Nora'S Hair Salon (2004)

Woman'S voice, I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME HOW I BECAME SUCCESSFUL AND GOT STARTED IN THIS BUSINESS.. It GIVES ME AN EXCUSE TO TALK ABOUT A SPECIAL WOMAN WHO GAVE A YOUNG NAIVE GIRL A CHANCE TO MAKE SOMETHING OF HERSELF.. This IS THE STORY OF MS. NORA MYSELF AND OUR FAMILY. Nora, I'M GON NA USE MY PRODUCTS ON YOU TODAY, BABY. I TOLD YOU. IT AI N'T, GON NA BURN TOO MUCH.. That'S MS. NORA. SHE'S, THE CENTER OF THIS FAMILY.. She CHANGED MY LIFE. ( speaking Korean ), WHERE YOU GET FEET LIKE THIS PRISON. No, I'M A DANCER. DANCER WHERE YOU DANCE ON FIRE, NO BALLET. BALLET. I NO CARE.. I NO TOUCH THIS FEET. MING FIX THE GIRL'S, FEET. Woman's voice, THAT'S MING, THE SALON MANICURIST.. She ALWAYS SPEAKS HER MIND. FIRST, I CHOP OFF THESE FEET AND THEN SEW ON FEET FROM SOMEONE ELSE. MING.. What DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? Come AND SEE.? Oh BABY, WHERE YOU BEEN DANCING ON OPEN CANS. Rehearsals ARE HARD ON MY FEET. ( weeping ). I KNOW MY FEET ARE UGLY, BUT I CA N'T HELP IT., OKAY, HONEY. Do N'T START THAT CRYING NOW ALL RIGHT, MING'S GON NA MAKE YOUR FEET. Look NICE AND PRETTY. WHAT MING WORK A MIRACLE OR I'M CALLING IMMIGRATION. ( laughing ) HA ( speaking Korean ), HOM-OH-JA-NEW. YEAH. I KNOW I KNOW. FIX HER FEET. Ming. CHILD PLEASE. MING CAN WORK A MIRACLE ON THAT GIRL'S, FEET AND FAST, TOO. TRUST ME.. Then. Why IS SHE COMPLAINING? You TELL ME WHEN AND WHERE YOU'VE EVER MET A HAPPY OLD KOREAN MANICURIST., MMM. YEAH EXACTLY.? They DO N'T, EXIST., (, laughs, ) REQUIREMENTS WHEN HIRING FAST, NEAT AND GRUMPY.. Here'S YOUR SANDWICH, MS. NORA --, NO MAYONNAISE WITH A TAD OF MUSTARD.. Just THE WAY YOU LIKE IT., THANK YOU BABY.! Oh YOU WANT A TIP.. Well DO N'T! Let THE DOOR HIT YOU WHERE THE GOOD LORD SPLIT, YOU., ( laughing ) GO ON BOY, AI N'T, NOBODY GIVING YOU NO TIP! (, hair, dryer, humming, ), Woman's voice! There'S DELICIOUS. FLAMBOYANT AS YOU WAN NA BE., HE'S PART OF THE SALON FAMILY, EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T WORK HERE. HIS BOYFRIEND DOES.. That'S DEVIN., THERE'S ALWAYS DRAMA BETWEEN THOSE TWO., OKAY, FUCK, THE BACK STORY.. Where WERE YOU AND WHY HAVE N'T YOU CALLED BEE-ITCH. I RENTED US ...'', TWO BLACK BOYS GOT NASTY AGAIN IN PAPA'S TOOL, SHED.'' AND I BOUGHT US CHAMPAGNE AND STRAWBERRIES.. Am I REALLY FORGIVEN OR YOU JUST DID N'T WANNA WATCH THE SEQUEL ALONE. Both. BITCH., PROUD TO BE ONE.. ( clears throat ). Oh, I'M SORRY MS. NORA., HOW ARE YOU YOU OUGHTA, BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF SWISHING YOUR LITTLE ASS PAST HERE AND NOT SPEAKING., I'M SORRY., I DID N'T MEAN TO., DAMN LARON YOU GETTIN' BIG. GOT A GIRLFRIEND. Yet MAN DO N'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. You KNOW THEY USED TO BE TOGETHER RIGHT USED TO BE THEY'RE, NOT TOGETHER, NO MORE NO., OH, AND BY THE WAY YOU KNOW YOU NEVER SAID HELLO TO LITTLE DEVIN AND LITTLE DELICIOUS, THE GAYEST GOLDFISH OF THE SEA. I CA N'T BELIEVE THESE BITCHES STILL ALIVE. ALIVE AND FREAKIN'. Oh BABY HIT ME TWO TIMES. GO GO DELICIOUS. It'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.. Go DELICIOUS., GO DELICIOUS.! It'S YOUR BIRTHDAY., OW MAN, Y'ALL NASTY. Woman Y'ALL NEED TO STOP HAVING SO MUCH FUN OVER THERE. Woman's voice. That'S XENOBIA.! Cien POR CIENTO LATINA. SHE'S JUGGLING TWO JOBS., STOP HAVIN' FUN, NEVER THAT.. I NEED TO TAKE YOU TWO GIRLIES DOWN TO MY STRIP, CLUB. GIRL, YOU STILL STRIPPIN' AT THAT CLUB. Oh, YOU KNOW IT PEACH.. It IS ON EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING. AND I NEVER MISS A WEEK. MONEY STILL GOOD. I SUPPOSE. Oh YOU KNOW IT.. I GOT MY REGULARS AND I AM STRAIGHT --. I MAKE $ 300 A NIGHT AND A DAY OFF TO SAY THE LEAST. SHIT THAT AI N'T BAD.. We SHOULD GO DOWN THERE. Baby. TUESDAY NIGHT IS AMATEUR NIGHT BABY.. You SHOULD GO. OH GIRL, THERE AIN'T, NO AMATEURS, HERE. BELIEVE THAT OOH OOH ORALE MAMACITA ( speaking Spanish ). Damn FOOLS JUST LOOK AT THEM., (, laughing ), ( speaking Spanish ) WITH YOUR EYES AND NOT YOUR HEAD. DEVIN DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO TEST THE WATERS ELSEWHERE RIGHT. You FEEL ME GIRL, CAUSE I -- AND THEN THEY TRYIN' TO BE CIVIL ABOUT IT. But YOU KNOW: DELICIOUS IS GON NA HOLD THAT UNTIL HE BLOWS. BLOWS MMM. EXPLODES MAMI.. You KNOW WHAT I MEAN EXPLODE WHERE ( speaking Spanish ). Take IT EASY! Okay, AND LET ME FINISH MY STORY.. I KNOW RIGHT AS A MATTER OF FACT, BITCH GET UP OUT OF MY SEAT NOW.. Why DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO RUDE TO ME ALL THE TIME I AM NOT ALWAYS SO RUDE TO YOU.. You ARE DONE, MAMI. Look! What ABOUT MY HAIR? What ABOUT YOUR HAIR MIRA, YOU SAID YOU WANTED IT CURLY, LOOK., OKAY, YOU HOOKED IT UP. UH-HUH.! You KNOW I ALWAYS MAKE YOU LOOK DAMN NICE.! Thank YOU! Mami. HUH-UH, RIGHT, HERE., SO CRAZY., OKAY, BYE., LLÁMAME., Woman's voice. Clo IS OUR RESIDENT DIVA., SO TELL VIVICA. I CAN DO HER WEDNESDAY'CAUSE, I'M DOING JANET JACKSON ON THURSDAY FOR THE GRAMMYS. CLO EVERY FAMILY HAS A BLACK SHEEP. Our SALON IS NO EXCEPTION.. You KNOW YOU HEAR ME. MS. NORA. I HAD TO GO. Do TONI.. She NEEDED A TOUCH UP BEFORE SHE WENT OUT ON VACATION. TONI, WHO THE HELL IS THAT BRAXTON. All OH Woman, TONI BRAXTON YEAH.. Well, YOU TELL MISS BRAXTON OR WHATEVER THE HELL. Her NAME IS THESE DAYS. You GON NA NEED A JOB KEEP COMING IN HERE. Late. ( under her breath, ) YOU NEED TO QUIT. Hatin' IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.. Excuse ME MS. NORA, MY HEAD IS BURNING.. It'S OKAY, BABY.! It'S SUPPOSED TO TINGLE A LITTLE BIT., BUT THIS AI N'T, NO TINGLING. I MEAN IT'S BURNING., ALL RIGHT. All RIGHT.! Here LOOK: READ SOMETHING. J-LO'S ON HER 15th HUSBAND. OW. It'S A GOOD ONE! I'Ll READ: THIS. ( clipping ), HELLO, AUNTIE., HELLO, PUMPKIN., OOH, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE.. You LOOK SO PRETTY. MM-HMM.. Okay. I NEED TO BORROW $ 20. WHAT YOU NEED $ 20 FOR I'M JUST GOING TO THE MOVIES WITH THE GIRLS.. What DID I TELL YOU ABOUT COMING OUT THE HOUSE WITH THESE TIGHT-ASS CLOTHES, WITH YOUR CRACK HANGIN' ALL OUT CALM DOWN? Damn IT IS NOT THAT SERIOUS.. I AM JUST GOING TO THE MOVIES AUNTIE.. Well, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THESE BOYS AT THE MOVIES. I'LL, THROW YOU A LITTLE $ 20. BE HOME BY 10:00.. I AM GOING TO CALL AND SEE IF YOU'RE THERE. I LOVE YOU., SEE YOU LATER. STAY AWAY FROM THOSE BOYS. ♪ FROM OUT WEST, I'M BROADCASTING TO YOU, ♪ ♪ FROM OUT WEST, I'M BROADCASTING TO YOU ♪ ♪. So YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO: ♪ ♪ FROM OUT WEST. ♪ UM IS N'T THAT UM -- YEAH YEAH, THAT'S HER.! What'S UP DEVIN WHAT UP MA WHAT YOU DOIN' HERE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE STRAIGHT THUG. WHAT YOU DOIN' WORKIN' IN THIS BEAUTY, SALON (, clears throat. ) YOU KNOW, BROTHA'S GOT TA, GET HIS HUSTLE ON., I BE CUTTIN' MEN'S HAIR. That'S IT. KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'. Oh YEAH. Well, MY SOURCES TELL ME: YOUR HUSTLE IS BEING GAY. NAW DEAD, THAT., (, growling, ), ( barking, ) DEAD THAT NAW.. Never THAT MA.. You KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'. I KEEPS IT STRAIGHT: GULLY. (, growls, ), THUG BABY. KOOL-AID, DO N'T PUMP. It. KNOW WHAT I MEAN YEAH. Oh, I KNEW IT BABY. AI N'T, NO WAY NO GAY GUY COULD BE AS SMOOTH AS YOU AND HAVE ME OPEN, LIKE THAT. (, barks ). Let THE HATERS HATE. (, growls, ) I'LL CALL YOU LATER BABY. ALL RIGHT BABY --. Can I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND NO.? What ARE YOU DOING? I CA N'T BELIEVE YOU GOT THAT BITCH IN HERE INTERROGATING YOU LIKE SOME KIND OF SUSPECT OR SOMETHING LISTEN, BABY GIRL, I'M ABOUT TO BE LEAVING OUT OF HERE IN ONE SECOND AND I'M TRYING TO BUILD UP MY RAPPORT AND EVERYTHING. WHAT --, WHAT --? What IS GOING ON WHAT I GOT THIS.? Listen, I'M TRYING TO EXPAND MY CLIENTELE. AND I JUST NEED FOR YOU TO BE A LITTLE SUPPORTIVE. AND MY SPECIALTY IS DEALING WITH CELEBRITIES. So .... If YOU JUST CALL ME, I'M GON NA HOOK, YOU UP. GO ON SISTA.. You KNOW A SISTA HOOK, A SISTA UP., YEAH WHATEVER.. You KNOW SHE ALREADY KNOW THE NUMBER.. She KNOW .... She MEMORIZED IT AND EVERYTHING. SHE GON NA CALL.. She KNOW HIM AND EVERYTHING --. It'S ALL GOOD. GET OFF. Stop. You ARE .... I DO N'T GET IT. Devin., WHAT ARE YOU PRETENDING TO BE CAUSE IT AI, N'T, GAY AND IT AI N'T STRAIGHT., OR HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN DEVIN THAT YOU ARE IN FACT A VERY GAY MAN? You KNOW SOMETHING YOU ARE SO OUT OF. Line. YOU WALTZ OUT OF MY LIFE. Then YOU WALTZ BACK IN PRETENDING, EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT, BUT WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE STILL UPSET ... YOU, AI N'T, GOT SHIT TO SAY.. Please TELL ME THAT YOU'RE BI DEVIN, SO I CAN JUST SLAP THE TASTE OUT YOUR MOUTH WHEN I LEAVE WELL, THEN WHY DO N'T YOU JUST LET US KNOW WHO I AM HUH DO THAT FOR ME JUST TELL US WHO I AM DELICIOUS ,'CAUSE. I DO N'T KNOW., YOU ARE A GAY MAN.. Your NAME IS DEVIN.. You, SPORT, A FADE. Haircut. YOU SHOP AT BANANA REPUBLIC.. Your FAVORITE MOVIE IS `` BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S.'' AND JUST'CAUSE. You STUCK YOUR POLE IN SOME TUNA. Do N'T MAKE YOU A FISHERMAN.. You GOT TA, GIVE IT TO DEVIN WHEN YOU GOT MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING OVER YOU YOU'S A BAD MAN., TSK TSK, TSK. PLAYER --, YOU BIG, PLAYER., ( laughing ), YOU JUST GIVING ME DOUBLE THE HEARTACHE AND DOUBLE THE STRESS. DOUBLE THE TROUBLE. Baby. All AMEN. ( whispers ) THANK YOU. OKAY., I'M SORRY.. I KNOW YOU LOVE ME AND .... God KNOWS I LOVE YOU TOO.. I LOVE YOU. DELICIOUS. Woman GO AHEAD. Miss THANG., ( applause, ), DRAMA., (, screaming ). What'S WRONG WITH YOU WHAT MY HEAD? Oh, MY GOD, ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT GET HER TO THE SINK, GET HER TO THE SINK COME ON COME ON, BABY. NORA, MY HEAD, MY HEAD IS EXPLODING. Put YOUR HEAD BACK BABY! Oh NORMA! Am I GOING TO BE OKAY, YOU'RE GON NA BE FINE. ( screaming ), I KNOW BABY., I KNOW. HEY. What'S WRONG, WHO TOUCHED THE WATER SWITCH? What HELLO? What'S WRONG WITH THE WATER? It WAS JUST WORKING A SECOND AGO.. Well, IT'S NOT NOW.! My HEAD, YOU DID PAY THE WATER BILL RIGHT, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL, I PAID THE WATER BILL. WATER GUY SAY HE NEEDS TO SHUT OFF WATER FOR 45 MINUTES. All WHAT ( hysterical screaming ) SOMEBODY TURN THE DAMN WATER ON THIS AI N'T RIGHT, ( screaming ), Ming YOU'RE, CRAZY, MING, OKAY, GIRL BE QUIET, Ms. Nora. Somebody GIVE ME SOME WATER IN HERE. RIGHT HERE. This AI N'T ENOUGH FOOL, IT'LL, BE ALL RIGHT. Baby. IT'LL, BE ALL RIGHT: BABY., (, tearing )! What'S --, THAT'S MY HAIR! It'S JUST THE BAD PIECES, THE BAD PIECES ( tears, ) (, screaming ). I HAVE WATER. All RIGHT, MOVE BACK, MOVE BACK, ( screaming ): HEY! Are YOU ALL RIGHT? Baby, YEAH., YEAH., HAIR SALON'S ARE JUST LIKE FAMILIES.. I JUST HOPE THEY CAN SEE ME FITTING IN YOU KNOW IF THEY SEE WHAT I SEE RIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A STAR. GO ON UP IN THERE AND SHOW THEM WHY THEY NEED TO HIRE A PERSON LIKE YOU. COME HERE. COME HERE., DO N'T! Let NONE OF THEM DUDES LIKE TALK TO YOU AND SHIT. THEY'RE, NO DUDES IN THERE -- IT'S A HAIR, SALON. HAIR SALON, BARBER SHOP, -- SAME SHIT., GO ON, HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS., I'M GON NA GO.. You KNOW I DO N'T LIKE WAITIN' AND SHIT. OKAY.. All RIGHT. All RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, BYE., BYE., (, screaming ), NEW CLIENT, NEW CLIENT, NEW CLIENT. All WELCOME TO NORA'S HAIR SALON., YEAH YEAH, WHERE EVERYTHING'S DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND. HAVE A SEAT.. They WILL BE WITH YOU WHEN THEY FEEL, LIKE IT. MING. What YOU GOT A HANDFUL WITH BALD HEAD. All MING ( speaks Korean ). Okay, HONEY. Can I HELP YOU? Yes, I'M LOOKING FOR NORA HARPER., I'M NORA HARPER.. My NAME IS LILLIANA CORDERO.. I SPOKE TO YOU ON THE PHONE ABOUT GETTING A BOOTH., OH HONEY. You LOOK SO YOUNG.. I HAVE ALL MY PAPERWORK.. You GOT YOUR BEAUTY LICENSE IN THERE YES. HERE IT IS.. Are YOU ANY GOOD? I'M GREAT. YEAH. Let'S SEE YOU FIX THIS. GOOD LUCK. ♪, IT'S THE JOINT ♪ ♪. We GOT TA PUT IN ALL THE WORK. ♪ ♪ BEFORE WE RISE ABOVE THE DIRT ♪ ♪, IT'S THE JOINT ♪ ♪. It'S THE JOINT ♪ ♪ PIMPIN', AI N'T, EASY! That'S WHY I NEVER TOOK IT PAST 19 ♪ ♪, A YOUNG MAN WITH A QUICK MIND, ♪ ♪. I HAD TO FIND MORE ABOUT THAT DREAM. ♪ ♪ FIND MORE ABOUT THAT DREAM. ♪ ♪ STAKE THE CLAIM ON THE BLOCK: ♪ ♪ POCKETS, FULL OF VILE AND ROCK ♪ ♪ FLIM-FLAM. Thank YOU, MA'AM ♪ ♪, ANYTHING YOU WANT GIRL. I GOT ♪ ♪, IT'S THE JOINT ♪ ♪. That'S THE WAY IT WAS ♪ ♪. When EVERYTHING COMES AROUND ♪ ♪ YOU CA N'T HAVE DAY WITHOUT NIGHT ♪ ♪ YOU CA. N'T HAVE WRONG WITHOUT RIGHT, ♪ ♪'CAUSE, YOU GOT A SECRET ♪. ♪. Do N'T MEAN THAT YOU WO N'T, CONFESS ♪ ♪ WORLD KEEPS TURNIN' JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE ♪ ♪, IT'S THE JOINT ♪ ♪. We GOT TA PUT IN ALL THE WORK ♪ ♪ BEFORE WE RISE ABOVE THE DIRT ♪ ♪, IT'S THE JOINT ♪ ♪. The SPIRIT ♪ ♪, IT'S THE JOINT ♪ ♪ WE GOT TA PUT IN ALL THE WORK ♪ ♪ BEFORE WE RISE ABOVE THE DIRT. ♪ YEAH YOU'RE DONE.. Oh, IT LOOKS SO GOOD YOU LIKE IT LIKE IT. I LOVE IT AS LONG AS NOBODY SEES WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THIS WEAVE.. I AM TOO CUTE.. Okay, OH THANK YOU. You'Re WELCOME., ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SETTLE DOWN., SO YOU STUDIED IN NEW YORK THE BRONX.. Oh SHE'S, A REGULAR J-LO., I'M DOMINICANA, NOT PUERTO RICAN., BUT SHE'S GOT SOME ATTITUDE.. I LIKE HER ALREADY. EXCUSE ME. DELICIOUS YOU GON NA WADDLE OUT OF HERE WITH MY FOOT UP YOUR ASS. UH-HUH AND HE'LL, PROBABLY LIKE THAT TOO.. So YOU IN BABY.. This IS YOUR STATION YEP. UNPACK AND SETTLE IN.. I'M GON NA SEND YOU ALL THE WALK-INS TILL YOU BUILD UP YOUR CLIENT LIST. Okay, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU., SO WELCOME TO NORA'S HAIR SALON WHERE EVERYTHING IS -- DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND. MING.. What I LIKE TO SAY, IT., IT'S GOT TA A CATCHY TONE., THAT'S MING.! That'S OUR MANICURIST. HI. AND THAT'S XENOBIA. OYE CHICA.! It'S ABOUT TIME. They HAD ANOTHER LATINA UP IN HERE., HOLA HERMANA., THAT'S DEVIN AND THAT'S HIS CHICK ON THE SIDE. Delicious. ( laughs, ), MS. NORA'S GOT JOKES TODAY., I'M SORRY BABY. I COULD N'T RESIST. AND THAT'S LARON.. What'S UP BOO, HEY HEY. WATCH YOUR MANNERS., HOW YOU DOIN' AND THAT'S CL -- SHE AI N'T NOTHIN', BUT A FOOL.. She ON THAT PHONE. CLO, NO PROBLEM GIRL.! I KNOW. HOW'S MICHAEL: IS HE DOIN'? Okay, WAIT A MINUTE., YES JANET! I LOVED THE WAY YOUR HAIR WAS IN ``. That'S THE WAY, LOVE GOES'', VIDEO WITH THE RED AND --. Excuse ME A SECOND.. Why DO N'T YOU STOP BEING SO RUDE? You SEE THAT NEW GIRL OVER THERE SHE'S A NEW FAMILY, MEMBER. ( giggles ) ( dryer humming ) ( clipper buzzing ) DID DEVIN ALREADY GO OUT TO THE CAR BOY. Ai N'T GOT ENOUGH PATIENCE TO PACK UP HIS OWN SHIT OR EVEN WAIT FOR ME. ( singing in Spanish ) Lilliana OOH GIRL. You GOIN' OUT LIKE THAT NO HONEY, I'M GOING TO THE CLUB., I'M A STRIPPER. WAN NA COME THAT'S OKAY., BYE! Everybody. ME VOY, ENTONCES., MISS CORDERO, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. BYE, MS. NORA. BYE. LILLIANA. Congratulations ON YOUR FIRST DAY.! Ms. NORA. You HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT., ALL RIGHT, DELICIOUS., I'M ALL DONE MS. NORA. So I'M OUTTA, HERE., OKAY, BABY.! Listen! You STAY OUT OF TROUBLE ALL RIGHT! Yes, MA'AM., I'M JUST GOING TO THE MOVIES TONIGHT. -- I MEAN PLAY SOME VIDEO GAMES WITH MY FRIENDS. GOOD NIGHT., GOOD NIGHT., ALL RIGHT, NOW., NORA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I TOLD YOU I NEEDED GOOD PEOPLE.. You PROVED YOURSELF, WHICH MEANS THE ONLY PERSON YOU HAVE TO THANK IS YOURSELF.. Well, YOU GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME.. What'S ALL THIS? Oh, THAT'S MY OWN HAIR LINE.. I'D HOPED TO HAVE IT ON ALL THE SHELVES OF THE FINE DEPARTMENT. Stores., OH HELL, EVEN THE DRUG STORES. NEVER MADE IT ANY FURTHER THAN MY CLIENTS HEADS.. You SHOULD HAVE MORE FAITH.. This COULD WORK. OOH, NOT AFTER JILL'S HEAD TODAY. Baby. BETWEEN ME AND YOU, THAT WAS A TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE.. You JUST WENT OVER YOUR TIME.. That COULD HAPPEN WITH ANY RELAXER.. You PROBABLY HAVE TO LESSEN THE AMOUNTS OF ONE OF YOUR INGREDIENTS.. You GOT A FRESH HEAD ON YOU.. How OLD YOU SAY YOU WERE AGAIN 24.. You LOOK SO MUCH YOUNGER., THAT'S GON NA WORK FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET OLDER. 24., THAT'S THE AGE WHERE EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING IS STILL POSSIBLE.. (. Both laugh ) OOH.. Are YOU? Okay YEAH? I JUST GOT A LITTLE HEARTBURN., I'M ALL RIGHT., YOU SURE ( groans, ) YEAH, I'M JUST GON NA TAKE --. Take A COUPLE OF ASPIRIN. ( car horn. Honks ) IS THAT FOR YOU, YEAH. ( honking continues ) HE A LITTLE IMPATIENT AI N'T. He YOU THINK, DO YOU WANT ME TO STAY WITH YOU A WHILE? No BABY, I'M ALL RIGHT., YOU GO AHEAD HOME BEFORE YOUR PRINCE TURNS INTO A FROG., ACTUALLY HE'S JUST A FRIEND. OH.. What TIME YOU WANT ME TO COME IN TOMORROW, 9:00 BABY., EVERYBODY COMES IN HERE AT 9:00., THANKS AGAIN., ALL RIGHT., GOOD NIGHT., GOOD NIGHT., (, dog, whimpers, ), (, sighs, ), HEY, LOOK, WHO'S; HERE.! That'S A GOOD BOY.! Oh, WHAT A GOOD BOY YEAH.! Yes, A GOOD BOY.. Oh IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.. Do YOU MISS ME? Hmm, IT'S A GOOD BOY.! I WANTED MY OWN INFOMERCIAL CASHEW. ( door, chime jingles, ), NIPPY NORA. COME HERE, BABY, HI, BABY, HEY BOO, HEY BABY, HOW YOU DOIN', I'M GOOD. NORA! What YOU BEEN HOLDING OUT ON ME GIRL., WHAT DO YOU MEAN I WAS IN JAPAN.? I SAW ALL OF YOUR INFOMERCIALS ON TV. AND ALL MY FRIENDS SAY: YOU'RE EVERYWHERE. REALLY, WHAT'S IN THIS SHIT, NORA, WHAT'S IN THIS SHIT? Well, IT'S A WHOLE LOTTA STUFF. GIRL. You DONE GONE, GLOBAL. AW NOW. Wait A MINUTE.. Now TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS CONCERT.. It'S STILL GOIN' ON.. Now WAIT A MINUTE COME ON NOW. YOU TELLIN' ME. You LEFT THE GREEN ROOM OVER THERE IN JAPAN GIRL. I LEFT THE FIRST ACT ON STAGE.. I TOOK A JET TO GET MY HAIR DONE BY MY FAVORITE HAIRDRESSER. HOOK, A SISTER UP.. That'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. YOU GON NA PUT THIS ON BOBBY.. I'M GON NA TELL ALL MY CELEBRITY FRIENDS ABOUT IT.. Wait A MINUTE! Wait, WAIT, WAIT! Wait! Mary J, MARY J., TWEET, TWEET., (, laughter ), I MISS YOU JAKE.. I WISHED YOU'D STAYED AROUND LONGER BABY, HELPED ME OUT. GOOD MORNING SWEETNESS.. Well, I CAN SEE SOMEBODY HAD A GOOD NIGHT., A DELICIOUS NIGHT. HONEY. That'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION. Okay, I DO N'T NEED TO HEAR ALL THAT.. ( speaks Spanish, ) ENGLISH.. This IS AMERICA. SKANK. TRICK., SLUT., POLE, SPINNER., TWO-TIMIN', HUSSY., BOOTY, CLAPPER., CHICKEN, HEAD. ( chicken noises ). Why DO N'T THE TWO OF YOU QUIT BEFORE I WASH YOUR MOUTHS OUT WITH SHAMPOO? That'S WORSE THAN ACID.. Her SHAMPOO IS ACID.: (, laughs, ), OKAY, Y'ALL, AI N'T RIGHT.. What Y'ALL GOT JOKES ( speaking Korean ) GOOD MORNING, NORA. ( speaks Korean ) GOOD MORNING. Ming. ( speaks Korean ) MING. Who IS THIS? My FRIEND ZOE. ZOE ... ( speaks Korean ) NORA. Zoe AH-HA. MM-HMM. What SHE DOIN' HERE, HELP ME. MING. You GOT ONE CLIENT BOOKED TODAY., SO SHE HELP WITH ONE.. Oh ALL, RIGHT. ( speaks Korean ), HEY AUNTIE. You WANTED TO SEE ME YES.. Where WERE YOU LAST NIGHT I CALLED THE HOUSE AT MIDNIGHT AND NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONE. THAT WAS N'T. My FAULT., THE FIRST TWO SHOWS WERE SOLD OUT, SO WE HAD TO WATCH THE LATE ONE.. What YOU NEEDED TO DO WAS BRING YOUR LITTLE BLACK ASS HOME.. Oh MY GOD., OH MY GOD, NOTHING.. If I FIND OUT YOU BEEN MESSIN' AROUND WITH BOYS INSTEAD OF YOUR SCHOOL WORK, -- WHATEVER., WHATEVER NOTHING COME HERE, ALL RIGHT, CLO, THAT'S ENOUGH.! That'S NOT NECESSARY.! Ms. NORA SHE THINKS SHE'S GROWN AND SHE IS TOO FAST FOR HER OWN GOOD. LOOKS LIKE IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. AND DEVIN. You CAN KISS MY ENTIRE FAMILY'S ASS. HOW'BOUT THAT ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH., SIT DOWN. You FA, --, SIT DOWN BOY, THAT'S ENOUGH OF Y'ALL! Today COME ON. LILLIANA. Can I CALL YOU LILLY SURE. LOTS OF PEOPLE. Call ME LILLY. HOW YOU LIKE CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA'S GREAT.. I HAVE A GREAT JOB., A GREAT BOSS., I'M WORKIN' WITH ALL THESE GREAT PEOPLE. CALIFORNIA'S BEEN GREAT.. I, LIKE THAT HAT. MY MOMMA USED TO HAVE A HAT LIKE THAT. THANKS.. I USED TO LOVE DRESSIN' UP IN MY MOMMA'S CLOTHES.. Were YOU TWO CLOSE? Oh YEAH.. She BOUGHT ME THIS SALON., REALLY EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT HAIR. I LEARNED FROM MY MOMMA.. She SAVED UP BOUGHT THIS PLACE., I'M REMINDED OF MY MOMMA EVERY DAY. THAT MUST FEEL GREAT. Lilly, I'M SURE SHE'S REALLY PROUD OF YOU.. I HOPE SO. EXCUSE ME., MS. NORA HI.. I DO N'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT I HAVE A REALLY HUGE ENGAGEMENT TO GO TO TONIGHT.. Could YOU PLEASE JUST SQUEEZE ME IN WITH SOMEBODY? I DO N'T NEED MUCH., JUST A BOMB-ASS BLOWOUT., ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT RELAX.. We GOT A NEW GIRL HERE, -- LILLY. SHE'LL. Take CARE OF YOU. WAIT A MINUTE.. Is SHE THE ONE THAT FIXED JILL CARSON'S HAIR? Oh YEAH., ALL RIGHT NOW., I HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU. JILL'S, NEVER LOOKED ANY BETTER.. What'S YOUR NAME, KIKI. KIKI LILLY LILLY KIKI. HI. SIT DOWN.. Thank YOU MS. NORA.. I KNOW. SIT DOWN.. I DO N'T NEED MUCH JUST MAKE SURE THE ROOTS ARE REAL STRAIGHT.. All RIGHT, I CAN DO THAT. OOH LORD.. Do YOU MIND THE IRON GIRL? Whatever YOU DO, -- ( laughs ) HOLD ON ONE SECOND I'LL, BE RIGHT: BACK: OKAY, OKAY. (, crying ) LILLIANA, YOU ALL RIGHT! In THERE BABY YEAH, I'M OKAY. I'LL, BE OUT IN A SECOND.. Oh JESUS, BABY. LILLIANA. What HAPPENED TO YOU THAT IMPATIENT BOY THAT PICKED YOU UP LAST NIGHT, HE HIT YOU (, crying ), IT'S FINE., OH HONEY. You CAN'T WORK LIKE THIS.. No, NO! I CAN WORK.. I NEED THIS JOB.. It'S OKAY.! I CAN DO IT.! No BABY. You CAN'T WORK LIKE THIS. YOUR EYE'S, DAMN NEAR SWOLLEN SHUT., I CA N'T. Let MY CUSTOMERS SEE YOU LIKE THIS. Nora, I DID N'T SAY YOU COULD N'T WORK JUST NOT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. Lilly, PLEASE, NORA, DO N'T BE MAD AT ME. Okay, I JUST GOT HERE AND I DO N'T KNOW ANYBODY., I MET BENNY AND HE SAID HE WAS A MANAGER AND THAT HE COULD HOOK ME UP.. He SAID I COULD STAY AT HIS PLACE UNTIL I GOT SETTLED DOWN ,'CAUSE. I CA. N'T PAY RENT. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. He STARTED ACTING LIKE HE LIKES ME AND I DO N'T LIKE HIM LIKE THAT.. He SEEMED SO NICE. You KNOW HE WAS JUST SO CHARMING. YOU'RE GON NA HAVE TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER. BOY, AI, N'T NOTHIN', BUT A PIMP (, crying ) YOU COME ON. You GOT TA, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER AND GO HOME.. I CAN'T.! Why NOT BECAUSE I'M LIVING WITH HIM RIGHT, NOW., OH ..., ALL RIGHT, ...! You COME AND STAY AT MY HOUSE., YOU STAY WITH ME FOR A WHILE.. He WO N'T FIND YOUR THERE. NORA. I CAN'T. WHAT YOU MEAN YOU CA N'T WHEN YOU GON NA START TALKIN' ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO. My MOMMA DID AND LOOK AT THIS PLACE., MY DADDY USED TO BEAT HER JUST THE SAME. It AI N'T NO WAY FOR A WOMAN TO LIVE., BUT I -- DO N'T BUT ME. JUST MEET ME IN THE BACK PARKING LOT. I'LL GET YOUR THINGS.. Oh UH --. You KNOW WHAT THAT DO. N'T MAKE NO SENSE. You OUGHTA BE ASHAMED OF. Yourselves. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY YOU NEED TO BE ASHAMED. Ming I GOT TA, TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS. HOLD DOWN THE FORT ALL RIGHT, ( dog, squeaks ), COME ON IN BABY., OH LOOK, WHO'S, HERE., LOOK WHO'S HERE.! This IS CASHEW., SAY HEY LILLY.. This IS MY HOUSE SWEETIE.. You JUST MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME. NORA. You HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.. Oh THANK YOU., IT'S JUST ME AND CASHEW. WE HAPPY TO GET SOME COMPANY., YOU HUNGRY, NO, I'M OKAY.. No, I GOT SOME GROUND BEEF IN THE REFRIGERATOR. I'LL WHIP UP SOME BURGERS., MAYBE WE'LL RENT SOME VIDEOS, TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT., YEAH, YEAH. GOOD. HE'S A GOOD BOY. NORA. Thank YOU SO MUCH. I DO N'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.. You DO N'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.. You STAY HERE AS LONG AS YOU NEED TO.. He WO N'T, FIND YOU HERE.. You JUST GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER, ALL RIGHT, Lilly's voice. While I STAYED WITH MS. NORA LIFE AT THE SALON WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL.. Is THIS YOUR FEET? Devin, DELICIOUS MING XENOBIA AND CLO -- AS CRAZY AS THEY APPEARED. Sometimes MY LIFE WAS A LOT BRIGHTER WITH THEM. Around. DO N'T GET ME WRONG. There WAS DEFINITELY DRAMA. BITE TOENAILS, WHETHER IT WAS MING CUSSING OUT, CUSTOMERS, ... GROSS. I CHARGE YOU EXTRA. ... OR DEVIN AND DELICIOUS AND THEIR NEVER-ENDING HISSY FITS. YOU'RE TRIPPIN'. YOU'RE TRIPPIN'. GO AHEAD. DEVIN, BUT IT WAS THE GOOD TIMES THAT STAYED WITH ME MOST ... WHEN THAT HAIR SALON SEEMED TO MAKE THE PROBLEMS OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD FADE AWAY. ... ♪ You lookin' bueno in them jeans and heels ♪ ♪ Belly button showin' got some sex appeal, ♪ ♪ Streaks in your hair and your nails did up ass lookin' like ... ♪, WHERE A GROUP OF HAIR STYLISTS BECAME THE MOST IMPORTANT FAMILY. I'D EVER COME TO KNOW. ♪. I got drinks on ice mixed with coke ♪ ♪. We can smoke all night, then I rock the boat ... ♪ GO DEVIN. ♪, You lookin' good yo, I'm feelin' good yo, ..., ♪, (, all cheering ), HEY OKAY.! All RIGHT. MORNING, MS. NORA. YOU CA, N'T RUB ZUBU. You KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO RUB HIM WHEN YOU COME IN HERE., WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU THIS MORNING, I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU COME IN THIS EARLY BEFORE., (, sighs, ) MAN., MS. NORA. She IS PUTTING ME THROUGH IT.. I DO N'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.. Do YOU KNOW SHE DID N'T EVEN COME HOME LAST NIGHT. This WAS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, BUT NOW THIS LITTLE SHE-DEVIL I DO N'T KNOW WHAT I'MA DO WITH HER. CLO. You GOT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THESE KIDS.. Now, IF SHE'S SCARED OF YOU SHE'S, JUST GON NA DISTANCE HERSELF, FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM YOU. YEAH, BUT MS. NORA LOOK AT YOU., YOU ARE A STRONG NO-NONSENSE WOMAN WHO DOES NOT PLAY AT ALL. ( laughs, ) YEAH. But I COME FROM A TIME WHEN CHILDREN DID N'T CALL CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES.. You JUST GOT THE SHIT BEAT OUT OF YOU. YEAH.. I JUST DO N'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS PARENTING STUFF.. It JUST SEEMS LIKE, AS SHE GETS OLDER, WE START CLASHING MORE AND MORE., AND I KNOW I PROMISED MY SISTER I'D TAKE CARE OF HER UNTIL SHE GOT HER LIFE BACK ON TRACK. But THIS THIS IS TOO HARD.. Listen TO ME, BABY. YEAH LIFE IS HARD, BUT IT CA N'T BE TOO HARD.. You CA, N'T, GIVE UP ON THESE KIDS.. You GOT TA, LOVE THEM AND KEEP ON LOVIN' --. That'S ALL YOU CAN DO. ( cell phone rings, ) YES., AUNTIE TASHINA, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU (, sighs, ). Look! I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T COME HOME LAST NIGHT, BUT PLEASE DO N'T BE ANGRY WITH ME.. I just don't wan na argue with you anymore. FINE. I WO N'T ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS. Baby. Just PLEASE COME HOME.! Yes, AUNTIE.! Okay, WHEN YOU GET HOME TONIGHT, YOU AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE A LONG TALK.. Just PROMISE ME. You WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS. Again. YES., LISTEN! ...! I LOVE YOU.. I LOVE YOU TOO. OKAY, BYE., BYE., SO WHAT'D. She SAY SHE WANTS ME TO COME. Home., OH MS. NORA. SHE GON NA, BE ALL RIGHT.. Thank YOU.. Look LARON! I DO N'T WANT TO KEEP LYING TO MY AUNTIE AND HURTING HER LIKE THIS.. Maybe I SHOULD JUST YOU KNOW: SLOW IT DOWN WITH YOU. LIKE -- NAW, WAIT, WAIT. SLOW IT DOWN. Yeah., WAIT WAIT., BUT I LOVE YOU.. Do N'T! You LOVE ME, YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU LARON.! Look! I WANT TO BE WITH YOU FOREVER AND A DAY, BUT YOUR AUNTIE SHE'S NOT GON NA. Let US BE TOGETHER., ( ambulance, siren, blaring, ) HOW'S, YOUR SON, OH MY GOD., WHY YOU BRING UP BAD NEWS? He'S FINE -- GOT ANOTHER BABY.. Is THAT RIGHT MM-HMM.? So DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME I CAN TELL YOU ANYTHING, AUNTIE ANYTHING.? Well, THEN, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.. I DO HAVE A BOYFRIEND., YOU DO YUP AND YOU KNOW HIM. WHO I MEAN. Who IS IT YOU PROMISE YOU WON'T GET MAD AT ME. I PROMISE. OKAY, IT'S LARON AUNTIE.. We REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER TOO., I'M SO GLAD I TOLD YOU.. Now I DO N'T HAVE TO LIE TO YOU, ANYMORE. AUNTIE. What ARE YOU DOING? Oh BABY, I'M SORRY.. I AM SO SORRY I WILL FIX IT.. I WILL FIX IT.. So UM ... HOLD THIS FOR ME: BABY., I'M GON NA GET TO THAT RIGHT, NOW.! So YOU -- OOH, I'M SORRY, I'M SO NERVOUS., UM, .... Okay! So TELL ME AGAIN: YOU'RE SEEING ... LARON, HEY BABY, WHAT YOU --! What WAS THAT ABOUT? You LIED TO ME. Your CONFUSED BI-SEXUAL ASS LIED TO ME.. No, NO, I DID N'T LIE TO YOU.. I -- I --, I'M A THUG. YEAH SHUT UP., JUST SAVE IT. Devin. WORD OF ADVICE, LEAVE THE REAL WOMEN ALONE, ( growls ). What'S UP EVERYBODY HOW YOU DOIN', MS. NORA, HEY BABY.? What'S UP Y'ALL, HEY LARON., SO YOU WANT TO BE A HOT BOY, HUH! What YOU TALKIN' ABOUT! I SAID YOU WAN NA BE A HOT BOY.. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN DATING TASHINA BEHIND MY BACK RIGHT, YEAH. Maybe ... AND ALL RIGHT LOOK CLOE.. I CARE ABOUT YOUR NIECE A WHOLE GREAT DEAL. AND I'M GON NA SPEAK UP BECAUSE I'M A MAN AND LET YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL. I'M GON NA KEEP SEEING HER, BECAUSE I LOVE HER AND I CARE ABOUT HER. MATTER OF FACT. I THINK YOU NEED TO STOP BEING SO STRICT AND EASE UP A LITTLE BIT.. Now I FEEL, LIKE YOU, SHOULD GIVE ME SOME CREDIT FOR SPEAKIN' MY MIND AND BEIN' A MAN. OOH., ( applause, ) UM, EXCUSE ME, BUT I GOT THIS.. You KNEW DAMN WELL. I DID N'T WANT TASHINA, SEEING ANY BOYS AND YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND HERE IN MY FACE, ACTING LIKE YOU INNOCENT.. Meanwhile, YOU DATING HER. So WHAT YOU ASKING FOR SOME KIND OF CREDIT, SOME KIND OF RESPECT - IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR SOME RESPECT AND SOME CREDIT. I GOT YOUR RESPECT AND YOUR CREDIT RIGHT HERE, GET YOUR LITTLE ASS OUTTA HERE. But I LOVE HIM AND DO N'T YOU COME BACK IN HERE, BUT I LOVE HIM. SHUT UP WITH YOU, I'M NOT THROUGH WITH YOU. TALKIN' ABOUT ``. I LOVE HIM !''. What DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE? You STILL GOT SIMILAC ON YOUR BREATH. ( clipper buzzing. ), HEY THERE WHITNEY., I MEAN NIPPY., (, laughs, ) GIRL. I SEEN THAT LITTLE THING YOU DID ON BET THE OTHER DAY. YOU WERE ON THE AWARDS. I LOVED. When YOU CAME OUT AND SAID'' I WAN NA INTRODUCE MY BABY BOBBY CHRISTINA. EVERYBODY. This IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.'' GIRL. You KNOW, I GOT YOU DOWN.. I GOT YOU DOWN. (, laughs ). So WHEN YOU GON NA COME IN HERE AND GET YOUR HAIR -- ( phone rings, ) ( all laugh, ), Devin, BUSTED, KISS MY ASS Y'ALL. She -- WE GOT UM DISCONNECTED OR SOMETHING. UH ..., JUST --, NEVER MIND. ( dryer humming ) ( humming, ) MING. I HAVE AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT. WHEN CLO GET HERE. I WANT YOU TO LET HER HAVE IT., I'M SO SICK OF HER BEING LATE. WITH PLEASURE.. You THINK YOU HOT SHIT, MISS `` TOO GOOD FOR NORA'S SALON.''. Now I TELL YOU, I SEE YOU CELEBRITY CLIENT ON `` GOOD DAY L.A.'', HER HAIR STINKS ( Ming spits ) Clo. Why YOU LITTLE SHRIVELED UP NO-ENGLISH SPEAKING TROLL-LOOKING IMP? I WILL -- HEY, HEY CLO. What YOU DOIN' TALKING TO MING LIKE THIS, DAMN JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTIN' GOOD., YOU DID N'T EVEN HEAR WHAT SHE SAID TO ME.. I JUST WALKED IN HERE.. I HAVE N'T EVEN TAKEN OFF MY COAT YET AND SHE GOES OFF ON ME.. I CA N'T WORK LIKE THAT, LIKE HOW CLO DISAPPEARING FOR TWO S AND COMING IN WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT, LEAVING YOUR CLIENTS FOR 30 TO 40-MINUTE STRETCHES AND YOU CA, N'T, EVEN CALL AND SAY YOU'RE GON NA BE LATE.. Oh WAIT! No !'CAUSE! These PEOPLE, AI N'T, THE BRAXTONS OR THE JACKSONS. THEY DO N'T, DESERVE COMMON DECENCY FROM YOU. THEY CAN JUST WAIT.. What YOU NEED TO KNOW CLO IS THAT IT'S THESE PEOPLE THAT GOT YOU TO THE BRAXTONS AND THE JACKSONS SUPPOSEDLY., AND THAT IT'S THIS PLACE, THIS SALON THAT TAUGHT YOU -- GAVE YOU THE EXPERIENCE TO KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM KIND OF WOMEN YEAH. That'S RIGHT.! Pat YOURSELF ON THE BACK ... FOR MY SUCCESS., THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT I'M A FIERCE HAIRDRESSER OR THAT I BRING MOST OF THE YOUNG CLIENTELE IN HERE., IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF MS. NORA.. Well, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING: MS. NORA WHERE'S, YOUR STAR-STUDDED CLIENT LIST, HOW COME THE JACKSONS AND THE BRAXTONS -- HUH-UH HUH-UH ( speaking Spanish )? Okay, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TALKING TO MS. NORA, LIKE THAT. BITCH, PLEASE, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S --, LIKE YOU HAIRDRESSERS BY DAY AND STRIPPER HO'S BY NIGHT THAT GET ON MY NERVES. You KNOW WHAT YOU AI, N'T, GOT NO RIGHT TALKIN' TO HER, LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'. Somebody NEED TO SLAP. The WORD CELEBRITY OUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH OR FOR REAL. Now THE LITTLE CONFUSED TRAMP WAN NA TALK UP IN HERE.. You KNOW YOU JUST DISPLAYED YOUR WHOLE JERRY SPRINGER LIFESTYLE IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE -- JERRY SPRINGER YEAH, JERRY SPRINGER., Y'ALL, AI N'T, NO HAIRDRESSERS, Clo. You ARE A BUNCH OF FREAKS WITH NO LIVES Devin WHO YOU CALLIN' FREAKS, GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY FACE. Xenobia ... CALLIN' A FREAK - OH MY GOD, MS. NORA.. What HAPPENED TO MS. NORA GET OUT OF THE WAY, SEE WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR MOUTH: YOU'RE, NO DIFFERENT, CLO, FANCY CLOTHES BIG CHECK AND THAT CELEBRITY CLIENT HA. Let ME TAKE YOU HOME., NO MING, NO NO. WAIT A MINUTE. CLO! I WANT YOU OUTTA HERE.. I WANT YOU TO GET YOUR THINGS AND I WANT YOU OUTTA HERE., YOU RIGHT, YOU'VE MOVED ON., SO THERE AI N'T, NO REASON FOR YOU TO BE HERE. No MORE! Okay, I DO N'T WANT NOBODY HERE WHO DO N'T WANT TO BE HERE. AND, AS FOR US BEING FREAKS ... WELL AT LEAST WE'RE A FAMILY. WHATEVER. That MEANS ( strained. ). Take ME HOME MING.. How DID I GO SO WRONG? What YOU'RE TALKING CRAZY LADY TALK.? No I'M SERIOUS MING. WHEN MY MOMMA RAN THAT SALON PEOPLE USED TO COME IN THERE TO BE HAPPY.. All I REMEMBER WAS LAUGHTER.. Now ALL THEY DO IS FIGHT AND BITCH AND BELITTLE ONE ANOTHER., OH NO.. You ONLY REMEMBER IT THAT WAY, BUT I WAS OLDER. I REMEMBER. WHEN YOUR MOTHER WAS DOING THIS LADY'S HAIR. She WAS SLEEPING WITH MY MOTHER'S CLIENT'S HUSBAND. AND THEY FOUND OUT THEY HAD A FIGHT RIGHT THERE IN THE SALON, -- PULLING HAIR AND KICKING AND ALL THAT. LOTS OF TIMES., NO DIFFERENCE NOW.. It SURE DOES FEEL DIFFERENT. BEST THING ABOUT NORA'S SALON WHY PEOPLE COME --. They COME TO TALK., THEY NEED SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO THEM., THAT'S WHAT MADE THEM FEEL GOOD AND PRETTY. ARGUMENTS ARE GOOD.. They CLEANSE THE SOUL. Like SEAWEED AND GARLIC.. I LOVE YOU MING.. I LOVE YOU., NOW GO AND GET SOME REST.. Now I GO IN MY HOUSE AND I MAKE YOU SOME SPECIAL KOREAN MAGIC SOUP., OKAY, BABY.. You WAIT AND I BRING. THANK YOU. LILLIANA, I'M HOME BABY., Lilly NORA. What ARE YOU DOING HOME SO EARLY? Oh, I WASN'T FEELING SO GOOD, BUT I'M ALL RIGHT NOW., NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.. What'S ALL THIS IN HERE, I'M GON NA SHOW YOU. OKAY.. I DECIDED TO EXPERIMENT WITH THREE OF MY DOLLS TODAY. YEAH.. I COLLECT DOLLS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. ALL RIGHT.. Now THEY ALL HAVE HUMAN HAIR. Okay. This IS ROSARIO AND SHE'S FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Like ME., SHE WAS CURLY, HAIR., MM-HMM, ALL RIGHT.. This IS SERAPHINA.. She HAS AN AFRO -- SHE'S FROM CENTRAL AFRICA., AND THIS IS LUPE FROM MEXICO.. She HAS FINE, VERY STRAIGHT HAIR.. So I PARTED IT DOWN THE MIDDLE.. On ONE SIDE, I USED THE ORIGINAL NORA'S HAIR RELAXER. AND ON THE OTHER SIDE I USED THE NEW AND IMPROVED NORA'S HAIR RELAXER. NEW AND IMPROVED. You JUST HAD TO CHANGE THE AMOUNTS OF ONE OF THE INGREDIENTS.. This LOOKS GOOD BABY.. Now ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GET CLO TO GET IT ON ONE OF HER CELEBRITY CLIENT'S, HEADS. NOPE CA N'T DO THAT.. Why NOT? I FIRED HER TODAY.. Why LONG STORY., THAT'S --! Look! That'S COOL.! If BEING FROM THE BX TAUGHT ME ONE THING, IT'S THE ART OF THE HUSTLE., AND I COULD GET THIS OUT THERE ON PEOPLE'S HEADS IN NO TIME. WHAT'D, YOU SAY HER NAME WAS ROSARIO. (. Both laugh ) ( door, chime jingles, ) HEY., HOW YOU FEELIN', MS. NORA, WELL MUCH BETTER.. Actually, I'M FEELING GREAT., HEY MAMA., HEY! What'S UP, YOU GAVE US QUITE A SCARE LAST NIGHT.. Well, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE'RE THE ONE'S WHO SHOULD BE SORRY.. We DID N'T KNOW ALL OF OUR DRAMA WAS MAKING YOU SICK. YEAH. Well, HOW ABOUT WE TAKE IT EASY ON THE DRAMA, ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL, OKAY, ALL RIGHT, HEY, MING.! I'M ALL RIGHT. BENNY WANT US TO GO UP IN THERE AND GET SHORTY.. You KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN' QUICK AND FAST, NO HASSLE. ALL RIGHT. YO AI N'T, THIS FULTON STREET YEAH. This IS FULTON STREET.. I GOT A SHORTY THAT LIVE UP THE BLOCK., I'M GON NA GO HOLLER AT HER.. You CAN HANDLE THIS. WHERE THE HELL IS LILLY. What -- NEVER MIND WAIT. SHUT UP? What ARE YOU DOIN' HERE? You CA, N'T BE DISAPPEARING FOR DAYS LIKE THAT. BENNY'S. Looking FOR YOU., LET'S GO., OKAY, YOU NEED TO TELL BENNY THAT I'M NOT DEALING WITH HIM ANYMORE.. You NEED TO TELL HIM THAT. YOU'RE, COMING WITH ME., I'M NOT GOING WITH YOU. DEVIN DELICIOUS GET THIS THUG OUT OF HERE DEVIN. Will YOU MOVE YOUR ASS AND HELP ME OUT HERE PLEASE WHAT YOU GON NA DO SWEET AND LOW? Oh THE HELL WITH YOU (! All screaming ) GET HIM, GET HIM CALL 911., NO WAIT. I'LL BE BACK.. What ARE YOU DOING? What IS THAT CHINESE MAGIC SPRAY. HE'LL STAY SLEEP 16, HOURS. SOLDIERS USE IN CHINESE ARMY.? What YOU DOING WITH THAT MING YOU, AI, N'T, NO CHINESE AND YOU AI N'T. No SOLDIER., I USE IT FOR MY MACE, MY CHINESE MACE. ( spraying ) Ming HELP ME HELP ME. (, straining ) HELP ME. PUT HIM ON THE CHAIR.. What ARE YOU DOING? He'S GON NA WAKE UP., NOT AFTER WHAT SHE GAVE HIM. HER CHINESE REMEDIES ARE AS POWERFUL AS MY HAIR, PRODUCTS.. Okay, I SEE WHAT Y'ALL ARE ABOUT TO DO.. Where DID YOU GET THAT? What Y'ALL MIND YOUR BUSINESS. TURN HIM? Around. COME ON. ♪ FROM OUT WEST. I'M BROADCASTING TO YOU, ♪ ♪, FROM OUT WEST, I'M BROADCASTING TO YOU ♪ ♪. So YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO: ... ♪! Let'S DO WHAT WE DO: BEST. ♪ FROM OUT WEST, I'M BROADCASTING TO YOU, ♪ ♪ FROM OUT WEST, I'M BROADCASTING TO YOU, ♪ ♪ FROM OUT WEST, I'M BROADCASTING TO YOU ♪ ♪! So YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO: ♪ ♪ FROM OUT WEST ..., ♪, (, laughing ), VOILA ( all laugh, ), WOW. Delicious! Oh, MY, OH MY.! We SURE DID TEACH THIS SON OF A BITCH A LESSON.. So WHAT DO WE DO NOW? Santa MONICA BOULEVARD, ( truck horn, blaring ), ( police, siren blaring, ), ( house, music, playing ) WATCH. Your STEP. NOW WATCH -- WATCH WHERE HE'S GOING., GOD HE'S HEAVY. GENTLY, GENTLY., MM-HMM., ¿ESTAS, TOMADO, MAMI, (, laughter ). I DO N'T KNOW WHAT SHE SAID, BUT I KNOW SHE SAID HE LOOKS: MESSED UP., OKAY, OKAY, LET'S GO. COME ON.. I CA N'T BELIEVE WE JUST DID THAT.. I CA N'T BELIEVE, FIRST OF ALL THAT WE'RE IN HERE. BABY, I CA N'T BELIEVE I USED TO WORK. Here. ( cell phone ringing, ) HELLO. BENNY, IT'S ME., IT'S LILLIANA., HEY YO, PUT DEAN ON THE PHONE.. You KNOW WHAT, WHEN YOU SENT HIS PUNK ASS DOWN TO THE SALON TO MANHANDLE ME, HE GOT A LITTLE MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.. What YOU CAN FIND HIM ... AT 4408, ... Main Street., And you know what Benny I DO N'T WANT. You CALLIN' ME NO MORE., I DO N'T WANT YOU COMIN' TO FIND ME.. It'S OVER. ANYTHING BETWEEN YOU AND ME IS DONE. You OUTTA YOUR MIND. You CA, N'T, GET AWAY FROM ME. Listen I invested way too much in you.. First OF ALL, I PAID FOR ALL YOUR PICTURES, ALL YOUR BULLSHIT, HEY! It'S NOT THAT SIMPLE LOVE.! You can't just get away from me that easy believe me.. We WILL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN., LISTEN TO ME, BENNY., I'M NOT WASTING ANY MORE TIME AND ENERGY ON YOU.. You DO N'T PUT FEAR IN MY HEART.. You know what, IF YOU EVER SO MUCH AS CALL ME AGAIN, I WILL HAVE YOUR ASS IN PRISON. So FAST YOU'LL BE LOOKIN', LIKE YOUR STUPID-ASS BITCH FRIEND, DEAN. Benny. Is THAT DEAN? No MAN I DO N'T THINK SO. IS IT. I DO N'T KNOW DUDE. YEAH. YEAH. That'S HIM! Dog. Man, IF NOT THAT'S ONE UGLY, BITCH, HEY BOYS., OOH, HE'S CUTE.! Oh HELL! No YO: WHAT ABOUT DEAN LEAVE HIS ASS HERE, MAN. ( police siren, blaring, ), (, dog, barking, ), OKAY, COME ON.. Is THERE A REASON WE HAD TO SNEAK THROUGH THE BACK ENTRANCE, THE SWIM, THE SWIM ..., THE SWIM PARTY REMEMBER WHEN THEY HAD THE SWIM PARTY? Oh, MY GOD --. What WAS THAT SONG YEAH, ALL MY CLIENTS, -- THEY BE SWEATIN' ME AND EVERYTHING. AND WE'D NEVER GET ANY WORK. Done. PLUS YOU KNOW I'M GON NA HOOK, YOU UP IN THE VIP ROOM.. Oh OKAY. COME ON, SHOW MING HOW TO DO IT.. Trust ME. If YOU'RE AS GOOD AS YOU SAY, YOU ARE, I'M GON NA HOOK, YOU UP WITH A FULL SPREAD NEXT MONTH.. Oh MY GOD! Thank YOU! Girl., OKAY, I'M JUST GON NA GO, GET EVERYTHING HOOKED UP AND READY.. You JUST WAIT RIGHT HERE: OKAY, I'LL, BE RIGHT: BACK. OKAY., All ..., BIG OL' BUTT! Oh YEAH MING'S GOT A BIG OL': BUTT, Nora DEVIN WHERE'S, MY HOT COMB, OKAY, GET OVER THERE AND SHUT UP.. What'S GOING ON, WE GOT TA --. This IS PART OF THE ROUTINE.. We GOT TA MEDITATE.. We GOT TA, BREATHE AND STUFF. You KNOW SO TAKE A COUPLE OF DEEP BREATHS. IN THROUGH THE NOSE OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH. OKAY. ONE TWO THREE. (, breathing ). That'S A GOOD ONE.! That'S A GOOD ONE. (! Imitating mantra: )! That'S GOOD.! That'S GOOD.! ( erratic breathing! )! What'S THE MATTER YOU? Okay? I'M HAVING A PANIC ATTACK., OH! What DO YOU MEAN? I NEED SOME WATER.. Okay, JUST WAIT HERE AND BE QUIET. I'LL, GET YOU SOME WATER, OKAY, ( singing ) THERE YOU GO WHOA CLO. What YOU DOING HERE I'LL, EXPLAIN EVERYTHING IN A MINUTE, MS. NORA.! No, YOU WILL EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW., I CA N'T, MY CLIENT'S IN THERE HAVING A PANIC, ATTACK. YOUR CLIENT HERE, YES AND I'LL, EXPLAIN EVERYTHING LATER, MS. NORA. I JUST REALLY --, PLEASE. I NEED YOUR HELP. OKAY. What'S WRONG WITH YOU, BABY I'LL BE FINE.. I JUST NEEDED A SECOND TO CATCH. My BREATH., I AM SO SORRY.. I DO N'T EVEN WORK HERE ANYMORE.. I JUST REALLY WANTED THAT ARTICLE AND I REALLY WANTED TO DO A GREAT JOB. AND I PROMISE I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU. Okay, OH SHOOT. I FORGOT MY RELAXER. GO OUT THERE AND GET MINE. GIRL GO OUT THERE AND TELL LILLIANA TO GIVE YOU MY RELAXER. POOR BABY. What'S WRONG, PROBABLY SOME OLD IGNORANT-ASS MAN, MS. NORA, I LOVE IT. What DID YOU USE MY OWN BRAND. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT OUT THERE A LONG TIME BABY.. Have YOU EVER THOUGHT OF MASS PRODUCING THIS STUFF, UH ... YEAH? Look. We ARE GON NA GET SOME PEOPLE ON THIS RIGHT. Away., I'M GON NA GET YOU SOME SPONSORS.. I'M GON NA GET THIS STUFF ON THE SHELVES.. Everyone'S GOT. Ta USE THIS STUFF., IT'S WONDERFUL! I LOVE IT. ( applause, ) OKAY.! Well GREAT! I HOPE YOU CAN DO THAT.. That IS SUCH GOOD NEWS, ESPECIALLY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. AH-AH. Do N'T START ON THAT BIRTHDAY, STUFF Y'ALL.? No, WE ALREADY GOT PLANS. WE'RE TAKING YOU DOWN TO MY STRIP, CLUB. AI N'T. Nobody TAKING ME TO NO STRIP CLUB COME ON Y'ALL. IN CHINA. I WAS A STRIPPER TOO, AND I MADE A LOT OF MONEY. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, SINCE WHAT YOU MEAN WHAT HAPPENED? I'M 60 YEARS OLD AND MY TITS LOOK LIKE FRIED DUMPLINGS. MING MING --, LEAVE IT TO MING ( all laugh, ), (, hip-hop, music playing ) (, cheering ) ♪. You got ta be fly for the places that y'all go. ♪ ♪ Got my flow ready yesterday. So y'all slow, ..., ♪, WHOO, Lilly, HEY MING, Ming, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, (, laughing ), FUN, Ming, SO MUCH FUN COME ON NORA Ming COME ON NORA MING MING COME ON NOW COME ON, COME ON., COME ON MING. ALL RIGHT, (, all laughing ). She WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THEN I HAD CLO GOIN' LIKE THAT.. You KNOW WHAT MING IT'S MORE LIKE BOILED DUMPLINGS., NOT FRIED: DUMP --! Oh SHIT, ( all screaming )! Oh MY GOD! What'S WRONG, SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE. Get HER HEAD, GET BACK, GET BACK! Go, OH MY GOD GET BACK GET BACK! Oh MY GOD! Somebody HURRY UP HURRY UP! Oh MY GOD, MS. NORA, MS. NORA, OH P.A. system, Dr. Carrow surgery, please. Dr. Carrow., P.A. system, Dr. Seidelman line, one please., Dr. Seidelman. COME ON NORA. NORA. Man I'LL! Take IT DOWN THERE RIGHT AWAY, DOCTOR. ( voices, overlapping ) Doctor # 1, HOW WE DOIN' ON IV Doctor # 2. What'S THAT PRESSURE, Doctor # 2, LET'S GET ANOTHER PRESSURE, HERE.! Hey KID! You WAN NA GO FOR ROUND TWO Clo, MS. NORA HOW YOU GON NA LEAVE ME HERE. Kicking MYSELF FOREVER HONEY. This PLACE WAS N'T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US.. One OF US HAD TO GO. Clo. You KNOW YOU CRAZY, RIGHT, Nora! Well, YOU AI N'T DEALIN', WITH A FULL DECK YOURSELF. YEAH.. So WHAT DO I DO NOW? Well, HOW ABOUT YOU GET THEM BRAXTONS AND JACKSONS DOWN HERE TO THE SALON, I'M LEAVING YOU IN CHARGE OF THE A-LIST CLO.. I WANT YOU TO GET EVERYBODY IN HOLLYWOOD AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY DOWN HERE, AND I WANT YOU TO STRAIGHTEN THEIR HAIR WITH NORA'S RELAXER. DESIGN ... WITH YOU IN MIND., AH ..., (, laughs, ), NORA .... I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M SORRY. AND THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW. I'M WORKING HERE AT THE SALON. --, IT'S NOT JUST A JOB, IT'S HOME. AND I JUST --. I WANTED YOU TO KNOW ... THAT I LOVE YOU MS. NORA. ( whispers ). I LOVE YOU TOO. Nora. I LOVE YOU TOO.. Excuse ME. Are YOU MING? Yes, I AM DOCTOR., I'M DR. BRIGGS.. How IS NORA? Well, I'VE BEEN NORA'S DOCTOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, LIKE THIS. NORA'S HAD TWO HEART ATTACKS IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS. SECOND HEART ATTACK, MS. NORA WAS SICK AND WE DID N'T KNOW ABOUT IT. Well, IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO., BUT THIS ONE IT WAS N'T MILD.. This ONE WAS SEVERE. AND IT DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO NORA'S HEART.. That BAD IS SHE GOING TO BE OKAY? Well, QUITE FRANKLY, I DO N'T KNOW.. Can I SEE HER ALL RIGHT., BUT PLEASE REMEMBER SHE IS WEAK., KEEP IT BRIEF.. Okay, THANK YOU.. ( heart monitor, beeping ), MS. NORA, LOOK YOUR HAIR'S ALL MESSED UP., YOU SWEATED IT OUT AT THE CLUB.. No, YOU STAY WITH ME FOR A WHILE.. He WO N'T, FIND YOU THERE. NORA. I CAN'T. WHAT YOU MEAN YOU CA N'T WHEN YOU GON NA START TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO, BUT ... THERE'S SO MUCH. We HAVE TO DO .... You KNOW WE GOT TA, GET THAT RELAXER OUT. YOU'RE, THE STRONGEST WOMAN I'VE EVER KNOWN.. I NEVER TOLD YOU HOW MUCH IT MEANT ... TO ME TO HAVE YOU IN THAT SALON.. Well, I CAN SEE SOMEBODY HAD A GOOD NIGHT., A DELICIOUS NIGHT.. You KNOW I CAN HEAR YOU SAYING ,'' WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU AND THAT BOY, DELICIOUS GON NA DO ?''. Well, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GON NA BE ALL RIGHT. DELICIOUS AND I ARE GOING TO BE JUST FINE.. I DO N'T THINK YOU'RE GON NA GO ANYWHERE.. You'Re GON NA BE FINE. RIGHT MA. That'S WORSE THAN ACID.. Her SHAMPOO IS ACID. (, laughs, ), HEY Y'ALL, AI N'T RIGHT.. What Y'ALL GOT JOKES, (, sighs, ) WAKE UP. DO N'T LEAVE ME., IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.. You'Ve ALWAYS BEEN MY MOMMY. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN MY MOM. ( crying ) THANK YOU. NORA. Please DO N'T GO. DO N'T LEAVE US., HEY MING, DO N'T START TAKING ALL THAT SHIT LIKE THOSE KIDS., I'M JUST PASSING OVER BABY., I HAD A WEAK HEART AFTER JAKE DIED. MISSED HIM TOO MUCH. LOVED HIM., I'M GOING HOME. That'S ALL., I'M GON NA MISS YOU MING.. I'Ve BEEN KNOWIN' YOU SINCE I WAS A KID., MY MOTHER LOVED YOU TOO. TOOK CARE OF BOTH OF US.. I LEFT YOU, THE HOUSE, THE WHOLE HOUSE.. Let LILLIANA STAY AS LONG AS SHE WANTS. DEVIN XENOBIA, CLO --. Everybody GETS AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE SALON, INCLUDING DELICIOUS.. I LOVE DELICIOUS., HE'S CRAZY, BUT .... I LOVE ALL OF THEM.. You MAKE SURE THEY KEEP THAT SALON HAPPY., THAT NEIGHBORHOOD'S CHANGING. KEEP HOLD OF THE FAMILY., I'M ALL RIGHT, MING., I'M JUST PASSING OVER., I'M JUST PASSING OVER.. I LOVE YOU NORA. ♪. You LEFT MY WORLD ♪ ♪ AND I LOST MY BEST FRIEND ♪ ♪. Now, EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, ♪ ♪ SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LONGER. ♪ ♪! I CA N'T! Stop THINKING ABOUT YOU, ♪ ♪! Well, WE'RE WISHING YOU WERE HERE: BABY ♪ ♪, I'M MISSING THE SMILE ON YOUR FACE: ♪ ♪! Well, WE'RE WISHING YOU WERE HERE: BABY ♪, ♪! Well, WE'RE WISHING YOU WERE HERE: ♪ ♪, JUST YESTERDAY, ♪ ♪, WE WERE SHARING LOVE, ♪ ♪ FAITHFULLY, ♪ ♪ HAVE ME FEELING MUCH STRONGER, ♪ ♪. I CA N'T! Stop THINKING ABOUT YOU, ♪ ♪! Well, WE'RE WISHING YOU WERE HERE: BABY ♪ ♪, I'M MISSING THE SMILE ON YOUR FACE: ♪ ♪! Well, WE'RE WISHING YOU WERE HERE: BABY. ♪, Lilly's voice! Well, THAT'S OUR STORY.! As PROMISED DAHLIA THE SISTER FROM `` SISTER HAIR MAGAZINE ,''. She HELPED PUSH THE PRODUCT AND GOT MANY CELEBRITIES TO ENDORSE IT.. What GAVE US STRENGTH WAS THAT NORA ACCOMPLISHED WHAT SHE HAD SET OUT TO DO IN HER LIFE., HER DREAM HAD BEEN FULFILLED AND WE WERE BLESSED TO CARRY OUT HER LEGACY. Whitney Houston. Normally I don't endorse products. but Nora's hair products, ... (, kissing ). Thank you, girl. Woman. Oh THANK YOU., (, chattering. ). To THIS DAY, YOU CAN FEEL MS. NORA'S PRESENCE IN THE SALON.. If YOU DO N'T BELIEVE ME COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF AT NORA'S, HAIR SALON., All DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND. (, Nora, laughing ) Nora. I LOVE YOU TOO BABY.. If YOU SO MUCH AS EVER. Call ME AGAIN, I'M GON NA SEND YOUR ASS TO PRISON AND YOU'LL, BE LOOKING LIKE YOUR BITCH FRIEND DA -- SHIT, ( man, laughs, ), DEAN YOU'RE LIKE `` SHIT, !'', OH DAMN, BABY. What YOU BEEN DOING, OPENIN -- SHIT, DANCING ON OPEN CANS, Nora YOUR CLIENT HERE, YES AND I'LL - EXPLAIN EVERYTHING LATER, BUT I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP: MISS CLORA., OH FUCK, (, laughing ) ♪, I'M SORRY MISS JACKSON, BUT I AM FOR REAL. ♪ Woman. All RIGHT COME ON. Woman. I WANT YOU TO ALSO GIVE EACH OF THE KIDS AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE SALON.. You RUN IT. AND DON'T GET UP IN NONE OF THEM BLACK PEOPLE'S FACES'CAUSE. You KNOW SOMEBODY WILL CUT YOU ONE DAY.. You KNOW WHAT I MEAN: Woman BE STILL Nora, BE STILL WHITE PEOPLE. I KNOW THAT WAS A WHITE PERSON'CAUSE. It WAS A LITTLE QUIET, SOUND. ( laughing ) IF THEY HAD BEEN BLACK IT'D, BEEN SOME SHIT FALLING ALL OVER.. Okay, COME ON.! Oh, THIS, AI N'T ENOUGH FOOL THIS AI N'T ENOUGH FOOL, THIS AI N'T ENOUGH FOOL, THIS AI N'T ENOUGH FOOL! This AI N'T --, THIS AI N'T ENOUGH FOOL, THAT'S -- UP START AGAIN. Need SOME WATER FOOL, THIS AI N'T ENOUGH --, I -- UP.! Do IT AGAIN. Man FROM THE TOP. WE GOIN'., DAMN WE GOIN'. ( laughing ) ( punching sounds ) ♪ BABY. I GOT FOUR DIMES ♪ ♪ AND I GOT ONE WAY TO EASE MY MIND. ♪ ♪, SHOULD I USE THEM ♪ ♪. Should I CALL YOU BABY? ♪ ♪'CAUSE, IT'S BEEN SO LONG, ♪ ♪, SINCE I HEARD YOUR SWEET VOICE ON THE PHONE ♪ ♪ FELT SO ALONE, ♪ ♪. I NEED YOU, DADDY ♪ ♪. It'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME, ♪ ♪, BUT I GOT YOU ON MY MIND: ♪ ♪ BABY. I CA N'T SHAKE IT ♪ ♪; NO, NO, NO ♪ ♪! If I CALL YOU ON THE PHONE ♪ ♪ AND SOME GIRL SAYS YOU, AI N'T, HOME ♪, ♪ BABY, I WO N'T, MAKE IT ♪ ♪. I JUST GOT TA KNOW ♪ ♪, WHO DO YOU ♪ ♪ WANT TO DO ♪ ♪. Does SHE DO YOU ♪ ♪, LIKE I USED TO DO ♪ ♪? I DO N'T THIS. So NO ♪ ♪ NOW BABY, I AI N'T GON NA LIE ♪ ♪. I KNOW I TOOK YOU FOR A RIDE. ♪ ♪, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D LEAVE MY SIDE. ♪ ♪ AND YOU TOLD ME ♪ ♪, YOU WARNED ME BABY ♪ ♪, BUT MY HEAD WAS SO BLOWN ♪. ♪ THOUGHT I COULD MAKE IT ON MY OWN ♪ ♪ GUESS I WAS WRONG. ♪ ♪ THOUGHT I WAS GROWN, ♪ ♪ AND KNOW I'M BEATEN BY MY GAME. ♪ ♪ AND I LOST SO I'M ASHAMED. ♪ ♪ SAYING I WANT YOU BACK. ♪ ♪ BABY ♪ ♪ AND MY CURIOSITY, ♪ ♪, HAS GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME ♪ ♪'CAUSE. Your LOVE WAS LIKE THAT ♪ ♪, I JUST GOT TA, KNOW ♪ ♪, WHO DO YOU ♪ ♪ WANT TO DO. ♪.