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Don King: Only in America (1997)

Actors: Jeremy Piven (actor), Ving Rhames (actor), Bob Minor (actor), Kevin Grevioux (actor), Brad Garrett (actor), Lou Rawls (actor), Ken Lerner (actor), Vondie Curtis-Hall (actor), James Black (actor), Keith David (actor), Bernie Mac (actor), James Keane (actor), Michael Bowen (actor), Gwen McGee (actress), Loretta Devine (actress),

Plot: Biography of fight promoter Don King follows his rise from a street goon convicted of strong arm tactics to a minor music promoter to pulling off his first major fight with Muhammed Ali for a charity. Ving Rhames' characterization gives a fully three dimensional person with warts and all, but still makes it understandable how he became the affluent promoter he has become.

Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, africa, african-american, based-on-book, based-on-novel, boxer, boxing, boxing-promoter
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport,

Quotes:

Don King: If you didn't have Don King, you'd have to invent him.

Don King: I don't see you making a movie about Bob Arum.

[in a restroom]::George Foreman: Aren't you gonna wash your hands?::Don King: I wash my hands *before* I touch my dick.

Don King: Black people don't get no credit for nothing. All we've got is one word. That word is motherfucker.

Don King: I had a moment of religious epiphanosity.

Don King: It's entertainment, baby! You love my black ass! 'Cause I'm exciting!

[about Mike Tyson biting off Evander Holyfield's ear]::Don King: Y'all probably blame me for that. If it were Bob Aram, you'd say, 'There was nothing he could do.' But you blame me, black devil motherfucker. Let me tell you something: Tyson will be heavyweight champ again. And this time, you'll pay twice as much to see it. Why? Because y'all part of the same hypocrisy.

Don King: Y'know who's a motherfucker? The devil's a motherfucker.

[last lines]::Don King: Let me write it down for you. Muhammad Ali is a multimillionaire. Larry Holmes a multimillionaire. Mike Tyson he sleeps on a bed of money. HBO I made you motherfuckers a fortune. Oh I could go on and on. You love my black ass! You know why? Because I'm exciting. You ain't making no movie on Bob Arun, are you? It's entertainment, baby! That's all! Heroes and villains, angels and devils, shit if you didn't have Don King you would have to invent them. And for all of you out there saying this and that, remember this: many fighters step into the ring, but only one is still king.

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)

Actors: Jacqueline Saint Anne (costume designer), Arthur Allan Seidelman (director), Stanley Clarke (composer), Eddie Murphy (producer), Vanessa Williams (actress), Cicely Tyson (actress), Della Reese (actress), Sammy Davis Jr. (actor), John Beal (actor), Robert Minkoff (actor), Irma P. Hall (actress), Ben Vereen (actor), Charles Q. Murphy (actor), Raymond Bulinski (miscellaneous crew), Michael Warren (actor),

Genres: Drama,

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Actors: Bing Russell (actor), Leonard Mudie (actor), Strother Martin (actor), Leonard Bremen (actor), Albert Dekker (actor), Charles Lane (actor), Ralph Meeker (actor), Fortunio Bonanova (actor), Jack Elam (actor), John George (actor), Percy Helton (actor), Nat 'King' Cole (actor), Robert Cornthwaite (actor), Jack Lambert (actor), James Seay (actor),

Plot: Tough L.A. private eye Mike Hammer gives a ride to Christina, a frightened young woman he finds running along the road one night. His car is run off the road by unseen thugs. Hammer is knocked out and Christina is tortured in an unsuccessful attempt to get information from her. They are put back into Hammer's car which then is forced off a cliff. Hammer wakes up in the hospital. Velda, his trusty secretary, informs him that Christina is dead. Pat Chambers, Mike's policeman friend, tells him to stay off the case, but Mike thinks it might be a big story--meaning big money for him--because the FBI is interested. He, Velda, and Nick, his garage mechanic friend, start investigating in hopes of finding out why Christina was killed.

Keywords: 1950s, angel's-flight-railway, answering-machine, art-gallery, atomic-bomb, auto-repair, ballet-dancer, bar, based-on-novel, beach
Genres: Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller,
Taglines: "I don't care what you do to me, Mike - just do it fast!" Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane's latest H-bomb!

Quotes:

Mike Hammer: So you're a fugitive from the laughing house.

Velda: Do me a favor, will you? Keep away from the windows. Somebody might... blow you a kiss.

Lily Carver: Kiss me, Mike. I want you to kiss me. Kiss me. The liar's kiss that says I love you, and means something else.

Christina Bailey: Get me to that bus stop and forget you ever saw me. If we don't make it to the bus stop...::Mike Hammer: We will.::Christina Bailey: If we don't, remember me.

[first lines]::Mike Hammer: You almost wrecked my car! Well? Get in!

Christina Bailey: You have only one real lasting love.::Mike Hammer: Now who could that be?::Christina Bailey: You. You're one of those self-indulgent males who thinks about nothing but his clothes, his car, himself. Bet you do push-ups every morning just to keep your belly hard.

Christina Bailey: I could tolerate flabby muscles in a man, if it'd make him more friendly. You're the kind of person who never gives in a relationship, who only takes. Ah, woman, the incomplete sex. And what does she need to complete her? [sarcastically] One man, wonderful man!

Mike Hammer: What's this all about? I'll make a quick guess. You were out with some guy who thought "no" was a three-letter word. I should have thrown you off that cliff back there. I might still do it. Where are ya headed?::Christina Bailey: Los Angeles. Drop me off at the first bus stop.::Mike Hammer: Do you always go around with no clothes on?

[Hammer awakens from a coma]::Lt. Pat Murphy: Three days ago, I was figuring I'd have to finance a new tux to bury the corpse.

Mike Hammer: An ordinary little girl gets killed and it rings bells all the way to Washington. There's gotta be a pitch... I picked up a girl. If she hadn't gotten in my way, I wouldn't have stopped. She must be connected with somethin' big.