Legendary

RED:
Oklahoma.

They call it the "Sooner State."

So named for those early pioneers

who jumped the gun

in the Land Rush of the 1880s.

Sooners, as in, too soon.

As in, maybe they didn't exactly

follow the rules.

l say this

certainly not to pass judgement,

for my granddaddy was a sooner,

but to suggest, my friends,

the spirit that is Oklahoma,

and thereby the heart of its people.

An ambitious bunch of independent,

strong-willed survivors

who tend to live

by the principle of feast or famine.

You see, in Oklahoma,

not all legends are about victory.

Some are less obvious.

Some you don't see coming.

Some are born out of struggle.

(CROWD CHEERlNG)

(GRUNTlNG)

(SHOUTlNG ENCOURAGEMENT)

-(REFEREE BLOWS WHlSTLE)

-(FANS CHEERlNG)

lf l don't get that pump fixed,

y'all are going to have to reside

in the bathtub.

Which will not be popular

with the owner of that bathtub

because l know y'all pee in there.

All right.

(MOTOR SPUTTERlNG)

Come on.

(MOTOR WHlRRlNG)

Hey, look. lt's Chetley.

Hey, Chetley.

What are you doing? Bathing?

You feeling lucky?

l don't know, Barrow.

-ls your mother here?

-What the hell does that mean?

Dude, with your mom?

(SCOFFS) So gross.

Shut up.

My mother?

(GRUNTS)

BlLLY:
Pansy.

He's not worth it.

Later, sucker.

Hey, there.

Hey.

The name's Red. Yours?

l'm Cal.

l couldn't help but notice

you had a little trouble here, huh?

Oh, that. You know, it's...

lt happens.

Kind of an easy target.

Maybe. But you stood up to him.

Yeah.

Any special place l can drop a line?

-Well, the fish bite better on that side.

-Ah!

Yeah, yeah. All right then. Well, l'm off.

See if l can come face to face

with one of those nice fat catfish.

-(CHUCKLlNG) Mmm!

-Mmm.

See you again.

See you later.

"Peace, my fearless friend,

"who touched so many

with his courage and heart.

"You took it far. We'll take it from here.

"Harry Newman."

(CAR APPROACHlNG)

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

-Hi, darling.

-Hi, darling.

-What are you doing?

-Just waiting for you.

-What's that?

-What?

Did somebody hit you?

Tell me who, Calvin.

Why? What are you gonna do,

pop a cap in his butt?

-l could.

-Then we'd have to move.

Where would you like to move to?

North coast of lreland, maybe?

Come here.

Bet this never happened to Mike, huh?

(GRUNTlNG AFFECTlONATELY)

l was thinking

we might get some chicken tonight.

We could.

Could a third person come along?

Who?

His name is Larry Edwards.

How come l've never heard

of this Larry Edwards?

Well, he's on his way over.

You can say hi.

What does this Larry Edwards do?

He's the assistant district attorney.

Oh! That's good. That means this guy

will be paying for dinner.

-Right?

-You would think.

-Want to come?

-No. No, then he won't pay.

When you dine with the actual

district attorney, you can let me know.

There's a few things

l'd like to discuss with him.

That's my boy.

-Hey, Ma, you heard from Mike lately?

-No.

-Why?

-Just wondering.

-What's he been doing?

-l don't know.

He's on an oil rig somewhere.

Gather up the rest of the guys

and meet over at the tool shed

in about 1 0 minutes, all right? Chetley!

Chetley!

Listen, l'm real sorry, Mike,

but l got to let you go.

We hit TD on this one.

Basin's slow. Looks like we're going

to have to idle one of the rigs.

l'll keep your name on file

and give you a call

when we get back up to speed.

How long?

l couldn't tell you.

Right.

(PHONE RlNGlNG)

-Hello.

-CAL:
Hello, Mrs Chetley.

Hello, Studley Do-Right. How's your day?

lt sucks.

l have a meeting

for the school newspaper and a late lab.

Don't say "sucks".

l'll be home when you get there.

How was dinner last night?

lt sucked. Thank you for asking.

You're welcome. l'll see you later.

Uh-huh. Bye.

l'm not sure if she bought it.

Well, since you've never actually

approximated the inside of a gym,

l would wager she did.

All right, back to starting positions.

lnside pummel, inside pummel.

Everybody, ready on my whistle.

Let's go. Ten seconds.

-(BLOWS WHlSTLE)

-lnside pummel. Work it!

There you go.

Go, Barrow. Good, good, good.

Move it forward. Move it forward.

You guys ready? Ten seconds.

Keep it going. Keep it going.

Figure eight.

Figure eight. Ready, ready. Here we go.

Nice. Lock your hands on. Speed.

Lock your hands on. Speed.

Everybody, ready?

Work it, work it, work it. Forward rolls.

Last three guys, last three.

Work at it, work at it. Sit-ups,

touch-ears, and we're done. Okay?

Nicely done, fellows.

Get to the locker room.

Get your studies done tonight.

Be good, boys. See you in the morning.

LULl:
l told you. Don't bunch up.

-Whoa! Yeah, dude.

-Whoa!

This is exactly like

l was expecting it to be.

Hey! Get away from that girl!

l knew that was you.

-What'd you do that for?

-Everyone knows

that you grew melons over the summer.

You don't have to show them.

-l got reasons.

-Oh!

Anyways, they like it.

Well, what's there not to like?

No, don't... Don't do that to me.

l've known you too long for that.

ls the catfish pond pump working?

Not good enough.

We're gonna lose customers.

-How much you got?

-Not enough.

Hey, Luli, if l tell you something,

-promise you won't laugh?

-No.

l want to join the wrestling team.

-What do you think?

-Do you know how?

No, but my dad was a college champion

and my brother was an all-American.

So l figure it's in the genes.

Doesn't look like it to me.

Well, l bet he could show me

a lot of things.

Who? Your brother?

You don't even know where he is.

Yeah, l do.

Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Well.

Would you wear

those little tight-fitting wrestling suits?

(SNORTS)

Yeah, l guess so.

l'd watch you.

(OPERA MUSlC PLAYlNG

ON HEADPHONES)

(EXCLAlMS)

SHARON:
Cal!

-(KNOCKlNG ON DOOR)

-Cal.

-Cal.

-Hey.

Where'd you get that scale?

Donald had an extra one.

Well, l'm not getting on. (CHUCKLlNG)

(CHUCKLES) Ma,

you got nothing to worry about.

You do know what to say.

-How much do you weigh?

-1 37.

ls that good or bad?

lt's... lt's good.

l guess.

-l gotta go.

-Yeah, me, too.

TENNENT:
Good, good.

Keep working it.

Keep it going. Thirty seconds!

Work it! Work it!

-Hi.

-Hi.

What the hell?

You here to watch

or you want to get on the mat?

-l'd like to get on the mat, sir.

-Coach Tennent.

Cal Chetley.

Chetley?

Yes, sir.

What's your weight, Cal?

-1 35-pound class, l guess.

-1 35? All right. We're a little thin there.

Put that down. Take those off.

Follow me to the mat.

All right, ups and downs.

Ups and downs.

-Hey, Timmy, work in with coach for me.

-Yes, sir.

Barrow, l want you to work in with...

Cal, is it?

Cal, here. Half-speed.

Work in the basics.

Cal, down position.

-This is about wrestling now, right?

-Yeah, sure thing, Chetley.

(BLOWS WHlSTLE)

(BOTH GRUNTlNG)

TENNENT:
Whoa, whoa!

Hey, hey! Barrow!

What part of half-speed

didn't you understand?

-Sorry, Coach.

-Come on, help me out here.

Chetley, down again.

Come on, guys. Come on.

On my whistle.

(BLOWS WHlSTLE)

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