with
that thing on your head?Copy !req
868. This? Uh yes.Copy !req
869. Germs. Filthy bacteria.Copy !req
870. My mucous membranes are infested with them.Copy !req
871. Scientists now believe that a simple ski mask
can stop the senseless spread of disease.Copy !req
872. Harvard scientists. I
wanna see my baby's face.Copy !req
873. No, mom. You say that, but
believe me, you don't mean it.Copy !req
874. We would like to talk to you, mark,
openly, honestly, privately.Copy !req
875. Your father's therapist
thinks that he may have...Copy !req
876. Moved out of his integrity life
phase and into generativity.Copy !req
877. Shut up, Dorothy. Mark,
could we go somewhereCopy !req
878. why don't the three of us
go out for a little drink?Copy !req
879. On second thought, why don't
we go in the kitchen?Copy !req
880. Hi, Sarah. HiCopy !req
881. hi, Sarah. Hi. Hi. Hi.Copy !req
882. How are you? Mark's uh fine. Where's mark?Copy !req
883. Uh, uh, what's the phrase I'm looking for?
Not here. That's it. Mark's not here.Copy !req
884. Hi, Sarah. You ready to go to the library?Copy !req
885. The library? I thought we
were gonna study here.Copy !req
886. Uh, I changed my mind.Copy !req
887. Studying here makes me so... sleepy.Copy !req
888. Well, I gave grandma the number here and she's
gonna call me if George's fever goes up.Copy !req
889. How about if I make a pot of coffee? No!Copy !req
890. I mean, hey, sit down, relax.Copy !req
891. Let me do the work.Copy !req
892. We're defrosting.Copy !req
893. Mark, what I'm trying to say isCopy !req
894. what your father means to say is, dear, even
though he seems like a real shithead sometimes,Copy !req
895. he loves you very much. Oh,
shut up, Dorothy. MarkCopy !req
896. mark? Mark? Who was that?Copy !req
897. Uh, neighbors.Copy !req
898. Very thin walls.Copy !req
899. Somebody yelled "mark." Excuse me.Copy !req
900. That? That.Copy !req
901. Oh, that.Copy !req
902. That's my stereo.Copy !req
903. Automatic alarm timer. You
see, I was taking a nap...Copy !req
904. And I especially picked this music so I'd be
forced to get out of bed and turn it off.Copy !req
905. Pretty smart, huh?Copy !req
906. This is shit. These guys really suck.Copy !req
907. Then I'll just go turn it off. No!Copy !req
908. What? It's too messy in there.
Right, gordo?Copy !req
909. Almost beyond human comprehension.Copy !req
910. I think the water's boiling.Copy !req
911. Get back, Dorothy. I'll handle this.Copy !req
912. I'm warning you. I'm armed.Copy !req
913. What's happening, brother?
Get down, get down.Copy !req
914. Looking good, mama. Looking good.
I gots to be goin' now.Copy !req
915. Did he have a knife? I
think he had a knife.Copy !req
916. Mark, I think she's on to you.Copy !req
917. You better tell her the truth.Copy !req
918. Okay. The truth.Copy !req
919. Sarah, the truth isCopy !req
920. the truth is, Sarah, that mark just...Copy !req
921. Bought your Christmas present and if you go
into the room, you're gonna see what it is.Copy !req
922. Tell you what. I'll go turn the music off.Copy !req
923. I already know what I'm getting.Copy !req
924. I feel terrible. I haven't
gotten you anything.Copy !req
925. Please, don't feel terrible. It's nothing.Copy !req
926. Really, nothing at all.Copy !req
927. Just in case.Copy !req
928. Damn. You never have flash
bulbs when you need them.Copy !req
929. Could you just scoot over there
by the window, sweetheart?Copy !req
930. Oh, where are we going?Copy !req
931. Holy chowder.Copy !req
932. I'm gonna check on that coffee. Why
don't you go check on that coffee?Copy !req
933. I'm gonna go check on that coffee.Copy !req
934. What was that?Copy !req
935. What? Is there someone in the kitchen?Copy !req
936. Is somebody in the kitchen?Copy !req
937. No, nobody's in the kitchen.Copy !req
938. It's okay, Dorothy. Then
who are these people?Copy !req
939. These people? I don't know
who these people are.Copy !req
940. How did you get in my kitchen?
What's the meaning of this?Copy !req
941. What are you talking about, dear?Copy !req
942. Hi, we're mark's parents.Copy !req
943. I'm Dorothy Watson and
this is my husband, bill.Copy !req
944. Mark?Copy !req
945. Sarah,Copy !req
946. the truth is these people areCopy !req
947. these people are obviously total lunatics.Copy !req
948. I've heard about this sort of thing.Copy !req
949. Older people are going insane with
anxiety about their financial futures.Copy !req
950. So they accost some promising young professional
student and claim to be his parents.Copy !req
951. Apparently, it's just another result of
these Reagan budget cuts. Now, shoo, shoo.Copy !req
952. I'm sorry, but while we agree with you
philosophically, we can't help you here.Copy !req
953. Try the mission. Mark, can I speak
to you in your room for a moment?Copy !req
954. Please.Copy !req
955. Gordon. So, how were the islands?Copy !req
956. Uh, yeah, Mr. Dunbar?Copy !req
957. Mark, are you in trouble?Copy !req
958. No, it's not that. You're obviously hiding
more than a Christmas present here.Copy !req
959. If you want me to leave, just tell me. No.Copy !req
960. No, Sarah. Just tell me the truth.Copy !req
961. Sarah, I really care about you a lot.
That's why I can't tell you the truth.Copy !req
962. What are you talking about?Copy !req
963. How do you feel about
interracial relationships?Copy !req
964. Pardon me? Interracial relationships.Copy !req
965. You know, relationships between
persons of different races.Copy !req
966. Why are you asking me this?Copy !req
967. Mark, I'm coming back in now.
It's freezing out there.Copy !req
968. Sarah, wait a minute. There he is again.
Stand back.Copy !req
969. Shut up, dad. You don't
owe me any explanation.Copy !req
970. Yes, I do, Sarah. Listen to me.Copy !req
971. There's nothing between Whitney and me.
She likes me because I'm black.Copy !req
972. I mean, because she thinks I'm black.Copy !req
973. I mean, when I got involved
with her, I was really white...Copy !req
974. On the inside, although I
was black on the outside.Copy !req
975. But now a part of me is black on the inside
even though I'm white on the outside.Copy !req
976. I don't know. Maybe I'm sort of
gray on the inside and the outside.Copy !req
977. Sarah, what I'm trying to say
to you is I'm actually white.Copy !req
978. Oh, I see. And these people
are actually your parents.Copy !req
979. Right. What?Copy !req
980. Oh, yeah. Mom, dad, there's something
I have to tell you. I'm black.Copy !req
981. No, you're crazy.Copy !req
982. Kids.Copy !req
983. Sarah, wait a SeCopy !req
984. hi.Copy !req
985. Oh, Marky.Copy !req
986. Broken bones? No.Copy !req
987. Internal bleeding?Copy !req
988. Hard to say. I guess that's why
they call it internal bleeding.Copy !req
989. Have a nice day, boys.Copy !req
990. Please pick up your exam
booklets at the door.Copy !req
991. Sarah, listen.Copy !req
992. I just wanna sayCopy !req
993. I just wanna say...Copy !req
994. Good luck.Copy !req
995. Please begin.Copy !req
996. Come on, you can still get on standby.Copy !req
997. I can't. I gotta stay here and
figure out what I'm gonna do.Copy !req
998. So what are you gonna do?Copy !req
999. Sorry, dumb question.Copy !req
1000. I don't know, Gordon.Copy !req
1001. I never thought all this wouldCopy !req
1002. I never thought I'd fall in love with her.Copy !req
1003. Shit, I never thought about anything.Copy !req
1004. You know what I mean? Yeah, I think I do...Copy !req
1005. Maybe...Copy !req
1006. Sort ofCopy !req
1007. I mean, I guess you've been
through a lot of stuff.Copy !req
1008. Probably a lot of stuff
I can't even imagine.Copy !req
1009. Do you really hate the beach boys now?Copy !req
1010. It's hard to say.Copy !req
1011. I guess I still like some
of their funkier stuff.Copy !req
1012. You better get out of here.
Your plane's gonna leave.Copy !req
1013. Right.Copy !req
1014. Merry Christmas.Copy !req
1015. You too.Copy !req
1016. What am I gonna do?Copy !req
1017. We're two brilliant young men.
We've got energy, imagination,Copy !req
1018. keen analytical minds.Copy !req
1019. We'll think of something.Copy !req
1020. The judiciary committee will
convene in two minutes.Copy !req
1021. Hey, booey. Hey, barky.Copy !req
1022. How you been? How was your vacation?
Excellent.Copy !req
1023. Terrific. You going to the special hearing?Copy !req
1024. You kidding? I wouldn't miss this for
the world. I wonder what he did.Copy !req
1025. My guess is he falsified his transcripts
or cheated on his I.S.A.T.'S.Copy !req
1026. No, believe me, my interest in
him is purely sociological.Copy !req
1027. Oops, excuse me.Copy !req
1028. What are they gonna do to him? It's hard
to say. Nobody knows what he's done.Copy !req
1029. I got Travis and Kelly down
for expulsion at six to one.Copy !req
1030. You want some action or what?Copy !req
1031. Because, you know, I really don't
feel like there's any red or white...Copy !req
1032. Only shades of pink.Copy !req
1033. All be seated please.Copy !req
1034. If Mr. Watson will come
forward, we can begin.Copy !req
1035. It appears that Mr. Watson has
reconsidered his decision.Copy !req
1036. I'd say this whole thing is an argument against
these affirmative action scholarships.Copy !req
1037. Just a moment, your honor.Copy !req
1038. Young man, I am the chairman
of a committee, not a judge.Copy !req
1039. Oh, right, your... chairiness.Copy !req
1040. I'm Gordon Bloomfeld, Mr. Watson's
chief counsel in this matter.Copy !req
1041. Are we to understand that Mr. Watson
himself was not inclined to attend today?Copy !req
1042. Objection.Copy !req
1043. To what? Well.Copy !req
1044. Frankly, to your tone of voice.Copy !req
1045. Quiet.Copy !req
1046. Mr. Bloomfeld, these proceedings
are highly irregular as it is.Copy !req
1047. If Mr. Watson will not
come forward in person,Copy !req
1048. we'll have to adjourn this hearing
and conduct our own investigation.Copy !req
1049. My client is more than ready
to come forward in person.Copy !req
1050. But firstCopy !req
1051. first he has asked that I make a
few brief remarks on his behalf.Copy !req
1052. Mark feels that he has
done a grave injustice...Copy !req
1053. In accepting the Henry Q.
Bouchard memorial fellowship.Copy !req
1054. His sole desire is to set
the record straight...Copy !req
1055. And to make the fullest possible
reparations for the damage he has done.Copy !req
1056. First,Copy !req
1057. to the individual who otherwise
would have received those funds.Copy !req
1058. But also,Copy !req
1059. to the institution whose
trust he has forsaken.Copy !req
1060. And last, but by no means least,Copy !req
1061. to the society whose laws
he has transgressed.Copy !req
1062. In thus coming forward, my client throws
himself upon the mercy of this committee.Copy !req
1063. But I ask you,Copy !req
1064. before you pass judgment on him,Copy !req
1065. I ask you to consider the mitigating
circumstances surrounding his crime.Copy !req
1066. I hate this bleeding heart shit.Copy !req
1067. My client was in a position
of dire financial need...Copy !req
1068. At the time he improperly
accepted the bouchard fellowship.Copy !req
1069. In his efforts to come
by the money honestly,Copy !req
1070. he encountered nothing but hostility
and rejection at every turn.Copy !req
1071. In fact, one could argue that it was the lack
of understanding of my client's special needs,Copy !req
1072. on the part of the
governmental, financial...Copy !req
1073. And academic establishments
that drove him to his crime.Copy !req
1074. But it goes way beyond that,
ladies and gentlemen.Copy !req
1075. Yes, my client is a victim of society...Copy !req
1076. In a still deeper sense.Copy !req
1077. After all, who made him what he is?Copy !req
1078. Weak,Copy !req
1079. greedy, unable to support
himself by honest labor.Copy !req
1080. Can we blame him for the environment
in which he was raised?Copy !req
1081. For the warped values which he
learned from earliest childhood?Copy !req
1082. For the people with whom he was surrounded?Copy !req
1083. People who, as much as
it pains me to say it,Copy !req
1084. give daily evidence of
underdeveloped intellect...Copy !req
1085. And deteriorating moral fiber.Copy !req
1086. In short,Copy !req
1087. can we blame him, ladies and gentlemen,Copy !req
1088. for the color of his skin?Copy !req
1089. I think not.Copy !req
1090. And I trust that this
committee will find the heartCopy !req
1091. nay, the soulCopy !req
1092. to be lenient...Copy !req
1093. And to share with me my hope...Copy !req
1094. That despite his race and upbringing,Copy !req
1095. my client may yet become...Copy !req
1096. A useful member of society.Copy !req
1097. Mark Watson,Copy !req
1098. come on down!Copy !req
1099. No wonder. No wonder.Copy !req
1100. No wonder. No wonder.Copy !req
1101. I have important information for this
committee. I have pictures. I have proof.Copy !req
1102. Mark Watson is actually... white.Copy !req
1103. All right. I'm listening.Copy !req
1104. First of all, I'd like to pay miss Walker
the full amount of my Grant, plus interest.Copy !req
1105. And? I'd like to volunteer one day
a week during my school year...Copy !req
1106. And all of my summer vacations...Copy !req
1107. To legal aid work in the
black community. And?Copy !req
1108. And I'd like to have a contract drawn up...Copy !req
1109. Binding me to donate a fixed percentage
of my annual income after law school...Copy !req
1110. Towards the establishment of a scholarship
in the name of Sarah Jane Walker.Copy !req
1111. And?Copy !req
1112. And...Copy !req
1113. I would like to get a law degree, sir.Copy !req
1114. So I can do some work that
might be of use to somebody.Copy !req
1115. You must have learned a great deal more than
you bargained for through this experience.Copy !req
1116. Yes, sir.Copy !req
1117. Mr. Watson,Copy !req
1118. a Harvard law graduate can
do a great many thingsCopy !req
1119. make a lot of money,Copy !req
1120. teach, become a senator,Copy !req
1121. a judge.Copy !req
1122. A Harvard law graduate...Copy !req
1123. Has power, Mr. Watson.Copy !req
1124. I hope that I teach my students...Copy !req
1125. To use that power responsibly,Copy !req
1126. even generously.Copy !req
1127. But you've learned something
that I can't teach them.Copy !req
1128. You've learned what it
feels like to be black.Copy !req
1129. No, sir. I beg your pardon?Copy !req
1130. I don't really know what
it feels like, sir.Copy !req
1131. If I didn't like it, I
could always get out.Copy !req
1132. It's not the same, sir.Copy !req
1133. You have learned a great
deal more than I thought.Copy !req
1134. We won't press charges. You can stay.Copy !req
1135. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
1136. What do you think, George?Copy !req
1137. Go ahead.Copy !req
1138. Hi.Copy !req
1139. Hi.Copy !req
1140. George, why don't you put
something on the jukebox?Copy !req
1141. You look funny white.Copy !req
1142. Yeah? Well, green's my best
color, but everybody stares.Copy !req
1143. Did you, uh did you get my check?Copy !req
1144. Yes, thank you.Copy !req
1145. That's everything. That's all the money
I got last semester, plus interest.Copy !req
1146. What did you do, fake a seizure and get
a Grant from the heart foundation?Copy !req
1147. I sold my car and stuff.Copy !req
1148. My father finally agreed to give me a loan.Copy !req
1149. Twenty-five percent interest.Copy !req
1150. But at least I can stay in school.Copy !req
1151. I'm happy for you, mark. If
you'll excuse me. Sarah.Copy !req
1152. I know how bad you needed that "a" on banks'
final. And I know how much it meant to you.Copy !req
1153. Fine, want to know? I'm sorryCopy !req
1154. let's find out. Did she
flunk or did she pass?Copy !req
1155. She got an "a," okay? She got an "a."Copy !req
1156. Are you happy? Are you happy with yourself?Copy !req
1157. I got an "a."Copy !req
1158. "A" minus. That's not bad.Copy !req
1159. I guess I could have used a study partner.Copy !req
1160. Sarah...Copy !req
1161. You never answered my question.Copy !req
1162. You know, how you feel about
interracial relationships.Copy !req
1163. What? What were you gonna say?Copy !req
1164. I was going to say that I've never
met a white man I was interested in.Copy !req
1165. And thatCopy !req
1166. and that I guess the experience
is just too different.Copy !req
1167. We've gotta go now, honey.Copy !req
1168. Excuse me.Copy !req
1169. What do you call a black test-tube baby?Copy !req
1170. Janitor in a drum.Copy !req
1171. Hey, buddy. How you doing?Copy !req
1172. No offense.Copy !req
1173. ButCopy !req
1174. but what?Copy !req
1175. But but I guess it's all right,Copy !req
1176. interracial relationships.Copy !req
1177. If two people really
care about each other.Copy !req
1178. Right, George?Copy !req
1179. Yep.Copy !req
1180. Yeah?Copy !req
1181. Yeah.Copy !req
1182. Come on, George and I will buy you dinner.Copy !req
1183. You gotta eat, right?Copy !req
1184. Sarah, this is Harvard.
I don't have to eat.Copy !req
1185. I don't have to sleep.
I just have to study.Copy !req