The Color Purple (1985) Edit

A baby boy called Adam, he took while I was sleeping...

A girl!

A kind of low humming. Then there was chopping and the sound of dragging.

A little milk for the baby. Yes, indeed.

A man!

A woman need to have a little fun, Harpo.

Africa!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahh! Shit!

Ain't cold enough.

Ain't hot enough.

Ain't nothing for you.

Ain't warm enough. How do you work this stove?

Ain't you got nothing better to do?

ALBERT: Celie!

ALBERT: Celie! Bring me a cool drink.

ALBERT: Hey, Shug! Write!

ALBERT: How come y'all standing out here. What you waiting on?

ALBERT: I love her as much as you, probably more.

ALBERT: Mm mm!

ALBERT: No, no. I'll make it myself.

ALBERT: No. Now, baby, don't be that way!

ALBERT: Now what's wrong with you?

ALBERT: Oh, no.

ALBERT: Sure. She be kin now.

ALBERT: Time to go.

ALBERT: What's with you? I was calling you for an hour!

ALBERT: Where's my black tie? I mean the yellow one with black in it!

ALBERT: Yeah, you know, Grady, we done had the best.

ALBERT: You're my kind of man!

Albert?

Albert.

All I know how to do is stay alive.

All my life I had to fight.

All Shug's children got the same daddy. I can vouch

All the evil, and all the love.

ALL: Come on.

Always have, always will.

Amen.

And anyway, you probably won't get this letter either.

And every day we smell smoke.

And God fixed her.

And he can drive you home to truth.

And I don't want to smell no goddamn stinking pipe, Albert!

And I seen a lot of suns going down

And it's possible for the Lord to drive you home.

And maybe she like it.

And no doubt impossible for you to believe.

And no doubt impossible for you to believe.

And not if he my man. You just a big old heifer! Ha, ha, ha.

And now God has sent me to watch over them...

And then one day, Sofia can't take it no more.

And then they say....

And they have been brought up in love.

And they's alive.

And vines and ferns and animals and noises...

And we sang.

And what you doing about it? Nothing.

And when I see'd you...

And when we all get together, we're going to whup your ass.

And when you're tired...

And you smell so good when I sit close to you. And your teeth....

And, Celie, Adam has a wife. Tashi.

Any more letters come?

Anything come for me?

April 1 8...

Are you saying it just want to be loved like it say in the Bible?

Baby, have I got a surprise for you. This'll make you all well.

Baby, look what I brought you.

Babylon ain't no far off place in the desert.

Be nice now.

Beat her.

Because honey this Shug Is feeling fine

Because I don't know y'all no more.

Because she scratched it out of my head when I was ailing.

Because she scratched it out of my head when I was ailing.

Been drinking.

Best preacher in the world.

Big, though.

BOTH: [SINGING] ♪ Me and you ♪ ♪ Us never part ♪

BOTH: It's a miracle, isn't it?

BOTH: Ready. One, two, three!

BOY 1 : Come on! Push! BOY 2: Hurry up! Hurry!

BOY 3: Come on, guys! BOY 4: Hurry up!

BOY 5: Shh! Shh!

Boy, what's the matter with you?

Boy, what's the matter with you?

BOY: Grandpa, I'm full. I'm not hungry anymore.

Building a jook joint.

BUSTER: Lord have mercy!

But dear God, I'm here!

But I calls her Olivia.

But I feels better now. I been staying with Albert and Celie.

But I never thought I had to fight in my own house!

But I say, I'll take care of you, with God's help.

But I tell you what. I can let you have Celie.

But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me!

But if this does not get to him...

But Nettie and my kids are coming home soon.

But Nettie, you flat out can't have. Not now, not never.

But singing the blues

But the worst is yet to be told.

But then, Nettie write that my real daddy lynched.

But we had her!

But, Celie, my dear, sweet sister...

Butter, butter, butter.

Bye, Emma! Bye, Ruby!

Bye, Sofia! Bye!

Calm down.

Can I hold her?

Can Nettie stay with us for a spell?

Can't a man dance with his wife?

Can't even keep a oven hot!

Can't even keep a stove burning good all day.

Can't you pump that a little faster?

Celie is ugly but she works hard, and she can Iearn.

Celie, get me some lemonade.

Celie, I'm going out for a spell, and I want my supper when I get back!

Celie, my boy be needing his supper.

Celie, this Shug Avery, a friend of the family. Fix up the spare room.

Celie, you got the ugliest smile this side of Creation.

CELIE: A R M. Arm. Yes, Celie!

CELIE: Bye, Clarence!

CELIE: Cool drink?

CELIE: Dear Celie, the reason why I am in Africa is because...

CELIE: Dear God, after all these years...

CELIE: Dear God, after many years, they let Sofia out of jail...

CELIE: Dear God, Harpo be in love with a girl called Sofia.

CELIE: Dear God, he come home with a girl from around the town called Gray.

CELIE: Dear God, I seen my baby girl.

CELIE: Dear God, I'm 1 4 years old.

CELIE: Dear God, today was a peculiar day.

CELIE: For the next eight or ten months...

CELIE: He talk about your teeth?

CELIE: Hey, Shug

CELIE: Hush now!

CELIE: I ain't heard so much racket since before Sofia left.

CELIE: I can't move.

CELIE: I don't cry.

CELIE: I just stand back and wait to see what the wall gonna look like.

CELIE: I think she mine.

CELIE: Kettle. K E T T L E.

CELIE: Nettie!

CELIE: Next time, I'll put a little Shug Avery pee in his glass...

CELIE: Old Mister talking trash about Shug.

CELIE: She said she write, but she never write.

CELIE: Shug say she going back to Memphis.

CELIE: Sleeve. S L E E V E. Sleeve.

CELIE: Sofia beat on Harpo.

CELIE: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

CELIE: Two ofthem worked long way past supper.

CELIE: Way back here? Yeah!

CELIE: We could write.

CELIE: We'll both learn real hard before he breaks us apart.

CELIE: Yes, ma'am.

Celie!

Celie!

Celie!

Celie!

Celie!

Celie!

Celie!

Celie!

Celie!

Celie! Ain't that razor sharpened yet?

Celie! Damn it! Get here!

Celie! Help me get her in the house.

Celie! My boy wants supper. The kitchen needs cleaning. The cow needs milking.

Celie! Nettie! Come back to the house now.

Celie.

Celie.

Celie.

Celie. Come on.

Child, we're going to get you a little milk.

CHILDREN: Left, right! Left, right! Left, right!

CHORUS LEADER: Sing God Is Trying To Tell You Something.

CHORUS: ♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪

CHORUS: ♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪ ♪ Maybe ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Maybe God is trying to tell you ♪ ♪ Something right now ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Speak to me ♪ SHUG: ♪ Won't you speak to me ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Speak, Lord ♪ SHUG: ♪ Oh, speak, Lord ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Speak, my Lord ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Yeah ♪

Come help me get ready! Come on! I'll be late!

Come on, girl. I'm waiting for you.

Come on, I don't want to have to come in after you.

Come on, Miss Celie. Let's go to the car.

Come on, now.

Come on, time to go. Time to go now. Come on!

Come on! Let's go! Ha, ha!

Come upstairs with me.

Confused.

CONGREGATION [SINGING]: ♪ If you live right ♪ ♪ Heaven belongs to you ♪

CONGREGATION: Amen!

CONGREGATION: Amen!

Could be. Could be not. Who's to say?

Cut my neck and I'll get you by the ears.

Damn him.

Damn women.

Damn, Sofia! I'll come down when I'm good and ready!

Damn!

Dear God, he act like he can't stand me no more.

Dear Lord, we ask your blessing on our brother, Harris!

Did I ever ask you for anything? Did I ever ask you for anything?

Did you ever cook here?

Did you hear what I said? I'm gonna drive you home.

Do good in Chicago, Shug!

Do his business?

Do you know what a jungle is?

Do you take this man to be your lawful wedded husband?

Don't be scared. Say it, girl.

Don't do it. Don't trade places with what I been through.

Don't let them run over you. Show them who's got the upper hand.

Don't she look Iike an Olivia to you?

Don't think I'll let my boy marry you just because you in the family way.

Don't touch me! Leave me alone! Don't touch me!

Eggs. Skillet. Why you put the pots up here?

Ever notice how trees do everything to get attention that we do...

Every evening after he leave the field...

Every hut that lay in the road's path was leveled.

Everybody call him Buster. He's a good friend of the family.

Everything she learns, she shares with Tashi. Sound familiar?

Everything you done to me...

Fine with me.

For the next eight...

Gal, what did you say to Miss Millie?

Georgie!

Get away from me!

Get my children out of here!

Get off my boy!

Get off my land!

Get off my land! You ain't welcome no more.

Get on out here and do me right now! Get on out here!

Get that thing to make me something to eat.

Get the molasses out of your ass!

Get these chickens back in the coop...

Get yourself a young girl. You heed your daddy's advice.

Girl child ain't safe in a family of mens.

Girl, I'd drink your bath water!

Girls, your mama got supper.

Go clean my saddle.

Go in there, try them on and you'll see.

Go on.

Go to my room and put them in order by the postmark.

God, dear God! Sheriff, help me!

God's children and Satan's children.

Got their legs open for every Tom, Dick and Harpo.

Got their legs open for every Tom, Dick and Harpo.

Grady drive like a fool. I thought the police would get us.

GRADY: I like you too!

GRADY: It's true. Yeah, we done had the best.

Ha, ha!

Harpo run the doors and windows from the creek to here.

Harpo, ain't that horse saddled?

Harpo, come on down here. I need you to hold this baby.

Harpo, didn't I tell you to clean my saddle?

Harpo, don't you move one step.

HARPO: Ain't you gonna get it for me? What's the matter with you?

HARPO: It's time to go now. Time to go home.

HARPO: Let's dance.

HARPO: Pa! Who that, Pa? Who this?

HARPO: That's a lie! CELIE: A Iittle truth in it.

HARPO: You never seen this before.

Harpo!

Harpo!

Harpo! Don't you run from me, boy!

Harpo! Get here! Come here, boy!

Harpo?

Harpo.

Have a fine day, Mr. Huntley! And keep the plate!

Have you ever thought about going to Mars?

He ain't changed a lick.

He ain't worth it.

He beat me for not being you.

He can fix it for you if you trust him.

He coming back soon.

He don't never ask me how I feel.

He gonna be just fine.

He just climb on top of me and do his business.

He knows because he the only one!

He left it to your mama.

He left me the money though.

He never ask me about myself.

He says, Greetings.

He says, Welcome.

He started kicking. Busted my eye and my lip.

He took all the diapers when he took her.

He was brought up by hand.

He young and limited. Pretty gal Iike you could put anything over on him.

He'd try everything. You know how he is.

Hear that, Miss Shug?

Hell no.

Her daddy will be so pleased.

Her husband's named Samuel.

Her own daddy won't have nothing to do with her.

Here. Go to your daddy.

Hey, boy.

Hey, Celie! Get here!

Hey, Harpo!

Hey, Pa.

Hey, Pa.

Hey, Shug!

Hey, welcome to Harpo's! I'm Harpo.

Hey, you'll be back! Ha ha ha!

Hi, my name is Emma.

How do, Mr. Peters? Look at me, I'm driving.

How does he know that?

How long you had your little girl?

How you been?

How you doing? How you feel?

How you expect her to mind? Heh, heh.

How'd he die?

How's that, Pa?

How's that?

Hush, you old fool! Always meddling in somebody's business.

Hyah! Come on, come on. Hyah!

I ain't heard such nonsense in all my life.

I ain't listening to you. Goodbye, Pa! Bye!

I ain't never figured I'd wear pants. Not to mention the things Miss Celie made.

I ain't never going back there!

I am sure Albert is still the only one...

I been needing so many curtains, but I ain't had time.

I been sick. Maybe you heard.

I bet you think I don't know nothing

I brung you some fresh baked cookies made in my stove!

I can live with them the rest of my life if I want to.

I can make it go the right way. Come on. Ohh!

I can smell the rain coming.

I can take care of my baby myself. Nice visiting.

I can't believe you did that!

I can't let you have Nettie. She too young.

I can't ride in a car with some strange colored man.

I come to hear Miss Shug sing and to see what a nice place you built.

I curse you! Until you do right by me...

I declare....

I didn't see nothing. But I know something's there.

I do!

I do.

I don't know about no....

I don't know her either.

I don't know how to fight.

I don't know.

I don't need no weak Iittle boy...

I don't need you to tell me how to take care of me and my baby.

I don't never want you messing with that mailbox!

I don't see it! Where's my suit pin?

I don't think he killed my baby boy.

I don't want you showing Emma all your business.

I feel that once I see her eyes, my feet can let go...

I fixed that mailbox so I can tell if it be messed with! Understand?

I got children. My children are Iiving in Africa.

I got nobody to watch over my young ones.

I got some Tennessee tobacco, cured with whiskey.

I got this fabric from Washington. I wanted to make you a pair of pants.

I got to go to school.

I got to have somebody right now.

I got two children...

I got up and looked at the sky.

I got what you call a passion for him.

I guess I just raised you wrong.

I had a blue one....

I had to fight my brothers.

I had to fight my daddy, I had to fight my uncles.

I hate this tie! It don't go with nothing I got on!

I hear she's got that nasty women's disease.

I hear you been spending more time at Harpo's and less in the fields.

I heard he sold it to a preacher and his wife.

I hope you think That you're something too

I Iove you...

I just couldn't keep him off me. Could I stay here with you?

I just vibrated.

I keep hoping he'll find somebody to marry.

I know he a bully...

I know it was her.

I know what it like to want to sing and have it beat out of you.

I know what it like, Miss Celie.

I know you can't say nothing to me anymore because things are so different.

I know you think I'm dead...

I know your daddy throwed you out. Ready to live in the street.

I know your daddy throwed you out. Ready to live in the street.

I knowed there is a God, and one day I was going to get to come home.

I laid there thinking about Nettie while he on top of me.

I like the black one.

I like you, boy!

I love Shug Avery.

I love you and I'm not dead.

I loves Harpo.

I may even be ugly.

I meant to talk to some of the shopkeepers about it.

I met your daddy On the corner the other day

I move good for an old man.

I need me a man! You hear?

I need something to eat!

I need you to sit on my suitcase. Albert!

I never asked you for nothing! Not even for your sorry ass hand in marriage!

I remember the day I was in the store with Miss Millie.

I said I's married now.

I seen him looking at my little sister.

I seen them coming way up the road.

I should have locked you up! Just let you out to work!

I started taking driving lessons. Did you see me out there?

I stitch a lot of little flowers and stars too.

I stitch Olivia on all the seat of her diapers.

I tell Harpo when I'm fussing, Leave me alone!

I tell you the truth! It is!

I thank you, sir.

I think you beautiful.

I thought it was Squeak.

I told her the Olinka don't believe in educating girls.

I used to stand right over there watching you.

I want Albert to learn how to drive it.

I want to introduce y'all to my friend. Henry Broadnax is his name.

I want to know you, Mama.

I want to marry your Nettie.

I was feeling real down. I was feeling mighty bad.

I was plowing the north field and the mule went crazy.

I was sitting on the porch reading to the kids...

I will drive myself back.

I won't! I will! I will! I do.

I wonder what it's like.

I'll ask my sister Odessa to squeeze in.

I'll do anything for you! Let her stay!

I'll get it hot. I'll show you how to make it hot.

I'll get my mail. I'm expecting an agreement from Memphis.

I'll get you!

I'll take right good care of your Nettie.

I'm busy!

I'm coming, Shug!

I'm driving.

I'm fixing to sing.

I'm getting to it. I'm getting to it.

I'm going to miss you too.

I'm going with Shug.

I'm gonna go with her. This is my only chance to break from Mr. Jail.

I'm keeping my eyes on you

I'm living with my sister and her husband.

I'm poor, black.

I'm so glad to see you!

I'm something

I'm very pleased to meet you.

I's follow her everywhere, want to go where she go.

I's getting real tired of this cat.

I's going to miss you.

I's married now! I's a married woman!

I've always been a good girl.

I've always been good to you people!

I've always gone out of my way for coloreds!

I've been writing to you over the years...

I've got it. Top of the H. Here we go.

I've heard so much about you! Feels like we old friends!

If he hadn't been your boy, he might have been a halfway decent man.

If I was ever going to have a husband, he'd been it. But he weak.

If I was to wait for Albert, I'd wait till Christmas.

If she my baby, her name Olivia.

If you hadn't tried to rule over Sofia, white folks wouldn't have got her.

If you like.

In between the beatings, the children keep coming.

In the cooler, on the shelf.

Iron.

Is it the right side or the left side? The left side?

Is there a Ietter from Nettie?

Is this the right vest for my suit?

It be like when you have a way of doing stuff the same way all the time.

It don't look like that to me.

It finally reached the cassava fields nine months ago.

It has been a long time since I had time to write, but always...

It still ain't hot enough!

It sure is nice...

It was that mule, Old Joey. Old Joey, the mule.

It'd kill your mama.

It's a little late this year.

It's all right.

It's been a pleasure meeting all of you. Goodbye.

It's gonna rain on your head!

It's in the cooler, on the shelf.

It's just like my sign say:

It's right here! Just a few hundred yards from this holy place.

It's Shug.

It's time for me to get away from you and enter Creation.

It's time for us to go.

It's time to move on.

Jar. J A R. Jar.

Jesus!

Jook joint's supposed to be way back in the woods.

Just don't make me wait too long, Harpo.

Just look at those eyes.

Just pray for us, Celie.

Just sitting here drinking, ruining your life.

Just thought I'd stop and say hello.

Kept him up so he said he wasn't going to work.

KIDS: I do!

Last time I saw that kind of hat was at my mama's funeral.

Learning different languages.

Let her stay!

Let her stay. Please let her stay.

Let me know what's happening to me.

Let me see her again.

Let's see what we have here.

Let's us drink to having some Shug.

Like everything I see, she's seeing.

Like I said, fine with me.

Like more us than us is ourself.

Like white people at home who don't want black people to learn.

Look at that! Look at that!

Look at that! That's the cutest little face I ever saw. Give me some sugar.

Look at the dirt on it. This don't look like it's clean.

Look at them trees.

Look, I'm driving!

Looks like Albert brought his maid.

Looks like you got yourself in trouble.

Lord, have mercy! Firemen ain't gonna get it, somebody call the Iaw!

Lord, look at who's here. It's Miss Celie.

M I S T E R period.

Made him sick, Lord It made him well

Made him some eyes Just to lose on the ground

Made my life here hell.

Make sure you close that curtain.

Make yourself useful, Harpo. Hush now, honey.

Mama, do the Lordy, Lord

Mama, why are you crying?

Mama!

Mama!

MAN 1 : Right, see you.

MAN 2: Right. SHUG: Oh, yeah.

MAN: Good night, y'all.

MAN: Hey! Watch it!

MAN: How are you doing today? Good to see you. Hello.

MAN: Mrs. Millie! Whoa, whoa!

MAN: Yes, ma'am.

Maybe God is trying to tell you something Right now

Maybe she dead.

Maybe somebody will let you work on their railroad.

Maybe sweep out the caboose.

Maybe you can give me a sign.

Maybe.

MAYOR: Millie, let's leave them folks alone.

Me and Shug, I smile.

Millie, always going on over the colored.

MILLIE: Honey, let me see you. Look at you, you're so sweet.

MILLIE: I can do it. I can put it in reverse.

MILLIE: I've been wondering about starting a fund for the colored children.

MILLIE: Look! Aren't they cute?

MILLIE: What am I gonna do about the car?

Mind your own goddamn business. I feel just fine. Just had to eat.

Miss Celie, it sure is good to see you.

Miss Celie, we got ourselves some new curtains I want to put in the bedroom.

Miss Celie, why you always covering up your smile?

Miss Millie, what's the matter?

Mister have to call and tell them to shut up the racket.

Mister say he want to have a look at her.

Mister.

Mister.

Mm!

More than anything, God love admiration.

Morning, Mr. Johnson.

Move up. He won't bite.

Mr. Samuel.

Mr. Samuel. Who he?

My children need feeding.

My children, not my sister and brother.

My God, the dead has arisen.

My heart say she mine.

My husband's waiting.

My Iife's already ruined.

My job is to love her and take her where she want to go. Right?

My little girl looks like she fretting over something.

My little sister, Nettie, has got a man always looking at her.

My mama marry this dead man two years after my real daddy dead.

My mother.

My pa loved me.

My pa still loves me...

My shirt needs mending. My pants need fixing. My shoes need shining.

My Shug gonna be here and everything gonna be the way it should.

Needs to be taken down a peg or two.

NETTIE & CELIE [SINGING]: ♪ Me and you, us never part ♪

Nettie and your kids? Woman, you talking crazy.

NETTIE: And these?

NETTIE: At first, there was the faintest sound of movement in the forest.

NETTIE: Can you read good? I can't say that I do.

NETTIE: Dear Celie, the white man is building a road.

NETTIE: He says, This is the day of his dreams.

NETTIE: I just couldn't keep him off me.

NETTIE: I wrote a letter to you almost every day on the ship.

NETTIE: I'll go to school for both of us.

NETTIE: No! No! No!

NETTIE: Oh, Nettie, you have such nice skin...

NETTIE: Olinka is four days march through the bush from the harbor.

NETTIE: Systematic. CELIE: What's systematic mean?

NETTIE: We're up at 5:00 for a breakfast of millet, porridge, fruit, then morning classes.

NETTIE: Yes!

Nettie!

Nettie!

Nettie!

Nettie!

Nettie!

Nettie.

Nettie.

Never knowed a child to come out right unless there's a man around.

Nice, little, young girl clean up the house, iron your shirts

No low life's gonna run me around

No place to stop. But here us is! Well, how are you?

No such a thing.

No twister, Gonna steal your stuff away

No, I ain't seen them in about eight years.

No, Miss Sofia!

No, Miss Sofia! No!

No, most time I pretend I ain't even there.

No, not vain. Just wanting to share a good thing.

No, sir, I ain't living in no streets.

No, sir.

No, sir. Ain't no fist touched my face. No, sir.

No, thank you.

No, you stay right here, Harpo.

No!

No!

No! No!

No! No! No!

No! No! No!

No! Please!

No.

No.

No.

No. Probably just some people lost their way.

Nobody can get to them.

Nobody here to greet your pa?

Nobody's crazy enough to marry you.

Not if she left him.

Not since their mammy did it.

Nothing but death can keep me from her!

Nothing but death can keep me from her!

Nothing can do it better than a good beating.

Nothing. I never asked you for nothing!

Now every Sunday evening, here come Mister.

Now get my shave and don't keep me waiting!

Now giddyup! Giddyup!

Now God made him an elephant Made him stout

Now he's a funny mistreater, A robber and a cheater

Now I only write at Christmas and Easter...

Now let me see you. How can a pair of pants that fits Sofia fit me?

Now listen to me. I know just what you need.

Now us never be apart.

Now, after two months during which I or the children...

Now, I got two children by my daddy.

Now, put some more bubbling oil in this tub.

Now, she be a big girl.

Now, somewhere is my dining room.

Oh, but trust me

Oh, Celie.

Oh, girl, you need a smiling lesson.

Oh, Lordy, Lord!

Oh, Miss Celie, I feels Iike singing!

Oh, Miss Celie, that was just the salt and sugar.

Oh, Miss Sofia, it's so good to have you home.

Oh, my. That was exciting, wasn't it?

Oh, no! Oh!

Oh, scuffling I been up that lonesome road

Oh, shit.

Oh, sister, have I got news for you

Oh, sister, we're two of a kind

Oh, sister, we're two of a kind

Oh, yes.

Oh!

Oh! Miss Celie!

Ohh! I'm driving!

Ohh.

OLD MISTER: Hey, boy! Here, boy!

Old Sofia home now. Sofia home.

Olivia and Adam are with me...

Olivia and Adam.

Olivia.

On my first sight of the Africa coast...

On top of me.

On your way.

One size fit all.

Over my dead body!

Pa, not Pa.

PA: Celie, Mister want another look at you.

Pauline.

Pie's in the pantry. Women need to be left alone sometimes.

Please, please, please!

Please! No!

Please...

Plus, I hear all her children's got different daddies.

Poor Sofia, stuck with Miss Millie for the rest of her life.

Pop, this here is Sofia.

PREACHER [SINGS]: ♪ Tell her something ♪

PREACHER: It is therefore not to be entered into lightly or unadvisedly...

PREACHER: Now, Sofia.

PREACHER: There's only two kinds of children in this world.

Pull up a chair. Have a cold drink.

Put your head back.

Remember your name

Sanctified, religious and very good to me.

Sat in that jail till I near about done rot to death.

Say thank you now.

Say what?

See what kind of colors Shug's gonna put on there now.

September. Yeah, September be a good time to go off in the world.

Set up a fund so they could have some toys and some clothes, a toy or two.

Shake your shimmy, girl! Come on! Show me your stuff!

She ain't even clean.

She ain't fresh, but I expect you know that.

She be almost my age, but they getting married now.

She be seven months on the fifteenth.

She best leave you alone.

She black as tar...

She ended up being Miss Millie's maid after all.

She got spunk and can talk to anybody. She can stand up and be noticed.

She is sharp, Celie.

She looked just like me and my daddy.

She oldest and should marry first.

She plays with Olivia after school.

She said only death could keep her from me.

She'll be back. Shug got talent. She can sing.

She's a lot better than that first wife you married.

She's scared.

She's spoiled, twice.

Shit.

Should've married her when I had a chance.

Show me some teeth.

Show me that pretty smile.

SHUG [SINGING]: ♪ Sister, you've been on my mind ♪

Shug Avery done set the population of Hartwell County a new high.

SHUG: ♪ I wanna praise your name ♪

SHUG: ♪ Maybe God ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Maybe God ♪

SHUG: ♪ No wonder why ♪ CHORUS: ♪ And you wonder why ♪

SHUG: ♪ Something's gone wrong ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Something has gone wrong ♪

SHUG: ♪ Speak to me, Lord ♪

SHUG: ♪ Yeah ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Can't sleep at night ♪

SHUG: Albert!

SHUG: Celie, get in the car. Get in the car.

SHUG: I told you, I don't want nothing!

SHUG: I's married now!

SHUG: There is so much to tell you...

SHUG: There something you got to say?

SHUG: This doesn't look nothing Iike me.

SHUG: What you staring at? Never seen a naked woman before?

SHUG: Yes, ma'am? I ain't that old.

Shug! Shug, I'm coming!

Shut up!

Shut up! It's bad luck for a woman to laugh at a man!

Sister, you've been on my mind

Sister, you've been on my mind

Slip you in the dozens Your pappy's, your cousin

Slip you in your dozens Your papa's, your cousin

So good.

So I call her Ole Livia.

So let me tell you something, sister

So sad, just like me.