I, Tonya Page #15

Synopsis: In 1991, talented figure skater Tonya Harding becomes the first American woman to complete a triple axel during a competition. In 1994, her world comes crashing down when her ex-husband conspires to injure Nancy Kerrigan, a fellow Olympic hopeful, in a poorly conceived attack that forces the young woman to withdraw from the national championship. Harding's life and legacy instantly become tarnished as she's forever associated with one of the most infamous scandals in sports history.
Production: NEON
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 109 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
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Year:
2017
120 min
$28,950,158
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TONYA (V.O.)

But what’s easy? The haters alwayssay, Tonya just tell the truth. Butthere’s no such thing as truth.

It’s bullshit.

BAM! Tonya is hit hard in the face. As she goes down

235 INT. ICE RINK -NIGHT 235

Tonya’s skates take flight in slow motion.

236 INT. BOXING RING -NIGHT 236

Tonya falls in slow motion.

TONYA (V.O.)

Everyone has their own truth. Andlife just does whatever the f*** itwants.

237 INT. ICE RINK -NIGHT 237

Tonya does the triple axel. Her moment of glory.

238 INT. BOXING RING -NIGHT 238

The crowd in the boxing ring jeers and cheers as Tonya goes

down.

239 INT. ICE RINK -NIGHT 239

Tonya comes out of the triple axel victoriously.

93.

240 INT. BOXING RING -NIGHT

Tonya hits the matt hard. The crowd is on it’s feet. Tonya

slowly raises her head.

TONYA (V.O.)

That’s the story of my life....

She spits out blood. Then right to the camera:

TONYA:

And that’s the f***ing truth!

She smiles. Somehow she rises. Nothing will keep her down.

She begins to fight again.

BLACKOUT. Over the blackness, TITLE CARDS:

Lavona Harding and Tonya Harding have had no contact in severalyears. Last Tonya heard, Lavona was living in Washington statebehind a porn shop.

Jeff Gillooly changed his name to Jeff Stone. After divorcingTonya he married a woman named Nancy and they opened NancyNicole’s hair/tanning salon. He is currently a car salesman,

happily married to his third wife and has 2 children.

Tonya Harding does professional landscaping, deck building andhouse painting. She lives in close proximity to Jeff Gilloolybut they have no contact. She is happily married with a 7 yearold son.

She wants everyone to know she is a good mother.

The End.

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Steven Rogers

Steven Rogers is an American screenwriter from Seattle, Washington. Rogers has written the screenplays for a number of films, including Hope Floats (1998), Stepmom (1998), Kate & Leopold (2001), P.S. I Love You (2007) and Love the Coopers (2015). more…

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