After Fishburne parted with Betty and is standing in front of the hotel with a bag in his hand talking to that black cop who's wearing glasses, he says to him 2 or 3 verses that seem to come from a poem..Does anyone know what kind of poem it is?
shareI'd love to know this too. or at least get the lines quoted.
Something about Lions and every meal ....
The author would be more unknown to be fair...
It's more jail house poetry, from a convict prisoner...
Though, if u like that type of poetry...
Watch the movie!!!!
Once in A Life....
It's stars Mr. Fishburne, in fact he produce the movie to be made...
It was low budget, though well made...
About two junkies and heist gone wrong..
It's filled with those jail house poetry.
Throughout the whole movie, like in flashbacks and current themes in the movie
Shiloh
Is it this? The jungles creed is that the strong must feed on any prey at hand, and I was branded best and set at the feast before I was ever a man.
shareThose poems were actually written by the director, Bill Duke.
shareActually the quotes are from the poem "The Fall" by Iceberg Slim (nee Robert Beck) from his 1976 poetry/spoken word record, "Reflections".
He is inexplicably not credited anywhere in the film. The actual quote goes like this...
"So gather round
And I'll run it down
And unravel my pedigree..."
(A couple of stanzas go by and then...)
"Where addicts prowl
Where the tigers scowl
In search of that lethal blow
And the wino cringes
From the canned heat binges
And finds his grave in the snow."
(A couple more stanzas and then...)
"Where the jungle creed
Says the strong must feed
On any prey at hand.
I was branded a beast
And I sat at the feast
Before I was a man."
You can find the whole poem here:
http://www.9sky.com/track/259471.htm#@
Thank you. That was exactly what I came here to find.
Thanks, hellblazer---I just finally saw this film for the first time---I had actUally seen a part of it on T.V. years ago---but never the whole thing. I like poetry, and I was impressed with those lines. I was surprised that the author wasn't credited in the movie---I wasn't looking for a name in the credits,though. I've ALWAYS liked the "Deep Cover" tune with Dr. Dre and Snoop--it was the song that first got Snoop noticed as a rapper, even though it wasn't a huge hit for some inexplicable reason.
DEEP COVER was part of the New Jack gangster films trend that burst forth at the start of the 1990's--kicked off by the huge success of NEW JACK CITY---such as KING OF NEW YORK (which Larry Fishburne was also in) JUICE, SUGAR HILL,BOYS IN THE HOOD (which was actually much more of a drama that a real gangster flick) MENACE TO SOCIETY, CLOCKERS, NEW JERSEY DRIVE, JASON'S LYRIC,etc.
Director Bill Duke tried a different approach to the usual cop-gone-undercover story, showing the cop's internal dilemma and constant war within himself over the choices he made, as well as the high price he paid for them. It's definitely not your typical gangster flick, which might be part of the reason it wasn't a huge box-office success, but it's still a good,strong crime thriller to watch, and like a poster from another thread on this board said, it hasn't dated as bad as other early '90's films---plus it features the Fish giving a strong,fierce performance in his first leading role--which was invitable considering he stole damg near all his own scenes in KING OF NEW YORK (he and director Duke would reunite a few years later for the box-office ganster film HOODLUM).