The Color Purple (1985) Soundboard Edit

Ah.

Ain't many women's allow their husband's whore to lay up in their house

Ain't you done yet?

ALBERT [SINGS]: Good morning

ALBERT: Harpo! Come here!

ALBERT: Morning, Mr. Huntley! Whoa.

ALBERT: You ever hit her?

Albert?

All of us been prodigal children one time or another!

All right.

ALL: ♪ Is trying to tell you something ♪

ALL: Goodbye!

Amen!

And big!

And good riddance!

And then Sofia beat on Harpo some more.

And throwed your life away. And a right smart amount of money with it

And your mama do the Lordy, Lord

But I don't know if she mine.

But us still longing

Celie is coming to Memphis with us.

Celie, ma'am.

Celie, our church, our school...

CELIE: Nettie!

CELIE: Shug like honey...

CELIE: Sofia back!

Children..

CHORUS: ♪ Speak to me ♪ ♪ Yeah, speak to me ♪

CHORUS: ♪ Speak, my Lord ♪ SHUG: ♪ Speak, my Lord ♪

Come here. Come here.

CROWD: Ohh.

Dear Celie:

Do you mind if Albert sleep with me?

First time I ever been knocked down without throwing a punch.

Folks don't like nobody being too proud or too free.

Fresh air, plenty of exercise.

Get my children out of here! Take them home!

Get off my land!

Give me a hand and get her in the house.

God knows I do.

Got a new baby and it cry all night long

Got colds though.

Hand Pa his hat.

HARPO: Ain't you glad to be home?

HARPO: I did do it, Pa

HARPO: Miss Celie, you is a miracle!

HARPO: Sofia, slow down! Sofia, now slow down!

He beat me when you ain't here.

He don't know the difference.

He got three children

He seen Nettie in church

Hey, Nettie.

His wife's dead. She was killed by her boyfriend, coming home from church

I can't move. I need to see her eyes.

I did like your pappy But your pappy wouldn't do

I don't use this kind of grease!

I got down off the porch to see what was coming. It felt like twister weather

I got to finish stuffing the turkey.

I have to confess, I love it. Don't you?

I know what a cow looks like.

I know what he doing to me, he done to her

I said, Hell

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple...

I'll have to shave it off

I'm here!

I's going to miss you too.

It was dark and there wasn't nothing moving.

It's all too trifling and confused.

It's in there.

Just couldn't rest till you got her in your house, could you?

Just fine.

Kettle. Uh huh.

KID 1 : What's he doing? KID 2: Leave! We don't need to know.

Like how we hang the sheets first so we can put the socks in the cracks.

Look at the mold on the side

Mayor bought Miss Millie a car, and she had Sofia teach her how to drive.

Me being jealous of you and Albert.

My sister

NETTIE: Yeah, about how bright they shine

No, no, no. It's bad Iuck to cut a woman's hair

Nothing.

Now do your shimmy.

Oh, it's something to see.

Oh, sugar dumpling, let me taste some! Aw, baby!

OLD MISTER: She's no more than a jook joint Jezebel.

One day, my daddy come and say, You gonna do what your mama wouldn't.

Only somebody old would have eyes like that.

Pa, who this?

Place bring back memories.

See, Daddy, sinners have soul too.

She can't get it out of reverse.

She got all upset but I said, Leave the man alone.

She got Iegs like baseball bats.

She got my eyes, just like they is today.

She said, quick as a flash:

Shug Avery?

SHUG: ♪ And you wonder why ♪ CHORUS: ♪ And you wonder why

SHUG: ♪ I'll praise your name ♪ CHORUS: ♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪

SHUG: ♪ I'm gonna praise your name ♪ CHORUS: ♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪

SHUG: ♪ Maybe ♪ CHORUS: ♪ God is ♪

SHUG: ♪ My soul ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Speak, Lord ♪

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

SHUG: Albert!

SHUG: Are you trying to kill me?

SHUG: Hello.

SHUG: I like your uncle, Like your brother too

SHUG: Wasn't satisfied until He made him some eyes

SHUG: You expecting anybody?

So sister

SOFIA: Busy making a racket. Now come on down here!

SOFIA: Come on, push now. Push now.

Stocking.

STORE CLERK: How are you today? MILLIE: Nice to see you!

Sure is a pretty dress you have on.

Sweet Corrine died from fever and grief.

That razor looks dull to me, Miss Celie.

The road approaches!

Their mothers sometimes drag them here screaming and kicking.

Then I think about that pretty woman in the picture

Then, Miss Celie...

They are so big, they look like they were built.

They been taking care of me.

This is your son, Adam.

This'll take all day.

Today a boy in my afternoon class burst out as he entered:

Too much grease.

Too much racket going on in this house. Pass me them peas.

We buried her in the Olinka way.

What us got to eat?

What's the matter?

Where's my other black sock? Where's my other black sock?

Who are you?

Whoo!

Why?

Why? Ahh!

Window. W I N D O W. Window

WOMAN: ♪ Maybe God ♪

WOMAN: ♪ Right now ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Right now ♪

WOMAN: How are you today?

You are so sweet.

You can't talk to my boy that way

You cut me and I'll kill you.

You gonna make me late! I'm gonna get you if you make me late!

You got a fever? I didn't come here for you to take all day to shave me.

You know I don't smoke.

You may now salute the bride.

You want a dead son in law, Miss Celie?

You'd smile at us and say:

You're ugly. You're skinny. You're shaped funny.

You're useless sometimes!

♪ God is ♪ ♪ Trying ♪

♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪ ♪ I praise your name ♪

♪ I hear you, Lord ♪ ♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪

♪ I love you, Lord ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Speak, my Lord ♪

♪ If I were you I would say yeah ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Speak, Lord ♪

♪ Maybe ♪ CHORUS: ♪ God is ♪

♪ Oh, cry all night ♪ CHORUS: ♪ Cry all night long ♪

♪ Trying ♪ ♪ Tell you something ♪

Come on, sweetie. Come on. Olivia.

Get out of here! No!

Harpo! Ain't you saddled that horse yet? Yes, sir!

Hey, Harpo. SOFIA: Oh, Lord!

Honey. H O N E Y. Uh huh.

You think I's ugly. No, I don't.

...a family.

...and you acting like a waiter!

...but Albert said you'd never hear from me again...

...course of treachery.

...I guess he was right.

...I hardly know where to begin.

...of every bush.

...of where they're stuck.

...Oliver was the victim of a...

...what should we discover, but that the road builders were back.

...when all of a sudden, something struck me.

...while I got a farm to run

[BELLS JINGLING]

[BELLS JINGLING]

[BELLS JINGLING]

[CAR ENGINE RATTLES]

[CAR ENGINE REVS]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

[CELIE HUMMING GOSPEL HYMN]

[CHILDREN SINGING AND CLAPPING]

[CHORUS SINGING GOSPEL HYMN]

[CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYING OVER PHONOGRAPH]

[CHUCKLING]

[CROWD CHATTERS]

[ELEPHANT TRUMPETS]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

[GIGGLES]

[GRUNTING AND CLAMORING]

[GRUNTS]

[HARPO SCREAMS]

[LAUGHS]

[LAUGHS]

[MEN SHOUTING]

[MISTER HUMMING]

[MOOS]

[MUSIC STOPS]

[PEOPLE CLAMORING]

[PLAYING]

[SCREAMING INDISTINCTLY]

[SHUG HUMMING]

[SNIFFLES]

[SOBBING]

[SOFIA CHUCKLES]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪

♪ God is trying to tell you something ♪

♪ I hollered at Papa ♪ ♪ And told him to wait ♪

♪ Keep my sister away from me Makidada ♪

♪ Makidada ♪ ♪ Ain't no ocean, ain't no sea ♪

♪ Maybe God is trying to tell you something ♪ ♪ Right now ♪

♪ Me and you, us never part ♪

♪ My soul ♪ ♪ My soul says yeah ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ So, sister, I'm keeping my eyes on you ♪

♪ Well, maybe God ♪ ♪ Is trying to tell you something ♪

♪ Yes, Lord ♪

♪ Yonder go yourpapa ♪ ♪ Running down a field ♪