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Synopsis: The true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. In the mid-to-late 1960s, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Petey to fully express himself - sometimes to outrageous effect - and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with fellow prison inmate Milo's brother Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined
Director(s): Kasi Lemmons
Production: Focus Features
  9 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
R
Year:
2007
118 min
$4,436,352
Website
2,077 Views


Hello, DC, this is Sunny Jim,

coming back at you.

Well, it's about time

for me to go,

but don't forget to come

to the country fair tomorrow.

I know I'd love me some cotton

candy. How about you, Widget?

(HONKS)

"Oh yeah, I love it,

I love it.

It's sweet, it's fluffy,

"and it's oh-so-satisfying!"

I'm gonna leave you

with the sunny, sweet,

cotton-candy sounds

of The Supremes.

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING)

Have no fear,

The Hawk is here.

You're late.

Oh, I'm never late. The Hawk

is always right on time.

Just hurry on up

and get in there.

What you got?

Better tell these women

to stop calling here for you.

I'm not your social secretary.

Jamming up my phones!

One heifer sent her panties!

Don't blame me.

It's the voice.

In the last six months,

we've seen our numbers rise

with our core audience.

Nighthawk's show,

as you can see,

is winning in its time slot.

But we need to take

another serious look

at our programming.

We need to inject some new

ideas, some new blood, some...

Oh, hell, no.

You all right, Dewey?

Yes, sir.

Anyway, the morning show...

May I help you?

Yeah, sweetness.

Tell your boss that Petey

Greene's on the scene.

May I ask

what this is pertaining to?

I don't know what

it's pertaining. Just tell him

it's about my job.

Go on, get on the horn, sugar.

ON RADIO:

This is the Nighthawk,

(WHOOPING)

Taking you all the way

to the midnight hour.

That's my song!

(FUNK MUSIC PLAYING)

FREDA:
Excuse me, sir.

I'm sorry to interrupt you,

but there's a Petey Greene

who wants to tell you he's

"on the scene."

PETEY:
Come on

with your bad self!

Sir?

...a five-dollar bill

right there.

What in blue blazes

is going on out here?

Did this nigga just say

"blue blazes"?

(LAUGHING) He did!

Who are these people?

Hold it, now. Hold it, man.

We got an appointment,

all right?

Go on, get your boss, sugar.

That is my boss.

No, not Blue Blazes.

I'm talking about the skinny,

righteous nigga.

Young man, there is

one boss here, I am he,

and we don't use that term.

Hey!

Well, right the f*** on, man!

Where you been hiding?

Come on, tell your boss

here about my job.

What?

SONDERLING:
What?

Tell your boss that

I'm your new DJ, man.

Did you promise

this fellow a job?

No sir.

I didn't promise him anything.

Now, you is about

a lying motherf***er.

You promised me a job as

soon as I got out the joint.

Well surprise, I'm out.

You owe me.

Oh my God, he's a convict.

Ex-convict!

I prefer "miscreant."

Freda, call the police.

Now, you ain't calling

a motherf***er!

You know how much bullshit I

had to run to get out of jail?

I ain't never going

back there, man.

Now, you promised me a job,

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Michael Genet

Michael Genet (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has guest starred in a number of television series based in the New York City area, they include The Equalizer, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty and the soap operas As the World Turns, One Life to Live.As a screenwriter, Genet wrote the film She Hate Me (2004), directed by Spike Lee, co-writing the film with Lee. Genet also appeared in the film playing the older brother of the film's protagonist, played by Anthony Mackie. Prior to this, he appeared in Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour. The next film he wrote Talk to Me (2007), was directed by Kasi Lemmons, co-writing the film with Rick Famuyiwa.Genet has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions. more…

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