
Idlewild
(0.00 / 0 votes)All the world's a stage,
and all the men and women
merely players.
They have their exits
and their entrances,
all with
a specific role to play.
Even at a funeral.
I was searching
for my role in life.
You get one shot.
Can't go back
and change anything.
Strange, all these people
showing up to see a dead guy.
Folks from small towns
are always up for a show.
Even at a funeral.
of my life in this very room.
Different faces, but always
the same characters.
Some full of regret,
feeling trapped,
in need of something
outside this small town.
That was the day
me and Rooster met.
It was the first time Rooster
had ever seen a real dead guy,
and the first time
I'd ever touched one.
Of course,
Rooster put me up to it.
It was
his Uncle Eddie's funeral.
He was like
a father to Rooster.
He was a classy gangster.
And so was his partner, Spats.
Son,
this was your uncle's.
Don't never lose it.
I won't.
How you doing? Are you ready?
We about to have a ball.
I'm your best friend.
They were
high rollers with fast cash...
Go on, take a whiff.
Don't be shy.
...and faster ladies.
Stinky.
And, man,
talk about the ladies.
Talk about the ladies.
Man, talk about the ladies.
See? Pink satin,
just like I told you.
You owe me five cents. Pay up.
Them some sexy drawers!
My father said
Rooster was trouble,
and didn't want me
playing with him
or anybody else,
for that matter.
I pretty much lived
my life inside,
except for the days
I visited my mother.
keep up with my lessons.
Percival.
Pay attention, Percival.
B flat.
Hey, baby.
Stop! Police! Freeze!
Come and get me, copper.
Piano was my thing.
Rooster preferred
singing and gambling.
Praise Jesus. Today is
my lucky day, fellows.
Y'all owe me some money.
Pay up.
Collect my money,
if you know what I mean.
But my Auntie Belle
didn't approve.
Let's get out of here!
That didn't matter
much to Rooster.
He never listened
to anybody anyway.
Eventually, my father started preparing
me to take over the family business.
Thing is, make the deceased
look like they're at peace.
Go on. Go on. Go.
Peaceful.
Not happy.
Seventy-five bottles
this month.
Bootlegging.
That's $48.
$46.50.
Seventy-five bottles
at 62 cents each is...
$46.50.
Boy's too smart
for his own britches.
Good looking out, man.
How the hell am I going to
make it to Biloxi by sundown?
I got an idea.
We can hide
the bottles in here.
I don't know.
Let's go check it out.
Come on.
He'll be awake by 8:00.
We were from two totally
different sides of the track,
with one common ground.
You got to get it
back by 8:
00.I'll have it back. I promise.
Music.
Here.
God don't make no mistakes.
Ain't nothing slick
to a can of oil.
The records got old.
So did me and Rooster.
All right,
now that's perfect. Okay, now.
Give me a big smile.
One, two...
One more time. And cheese.
That's perfect.
Man, Rooster.
You got a big family now.
Come on, Rooster, you can
smile better than that.
Ain't y'all pretty?
Man, take the picture.
One, two...
Cheese.
Rooster had to
take care of his family,
and I had to
take care of mine.
10:
00 A.M. Damn shame.One, two, three.
Ain't y'all finished yet?
By day, I helped my father
work in the mortuary.
Get that carnation right, now.
Yes, sir.
But by night,
Rooster got me a part-time gig
playing at a local juke joint
where he worked,
Church.
That's what we called the place,
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