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"OZ"...
THAT'S THE NAME ON THE STREET
FOR THE OSWALD MAXIMUM SECURITY PENITENTIARY.
OZ IS RETRO, OZ IS RETRIBUTION.
YOU WANNA PUNISH A MAN ? SEPARATE HIM FROM HIS FAMILY.
SEPARATE HIM FROM HIMSELF. CAGE HIM UP WITH HIS OWN KIND.
GET HIM !
DOWN, DOWN !
NO, NO !
OZ IS HARD TIMES DOING HARD TIME.
McMANUS, DON'T YOU EVER KNOCK ?
I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE FILES
OF ALL THE INMATES WHO ARRIVED TODAY.
I WANT TOBIAS BEECHER, MIGUEL ALVAREZ.
HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL,
STAB WOUND TO THE CHEST.
IS HE GONNA LIVE ?
APPARENTLY.
ALRIGHT.
SHUT THE *** UP, BEFORE I COME IN THERE--
HEY, WARDEN.
HELLO, MIKE.
AND I WANT DONALD GROVES.
GROVES ?
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING,
AND DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY...
BUT ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR *** MIND ?
GROVES IS A DEMENTED SOCIOPATH
WITHOUT A SKOOSH OF REMORSE.
WELL, MAYBE.
HE ATE HIS PARENTS.
HE KILLED THEM, CARVED THEM UP AND ATE THEM.
I'M GONNA TEACH HIM TABLE MANNERS.
THE ONLY THING A GUY LIKE THAT UNDERSTANDS IS PUNISHMENT,
HARD AND SWIFT.
( man ) WARDEN, C'MERE AND LICK ME !
LEO, YOU SAID IT YOURSELF,
ALL WE DO IS RECYCLE !
( man ) HEY, WARDEN, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
LATER, JOHNSON, LATER.
AN INMATE COMES IN, WE SIT ON HIM,
SEND HIM BACK OUT, HE'S BACK WITH A VENGEANCE.
AND IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
WE DON'T DO SOMETHING RADICAL RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE NEVER GONNA BREAK THE CHAIN.
GROVES ISN'T GOING OUT.
HE'S HERE 'TILL GOD DROP-KICKS HIM TO HELL.
DO I HAVE TO CALL THE COMMISSIONER ON THIS ONE ?
I WAS GIVEN TOTAL AUTONOMY TO RUN CELL BLOCK FIVE MY WAY.
FINE, TAKE GROVES.
AND PAUL MARKSTRAM.
HE'S A PETTY DRUG DEALER,
AND I GOT ENOUGH PETTY DRUG DEALERS.
YOU WANT GROVES, YOU TAKE MARKSTRAM.
WHY-- ? WHY ?
HE'S MY COUSIN.
TIMMY McMANUS--
HE CREATED AN EXPERIMENTAL UNIT INSIDE OZ,
A NEW APPROACH TO THE PRISON PROBLEM.
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT "EMERALD CITY".
TO ME, IT'S A CONCENTRATION CAMP.
IN EMERALD CITY WE GOT RULES.
WE GOT A LOT MORE RULES THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN OZ.
YOUR CELL IS YOUR HOME.
KEEP IT CLEAN, SPOTLESS.
YOU ARE TO EXERCISE REGULARLY,
ATTEND CLASSES,
GO TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELING.
YOU ARE TO WORK IN ONE OF THE PRISON FACTORIES.
YOU ARE TO FOLLOW THE ROUTINE.
WE TELL YOU WHEN TO SLEEP,
WHEN TO EAT,
WHEN TO ***.
THERE IS NO YELLING,
NO FIGHTING, NO ***.
YOU FOLLOW THE RULES,
LEARN SELF-DISCIPLINE.
'CAUSE IF YOU'D HAD ANY SELF-DISCIPLINE,
ANY CONTROL OVER YOURSELF AT ALL,
YOU WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE NOW.
QUESTIONS ?
YEAH, CAN I GO TO THE BATHROOM ?
SUCK IT IN, TOUGH GUY.
THESE ARE YOUR SPONSORS.
THEY WILL HELP YOU GET USED TO THE ROUTINE.
I DON'T WANT ANY *** SPONSORS.
I DON'T WANT ANY *** ROUTINE.
( guard ) SHUT UP, GROVES.
HI, I'M BOB REBADOW.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
PAUL MARKSTRAM, JEFFERSON KEANE.
YO.
TOBIAS BEECHER, DINO ORTOLANI.
DO I REALLY HAVE TO DO THIS ?
CUT THE ***, IT'S YOUR TURN.
HELLO.
BEECHER, HUH ?
I'M GUESSING YOU AIN'T ITALIAN.
WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR ?
SHAVING STROKES OFF YOUR GOLF SCORE ?
( narrator ) PRISONER NUMBER 9-7-B-4-1-2,
TOBIAS BEECHER.
CONVICTED JULY 5th '97, DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.
VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER.
SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS, UP FOR PAROLE IN FOUR.
IN OZ, THE GUARDS LOCK THE CAGES AND WALK AWAY.
THEN THE PREDATORS RISE,
TAKE CONTROL, MAKE THE RULES.
BUT IN "EM CITY",
THE GUARDS ARE WITH US 24 HOURS A DAY.
THERE'S NO PRIVACY.
EVERYBODY SEES WHAT EVERYBODY'S DOING.
EYES ARE EVERYWHERE...
McMANUS' EYES.
IN "EM CITY" RETRIBUTION GIVES WAY TO REDEMPTION.
TIMMY BOY BELIEVES HE CAN SAVE EVERY ONE OF US,
FROM EACH OTHER, FROM OURSELVES,
FROM THE SYSTEM THAT DUMPED US IN HERE.
ONLY THING HE DON'T GET IS, YOU GOTTA WANNA BE SAVED.
HEY, DINO, HOW YOU DOING ?
LOOK, I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE SOME KIND OF BRO.
THE HEADLINE READS,
I DON'T GIVE A *** ABOUT YOU.
THAT'S FINE, DINO, OKAY.
HEY.
LET ME GIVE YOU A SLICE OF ADVICE.
GET YOURSELF A WEAPON.
ANYONE TRIES TO *** WITH YOU,
TAKE 'EM OUT.
ANYTHING ELSE ?
YEAH.
DON'T SMILE, EVER.
DINO, TELEPHONE.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT ?
YOU GOT A CODE FOR THE PHONE ?
MCI.
WHAT'S THE NUMBER ?
HEY, GINNY, HOW YOU DOING, BABY ?
YEAH, BABY, I MISS YOU, TOO.
GET OUT THE LINE !
ARE THE KIDS AROUND ?
I COULD'VE SWORN I SEEN THE *** IN MY CELL,
GOING THROUGH MY PERSONAL EFFECTS.
HIS FINGERS FINGERING MY CIGARETTES,
CAME OUT LIKE NOTHING WAS HAPPENING,
WHISTLING HE TUNE !
SO I MUSHED HIS *** LIKE, MOVE, ***, MAKE ROOM !
HEY ! AIN'T THAT MY CIGARETTE
HANGING OFF THE TIP OF YOUR LIP ?!
I AIN'T EVEN GIVE HIM A CHANCE FOR ANY CONFESSION,
JUST LEVELED HIS *** WITH ALL THAT AGGRESSION !
LEFTS, RIGHTS, TO THE DO-LEX !
FOOTS TO THE CHEST, UPPERCUTS TO THE GRILL !
I'M LIKE KILL, HE'S LIKE CHILL !
TAKE THAT FOR ME EVEN BEING IN THIS PLACE !
TAKE THAT FOR THAT *** C.O. BATON ACROSS MY FACE !
FEEL THAT FOR THAT LAWYER WHO AIN'T GIVE TWO *** ABOUT ME,
AND FEEL THIS, FEEL THIS !
FOR ME BEING ENSLAVED BY POVERTY.
***, GIVE ME THEM DAMN CIGARETTES !
OH, THESE IS MARLBOROS, I DON'T SMOKE THESE.
( laughter )
I GOT SOME VEAL COMING YOU ARE GONNA LOVE.
BENĂ©, BENĂ©.
EXCUSE ME, MAY I SIT HERE ?
NO.
EXCUSE ME.
IS ANYBODY SITTING HERE ?
YOU.
YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU KNOW.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
GENEVIEVE.
SHE'S THINKING ABOUT DIVORCING YOU.
IN FACT, SHE'S HAVING LUNCH WITH YOUR OLD LAW PARTNER
TO TALK IT THROUGH.
HOW DO YOU KNOW MY WIFE'S NAME ?
GOD TOLD ME.
ATTENTION !
ACCORDING TO NEW STATE HEALTH GUIDELINES,
STARTING THE END OF THE MONTH,
SMOKING WILL BE PROHIBITED INSIDE OSWALD PENITENTIARY.
( prisoners yelling )
SETTLE DOWN !
ANYONE CAUGHT WITH TOBACCO WILL BE CHARGED
WITH POSSESSION OF CONTRABAND AND SENT TO AD-SEG !
THAT IS ALL !
( yelling )
SO, THIS IS WHERE THEY MAKE THE PRISON UNIFORMS ?
ACTUALLY, NO.
OUR UNIFORMS COME FROM TAIWAN.
THESE ARE PRISON CLOTHES WE MAKE TO SELL.
SELL ? TO WHO ?
THEY'RE HIP OR HOP, I'M NOT SURE WHICH.
GRAB A BOLT AND PULL.
I'M NOT REALLY USED TO DOING THIS KIND OF WORK.
NOT THAT I THINK THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT
OR DEMEANING.
I WAS A LAWYER.
I HATE LAWYERS ALMOST AS MUCH AS I HATE COPS.
COUNT... !
WHAT NOW ?
WE GO TO OUR CELLS, THEY COUNT HEADS,
THEN LOCK US UP FOR THE NIGHT.
BUT IT'S 5:00.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO-- WHAT TIME IS LIGHTS OUT ?
10 P.M.
WHAT DO I DO FOR FIVE HOURS ?
TRY TO KEEP BREATHING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY STUFF ?
C'MON, THOSE ARE MINE !
ANYTHING YOU GOT BELONGS TO ME,
YOU UNDERSTAND ?
IT'S TIME TO COUNT, GENTLEMEN !
C'MON OUT.
JUST GETTING TO KNOW MY NEW CELL-MATE.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE AIR,
AND IT AIN'T LOVE.
I WON'T BE *** YOU, PRAG.
AT LEAST...
NOT TONIGHT.
HEY...
MIND IF I SIT HERE ?
VERN SCHILLINGER.
I UNDERSTAND.
I SAW LAST NIGHT, ADEBISI GIVING YOU ***,
TAKING YOUR STUFF.
THIS MORNING HE STOLE MY WATCH.
THAT SUCKS.
TRIED THE SAME *** WITH ME WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE.
WHAT'D YOU DO ?
I WENT TO McMANUS,
ASKED HIM TO SWITCH ME TO ANOTHER POD.
YEAH, SURE.
JUST DON'T SAY IT HAS TO DO WITH ADEBISI.
YOU GET HIM IN TROUBLE, HE'LL KILL YOU.
IN THE MEANTIME, WEAR ARMOR.
ARMOR ?
SO...
YOU RATTED ON ME, HUH ?
BACK OFF.
WHO ARE YOU TELLING TO BACK OFF ?
YOU, BOY.
OH, YEAH ? MAKE ME BACK OFF.
PLAY NICE.
I'M ON TOP.
OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT A JEW ARE YOU ?
ME ? JEWISH ?
I DON'T EVEN LIKE BARBRA STREISAND.
LIKE MY TATTOOS ?
GONNA HAVE TO GET YOU ONE.
UH, NO, THANKS.
OH, YEAH.
I'M GONNA BRAND YOU MYSELF.
LIVESTOCK GETS BRANDED.
"LIVESTOCK".
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE,
MY LIVESTOCK.
BECAUSE NOW, TOBIAS,
YOUR *** BELONGS TO ME.
( narrator ) THEY CALL THIS THE PENAL SYSTEM.
BUT IT'S REALLY THE *** SYSTEM.
IT'S ABOUT HOW BIG, IT'S ABOUT HOW LONG,
IT'S ABOUT HOW HARD.
LIFE IN OZ IS ALL ABOUT THE SIZE OF YOUR ***,
AND ANYBODY WHO TELLS YOU DIFFERENT AIN'T GOT ONE.
( cells unlocking )
BEECHER, C'MON, BREAKFAST.
SUIT YOURSELF.
SHAKE DOWN !
NO, THAT AIN'T MINE ! THAT AIN'T MINE !
YA SET ME UP !
YOU *** !
GET THIS *** OUT OF HERE.
HEY, WHOA, WHOA.
WE NEED MORE THAN A FEW SNIFFING DOGS
TO STOP THE FLOW OF DRUGS.
WE NEED TO FIGHT THE ADDICTION.
NO, WE NEED TO FIGHT THE TRAFFIC.
HOW DO WE DO THAT ?
WEEK-LONG LOCKDOWN.
LET'S SEE 'EM TRY TO MOVE THEIR ***
SITTING IN THEIR CELLS 24-7.
YOUR BIG IDEA IS PUNISH EVERYBODY.
I DON'T HEAR YOU COMING UP WITH ANYTHING BETTER.
I'M TELLING YOU, LEO,
*** McMANUS IS OUT OF *** CONTROL.
HE TELLS ME YESTERDAY
HE'S THINKING OF STARTING A "QUIET TIME".
AN HOUR EVERY DAY WHEN THE CONS GOTTA SIT IN SILENCE.
WHAT'S NEXT, MILK AND COOKIES ?
MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE LISTENED TO WHAT I WAS SAYING.
WE GOTTA MAKE 'EM BE QUIET IN HERE
BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET OUT AND THEY GET A JOB,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO SIT AND DO THEIR WORK AND BE QUIET.
WHAT KIND OF FAIRY DUST YOU BEEN SNORTING ?
THESE STUPID ***
AREN'T GONNA WORK FOR *** MICROSOFT !
IF AN INMATE SURVIVES OZ, HE'S GOT BALLS ON THE STREET.
I WANNA TAKE SOME OF THE GLAMOUR AWAY FROM THAT.
MAYBE A HIGH-SCHOOL EDUCATION.
MAYBE LEARN TO *** READ !
IF EVERYBODY'S DONE, I'M MOVING ON.
NEXT ITEM, NO SMOKING RULE.
MORE ***.
YOU EXPECT US TO ENFORCE THIS BAN ?
THESE ARE STATE GUIDELINES
RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS,
PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE, SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
THE GOVERNOR IS AN ***.
YOU MEAN POLITICALLY OR PERSONALLY ?
HE CAMPAIGNED ON THE "NO PERKS FOR PRISONERS" PLATFORM.
HE'S GONNA REINSTATE THE DEATH PENALTY.
HE'S GONNA SLASH OUR BUDGET. HE'S GONNA INCITE A RIOT.
I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CAFETERIA.
THIS PLACE IS FUELED BY SMOKE !
I KNOW THAT MARLBOROS AREN'T GONNA DISAPPEAR.
THEY'RE JUST GONNA GO UNDERGROUND LIKE DRUGS.
I SAID WE HAVE TO ENFORCE THE NEW RULES.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT I LIKED THEM.
NEXT ITEM: KAREEM SAID.
HE ARRIVES TODAY, AND I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU
WHAT A POTENTIAL POWDER KEG THIS CAN BE.
NOT JUST BECAUSE HE BLEW UP
A WHITE-OWNED WAREHOUSE IN HIS COMMUNITY.
SAID CLAIMS THAT HE IS NOT A CRIMINAL,
THAT HE IS A POLITICAL PRISONER,
AND UNTIL ALL THE APPEALS AND *** ARE CLEARED,
HE IS TO BE TREATED WITH KID GLOVES.
AFTER THAT WE CAN BURY HIM IN GEN-POP.
( narrator ) PRISONER NUMBER 9-7-S-4-4-4.
( guard ) OPEN.
KAREEM SAID,
A.K.A. GOODSON TRUMAN,
CONVICTED JUNE 6th, '97 ARSON IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
SENTENCE, 18 YEARS,
ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN FIVE.
IN "EM CITY" WE TREAT EACH OTHER
THE WAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED.
WE TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT.
AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE OF US DOES NOT RESPECT THE OTHER ?
THERE'S VIOLENCE.
THEN PRISON LIFE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE OUTSIDE.
YOUR CELEBRITY STATUS
DOESN'T BUY YOU ANY EXTRA ADVANTAGES HERE.
ALL MY PRISONERS ARE EQUAL.
HOW IRONIC.
TO FINALLY BE AN EQUAL IN A PLACE
WHERE I DO NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM TO ENJOY IT.
YOU DO THE WORK ASSIGNED YOU, YOU STAY OUT OF TROUBLE,
WE'RE GONNA GET ALONG JUST FINE.
OTHERWISE, YOU GO INTO THE GENERAL POPULATION,
AND, KAREEM,
IN THE REST OF OZ,
NOBODY'S TREATED THE WAY THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED.
THEN I CONSIDER MYSELF WARNED.
I'VE READ A COUPLE OF YOUR BOOKS.
I KNOW THE INFLUENCE THAT YOU CAN HAVE OVER OTHER MEN,
SO I'M HOPING WE CAN WORK TOGETHER,
MAKE EVERYBODY'S STAY HERE MORE PRODUCTIVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HELP MY BROTHERS LIVE A FULL LIFE.
YEAH, SO WOULD WE ALL.
ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN TELL YOU ?
NO.
I DO HAVE ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU.
WHAT'S THAT ?
78% OF THE POPULATION AT OSWALD STATE PENITENTIARY
ARE MEN OF COLOR.
THE RATIO IS, AT LAST COUNT,
ONE OFFICER FOR EVERY NINE PRISONERS.
WE COULD TAKE THIS PRISON ANYTIME WE WANTED TO.
YOU COULD TAKE IT.
BUT YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP IT.
THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU INTEND TO START A RIOT ?
WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS,
AS OF TODAY,
I RUN OZ.
DON'T YOU *** WITH ME, MY BROTHER.
OFFICERS !
ASALAAM ALAIKUM.
( Muslims chanting )
( narrator ) THERE IS ALWAYS IN OZ,
AN UNDERCURRENT OF FEAR,
OF VIOLENCE...
OF HATE...
WAITING TO EXPLODE.
PRISONER NUMBER 9-6-C-3-8-2,
DINO ORTOLANI.
CONVICTED DECEMBER 12th, '96,
ONE COUNT *** IN THE FIRST DEGREE,
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
SENTENCE, LIFE IMPRISONMENT
WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.
McMANUS, WE GOTTA TALK.
ABOUT SEX.
SISTER, YOU'RE INSATIABLE.
AND YOU ARE NOT THAT FUNNY.
DINO ORTOLANI HAS REQUESTED A CONJUGAL VISIT.
SO ?
THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE 4th SINCE JANUARY.
SO ?
IT'S PART OF MY JOB TO ARRANGE FOR INMATES AND--
EXCUSE ME, AM I IN YOUR WAY HERE ?
TO ARRANGE FOR INMATES AND THEIR WIVES TO MAKE WHOOPEE.
AND IT'S PART OF YOUR JOB TO TELL ME
IF SAID INMATE HAS EARNED SAID WHOOPEE.
FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR.
THAT'S MORE SEX THAN I HAD WHEN I WAS MARRIED.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOU'RE DIVORCED.
GIVE HIM A SIX-HOUR CONJUGAL.
WOW, IS THAT ALL ?
YEP.
I JUST HOPE HE'S NOT A PREMATURE EJACULATOR.
( man ) FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT YOU ESCAPED.
THANKS, KID.
HE ATE HIS MOTHER.
( man ) GET OUTTA HERE.
( man ) SO I HEARD, HE KILLED HER,
THEN HE BROILED HER HEAD,
SMOTHERED IT IN ONIONS.
WHAT, NO GARLIC ?
HE HAD HIS FATHER IN THE FREEZER.
SICK ***.
WHAT THE ***'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY ?
IN THE OLD DAYS *** WAS ***.
YOU KILLED SOMEONE, IT WAS BUSINESS.
AND YOU SURE AS CHRIST DIDN'T EAT 'EM.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED, NINO.
*** THAT. TIMES CHANGE, NOTHING EVER CHANGES
NOW, MY BROTHERS,
WE MUST DEDICATE OURSELVES
TO A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF PRINCIPLES,
TO A WHOLE NEW SET OF PRIORITIES.
WE MUST REKINDLE
OUR NATURAL SENSE OF PURITY.
THE HEART AND THE MIND
MUST BE CLEANSED AND SET FREE.
AND THAT MEANS NO DRUGS,
NO ALCOHOL,
AND NO CIGARETTES, BROTHER.
YES, MY BROTHER.
NO FOUL LANGUAGE
AND NO ABNORMAL SEX.
YOU SEE THESE TEMPTATIONS ?
THEY MUST BE REPLACED
BY A STRICT DISCIPLINE
AND A CHANNELED FOCUS.
AND NOT ONLY WILL OUR LIVES HERE BE IMPROVED,
BUT OUR SPIRITS
WILL BE RENEWED.
WE ARE NOT A GANG OF HOODLUMS.
WE ARE A GROUP OF MEN
ROOTED IN AFRICA AND LIVING IN AMERICA.
WE ARE STRONG AND PROUD.
WE ARE AN ENTITY, A PRESENCE.
WE ARE A FORCE,
AND WE MUST BE DEALT WITH.
WE ARE VOICES,
AND WE MUST BE HEARD !
NOW THERE'S A WHITE MAN.
HE MAY HAVE ENSLAVED US WITH HIS LAWS,
AND HE MAY HAVE ENSLAVED US
IN HIS JAIL,
BUT HE HAS NOT...
CANNOT...
WILL NOT,
ENSLAVE THE VERY ESSENCE
OF OUR IMMORTAL SOUL.
ARE YOU HEARING THIS *** ?
YEAH.
YABBA-DABBA-DO.
THIS *** SAID IS A THREAT.
TELL SCHIBETTA WE GOTTA STICK TOGETHER ON THIS ONE.
WHAT ?
I AIN'T A MESSENGER BOY.
YOU GOT SOMETHING TO TELL NINO, TELL HIM YOURSELF.
YEAH, YEAH, LOOKIE HERE,
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE TO WORRY.
WHAT THE *** YOU DOING, KAREEM ?
YOU LIKE BEING ON YOUR KNEES ?
MAYBE YOU LIKE TO SUCK THIS ?
WHAT THE *** YOU DOING ?
GET YOUR *** OUTTA HERE !
YOU TALKING TO MY BOYS ABOUT DEALING DRUGS ?
STAY THE *** OUT MY BUSINESS.
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT ?
IS THIS REALLY WHAT YOU WANT ?
TO BUST YOUR *** ? YEAH.
WE MUSLIMS BELIEVE IN NON-VIOLENCE.
WE BELIEVE IN RESPECTING OUR NEIGHBOR.
WE...DON'T.
I WILL GIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO.
SO BE IT.
BROTHER, HIT ME.
I TOLD YOU TO HIT ME, NOW HIT ME.
HIT ME. HIT ME !
HIT ME !
HIT ME IN THE FACE, BROTHER.
AGAIN !
HARDER !
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON OVER THERE ?!
C'MON, BREAK IT UP !
YOU'RE A CRAZY ***, YOU KNOW THAT ?
ASALAAM AIKUM, BROTHER.
PEACE BE UNTO YOU.
WHAT DAY IS IT ?
FRIDAY.
FEELS MORE LIKE MONDAY.
GUESS WHO'S CHECKING INTO OZ TOMORROW.
YOUR UNCLE VINNIE.
THE FEDS GOT VINNIE.
RYAN O'REILY.
GET THE *** OUTTA HERE.
WHY AM I GONNA *** YOU ABOUT THAT SCUMBAG ?
THEY GOTTA BE CRAZY TO PUT THAT *** NEAR ME.
YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL.
HE AIN'T GOING TO BE IN "EM CITY".
HE'S GONNA BE SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW.
I'M GONNA CAP THAT ***.
YOU AIN'T GONNA DO A ***' THING...
UNLESS I SAY SO.
CAPISCE.
C'MON.
THANKS.
COUNT... !
( narrator ) OZ IS WHERE I LIVE.
OZ IS WHERE I WILL DIE,
WHERE MOST OF US WILL DIE.
WHAT WE WERE DON'T MATTER.
WHAT WE ARE DON'T MATTER.
WHAT WE BECOME...
DON'T MATTER.
DOES IT ?
HEY, EDWARDO.
HEY, WHAT'S UP ?
LOOK AT THIS GUY.
YOU *** ***.
SIEDITI.
C'MON, GET UP.
I CAN'T LET THIS GUY DISRESPECT ME LIKE THAT.
ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT ?
THERE ARE COPS ALL AROUND THE PLACE.
*** IT.
WHO'S KEANE ?
ME, SO ?
I'M O'REILY.
LIKE I SAID, SO ?
I HEARD YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF A LITTLE BUSINESS FOR ME.
WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS ?
DINO ORTOLANI.
I WANT HIM AIR-HOLED, AND I'M WILLING TO PAY.
WE DON'T KILL WISEGUYS AROUND HERE.
YUM, YUM, PLASTIC.
MY BROTHER SAYS HELLO.
SAYS YOU CAN HELP.
I'M HERE, AIN'T I ?
OPEN GATE 57, VEGAS.
SHUT IT.
ORTOLANI.
THE *** ARE AFRAID TO TOUCH HIM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WASTING ORTOLANI.
HE'S ON SELF-DESTRUCT.
ALLAH, ALLAH...
***' *** !
ENOUGH, ORTOLANI !
C'MON.
( guard ) BACK TO YOUR CELLS, LOCKDOWN !
BACK TO YOUR CELLS.
LOCKDOWN, LOCKDOWN !
WHO DID THIS TO MY BROTHER ?!
DON'T PLAY WITH THAT.
YOU BETTER HOPE THEY GET BILLIE KEANE
TO CITY HOSPITAL ON TIME.
HE FLAMES OUT, YOU'RE UP FOR ***.
DOCTOR, I'M IN HERE FOR LIFE.
I DON'T THINK ONE MORE ***'S GONNA MATTER.
BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE AN ANGEL'S TOUCH.
WHEN YOU WERE OUTSIDE
DID YOU EVER GET LAID WITH A LINE LIKE THAT ?
OUTSIDE I WAS FAITHFUL TO MY WIFE.
YEAH.
I WAS FAITHFUL BY CHOICE.
IN HERE I DON'T GOT NO CHOICE.
OR DO I ?
NO CHOICE, NO CHANCE.
HOW COME YOU'RE NOT VOLUNTEERING AT THE WOMENS' PRISON ?
HOW COME YOU'RE IN HERE SHAKING YOUR ***
IN FRONT OF 1,400 GUYS ?
I'M TRYING TO MEET MEN
AND I'M BORED WITH THE BAR SCENE.
THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
'CAUSE I'VE GOTTA WONDER ABOUT A GUY
WHO'D LET HIS SLICE COME INTO A PIT LIKE THIS.
DON'T HE GOT ANY CONCERN FOR YOU ?
OH, HE'S GOT PLENTY OF CONCERN.
SO YOU ARE MARRIED.
OW.
YOU HAPPY ?
"HAPPY", DOCTOR ?
OH, I'M DELIRIOUS.
( knocking )
YEAH !
HAVE A SEAT, DINO.
TAKE THE CUFFS OFF, PLEASE.
YOU SURE ?
YEAH, I'M SURE ! TAKE THE CUFFS OFF !
YOU CAN WAIT OUTSIDE.
HOW YOU DOING, DINO ?
YOU'RE DOING A LOT BETTER THAN BILLIE KEANE,
'CAUSE HE'S IN INTENSIVE CARE NOW.
I DON'T START FIGHTS.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING,
AND I'M GONNA SAY IT ONCE AND AS SIMPLY AS I CAN.
EVERY INMATE, EVERY OFFICER
EITHER HATES YOUR GUTS
OR THEY'RE TERRIFIED OF YOU OR BOTH.
BEING POPULAR HAS NEVER BEEN A BIG CONCERN OF MINE.
WELL, HOW ABOUT STAYING ALIVE ?
IS THAT A CONCERN, HMM ?
KEEP IT UP, SOMEONE'S GONNA KILL YOU.
SO WHAT ? I'M GONNA BE SITTING IN THAT CELL
UNTIL THEY CARRY MY *** OUT IN A BODY BAG.
SO JUST SHUT UP OR PUT ME IN THE *** HOLE.
DINO, DO YOU KNOW WHY IN "EM CITY"
I PUT LIFERS IN WITH ALL THE REST ?
SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER.
AND NOT JUST FOR WHEN THEY GET RELEASED.
EVEN IF YOU'RE IN HERE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
EVEN IF YOU'RE IN HERE UNTIL YOU DIE,
YOUR LIFE CAN HAVE SOME PURPOSE.
HEY, YOU HEAR THAT ?
ARE YOU ON DRUGS, McMANUS ?
IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU SHOULD START.
THIS IS YOUR THIRD FIGHT
RELATED TO SOME KIND OF HOMOSEXUAL ENCOUNTER.
YOU CAN'T GO SWINGING ON A GUY
EVERY TIME HE MAKES A PASS AT YOU.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ?
THE GUY'S STROKING HIS *** IN FRONT OF ME.
I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF HUMOR.
AS PUNISHMENT,
INSTEAD OF PUTTING YOU IN LOCK UP,
I'M ASSIGNING YOU TO WORK IN THE AIDS WARD.
MR. HEALY.
YOU WORK IN THE AIDS WARD.
YOU *** PUNK !
GET THE *** OUT OF MY OFFICE !
NINO, YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
YOU GOTTA GET ME OFF THIS HOSPITAL DUTY ***.
WHO THE *** YOU TALKING TO ?
I DON'T GOTTA DO A *** THING.
I'M NOT TOUCHING NO DISEASED FAGGOTS.
MOST OF THEM ARE JUNKIES.
I DON'T CARE HOW THEY GOT IT, I DON'T WANNA GET IT !
YOU AIN'T GONNA DO NOTHING?
THAT'S RIGHT.
I RUN THE KITCHEN, NINO !
YOU'RE RAISING YOUR VOICE TO ME.
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YOU GOTTA LEARN TO BEHAVE.
WISEGUYS BEEN RUNNING THESE JOINTS FOR GENERATIONS.
HOW ? WITH THIS...
AND THIS.
WE RUN THE RACKET SAME AS ON THE STREET.
BUT YOU, YOU'RE IL ARRABBIATO.
YOU'RE GONNA KILL O'REILY !
YOU GOTTA LEARN TO THINK BEFORE YOU ACT.
LIFE AIN'T AN ICE PICK.
SO GO PLAY NURSEMAID FOR A WHILE.
GO WIPE SOME ***.
"WIPE SOME ***."
YEAH.
*** McMANUS, *** THESE ***.
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
DR. NATHAN SAID YOU MIGHT SAY THAT.
DR. NATHAN SAID TO FEED YOU ANYWAY.
JEEZ, LIKE ONE OF MY KIDS.
OPEN YOUR MOUTH.
I WANNA DIE, MAN.
OPEN YOUR ***
***' COCKSUCKIN' MOUTH.
WELL, THANKS A LOT.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO, GLORIA.
THANKS FOR SHACKLING ME WITH DINO ORTOLANI.
NOT ONLY CAN'T HE KEEP HIS HANDS OFF MY ***,
HE'S GOT THE BEDSIDE MANNER OF ATTILA THE HUN.
HE GETS INTO A FIGHT,
I STICK HIM IN THE HOLE EVERY TIME.
I'M TRYING TO BREAK THE PATTERN HERE.
HE'S A VIOLENT CRIMINAL, A THUG BORN TO KILL.
HE'LL NEVER CHANGE.
SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST THEN ?
CANING, CASTRATION ?
LORAZEPAM.
SEDATE ORTOLANI WITH FOUR MILLIGRAMS OF LORAZEPAM.
PUT HIM IN A PASSIVE STATE,
HE GETS A GREAT BUZZ AND HE DOESN'T HARM ANYONE.
BETTER PRISON THROUGH CHEMISTRY ?
GROW SOME BALLS, TIM.
FREE FOR DINNER TONIGHT ?
YOU'RE SEPARATED.
WANNA HAVE DINNER ?
YES.
I'LL HAVE BALLS BY THEN.
HOPEFULLY.
MY BROTHER'S LYING IN A ***' HOSPITAL,
HALF-DEAD, TUBES RUNNING UP HIS NOSE
BECAUSE OF THAT *** ***.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ?
I HEARD YOU'RE HAVING A MEETING ABOUT ORTOLANI.
YEAH, WHATEVER.
( guard ) WHAT'S GOING ON ?
JUST CONSOLING ME ABOUT MY BROTHER.
YOUR BROTHER'S A ***, KEANE.
THEY SAY IT RUNS IN FAMILIES.
YOU A ***, TOO ?
WHY DON'T YOU SUCK MY *** AND FIND OUT ?
YOU GOT TWO MINUTES TO FINISH YOUR WORK.
EVERYBODY ELSE, OUT.
THAT'S CUTE.
YOU AND ME, WE CAN GET THIS JOB DONE.
JOHNNY, YOU UP. GO IN THE HOLE AND WHACK THAT ***.
McMANUS DIDN'T PUT ORTOLANI IN THE HOLE.
HE'S GOT HIM DOING BEDPAN DUTY IN THE AIDS WARD.
IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS,
BUT I'LL GET YOUR MAN HERE
REASSIGNED TO THE AIDS WARD.
IT'S ALRIGHT, WHEN THE MOMENT'S RIGHT,
YOU TAKE THE GUINEA OUT FOR ALL OF US.
DINO, MY FRIEND,
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, SCHILLINGER ?
HEARD YOU CRIPPLED BILLIE KEANE.
THE *** BROTHERHOOD IS GRATEFUL.
SWELL.
JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE *** HERE.
I DON'T NEED YOUR ***.
WELL, *** YOU THEN.
NO, *** YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT SHOWER WAS BETWEEN ME AND THE *** BOY.
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, YOU *** REDNECK SCUMBAG.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR *** PURE-WHITE ***
AND GET THE *** AWAY FROM ME.
STUPID GREASEBALL.
COUNT... !
( narrator ) GREASEBALL, CRACKER, MICK, ***,
***, ***, ***...
WORDS, WORDS ARE WEAPONS.
I'D RATHER HAVE A MAC-10 ANYTIME, THOUGH.
SOME INMATES SAY THAT VIOLENCE
IS THE WORST THING WE GOTTA FACE.
FOR ME, THE WORST THING IS THE GREAT YAWN.
HOW DO YOU FILL DAY AFTER DULL-*** DAY ?
WE HAVE THESE ROUTINES
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE OUR LIVES ORDER AND MEANING.
BUT I'M HERE TO TESTIFY,
I'M LESS AFRAID OF GETTING SHANKED IN MY BACK
THAN THE ROUTINE, 'CAUSE THE ROUTINE...
MAN, THE ROUTINE'LL KILL YOU.
I WANNA SEE MY DAUGHTER.
HEY, I WANNA SEE MY DAUGHTER !
YOU'RE MORE *** TROUBLE THAN YOU'RE WORTH, SANCHEZ.
YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER ?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE ***.
*** HAVE DAUGHTERS.
I GUESS SO.
SHE'S...
SHE'S THREE.
I HAVE A SON THAT AGE.
WANT...
WANT CIGARETTES ?
NOT ALLOWED TO SMOKE.
I WANNA SEE MY DAUGHTER, WHERE YOU GOING ?
I WANNA SEE MY DAUGHTER.
I'M RIGHT HERE, MAN.
SO TELL ME,
WHY THE *** DID YOU GET AIDS ?
I LOVE--
I LOVED ***.
IT TOOK ME TO ANOTHER BODY.
IT MADE ME FEEL GOLDEN.
YOU ?
NO, I NEVER LIKED THAT ***.
SOLD A LOT OF IT, THOUGH.
MAYBE I GOT...
MINE FROM YOU.
NO, I WAS NEVER ON THE STREET DEALING.
STILL...
LISTEN, YOU LITTLE ***,
I WAS IN THE BUSINESS, PURE AND SIMPLE.
I NEVER TOLD YOU TO ***
SHARE YOUR NEEDLES WITH ANYBODY.
NO SMOKING.
YO, ORTOLANI.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, POST ?
I'M GONNA BE WORKING IN THE AIDS WARD WITH YOU.
GREAT NEWS, HUH ?
GOT AN EXTRA CIG ?
NO, NO EXTRA ONE.
HEY, ORTOLANI, HOW YOU DOING ?
YOU KNOW, JESUS CHRIST,
THIS IS LIKE *** HIGH-SCHOOL.
YOU THINK BY SHOVING ME IN THE AIDS WARD
YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE ME ?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, COACH,
EVEN WITH ALL YOUR GOOD INTENTIONS,
ALL YOUR REFORMS AND ALL YOUR OVERHAUL POLICIES,
I AIN'T EVER GONNA CHANGE.
WE AIN'T EVER GONNA CHANGE,
NONE OF US.
HI, TIMMY, WHAT'S UP ?
DINO ORTOLANI.
CANCEL HIS CONJUGAL VISIT.
TELL HIM
INSTEAD HE CAN HAVE FAMILY TIME.
"FAMILY", HE'S ITALIAN.
THAT CAN MEANS UPWARDS OF A HUNDRED PEOPLE.
NO, NO, NO, JUST HIS WIFE AND KIDS.
AND I WANT 'EM TO MEET BEHIND THE GLASS.
I WANT HIM TO SEE 'EM, BUT NO TOUCHING.
OH, TIM...
YOU WANNA BE CAREFUL.
OF PLAYING GOD ONCE TOO OFTEN.
IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,
THE REAL ONE'S GONNA GET VERY PISSED OFF.
HI !
THANK YOU, BABY.
GO PLAY OVER THERE, I WANNA TALK TO DADDY.
HEY.
WHAT HAPPENED ?
WHY YOU GOT SANDBAGS ?
I SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER.
SHH, QUIET.
LET 'EM PLAY, THEY'RE KIDS.
THEY SHOULDN'T FEEL COOPED UP.
HOW YOU DOING, GINNY ?
THE HOUSE IS SO EMPTY.
THEY TREATING YOU OKAY ?
OF COURSE.
THE MONEY, IT DON'T MEAN NOTHING TO ME.
AS LONG AS YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE TWO.
I MISS YOU.
WHAT'D I TELL YOU ABOUT THAT ?
YOU HAVE TO GO ON WITH YOUR LIFE.
I DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT THAT.
YOU HAVE TO GO ON WITH YOUR *** LIFE.
YOU HAVE TO TREAT ME LIKE I GOT SHOT LIKE MARIO AND JAKE.
WHAT ?
YOU WANT ME TO FIND A GUY ?
YOU WANT ME TO GET MARRIED AGAIN ?
YOU WANT SOME GUY
WATCHING YOUR KIDS GROW UP,
CALLIN' HIM "DADDY" ?
I DON'T WANT YOU EVER BRINGING THEM BACK HERE EVER AGAIN.
SOME *** *** INMATE TOOK THE STATE TO COURT,
SAYS SMOKING'S BAD FOR HIS HEALTH.
THIS WHOLE *** PLACE IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.
BUT THE STATE, THEY ***, TOO.
BAN CIGS IN ALL THE PRISONS.
I'M 30 MORE YEARS WITHOUT A *** CIGARETTE ?
THEY WON'T EVEN LET THE BROTHERS IN SOLITARY PUFF.
LIKE THEY WORRIED ABOUT CATCHING *** LUNG CANCER.
YOU LIKE TO HEAR YOURSELF TALK, DON'T YOU ?
YOU EVER WONDER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BURN SOMEONE'S EYE OUT ?
PUT THAT OUT.
YOU, GET OUT OF MY CHAIR.
YES, MA'AM.
GO TAKE CARE OF EMELIO SANCHEZ.
HE HAD AN ACCIDENT.
CHANGE HIM AND THEN SPONGE HIM.
NO WAY.
I AIN'T TOUCHING THAT DISEASED ***.
OH, NO, I AIN'T.
LOOK, SANCHEZ HASN'T GOT LONG, AND HE KNOWS IT.
NOW I CAN'T DO MORE FOR HIM THAN DULL THE PAIN,
AND THE LEAST THAT YOU CAN DO IS NOT LET HIM DIE
LYING IN HIS OWN ***.
OKAY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
LET'S GO, SANCHEZ.
I WANNA DIE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR WISH.
PLEASE.
PLEASE WHAT ?
HELP ME.
"HELP" ?
HERE.
HELP ME DIE.
FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I GOT NO HARD FEELINGS.
YOUR GOOMBAH TELLS YOU TO KILL ME,
TO TRY TO MAKE YOUR BONES, I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT I DIDN'T DIE.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE BALLS TO COME AFTER ME.
YOU GO RUNNING TO THE D.A., YOU RAT ***.
NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO PROVOKE ME INTO A FIGHT,
WHICH WILL GO DOWN ON MY RECORD,
WHICH WILL KEEP ME FROM GETTING A BERTH IN "EM CITY".
YOU COMING TO "EM CITY" ?
YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT ?
YOU AND ME, LASAGNA BOY.
SIDE BY SIDE, EVERY SINGLE DAY
FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
UNLESS, OF COURSE, I GET PAROLE IN 12.
YOU COME TO "EM CITY", YOU'RE DEAD.
I GUESS THAT MEANS I CAN'T USE YOU AS A REFERENCE.
*** OFF ! *** YOU !
YOU'RE GONNA EAT *** !
***.
YOU CAN TAKE A PUNCH, HUH ?
WHEN I HAVE TO.
GOT ALL THE ANSWERS, TOO.
NO, NOT ALL...
BUT SOME.
YEAH, WELL...
IT'S TOO BAD YOU'RE THE WRONG COLOR.
( heart monitor beeping )
THE *** KILLED ONE OF MY PATIENTS !
I CAME IN, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE ALREADY.
HE'S A MONSTER, YOU'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING !
ALRIGHT !
NO, NO !
WE CAN HANDLE THIS, McMANUS !
( narrator ) PEOPLE KILL TO STAY ALIVE.
THAT'S AS TRUE IN PRISON AS OUT.
*** YOU !
( narrator ) BUT I'M WONDERING WHY
IN HERE WE FIGHT SO HARD TO STAY ALIVE.
A MAN GETS SENTENCED TO 100 YEARS,
HE REALLY THINKS IF HE EXERCISES,
GETS ALL BUFF, STAYS DIESEL,
HE'S GONNA WALK OUT ?
A JUDGE SAYS LIFE IMPRISONMENT
WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.
WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY.
LIFERS.
AT SOME POINT THEY REALIZE THEY AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.
I SEEN IT HAPPEN.
A CALM COMES IN THEIR EYES.
IT'S LIKE THEY FIGURED OUT SOMETHING
THAT THE REST OF US ARE NEVER GONNA SEE.
THEY'RE SUDDENLY FREE IN A WHOLE OTHER KIND OF WAY.
THEY ARE READY TO DIE.
AND MAYBE THEY DO WHAT THEY CAN TO HELP THAT *** ALONG.