Shaft (2000)
Jeffrey Wright: Peoples Hernandez
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Quotes
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Peoples Hernandez : This is Egyptian Cotton, motherfucker... two-twenty thread. That's like half your shitty-ass paycheck, okay?
John Shaft : You wouldn't know Egyptian cotton if the Pharaoh himself sent it to you, you knockoff-wearing motherfucker!
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Peoples Hernandez : You play golf?
[Walter Wade Jr. nods]
Peoples Hernandez : Golf is phat... Tiger Wooo, Tiger Wooo, I like him.
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Peoples Hernandez : You're not a cop anymore.
John Shaft : Do you think that makes me less dangerous, or more dangerous?
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[Walter Wade Jr. walks into Peoples' house, trying to look cool]
Peoples Hernandez : You tryin' to blend in or something? You look like a fucking duck hunter.
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Peoples Hernandez : [In jail] What you in here for, man? Income tax evasion?
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Peoples Hernandez : My name is Peoples. You know why they call me that?
Walter Wade, Jr. : [In a patronizing tone] 'Cuz you's always takes care of you's peoples?
Peoples Hernandez : More or less.
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Peoples Hernandez : Stick to what I know? Stick to what I know? I'm a star. Yo soy el mayembe!
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Peoples Hernandez : Puta, why you flinch?
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Peoples Hernandez : Yo Shaft, I'm gonna put so many lawyers in your ass, you're gonna think they opened a branch office up there.
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Walter Wade, Jr. : [Showing him his black eye] I got fucking mugged I have no money
Peoples Hernandez : I hear you but the wheels are already in motion
Peoples Hernandez : I guess you've got to earn it back
Walter Wade, Jr. : How?
Peoples Hernandez : [Fat Man hands him a bag filled with drugs] Ounces are a thousand eight balls are two eighty its already bagged and I'll tell you like I tell all my boys you cut it anymore than it already is you can say goodbye to repeat customers
Walter Wade, Jr. : You've got to be shitting me
Peoples Hernandez : You keep coming back we should be even Steven in six eight months
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Peoples Hernandez : You got a boat?
Walter Wade, Jr. : I had one
Peoples Hernandez : What kind of boat you had?
Walter Wade, Jr. : Boston Whaler
Peoples Hernandez : You've been around the world right?
Walter Wade, Jr. : [Nods] yeah
Peoples Hernandez : You know something, I've got money longer than train smoke, I've never been on an airplane my whole God damn life
Walter Wade, Jr. : [Pointing to Peoples' tattoo on his neck] let me ask you something? What's that mean?
Peoples Hernandez : Five boroughs, five families, one love
Walter Wade, Jr. : [Chuckles] Ok
Peoples Hernandez : You're an interesting motherfucker, do you have a business card or something?
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Peoples Hernandez : You know in this neighborhood, I am the motherfucking king snake, but the thing of it is, I go downtown to take a girl out and show her the sights, I walk into a restaurant and my stomach is in a knot, my teeth is clenched, my hands are in a fist, I don't fit in down there, people look at me and size me up, so ten minutes into it I can't wait to come back home
Walter Wade, Jr. : Ok
Peoples Hernandez : I would kill to be you, go where you go, do what you do so this what I propose: the jewelry and shit, you go hock the flash and pay me the cash, I'm going to take it, but what I really want is for you to start taking me downtown with you, I want you to start taking me wherever you go
Walter Wade, Jr. : You mean like hangout together? Take you to the Harvard club? What the hell are you talking about?
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Walter Wade, Jr. : I need someone located
Peoples Hernandez : "Located"? You mean found? Found then what?
[Walter looks at the gun around Tattoo's belt]
Peoples Hernandez : that's going to cost you
Walter Wade, Jr. : [Takes out a money belt filled with jewelry] I had it all appraised it'll cash out to about forty thousand
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Peoples Hernandez : When I say "me", "me ", is this
[Opens the door to a room showing him half naked women packaging drugs]
Walter Wade, Jr. : Oh
Peoples Hernandez : I was you to front for me, get me some upscale customers
Walter Wade, Jr. : If it's really important to you, you can tell everybody you've got a rich white boy on a rope I really don't care, I think you're too much of your own product, but drugs?, no fucking way
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Peoples Hernandez : [Telling Roselli and Groves about Walter Wade, Jr] This guy comes in here and his got his drawer stuffed with jewelry and he asked me if I could locate somebody? I say "yeah" because he's kind of like a celebrity but finding people is not my thing so here's what I propose: so why don't I sell contract to you? The guy says this shit will cash out to twenty grand I take half and you'll take half, it'll be the easiest money you can ever make