The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Poster

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: Bobby Seale

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  • Sondra : You can't give this speech in Chicago!

    Bobby Seale : Fred Hampton wants me there. Plane ticket.

    Sondra : Let Fred give the speech!

    Bobby Seale : Between Hayden and Hoffman there could be 5'000 people. It'd be nice to talk to 5'000 people.

    Sondra : Not while you're in trouble in Connecticut.

    Bobby Seale : Yes, well I'm in trouble - I'm the head of the Black Panthers, Sondra! When the hell am I not gonna be in trouble? Travel bag.

    Sondra : You're going to be in a lot more of it if you stand up and say 'Fry the pigs!'

    Bobby Seale : IF they attack me. You're taking it out of context.

    Sondra : So will every white person in America! Cops won't give a shit about context, and you don't have enough protection in Chicago.

    Bobby Seale : There's no place to be right now but in it.

    Sondra : But 'Fry the pigs'?

    Bobby Seale : IF they attack...

    Sondra : Dr. King...

    Bobby Seale : Is dead! He has a dream? Well now he has a fucking bullet in his head! Martin's dead, Malcom's dead, Medgar's dead, Bobby's dead, Jesus is dead. They tried it peacefully, we're gonna try something else.

  • [after being informed of Fred Hampton's murder] 

    Bobby Seale : [to Tom Hayden]  You've all got the same father, right? 'Cut your hair, don't be a fag, respect authority, respect America - respect me.' Your life, it's a 'fuck-you' to your father, right? A little?

    Tom Hayden : Maybe.

    Bobby Seale : Maybe. And you can see how that's different from a rope on a tree?

    Tom Hayden : [quietly]  Yeah.

    Bobby Seale : Yeah. He was shot in the shoulder first. You can't aim a gun if you've been shot in the shoulder, you can't squeeze the trigger. Second shot was in his head. Fred was executed. Anything else?

    William Kunstler : No.

    [Bobby leaves the room without another word] 

  • William Kunstler : Your friends shouldn't sit together. The jury's not going to like that.

    Bobby Seale : This isn't my jury, and if they don't like it...

    Fred Hampton : No, he's right.

    [to the group of Panthers] 

    Fred Hampton : Spread out, okay? In pairs.

    William Kunstler : And Fred?

    [Gestures to head] 

    Bobby Seale : No, they're dressed just fine.

    Fred Hampton : It's alright.

    [to Panthers, sarcastically] 

    Fred Hampton : And take your very scary hats off.

  • Judge Julius Hoffman : Would the defense like to cross examine the witness?

    Bobby Seale : Yes. I'm sittin' here saying that I would like to cross examine the witness.

    Judge Julius Hoffman : Only lawyers can address a witness.

    Bobby Seale : My lawyer is Charles Garry.

    Judge Julius Hoffman : I'm tired of hearing that.

    Bobby Seale : Couldn't care less what you're tired of.

    Judge Julius Hoffman : What did you say?

    Bobby Seale : [Stands up, louder]  I said it would be impossible for me to care any less what you are tired of, and I demand to cross examine the witness.

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