The Winning Season Page #6

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
157 Views


They're doing a good job.

-l know, l told you.

-Yeah. Yeah. No, you're...

-What's this? You rode your bike today?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. l lost my keys.

-Yuck.

-Yeah.

So, you find them?

Yeah, yeah, they were under the seat.

Something... Something you want

to say to me, or...

-No. No. Guess not.

-Okay. Okay.

Just try and keep a hold

of those keys, okay?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. You got it, you got it.

-F*** it.

-Hey. Listen, man.

l'm just gonna say it.

l think your assistant coach is a lesbian.

-What?

-Yeah. Boy, that feels better.

-How do you...

-l mean, l don't know.

Don't, like, you know, quote me or anything.

l'm just... l just got a sense.

-The way she moves.

-Yeah. Yeah.

Her general demeanor. She drives a bus.

-Yeah.

-She wears very comfy sneakers.

l'll check her out. l'll see...

It's gonna be fine.

-Okay.

-Okay.

-All right.

-Weird.

Great. Hey.

-Hey, thanks... Thanks, man.

-All right.

Go, fight, win!

All right, who wants to talk

about what happened last night?

Who wants to talk about

why we lost to a team that was shorter,

slower and less talented than us?

Anyone?

l see. Well, if we're not gonna talk,

we might as well get a little running in.

Hit the baseline.

Where's your sister?

-She's at Shoes Etc.

-Shoes Etc.?

Yeah. With that new guy.

You know how beautiful l think you are?

-Hey, party's over, shithead. Let's go.

-Hey!

-Let's go.

-What are you doing here?

Didn't l tell you she was 16?

-l'm 17!

-Whatever!

-Coach, it's not what you think.

-You have no idea what l think, okay?

-Wendy, you're not going anywhere.

-l'm sorry.

Let's go.

-You're having private practice, huh?

-Shithead!

-Oh, my... What are you doing?

-Get out of my face, a**hole. He's fine.

l'm sure it happens to him all the time.

Let's go. Let's go.

-What is wrong with you?

-l'm sure it happens to him every day.

-Did you just throw a shoe at me?

-No. No. No. l didn't throw anything at you.

That wasn't me.

Let's go. Come on. Come on, let's go.

-You picked a real winner there.

-What are you, jealous?

No.

-No, l'm not.

-You are.

-No.

-You're jealous.

You're totally jealous, you perv.

l hate to bust your bubble, honey,

but you're not my type.

l'm moving! l'm moving! Go ahead!

Go ahead!

-What's your type?

-l like big tits and an onion butt.

What's an onion butt?

lt's an ass that brings tears to your eyes.

All right, everybody, gather around.

This is last year Triple-A finals, okay?

These girls are from schools

just like this one.

What's wrong?

What are you laughing about? What is it?

-Gross.

-Sh*t. You guys are looking at my...

All right. It's not funny.

Here you go.

Save me some of those pizza things.

-Okay.

-Excuse me.

-Hello? Hey. Yeah.

-l want you to watch this point guard.

They're really good.

You guys could be this good.

Watch this defense.

Keeping them outside, see?

-They can't penetrate. See that?

-They're really good.

-What is she doing?

-Wow!

-Did she just take that?

-What was that, a foul?

Wde open underneath the bucket and...

Rattled out of there!

So are you gay,

or do you got a fellow or what?

That's not a very polite way of asking.

l'm sorry. Are you a lesbian, or...

-Does it matter?

-Hey, l don't care.

l'm just... You know, it's a small town.

A lot of people would be uncomfortable

knowing that somebody like you

is hanging out with their teenage girls.

-Do you think they're comfortable with you?

-l'm not a... l've never known a gay before.

-l don't know how this works. l mean...

-Sure you have. They just didn't tell you.

Okay.

Since we're being so honest here,

you mind if l ask you a question?

l hope you're not gonna ask me

to impregnate you, are you?

That's cute.

No. What happened with those boys

at Culver?

Someone said something

they shouldn't have,

something about my daughter,

and l did something l shouldn't have.

Just for saying something

about your daughter?

l lost control,

and my players didn't back me up.

Let's just leave it at that.

Lisa, Kathy against Tamra, Wendy and Floor.

Let's go.

All right.

What'd l tell you girls

about putting this sh*t on my court?

-No!

-No! No! No! No!

-That's not trash!

-What is it? Barbie sh*t? What is it?

That's not trash. Open it.

-What is it?

-Open it.

That's very thoughtful of you. Thank you.

We wanted to get you something.

Okay, back to practice. Let's go.

Come on. Let's go, come on.

Thank you very much. l appreciate it.

Hey, can l get a...

Can l get a pack of Cool's? Menthol?

They're minty.

-What makes a guy turn into a jerk?

-Why are you asking me that?

-Look, do you know Damon Tisdale?

-Yeah, the ugly guy?

-Okay, he's not ugly.

-Short kid?

l know. He's a point guard.

l know. He's good.

We're kind of dating and, l don't know,

he's never been to one of my games,

-and l've been to all of his.

-Well, you know, a kid like Damon Tisdale

is not really thinking about the big picture

right now, you know what l mean?

No, l don't. l mean...

l mean, you know, he's a star athlete.

He's popular. He's got a pretty girlfriend.

As far as he's concerned,

the sun shines out of his ass.

Well, okay, then, what is this big picture?

Big picture is the rest of his life.

That's the big picture.

He's gonna be pumping gas in a few years.

l don't know if that's supposed

to make me feel better or worse.

l don't even think he's that great a player,

to be honest with you.

Mop the tears up.

Put your bras back on. Let's go.

Stop talking about boys. Come on.

We have a job to do.

Bring it in, let's bring it in. Let's go.

This is the last game of the season.

Up until tonight, we've won some

of our games, lost some of our games.

This game determines whether or not

we have a winning season

or a losing season,

and that determines

if we get to go to the sectionals or not.

You know what?

-l don't really give a sh*t, because...

-What?

This has been a good one for me, and...

So just go out there,

and, you know, do the best you can.

l mean, you know, try to win.

-Are you drunk?

-l'm not drunk at all. l'm serious.

l want you to win.

But don't think that that's not...

Hey, wait a minute. Don't think that

that's not important, not to win, okay?

You know what l mean? Okay, l'm not...

Yeah, hold on a second. Hold on, hold on.

One, two, three!

-Go! Fight! Win!

-Go! Fight! Win!

-Get back. Let's get back.

-Go, Chargers!

Come on, defense, girls.

Tamra, box out!

That's okay. That's okay.

All right!

Tam-Tam!

Hey! What's up? What are you doing here?

-Nice room.

-Thank you.

-ln your garage.

-l know, isn't it cool?

Yeah, we had our last game tonight.

-We won, FYl. We're going to the sectionals.

-That's great.

What were you doing?

l mean, l always make it to your games...

-l know.

-...and you've never even come to one yet.

l... l forgot.

Yeah. Look, Damon, l like you, you know.

You're really cute. You're a good kisser.

Thank you. Yeah, l like you, too.

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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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