VHS Opening: Two Bits and Pepper

Two Bits and Pepper  Republic Pictures Home Video  Print Date: February 13th, 1997

Transcript

00:30In the small towns of the American South, two years before the big cities began to beckon,

00:46sprang deep. People held tight. Friendships wore forever. And for one family, it was a

01:04time that would test their courage. Hey, what are you looking at? And change their lives

01:14forever. I'm gonna die. Let's spend one more day in that field. From a highly acclaimed

01:22classic novel, comes an intimate and epic story. A struggle. Where did that go? Did

01:30you see those words? I can read, Papa. Strength. Don't let nobody beat you down. And destiny.

01:38Don't you ever be sorry for what you do to others. Al Freeman, Jr. He built this country.

01:46And a lot of black folk died doing it. And every time we did a little something, they

01:54tried to take it away from us. Felicia Rashad. What you gonna do? Oh, you just keep your

02:00eyes in that bed. You go see what I'm gonna do. Leon. You've been here ten minutes, you're

02:08in trouble already. Sally Richardson. Melvin, what you come back here for? Most I came back

02:14here to remind myself why I left. Carly Burkett. I think libraries is worse than the good books.

02:20Colors not allowed in libraries, man. And Richard Roundtree. You can be anything you

02:26want to be. Learn how to draw, build it all, be a doctor. In the unforgettable saga of

02:33an American family. Once upon a time, when we were colored.

02:51Republic Pictures presents the incredible story of two orphaned brothers.

02:59You'll make every effort to find each other. You're going to separate. Determined to stay

03:05together. There's a place for boys like us. Orphans on the run. $25,000 reward offer.

03:14Setting off on an extraordinary journey.

03:19National awareness is growing.

03:22Another for this boy.

03:24More and more people are joining. Across America.

03:29These kids are leading us on a wild goose chase.

03:32With the dream of finding a home.

03:35We're all they have. On the road to Boys Town.

03:40Boys Town, what if it's just a dream? What if they're real?

03:44Charles Barton Smith, Chris Christopherson, Danny Aiello, and Mickey Looney as Father Flanagan.

04:00We've been waiting for you for a long time.

04:08The Road Home.

04:14The Road Home.

04:44The Road Home.