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.
Yeah, but you know, I... I just... at the end of the day I just don't want to be stuck in their position. Ah, shit. D, wiper duty, please. Come on, man. I never get wiper duty. You can wipe my ass, Sal. Oh, really? With what? My tongue? Well, shit, it might make your breath smell a little bit better. - # Shitty breath, Sal # - # Sal # - # Shitty breath, Sal # - Oh, God.
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# The shittiest breath in Oakland # Keeping turning, Troit. Turn. ...the fourth day of violent protests at WorryFree headquarters. Protesters say WorryFree's method of lifetime labor contracts is a new form of slavery. WorryFree CEO Steve Lift was interviewed on Oprah today. No. Conclusively no. Our workers do not sign contracts under threats of physical violence so, therefore, the comparison to slavery is just ludicrous and offensive. We're transforming life itself. We're saving the economy. I mean, we're... we're saving lives.
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It's all highlighted in my book. I lay out the whole thing. Many of the violent protesters are part of the "Left Eye Faction" and are identifiable by the black mark under their left eye. There's no employment for many people. Even sweat shops have been replaced by WorryFree LiveWork Centers. These places are prisons, and we're packed in there like sardines, fed cheap slop, and worked to the bone 14 hours a day. I Got the Shit Kicked Out of Me!
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All I'm saying is if you don't cook the spaghetti in the sauce with the cheese in it first, - that's some white shit. - That's some bullshit man. You don't get to decide what's black and what's white. Well, that-that... but that's how black folks do it, man. - No, nigga, I'm black. - We talked about that, man. You kind of black, you Lionel-Richie black. Look, I... I make my noodles, then I put the sauce on, then... look it, then I put a little, uh, Parmesan... it doesn't even fucking matter, alright, 'cause pasta is from Italy. Italians ain't white! - Yes, they are, bro. - Yes, they are! Since the fuck when? Since the last 60 years, man. Spaghetti is Chinese. Speaking of white, I'm gonna make a toast. - Come on. - A'ight.
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Cassius, how'd you do that? Old man at the jobby-job. It's called the white voice. I guess I'm... a natural at it. That was all some puppet-master voodoo shit! Dude, you sounded overdubbed. Man, your white voice, man, it's fucking scary. Yeah, I've never seen that shit before. But I have heard about that Power Caller shit that you're talking about. That's a scam. - Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
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"If you work hard enough as a fry cook, maybe you can become a manager!" Or... or "If you twirl that sign really well, then maybe you can twirl a larger sign on a more glamorous corner." No, I already have the best corner, and the biggest sign, and the best word. "Off." It is the anchor to the slogan. - So... - So, what's the point then? What you think, I'm just supposed to work, eat, fuck, sleep? No, I'm... I'm not saying that. I'm saying what we need...
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- Hey, Cassius. - Hey, Serge. Uh, look, I get paid Friday, so I'll have half your money by then. Even if you had all the money, your little four month's rent wouldn't help me. I owe too much. If I don't come up with a boatload of money by next month... which I won't... the bank is taking my shit. You should find a new place.
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Yes, I'm so sorry to bother you. Yeah, well, let me tell you. I got a special for you. Look, you bring a chick home to your apartment. It's clean. It's stylish. Of course, it is. She's already seen that from the guy she was with two weeks ago. And then her eyes move over to those brown leather bad boys from the Insight Encyclopedias, Intellectual Edition.
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Yeah! - # Oh, yeah... # - Oh! # All right # Yeah! - Yes! Tell that bitch "yes"! Yes! - Yes! - Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! - Hey! Hey! Hey! # All right, hell yeah... # # That's tight # # Hey # Where's the wine at? Power Calling all you motherfuckers! I'm going to have you playing basketball in Pelican Bay! Yeah! Baby, yes! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Woo! Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Yes!
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