The Replacements Page #13

McGINTY

(cutting him off)

I don't think that's what Shane

meant, Franklin.

FRANKLIN:

Oh... then what'd he mean?

(CONTINUED)

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(2) 100A

McGINTY

You'd have to ask Shane that.

They all turn to Shane. A long beat before he relents:

SHANE:

... you're playing... you thinkeverything is going fine... butthen one thing goes wrong... andthen another... and another... and

you try to fight back... but theharder you fight, the deeper yousink... until you can't move...

you can't breathe.. becauseyou're in over your head...

(shrugs)

Like quicksand.

McGinty nods.

McGINTY

Now... what else are we afraid of?

FRANKLIN:

(quietly)

Going back to the mini-mart.

FUMIKO:

... the shipping yard...

COCHRAN:

... the auto plant.

WILKINSON:

... prison.

McGinty takes Franklin's football and spins it in hishands as he walks across the room.

McGINTY

The truth is you've been givensomething that every athletedreams of: a second chance.

And you're afraid of blowing it.

We all are. But now our fear is

shared. And we can overcome it...

together.

He tosses the ball back to Franklin. He drops it.

(CONTINUED)

75.

100A CONTINUED:
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McGINTY

Let's lose that fear next Sunday...

(nods)

And put it into San Diego.

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109 109

110 EXT. NEXTEL STADIUM - FIELD - DAY 110

WHAM! A San Diego defensive tackle, MORRIS, decks Shanewith a vicious late hit.

MORRIS:

(to Shane)

It's just me, d*ckhead!

Morris puts one hand on Shane's helmet and pushes himself

up. Shane moans as his face guard digs a huge chunk inthe turf.

SUMMERALL (V.O.)

And another late hit by all-pro

Hank Morris. His third of the

game.

MADDEN (V.O.)

He's really putting a hurt on

Falco, Pat. I'm not sure how

much more of this abuse he can

take...

Shane finally gets up. He's got a huge piece of turfstuck in his face guard so that we can't even see hisface. Then he pulls out the dirt and grass. He's had

enough.

SHANE:

Huddle up!

IN HUDDLE:

SHANE:

Same play. Except let Morris by.

Don't anybody touch him.

COCHRAN:

What? Shane, wait...

(CONTINUED)

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110

SHANE:

I said let him through! On two!

They break the huddle. Shane goes into a shotgun.

SHANE:

Red fifteen. Hut! Hut!

Shane does a three-step drop from the shotgun. Andre and

Jamal hit out on either side of Morris, giving him a clearshot at Shane. Morris comes hard and fast. Shane looks

downfield, winds up, and fires the ball at Morris's head.

The ball goes like a bullet for five feet and then blastsMorris in the face!-- blowing off his helmet! He stands

dazed for a beat before falling to the ground with a thump!

ON BALL:

as it flies through the air and!-- PLOP! Lands right intothe chunky hands of Fumiko.

FUMIKO:

Holy sh*t!

JAMAL:

Haul ass, round boy!

Fumiko begins thundering down the field with, of allpeople, Jamal leading the way. Jamal blasts a couplewould-be tacklers out of the way as Fumiko runs,

hyperventilating:

FUMIKO:

Holy sh*t holy sh*t holy sh*t...

Jamal gets knocked to the ground as he calls after him:

JAMAL:

Go on! Puke on 'em if you have to!

San Diego players catch him pretty easily at the twenty,

but Fumiko represents a lot of weight. Fumiko carries

several guys over the ten before falling into the end

zone.

MADDEN (V.O.)

Fumiko scores! Fumiko scores! I

love to see a fat guy score!

ON SHANE:

as he steps over to McGinty.

(CONTINUED)

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McGINTY

I don't remember that from the

playbook.

Shane waits to get reprimanded. But instead:

McGINTY

(grinning)

Maybe we should put it in.

Shane looks at his coach as we...

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111 OMITTED 111

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120 120

121 ON SCOREBOARD 121

San Diego 16 Washington 7

121A OMITTED 121A

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122A 122A

122B EXT. NEXTEL STADIUM - SIDELINE - DAY 122B

Dawn and Heather have definitely gotten the word out. We

see a line of sexy cheerleaders who are more accustomedto dancing with a brass pole than entertaining families.

Annabelle watches in shock as Heather and Dawn step over.

HEATHER:

So, like, what do you think of ourfriends?

ANNABELLE:

(watching the newgirls grind)

They're... friendly.

DAWN:

Aren't they?

SERIES OF SHOTS:

-- An old man watching them with his binoculars.

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77A.

122B

CONTINUED:
(A1) 122B

-- Bob, Rob and Todd waving dollar bills.

-- A mother covering her young son's eyes. The boy pulls

her hand away for a better look.

-- Even Pilachowski is wiping the sweat from his forehead.

ON ANNABELLE:

as she sees the reaction of the men in the stands. She

smiles as she gets an idea...

(CONTINUED)

78.

122B CONTINUED:
122B

ANNABELLE:

Hey, girls! Let's show 'em how

you do it down at the club!

The girls all smile as we...

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123 OMITTED 123

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124A 124A

124B LINE OF SCRIMMAGE 124B

as the San Diego quarterback stops mid-count as hehears a SQUEAL. PAN OVER to reveal our new cheerleaders

doing a girl/girl bump and grind. One licks her fingersand slaps the other's girl's ass. Three linemen jump.

The WHISTLE BLOWS.

REFEREE:

False start. Number 65, 68 and

71 on the offense. Ten yardpenalty.

ON ANNABELLE:

as she nods approvingly to her girls.

BACK ON LINE:

The San Diego quarterback tries not to look at thegirls as he throws a horrible pass which Wilkinsonsnatches! He runs it back for a twenty yard pick-up!

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124BA ON LINE 124BA

Shane snaps the ball and throws a pass to Franklin. The

ball bounces off of Franklin's hands and hits the ground.

SHANE:

It's okay, Franklin! Next time!

Franklin shakes his head, angry at himself.

(CONTINUED)

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124BA

ON McGINTY

as he throws down his headphones in frustration.

CUT TO:

A124C SHANE A124C

snapping the ball again as he gets rushed in a big way.

He rolls right as he is pursued. But just as he's aboutto step out of bounds he zips the ball back across thefield to where Murphy has gotten open. Murphy runs itin for a touchdown! Shane's momentum carries him over

the sidelines, he leaps over a bench of All-Sport andlands right before Annabelle.

ANNABELLE:

Not bad, Falco.

He grins before running back onto the field as Annabellewatches him go.

124C OMITTED 124C

124D ON SCOREBOARD 124D

San Diego 16 Washington 14

124E EXT. FIELD - CLOSE ON BATEMAN - DAY 124E

as he lines up for the kick-off.

SUMMERALL (V.O.)

It's safe to say that everyone inthe stadium knows that an onside

kick is coming with 55 seconds onthe clock.

Shane and everyone with decent hands is on the field.

Nigel lines it up and boots it ten yards. The ball takes

a crazy hop, hits an opposing player, and ricochets offhim.

Bateman runs over two guys and grabs the ball on abounce. He's got it! But Bateman doesn't go down. He

turns and starts running across the field.

SHANE:

No! Danny, go down! You're usingup the clock!

(CONTINUED)

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