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A raisin in the sun, epic scene

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    that's it
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    you've decided decided that this is the way you want to live
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    well you tell that to mama
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    boy tonight when you put him to sleep tonight on that living room sofa
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    tell that to my wife when she is slaving over someone's dirty laundry
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    you tell it to yourself mama when you fixin dinner in someone's kitchen
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    and your own family can't afford to eat
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    Walter where you goin?
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    I'm goin out
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    I'll come with you
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    I don't want you to come
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    Walter I gotta talk to you about something
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    that's too bad
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    Walter Lee, sit down
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    I'm a grown man mama
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    ain't nobody said you wasn't grown
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    you in my house in my presence and as long as you are you will talk to your wife
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    civily...now sit down
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    no, let him go. He makes me sick to my stomach
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    you turn mine to baby
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    wlater lee
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    that was my biggest mistake
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    what is wrong with you?
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    nothin
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    is wrong with me
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    oh yes there is something wrong with you....you bein mean to her like a crazy man
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    and there is something mo to me not giving you this money this ain't
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    like you. For the past two years I've been wathcing you get all nervous
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    acting wild in the eyes....I'm not finished talking to you
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    I don't need your naggin right now
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    mama
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    so what you gonna do? go somewhere and drink?
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    seem like you always tied up in a knot about something ready to bust out any time anybody
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    say anything to ya
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    Walter, Ruth is a good an patient girl in her way. But you gettin to be too
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    much son. Oh don't make the mistake of driving that girl away from you
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    my mistake? What she ever do for me?
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    That girl loves you Walter
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    are you thru?
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    cause if it alright with you, I'd like to go out please
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    I'm sorry son, I'm sorry about your liquir store, but that just aint the thing for us to do
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    I gotta go out mama
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    That's dangerous son
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    what's dangerous?
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    that. when a man got to go outside his house to find peace
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    where else I'm gonna find it?
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    not in this place
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    what is it? what is it son? what's wrong?
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    Mama, so many things...I want so many things
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    it's kind of driving me crazy!
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    what is it that you want baby?
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    you got a nice wife, a fine boy, you got a job
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    a job? a job mama?
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    mama, I open and close car doors all day
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    I drive a man around who looks right through me
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    I say "yes sir" "no sir" "shall I take the drvie sir?"
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    Am I the best trained monkey you ever seen sir?
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    Mama that aint no kinda job, that aint nothin
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    why do I even think you gonna understand me?
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    understand what, baby?
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    Sometimes when I'm drivin that man around and we passin the pool
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    fancy and theses white boys
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    these white boys they just talkin
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    abou things, important things, I just know that they closing million dollar deals
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    I know they are
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    and mama, these white boys don't look much older than me
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    so once again, it's money
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    yes its about money, cause money is life
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    Money is life?
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    I remember a time when freedom used to be life, but now its money?
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    Have times changed that much?
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    No they haven't changed its always been about money
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    we've just never been allowed to get close enough to see it
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    nooo, something has changed
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    in my time if we could make it to the north without being lynched
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    and still have a shred of dignity, that was a lot
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    but now here come you and and Benetha
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    you talkin bout things that go right past me
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    and you my children
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    but sometimes you might as well be strangers
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    you don't understand, you probably never will
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    son you know your wife is expecting another baby..
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    what?
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    I know it ainy my business to be sayin this, but you need to know
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    cause I think Ruth is thinkin of gettin rid of it
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    you don't know her if you think she would do somthin like that
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    yes I would too Walter
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    I already made plans
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    what?
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    gave the woman a down payment
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    well son it is your turn to say somethin....
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    and I'm waitin to see how be your father's son
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    cause your wife is thinking about destroying your child
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    waitin to hear your father in you speak
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    and hear you say your people who give life, not take it away
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    now I',m waitin
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    now I'm waiting to see you stand up be the man your daddy was
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    well if yousuch a man tell her
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    you a disgrace to your father's memory
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    (music playing)
Title:
A raisin in the sun, epic scene
Description:

Awesome scene from a raisin in the sun 2008 movie

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Video Language:
English
Duration:
06:16
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