Cadillac Records Page #2

Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Director(s): Darnell Martin
Production: Sony Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 22 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
R
Year:
2008
109 min
$8,134,217
Website
1,772 Views


- Let them play!

- Get out of the way, Mud.

- F***ing son of a b*tch!

This is between me and this motherf***er.

Get out the way, Mud.

- Son...

- I told you never to be calling me that.

I know you did. But we family now.

Then what the f*** you doing, Mud?

Give me that pistol.

I ain't trying to boss you.

But you're just too good to lose.

We'll burn Chicago down if you don't

get your ass locked up or killed.

- You think I never used this before?

- I know you did.

Then you know I'll shoot

this whole motherf***er up then.

But you ain't got to use it tonight.

If he foolish enough to come after you

I'll put the bullet in him my damn self.

You a crazy motherf***er, Mud.

Run, motherf***er! Run!

You can get out of here, too.

I'll talk this peckerwood

into not calling the police.

Oh, okay.

Sorry about that, chief.

Sorry about the damage, boss.

Yeah, you f***ed up my place. You...

Yes, sir. It's a damn shame, boss.

Just get out.

Here. There you go.

Appreciate it.

F***ed up my sh*t.

Ain't never see them pitchers?

Here's how you do it.

When you get that ball,

you gonna kick that leg over.

You gonna throw that thing

way up there like that.

Been looking all over for you.

We're just here working, sir.

I thought we was all right, boss.

Stop talking to me

like I'm some damn plantation owner.

What the f*** you want then?

I want to put you on a record.

- A record?

- Yeah, that's right.

You're kidding.

No, sir, boss.

Let me get this straight now.

We shoot up half your whole joint,

and now you want to put us on a record.

Yeah, that's right.

I hear good things about you.

- When do you want to do this?

- Right now. The studio's booked.

- But I got to get my band.

- No, you don't.

Not the crazy harp-playing motherf***er,

you don't. No. Just you.

You want to do this?

- Yeah.

- Come on. Studio's booked.

Well, I'm going away to leave

Won't be back no more

Going back down south, child...

Now, Leonard Chess didn't

worry none about skin color.

It was the color of them bills that mattered.

Just get you enough green to cover yourself

and then you ain't no Jew-boy no more.

And you ain't no colored boy either.

You're just a man with a Cadillac.

It's so beautiful!

- Do we have enough?

- Hi, baby. Stop with the "enough. "

This is America. The word is "more. "

I like the way your husband thinks.

You must be Muddy.

I'm Revetta. I love your record.

Thank you. Pleasure to meet you.

I packed for a week. Will that be enough?

Yeah, that ought to be good.

I think she's asking,

how long are you gonna be gone.

Come here. Hey.

Close your eyes.

A little friend to keep you company

while I'm gone.

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Darnell Martin

Darnell Martin (born January 7, 1964) is a television and film director, screenwriter, and film producer. more…

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