Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys Knight - Claudine

[READY4REVELATION]

I remember when this movie came out how we all ran down to the movies to see it. Back then it was such a big deal to see Blacks in the movies. I was only 13 years old when this movie came out.

[xchethomasx]

Trivia: In the first scene of this movie as Claudine converses with her fellow female bus riders notice the older woman. That is actress Minnie Gentry who is actor Terence Howard's [Hustle & Flow] grandmother.

[roscoegino]

@xchethomasx right again. they look nuthin alike but yeah.

[xchethomasx]

@roscoegino What's your favorite scene from this movie? Mine is when they're sitting in his car as the sun comes up. <3

[roscoegino]

@xchethomasx So, so many. When they get married, when Roop puts the white guy in his place over the garbage, when the kids all want ice cream, etc, etc.

[xchethomasx]

For Anyone in the NYC area who wants this movie; they're selling this movie for 7.99 at

JR Computer World in lower Manhattan across the street from City Hall on Park Row.

[xchethomasx]

Actress Chip Fields at 1:34 in the blue top. omg she looks like a teenager here!

[ROCKNROLLFAN]

does anyone have the full movie for this film because Ive searched all the thrift stores and retail stores and I cant find this movie anywhere.....I want to see this movie badly....

[2006Antron]

Huggin and a lovin

[Zepoch1]

What is the song that starts at 0:26 ? I know the other one on here, but I dont know that one.

[MrBillie1234]

@Zepoch1 - the song's called "The Makings Of You". The version they put in 'Claudine' is sung by Gladys Knight, tho' there's another version sung by Curtis L. Mayfield, who wrote the song. talk about an absolutely beautiful song, mmm-mm-mmm...~ b.

[Zepoch1]

@MrBillie1234 Yeah I knew that, but was this a special instrumental version they used just for this movie? I can't find the instrumental anywhere else, but it sounds great. I love the sung version as well, but it's nice to just hear the instruments.

[MrBillie1234]

@Zepoch1 - i guess i misunderstood. I didn't realize that asking "what is the song that starts at 0:26?...i don't know that one" actually meant "i know this song well, but where can i find the instrumental version?" I apologize 4 thinking that you saying "i don't know" actually meant you did not know.

[Zepoch1]

@MrBillie1234 Haha no I didn't mean to sound aggressive, it's completely fine. This version was probably made just for this movie, and not released separately anyway.

[IndianKemiTv]

I love love love this movie!!!!

[cbabyskyc]

Love this film n the song My moms took us to see this when we were younger

[xchethomasx]

@cbabyskyc me too! The songs make me think of my mom too.

[checkavanz101]

This movie is sumthn else! Gladys & the Pips tore up this soundtrack i swear

[msyana80]

i have been looking for this movie

[reb5stun]

Where is the entire movie? The whole entire Claudine movie was on here, but now it's not. Will somebody please upload Claudine, the whole entire movie, back onto youtube? This is such a wonderful movie and it would be much appreciated if someone would oblige us viewers, please.

[kennyfame]

my tears were falling watching this. I forget how beautiful the ending was of claudine

[CoNfuziioNzII]

this is addressing to you pgwarner women right now in this day and age are still going throught these circumstances this movie is no way are glorifying these situations but its a realilty its real unfortunaltley theres no family unit anymore but its nothing more than a black family rising together and make things happen

[RockinMama503]

Man....talk about your ride or die chic...no one these days have nothing on Claudine!!! But I just have one question...if everybody went to jail...who bailed them out????? Could it have been Claudine's girls from the bus??? Or maybe the unsympathetic lady who employed her. Hmmmmmmmm........LMBO!!!!

[yuuablewon]

who the hell can anyone dislike this? whats wrong with it?

[flaflaflohiii]

@yuuablewon nothing at all,Pure classic!!!

[lisa9047]

LOL @ the lady knocking the police up side the head with her purse. LMAO

[checkavanz101]

@lisa9047 Hahahaaaaaaaaaa yes! she made my night!

[toniablack33]

I love this movie. It doesn't matter if u like it or not it's some peoples reality. @ PGWARNER, THE PEOPLE IN THIS MOVIE HAVE MORE MONEY THEN U...LOL! It's just a movie enjoy...lighten up!

[PGWARNER]

This movie is bullcrap. I'm not for the "struggle", being on welfare, man with low paying job, 6 kids by Lord knows how many different men. Hey, this is good for the 70's this is not the world today. Men need to quit thinking that women want to struggle with them and be poor as hell. No I'm not for struggling, I'm all for making it and rising to the top. Hey you want to"struggle?" Then go find yourself a crack head.

[monicadm]

@PGWARNER

I understand what you're saying but you missed the whole point of the movie..........

[Msredhoney720]

@PGWARNER Just because you are not for the "struggle" doesn't mean that its' not reality; and certainly doesn't mean that the movie is/was bullcrap! The movie was excellent.

[REDLIONTV]

I still tear up when I see this part, I was young when this came out, and my mom raised us alone and I still feel that til this day...I love this movie It was real.

[ginachalanda]

omg I still love this scene to...that was when real black love was hard and strong...thats when a black man was scared but still willing to say lets do it and fight for the family he wanted...missing my dad on that...RIP daddy....

[Akee1990]

The movie was up there some time ago. What the hell happened to it?

[annajanuary]

Impossible Conditions. Insurmountable Circumstances. Struggling to get together and stay together.

[Sheila1775]

I'm gonna' start right now!!!! Sincere thanks..I needed to hear this song!

[redeyzironman]

Real black history and among other great things! I was a 5. Hmm i missed th 70's!

[JAMERICANBORN]

When I was a child my mother used to tell me over and over again how time flies; my goodness gracious I can't believe it's been 37 years since this came out.....................wow!! Did anyone notice Kim Field's mother (Chip Fields), she's is the protestor going up the stairs in the blue shirt!

[beloit22]

I Have a friend with 5 kids by 4 different father's (dont ask me why). They need to make this a "must watch" in high-school !!

[SongCreator71]

LOL, LOVE THIS MOVIE, TRULY A CLASSIC, TIMELESS

[nicolelove30]

I LOVE THIS MOIVE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!

[CBafpilot]

"Work not welfare"....that still holds true today.

[roguegirl29]

@CBafpilot But what if that person can't work due to a physical or mental disability?

[TheSunnyStar]

Okay, I did not get this ending. Do they all get hauled off to jail at the end?

[xchethomasx]

@TheSunnyStar Apparently it was settled and they were released at the precinct because they're all walking home together ...at the very end ...

[omacdy]

american BLACK love nothing better on the planet.

[newme09able]

This is one of my favorit parts of the movie...now that's family.

[jenigurl1]

I love,love,love this movie.........a real classic!

[FLOSUNSHINE]

Black love is a beautiful thing!!

[FAY4EVER100]

Adam Henning

[blaquejew]

Even though this was fictional story this has got to be the worst wedding day in history.

[donnylovesayesha1]

i dont like how Roop's childs mother tries to make him pay child support to kids he never wanted she wanted them she take care of them. You can tell he didnt want them by the way he wanted to hide. i dont care if it's half his too he didnt want it he shouldnt have to owe his life to a one night stand

[JaceyLP]

@donnylovesayesha1 it takes two to have children.

He should have owned up to his kids either way, whter you wanted them or not. It's shouldn't just be put on the mother.

That's what's wrong with this generation,

you made your bed, you lye in it.

[xchethomasx]

@JaceyLP Roop was paying child support but somewhere along the way someone told the ex-wife she could get MORE by securing court ordered payments. $60 was considered a lot of money in 1974.

[Msredhoney720]

This is one of my favorite movies of all times. Just real as real can be!!! 70's rock!!!

[KJohn65]

I love this movie too...My favorite!! I can count how many times I've watched it! I was 9 when this came out..the first movie my mom took me to! Great memories...Black Love at it's best...I'm so glad they 'made a happy home'...

[Jaycool10]

The makings of you.; Classic

[snoops71]

"Claudine" is one of my favorite movies. I always watch it.

Diahann Carroll should have won the Oscar for best actress- hands down.

[ciampooh]

" I don't eat much" omg too precious!

[MsGeigei]

classic

[sierria64]

@MsGeigei THEENDING WAS CLASSIC...I CRIED BECASUE IT HAD A MESSAGE ...LOVE CONCURES ALL

[bigred4464]

I love this movie and the soundtrack. Although, in real life James Earl Jones would have run as fast as he could from a woman with that many kids.

[xchethomasx]

@bigred4464 LOL. you mean a BLACK woman with that many kids. He prefers white women. i love his beautiful green eyes though.

[pawinsto]

This song is to dedicated to the memoires my late uncle Cal Winston and late Esther Winston...

P Winston

[sleeplesscgho]

wonderful movie one of my fav. thank for sharing

[MsMultitasking]

I love this movie, one of my all time greatest... even though he knew it was a "big Load" he followed his heart. The baby girl said Charles and Charlene are moving out , there'll only be four of us.... how sweet... they loved him and wanted him around.

[chocolatesomp1234]

I totally agree. I was only 2 when this movie came out but for some reason this movie speaks to me. And Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs was before my time but damn he was fine. LOL

[nothinghumanlovesfor]

perfect movie and soundtrack

[mictightener]

LOVE IS LIFE

[hotcashhotcash]

Thank You for this

[roscoegino]

Look fast for Ivan Dixon in a red long sleeve shirt as Claudine gets into the truck.

[xchethomasx]

@roscoegino wow! never noticed it. thanks!

Ivan Dixon = Lonnie from Car Wash.

Rest In Peace

April 6, 1931 - March 16, 2008 (age 76)

[roscoegino]

@xchethomasx yup.  he was great friends with d and james so the director got him on the shoot.

[roscoegino]

diahann was among the classiest women to act before a camera. and from the boogie down, nyc!!

[JuniorBeatz]

What's that first song called you hear starting at 0:27 ???

[Largo3point0]

"The Makings Of You"

[peaceandsoul1969]

Yep! I thought that was her on those steps. She really looks like her youngest daughter here. One of my favorite movies and the soundtrack is slamming. I remember being about 6 years old growing up in Washington DC in the 70's when this movie came out. My mom and aunts would put this album on and break out the Miller beer...LOL! Good times, back in the day, great music too back in the day.

[jazzyfayy1983]

did anyboby notice that was actress chip fields in the blue shirt on the stairs @1:45mother of actress kim fields.

[roscoegino]

YUP. Good eye jazzy.

[dannycena42]

my favorite movie

[mrknowitalllt1]

i remember i was about 6 yrs. old when this movie first came out and my family went to see this on a triple feature, this was playing with old dracula and let's do it again. the last part of this movie is what we saw when we entered the theater and stayed to see the whole movie. God! please bring back those glorious triple features again.

[Contessais4u]

Saw this movie as a child and loved it! This is a classic and shows that a man will love you with six kids and all!! Love is wonderful!!

[popetzm]

Don't have this movie, i 1st saw this film at a drive in back in 1977 although the movie came out in 1974 but in georgia they always brought back those black movieslike scream blacula scream that came out in 1973 but they brought it back out in 1980.

[PamGlamm007]

Such a beautiful song to go along with the movie...Claudine was a classy black woman! "My favorite song" *GLAMM*

[Wayne27]

thank you for posting this I love the music and movie

[WETNWILD85]

Hey thanks 4 posting. I love watchin black films from the 70's. Such a simpler time. I don't watch todays black films,there's no substance. Also great soundtrack.

[Adnasel]

I love this movie. and so does my 1 year old sister. She'd choose this over Barney ahhha.

[vickerie1]

Francis eats invisible food! lol

[mrdeedz1]

Funny, yet beautiful ending to this classic!!! They dont make black movies like this anymore.

[Sharone326]

Diahann Carroll was simply gorgeous in this movie.

[drby3]

love the fact that a strong black man and woman live happily ever after...ciao:~)

[bluelionness]

hahaha...2:01 plaid pants...

[bluelionness]

i meant ...striped sweater...hahaha..my bad!

[romancelanicen]

I love the music and the movie. It is definitely a classic. Thanks for sharing !

[Yobachi2007]

Love, Love, Love this movie; and I hate romance movies; but this flick was so real about relationships.

This movie came out before I was born; but I got a copy of it. watched it in bed last night.

And great music!

[106harlem232]

When I was a little girl growing up in the hood, I thought Diahann Carroll was so pretty .

[mnscgirl9507]

I used to love to watch Diahann Carroll too. When this movie would come on my mother and I would do facials (trying to have skin like hers), eat popcorn, and sing the songs and have a good old time.

[52signals]

I love this scene. My girl said, I'll even go to jail with you. This movie showed what it takes for a black family to stay together despite impossible conditions. James Earl Jones played this role to the ninth. The struggle of a black man in love trying to do the right thing even though he didn't have much to offer on the surface, his manhood spoke reams. He stepped up anyway. It is a classic!

[sweetlikcoko]

I love this movie, its a classic.

[moneymonk33]

They don't make movies like that anymore

The ending was the best part!

[mizz4colorz]

i got this movie and its my favorite lol i wasnt even born when it came out

[feenin4jodeci]

i love this movie and i dont care what age you are you WILL love it

[1CJ420]

I got teary-eyed watching the car scene ;-) Thanks for sharing! LOVE this movie!

[bmrcutiepie]

classic black film... good for the whole fam!

[LadyTrelle]

I'm 22 and I watched this film when I was around 11 and loved it even then. I was so happy when I found it on DVD about 3 years ago.  Diahann Carroll is legendary and so is this film. Curtis Mayfield did a wonderful job composing the soundtrack (as he did with Sparkle) and to top that Gladys Knight and the Pips on the entire soundtrack. Such a great combination, one couldn't help but love it. I'm highly diasappointed that Ms. Carroll didn't receive the Academy Award for Best Actress that year.

[obdiane]

I loved this movie.Remember, when Claudine whopped her daughter with that brush.lol I was rollin'.She reminded me of my mom :) Carroll, always plays such strong black woman roles. I love her.

[55Medusa]

I remember this scene very well, it was very touching. It takes a hell-of-a-man to marry a woman with six kids. "Mister Welfare Man", alot of women were married to him way back in the day.

[MsTexas73]

A lot STILL are.

Yes it does take a hell of a man to marry a woman in Claudine's situation...but that's LOVE for you.

What I like most about this movie is the fact that you had towo adults who REALLY wanted what was best for the family.

[prettybashful773]

classic lovable movie.

[geneofisis]

The ending is a blast!

[nerdrich]

I love this movie....

[DEADONCOOL]

Touched my heart!

[caspol69]

i absolutely love this film. just wish that you would have let the entire credits scroll to the end when they all walk hand in hand as a family. thanks for the post still.

[Mission94110]

This is one of my favorite films. I think a great idea for an Oprah show would be to gather the cast and do a show about making the movie.

Add Gladys to sing a couple of songs.

That would be a great hour of TV.

[geneofisis]

Good idea..you could email her that at her website if you want to.

[brownpuzzy]

Must haves for your library. Buy the Claudine DVD. Buy the Claudine soundtrack (Gladys Knight). Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu Blackwell, David Kruger, Yvette Curtis, Eric Jones, Socorro Stephens, Adam Wade

[2muchwomen4u1]

FEEL U. IM 15 AN I HAVE IT

[lword1970]

In the end the officially became a family - nothing more beautiful than that no matter how you define a family

[redhundred389]

@lword1970 I KNOW THAT.S RIGHT I SAW THIS WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD THIS MOVE BRING BAD A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES FOR ME MY MOM HAD 8 CHILDREN ALL FROM THE SAME MAN AND NONE OF US WHERE BORN OUT OF WEDDLOCK BUT HE LEFT US WHEN I WAS A 9 BUT MY MOM HELD IT DOWN AND SHE REMARRY AFTER 25 YEARS AND MY STEPFATHER WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPEN TO US SO ON THAT NOT GOD IS GOOD BECAUSE WHERE THERE,S A WILL THERE,S A WAY

[redhundred389]

@lword1970 I KNOW THAT.S RIGHT I SAW THIS WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD THIS MOVE BRING BACK A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES FOR ME MY MOM HAD 8 CHILDREN ALL FROM THE SAME MAN AND NONE OF US WHERE BORN OUT OF WEDDLOCK BUT HE LEFT US WHEN I WAS A 9 BUT MY MOM HELD IT DOWN AND SHE REMARRY AFTER 25 YEARS AND MY STEPFATHER WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPEN

[lword1970]

the ending is very touching -

[natval1974]

One of my favorite movies, for real.

[babyjanehudson1962]

every time I see this ending I cry

[zebop]

Cry, cry? Ha! Me too, can't help it

[babyjanehudson1962]

is that Chip Fields standing next to the character Charles in the stairwell?

[roscoegino]

yes.

[68NYC]

Yes that Ending was something-

else...

[jazzyfayy1983]

im so glad he married her and took care the family

[barrys]

This was definitely a great movie. It was on TV recently and they only gave it two stars out of a possible four. They trippin'.

[Flblackbutterfly]

I love this movie!

[bbygrl1079]

it's weird how timesless.. or more or less shameful how timeless this movie is

[Shiftyeyes516]

This is a beautiful movie

[Cinnabunnz]

She was such a beatiful woman

[geneofisis]

Diahann Carroll still is.

[geneofisis]

Diahann Carroll still is.

[nognilk]

She still is

[bernie908]

This is Fantastic seeing the movie while the music is playing going bring back memories.

[geneofisis]

I just LOVE THIS SOUNDTRACK!!Beautiful!

[geneofisis]

Thanks.

[Zeniquez]

One of the Greatest movies I have ever seen.

[barrys]

DEFINITELY one of the great, under-appreciated movies of all time.