Silver Streak (1976)

Nick Stewart: Shoeshiner

Quotes 

• [as Grover leaves the men's restroom to go buy tickets for the Silver Streak, George continues to put brown shoe polish on his face whilst dancing to the music on the radio] 

  George Caldwell : [to himself]  Come on, man. Get some jive going. Be cool. Shake it, but don't break it. That's it. Hey man, how do I look? "You look sharp, mister." I feel sharp! Ya hear? I feel like the sun around midnight. You dig? Outta sight! Get down! Get down! Feeling good! Feeling fine! Feeling real fine! That's it, just loosen up those hips, sugar. All you whiteys got a tight ass! Yeah, get that ass moving there! Outta sight! I'm a macaroni! Get down! I'm the king, number one baby!

  [Scatting to the music, George stops abruptly when the Shoe shiner see him; shocked] 

  George Caldwell : Uh... uh... I'm not...

  Shoeshiner : Hey, you-you must be in pretty big trouble, fellow. But for God's sake, learn to keep time.

  George Caldwell : [snaps fingers; scatting]  Ba, ba, ba, ba ba.