McFarland, USA Page #6

- McFarland!

- Come on.

Runners, on your mark.

Okay, let's go.

Nice shorts, dude.

You play golf?

Yeah, I do.

This ain't golf.

Set...

Run! Run!

Come on.

- Go!

- Come on!

Go!

Come on.

Come on, you got it!

Push it, push it!

How did we do? Did we make it?

It's close.

We're right on the edge.

Look at that.

Look at that. You did it.

Best in California.

McFarland's going to State,

you hear that?

We're going to State.

McFarland is going to State.

Hey, Coach,

you missed the turn.

That's right.

Hi.

That will be $9.50.

Look, I...

I got...

I got five bucks, all right?

I got five bucks

and seven kids back there,

that have never seen the ocean.

- Keep it.

- Are you sure?

Keep it.

Thanks.

Well, go on.

Get in there.

Yeah, let's go, guys!

- Yeah!

- Yeah!

We're going to State!

Yeah!

Okay, no, just stay.

No moving. No moving.

Okay. McFarland Cougars!

That's fantastic.

Wow.

Does Cougars look like

it's spelled right to you?

You tell her and we kill you, man.

Danny!

Yay!

I see David!

Damacio!

Okay, foto. Ven.

No. No, don't say to me "no." Come on.

Okay. Cougars, one, two, three.

Cougars!

Okay.

My family.

You must be very proud.

How old are your daughters,

Seor Blanco?

Jamie's 10 and Julie just turned 15.

When is her quinceaera?

What?

I'm gonna put it in the front window.

Can you imagine if we beat

the whole damn state?

I might actually have to

close the store for a day.

First time in 25 years.

Sammy, I think...

I think I'm gonna need

your help with something.

Come on, guys, gotta go. Come on.

You'll be late.

Made the appointment for 4:00.

Why are you doing this?

I appreciate you. Can't a man

show a little appreciation?

Okay.

We got three hours.

Okay. So...

I guess we move this picnic table

over here, right?

Blanco, this is gonna go a lot quicker,

if we remember one important thing.

- Yeah, what's that?

- We're not the chiefs,

we're the Indians. Sit down.

Can one of you move this table to the

garage, because this is the dance floor.

Let me take care of that.

Get up, Thomas.

- It's so good to see you.

- Come on in, my ladies.

We're gonna make you look so beautiful!

Oh, my goodness, look at this hair.

Here.

What is it? What is it?

Oh, my gosh.

It's called a quinceaera.

- Give me that drink.

- All right.

Seoras y seores, Miss Julie White.

Pretty.

Time to talk, Papacito.

First, I'd like to thank

the Rosaldo family,

who were so kind

to help me put this together.

And to everyone here

who have been so generous

to us along the way.

And muchos gracias for

helping me to understand

what a quinceaera means,

and why this night is so important.

Because it means,

our daughter's turning

from this young girl

to a beautiful woman.

I don't know if Julie knows

how much I've struggled with this,

but tonight I celebrate it.

I hope you know how much

you mean to me, and how

being your dad and Jamie's,

makes me prouder than you'll ever know.

And how I hope to one day

make you proud, too.

As proud...

As proud as these kids are

of their parents.

So, now I guess

I get to ask you to dance.

And...

And apparently,

you're not allowed to say no.

Thank you, Dad.

You look so beautiful.

Thank you.

Julie?

Yes?

My grandmother made it.

You're welcome.

Here, would you?

Yeah.

Are you ready?

For what?

Come on.

Relax, Blanco. This is what we do.

We take the birthday girl on parade.

Dad, can I?

You got her?

I got her.

You'll go slow, right?

It's the only way we go, brother.

Low and slow.

All right.

Thank you.

Let's go.

You look beautiful!

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Bye!

Thanks for driving, Javi.

Wow, thank you so much!

Javi.

My God, Javi,

why won't they leave you in peace?

It was so amazing. So amazing.

Get it, please?

Quinceaera headquarters.

Excuse me?

Get the keys.

Why?

There.

No, please. Dear God, no.

That doesn't mean anything yet, honey.

Baby... Please, please, please.

Julie!

Julie, oh, baby!

Oh, baby.

Julie, sweetheart.

Mom, I'm okay.

Please, is she okay?

Stay calm, miss.

- I fell.

- I know, I know.

This car came out of nowhere...

Then this other car came.

And then some guys got out

and everyone was yelling,

and there was all this blood.

- They had knives.

- It's okay.

What do you mean?

What happened?

What happened? You said you had her!

You said she was safe!

I trusted you.

I trusted you with my daughter.

She was safe.

Maybe you ought to ask her

just how safe she was.

She wasn't hurt, Jim.

She's all right. She's gonna be fine.

Fine? No.

Not fine.

Not fine at all. It was a bloodbath!

Half a mile away from our home

with our daughter!

Not fine.

Mom.

Hi, baby. Come here.

How are you feeling?

Fine.

Where's Dad?

Good morning, Jim.

Good to see ya. Thanks for coming.

- Hey.

- Hi.

How'd it go?

They offered me a full-time position.

Cross country and track.

It's a state-of-the-art facility.

I'd be head of the program.

Gonna take it?

I don't know. Where are the girls?

Jamie's in her bedroom

and Julie's with Sonia, upset.

Does she know?

She knows where you went.

Julie.

Julie.

Get in the car, please.

Were you even gonna tell us?

Or were you just gonna

watch us compete at State

then run off into the sunset

with those country club kids?

Were you even gonna say adis, Blanco?

- Thomas, listen to me.

- No.

All right, I get it.

We all get it.

This is America, right?

You gotta go bigger.

Find a nicer place.

Better pay...

With better everything.

Everyone is always gonna

go for the better everything.

And that's why no one stays in McFarland

unless they have to.

Because there ain't nothing

"American dream" about this place.

It feels like everything

we've ever wanted.

Everything we've ever talked about.

You know, big house,

financial security,

great school for the kids,

nice neighborhood.

Nice safe neighborhood.

I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know?

The owner of the corner store

was washing away blood

from his parking lot

when I drove out this morning.

Jim, the owner of the store has a name,

and he's our friend.

And you looked him in the eye

two days ago

and thanked him for

everything he's done for us.

I know. I know.

But you were there. We were there.

Julie was... How close?

This close?

How can that not bother you?

It bothers me.

Of course it bothers me.

But do you know how she got hurt?

Your team jumped in front of her.

They pushed her out of the way.

They protected her

like she was their family.

You think she's gonna

find that in Palo Alto?

Or anywhere else for that matter?

I don't know.

It's your decision, okay?

And I know it's hard.

But, please don't just let

this be about our safety.

Because nowhere I've ever lived

has ever felt this much like home.

Okay.

Coach! Coach! Coach!

Yeah!

Cougars! Cougars! Cougars!

It's for you!

Good luck!

Coach! Coach! Coach!

Bring it home, Jim.

Make us proud, Coach!

Why are you even here?

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