The Game Plan Page #9

Synopsis: Joe Kingman is a huge football star. He's got women, money, and a good career. Everything is perfect for him. Then one day an 8 year old girl shows up at his door telling him that she's his daughter from a past relationship. Once he has proof that she is for a fact his, he tries but fails miserably at "parenting." From problems such as his super speedy car with no backseat, to leaving her in a bar at 3 am, he's got a lot to deal with. Eventually though, she gets him, (and his football team) wrapped around her finger. When she has a near-death experience and Joe finds out her mother died early that year, he wants her to move and live with him. Her aunt though disagrees and takes her home. Joe has to play the game of his life and when he's injured, and things don't look good for him, his daughter comes out and gets him right back on the field.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Director(s): Andy Fickman
Production: Buena Vista
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
44
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
PG
Year:
2007
110 min
$90,547,946
Website
2,471 Views


of the championship game.

Turn them off.

I said turn them off!

Hey, Joe. You got money

on New York or something?

Peyton? Come here.

It's okay.

Please tell me

you're not on the lam again.

No, this time she brought the warden

with her.

- What are you guys doing here?

- I called an audible.

See, I thought you'd be better off

without me.

But judging by the butt-whupping

you got out there, I guess I was wrong.

I love you, Daddy.

I want to come home.

I love you too, Peyton.

I love you so much.

She needs her father.

She needs you, Joe.

Are you serious?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Come here!

- Daddy, can't breathe.

- Joe, can't breathe.

Me either.

So, why aren't you out there playing?

I thought the team

would be better off without me.

I didn't come all this way

to see my dad sit out the big game.

I'm really banged up, P.

Did I just hear the King give up?

We've worked way too hard

for you to throw in the towel now.

My dad's not a quitter.

And he never says no.

I have an answer to your question, P.

Win or lose today,

you're the best thing

that's ever happened to me.

Marv, what is this?

There's some sort of commotion

down by the tunnel.

Time! Time!

And it's Joe Kingman. He's come out!

What a moment for Kingman,

his teammates,

and certainly Boston's fans.

- Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe!

- Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe!

All right. All right. Coach, your call.

Your team.

All right. Train red two.

Fifty win pass zebra. All right?

Hey, hey, hey, come on! Nobody look

at the clock! Look at me! Look at me!

We got plenty of time,

and I'm going to tell you why.

You know why?

Because the Rebels never say "no. "

Break!

Come on, Joe! Destroy them!

With only a minute remaining,

Kingman would have to put together

the drive of the century.

He'll have to march

the Rebels 65 yards.

Boomer, he has no timeouts remaining

and they need

a touchdown for the win.

Down set!

All right,

Kingman makes changes at the line.

Go Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!

Back 88.

Back 88!

Hut-hut! Hut!

Kingman. Back to throw.

He's forced out of the pocket.

And now flips it...

Webber with the catch!

But he cuts inside.

Does not go to the outside.

Can't get out of bounds

to stop the clock.

Webber needed

to get out of bounds.

He knows

that they don't have any timeouts left.

Now, it's up to Kingman to get

his team to the line of scrimmage

and call a play quickly.

Black! Fifty-nine razor!

Take Drake!

Now second down with

Out of the shotgun.

Can't find anybody, he's on the run.

There's the "Kingman Swing. "

Kingman with some fancy footwork.

Fancy? The King looks

downright graceful all of a sudden.

He's to the 25... The 20...

He took a hard hit! Oh, man!

Knocked out of bounds at the 17.

Come on, Joe. Get up. Get up, Joe!

Can he get up, though?

That's the question.

Yeah!

I'll tell you, Kingman

continues to show his toughness.

And, Marv, with four

seconds left to go in the game,

I don't know a quarterback

who doesn't live for a moment like this.

Come on, guys. Come on, team.

Come on.

Come on, Rebels!

You can do it!

Come on, number one!

Great block, Webber. Great block.

It has come down to this.

With time for one last play,

Kingman brings his team to the line.

Can he pull off yet another miracle?

Marv, this is Joe Kingman's

moment. Can he deliver?

This is the stuff

that legends are made of.

Come on, Daddy!

Check 52! 52!

I'm going to show you

who the real king is, Joe.

You about to get done lit up, son!

What? Are you stupid or something?

"Stupid" is a mean word!

Hut-hut! Hut!

Stay off my quarterback!

In what could be

the final play of the season

Kingman looking downfield.

He has Sanders.

It is caught!

Touchdown!

Boston has won the championship!

Let's go watch my MVP

take your 25 million, shall we?

An incredible ending

to a magnificent career.

Joe Kingman, finally a champion.

Okay, Joe. This is it.

"I'm going to Fanny's Burgers. "

Hey, Joe Kingman,

you've just won the championship,

so what are you going to do now?

I'm going to take my daughter home.

Daddy, you won the championship.

Oh, Peyton,

I've won much more than that.

Yeah!

And cut!

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