Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You is a 2018 science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Boots Riley, in his directorial debut. It stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, and Armie Hammer. The film follows a young black telemarketer who adopts a white accent to succeed at his job. Swept into a corporate conspiracy, he must choose between profit or joining his activist friends to organize labor. Principal photography began in June 2017 in Oakland, California. Sorry to Bother You premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 6, 2018, by Annapurna Pictures. The film received praise for its cast, concept, and soundtrack, as well as Riley's screenplay and direction.
So, it says here that you were manager of the Rusty Scupper Restaurant for five years. Hmm? Then, a bank teller at Bank of Oakland between 2014 to 2016? Oh! And you were employee of the month. What's that trophy in the bag there? Oh! Oakland High Moot Court Champion. I'm a salesman at heart.
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Okay, Cassius Green, listen up, okay? This is telemarketing. We're not mappin' the fuckin' human genome here. I don't care if you have experience for this. I'll hire damn near anyone. You know what this bootleg trophy tells me? Tells me the only thing I need to know. You have initiative and you can read.
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You will call as many contacts as you can during your shift, you will read the script that we give you, and you will show up tomorrow happy. Hmm? Thank you. Uh, thank you so much, Mr. Anderson. Ah, one more thing, Cassius... "Stuss." "Stuss"? S.T.T.S. Stick to the script. Stick to the script. Stick to the script. You got it.
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I mean, like at some point we're gonna die. Our kids are gonna die. Our kids' kids are gonna die. And at some point, no one on Earth will have existed. And at... at some point... the sun will explode and everyone will have died. And no one will know what I'm doing, and what I'm doing right now won't even matter. Baby, baby it will always matter, okay? Because it matters now. This moment, these moments. When I kiss you... it's not for posterity's sake. Yeah, but... okay, you got your calling. Your art means something, right? But I'm just out here surviving; spinning around on the endless circle. - Ah, you missed your cue. - That's disgusting. I said, "When I kiss you, it's not for posterity's sake." - Yeah, but... - Mmm!
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