The Winning Season Page #4

Synopsis: Only connect. In a Hoosier town, boys' basketball is king. Bill is a former athlete and high-school coach who drinks too much, rarely sees his daughter from an old marriage, and busses tables at a local cafe. A friend who's now a principal offers him a job coaching girls; Bill takes it without much spirit. Six come to practice; one has a broken foot. They're awful in their first game, and Bill has to figure out, with help from Donna, the school's burly bus driver, if he actually can coach girls. They respond, and Bill suddenly has a family of sorts, just as his own relationship with his daughter worsens. With a winning season in reach, will Bill blow this chance?
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Director(s): Jim Strouse
Production: Roadside Attractions
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG-13
Year:
2009
104 min
Website
162 Views


-Kathy's open, pass it to her!

Pass it!

What's the matter with you?

Kathy was open.

At least it was close.

-What is she doing here?

-Just be nice, okay?

-Hey.

-Hey. Sit down.

Thanks.

So, where are you from anyway, Kathy?

-Arizona.

-Yeah? Why'd you move to Indiana?

My mom and l were looking for a place

with a little more racial hostility.

And where's your dad?

-California.

-What's he doing there?

He plays for the Lakers.

-No, he doesn't.

-Which one is he?

The Mexican one.

-Wait, which one's the Mexican one?

-Shut up, Mindy.

-You shut up.

-l wasn't talking.

-So?

-You're so hopeless.

l gotta go.

ls that her little brother?

Where were you tonight?

We had our first home game, remember?

-Shoot.

-Did you forget or something?

l'm really sorry, Abbie. Did you win?

No.

Well, l made you this mix.

-You did?

-Do you want to listen to it?

-Sure.

-All right.

Thanks.

-You're a good dancer.

-Thank you.

-Wow.

-lt's so good!

-lt is.

-l think we should kiss.

-Go, Warriors!

-Go, Warriors!

Get in position! Let's go!

-l'm open. Tamra!

-Let's go!

Nice pass. Let's go. Good try.

Foul! Come on! Come on, man!

-lt's all right, Chargers. Let's go.

-Get on them. Get on them!

This isn't hockey.

Where'd you find these girls?

-Come on, Warriors. Take that shot.

-Come on, Warriors. Take that shot.

-Grabbing on her shirt!

-Come on!

What the hell are you doing? Call it!

lt's about time.

-Lay off.

-Got a problem?

Do you?

Come on, Chargers!

-Spic!

-Don't miss, wetback.

That's okay. That's okay.

Hey, did you hear about the Mexican

who went to college?

-No.

-Yeah, me neither.

-Kathy, what're you doing?

-What did you say to her?

-Nothing.

-Kathy.

-l don't know what you're talking about.

-Got something to say?

-l didn't say anything.

-Why don't you say it out loud

-so l can hear you?

-You must be hearing things.

-Can you repeat that?

-You have a hearing problem.

Cause l can't hear you.

-l didn't say anything.

You're talking a lot of trash right now.

You know that? Say it again. Go ahead!

-Hey, hey. Hey, can you help me out?

-You've got balls, right?

-Can you help me out?

-Say it again.

Can you help me out with your player?

What's going on? What happened?

-They called her a spic!

-They what?

-They called her a spic!

-Okay, that's just tactics.

You can't listen to that sh*t.

That's the oldest trick in the book.

l heard your coach was a dishwasher.

Beat her ass.

-Right, you guys... Come on!

-Shame on you.

Guys, get off! Wendy, stop pulling her hair!

Hey. What's up?

Please don't make me

go back out there, Coach.

l'm not gonna make you

go back out there, don't worry.

l hate it here.

Everyone's so frisking white.

-Yeah. l know.

-No offense.

None taken.

-You want to know something funny?

-Yeah, l love funny sh*t. Tell me.

l've never even been to Mexico.

Probably wouldn't fit in there either.

Listen, you know, kids are stupid.

-Yeah, but it's not just the kids.

-Well, you know, people are stupid.

lt starts in childhood

and then continues all the way to death.

-l let everybody down.

-No, you didn't. No, you didn't.

l just walked out on a game.

-Hey.

-Sorry, you guys.

-Yeah. Lisa punched someone in the face.

-What?

-Yeah.

-Here Here.

-Are you serious?

-You all right?

-Yeah, are you?

-Yeah.

-Did we forfeit?

-lt got really rough out there.

Yeah, we forfeited.

And their spirits are down,

so l think we need to...

You need to do something for them.

-You know...

-Like what?

We're gonna be passing places to eat.

Maybe you could take them out for dinner.

-l don't have any money.

-You don't have any money?

No, l can't take them. No. What am l gonna...

Okay, l'll pay for it, but, you know,

you're gonna have to pay me back.

You should try dipping your French fries

-in your milkshake.

-Okay, that's disgusting.

-l thought l was the only one who did that.

-lt's really good.

-You should try it.

-Let me try that.

How about an onion ring?

-No, that's gross.

-No, that is so disgusting.

What, are you like...

You got a rulebook or something?

Tight on her, Abbie.

All right, come on! Come on!

Don't let her score.

-Come on, keep it up! Keep it up!

-Don't let her score!

-Hands up!

-Don't let her make that shot!

All right, Chargers, let's go.

-Come on, guys.

-All right, come on!

Get it back, girls. Get it back.

That's what l'm talking about! Yeah!

Abbie, foul. Foul. Stop the clock.

-No, l'm not gonna foul her. No.

-Stop the clock.

-Come on! No!

-Stop the clock!

All right, that's good. Good.

All right. Timeout, timeout.

Bring it in, bring it in.

You don't ever contradict me.

lf l tell you to do something, you do it,

you understand me?

All right,

when that girl misses her free throws,

Abbie's gonna take the ball down court

and look for the clear shot.

Wendy, l want you to set a pick

at the three-point line. Set it hard.

Kathy's gonna cut off the screen

and go backdoor, understand?

-Go for the lay-up. Bring it in.

-What about Wendy?

What about Wendy?

She's gonna be wide open

on the three-point line.

Yeah?

Everybody's going to be expecting Kathy

to take the last shot, so...

Wendy can make it. l've seen her do it.

-You can make it, right?

-Yeah.

Okay. Everybody's gonna be

expecting Kathy to take the last shot.

Wendy's gonna be free

after she sets the pick.

Abbie, you get the ball to her right away.

Wendy, don't miss!

-What if she does miss?

-What?

Well, what if she does?

You just put more pressure on her.

You should say, ''Try not to miss.''

-Something encouraging.

-Tamra, shut up.

You're gonna make it, you understand?

All right, everybody bring it in. Let's go.

''Go, fight, win'' on three. One, two, three.

-Go! Fight! Win! Yeah!

-Go! Fight! Win!

Let's go. Get out there.

-Yeah!

-All right.

Box out, Tam-Tam!

Go, Wendy. l know what you want.

Come on. Go.

lt's as easy as that!

That's what l'm talking about.

That's what l'm talking about. Yeah!

-How do you girls feel right now?

-Great!

-Good.

-Yeah?

How'd you like to feel like that every day

for the rest of the season?

You played a good game tonight,

but none of you played your best.

-Are you kidding?

-Hey, we just won. What more do you want?

l want you to keep winning.

lt's a good start. Let's go.

Let's get in the locker room.

That was good.

Did you see your dad cheering for you?

He was like...

l don't think anyone at the game missed it,

thank you very much.

-And the red pants.

-Hey.

Hey.

-Thanks.

-Good game last night.

How funny was Tamra's dad

at the game last night?

-He was so funny!

-Tam-Tam, box out!

Tam-Tam!

-Okay, Chargers!

-Go, Chargers!

Hey, Bill, where you been?

Game's about to start.

-l can't... l can't do it.

-What do you mean you can't do it?

You see that girl on the Van Hunt team,

number three?

That's my daughter, and she hates me.

She hasn't spoken to me in two weeks.

l can't coach against her.

What do you mean? You can't just leave.

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Jim Strouse

James C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote the film Lonesome Jim, directed by Steve Buscemi. He wrote and made his directorial debut with Grace Is Gone starring John Cusack. more…

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