Rudy

All right, guys, line up.

Rudy, take that stupid helmet off.

You're not even playing.

Me and Pete, we're Notre Dame.

You guys, you're Michigan.

Okay, huddle up. Come on.

- Same play. I'll hand it off to you.

- Okay. I got it.

One, two, three, break!

Come on, Rudy.

Get on the ball.

Ready! 42, blow!

Set, hut!

One, 1000. Two, 1000.

Oh, no! Oh!

I told you to cut inside.

Do it right.

Come on, Todd.

Try it again. Let's go.

All right, Todd. Same thing, okay?

Break.

- Ready?

- Let's go. Get on the ball.

I'm sick of being all-time center.

- What?

- I'm sick of being all-time center.

I told you five times.

You can't play anything

else but that.

You're too small.

- I can too.

- You guys, I'm going. I'm sorry.

- I gotta go.

- We need you.

- Come on.

- Let Rudy play in my place.

Good idea, Frank. Let Rudy play.

Come on. Why not?

Okay, you can rush the passer.

All right, Rudy.

We gotta get them.

- Break.

- Okay.

Okay, let's go.

Ready!

Set, hut!

Get him, Rudy. Get him.

- The snow, for the touchdown.

- Yeah!

All right!

What a spaz.

All right! We won, guys!

Oh, yeah!

- There you go.

- Thanks.

Pete, you got your own home?

- Last time I looked.

- You're welcome here anytime.

Excuse me, young lady. Who are you?

Sherry Walinski.

- Bob's kid?

- Rudy's girlfriend.

She is not.

Yes, I am.

- Everybody has a job at the mill.

- But I don't want that.

Where else you gonna get 5 bucks

an hour? You got union protection.

You got relatives watching

your front and your back.

Tell me where you'll find this...

...and God be with you.

- But, Dad, Pat's going there...

- You gonna give me indigestion here?

- Leave the boy alone.

But this boy can go off on his own.

You heard him.

That's enough.

Has anybody else got anything to say

before I start this meal?

After high school, I'm gonna

play football at Notre Dame.

Play football at Notre Dame?

And I'll buy a mansion

on Lake Shore Drive.

Rudy...

What are we watching? Channel 7.

- Don't you want something to drink?

- That's okay. Thanks.

- Mr. Ruettiger?

- Yeah, Pete.

At halftime, could we watch

some of the Indiana-Purdue game?

There's only one team we watch

in this house, right?

Right.

And I want the ends in there fast,

every play, every play.

We're under control.

Any men in the backfield,

analyze before you move.

If they throw a forward pass,

see the ball in the air...

...and then go and get it.

When we get it...

...that's when we go on offense.

That's when we go to them.

We're going inside and outside them,

inside and outside them.

We'll get them and

keep them on the run.

We won't pass unless our

secondary comes up too close.

But don't forget, we'll get them

on the run and go, go, go, go!

Don't stop until we're

over the goal line.

Don't forget men, today's

the day we're gonna win.

They can't beat us in the fight and

we'll fight, fight, fight, fight!

What do you say, men? Yeah!

Ruettiger! Hey, Rudy!

Kill that halfback.

Move that secondary back.

- We gotta get ready for those...

- Come on, offense. Break!

Black, 80!

Set, hut!

- Bring it on down. Come on!

- All right, let's go.

Come on, Pete. Come on, buddy.

I didn't hurt you, did I?

Take a knee, guys.

Listen up.

You seniors, this is

your last practice.

And with the exception of

Thomas, Lee, Bo...

...Sypitch, you get on the weights...

...tomorrow night will be the last

time you put on a football uniform.

You know these last four years

have gone by too fast.

They always do.

And I gotta tell you guys...

...that I really appreciate

the hard work and effort...

...that you've given to me,

to the coaches...

...and to the Hilltoppers.

As a reward...

...I'll give each

one of you seniors...

...one final hit on me and

my friend down there.

All right. Seniors, stay here.

Underclassmen, two lines,

five yards apart. Let's go!

You're first, McConnell!

Give me your best shot!

Remember, it's gonna be your last!

Good shot!

Shower room.

Constantino!

Come on, David!

Ruettiger!

Okay, Rudy. Okay.

Hey, Rudy, we're gonna miss you.

Come on, Pete!

I can't believe it's over.

The bicameral legislature

originated...

...not in the United States,

but where?

Rudy, Rudy.

Mr. Ruettiger, would you be

interested in joining us?

- The House and the Senate...

- Don't even try.

If I were giving out grades for

daydreaming, you'd be getting an A.

But in civics, you're failing.

You see, ladies and gentlemen...

...the problem with dreamers

is, they usually aren't doers.

Their achievements are

grand up here...

...but here where it counts,

they fall short.

Now, the bicameral legislature

originated... Hold up.

I have an announcement.

"If you are a student interested in

the University of Notre Dame...

...a bus will be leaving here

at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 15th...

...for a one-day guided

tour of the campus.

Please sign up by Wednesday,

November 5th."

And Raciniak, good.

Whoa, wait!

Where are you going?

I'm going to see Notre Dame.

Do you have some friends

in South Bend?

- No.

- Then there must be some other reason.

When you announced it in class,

I thought anybody could go.

I'm sorry. This bus is for students

who want to attend the university.

It's not a sightseeing tour.

Maybe someday I'll go to school there.

- Father Joseph, take over for me.

- Of course.

Rudy...

...you don't have the grades for Joliet

Community, much less Notre Dame.

The secret to happiness

in this life...

...is to be grateful for the gifts

the good Lord has bestowed upon us.

Rudy...

...not everyone is meant

to go to college.

Dad, wait up!

What about this order?

We have to change

the rollers on number 13.

- Thirteen?

- Yeah.

All right, we'll have the crane

ready for you, okay?

Hey, Rudy.

Rudy!

You were late again today?

You were late?

Get serious.

No special days here.

What is today?

- Friday.

- No, no, I mean the date.

August 23rd.

And that is...?

My birthday.

Twenty-two big ones!

Pete, it's starting to go by too fast.

Well, I didn't

have time to wrap it, but...

- Go ahead, open it.

- You shouldn't have.

This is fantastic.

Where did you find this?

I saw it in this surplus store and

I said, "That's gotta be yours."

This is unbelievable.

Pete, I don't know how

I'm ever gonna thank you.

How's it look?

You were born to wear it.

Do you know Ara...

...is the only coach in Notre Dame

history who encourages walk-on players?

You probably know more about

the team than half the players.

I can't wait to get there.

Guess how much money I have saved up?

Twenty?

Eighty? Fifty?

1000 dollars.

That's a good start!

You're the only one who ever

took me serious, Pete.

Well, you know what

my dad always said.

"Having dreams is what

makes life tolerable."

- 2-2-0-5.

- 2-2-0-9.

That's 2-2-0-9.

That's the house, Rudy!

Isn't it cute?

We can afford this.

And know what else it has?

Wall-to-wall carpeting.

It has a fireplace.

And a big kitchen.

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