Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Page #4

Synopsis: A hitman who lives by the code of the samurai, works for the mafia and finds himself in their crosshairs when his recent job doesn't go according to plan. Now he must find a way to defend himself and his honor while retaining the code he lives by.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Jim Jarmusch
Production: Artisan Entertainment
  1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
R
Year:
1999
116 min
Website
1,222 Views


Whatever.

Well, all right.

(Woman) Pearline,

where are you going?

I'm going to get ice cream.

I'm coming right back.

(Man shouting in French)

This is my best friend, Raymond.

Raymond, this is...

- Pearline, right?

- Yeah.

(Raymond) My best friend.

Well, OK. Thanks.

(Ghost Dog)

Chocolate's my favourite.

Yeah. Me, too.

- What language is he talking?

- French.

- He only speaks French.

- Do you understand French?

No. I never understand

a word he says.

- And that's your best friend?

- Yeah.

- Bears?

- Yes! Bravo!

- What's he talking about?

- Bears, I guess.

(Ghost Dog) I gotta go. I got

some business to take care of.

For the ice cream.

That book, read it and tell me

what you think, OK?

- OK.

- OK.

Take it easy, Raymond.

(Heavy breathing)

That f***ing thing loaded?

- Yeah, OK.

- Come on, let's do it.

Ready?

That could be him right there.

Should I shoot him?

No, that ain't him.

Vargo said it was a black guy.

So, what's he?

What are you, Puerto Rican?

- I think he's an Indian.

- What the hell are you?

Cayuga.

Cayuga? What the f***

is Cayuga?

(Sam) Puerto Rican,

indian, n*gger...same thing.

(Sam) We should

waste him to be sure.

It ain't authorised, so let's

go. I wanna get the right guy.

- Stupid f***ing white man.

- What?

I said stupid f***ing white man.

You red n*gger-looking

Sitting Bullshit motherf***er!

Sam, you're losing control.

Let's get out of here.

Cayuga, my ass!

You better learn to keep

your f***ing mouth shut,

or I'll blow your f***ing brains

out myself. You dumb f***!

(Rap music)

Hey, what the heck

is going on, fellas?

What? What?

Ah, sh*t!

I don't think that's him.

- How the hell do you know?

- It doesn't feel right.

Now he's got his own wings,

he can fly with his pigeons.

Vargo said, if he even looks

like him, shoot him, right?

I know. Let's go. I gotta take

care of something for Sonny.

(Bird fluttering)

F***. I knew

that was gonna be you.

You gonna kill me?

You might as well kill me.

I'm your retainer.

I follow a code.

I've always

given you my respect.

That's why you've got that

big f***ing gun to my head?

Forgive me. I don't

mean you no disrespect.

- How the f*** did you find me?

- Called me for a meeting.

Yeah.

Everything seems

to be changing all around us.

You can say that again.

When you did that guy the other

night, was a girl there?

I wasn't instructed

to eliminate her.

I know,

it's just that...

things have gotten

all complicated now.

They're gonna whack you,

Ghost Dog.

lf they don't find you,

they're gonna whack me instead.

- Probably whack me anyways.

- Ray Vargo?

The whole family's

looking for you.

- The underboss, Valerio, too?

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Jim Jarmusch

James Robert Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor, and composer. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing such films as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016). Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002. As a musician, Jarmusch has composed music for his films and released two albums with Jozef van Wissem. more…

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