Homerun Page #6

Synopsis: A young boy accidentally loses his sister's school shoes. To avoid trouble at school and with their parents, they decide to secretly share his shoes.
Genre: Drama, Family
Director(s): Jack Neo
  3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Year:
2003
108 min
167 Views


Teacher, give me one more chance.

I will run really fast!

How many times must I tell you

the selection is over. You can't take part in it!

Now go home!

One hot drink!

Teacher, I beg you.

Just let me take part in it!

This run is very important to me!

I said no. No means no!

Teacher, please. I beg you!

Teacher, what are you looking for?

My medicine!

Oh, your medicine...

It's on the office table!

I'll get it for you!

You don't have to! I'll get it myself!

Quick! Quick get my medicine!

I'm representing the school

in the National Junior Cross Country Run.

Third prize is a pair of shoes.

When I win them, you can have them.

Are you sure you can get them?

This is your salary.

After deducting what you owe me,

this is what you have left.

Thanks, Towkay.

It's not too bad. You are hardworking.

Hardworking people earn money!

Keep it up!

In today's Cross Country Run,

you'll meet the best in the country.

But don't be intimidated

because you are just as good.

Save some strength for the last leg.

Today will be a challenge for you

to overcome the difficult path.

The whole course is 5 km.

The distance is not an issue,

because I have confidence in all of you.

It doesn't matter whether you win or lose.

The important thing is to complete the run

and not give up half way.

Understand?

Understand!

Go change.

For this competition,

you are not wearing my shoes

and I don't need you to do my homework.

It's a fair game...

Beng Soon, you are getting it wrong.

I don't want to compete with you, I just...

Enough said!

We are standing at the start line

and you tell me you

don't want to compete with me?

Do you know what you are saying?

Seow Fang! Seow Fang!

Mom, what is it?

I'm going to give birth.

Quickly go and wave the cloth!

Call for the midwife! Hurry up!

Okay! Okay!

Auntie! Auntie!

My mom is about to give birth!

Come over!

Come over!

Auntie!

Auntie!

Auntie!

Mom, the midwife looks like she's dead.

She's not moving at all!

Was it like this when you gave birth to us?

I don't know why it hurts so much this time!

Ouch!

It hurts! Ouch!

Why is it like this?

Hey! My shoes! Hey!

Third prize is a pair of shoes.

When I win them, you can have them!

Are you sure you can get them?

Ouch!

Ouch!

Ouch! It hurts!

Ouch!

No tears in your eyes

But a firm breathe of determination

Despite the sweat and hardship

There isn't a gasp of exhaustion

The steps you take may be harder

But our bond becomes stronger

Innocently we carry on

To wherever fate takes us

We may have nothing

But we will never think of submitting

We may have nothing

But we will never think of quitting

No matter what lies in the path ahead

No matter who holds the guiding hand

As long as our hearts are together

We have everything we need

We may have nothing

But we will never think of submitting

We may have nothing

But we will never think of quitting

No matter what lies in the path ahead

No matter who holds the guiding hand

As long as our hearts are together

We have everything we need

Everything we need

Come on! Come on!

Lose it and we will have to buy new ones.

Waste of money!

Your shoes are huge.

If I run too fast, they will slip off.

Monday 7 am, report to me. Is that clear?

Take the shoes!

You want me to run faster, right?

I have run out of excuses.

You are out of my school!

Third prize is a pair of shoes.

When I win them, you can have them!

Are you sure you can get them?

Come on! Come on!

You cycle very slowly. Hurry up!

Slow? I walk even slower!

Okay. Okay. Come on.

Forget it. Come. Let's run!

Hurry up! Quick!

The 1965 National Junior Cross Country Run

has come to an end!

Third place goes to Nan Yi Primary,

Tan Beng Soon!

Second place goes to Nan Yi Primary,

Mohammed Ali!

Now for the champion!

He is from Qing Hua Primary,

Chew...

Kiat...

Kun!

This pair of shoes must mean a lot, right?

That's why I dug them out.

I thought you guys wouldn't come.

How can that be? We are friends!

Yes! We are the best of friends!

Don't be sad. I have a plan.

Okay.

Hey, don't just say okay, tell me!

Hey, Beng Soon,

winning the 3rd place is not bad already!

Yes! We didn't even qualify for the run!

Yes. Don't be sad!

Beng Soon, don't be sad.

Here. You can have the medal.

I entered the run not to compete with you.

Why give me the medal?

I still lost to you!

Why?

Why can't we resolve our misunderstandings?

Even when we are sincere, you don't believe us?

I lost my sister's shoes

so I joined this run

to win a pair of shoes for her.

That's it.

Come. Push a little harder!

Why is it so difficult with this child?

Push harder, push!

I can't. No, I can't!

I can't. No, I can't!

Push harder! Push!

Help! I can't!

I see it! I see the head!

I can't!

Push! Push a little harder!

Come on! Wow! It's a boy!

Congratulations!

Hey!

Yes, Towkay. Who is this for?

For your wife after she gives birth!

You didn't have to.

Just take it!

Thanks! Towkay!

Brother, this pair of shoes

cannot be worn anymore.

What are we to do?

Seow Fang, look!

Hey, my shoes! Give them to me!

Beng Soon!

Beng Soon!

My dad wants me to study in England.

I'm here to say goodbye.

I have too many pairs of shoes at home.

I didn't understand what it is like without shoes.

When your shoes are torn in the future,

just go to my store.

We are from the same village.

Thanks, Beng Soon.

We are grateful that Beng Soon

eventually understood our problems.

He didn't ask us to do any homework.

As friends, we should help each other.

That's why I told him

to look me up if he needs help in the future!

Yes! More people get things done faster!

Being small can be helpful too!

Goodbye!

Even best friends will have arguments.

After each argument,

we cross our hearts and swear

to ignore each other.

But, each time, after a couple of days...

sometimes, just after a couple of minutes,

we become friends again.

Putting the unhappy past behind us

will always be better for all.

Arguments are not completely bad.

Just look at dad and mom.

After each argument,

they understand each other better

and become more loving.

What I admire most is

they never fight.

Not even once.

We finally have our own shoes!

Although they didn't come from dad,

but from a friend we used to argue with,

they come with greater meaning.

Without our shoes,

we could see our problem easily.

Now that we have our shoes,

can we still identify our problems?

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Jack Neo

Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960), is a Singaporean film and television actor, host and director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. He is best known for his cross-dressing roles, as Liang Po Po (literally: Granny Liang) and Liang Xi Mei in the long-running television comedy show Comedy Nite. more…

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