Richard Edson

Richard Edson Biography

Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. He was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family. In 1979, Edson was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys with Snuky Tate, Tono Rondone, Richard Kelly and JC Garrett, playing both drums and trumpet. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and played drums for Konk at the same time.

After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut EP, Edson left the band to play with Konk full-time. Edson also played trumpet with San Francisco band The Offs on the group's eponymous 1984 album. He started his acting career on screen in the feature film, Stranger Than Paradise (1984). Since then, he has been known for his roles in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Do The Right Thing (1989), Super Mario Bros.

(1993) and Strange Days (1995). From Wikipedia.

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Demand for Representation in Public Spaces

Sal: What'd I tell you about that noise?

Buggin Out: What'd I tell you about them pictures?

Sal: What the fuck, are you deaf?

Buggin Out: No! Are you? FUCK YOU! We want some black people on that motherfucking Wall of Fame now!

Mookie: We're trying to go fucking home! We've been here all fucking day, Buggin Out!

Sal: Turn that jungle music off! We ain't in Africa!

Buggin Out: Why it got to be about jungle music? Why it got to be about Africa? It's about them fucking pictures!

Sal: It's about turning that shit off and getting the fuck out of my place!

Pino: RADIO RAHEEM!

Radio Raheem: Fuck you!

Sal: AND FUCK YOU TOO!

Ahmad: Get in there, Pino!

Radio Raheem: This is music. My music!

Sal: FUCK YOUR MUSIC!

Radio Raheem: Well, turn it off, then.

Vito: Hey, man, get the fuck out of here! We're fucking closed!

Buggin Out: Fuck you! We're closing you guinea bastards for good! For good, motherfucker! Until you get some black people on that motherfucking Wall of Fame!

Sal: You're gonna fucking close me?

Buggin Out: You're goddamn right!

Sal: YOU BLACK COCKSUCKER!! I'LL FUCKING TEAR YOUR FUCKING NIGGER ASS!

Punchy: [Over all the shouting] Oh, we're niggers now?! We niggers now!

Buggin Out: YOU FUCKING WHITE TRASH! I'LL FUCK YOU UP!

Mookie: Sal, put the fucking bat down!

Buggin Out: COME ON, MAN, YOU FUCKING GUINEA TRASH!

Sal: YOU BLACK COCKSUCKER!! YOU NIGGER MOTHERFUCKER!

Cultural Identity and Ownership in Conflict

Buggin Out: Hey, hey, Sal, how come you ain't got no brothers up on the wall here?

Sal: You want brothers up on the wall, get your own place. You can do what you want to do. You can put your brothers and uncles and nieces and nephews, step-fathers, step-mothers, whoever you want. See? But, this is *my* pizzeria. American Italians up on the wall.

Vito: Take it easy, Pop.

Pino: Don't start.

Buggin Out: Yeah, that might be fine, Sal, but, you own this, rarely do I see any American Italians eatin in here. All I see is Black folks. So since we spend much money here, we do have some say.

Sal: You lookin for trouble? You a troublemaker, is that what you are? You makin trouble?

Buggin Out: Yeah! I'm a troublemaker. I'm makin trouble.

Sal: You're a ball breaker. Always comin in here lookin for trouble, aren't you. Suppose I busted your head. How would you - Now, Mookie. Mookie, you wanna get your friend outta here.

Buggin Out: Oh, you wanna kick me out now? You're gonna kick me out, huh?

Sal: Nah, I'm not kickin you out. You're kickin yourself out.

Buggin Out: [[Malcolm X; [Nelson Mandela; [Michael Jordan] What? Look, we want some brothers up on the wall. Yo, ], ], you know, ]. Tomorrow!