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The Harder They Come

CastJimmy Cliff
Year released1972
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Ivanhoe “Ivan” Martin tells his mother Daisy, "Grandma dead." 
Daisy: ”... and I never get to go to the funeral?” 
”If you behave yourself...” (0:05)

Django plays in a movie theater. (0:10)

Elsa tells Ivan, referring to the preacher, "He’s my guardian, ever since my father and mother died." (0:20)

Elsa tells Ivan, "You must be mad." 
Ivan: ”I don’t have to worry no more.” (0:34)

A prison guard beats Ivan with a switch. (0:40)

Gravestone (0:49)

Pedro: "Rupert, your mother dead." (0:50)

Ivan tells Elsa, "Don't worry about money, man." 
Elsa: ”Ivan, you’re a dreamer.” 
Ivan: ”Me, dreamer? Who’s a bigger dreamer than you?” (0:51)

Ivan tells Jose, "Don’t worry, man." (0:55)

Jose asks Ivan, "What’s the big worry?" (0:56)

Marijuana plants (0:56)

Pedro tells Ivan, "Don’t worry yourself." (0:57)

Pedro asks Rupert, "You take your medicine?" 
”All right, here a sweet for your medicine.” 
Pedro: ”Well, since Rupert’s mother dead, she take care of him for me.” (0:57)

Pedro and Ivan roll and smoke marijuana cigarettes. (0:58)

A large marijuana cigarette exchanges hands. (0:58)

Men share a waterpipe. (1:00)

Elsa reads to Ivan from a newspaper: "They say they hold a plane in Florida loaded with ganja..." (1:03)

Army soldiers burn marijuana. (1:05)

Elsa tells Ivan, "You’re mad." (1:11)

Police detective Ray Jones tells Sidney, "... as of this week, no more ganja come into this town... not a stick, not a spliff, not even a puff." (1:21)

Record producer Hilton tells Ray, "I hear you stopped the ganja trade too." 
”No hit parade, no ganja...” (1:24)

Pedro asks Elsa, "Why is the police raging?" (1:27)

Ivan: "Don’t worry with the army business..." (1:40)

Reference in Dolemite Is My Name

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