Bucktown Page #3

Synopsis: Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Arthur Marks
Production: American International Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.3
R
Year:
1975
94 min
94 Views


IT'S BAD FOR BUSINESS

IT AIN'T FAIR,

YOU MAKING ME SPEND TIME

IN THIS GODDAMN HOLE.

WE'VE GOT TO THINK

OF BUCKTOWN'S REPUTATION,

HONEY.

YOU KEEP CLIPPIN'

THE TOURISTS,

AND PRETTY SOON:

NONE OF 'EM WILL BE COMIN'

ACROSS THE RIVER NO MORE.

BUT THAT FREAKY BASTARD

WANTED TO WEAR MY UNDERWEAR.

THIS PLACE:

GOT A CHIEF?

YOU GO AN APPOINTMENT?

NO.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BOY?

SOMEBODY PICK YOUR POCKET?

[Chuckles]

I'M HERE

ABOUT THE CLOSED SIGN

ON THE CLUB ALABAM.

OH, YOU MUST BE

BEN'S BROTHER.

EVERYBODY LIKED BEN.

HE WAS REAL PEOPLE,

WASN'T HE, MERLE?

SURE WAS.

"GOOD CITIZEN BEN."

WELL, THAT'S MIGHTY NICE

OF YOU FELLAS TO SAY THAT.

NOW WHAT ABOU THAT CLOSED SIGN?

NO PROBLEM.

ALL YOU GOTTA DO

IS TAKE OU A CITY LICENSE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW MUCH IS THAT?

HOW MUCH WAS THAT, MERLE,

FOR A CITY STICKER?

THAT WAS $400,

WASN'T IT?

MORE LIKE $450,

I THOUGHT.

DAMNED IF YOU'RE

NOT RIGHT.

[Duane]

I'LL MAKE SURE

THEY GET YOUR MESSAGE.

DO THAT, DUANE.

YOU JUST DO THAT.

YOU THE MAIN MAN?

YEAH.

HEY, NOW JUS A DAMN MINUTE.

YOU'RE THE ONE

I WANNA TALK TO.

DUKE JOHNSON?

YEAH.

COME IN.

YOU'RE NOT MUCH FOR

MANNERS, ARE YOU?

I GIVE WHAT I GET.

THIS WHA YOU WANT?

HOWEVER, NOTHING

IS FOR NOTHING.

I GUESS THOSE 2 CRACKERS

OUT FRONT WERE SERIOUS, HUH?

SAM!

[Sam]

YES, SIR.

WHAT'S THE CHARGE

FOR A CITY STICKER?

AMERICAN GREEN.

NOT ONE DROP IS POURED

IN THIS TOWN UNLESS EACH BOTTLE

HAS A CITY STICKER,

AND THE STICKER COMES

FROM THIS OFFICE.

NOW, BEN'S RENEWAL FEE WAS DUE

SO NOW IT'S

OVERDUE.

WHAT HAPPENS:

IF IT ISN'T PAID?

PLACE STAYS:

PADLOCKED.

AND IF I DECIDE:

TO SELL IT?

WHEN I SEE:

SOME DOLLARS:

ON THIS DESK,

YOU CAN DO:

WHATEVER YOU LIKE

WITH THAT FLEA TRAP.

GOOD.

I LIKE DEALING:

WITH A REASONABLE MAN.

[Warren]

I'D LIKE TO GET THA UGLY B*TCH RUTHIE ALONE.

I'D TEACH HER

SOME MANNERS.

[Merle]

RIGHT. SHE ALWAYS

BEEN LIKE THIS?

SHE ALWAYS DID THINK

SHE WAS HOT SH*T!

SHE'S GOT A BUG

UP YOUR ASS.

YOU GOT IT?

I GOT IT.

GET IT OUT! GET IT OUT!

IT'S GONNA BE

UNDERSTAND THAT, BOY?

ALL RIGHT.

SH*T! COME ON,

LOVERBOY, LET'S GO.

EVENING,

WOODROW.

[Ding]

WHOO!

HI, SWEETNESS.

CLEO, CLEO, HERE I COME!

[Knocking]

OH...

OH.

OOH.

GOD...

GODDAMN, CLEO, YOU

ALWAYS WAS MY FAVORITE.

[Moaning]

HEY, HEY, HEY!

EVERYBODY:

HAVE A DRINK:

AND BE SOMEBODY!

SAY, BOY,

PUT A QUARTER:

IN THE JUKEBOX.

AND MAKE GODDAMN SURE

YOU PAY FOR:

THOSE DRINKS, Y'ALL.

I AM PLEASED TO MAKE

THE ANNOUNCEMEN:

THAT THE MAN:

HAS DONE HIS THING,

AND IT'S GONNA HAPPEN

AS SOON AS HE GETS--

POO-PEROO-POM

LOOK OUT, GIRL!

WHAT YOU DOIN'?

HARLEY, WHAT YOU RUNNIN'

YOUR MOUTH ABOUT NOW?

I AM PLEASED TO MAKE

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