"Get On Up" movie quotes tell the amazing true story of Godfather of Soul James Brown. The musical biopic was directed by Tate Taylor using a screenplay penned by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Produced by Mick Jagger and Brian Grazer, among others, opened on August 1, 2014.
In "Get On Up," the story of how funk musician James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) went from being an aimless Augusta, Georgia, child to finding music while in prison for burglary to changing music as we all know it today is chronicled.
The ensemble cast includes Nelsan Ellis as good friend and bandmate Bobby Byrd, Brandon Smith as Little Richard, Jill Scott as Dee-Dee Jenkins, Tika Sumpter as Yvonne Fair, Dan Aykroyd as manager Ben Bart, Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey and Viola Davis and Lennie James as James's absent parents, Susie and Joe.
"Get On Up" joins a roaring 2014 movie season already buzzing with other movies such as "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Hercules," "Lucy," "Magic in the Moonlight," "A Most Wanted Man," "Happy Christmas," "Planes: Fire & Rescue," "Sex Tape," "Wish I Was Here, "And So It Goes, "Dawn of Planet of the Apes," "A Long Way Down," "Tammy," "Earth to Echo," "Deliver Us from Evil," "Transformers: Age of Extinction," "Snowpiercer," and "Begin Again,".
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Only Thing That Keep Me Sane
Parole Board Member: "So you want to be a singer?"
James Brown: "Oh, no, sir. What I really want to be, a mechanic."
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Bobby Byrd: "You do music?"
James Brown: "Only thing that keep me sane in here"
A stint in prison for robbery allows James to meet someone who will become a lifelong friend, Bobby Byrd, plus get in touch with music, something that he will soon forever change.
Everybody Going to Know Your Name
Aunt Honey: "You special. You mama's a no account fool, your daddy too, but you ain't going to be. You gonna be okay. One day, everybody going to know your name."
Aunt Honey speaks to a very young James Brown. As she predicts, despite his unfortunate childhood and family situation, he will be something special someday.
People Better Be Ready
James Brown: "When I hit the stage, people better be ready, especially the white folk."
A lack of confidence is something James Brown never had. He wasn't worried that he wouldn't be welcomed, more of issued an order that people should be ready for what he was about to share with them.
Work On a Little Harmony Together
Bobby Byrd: "He's a show-stopper. It's a miracle!"
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Sarah Byrd: "Really? Maybe me and you could work on a little harmony together."
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Mrs. Byrd: "Sarah, get down here!"
Bobby Byrd: "She coming, mama. She coming."
James gets an indecent offer from his best friend's sister and together, they make some sweet music.
Right Now!
Bobby Byrd: "Look at these people, James. When is it going to be when we up there?"
James Brown: "Right now!"
Bobby Byrd: "What?"
James Brown was always determined and always eager to get his shot in the spotlight. That shot, as he has decided, is now.
Entering a Game Here Where the Rules Are Already Set Up
Ben Bart: "You're entering a game here where the rules are already set up."
James Brown: "I'm just a street kid from Augusta, Georgia. Now, tell me what you see."
Ben Bart, chief of Universal Attractions Agency, talks to James as his new manager. Ben knows they are up against the odds to start but is willing to break some rules along the way to make history.
I Want to Go to Vietnam
James Brown: "Mr. President, I want to go to Vietnam. We've got to bring the super heavy funk to the cats over there."
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James Brown: "Are they shooting at us? They trying to kill James Brown today. You want to go down in history as the man who killed the funk?"
James Brown approaches the President to request a chance to visit troops in Vietnam. His trip there, however, is scarier than he anticipated.
If It Sound Good and It Feel Good
James Brown: "What's wrong, Maceo?"
Maceo Parker: "We can't play that like you told us. It doesn't work musically."
James Brown: "Does it sound good?"
Everyone: "Yeah"
James Brown: "Does it feel good?"
Everyone: "Yeah"
James Brown: "If it sound good and it feel good, then it's musical."
James Brown receives some static from his bandmates regarding his choice of music. Maceo doesn't think his funk is musically sound, but James isn't interested in being restricted by any norms.
No One Else Helped Me
Susie Brown: "My baby playing at the Apollo."
James Brown: "I ain't your baby, not then, not now. I look after James Brown. You want to know me, I'll tell you. My daddy in the army. My mamma left. No one else helped me. No one else."
James' mother seeks him out after his career is well into it's success. She wants to reconnect with him, take some credit for him, but he is not interested in all that.
I Call It James Brown Music
Reporter: "What exactly do you call your style of music?"
James Brown: "I call it James Brown music because it's so far ahead of its time."
A reporter drills James Brown about his unique style of music. He tries to explain it but it doesn't seem like she understands one bit.