Original subtitles

WAKE UP. WAKE UP.

OH, ELLA! ELLA!

BABY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO

BELIEVE THIS!

OKAY, CURTIS, OKAY.

WHAT'S WRONG?

IT'S OVER! IT'S OVER, ELLA!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY JUST GOING

TO --

CURTIS!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT!

WAIT, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING

ABOUT?

WHAT'S OVER?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

ELLA, BABY, WHERE'S MY BIBLE?

HA HA!

BABY, YOU DON'T HAVE A BIBLE.

WHAT IS THE -- WHAT IS WRONG,

BABY?

IT'S NOT FUNNY, BABY.

THEY CLOSED THE FIRE STATION.

WHAT?

WHAT?

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, BABY.

THEY CLOSED IT, ELLA. KAPUT.

IT'S GONE. IT'S NO MORE.

IT'S SHUT DOWN.

SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING,

UNCLE CURTIS?

YOU LOST YOUR JOB?

NO, I'M GOOD.

I'M GETTING TRANSFERRED 6 BLOCKS

DOWN THE STREET.

BUT, I MEAN, THE OTHER

FIREFIGHTERS -- WHAT ARE THEY

GOING TO DO?

SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN THERE FOR

YEARS.

THOSE ARE MY FELLAS.

WELL, CURTIS, IS IT FINAL,

BABY?

BABY, IT'S FINAL.

THE CITY DID IT.

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT

IT.

OKAY, WELL, JUST CALM DOWN.

MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN

DO TO HELP.

WELL, WOW.

MAYBE WE COULD, YOU KNOW,

HELP RAISE MONEY TO GIVE TO THE

FIREFIGHTERS WHO LOST THEIR

JOBS.

THAT IS WONDERFUL.

HE'S A GENIUS.

OH, PLEASE.

THAT'S THE DUMBEST THING I EVER

HEARD IN MY LIFE.

CURTIS...

I KNOW WHAT, BABY.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD FIND A

WAY TO DO SOMETHING TO RAISE

SOME MONEY FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS

TO HELP THEM.

WHAT ABOUT JUST A LITTLE FLEA

MARKET AT THE CHURCH?

AT THE CHURCH?

I DON'T KNOW, BABY.

ISN'T THAT WHERE JESUS

OVERTHREW THE TABLES AND STUFF

AT THE CHURCH, CHANGING MONEY?

COME ON, ELLA, COME ON!

OKAY, I DON'T KNOW -- HOW

ABOUT THIS?

A CAR WASH, OR A TALENT SHOW?

NO, NO. DON'T SAY NOTHING.

JUST DON'T SAY NOTHING.

I NEED TO THINK.

I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

BABY, I GOT IT.

OKAY, BABY, WHAT?

WE CAN DO A TALENT SHOW.

OOH.

WE CAN DO A TALENT SHOW.

FIRST, I THOUGHT CAR WASH, BUT

THAT'S TOO SMALL.

TALENT SHOW!

AND YOU THOUGHT OF THAT ALL

BY YOURSELF, DEAR?

YEAH. WELL -- WELL, OF

COURSE, THE BIG GUY GAVE IT TO

ME, FROM UPSTAIRS.

HE TALKS TO YOU?

YEAH.

YOU SURE IT'S SOMEBODY NOT

BEHIND YOU, HUH?

I DON'T KNOW.

WILL YOU BE QUIET?

OKAY, UM...I CAN'T EVEN SAY

YOUR NAME.

GO AHEAD ON.

[ UP-TEMPO DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ]

IS HE TEARING UP THE --

HE'S --

YOU TEAR UP MY RUG, I PROMISE

YOU --

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

NEXT.

CURTIS, WHAT --

THANK YOU.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE IN MY

HOUSE, AND WHERE IS MY

FURNITURE?

WELL, BABY, IT'S AT THE BACK.

WE COULDN'T HAVE THE TALENT SHOW

AT THE FIREHOUSE 'CAUSE OF THE

INSURANCE, YOU KNOW, SO WE JUST

GOING TO HAVE IT HERE.

YOU GOING TO HAVE WHAT HERE,

THE TALENT SHOW HERE?

YEAH, IN THE LIVING ROOM.

CURTIS, I WANT THESE PEOPLE

OUT OF MY HOUSE.

ELLA! ELLA.

CURTIS, I'M NOT PLAYING.

CURTIS.

BABY...

YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME, BABY.

I DONE TOLD EVERYBODY YOU A

CHRISTIAN AND EVERYTHING.

YOU COME IN HERE LIKE THAT?

IT'S FOR THE FIREMEN.

EVERYBODY'S HERE FOR THE

FIREMEN.

OKAY, CURTIS, FINE, FINE,

OKAY?

BUT AS SOON AS THIS IS OVER, YOU

GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF HERE,

AND YOU WILL CLEAN UP EVERYTHING

AND PUT MY FURNITURE BACK.

OKAY, BABY. I'LL CLEAN IT UP.

I'LL CLEAN IT.

SHE'S REALLY NICE.

SHE'S REALLY NICE.

THANK YOU, BABY.

HERE.

YOU CAN READ THE NAMES FOR ME.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OOH.

HI. I'M ELLA.

HI, ELLA!

NEXT, WE WILL HAVE FLOYD AND

LLOYD.

[ APPLAUSE ]

SO, WHICH ONE IS THE DUMMY?

[ LAUGHING SARCASTICALLY ]

SO, LLOYD, HOW ARE YOU

FEELING TODAY?

[ High-pitched voice ] I'M

GREAT.

YOU KNOW, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED

TO ME ON THE WAY TO THE

BARBERSHOP TODAY.

[ Normal voice ] OH, REALLY?

[ CHUCKLES ]

HOLD ON.

MR. FLOYD, I CAN SEE YOUR LIPS

MOVING.

[ High-pitched voice ] THAT'S

FUNNY -- I CAN SEE YOUR LIPS

MOVING, TOO.

[ Normal voice ] THIS ONE IS

GOOD, ISN'T HE?

GOD. OOH, ATLANTA'S GOT TALENT!

WHOO!

OKAY. OKAY, NEXT.

NO, WAIT, I WASN'T DONE.

THANK YOU, FLOYD.

YOU'RE DONE.

NO, COME ON, MAN.

YOU'RE DONE.

LOOK, YOU ON YOUR WAY TO THE

CHIPPER.

[ High-pitched voice ] CALL ME.

NEXT, WE HAVE

THE AMAZING KIKI.

KIKI.

[ APPLAUSE ]

HEY. HEY.

KIKI...

HUH?

WHERE'S YOUR NUMBER?

OH, I TOOK IT OFF.

IT WAS WRONG.

MY INMATE NUMBER WAS

770495958307.

OKAY.

GO AHEAD ON. DO YOUR THING.

I WILL BE SHOWING YOU ALL MY

CONTORTIONAL SKILLS TO SHOW YOU

ALL HOW TO GET OUT OF HANDCUFFS

WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY

ACCUSED AND HE AIN'T HAD NO

SEARCH WARRANT.

I'M INNOCENT, I TELL YOU --

INNOCENT.

[ CYMBALS CRASH ]

OOH.

CAN I GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE?

[ APPLAUSE ]

HA HA! HA HA!

YOU KNOW, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, KIKI.

NEXT!

DANA AND ZACK.

THAT'S US!

DANA AND ZACK.

YES!

[ APPLAUSE ]

THANK YOU.

OKAY, I'M ZACK, AND THIS IS

DANA.

HI.

AND WE'RE GOING TO SING AN

OLD...

NEGRO...

SPIRITUAL. YES.

A KOREAN AND A WHITE BOY

SINGING A NEGRO SPIRITUAL?

I GOT TO HEAR THIS.

I'M HALF NEGRO.

I'M ALL WHITE.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE GET ON

WITH IT?

* I'M GOING TO LAY DOWN MY

BURDEN *

* DOWN BY

* DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

* DOWN BY

* DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

* TO LAY DOWN MY BURDEN

NEXT! THANK YOU.

BUT WE HAVE MORE.

NO, YOU DON'T.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

YEAH, IT WAS.

OH, MY GOSH.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A

TALENT SHOW, ELLA?

WE AIN'T GOT NO TALENT!

CURTIS --

WE SELLING TICKETS!

NO, NO, BABY, WAIT.

JANINE AND MALIK HAVE AN ACT.

THEY HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANT TO

SHOW YOU.

OH, PLEASE.

PLEASE, BABY?

BABY, I CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE

TALENT-LESS PEOPLE.

I CAN'T.

I DON'T KNOW HOW SIMON DO IT.

I CAN'T DO IT.

LET'S JUST GIVE THEM A

CHANCE.

PLEASE, COME, COME, COME, COME,

COME!

COME ON, BABIES, HAVE A SEAT.

SIT DOWN.

UH, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO --

BUT I-I GOT TO WARM UP FIRST.

OH.

[ MALIK BLOWS ON FINGERS ]

[ PLAYS NOTE ]

* AMAZING GRACE

* HOW SWEET

* THE SOUND

* THAT SAVED

* A WRETCH

* LIKE ME, OHHHHH

* I ONCE

* WAS LOST

* OH, BUT NOW

* I AM FOUND

* WAS BLIND

YES, YOU WERE.

* BUT

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

WONDERFUL.

WHAT ABOUT MY KEYBOARD

PLAYING?

OOH-OOH!

BABY, BY THE TIME YOU GET TO

NOTE TWO, YOU GOING TO BE

SOMETHING.

OH, YEAH.

JANINE, THAT WAS SO GOOD.

THANK YOU, UNCLE CURTIS.

I NEVER KNEW YOU HAD THAT --

THAT KIND OF TALENT IN YOU.

OH, I TRY -- I TRY.

AND AFTER ALL THAT SMOKING,

YOU AIN'T --

[ COUGHS ]

SHE'S STILL PUSHING OUT.

OKAY. OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, BABY.

SO, WE GOT ONE TALENTED PERSON.

WE CAN'T HAVE A SHOW WITH ONE

TALENTED PERSON.

WE'RE SELLING TICKETS TO A

TALENT SHOW.

GOD, MALIK, THIS WAS A STUPID

IDEA OF YOURS.

CURTIS, NO, IT WAS NOT.

HONEY, FOLLOW YOUR HEART, OKAY?

COME ON, CURTIS.

YOU COULD SING SOMETHING.

WELL --

UNH-UNH, BABY, BABY, I

REMEMBER -- OOH, "THE SULTRY

SOUNDS OF C. PAYNE."

ELLA, STOP IT.

"COME SEE PAYNE!"

OH, THAT WAS THE HEADLINE.

YEAH, NO, IT WAS "COME SEE

SOUL PAYNE."

OH.

IT WAS C. SOUL PAYNE.

"COME SEE SOUL PAYNE."

RIGHT.

AND EVERY WEEK-- EVERY

WEEKNIGHT AND ON FRIDAY,

SATURDAY.

IT WAS ALL ABOUT YOU, BABY.

IT -- IT WAS.

YOU COULD DO THIS, BABY.

OH, I USED TO ROCK THE HOUSE,

DIDN'T, I BABY?

* SHOO-OP, SHOO-OP, BABY

ELLA, STOP!

I CAN'T DO IT NO MORE, ELLA.

* SHOO-OP, SHOO-OP

ELLA --

* SHOO-OP, SHOO-OP, BABY

ELLA, I CAN'T DO THAT.

* SHOO-OP, SHOO-OP

* BOW, WOW, WOW

* WOW, WOW!

* SHOO-OP, BABY

* SHOO-OP, SHOO-OP

ELLA, ELLA --

* SHOO-OP, SHOO-OP, BABY

* HOO-HOO-HOO HOO, OOH-OOH!

* SHOO, SHOO, SHOO, SHOO,

SHOO, SHOO, SHOO, SHOO *

* THERE I WAS

* STANDING ON THE CORNER

* BY MYSELF

* LOOKING FOR YOU

* THERE GOES MY BABY

* WALKING DOWN THE STREET

* WHERE ARE YOU, GIRL?

* WHERE ARE YOU GIRL?

* AND I SAY, BABY

* OH, GIRL

* AND I LOVE YOU

* OH, YES, I DO, GIRL

* OH, BABY

YES!

* EEEEE

* OH, YEAH

YES, YES.

* OOH, YEAH

* YEAH

GO PUT THE CAPE ON ME.

GO GET THE CAPE.

* OOH, YEAH

GET A SHEET. GET A SHEET.

WE GOT IT, SURE.

* OH, YEAH

OOH, THAT FEELS GOOD.

THAT FEELS GOOD.

CURTIS, YOU CAN SELL THIS

WHOLE TALENT SHOW OUT.

I CAN SELL IT, CAN'T I?

YES!

JUST LIKE I USED TO DO IN

SOUL PAYNE.

SEE, SOUL PAYNE. SOLD OUT.

I CAN SELL IT OUT, CAN'T I?

WITH A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE,

YOU WILL BE GREAT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS PERFECT,

I DIDN'T NEED PRACTICE.

I COULD FEEL IT.

IT'S THE FEELING.

OKAY.

* AND

* LOVE

* IS

* ALL

* I

[ Off-key ] * HA-A-A-A-A-VE

Y'ALL IN THE WRONG KEY.

[ SCATTERED APPLAUSE ]

WHAT KEY?

OKAY, UH, THANK YOU.

[ SCATTERED APPLAUSE CONTINUES ]

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM...UM...OKAY.

FOR MY NEXT SELECTION --

[ FEEDBACK SQUEALS ]

CURTIS, MAN, COME ON.

10 SONGS, MAN?

COME ON, DUDE.

THANK YOU.

LET ME DO MY ACT AND YOU DO

YOURS.

[ SIGHS ]

THIS IS MY SHOW.

OKAY. NOW, LOOK, WE'RE SORRY FOR

THE INTERRUPTION.

SORRY FOR THAT.

UH, THE NEXT SONG -- I ARRANGED

THIS SONG THE OTHER DAY.

WELL, I JUST -- IN THE ROOM.

I WAS JUST SITTING OVER BY THE

TOILET, AND IT JUST CAME TO ME.

JUST THIS ARRANGEMENT -- IT JUST

CAME OUT OF MY HEAD.

IT'S CALLED,

"WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD."

OH, MY GOODNESS!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I KNOW.

OH, MY GOD!

OH, MY GOD -- GLADYS KNIGHT!

THANK YOU. I KNOW.

NO, NO, GLADYS KNIGHT DIDN'T

WRITE IT.

GLADYS KNIGHT DIDN'T WRITE IT.

SATCHMO WROTE IT, I THINK.

BUT I ARRANGED IT WITH THE

TOILET. UM...

[ High-pitched voice ]

CURTIS! GLADYS KNIGHT!

[ Normal voice ] AHEM.

GLADYS KNIGHT.

HOW DID SHE --

I CALLED HER.

SHE MY GODMAMA, Y'ALL.

[ GIGGLES ]

SHE IS KIKI'S GODMAMA.

CURTIS --

WHAT, BABY?

BABY, THIS -- THIS, BABY --

HMM?

THIS REALLY IS GLADYS KNIGHT.

NO, BUT -- ELLA, PLEASE,

DON'T FALL FOR THAT.

THAT'S KIKI. COME ON.

CURTIS, THIS IS

GLADYS KNIGHT.

I'M TRYING TO DO A SHOW,

ELLA!

LISTEN, CURTIS, YOU --

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU, ELLA.

YOU -- YOU MUST BE CURTIS.

MM-HMM.

I HEARD ALL ABOUT YOU.

I AM REALLY...

GLADYS KNIGHT.

REALLY.

LADY, PLEASE.

OKAY, LOOK -- LIKE I -- YOU KNOW

WHAT, KIKI?

I'M ABOUT TIRED OF YOU MESSING

UP MY STUFF.

I'M SUPPOSED TO JUST BELIEVE THE

EMPRESS OF SOUL JUST GOING TO

STROLL IN HERE AND SAVE THE

LITTLE TALENT SHOW -- SAVE THE

TALENT SHOW LIKE THIS IS SOME

SITCOM OR SOMETHING?

YES!

DO I LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT?

YES!

AND THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT.

BABY, THIS IS GLADYS KNIGHT.

LET HER SING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU, ELLA.

YOU GOING TO FALL FOR THAT?

WHERE'S BUBBA?

WHERE BUBBA AT?

BUBBA'S ALL THE WAY -- BUBBA IS

MY SECOND COUSIN.

I KNOW WHEN BUBBA'S DOING A GIG.

GO AHEAD, I'M GOING TO LET YOU

SING BECAUSE YOU'RE KIKI'S

GODMAMA.

GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR LITTLE

SONG.

KIKI, YOU OWE ME.

YES!

YEAH, I'M GOING TO -- COME

ON, I'LL HELP YOU UP.

ALL RIGHTY, THERE YOU GO.

NOW DO YOUR LITTLE SONG.

CURTIS --

[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

* WHY

* SHOULD I FEEL

* DISCOURAGED?

* AND WHY

* DO THE SHADOWS

* COME?

* WHY

* DOES MY HEART

* FEEL LONELY

* AND LONG

* FOR MY HEAVENLY HOME?

* WHEN

* JESUS IS

* MY POTION

* MY CONSTANT FRIEND

* IS HE

* FOR HIS EYE

* IS ON

* THE SPARROW

* AND

* I KNOW

* HE WATCHES

* ME

* AND

* I SING

* BECAUSE

* I'M HAPPY

* AND I SING

* I SING BECAUSE

* I'M FREE

* OH, OH, OH

* OOH, HIS EYE

* OH, HIS EYE

* WHOA, HIS EYE IS ON

* THE SPARROW

* OH, YES, IT IS

* AND

* AND I

* AND I KNOW

* HE WATCHES

* ME

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

* I SING

* BECAUSE

* I'M HAPPY

* UH-HUH

* OH, I SING

* BECAUSE

* I'M FREE

* OH, YES, I AM

* HIS, HIS EYE

* IS ON

* THE SPARROW

* AND I KNOW

* HE WATCHES

* ME

COME ON, MISS ELLA.

COME ON, MISS ELLA.

COME ON, CURTIS.

* I SING

* BECAUSE

* BECAUSE

* I'M HAPPY

* I'M HAPPY

YOU TELL 'EM. YOU TELL 'EM.

* OH! I SING

* I SING

* BECAUSE

* BECAUSE

* I'M FREE

* I'M FREE

* OH, HIS EYE

* HIS EYE

* IS ON

* IS ON

* THE SPARROW

* THE SPARROW

* AND I KNOW

* AND I KNOW

* HE WATCHES

* HE WATCHES

* AND I KNOW

* AND I KNOW

* HE WATCHES

* HE WATCHES

* I, I KNOW

* I KNOW

* HE WATCHES

* HE WATCHES

* ME

OH! COME ON, CURTIS!

* I SING

* I SING

* BECAUSE

* BECAUSE

* BECAUSE

* I'M HAPPY

* I'M HAPPY

DO YOU KNOW THE SONG?

* I'M HAPPY

* I SING

* I SING

* I SING

* BECAUSE

* BECAUSE

* I'M FREE

* BECAUSE I'M FREE

* I'M FREE

* HIS EYE

* HIS EYE

* HIS EYE

* IS ON

* IS ON

* THE SPARROW

* AND I KNOW

* AND I KNOW

* AND I KNOW

HA, HA. SING IT, SING IT.

* AND I KNOW

* I KNOW

* AND I KNOW

* TAKE IT

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* I KNOW

* AND I KNOW

* HE WATCHES

* ME

* ME

[ APPLAUSE ]

LOOK! IT'S GLADYS KNIGHT!

IT'S GLADYS KNIGHT!