Invincible Page #3

Seeing anything yet?

You're not worried, are you, T.J.?

Should I be?

Well, last year we had one

of the worst defenses in the league.

Offense wasn't much better.

I'd say everybody needs to worry.

See you boys at camp.

(WHISTLE BLOWING )

We'll be there, coach.

Longer than you will.

(GRUNTING )

(SNORTING )

(YELLING )

(GROANING )

(WHISTLE BLOWS )

COACH 2:
Go, go, go, go.

COACH 2:
Let's go!

-Gents.

-Coach.

Hey.

-COACH 2:
Let's go.

-Come on, guys. Come on.

Let's go, gentlemen. Find another gear.

COACH 2:
Go!

They do know

they're supposed to be running, right?

You see?

-How we doing?

-COACH 1:
Get your head up. Let's go.

I've seen glaciers move faster.

(WHISTLE BLOWS )

(HUFFING )

Throw him a few.

(FEELIN' ALRIGHT B Y

GRAND FUNK RAILRO AD PLA YIN G)

(GRUNTING )

You gotta be kidding me

with these numbers, Dick.

Can I please let these guys go?

-Yeah, go on.

-Thank you.

(LONG WHISTLE BLOWING )

-That's it, gentlemen.

-Oh, that's it?

-That's it?

-Thank you for coming out.

MAN 3:
Whoa, whoa, coach!

MAN 4:
What do you mean, that's it?

(PLAYERS CLAMORING )

COACH:
Good workout.

Thanks for coming.

You worked real hard.

Gotta work on your speed a little, okay?

(ENGINE CLICKING )

(ENGINE NOT FIRING )

(HUFFING )

Great. Give me a break.

(SIGHING )

How long you been

having trouble with this?

Since I bought it.

-I'm Dick Vermeil.

-Vince Papale.

Vince.

Pretty good workout you just turned in.

Any idea how fast you were running?

-No, not really.

-That was a 4.5.

This means you're a heck of a lot faster

than this car of yours.

(CHUCKLING )

-Where'd you play your college ball?

-I didn't play college ball.

Vince, you mind me

asking you how old you are?

No, I don't mind.

You mind me

asking how old you are, coach?

MAN ON TV:
Let's bring in

Wade Chambers now...

Figure that one out.

...who spent most of his morning

at Veterans Stadium,

watching Eagle hopefuls.

-Hey, buddy.

-Hey.

I guess we can call them hopefuls.

How'd it go out there this morning?

MAN 2:
It wasn't exactly a banner day...

You had a chance to go and didn't,

did you?

Former head coach Mike McCormack

may not have run the tightest ship

in the NFL,

but at least it wasn't a ship of fools.

-( SIN GIN G) Fight, Eagles, fight

-Look at this.

( SIN GIN G) On the road to victory

That player, no surprise, did not get

an invitation to training camp.

But believe it or not,

new head coach Dick Vermeil

has decided to invite one person

and one person only.

He is Philadelphia native

Vince Papale...

MAN:
What?

...a former teacher

who didn't even play college ball.

Oh, you must be kidding me!

Congratulations!

(MEN CHEERING )

Next round's on the house

for my boy Vince here.

(ALL CHEERING )

I'll have another beer.

Hey! I grew up with brothers,

but I got no problem hitting a girl.

(MEN LAUGHING )

-She called Petey a girl.

-Vince!

Yo, Vince,

she's disrespecting your team here.

I'm not disrespecting his team.

I'm just respecting mine.

All right, already, sweetheart.

You're such a Giants fan?

-Name me a Giant. Any Giant.

-Any Giant?

-Dangerous game, Johnny.

-I'm a dangerous guy.

-Sam Huff.

-Everybody knows Sam Huff.

Sam Huff.

All-American linebacker, West Virginia.

Five years, All-Pro. Led the Giants

to the Championship Game

in '56, '58, '59, '61, '62 and '63.

(MEN CHEERING )

Hey.

How many Championships they win?

-Oh, shut up, Tommy.

-Oh, okay.

The big goose egg.

JANET:
Oh, Ace wants to get

into the game.

All right, teach me something

about your beloved Iggles.

-That's easy. Tommy McDonald.

-Oh, that's Vince's boy.

All-American wide receiver, Oklahoma.

Led the Eagles to the Championship

in 1960 over Green Bay.

And who'd they beat to get there?

Yeah.

ALL:
The New York Giants!

(ALL CHEERING )

See, that's what I'm talking about.

All right, everybody, quiet down.

The last year or two we ain't had much

to raise our glasses to.

MAN 1:
Yeah.

MAN 2:
You got that right.

But we sure got something tonight,

don't we?

ALL:
Yeah.

To Vince Papale, neighborhood boy,

who, starting two days from now,

will be on the field

mixing it up with Bill Bergey.

ALL:
Bergey!

T-Bone Parker.

ALL:
T-Bone!

-Frankie LeMaster.

-ALL:
Yeah!

For that team we still love.

MAN:
Yeah!

ALL:
The Philadelphia Eagles!

(ALL CHEERING )

-MAX:
You okay?

-Yeah.

Let's go outside for a minute.

Max, I'm all right.

I already got some help. Don't worry.

Yeah, well,

you're about to get some more.

Come on.

Pay some bills while you're at camp.

-Max.

-What?

Look, it's not like

I'm gonna be making the team.

Don't talk like that.

You go out there and you play

like you're better than they are.

-Come on.

-I'm gonna make it up to you, all right?

Oh, you're damn right, you are.

-Thanks, Max.

-All right.

Hey.

-Hey, you heading home?

-Yeah.

One of you guys should get back

in there. It's getting crazy.

-Animals.

-I got it.

No, no, no. You should go home, too.

You're in training, remember?

And walk her home while you're at it.

She's on your way.

No, I'm fine.

Right, and I'm gonna tell Uncle Richie

I let you walk home at night

in South Philly wearing that?

Come on.

Good night.

Whoa, whoa.

Wait a second. Are you kidding me?

Wade Chambers

right here at my place?

Is this Max's?

Yeah, it's Max's.

Look at the... Max Cantwell.

-This is my cousin, Janet.

-Hi.

And this is the man you probably

wanna talk to, Vince Papale.

Oh, no, thanks.

People wanna know

who you are, Vince.

All we need's five minutes.

Hey, you could do it

right here outside my bar.

-I gotta walk Janet home.

-Oh, no. I can wait.

-All right, five minutes.

-All right.

-Popoli or Papal?

-Papale.

CAMERAMAN:
And all set.

I'm here on Franklin Street

with Vince Papale,

a bartender at Max's Bar and Grill

and perhaps

future professional football player

with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Hey, whoa, whoa.

So, Vince, tell us about your day

at Veterans Stadium.

MAX:
Hey, Pete!

What are you, a knucklehead?

-All right, let's cut it.

-MAX:
Going on my kegs?

PETE:
Sorry.

MAX:
Come on, we're on TV here!

So, how'd you become a Giants fan?

Besides the fact

I was born in New York?

Five brothers, all older.

Not much choice, yeah?

That's why I like bartending.

It's like I'm back home

listening to my brothers argue.

You worked right there in the city?

Yeah.

So, you got something pretty big

happening here.

I'll be right back here in a couple days.

This is my place.

Tommy McDonald, huh?

I'll see you around?

(DOOR CLOSES )

(PHONE RINGING )

-Hello?

-Hey.

Turn on Channel 11. They're gonna

do your interview in one minute.

(WO MAN CHA TTERIN G ON TV)

Vinnie.

Pardon me, Mrs. Spegnetti.

Do you think maybe I could watch

your TV just for a few minutes?

Okay.

Vince Papale, a part-time bartender,

will be at Eagles training camp

in just two days.

-This is no Tinseltown fairy tale, folks.

-Vinnie, that's you on TV.

This is a real-life Cinderella story,

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