Talk To Me Page #4

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


and I'm here to work

in this funky joint.

And ain't no way

in blue blazes I'm leaving

till I get what's mine.

Right on!

So figure it out.

That's right.

(WHISPERING) Sir,

would you excuse us

for one moment please?

Would you like

to come with me?

Yeah. Talk to me. Sh*t.

(VERNELL EXCLAIMS)

This is my song!

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING)

Girl, you can't feel that?

What y'all trying

to do to me and sh*t?

Get your goddamn hands

off of me!

Have you lost your mind?

Are you trying

to get me fired?

Man, I'm trying

to get me a job!

Look, I admire

your determination, okay?

But you do not walk in here

and talk to Mr. E.G.

Sonderling like that!

And where the hell

did you get the idea

you'd be a disc jockey?

From you, brother.

(LAUGHING) What?

I never said that.

I said, "Look me up." Okay?

And even if I could

get you a job,

it would be as a janitor,

or a window cleaner, maybe.

Oh, I don't do windows,

Jack.

I guess that kind of work

is beneath a convict

of your pedigree, huh?

You know what, man? F*** you.

I thought you was real.

You ain't nothing but another

white boy with a tan.

See, a cat come out

of Hard Time, U.S.A. Looking

to turn his life around...

Sh*t, I expect

to get rejected by whitey!

So because I'm black,

I'm supposed to ignore

the fact that your only

experience has been in jail

and hire you as a DJ?

You goddamn right.

You sound

just like my brother.

Nigga, I ain't him.

I'm out here trying

to get what's mine.

His ass is back there

in Lorton, cooling his heels.

But you know what?

That's all right.

You Sidney Poitier-ass nigga,

I'm gonna get what's mine.

And when I do, I'm coming

right back here and shove it

in your f***ing face!

Sellout!

(HUMMING)

Vernell. Come on, baby,

we're splitting.

All right, baby.

Come on.

All right!

Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait!

One second. Wait.

I'll be right back!

Wait for me, okay, sugar?

That Formica?

Hey, you're...

No, you can't go in there.

(MO ANING ON RADIO)

(KISSING)

You make me so hot.

(GIGGLING)

Bye-bye! Thank you!

It was so lovely meeting

all of y'all.

Bring your ass on!

Shut the f*** up!

I'm coming, God damn it!

Blue Blazes, you so cute!

I'm gonna take this

off your hands, girl.

Power to the people!

(CHUCKLING)

PETEY:
Vernell!

Shut up! Sh*t!

I told your ass I was coming

up here to see the Nighthawk!

Thanks.

You're welcome, brother.

Hello, brother.

Democratic freedom, brother.

First Amendment, baby.

God bless you.

Go straight to hell!

Go straight to hell!

WOL! WOL!

WOL! WOL!

Go straight to hell!

Go straight to hell!

You're embarrassing

yourselves.

ALL:
WOL!

You're embarrassing...

You're embarrassing

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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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