0:01:24 > 0:01:28- Do you believe her hair? - She's entering the contest.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32She says that every year!
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Hey! Lunch break's 45 minutes.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I got my eye on you!
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Lookin' good!
0:03:28 > 0:03:34- Entrez-vous.- Hi, Miss Blue. Mr Drapper.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Why, Carnelle! What a coincidence.
0:03:38 > 0:03:45Benjamin was just sittin' rhapsodising about your cousin, Elain.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49She's accepted our invitation to speak at this year's contest.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54Her speech is entitled "My Life as a Beauty!"
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Yes, I know. Isn't it grand?
0:03:58 > 0:04:03But I'd...I'd like to register as a contestant...for the contest.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- You would?- Yes, sir.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14Carnelle, this contest requires a great deal of preparation.
0:04:14 > 0:04:20It takes an enormous amount of skill just to develop a talent act.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26I've been working on my talent act for the last five years. It's very polished.
0:04:34 > 0:04:41- I simply do not have the time. - Well, could you recommend someone to me I could hire?
0:04:41 > 0:04:45I really do require some expert assistance.
0:04:45 > 0:04:52Well, I suppose you could try that Popeye girl I've just hired to help with alterations.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59She lives down by the river.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Oh, my!
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- So, will you be able to make my patriotic suit for the talent contest?- I 'spect so.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Well, then, the job is yours.
0:05:27 > 0:05:34- Thank you!- You're welcome. I'm gonna need this outfit right away. I hope you can work quickly.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Oh, sure. I've been making clothes practically all my life.
0:05:38 > 0:05:46- I started out when I was four years old. I used to make outfits for the bullfrogs in the yard.- Ugh!
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Yeah, funny lookin' creatures, ain't they?
0:05:50 > 0:05:55I'd dress 'em up and sell 'em as pets. They make nice pets.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00I hope you don't think I'm ugly like some dumb bullfrog.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- No, I don't. - Well, of course you don't.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07I was just joking.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- So long!- Bye.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28KNOCKING ON GLASS
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Hey, Mac Sam.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Well, wonders never do quite cease.
0:07:42 > 0:07:49Well, now... Mmmm! You look good. Your hair looks nice.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52It doesn't seem too loud?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Not a bit, sugar. Not a bit.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59I...I changed it for the contest.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I'm registered to be a contestant for Miss Firecracker.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- Hell, that's great! That's great! - Thank you.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12I got the three postcards you sent me. One from Milwaukee,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15one from Jacksonhall, one from Kanoga Park.
0:08:15 > 0:08:21- You must go all over. - Well, I do work the carnival.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- So...you're doing OK?- Oh, sure.- Yeah?
0:08:26 > 0:08:33- Well, I kinda got fired today. - Oh, yeah? What job? - Catfish farm.
0:08:33 > 0:08:40- Well, hell ! You won't miss it much!- No, I sure won't.
0:08:40 > 0:08:47- HACKING COUGH - You still got that cough? Didn't you go see a doctor?
0:08:47 > 0:08:52Relax, honey, relax. This life of mine's strictly on the house.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Strictly a free roll of the eternal dice.
0:08:56 > 0:09:03Listen, I was almost strangled by my mama's umbilical cord. This is true.
0:09:05 > 0:09:11I spent...three days all purple and gasping for breath.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17- Now I'm tired of gasping. - No, you're not. Don't say that.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22Hell, no... I still like gasping at you, baby.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28- You make me gasp real hard. - I do?- You sure do.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31You make me want to throw you around.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Come on, now. Come on, let's go for a whirl, huh?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04PHONE RINGS
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Hello?- Carnelle?- Oh! Oh, Elain!
0:10:16 > 0:10:24Listen, honey, I just wanted you to know I'll be there sooner than I thought.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30I'm in heaven! And...please...don't forget to bring your red dress.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I don't really think that old thing's what you want.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40Oh, please, Elain! I have to have it. It's exactly perfect.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45An' I'll make sure to have plenty of Cokes and cocoa and Red Hots.
0:10:45 > 0:10:53No, it was Delmount who always preferred Red Hots. I prefer lemon drops.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59Of course, I forgot. I'll get both and hope Delmount returns home, too.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04No. No-one's heard a word since he was released.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09I sure wish we knew where he was. I'm concerned about him.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Well, I'm sure he's scraping by somehow.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17TRUCK HORN
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Yeah, that's a pulverized one all right. That's a big dog! >
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Come on, move your butt, Delmount.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Let's go, let's go!
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Busy day, busy day... Another big carcass.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Move your butt, jughead!
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Hey! Take that shovel an' scrape up that dog!
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Scape up that goddamned dog!
0:12:32 > 0:12:39No! I'm tired of hiding from my philosophical calling! I have resources! Destiny is mine!
0:12:39 > 0:12:44God, you're full of crap, kid. You got nothin'!
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Aunt Ronelle would just love this.
0:12:53 > 0:13:01I often told her how I should move myself up... Move myself up to Memphis and become a model.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- You live with your auntie? - No, she died. She had cancer.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10What she had was this cancer of the pituitary gland, I believe.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16So they replaced her gland with the gland of a monkey.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22- They did, in fact, keep her alive for a month longer.- That's good.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Of course, there were such dreadful side-effects.
0:13:26 > 0:13:33She started growing long, black hairs all over her body just like...just like an ape.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39- Gracious Lord! - Are you about done?- Mostly.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43There!
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Done.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Uhhhh! And kick and kick and kick!
0:14:15 > 0:14:21Dead. Dead. Both dead.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Seems like people have been dying practically all my life.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28My mama, when I was barely a year.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Then my daddy couldn't stand me any longer, so he dropped dead.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38Then I got sent to live with Aunt Ronelle, Uncle George
0:14:38 > 0:14:41and Elain and Delmount.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45My cousin Delmount is wi-i-ild!
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Anyhow, we're happy up until the time
0:14:49 > 0:14:55Uncle George is running to the ice-cream truck and he drops dead.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02I had a brother was bit by a water-moccasin and HE died.
0:15:06 > 0:15:12Well, they say we're all gonna die someday. I believe it, too.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- CAR HORN - Carnelle! Carnelle, honey!
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Elain! It's Elain!
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Elain!
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Why, hello, my little carnation.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42- Oh, you really did dye your hair, didn't you?- Don't you like it?
0:15:42 > 0:15:48Well, it's just as red as it can be. Would you help me with these bags?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Of course, of course!
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Oh, Elain... did you bring the red dress?
0:15:55 > 0:16:02- So you actually did enter the contest?- Yes, I did. It's the last year of my eligibility.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Next year I'll be over the age limit.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Course, I don't expect to win like you did.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15You were crowned in that red dress.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Oh, I forgot to tell you...
0:16:18 > 0:16:23You know what, Carnelle, it really is good to be... Waahh!
0:16:24 > 0:16:32Elain, this is my friend, Popeye Jackson. Popeye, this is my cousin, Elain Rutledge.
0:16:32 > 0:16:39- So nice to meet you. - Popeye's going to be sewing my costume for the talent section.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44Elain's lending me the beautiful red dress for the opening parade.
0:16:44 > 0:16:51Oh, listen, honey... I thought you weren't going to need a formal dress for the auditions.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Yes, that's true. We need them for the actual contest.
0:16:58 > 0:17:05Well, I thought we'd wait and see if you make it to the contest and then send for the dress.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Excuse me...
0:17:28 > 0:17:31KNOCK ON DOOR
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Enter, please.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44Hi, I brought you up some hot cocoa and lemon drops. Your favourite.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47How dear!
0:17:47 > 0:17:54Carnelle, look over on the dresser. I have a little rememberance I brought for you.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59What? Ohh, really?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03You shouldn't have.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I just thought of you when I saw it.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16How elegant!
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Aren't I elegant?
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Oh, Elain, you're perfectly perfect!
0:18:23 > 0:18:29Now, I know you're a little worried about me being in the contest.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35- No.- You might think I've ruined my chances cos of my reputation.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Oh, I don't know what you mean. You're perfectly sweet.
0:18:40 > 0:18:46It's just that everything's different now. I go to church now.
0:18:46 > 0:18:53An' I take an orphan home to tea once a week. People aren't calling me Miss Hot Tamale any more.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59Listen, Carnelle, I have some important information to impart.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- I'm not just here on a visit. - You're not?
0:19:07 > 0:19:11No...I've left Franklin.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14What? I can't believe it!
0:19:14 > 0:19:20- This is a secret. Not a soul is to find out.- I won't breathe a word!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24You see, I haven't told Franklin yet.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29He still believes things are bearable between us.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Gosh!
0:19:33 > 0:19:39Aunt Ronelle said you had it all up there in Atlanta. Everything. Just like a queen in a castle.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45I know. I did.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I only hope I can stand to give it all up.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54We have such beautiful clocks.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Lemon drops first.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48CHURCH BELL RINGS
0:20:55 > 0:20:58What a pleasure to see you!
0:20:58 > 0:21:02So nice to see you, Benjamin.
0:21:02 > 0:21:08I must... I don't know how... Oh, my tongue is tied.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- That happens to me. - Let me introduce Reverend Mann.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15This is Elain Rutledge.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I'm happy to make your acquaintance.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21I'm so happy to meet you, Reverend.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26This is my assistant. He's going to be helping us at the pageant.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- It's an honour.- Bless your heart. Oh, yo' all know Carnelle?
0:21:30 > 0:21:37< Sure. We all know Carnelle. Elain, we've got a lovely pew...
0:22:29 > 0:22:33KNOCK AT DOOR
0:22:41 > 0:22:44LOUDER KNOCKING
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Carnelle! Woah-ho! Carnelle! It's me!
0:22:59 > 0:23:04- Hi...is Carnelle home?- No, she's not. - I'm Popeye Jackson.- Yeah?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08I wasn't born with that name.
0:23:08 > 0:23:15Actually, what happened was my brother threw a handful of gravel in my eyes an' it was stinging,
0:23:15 > 0:23:21an' then he gave me this bottle, telling me it was drops for the eyes
0:23:21 > 0:23:24when it was drops for the ears!
0:23:24 > 0:23:28It made me scream out and cry like the devil!
0:23:28 > 0:23:35So I got me some glasses an' they made my eyes bulge out a little bit. So folks called me Popeye.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38That's how I got that name.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41It's a very tragic tale.
0:23:41 > 0:23:49Oh, no. Actually, the fortunate part of it is I can now hear voices through my eyes.
0:23:51 > 0:23:57- Through your eyes?- Yeah, I hear 'em laughing and carrying on.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- I'm very busy, so please excuse me. - Oh...OK.
0:24:26 > 0:24:34I'll call Franklin and have him send the red dress. That way I'll have it in case it needs altering.
0:24:34 > 0:24:41- Why, Elain Rutledge! What are you doin' back in town? - Why, Clara Archer!
0:24:41 > 0:24:44What a surprise. I'll talk to her.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50Come over here an' kiss my new baby. This is Willie. This is Elain.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- How many does that make? - Seven!
0:24:55 > 0:24:59It is so good to see you!
0:25:08 > 0:25:12CUTLERY BANGING
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhh! Delmount!
0:25:39 > 0:25:46Oh, child. Look at you! What, are you tryin' to look like a bare-back rider in a carnival?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- You don't like it? - Carnelle!
0:25:50 > 0:25:55- Clara Archer wants an autograph, so I guess...- Bitch!
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Ah-h-h-h!
0:25:59 > 0:26:04Delmount? What's the matter with you?!
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Are you still insane? - I'm not speaking to you!
0:26:08 > 0:26:10DOOR SLAMS
0:26:10 > 0:26:15- What is going on? What is it? - Don't ask ME!
0:26:15 > 0:26:22No! She would never tell you that the beautiful, sweet, perfect Elain Rutledge
0:26:22 > 0:26:27refused to get her brother out of a lunatic asylum!
0:26:27 > 0:26:33- It was the MOST expensive money could buy!- What's wrong? Tell me!
0:26:33 > 0:26:41They would have released me after two months to my next-of-kin, but SHE wouldn't have me!
0:26:41 > 0:26:47- SHE wouldn't sign the papers! - We thought you needed professional help!
0:26:47 > 0:26:54- Franklin thought...- Franklin! That troglodyte without a brain!
0:26:54 > 0:26:57I'd like to paste that doughball!
0:26:57 > 0:27:04Honestly! If it wasn't for Franklin, you'd be rotting away in a jail instead of that cheerful hospital!
0:27:04 > 0:27:07You did hit a man with a broken bottle!
0:27:07 > 0:27:12I challenged him to a duel. Broken bottles were the weapons!
0:27:12 > 0:27:19SEE?! That is NOT reasonable behaviour. It is not! Just listen to you.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24It's no wonder you have bad dreams. It's no wonder!
0:27:28 > 0:27:33Rub my face in it, why don't you? Go ahead.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Rub my face right in it.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43Damn you, Delmount. You always bring out the worst in me.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50You always have!
0:28:01 > 0:28:05JUKEBOX PLAYS
0:28:05 > 0:28:10- Have you got a dime? - Here. Blow on it!
0:28:10 > 0:28:15# When we kiss, my heart's on fire... #
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Delmount!
0:28:17 > 0:28:20# Burning with a strange desire. #
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- Hi, Delmount! When did you get back? - Recently.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Tessy sure has missed you. - I have not!
0:28:34 > 0:28:40- She's always sayin' how cute your hair is.- She's a liar!
0:28:40 > 0:28:45So...we heard you were over in Tallahassee. Was it exciting?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Tell us about it. Everything!
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Please, don't make me treat you like dogs.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00I don't wanna treat you like common dogs.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16You brought us here! I've never been so embarrassed...
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- I feel sorry for ugly girls. I really do.- Yeah?
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Listen, little child of mine...
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- about the house you're living in. - Yep?
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Well, Mr JR Biggs has wanted the place since the death
0:29:45 > 0:29:47of my mama, the monkey.
0:29:47 > 0:29:53His grandfather built the atrocity an' he wants it back in the family.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57But you wouldn't sell that house? You swore it!
0:29:57 > 0:30:03- I need the money.- But me? I live in that house!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Where would I go? What would I do?
0:30:05 > 0:30:10- I've never been alone... - Shut up.- I got no job... - Shut up or I'll break your neck!
0:30:16 > 0:30:20I'm gonna give you half of whatever I make.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25That way you can get out of this town for good.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30- But I never thought about leaving Yazoo City.- Think about it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33There's never been anything here for you but misery and sorrow.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35That's true, but I don't know...
0:30:47 > 0:30:54If I could just win first prize, then I could leave this town in a blaze of glory.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Yeah.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35HE CALLS OUT
0:31:43 > 0:31:50Ssshhh! Wake up, you're havin' a bad dream. Dely! Come on, it's only a dream.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Come on, honey. It's OK, it's only a dream.
0:32:07 > 0:32:13It was just a dream. It's only a dream, Dely...
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Poor Dely... Ssshh!
0:32:18 > 0:32:21BABBLE OF MANY VOICES
0:32:24 > 0:32:29It doesn't matter if I win or lose. I still have God.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Caroline Jefferson sure is pretty.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Yeah, except for them yellow teeth!
0:32:42 > 0:32:46Delmount, his hair is wild. W-I-L-D.
0:32:46 > 0:32:54- Don't you think it's wild?- What? - An' his eyes are like a blue lightning bolt!
0:32:54 > 0:33:00- Girls, girls! - Good luck, honey. Come on.
0:33:16 > 0:33:23Remember, contestants, projection, poise, moral values
0:33:23 > 0:33:28AND beauty are equally as important as talents.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34I see a lot of pretty girls here today. A lot of hopeful faces.
0:33:36 > 0:33:42But, remember, five of you - and ONLY five of you - will make it to the final pageant.
0:33:42 > 0:33:50And only ONE of those five will be crowned Miss Firecracker.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Now, whoever wins that very coveted crown,
0:33:55 > 0:34:00must somehow stand out above all the rest.
0:34:00 > 0:34:07She must have that special Firecracker spark the judges will be looking for.
0:34:07 > 0:34:13Then, and ONLY then, will victory be hers.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27VOICES APPROACHING
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Delmount, did Miss Blue call about the contest?
0:34:38 > 0:34:44Carnelle, I told you 20 times, they will not call until later.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50- They're adding it all up. - I know, but I'm just so fired up.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54I'm gonna call Franklin and see about the red dress...
0:34:54 > 0:35:01Carnelle! Franklin told you he would call when he found it!
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- There is NO need to disturb him.- OK.
0:35:05 > 0:35:12But I can see I'm gonna be needing it for the opening parade.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- Did she really do well? - I don't know.
0:35:18 > 0:35:25I went out to get some air and I missed her act. That girl has been torturing my nerves!
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Could you please get her out of here so I can get some peace?
0:35:53 > 0:36:00Man, oh, man, the Biggs are rich! I hope she gives us a lot of money for our house. We need it.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05Er, listen. I'll handle the rest of this transaction.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- You wait here.- Well... All right.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- I just hope him bein' dead don't screw things up.- Not in the least.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Excuse me, I'm here to see Mrs JR Biggs.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31MUSICIANS PLAY CLASSICAL PIECE
0:36:42 > 0:36:47Excuse me, I'm here to speak with Mrs JR Biggs about a matter of some importance.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I'm Mrs Biggs. But what is this intrusion?
0:36:50 > 0:36:56I'm Delmount Williams. We spoke on the phone about the house.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Oh, yes. Of course. Ladies, please welcome Mr Williams.
0:37:05 > 0:37:11He has offered to donate his quaint little house to our chapter of the Women's Historical Society.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Did you say "donate"?
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Wow! Carnelle Scott! - Ronnie Wayne, hi.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- What a coincidence. - What the hell are you doin' here?
0:37:29 > 0:37:36Me an' my cousin are conducting some business with Mrs JR Biggs concerning our property.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Yeah?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Uh-huh.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46So...um...you look different.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49It's my hair. I coloured it red.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Yeah...yeah. I see.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Get out of here! OUT!
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Carnelle! Carnelle, let's get outta here. These people are crazy!
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- Did you actually believe I would buy that rat-ridden shack you call a house?!- Shut up.
0:38:11 > 0:38:18Why, my husband's as crazy as you for even suggesting a proposition!
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Inside! Go on!
0:38:22 > 0:38:27- PHONE RINGS - I'll get it. I know it's for me.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Hello? Oh, Franklin...
0:38:32 > 0:38:39Did you find the red dress? Oh, no. How awful. Have you searched everywhere?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Every, every, where?
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Psst! Tell Franklin I thank him for the roses.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50- He's really outdone himself this time.- Oh...OK.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Franklin, Elain thanks you for all the roses. I will... OK, bye-bye.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05So...did anybody call?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Not a soul, I'm afraid.
0:39:07 > 0:39:15OK. Franklin told me to tell you that he adores you and begs you to come home.
0:39:15 > 0:39:21- Swine! Pus-head!- Oh, really, Delmount, you're insufferable.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Oh, my God, you look beautiful!
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Just like a corpse!
0:39:28 > 0:39:33Why not crawl back to your coffin! I knew it! You're not leaving him!
0:39:33 > 0:39:37I meant it! I said it!
0:39:37 > 0:39:42Y'know, all you want is for everyone to think you're perfect!
0:39:42 > 0:39:49Well, at least I'm not destructive. What did you do over at Mrs Biggs? She practically had you arrested!
0:39:49 > 0:39:55I didn't do anything to that emaciated crow!
0:39:55 > 0:40:01- Huh, Mama always loved you ten times better than me. - Oh, God! Here we go!
0:40:09 > 0:40:13PHONE RINGS
0:40:13 > 0:40:19I guess I thought she would. Till the day she died people were saying she...
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Hello?
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Oh... Yes, he is. Would you like to talk to him? Just a minute...
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- You shut up!- YOU shut up! - Delmount, it's for you.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Yes, this is Delmount Williams.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37I beg your pardon?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Don't you threaten me!
0:40:40 > 0:40:45I'll throw your eyeballs to the hounds, you stupid warthog!
0:40:45 > 0:40:53- That was them, wasn't it? - Mrs Biggs' attorney castigating me. Goddamn those imbeciles!
0:40:53 > 0:41:00- I'm selling this house if I have to give it away!- That's right. Mama left it to you an' only you.
0:41:00 > 0:41:07- She left nothin' to me.- Aww(!) - I tried so hard to please her. - You tried too hard!
0:41:07 > 0:41:11I despise you, you irresponsible dolt!
0:41:11 > 0:41:13DOORBELL RINGS
0:41:15 > 0:41:20- Hello...- It's the doorbell! - It's the orphan.- What orphan?
0:41:20 > 0:41:26- Carnelle feeds an orphan. - Well, here it is. Look, I gotta fix the casserole...
0:41:35 > 0:41:40Hell! What time were they supposed to have called by?
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Six o'clock. It's after seven now.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Good meal.- Excellent!
0:41:58 > 0:42:04I guess I better start the dishes. Tuna noodle sticks to your plates.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08PHONE RINGS
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Hello? Oh...Ronnie.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Just fine.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20No, I wouldn't... Cos I don't go drivin' around like that no more.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22I'm a respectable person.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Don't you call me that.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28Don't say that. I would not!
0:42:31 > 0:42:38Why, I'd rather eat poison than spit on low-life scum like you! I hate all your guts! Goodbye!
0:42:42 > 0:42:47- Wasn't Carnelle's casserole just delicious?- Mmm.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Listen, I guess it doesn't matter about not finding...
0:42:58 > 0:43:00..not finding that red dress.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06You should consider yourself lucky. That false pageantry's beneath you.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Yes...since it's been integrated,
0:43:10 > 0:43:15the quality of the contest has gone down, down, down.
0:43:17 > 0:43:23It's nothing but a garish display of painted-up prancing pigs. That's all there is to it.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27Well...
0:43:31 > 0:43:36the main thing is it was gonna be, I don't know, visible proof...
0:43:36 > 0:43:42an' I would have like to have rode on a float and waved out to people.
0:43:46 > 0:43:52Carnelle! All this is just gonna help build up your character.
0:43:52 > 0:43:57Remember, the more Mama suffered, the more divine she became.
0:44:02 > 0:44:03Good Lord in heavenly butter!
0:44:12 > 0:44:17Remember how Uncle Willie dropped Carnelle off here with nothing but a pillowcase of dirty rags?
0:44:17 > 0:44:22I never seen anything so pathetic. Ringworms in her hair!
0:44:22 > 0:44:29An' remember that little yellow cap she wore pulled down over her head even in the summer's heat?
0:44:29 > 0:44:34Mama told her people would think she just had short, yellow hair.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36Mama was such a brilliant woman (!)
0:44:38 > 0:44:42Well, from a distance, it did kinda look like that.
0:44:42 > 0:44:43I do doubt it.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48Anyway, she never did attain any self-esteem.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52Had to sleep with every worthless soul to prove she was attractive.
0:44:54 > 0:44:59MUSIC: "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" by Eddie Calvert
0:45:03 > 0:45:06I hate my hair! I hate it!
0:45:06 > 0:45:13They didn't even want me. I'm a failure! I'm ugly!
0:45:13 > 0:45:19My thighs are fat! No-one loves me!
0:45:19 > 0:45:22PHONE RINGS
0:45:31 > 0:45:33I'll get it!
0:45:33 > 0:45:38- MUSIC BLARES - One moment, please...- I'll get it!
0:45:40 > 0:45:44Hello? Yes, this is she.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47What?
0:45:49 > 0:45:53So sorry. No, I mean, how tragic.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59What? Oh, yes, all right. Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04That was Miss Blue. Do you remember her dog, Spider?
0:46:04 > 0:46:08- Er...the brown and white one? - Yes, yes.
0:46:08 > 0:46:14Spider died, so Miss Blue was late in notifying the five finalists...
0:46:17 > 0:46:21SHE MOUTHS
0:46:28 > 0:46:34- My...my...my God!- What? - I...I made the pageant!
0:46:34 > 0:46:39Oh, by God! I made the pageant.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44I did it, I did it. I made it!
0:46:45 > 0:46:50- MUZAK PLAYS - The photo session's about to begin.
0:46:50 > 0:46:55'Let's see that Miss Firecracker sparkle. Relax, dears.'
0:46:55 > 0:47:01Everyone, keep your necks long and proud. Now look beautiful.
0:47:01 > 0:47:07Stand up, missy. Remember, when I count, suck and tuck.
0:47:15 > 0:47:22We're so glad we can come to terms. Y'know, Susan set our last house on fire.
0:47:22 > 0:47:29- I forgot to turn the beans off. - The house I've sold you has been drenched with fire repellent.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31It's a virtual atom bomb shelter.
0:47:31 > 0:47:37I know I'll beat Sally Chin cos she's a token Negro-Chinese.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39I'm not bein' mean, it's the truth.
0:47:39 > 0:47:44I am sweltering in this heat. Where in the world is Delmount?
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- CAR HORN - Delmount!
0:47:47 > 0:47:53- I have to get back to Miss Lilly's dress shop.- We'll drop you off.
0:47:53 > 0:47:58No...I can't get in that car. Because...
0:47:58 > 0:48:03Cos, see... Delmount makes my heart hot.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06Look at it now. It's burning! I have to go.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21It breaks my heart to give it up.
0:48:21 > 0:48:28By the way, any article you see is for sale. I'll give you 10% off cos you're a nice couple.
0:48:28 > 0:48:33- DRAWERS BEING EMPTIED - Like I said, it's a hardwood floor.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35Would you excuse me a minute?
0:48:35 > 0:48:36What the HELL are you doing?
0:48:36 > 0:48:40Remember the red dress she wore?
0:48:40 > 0:48:47- You are NOT clothing yourself in any garment that's been on her grotesquely hairy body!- Oh-h-h-h.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52You're not going into that monkey's room!
0:48:52 > 0:48:55She wasn't a real monkey. She was just furry for a human.
0:48:57 > 0:48:58Carnelle!
0:48:59 > 0:49:05- Carnelle! No...- No...no. This might work.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07I need a red dress!
0:49:13 > 0:49:15This won't do. This will not do.
0:49:26 > 0:49:31- Popeye.- Hi.- I need a dress for the contest. A crimson dress.
0:49:31 > 0:49:36- For Carnelle?- Obviously for Carnelle, obviously.- Let me help.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39I'll show you around. We have some lovely things over here.
0:49:43 > 0:49:50This one is a burgundy rather than a true red. We call it eggplant.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56No, that's pink.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02No, no, no.
0:50:02 > 0:50:08Uh-huh...that one is a rose salmon. Anyway, it don't move.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13An evenin' gown has to flow. It's gotta breathe, Delmount.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18Oh... Well, does this breathe?
0:50:18 > 0:50:20Do you think it's breathing?
0:50:21 > 0:50:26I don't think it's breathin'. Besides, it's fuchsia - hot pink.
0:50:29 > 0:50:36- This breathes...- Yes.- It's red.- Yes. - And it moves!- Yes, but it's not a dress, it's a fabric, Delmount!
0:50:36 > 0:50:40Of course... Of course it's a fabric!
0:50:40 > 0:50:44- This one won't do. - Won't do...won't do.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48Delmount, there's a bunch over here that won't do...
0:50:53 > 0:50:59Oh, Popeye...Popeye... It's all hopeless.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03DOOR OPENS
0:51:03 > 0:51:09- What's goin' on in here? - It's Delmount!
0:51:09 > 0:51:14- What's HE doin' here? - My God, it's those horrible two!
0:51:18 > 0:51:19Delmount!
0:51:23 > 0:51:25Oh, what has happened?
0:51:25 > 0:51:31- Popeye's gonna get in trouble. - I bet Miss Lilly's gonna fire her!
0:51:32 > 0:51:36Well, it's red all right, it's red.
0:51:40 > 0:51:45Oh...I'm going to need Popeye to do some sewing on this.
0:51:58 > 0:52:02- Hey! HEY! - Can I help you?
0:52:02 > 0:52:08- I'd like to look at the moon. - We ain't open for customers.
0:52:08 > 0:52:14- I wouldn't BE a customer. - Um...OK.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47Nothing's hopeless.
0:53:07 > 0:53:15One of my most memorable experiences was being crowned Miss Firecracker.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18An ambassadress of beauty.
0:53:22 > 0:53:27It was a thrilling episode in our history, as the coveted crown was placed upon my head...
0:53:59 > 0:54:01FAIRGROUND MUSIC
0:54:13 > 0:54:15THEY SING FOLK SONG
0:54:17 > 0:54:22We got it, we got it. Y-e-a-h! I got a winner!
0:54:22 > 0:54:26I want that funny thing up there.
0:54:26 > 0:54:32Gracious Lord, if I have another drop of lemonade, I'll probably turn right into a lemon!
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Hey, Tamale, what's that falling off your hair?
0:54:43 > 0:54:49Oh, look, now my hairpiece is falling off. I worked all morning on that.
0:54:50 > 0:54:55- Is your sister nervous?- Not really. She knows she doesn't have a chance.
0:54:55 > 0:55:02- What makes you say that?- She's humped-shouldered from practising that Johann Sebastian Bach.- Shame.
0:55:02 > 0:55:08- Caroline Jefferson is a lovely girl. - Except for those yellow teeth.
0:55:08 > 0:55:14I hear she took medicine as a child and it scraped her tooth enamel.
0:55:14 > 0:55:21I don't think the judges are interested in sentimentality... just the teeth themselves. Come on!
0:55:44 > 0:55:51You hold the mask over your face and keep your arm over the dress where the extra material is.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55And...scoop.
0:55:57 > 0:55:58And scoop.
0:55:58 > 0:55:59And scoop.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10And scoop...
0:56:11 > 0:56:16- And scoop.- Flip out your wrist. Make it crisp.- And scoop.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20You are getting it!
0:56:20 > 0:56:27- It's been more than an honour to have served as Miss Firecracker... - Mahoney girl!
0:56:27 > 0:56:30I wish many blessings on all of you...
0:56:30 > 0:56:34- Have you seen Miss Rutledge? - Yes, she's fine.
0:56:34 > 0:56:38- Well, where is she? - In Carnelle's dressing-room.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41Thank you.
0:56:42 > 0:56:49- Popeye?- Oh, hello. - Er, Carnelle, she was searching for you earlier.- She was?
0:56:49 > 0:56:56Yeah, she needed your help to sew the red dress she found. She's been looking for you since last night.
0:56:56 > 0:57:00Last night I was up at the old observatory.
0:57:00 > 0:57:08- A man pointed right up at the moon, so I could take me a look at it. - Yeah? Hmm. How DID it look?
0:57:10 > 0:57:17Big...orange... It was kinda shiny and sparkly.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21- Sounds nice.- What? - Sounds nice.
0:57:23 > 0:57:24It was!
0:57:28 > 0:57:31You better...go.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33OK, I can work on her dress.
0:57:34 > 0:57:40- Er, Popeye, I heard you lost your job.- I was fired from it. - I'm very, very sorry.
0:57:40 > 0:57:45Now, ladies and gentlemen, without further ado,
0:57:45 > 0:57:49the lady of the magnolias - Miss Elain Rutledge!
0:57:49 > 0:57:51LOUD APPLAUSE
0:57:55 > 0:57:58Thank y'all.
0:58:04 > 0:58:07Thanks...too much.
0:58:09 > 0:58:17"A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It will never, ever pass into nothingness."
0:58:17 > 0:58:22How aptly put by Mr John Keats back in 1818.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26APPLAUSE
0:58:27 > 0:58:34One of my most memorable experiences was being crowned Miss Firecracker,
0:58:34 > 0:58:40an ambassadress of beauty to represent our fair city.
0:58:40 > 0:58:47It was a thrilling episode in our history, as the coveted crown was placed upon my head
0:58:47 > 0:58:50and I proudly led the parade as your queen.
0:58:50 > 0:58:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:58:51 > 0:58:53Thank you!
0:58:56 > 0:58:57Oh, please!
0:59:01 > 0:59:03It's all dreadful.
0:59:05 > 0:59:10Did you see Carnelle dressed up in that big red thing?
0:59:10 > 0:59:14Yeah! She's a knockout, ain't she?
0:59:16 > 0:59:22In conclusion, wherever I have roamed,
0:59:22 > 0:59:25New Orleans, Atlanta,
0:59:25 > 0:59:27Baton Rouge, Jackson,
0:59:27 > 0:59:30or Yazoo City...
0:59:30 > 0:59:33MORE APPLAUSE
0:59:33 > 0:59:38..I have deeply enjoyed my life as a beauty.
0:59:39 > 0:59:43CHEERING AND WHISTLING
0:59:47 > 0:59:54And now I'd like to present the wonderful man who presented me, Mr Benjamin Drapper!
0:59:54 > 0:59:58WILD APPLAUSE
1:00:00 > 1:00:01Hit it, boys!
1:00:03 > 1:00:08'Now, here they are, the parade of Firecrackers!'
1:00:08 > 1:00:12How she can put herself through this I'll never understand.
1:00:12 > 1:00:14Women are funny about their looks.
1:00:15 > 1:00:21My grandpapa used to say, "All you have to do is tell a woman you love her
1:00:21 > 1:00:25"and she goes just like that."
1:00:28 > 1:00:30- How pithy (!)- Yeah.
1:00:30 > 1:00:34# Hey, hey, good-lookin'
1:00:34 > 1:00:38# What you got cookin'?
1:00:38 > 1:00:43# How's about cookin' something up with me? #
1:00:43 > 1:00:47Hey, Hot Tamale, nice dress (!)
1:00:47 > 1:00:51Oh, yeah (!) A little light thing.
1:00:54 > 1:01:00Fortunately, I have yet to make advances to a woman who did not possess
1:01:00 > 1:01:03at least one classically beautiful characteristic.
1:01:03 > 1:01:07It's sort of a romantic notion I have.
1:01:09 > 1:01:10Well...
1:01:12 > 1:01:16What I like is a woman who can take it right slap on the chin.
1:01:16 > 1:01:21Come on! We want to hear it for these girls. >
1:01:21 > 1:01:25Oh, yeah. That's better. Let's hear it. Come on now. >
1:01:27 > 1:01:32# I got a hot-rod Ford and a two dollar bill
1:01:32 > 1:01:36# An' I know a spot right over the hill
1:01:36 > 1:01:38# There's soda pop and the dance is free
1:01:38 > 1:01:42# So come along with me... #
1:01:42 > 1:01:46- < Give that dog a bone! - Boys, stop that! >
1:01:46 > 1:01:50Oh-h-h-h! Oh, no! CROWD GASP
1:01:50 > 1:01:52Oh-oh!
1:01:52 > 1:01:55BAND STOP PLAYING
1:01:58 > 1:02:01- Oh, God!- Oh-h-h.
1:02:01 > 1:02:02Oh, Carnelle...!
1:02:04 > 1:02:06OK, I'm OK. We're OK...
1:02:07 > 1:02:11Oh, my! Oh, my!
1:02:14 > 1:02:19- Honey, I'll clean you up. - It's a disgrace! A humiliation!
1:02:20 > 1:02:26That horrible Ronnie Wayne is throwing peanuts, trash and ice right there on the stage!
1:02:26 > 1:02:31- At her? He's throwing them at her? - Well, a peanut hit her right between the eyes!
1:02:32 > 1:02:34He dies.
1:02:37 > 1:02:39PLAYS BACH
1:02:41 > 1:02:44Ronnie Wayne!
1:02:44 > 1:02:45RONNIE WAYNE!
1:02:57 > 1:03:02- You want more?- You're a looney tune! They should lock you up...
1:03:05 > 1:03:08You want more? You want more, Ronnie Wayne?
1:03:08 > 1:03:11CROWD SHOUT, PIANO CONTINUES
1:03:14 > 1:03:20- It's all ruined! I'm destroyed! - No, you're not.- I don't think people noticed when you tripped.
1:03:25 > 1:03:29CROWD SHOUT, PIANO CONTINUES
1:03:40 > 1:03:45My teeth are grey! They look like a mule's teeth!
1:03:45 > 1:03:50Wo-oah! I showed 'em all! Cold-blooded swine!
1:03:51 > 1:03:56Delmount, my patience is running thin with this unruly behaviour.
1:03:58 > 1:04:01I'll go an' get you some ice to put on your swelled-up leg.
1:04:01 > 1:04:06- I'm gonna cry!- Don't worry, child o' mine, nobody's hurt.
1:04:06 > 1:04:10- HACKING COUGH - You're making me sick! Sick!
1:04:13 > 1:04:18SOUNDTRACK FROM "GONE WITH THE WIND"
1:04:45 > 1:04:49SOBBING With God as my witness...
1:04:49 > 1:04:56With God as my witness, they're not going to lick me!
1:04:57 > 1:05:03If I have to lie, cheat, steal...kill.
1:05:06 > 1:05:08With God as my witness,
1:05:08 > 1:05:11I'm going to live through this!
1:05:12 > 1:05:17And when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again.
1:05:19 > 1:05:23Enter the infernal jaws of hell.
1:05:24 > 1:05:28Ohh, he gonna burn up his throat!
1:05:31 > 1:05:36- Ta-da! How was that, beautiful? - Wonderful? D'you know more?
1:05:36 > 1:05:39- I can wiggle my ears!- Let me see.
1:05:39 > 1:05:40All right.
1:05:56 > 1:06:02- I don't see 'em wiggling. - Nope. They ain't wiggling.
1:06:04 > 1:06:07Sure ain't.
1:06:07 > 1:06:10Well, I gotta fly. So long, Popeye.
1:06:16 > 1:06:18Take it easy, Dumbo.
1:06:23 > 1:06:29Well, I have to go and help Carnelle. It's almost time for her routine.
1:06:41 > 1:06:44Woah, that was Caroline Jefferson. Wasn't she magnificent?
1:06:47 > 1:06:52- Now, our next contestant... - Thank you.
1:06:52 > 1:06:58..will be Miss Sally Chin and her electrifying hula-hoops! Come on, Sally!
1:06:58 > 1:07:01Carnelle, you're on next.
1:07:01 > 1:07:06(I'm on next...I'm on next. I'm on next!)
1:07:06 > 1:07:11- Carnelle...- I should have done a dramatic interpretation piece.
1:07:11 > 1:07:13I LIKE your act.
1:07:13 > 1:07:20The boys got your gun, I got your shiny jacket. Come on!
1:07:20 > 1:07:23ROCK MUSIC TO ACCOMPANY ACT
1:07:45 > 1:07:46Carnelle's on next.
1:07:46 > 1:07:52I don't think I can watch it. She thinks she's tap-dancing.
1:07:52 > 1:07:54She's just clomping around.
1:07:56 > 1:08:00She wants to be beautiful without understanding the limitations.
1:08:00 > 1:08:07Well, Carnelle will be going up to Memphis. Me in New Orleans. And you'll go wherever the winds blow.
1:08:10 > 1:08:14- Delmount... - Don't worry, sweetie. You're free.
1:08:14 > 1:08:17Finally gonna find out why you're alive (!)
1:08:25 > 1:08:30Our final contestant in the talent section
1:08:30 > 1:08:34is Miss Carnelle Scott.
1:08:34 > 1:08:41Miss Scott will be performing a marching tap-dance routine to the Star Spangled Banner!
1:08:41 > 1:08:44- Do I look OK ?- Just great! - Let's go.
1:08:54 > 1:08:58MUSIC BEGINS
1:09:24 > 1:09:28APPLAUSE
1:10:02 > 1:10:05- Miss Elain Rutledge? - Hey, c'mere.
1:10:11 > 1:10:13I'll take care of this.
1:10:15 > 1:10:16Get outta here.
1:10:30 > 1:10:33LOUD CHEER
1:10:48 > 1:10:52MORE CHEERING
1:11:47 > 1:11:50What a finish!
1:11:50 > 1:11:52God bless America, God bless America!
1:11:52 > 1:11:55THEY WHOOP WITH DELIGHT
1:12:03 > 1:12:06Stupendous!
1:12:07 > 1:12:14- Elain, did it really go well? Did it really?- Quick now, you change into your bathing-suit.
1:12:14 > 1:12:19- Thank you, Elain!- Good luck! We'll be out there cheering you on.
1:12:24 > 1:12:29What a hit! You were just like a firecracker!
1:12:29 > 1:12:32Carnelle, it was fabulous.
1:12:37 > 1:12:42Oh, man! She was SO beautiful. She was so fine.
1:12:42 > 1:12:47"I'm so thrilled you'll be driving home to me this evening.
1:12:47 > 1:12:50"Your adoring husband, Franklin."
1:12:53 > 1:12:57You'd think that after you left me in that asylum, I'd know not to trust you.
1:13:00 > 1:13:04Delmount, you don't understand.
1:13:04 > 1:13:08I'm used to better things now.
1:13:08 > 1:13:12My face creams, my clocks...
1:13:14 > 1:13:15And he adores me.
1:13:21 > 1:13:26'Miss Blue will accompany me in a little singing number,
1:13:26 > 1:13:32'while our beauty contestants come out in their swimsuits. Hit it, boys!'
1:13:32 > 1:13:35INTRODUCTION
1:13:35 > 1:13:39# She was afraid to come out of the locker
1:13:39 > 1:13:43# She was afraid that somebody would see...#
1:13:43 > 1:13:48I think she'll make a perfect Miss Firecracker with her red hair.
1:13:48 > 1:13:54# Two...three...four... Tell the people what she wore!
1:13:54 > 1:13:59# It was an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot bikini
1:13:59 > 1:14:03# That she wore for the first time today... #
1:14:03 > 1:14:05Beautiful!
1:14:05 > 1:14:10# ..So in the locker she wanted to stay!
1:14:10 > 1:14:13# Two...three...four... Stick around, we'll tell you more. #
1:14:15 > 1:14:21Man parading his ridiculous pomposity down these pathetic streets,
1:14:21 > 1:14:24cheering at his own inane self-grandeur.
1:14:37 > 1:14:40# Guess there isn't any more Cha-cha-cha! #
1:14:41 > 1:14:43Thank you, Betsy.
1:14:43 > 1:14:47All right...OK...
1:14:47 > 1:14:53All right, it's now time for the final crowning.
1:14:53 > 1:14:58We have the winner right here in this envelope.
1:14:58 > 1:15:04So say our judges. All right, here we go.
1:15:04 > 1:15:10You girls ready? I don't think they're ready, do you? Yeah, they're ready.
1:15:10 > 1:15:14Our fourth runner-up is...
1:15:20 > 1:15:25God, I hope she comes in first. I swear, I hope she beats them all.
1:15:48 > 1:15:50Come on, baby.
1:15:51 > 1:15:58Come on, put your hands together, everybody. Come on, let's hear it...
1:15:58 > 1:16:02Our first runner-up is Miss Joe Ann Jacobs.
1:16:02 > 1:16:07Our new Miss Firecracker is Caroline Jefferson! Congratulations, Caroline!
1:16:07 > 1:16:09WILD CHEERS
1:16:11 > 1:16:15# She's Miss Firecracker
1:16:15 > 1:16:20# Oh-h-h-h, let me tell you why
1:16:21 > 1:16:25# She's Miss Firecracker
1:16:25 > 1:16:31# Reigning queen now of July
1:16:31 > 1:16:35# Well, she's young, she can't lose
1:16:35 > 1:16:39# She takes away the blues
1:16:39 > 1:16:45# She's Miss Firecracker She really likes my views!
1:16:45 > 1:16:49# I said, she's young, she can't lose
1:16:49 > 1:16:52# She takes away the blues
1:16:52 > 1:17:00# She's Miss Firecracker She really likes my views! #
1:17:17 > 1:17:22I don't know what you're worried about. It's a stupid contest!
1:17:22 > 1:17:28If there was an ounce of justice in this world you wouldn't have come in fifth, you'd be in third place...
1:17:30 > 1:17:35Well, anyway, it's the quality that matters...
1:17:35 > 1:17:38I...I don't want to hear it.
1:17:38 > 1:17:45I wanted to win that contest. I cared about it. It was important.
1:17:45 > 1:17:48DRUM ROLL
1:17:48 > 1:17:52Carnelle, you don't have to follow that float.
1:17:52 > 1:17:57You come last, you follow the float. I took a chance and came in last,
1:17:57 > 1:18:01so by God, I'M gonna follow THAT FLOAT !
1:18:05 > 1:18:08WHISTLE BLOWS
1:18:08 > 1:18:11BAND START PLAYING
1:18:24 > 1:18:26CROWDS CHEER
1:19:13 > 1:19:19- Hey, Red.- Mac Sam, dammit, I don't wanna be with anybody.- I'm with you.
1:19:20 > 1:19:23Come on, beautiful, I'm lonely, too.
1:19:28 > 1:19:33Delmount? I wanted to say goodbye before I departed this evening.
1:19:38 > 1:19:39I don't understand you.
1:19:39 > 1:19:46I look at you and I see you have this need to be excited by life.
1:19:46 > 1:19:51Why do you always go running back to what Mama wanted you to do?
1:19:51 > 1:19:53You know she was mean.
1:19:53 > 1:19:59Yes, I know she was mean. Just like you know your dreams are bad.
1:19:59 > 1:20:05- Still you can't change 'em, can't stop having 'em.- Yeah, I can.
1:20:07 > 1:20:10- Last night I stopped having them. - Really, darling?
1:20:12 > 1:20:13Yeah.
1:20:17 > 1:20:19I dreamed I was on a lake...
1:20:21 > 1:20:24..and it was snowing.
1:20:24 > 1:20:29The stars turned all different colours.
1:20:29 > 1:20:33- You did? You dreamed that? - Yeah.
1:20:33 > 1:20:36It was nice.
1:20:39 > 1:20:42Well, good. That's good then.
1:20:48 > 1:20:50You're incredibly sweet.
1:20:51 > 1:20:56Yeah, well, you always forgive me.
1:21:12 > 1:21:13Be seein' you!
1:21:22 > 1:21:25You know, I went lookin' for you right after the parade.
1:21:25 > 1:21:32- Where d'you get off to? - Nowhere. Just out walking by the railroad tracks.
1:21:32 > 1:21:38- What was you doin' down there? - Kicking rocks...thinking.
1:21:40 > 1:21:46I thought maybe I was a victim of broken dreams. But, then, I thought maybe I wasn't.
1:21:48 > 1:21:54I was tryin' so hard to belong all my life...
1:21:55 > 1:21:58I don't know.
1:22:03 > 1:22:09I just don't know what you can reasonably hope for in life.
1:22:12 > 1:22:17- Not too damn much. - But something?
1:22:19 > 1:22:22Yeah, sure.
1:22:27 > 1:22:31There's always eternal grace.
1:22:33 > 1:22:35It'd be nice.
1:22:37 > 1:22:38Yeah...
1:22:44 > 1:22:48- Popeye?- Hi.- Hi.
1:22:50 > 1:22:52Er...hold this...
1:22:59 > 1:23:03- I hear you're leaving Yazoo City. - I reckon so.
1:23:03 > 1:23:07- I'm leaving, too. - Where are you going to?
1:23:07 > 1:23:12I'm goin' to New Orleans, to university, learn philosophy.
1:23:12 > 1:23:17That way, after I've studied, I'll let everyone know why we're living.
1:23:18 > 1:23:20Be a great relief, I believe.
1:23:21 > 1:23:26- Where are you going? - Well, I heard tell of this place named Elysian Fields.
1:23:26 > 1:23:28- Elysian Fields?- Yeah.
1:23:28 > 1:23:35They got this ambrosia, all you can eat. An' wine and honey to drink. And people carryin' on.
1:23:35 > 1:23:41- Do you know what state it's in? - It ain't in a state.- It ain't?!
1:23:41 > 1:23:43No, it ain't even in the world.
1:23:43 > 1:23:49It's fictional, it's a made-up place. It's only in stories.
1:23:49 > 1:23:54Oh, well... I guess I won't be goin' there.
1:23:59 > 1:24:01Popeye, would you like...
1:24:01 > 1:24:06You...er...probably weren't planning...
1:24:06 > 1:24:09Oh, never mind. Bye.
1:24:09 > 1:24:16- Popeye, would you like to watch the fireworks with me tonight? - Yes.- Good, then. Let's go.
1:24:36 > 1:24:39God, you're beautiful.
1:24:44 > 1:24:48I wouldn't trade them times we had, not for nothin'.
1:24:52 > 1:24:57- Really? - Not for a golden monkey.
1:25:00 > 1:25:05- COUGHING ATTACK - Are you all right?
1:25:06 > 1:25:12Hell, no! I've got TB, alcoholics disease and rotten guts.
1:25:13 > 1:25:20I'm havin' fun taking bets on which part of me is gonna decay first. The liver, the lungs, the stomach.
1:25:20 > 1:25:21Or the brain.
1:25:29 > 1:25:35You listen... Are you sure you don't want to go out juking with ol' Mac Sam?
1:25:39 > 1:25:42Nah...I just need some rest.
1:25:44 > 1:25:49You'd be tiring me out awful fast.
1:25:59 > 1:26:02Goodbye, baby.
1:26:03 > 1:26:06I'll always remember you as the one that could take it on the chin.
1:26:10 > 1:26:12Goodbye, Mac Sam.
1:26:23 > 1:26:25Goodnight.
1:28:37 > 1:28:41SHE SINGS STAR SPANGLED BANNER
1:29:56 > 1:30:00SHE SOBS
1:30:16 > 1:30:19FRONT DOOR BANGS
1:30:51 > 1:30:54DOOR CREAKS
1:30:57 > 1:30:59Carnelle?
1:31:03 > 1:31:07Carnelle, honey, are you home? We were worried about...
1:31:23 > 1:31:27Well, I...I just knew it wouldn't do.
1:31:35 > 1:31:40But, Elain, you carried it here. Why couldn't I use it?
1:31:47 > 1:31:50Because it's mine.
1:31:52 > 1:31:55Yeah...
1:31:57 > 1:32:04An' I guess this is mine, but I'm not wearing it for the rest of my life.
1:32:06 > 1:32:08Or this, either.
1:32:26 > 1:32:30Here you go. Here's your dress.
1:32:43 > 1:32:48Carnelle! Carnelle, where are you going?
1:32:48 > 1:32:53To find some grace. Some eternal grace.
1:33:49 > 1:33:52It's snowing!
1:33:52 > 1:33:55What d'you say?
1:33:55 > 1:33:58I said it's snowing.
1:34:34 > 1:34:38I feel like my teeth gonna fall out of my head.
1:34:51 > 1:34:58- Hey, you up there! You all right? - Yes, I am. I'm fine.
1:34:58 > 1:35:02- Nice night, isn't it?- Yeah!
1:35:02 > 1:35:06Oh, yeah... As nice as they come.
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