Man: JIMMY.
YEAH, COACH?
THEY'RE THREATENING TO CANCEL THE MEET.
SEEMS SOMEBODY SAW YOU GET OFF THE BUS.
IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY. THEY--
YEAH.
DAMN IT, JIMMY. I'M SORRY, MAN.
THEY PUT ME IN A HELL OF A BIND.
NO, NO, NO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
SON, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
ARE YOU GOING TO ASK THEM TO CHANGE THEIR MIND?
MY DADDY ALWAYS USED TO TELL ME...
IT'S A LOT EASIER TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS
THAN PERMISSION.
YOU READY?
WE'RE SWIMMING? YEAH. WE'RE SWIMMING.
I'M SO READY, THEN.
OK, WELL, WHILE YOU'RE SEEING TO THINGS...
YEAH? YOU SEE TO IT
THAT THAT BUS KEEPS RUNNING,
'CAUSE I KNOW HOW YOU WHITE FOLKS GET WHEN Y'ALL LOSE.
AND THEY ABOUT TO LOSE BAD.
HA HA. YOU ARE A HANDFUL.
HA HA HA.
Man: GET OUT OF HERE!
GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!
Man: * GET OFF THE BUS *
FOCUS.
Boy: GO HOME, BOY!
Man: GET OUT OF MY NICE, CLEAN POOL!
Boy: !
COME ON, JIMMY.
JUST STAY CALM.
LOOK, IF THEY DON'T WANT US TO SWIM HERE,
THAT'S FINE, WE GO HOME.
WE'RE A TEAM.
I'VE WORKED SO HARD.
I KNOW, JIMMY. I WORKED SO HARD TO GET HERE.
Coach: I KNOW, JIMMY.
COME HERE, BOY. WHAT--I'M GOING TO GET ARRESTED NOW?
START MOVING TOWARD YOUR BUS
AND CALM YOUR BLACK ASS DOWN.
I'M NOT TAKING MY BLACK ASS ANYWHERE.
WHY DON'T YOU SHUT YOUR WHITE ASS UP
AND LET ME EXERCISE MY FIRST AMENDMENT,
'CAUSE THIS IS WRONG.
JIMMY, JIMMY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
HEY, SIT DOWN!
GET DOWN, BLACK BOY!
DON'T FIGHT HIM, JIMMY!
Jimmy: .
Coach: GET OFF OF HIM!
.
* WHAT THEY DO
* THEY SMILE IN YOUR FACE *
* ALL THE TIME THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR PLACE *
* THE BACK STABBERS
* BACK STABBERS
* THEY SMILE IN YOUR FACE *
* ALL THE TIME THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR PLACE *
* THE BACK STABBERS
* BACK STABBERS
* ALL YOU FELLOWS WHO HAVE SOMEONE *
* AND YOU REALLY CARE, YEAH, YEAH *
* THEN IT'S ALL OF YOU FELLOWS *
* WHO BETTER BEWARE, YEAH YEAH *
* SOMEBODY'S OUT TO GET YOUR LADY *
* A FEW OF YOUR BUDDIES THEY SURE LOOK SHADY *
* BLADES ARE LONG, CLENCHED TIGHT IN THEIR FIST *
* AIMIN' STRAIGHT AT YOUR BACK *
* AND I DON'T THINK THEY'LL MISS *
* WHAT THEY DO
* THEY SMILE IN YOUR FACE *
* ALL THE TIME THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR PLACE *
* THE BACK STABBERS
* BACK STABBERS
* I KEEP GETTIN' ALL THESE VISITS *
* FROM MY FRIENDS, YEAH, WHAT THEY DOIN' TO ME *
* THEY COME TO MY HOUSE *
* AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, YEAH *
* SO ARE THEY THERE TO SEE MY WOMAN *
* I DON'T EVEN BE HOME
* BUT THEY JUST KEEP ON COMIN' *
* WHAT CAN I DO TO GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK *
* I WISH THEY'D TAKE SOME OF THESE KNIVES OFF MY BACK *
* WHAT THEY DO
* THEY SMILE IN YOUR FACE *
* ALL THE TIME THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR PLACE *
* THE BACK STABBERS
DAMN.
MR. BINKOWSKI, I REALLY THINK
I COULD PROVE MYSELF TO BE A GREAT ASSET--
TO YOUR, UM...
LISTEN, UH-- PROGRAM HERE.
JAMES?
YEAH. YEAH.
JIM. JIM, ACTUALLY.
JIM. YEAH. UM, DO YOU GOLF?
NO. UM, LOOK AT MY RESUME.
YOU'LL SEE THAT I'VE GOT A B.S. IN MATHEMATICS
AND I ALSO SWAM FOR CHEYNEY FOR 4 YEARS.
YEAH. YEAH, CAN I BE PERFECTLY FRANK WITH YOU?
THAT WOULD MAKE MY DAY.
OK. GOOD.
WELL, HERE AT MAIN LINE, OBVIOUSLY,
WE HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE THAT WE STRIVE FOR.
IT'S ALL AROUND YOU. YEAH, WELL, SEE,
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ATTRACTED ME
TO THIS INSTITUTION,
BECAUSE I REALLY THINK--
I JUST DON'T THINK A PERSON LIKE YOURSELF
COULD COMMUNICATE PROPERLY WITH OUR STUDENTS.
I'M SORRY.
I'LL KEEP YOU ON FILE.
YEAH.
Man: 33.
33.
45. 45.
187.
HOW YOU DOING?
OH, JUST FINE. HERE'S MY NUMBER
AND RESUME.
AND THE FORM YOU ASKED FOR.
UH-HUH.
A DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS.
YES. I'M A GRADUATE OF CHEYNEY STATE
AND IT TOOK ME A LITTLE LONGER THAN MOST, BUT...
YEAH, WELL, YOU SKIPPED A SPOT THERE.
YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED?
IF YOU LOOK RIGHT HERE, I'VE MARKED "NO."
AH. MR. ELLIS,
YOU'VE BEEN BOUNCING AROUND QUITE A BIT.
WHAT FINALLY BROUGHT YOU TO PHILLY?
I HAD, UM... A TEACHING POSITION,
OPPORTUNITY AT MAIN LINE ACADEMY.
YOU
HEY, HEY, THAT'S FUNNY.
I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WORK
FOR YOU COLLEGE BOYS.
LOOK, MR., UM...
JUST GIVE ME WHATEVER YOU GOT RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A CAREER.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND A JOB.
WELL, HERE'S ONE MORE SUITED FOR YOU
DOWN AT THE PDR.
WHAT'S PDR?
IT STANDS FOR PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION.
THE DEPARTMENT GOT A JOB
DOWN AT FOSTER RECREATION CENTER
RIGHT HERE IN KNIGHTSTOWN.
THE CITY IS GOING TO TEAR DOWN THAT BUILDING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
AND THEY NEED SOMEONE TO GO DOWN AND WRAP THINGS UP.
THE SALARY WON'T MAKE YOU RICH, BUT IT'S DECENT.
NOW, YOU BE DOWN THERE TOMORROW AT 9:00.
YOU GOT YOURSELF A JOB.
Boy: I CAN'T. COME ON, MAN.
I'M-I'M-I'M- I'M RIGHT HERE.
Boys: WHOOO!
Boy: YOU GOT A MAN OPEN. HE'S OPEN.
Boy: YOU TERRIBLE, MAN. YOU SUCK.
? GO GET THE BALL.
Boy: GET THE BALL.
Second boy: HEY, POPS. HEY, POPS.
HEY, POPS, WE GOT THE BALL RIGHT HERE.
Third boy: RIGHT HERE. PASS THE--PASS THE BALL.
NO, NO, NOT THERE. COME HERE. RIGHT HERE.
DON'T PASS IT TO HIM.
THANKS.
HEY, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, MAN?
HE THROW LIKE MY SISTER ANYWAY.
SAY, MAN, YOUR IRON BROKE AT HOME?
THEM THREADS
...WRINKLED THERE, BROTHER.
MAN, I DIDN'T KNOW CONVERSE MADE SHIRTS, TOO, FOR REAL.
Boy: HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, BROTHER.
YO, THE CHURCH IS ACROSS THE STREET.
GO AWAY. Second boy: YO, MAN, HEY.
WE NOT FRIENDS NO MORE?
AH, IT'S LIKE THAT, BROTHER?
DON'T CRY. IT'S ALL RIGHT, MAN.
WE JUST PLAYING.
HEY, BROTHER, DO YOU WORK FOR THE CITY?
WHAT? FOR YOUR MOM.
REGGIE GOT THE BALL, MAN.
REGGIE GOT THE BALL.
HEY...MAN.
Boy: WHY WE GOT TO HANG OUT WITH THIS FOOL, ANYWAY?
SHOOT IT, REG. GO AHEAD, MAN.
Boy: SHOOT IT, THEN. SHOOT IT.
SHOOT IT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SHOOT IT.
OH! SHIT. Boy: OH!
Second boy: HE BROKE THE RADIO. FRANKLIN'S RADIO. SEE?
THAT'S WHY MY NAME IS HEWETT I AIN'T DO IT.
WHO BROKE MY SHIT?
Boy: I DON'T EVEN--
I DIDN'T...MEAN TO.
I--I WAS--
WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE TO DO ABOUT THAT?
I--I--
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS LITTLE NIGGER MAN?
THE CAT GOT HIS TONGUE?
I'M WAITING FOR HIM.
FRANKLIN, MAN, COOL IT, BROTHER.
JUST--JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE.
I MEAN, HE DIDN'T MEAN IT.
IT WAS AN AIR BALL.
DRE T., DON'T TELL ME YOU DITCHED ME
TO RUN AROUND WITH THIS LITTLE DOPE.
HEY, COME ON, REG.
Franklin: OH, IT'S LIKE THAT, HUH?
WELL, SOMEBODY GOING TO PAY FOR THIS.
WE AIN'T DONE YET, DRE T.
WE AIN'T NEVER DONE.
YOUR LITTLE SHADOW OF YOURS OWES ME.
Woman: LOOK, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING ANYMORE,
SO LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT IT, OK?
THE ONLY THING-- THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY MATTERS
IS THAT YOU'RE GETTING DIVORCED FROM JACK,
AND AFTER THAT, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE JUST FINE.
EXCUSE ME, SIR. MY NAME IS JIM ELLIS.
UH, THE CITY SENT ME DOWN HERE TO--
Woman: I MEAN, NOT IF YOU, UH,
GET JACK OUT OF YOUR LIFE.
Second woman: IT'LL JUST BE YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD.
EXCUSE ME. SIR.
THIS IS THE FOSTER REC CENTER, RIGHT?
OH, COME ON, TRICIA. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CRY.
Tricia: I DON'T GET...
SIGN SAY?
IT DON'T SAY NOTHING AT ALL, MAN.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT YOUR MAN.
IF I WERE YOUR MAN, I'D IMPLY I WAS FUNNIER.
...NO SISTER BOY...
AND I'M FAR FROM BEING ONE OF THOSE SISTER BOYS.
SO IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR ONE,
I SUGGEST YOU GO DOWNTOWN,
OR MOVE TO CALIFORNIA,
'CAUSE THERE AIN'T NO FUNNY HERE.
ALL RIGHT. WHATEVER...
LIKE I SAID, THE CITY SENT ME DOWN HERE
TO--TO--TO PACK UP THIS PLACE,
'CAUSE THEY'RE CLOSING IT DOWN IN A FEW MONTHS
AND...TOLD ME TO BE HERE AT 9:00, SO...
WHAT THE CLOCK SAY?
IT'S BROKEN.
ONCE AGAIN, I DIDN'T ASK YOU THAT.
WHAT THE CLOCK SAY?
MAN, IT DON'T SAY NOTHING AT ALL.
IT--WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, DUDE?
WHAT'S MY PROBLEM? WHAT'S MY PROBLEM?
YEAH, WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? I'M--
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT MY PROBLEM IS.
YOU CAME IN HERE AND INTERRUPTED MY STORY,
AND THAT AIN'T COOL.
MY SECOND PROBLEM IS
I'VE BEEN AT MARCUS FOSTER, MAN,
EVER SINCE THIS PLACE WAS BUILT,
AND THE FIRST I HEAR ABOUT THEM TEARING IT DOWN
IS RIGHT NOW.
OH, AND LIKE I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING,
BUT THEY COULD'VE GAVE ME A HEADS-UP, YOU KNOW.
YOU GET MY POINT?
'CAUSE I AM HEAD OF MAINTENANCE.
YEAH, YOU DOING A HELL OF A JOB.
HMPH.
LOOK, WH-WHERE DO I START, MAN?
JUST TELL ME WHERE I START.
WHY DON'T YOU GO ASK THE CITY?
PAY THE ONE THAT HIRES YOU.
* LITTLE CHILD, RUNNIN' WILD
* WATCH A WHILE
* YOU SEE HE NEVER SMILES
* BROKEN HOME
* FATHER GONE
* MAMA TIRED
* SO HE'S ALL ALONE
GOD BLESS THIS SPACE.
YOU SLEEPING HERE NOW?
OR IT JUST HAPPEN TO BE PART OF YOUR JOB?
NAH.
ELSTON?
COME ON, ELSTON. I-I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE.
Man on radio: ...INSIDE NOW AND HERE'S THE PITCH.
YOU KNEW THIS WAS COMING, ELSTON.
NOT IN 3 MONTHS, I DIDN'T.
YOU COULDN'T EVEN CALL ME AND TELL ME YOURSELF.
I HAD TO FIND OUT FROM THE DAMN CLEANUP CREW.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, ELSTON.
THINGS HAPPEN.
THINGS HAPPEN. YEAH.
WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE STRINGS
YOU SUPPOSED TO BE PULLING, MISS SUE?
YOU'RE MY CITY REPRESENTATIVE.
GO DOWN THERE AND START REPRESENTING.
ELSTON. HMPH.
THE CITY ISN'T GOING TO FUND
AN INSTITUTION THAT HAS NO ECONOMIC WORTH TO IT
OR THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, SUE.
WORTH SHOULDN'T BE BASED ON ECONOMICS.
YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT.
ELSTON, HOW MANY KIDS CAME THROUGH THAT FRONT DOOR TODAY?
NONE. HOW MANY YESTERDAY?
HELL, THE LAST 6 MONTHS?
YES, I SEE THEM PLAYING BASKETBALL OUT FRONT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY CAN PLAY BASKETBALL ANYWHERE.
THIS PLACE IS A NESTING GROUND
FOR DRUGS, THUGS, AND THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR.
LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING RIGHT NOW, MISS SUE.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS PLACE KEEPING YOU OFF THE STREET,
YOU WON'T HAVE NO PRETTY THREADS ON YOUR BACK RIGHT NOW, SUE.
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT.
ELSTON, WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING KEEP THIS PLACE
OPEN JUST FOR YOU.
Boy: ...HOT OUT HERE LIKE VIETNAM.
Second boy: WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT VIETNAM?
I KNOW THAT'S WHERE YOU GOING IF YOU KEEP FLUNKING ENGLISH.
YOU KNOW THEY DRAFT THE DUMB ONES FIRST.
WELL, I GUESS YOUR MOTHER'S NEXT.
NO, 'CAUSE YOU'RE DUMB.
Boy: WHOO! Second boy: COME ON. COME ON.
LOOK WHO'S BACK.
I SEE YOU STILL AIN'T FOUND AN IRON.
I SEE YOU HAVEN'T FOUND NO GAME YET.
Boy: HE GOT YOU. * NOBODY ELSE
* ALL YOU GOT TO DO NOW
* EXPRESS YOURSELF
* WHATEVER YOU DO, UH
* DO IT GOOD
Boy: SPLASH. HA HA.
Second boy: OOH! FOOL.
* WHATEVER YOU DO, DO, DO, COME ON, LORD *
* DO IT GOOD
* OH, YEAH
HEY, HEY, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
* IT'S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE
* WHEN YOU'RE DOIN' WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' *
* IT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' WHEN YOU'RE DOIN' *
* WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE DOIN' *
* EXPRESS YOURSELF
WHAT--ARE WE RUNNING A SHELTER HERE?
* EXPRESS YOURSELF, UH
* EXPRESS YOURSELF, UH, EXPRESS, EXPRESS *
* EXPRESS YOURSELF, UH, EXPRESS YOURSELF *
* EXPRESS YOURSELF, EXPRESS...
YEAH. I DIDN'T KNOW THE CITY PAID YOU TO SWIM.
THAT MUST BE A REAL NICE GIG.
HA HA. WELL, ACTUALLY,
THEY DON'T PAY ME MUCH AT ALL,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THE CITY PAID YOU
TO BE IN MY BUSINESS.
WELL, LET ME GET... OUT ON YOU RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU KNOW SOME SHIT OFF THE PRESS, BABY.
EVERYTHING UP IN HERE IS MY BUSINESS.
AND BETTER YET, WHEN THE WATER BILL COME,
I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET PART OF MY BUSINESS.
OK.
AND I'LL MAKE SURE I DON'T PAY IT.
FOR SOME REASON, I KNEW THAT ALREADY.
Boy: HEY, SO PUDDIN, MAN,
PUDDIN SAY HE WAITING TO GET MARRIED.
HE WAITING TO FALL IN LOVE BEFORE HE DO IT.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S--
'CAUSE SEX AND MATRIMONY IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND.
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN SEX.
MAN, WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT SEX?
MAN, YOU NEVER GOT YOU SOMETHING.
SHUT UP, MAN.
YO, WHAT-- WHAT THE HELL?
OH, MAN. HEY, MAN, WHAT YOU DOING?
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
TAKING DOWN THE RIMS.
YEAH, BUT WHY?
CITY'S CLOSING THE PLACE DOWN.
SUPPOSED TO BRING THE RIMS IN.
SORRY, FELLAS.
Boy: HEY, MAN. YOU DON'T GOT TO TAKE IT, MAN. JUST LEAVE--
Boy: THEY ALWAYS MESSING WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?
WALK 8 MILES AND PLAY OVER AT THE HUDSON CENTER?
Second boy: AND IN THIS HEAT?
MUST BE OUT YOUR MIND.
HEY, SAY, MAN.
WHAT YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT RIM?
GET OFF ME. MAN, THIS IS BULLSHIT!
UHH!
Boy: WHAT'S HE SMILING AT?
* IT'S YOUR THING
* DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO
BUT IT'S HOT.
* I CAN'T TELL YA WHO TO SOCK IT TO *
* IT'S YOUR THING
* DO WANT YOU WANNA DO
Y'ALL HAVING FUN?
Boy: GIVE ME THE BALL. Second boy: I GOT THE BALL NOW.
OH, WATCH IT, WATCH IT, WATCH IT, WATCH IT, WATCH IT.
ALL RIGHT. LISTEN UP.
I NEED TO TALK TO Y'ALL FOR A SECOND.
YOU WITH THE BASKETBALL.
I GOT TO TELL YOU, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK
THAT WAS PRETTY LOW, WHAT THEY DID TO Y'ALL OUTSIDE
IN PULLING DOWN YOUR BASKETBALL RIM.
BUT AS LONG AS THIS PLACE IS OPEN,
I'M GOING TO LET Y'ALL SWIM IN HERE.
BUT IF Y'ALL GOING TO BE IN HERE,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE,
'CAUSE, I MEAN, THEORETICALLY,
AIN'T NONE OF Y'ALL SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.
YEAH, AND NEITHER IS PUDDIN HEAD,
BUT HIS POP'S CONDOMS BROKE. HA.
HEY, MAN, WATCH THE FRO, NOW, BROTHER. WATCH THE FRO.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
HAKIM.
MY NAME'S JIM ELLIS.
WHAT DOES THAT SIGN SAY UP ON THE WALL?
NO CLOWNS.
CLOWNING. I-N-G.
SHUT UP, BOY. DID HE ASK YOU?
I-N-G IS CLOWNING.
LOOK, THIS ISN'T A JOKE RIGHT NOW.
IT SAYS, "NO CLOWNING IN OR OUT OF THE POOL."
STAY AWAY FROM THE DEEP END IF YOU CAN'T SWIM.
Boy: WHAT--WHAT YOU SAY YOU DO UP HERE?
WHAT YOU THE JANITOR?
WHAT
IS THAT IT, MAN? CAN WE GO SWIMMING NOW?
YEAH, WE'RE STRAIGHT. Y'ALL UNDERSTAND, RIGHT?
WE UNDERSTAND.
OK. Boy: COME ON, MAN.
HERE WE GO. AND HE SHOOTS THE J.
AND YOU, MR. SMARTASS OVER THERE.
NAME'S ANDRE.
OK. ANDRE.
IF YOU CUP YOUR HANDS WHILE YOU'RE SWIMMING,
YOU'LL SWIM A WHOLE LOT FASTER, SON.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
I THINK I SWIM FAST ENOUGH, JANITOR.
Boys: OOH!
WHAT WAS THAT?
YOU HEARD ME.
YOU NEED TO STICK TO STACKING BOXES OVER THERE
AND LEAVE THE SWIMMING TO THE EXPERTS.
TELL 'EM, DRE. YEAH, YEAH.
EXPERT. SO YOU'RE THE EXPERT NOW.
EXPERT AT WHAT, LIKE RUNNING YOUR MOUTH?
SAY, MAN, I BACK UP WHAT I SAY.
20 BUCKS SAYS I DUST YOUR OLD ASS OFF IN A RACE.
Boy: MM!
MY 50 TO YOUR 20 SAYS NEGRO, PLEASE.
Boy: HOO-HOO!
...SMOKE, MAN.
WE TALKING 3 MONTHS OF SWIMMING REHAB.
JANITOR DON'T STAND A CHANCE, MAN.
YOU READY, OLD MAN?
.
HE GOT BLUE PANTIES ON.
I TOLD YOU HE WAS A FRUITCAKE. I TOLD--
FRUITCAKE! FRUITCAKE!
Boy: SUPERHERO. * DA-DA-DA-DA
CAPTAIN PANTIES.
SAVE ME! SAVE ME!
TO THE END AND BACK.
LEAD THE WAY.
Boy: ALL RIGHT. ON YOUR MARK...
GET SET...GO.
YO, MAN, WHAT YOU DOING, MAN? IT'S A RACE.
I'M NOT READY. GO, MAN.
GO. GO.
Boy: OH, COME ON, DRE. COME ON, DRE.
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO YOU GOT IT!
LOOK, Y'ALL.
Boy: WHOO!
Boy: OH, MAN, HE GOT BEAT BY CAPTAIN PANTIES.
Second boy: HE LOST! HE LOST!
HEY, ALL I KNOW IS YOU GOT BURNT.
BURNT FOR REAL!
BURNT, BURNT, BURNT. SHUT UP.
I'LL KICK BOTH OF Y'ALL UGLY ASSES.
IN WHAT? IN SWIMMING? HE'S DROWNING. GOING DOWN.
...MAN.
MAN, YOU--YOU WERE FIERCE IN THAT WATER.
THANK YOU. COULD YOU HOOK ME UP
WITH SOME OF THOSE MOVES SOMETIME?
FIRST LEARN HOW TO SWIM.
HEY, HEY! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE?
JIM, WHAT YOU CALL YOURSELF DOING, MAN?
I'M JUST SURVIVING, BABY.
GUESS WE JUST IN THE PLACE WE SUPPOSED TO BE RIGHT NOW.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH. YOU ALL BE CAREFUL.
NO CLOWNING IN OR OUT OF THE POOL.
AND I'M WATCHING YOU.
Jim: HEY, ELSTON, WHY DON'T YOU COME AND SWIM WITH US?
JIM, WHERE I COME FROM, WE SWIM NAKED,
AND I DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS NOBODY.
YOU OWE ME 20, GUY.
NICE, MAN.
DRE T., WHERE YOU GOING, MAN?
OH, STICK AROUND, BROTHER. HAVE A BEER.
MIGHT EVEN LET YOU DRIVE TONIGHT,
LIKE OLD TIME.
REMEMBER ALL THE FUN WE USED TO HAVE?
NOW I REMEMBER.
I REMEMBER YOU LEAVING ME FOR DEAD.
IS THAT HOW YOU REMEMBER IT GOING DOWN?
NO, SEE, I REMEMBER YOU
TAKING THEM BULLETS LIKE A MAN.
FOR US.
LOOK HERE.
I HAVEN'T FORGOT THAT, BROTHER.
CAN YOU SMELL THAT?
COME ON, BABY.
IT'S FOR YOU.
OOH, SWOLE UP ON ME.
ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, YOUNG BLOOD.
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.
Jim: WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO REMEMBER
IS THAT EACH AND EVERY STROKE
BEGINS WITH AN EXTENSION INTO THE WATER.
YOU ARE REACHING AND STRETCHING AS FAR AS YOU CAN.
NOW, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU.
REMEMBER, YOU KEEP MOVING YOUR LEGS.
STRETCH OUT AND REACH AS FAR AS YOU CAN.
TRY IT.
1, 2, AND BREATHE.
NOW YOU SWIMMING LIKE A WOUNDED ANIMAL.
1, 2, BREATHE.
COACH, WHY THESE GOT TO BE HERE?
THEY KEEP MESSING ME UP.
THE LINE IS THERE
TO KEEP YOU FROM MESSING EVERYBODY ELSE UP.
1, 2, BREATHE.
IF YOU BREATHE CORRECTLY, YOU DON'T DROWN.
PULL IT BACK.
REACH OUT.
MAKE EYE CONTACT. PULL ON BACK AGAIN.
WALT, WHO TOLD YOU TO TAKE A BOARD OUT THERE?
FOR MY HAIR. GET RID OF THE DAMN BOARD.
Boy: MAN, COACH, YOU TRYING TO DROWN US?
Second boy: .
LET ME SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE.
PUSH. PUSH. PUSH.
YOU CAN MAKE IT. DON'T GIVE UP.
YOU CAN'T RUN ACROSS THE WATER.
COME ON OUT HERE, YOUNG MAN.
HEY, MR. ELLIS.
YOU SEE HOW FAST I WAS TODAY?
YEAH, REGGIE, YOU WERE SMOKIN', MAN.
I THINK YOU BROKE THE RECORD.
HEY, UH... D-DON'T--DON'T SOME OF THOSE REC--REC CENTERS
HAVE, UH, HAVE, LIKE, S
LIKE--LIKE--S-SW- SWIMMING TOURNAMENTS AND STUFF?
YOU MEAN LIKE MEETS? SWIM MEETS?
YEAH, I SUPPOSE THEY WOULD,
ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT GOT POOLS.
WHY?
I'M--I'M--I'M--I'M SAYING,
W-WE SWIMMING LIKE EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW.
M-M-MAYBE--MAYBE WE SHOULD GET IN SOME.
HEY, MISTER. ARE THERE--ARE THERE GIRLS AT THESE
YEAH. THAT MUST BE WHY THEY CALL THEM MEETS.
YOU MEET GIRLS.
YEAH, WE COULD BE SPLISH-SPLASHING
WITH SOME GIRLS.
YEAH. I-I-I-I THINK WE REALLY SHOULD.
LOOK, FELLAS, LOOK. WHAT WE DO HERE...
I MEAN, THIS IS ALL FUN AND GAMES.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LEAGUES,
AND THESE PEOPLE, THEY-- THEY TAKE THIS SERIOUS.
DIG, MAN. I'M TIRED OF RACING THESE JOKERS.
I NEED SOME MORE JANITORS TO GO UP AGAINST.
WHY? SO YOU CAN GET SMOKED AGAIN?
AND AGAIN.
YEAH, WHY DON'T Y'ALL FINISH GETTING DRESSED?
WELL, I--I--I--REALLY THINK WE'RE READY.
Boys: HEY, HEY, HEY...
Boy: SAY, BABY DOLL. YEAH, MY NAME IS...
THEY CALL ME ANDRE.
Boy: VICTORIA, HUH? MMM, MMM, MMM.
LET ME WALK YOU ON DOWN THE STREET.
YOU AND THE SWIM TEAM...
SEE, I KNOW HOW TO DO THE BREASTSTROKE.
LOOK, I'M JUST SAYING, LOOK.
REGGIE.
HEY, BABY BOY. HOW YOU DOIN'?
YOU WANT SOME OF THIS CANDY
TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR GROCERIES?
I NEED A NEW TRICK. SHE FETCH, TOO?
AH, DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, BROTHER.
HEY, I'M JUST TRYING TO HOOK YOU UP, MAN.
MAKE A LITTLE PEACE OFFERING.
OH. ...PEACE.
GOOD, MAN. I FEEL THAT.
YOU SURE? I GOT YOUR BACK, MAN.
OH, IT'S LIKE THAT?
IT'S LIKE THAT, BABY BOY?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, BABY.
I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.
YOU GOING TO LEARN TO LOVE ME.
HERE YOU GO, JIM.
WHAT'S THAT?
ALL THE CITY PARKS AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS
SCHEDULE RIGHT THERE.
WHY DO I NEED THIS?
WELL, I MIGHT START A LACROSSE TEAM OR SOMETHING.
BROTHERS AROUND HERE DON'T KNOW LACROSSE.
BROTHERS DON'T SWIM, NEITHER.
* UHH! OH, SUGAR, SUGAR, SUGAR
Boy: GET IT!
* OW!
* ALL RIGHT
* SLOW MOTION, YEAH, BABY
* ...AH, DARLING
* YES, I'M SLOW MOTION, YEAH, BABY *
* ...
HAKIM!
Boy: AAAH!
HAKIM!
WHAT? COME ON!
Boy: .
SHUT UP, MAN. COME ON.
Boy: PACK YOUR PERFUME, BOY.
.
HEY, SHUT UP!
GREAT, BABY.
HI.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET VERY EMBARRASSED.
...THE GUYS?
GET IN THE CAR.
Boy: HOW ABOUT A...BASKET?
.
COME ON, LET'S GO. RIGHT NOW.
LET'S GO! FLAT UP HERE.
ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE.
Boy: BUT WE DO.
COME ON. YOU GET RIGHT THERE.
COME ON!
COME ON. THERE YOU GO, JIM.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT SOMETHING.
DO YOU ALL REMEMBER THE FIRST GIFT THAT YOU WAS GIVEN
AFTER YOU MADE IT INTO THIS WORLD?
WHAT WAS IT?
YOUR NAME?
YOUR NAME.
WHAT'S THE LAST THING THAT'S REMEMBERED ABOUT YOU
WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS WORLD?
Y
YOUR NAME. WHERE'S HAKIM?
MAN, THAT FOOL'S ON RESTRICTION.
YEAH. HIS SISTER'S CRAZY, MAN.
I'M TELLING YOU, MAN, SHE'S ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS AND STUFF.
YEAH. WELL, TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT EACH OTHER.
MR. TAYLOR, RIGHT?
YEAH.
MR. WILLIAMSON,
MR. DAVIS, AND MR. JONES.
YOU ARE NOW THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE MARCUS FOSTER RECREATIONAL CENTER.
Boy: MAN, WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU GUYS ASKED FOR A MEET, RIGHT?
WELL, YOU GOT IT. THIS WEEKEND,
AGAINST MAIN LINE ACADEMY.
YOU ARE NOW AN OFFICIAL TEAM.
Boy: WE'RE A TEAM, MAN.
WE'RE GOING TO BE STROKING.
OH, BE STROKING ON.
Second boy: RIGHT ON, BROTHER.
YEAH. RIGHT ON.
ALL RIGHT. I GUESS WE'RE A TEAM.
Boy: HA HA! YEAH!
HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
HELLO. MY NAME'S JIM ELLIS.
I WORK DOWN AT THE FOSTER'S REC.
FOSTER'S?
YES. UH, IS, UH, HAKIM HOME?
CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M COACHING THE BOYS DOWN THERE.
WE'VE STARTED A LITTLE SWIM TEAM.
I DON'T KNOW IF-- IF HAKIM WOULD LIKE
TO BE A PART OF IT.
SWIM TEAM AT FOSTER'S?
YES.
WE'RE CLOSING THAT PLACE DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WE"?
"WE" MEANING THE CITY. ME.
I'M COUNCILWOMAN SUE CARTER-- HAKIM'S SISTER.
WELL, IS HAKIM'S PARENTS HOME?
I'M HIS LEGAL GUARDIAN. YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
OK. UM, SOME OF THE KIDS
KIND OF TOOK TO SWIMMING,
AND JUST HAKIM HAS SHOWN SO MUCH PROMISE,
AND I WOULD LOVE FOR HIM TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
DO THEY GET SWIM SCHOLARSHIPS?
DO THEY BECOME PROFESSIONAL SWIMMERS?
HA HA. NO, PROBABLY NOT.
DEFINITELY NOT.
MISS CARTER, DO YOU, UM, SWIM BY CHANCE?
DO I SWIM?
YES, MA'AM.
MR. ELLIS, HAKIM MISSED 3 WEEKS OF SCHOOL
WHEN HE WAS WITH YOUR SWIM TEAM.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
YEAH. I DON'T WANT MY BROTHER
BACK OUT ON THE STREET, OK?
SO THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR THESE KIDS
IS ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET A GOOD EDUCATION.
PACK UP THAT REC CENTER AND SHUT IT DOWN.
WELL, MISS CARTER, DO YOU MIND IF
I HAVE A WORD WITH HIM, THEN
MAN. YOU GOT SOME REALLY GREAT BOOKS HERE.
YOU MUST LOVE TO READ.
NO. I AIN'T NEVER READ NONE OF THEM.
REALLY.
BUT THE SISTER SAID THAT IS THE PAIN.
LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD USE SOME HELP, YOUNG MAN.
OK?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
[PAPER FALLS INTO TRASH CAN]
ONE-ZERO.
ALL RIGHT.
Jim: WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING?
Boy: STUDYING SWIMMING.
WAIT A MINUTE. Y'ALL GOT TWO DAYS
BEFORE MAIN LINE EVENT,
AND YOU SITTING HERE, SITTING ON YOUR ASS?
I THINK MAIN LINE HAS GOT A MEET WITH US IN TWO DAYS.
Boy: OOH.
YOU KNOW, PRIDE IS BEFORE A CRASH.
Boys: OOH! WHEE!
COME ON, MAN. YOU'RE A TEAM NOW.
GET UP. GET UP.
GET IN THE POOL.
Boys: WHOO!
HOW YOU DOING, YOUNG LADY? CAN I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING?
YES. I'M HERE TO SWIM.
WE GOT US A SWIMMER HERE.
HI. I'M WILHELMINA THOMPSON.
MY FRIENDS CALL ME WILLIE.
Jim: I'M JIM ELLIS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOUNG LADY,
WE DON'T, UM, HAVE A GIRLS' TEAM HERE.
WELL, FROM THE LOOKS OF IT,
YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A GUYS' TEAM, EITHER.
OOH! SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? THAT'S RIGHT.
I LIKE HER.
SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT.
ALL RIGHT.
EXCUSE ME, GIRL.
YOU KNOW YOU GOT A BRIGHT FUTURE WITH YOU.
MMM, MMM, HMM. MM.
* GET ON, GET ON
* GET IT ON, GET IT ON, GET IT ON *
* GET IT ON, YEAH
AND SHE ON THE TEAM, HUH?
* I LOVE MUSIC
* ANY KIND OF MUSIC
Boy: COME ON, MAN. HEY LOOK AT YOUR MAMA OVER THERE, BOY.
IS THAT YOUR MAMA?
.
Boy: WHAT'S UP, BROTHER?
WE GOING TO SWIM! WE GOING TO SWIM!
WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO MAIN LINE, BABY.
GOING TO TURN IT INTO A PIPELINE. HA.
* NOW BABY NEEDS DIAMOND SKY
* CAVIAR AND MOONLIGHT WINE
* SHE HASN'T YET MADE UP HER MIND *
* IF SHE'LL TAKE ME
Boy: HEY, COACH, MAN, THIS PLACE MAKE MARCUS FOSTER
LOOK LIKE A DAMN OUTHOUSE.
Jim: OH, NO NEED FOR ALL THAT.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO TODAY
IS GO IN THERE AND SWIM LIKE A TEAM,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHERE YOU SWIM, IT'S HOW YOU SWIM.
AND IF WE ACT LIKE A TEAM,
WE MIGHT COME OUT OF HERE TODAY
WITH SOME TYPE OF DECENT PLACEMENT, SO...
MIGHT? THERE AIN'T NO MIGHT ABOUT IT.
LOOK, I SAY WE GO UP IN HERE,
KICK THEY WHITE ASSES, EAT THEY LITTLE CAVIAR,
AND ROLL BACK TO THE GHETTO WITH A WIN, YOU DIG?
Jim: ...NEED TO BE SO DAMN COCKY.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST MEET.
...WHITE BOYS AT ALL. COCKY.
MAN, WE JUST GOOD.
YOU'RE THAT GOOD. OK.
Jim: COME HERE. I'M NOT DONE TALKING TO Y'ALL
LISTEN UP.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO GO
INSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM.
YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ON THE SWIM GEAR.
SWIM GEAR? COACH, UM...
I GOT MY SHORTS ON UNDER MY PANTS.
Boy: YEAH. ME, TOO. I GOT--
NO. YOU'RE NOT PREPARED.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO WEAR THE REAL THING.
ELSTON?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
ONE SIZE FIT ALL.
NO. HELL NO.
I'M NOT WEARIN' THAT, THAT AIN'T FUNNY.
WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHIN' AT?
Boy: HELL NO.
THIS IS A SWIM MEET.
THIS ISN'T SOME BACKYARD FUNCTION.
THIS IS PROPER SWIMMING ATTIRE.
THIS IS YOUR UNIFORM.
THAT'S NOT MY UNIFORM.
ELSTON, ELSTON. COME ON, NOW.
I CAN'T EVEN GET MY BOYS IN THOSE.
TRUST ME, YOU AND YOUR BOYS'LL BE JUST FINE.
Boy: LOOK, I DON'T CARE WHAT Y'ALL SAY.
I DON'T GOT TO WEAR NO BLUE PANTIES
TO GO IN THERE AND KICK THEM WHITE BOYS' ASSES.
Boy: ME NEITHER. FINE.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A TEAM.
A TEAM WEARS THE SAME THING.
I MEAN, IF WILLIE WEAR 'EM, THEN--
SHE WEARIN'?
OH, MY GOODNESS, MAN.
MM-HMM.
Voice on P.A.: ...RACING AREA.
ONLY REGISTERED SWIMMERS OF THE TEAMS
REMAIN IN THE STARTING--
MAN, WHAT'S ALL THESE PEOPLE
LOOKING AT US LIKE THIS FOR?
Man: I DIDN'T KNOW THEY SWAM.
Woman: I'VE--I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE THIS.
Second man: MUST BE SOME KIND OF A PROTEST MARCH.
Boy: COME ON, REG.
JUST IGNORE THEM, MAN.
Man: WHAT THE HECK? CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
THEY'RE NOT EVEN DRESSED RIGHT.
Woman: IT'S FREE DRESS TODAY.
Binkowski: WELL, NO LETDOWN TODAY.
WE GOT 56 CONSECUTIVE HOME VICTORIES.
THAT'S RIGHT--56 STRAIGHT. IT'S IMPRESSIVE.
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN COUNT THAT HIGH.
NO LETDOWN, BOYS. NOT TODAY.
LET'S GO, MAIN LINE.
RICHARD BINKOWSKI. AROUND THE SPORTS WORLD,
THEY KNOW ME AS THE BINK.
WE'VE MET BEFORE.
YEAH. RIGHT.
THIS IS MR. JOHNSON.
I MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE.
YEAH. YEAH, NICE TO SEE YOU.
YOU HAVE A, UH, A GIRL ON YOUR TEAM?
Jim: YES.
AND YOU REALIZE THIS IS A BOYS' SWIM MEET.
NO GIRLS ALLOWED.
Elston: WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT?
WE MISSED THE SIGN WHEN WE WALKED IN HERE.
BETTER YOU, YOU GOT A RULE AND REGULATION BOOK ON YOU?
ARE YOU HER LAWYER?
YEAH, YOU COULD SAY I'M HER MOUTHPIECE.
YOU WANT TO GO TO COURT?
YEAH. I BET YOU KNOW
YOUR WAY AROUND THE COURTROOM.
I WAS BORN THERE. YEAH.
YEAH, WELL, ENJOY YOUR FREEDOM WHILE YOU CAN.
YEAH. YEAH, WELL, LISTEN.
JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE FORMAT TODAY,
'CAUSE IT'S COMPLICATED,
WE START OFF WITH A 50 BREAST
AND THEN WE GO TO THE...
I KNOW THE FORMAT, MR. BINKOWSKI.
YOU DO KNOW THE FORMAT. YES.
YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
I UNDERSTAND THE FORMAT.
OK, BECAUSE I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED ANSWERED,
YOU TALK TO THE BINK, OK?
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU BET.
POMPOUS ASS, HUH?
SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? THIS IS WHAT WE DEAL WITH.
Jim: STAY FOCUSED.
Voice on P.A.: WELCOME
TO THE MAIN LINE ACADEMY SWIM MEET.
CURRENT REGIONAL CHAMPION
MAIN LINE BARRACUDAS.
...YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
GOT A PROBLEM WITH ME AND MY SWIM TEAM, MAN?
YOU MEAN YOU GUYS AREN'T THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS?
HA HA HA! NO.
THAT'S CUTE. THAT'S REAL CUTE.
MR. DAVIS, FOCUS.
Voice on P.A.: WILL THE SWIMMERS INVOLVED
IN THE 50-YARD BREASTSTROKE,
PLEASE APPROACH THE STARTING BLOCKS.
ALL RIGHT. GO.
Voice on P.A.: SWIMMERS, TAKE YOUR MARKS.
* TRAVELING THAT WIND AND LAUGH AT THE CROWD *
* UMMM... BEND DOWN. REACH OUT.
LET'S GO... LET'S GO...
GET IT, MISS THOMPSON.
COME ON. MAKE IT THERE. COME ON.
MISS THOMPSON.
COME ON!
* OH, NOBODY KNOWS
KEEP YOUR FOCUS. FIND THE CENTER.
* STRETCHING ON OUT AND FEELING FINE *
* TWO FOOLS DANCING ON THE HANDS OF TIME, YEAH *
* THE FOOL AND ME
Jim: COME ON!
!
Voice on P.A.: NEXT UP, THE 50-YARD FREESTYLE.
HE HIT HIS HEAD FLIPPING OFF THE WALL.
Voice on P.A.: FIRST, TAKE YOUR MARK.
Jim: OH...
GET YOUR PANTS BACK ON.
KEEP GOING!
Man: GOOD JOB, SON.
Boy: WHOO! WHOO!
HEY, YOU STAND THERE WITH YOUR THUMB UP YOUR ASS?
WHAT KIND OF BULLSHIT CIRCUS
ARE YOU RUNNING HERE?
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
COACH, KEEP YOUR BOYS IN LINE.
I'M--I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE.
COME ON.
I'M TIRED OF EMBARRASSING MYSELF.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
COME ON, YOU GUYS.
WE CAN'T, COACH. WE GOT ONE MORE.
Voice on P.A.: AND NOW, THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY--
THE 50-YARD FREESTYLE.
WELL, JUST BE GLAD THEY TOOK OFF THE CUFFS
SO YOU COULD SWIM, BROTHER.
Voice on P.A.: SWIMMERS, TAKE YOUR MARK.
GO, MR. WILLIAMSON.
MAKE YOUR TURN.
HE FOULED!
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. HE JUST KICKED HIM IN THE HEAD.
Man: COACH, I DIDN'T SEE ANY--
NO, NO. HE JUST KICKED HIM IN THE HEAD.
I DIDN'T SEE-- THAT'S A DISQUALIFICATION.
THAT WAS FOUL!
I DIDN'T SEE A THING. NO, SIR.
NOT A THING. SORRY.
YEAH! YES! 57 IN A ROW. COME ON! 57.
Voice on P.A.: ...WINS.
MAIN LINE...POINTS.
ONCE AGAIN, MAIN LINE WINS, MAKING IT 57 STRAIGHT....
LISTEN TO ME. NO, MAN. GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.
LISTEN, YOU WANT RESPECT IN THIS GAME,
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EARN IT.
I KNOW THEY TAUGHT YOU THAT AT CHEYNEY STATE.
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TEACH YOUR KID SOMETHING?
YEAH, HE MADE A BONEHEAD MOVE,
BUT YOU HAD 30 BEFORE THAT,
AND IT DIDN'T AFFECT THE OUTCOME.
YOU WANT RESPECT, YOU GIVE IT.
YOU EARN IT.
COME ON, COACH.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
WE GOT A LONG DRIVE. WE GOT A LONG DRIVE.
OK.
GET BACK, GUYS. COME ON, GET YOUR STUFF.
COME ON. GET BACK. EVERYBODY.
COME ON, LET'S GO. GET YOUR STUFF.
HEY, NO. FELLAS, FELLAS, FELLAS.
WELL, LIKE, I COULDN'T SWIM, RIGHT,
NO, 'CAUSE I WAS BLINDED BY THE REFLECTION OFF HIS WHITE BEHIND.
I'M TELLING YOU, MAN, BOBBIN' UP AND DOWN IN THE WATER.
I COULDN'T EVEN...FEET.
I PROMISE YOU, BEST STROKE OUT THERE
WAS WILLIE'S BUTTERFLY, 'CAUSE--
Boy: YEAH, WE WERE ALL WATCHING THAT.
HEY, I'M JUST GLAD TO BE OUT THEM BOONIES.
Boy: THEM WHITE BOYS AIN'T NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT YOU ALMOST DROWNED, THOUGH.
YOU ALMOST DROWNED. I...THERE.
...SWIM BACKWARDS.
[LAUGHTER, SEVERAL TALKING AT ONCE]
Jim: HA HA HA HA! WHAT'S SO FUNNY, MAN?
I WANT TO LAUGH.
WHAT'S FUNNY? DON'T YOU WANT TO LAUGH, EL?
I CAN GO FOR A CHUCKLE OR TWO.
COME ON. WHAT'S FUNNY?
OH, YOU KNOW. NOTHING'S FUNNY.
WE JUST-- JUST CLOWNING. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.
NO, MR. TAYLOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN TO ME,
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS
TO GET MY ASS WHOOPED Elston: MM-HMM.
AND THEN TO GET ON A BUS AND RIDE HOME
AND ACT LIKE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
LIKE IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.
YEAH, HOW DOES-- HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN, EXACTLY?
COME ON, COACH. IT WAS JUST SWIMMING.
SWIMMING. THAT WASN'T SWIMMING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I SAW? WHAT'D YOU SEE?
I SAW A BUNCH OF NEGROES UH-OH, UH-OH.
WHO THOUGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK,
UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
THAT THEY WERE BETTER THAN THE OTHER PEOPLE.
MM. DID YOU SEE THAT?
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE
THAT FELT THAT WAY, YOU KNOW?
BUT YOU KNOW ALSO WHAT I SAW?
WHAT'D YOU SEE?
SOME WHITE KIDS WAS THERE, TOO.
TALK TO ME.
AND THEY THOUGHT THE SAME THING.
MM! THEY THOUGHT THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE WHITE,
THEY WERE BETTER THAN YOU.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY WERE. THEY PROVED IT TODAY.
I--I THOUGHT-- I THOUGHT SO.
YEAH, BUT THEY CHEATED. I MEAN, YOU SAW 'EM KICK ME, COACH.
YOU KNOW WHO I THINK CHEATED, MR. WILLIAMSON?
YOU DID.
YOU ALL CHEATED,
BECAUSE HERE YOU HAD A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL,
BUT YOU PISSED THE WHOLE THING AWAY
'CAUSE YOU WOULDN'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
SAY, MAN, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
NOTHING, MAN! YO, YO, MAN.
BUT LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU SEE YOUR REC RIGHT THERE?
IN A COUPLE MONTHS, IT'S GOING TO BE GONE.
YOU KNOW WHY, MR. CARTER?
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE IT WAS BUILT FOR
DON'T CARE ABOUT IT.
THIS IS YOUR HOUSE,
AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING--MY LIFE IS WAY TOO SHORT
FOR ME TO SPEND MY TIME AROUND PEOPLE
WHO DON'T CARE ABOUT NOTHING.
SO, YOU SEE YOUR LITTLE
BASKETBALL COURT THERE WITH NO HOOP?
GO PLAY LIFE WITH NO HOOP.
LAUGH IT UP, MAN. IT'S A--IT'S A JOKE.
HE JUST PLAYIN'.
IT'S FUNNY, AIN'T IT, MAN?
RIGHT ON, MAN.
RIGHT ON, BABY.
GIVE ME SOME OF THAT, MAN.
HEY, YOU WANT SOME WINE, MAN?
MM.
SUE. SUE.
ELSTON. HOLD ON ONE MOMENT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HELLO, SUE. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
WELL, CAN IT WAIT? I'M LATE FOR A MEETING.
NO. SUE, WE HAD OUR FIRST MEET YESTERDAY.
I'M TELLING YOU. YEAH. I MET YOUR COACH.
HE GOT HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM, GIRL.
YOU CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO TELL ME THAT.
NO.
CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRIES?
WHAT DO YOU WANT, ELSTON?
PLEASE TAKE THEM. PLEASE.
SUE, I NEED YOU TO PULL SOME STRINGS.
WE NEED ALL THE PUBLICITY WE CAN GET.
SUE, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO KEEP THAT CENTER OPEN.
ELSTON-- LOOK, I'M TELLING YOU.
AND BY THE WAY, YOUR LITTLE BROTHER HAKIM?
GIRL, HE'S TURNED INTO ONE HELL OF A SWIMMER.
HAKIM ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SWIMMING.
HAKIM IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOL.
AND HE'S DOING THAT, TOO.
GET ON IT. GET ON IT.
OH, YEAH.
OK. YES!
Jim: LISTEN TO YOUR BICEPS. LISTEN TO YOUR BICEPS.
I WANT TO SEE THOSE EARS RIGHT AGAINST THE BICEPS.
THERE WE GO. SEE YOUR GOAL TO AN ALLEY-OOP.
DIVE IN RIGHT UNDER THE BALL.
EVERYTHING TIGHT. ARMS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN,
AND YOU SLICE THROUGH THAT WATER.
YOU REACH FOR IT WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT,
LIKE IT'S YOUR LAST BIT OF LIFE.
GO.
GET TO THAT WALL
LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT WITHIN REACH OF IT.
CAN'T BE SCARED OF HIM. YOU GOT THE WHOLE OTHER SIDE.
LOOK AT THAT WATER. THAT'S YOUR WORLD. YOU OWN THAT.
THE RACE AIN'T OVER TILL YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING LEFT.
IT AIN'T ABOUT BEING TIRED, IT'S ABOUT BEING STRONG.
WHEN YOUR LEGS GET TIRED, LET YOUR HEART DO THE REST.
COME ON, MR. DAVIS, BRING IT UP. YOU'RE THE ANCHOR.
YOU SEE, WHEN YOU'RE TRAINING, RESISTANCE IS YOUR FRIEND.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO RACE, IT'S CALLED "DRAG."
IF YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR,
YOUR HEAD IS TOO LOW.
YOU CAN GO FASTER, MR. TAYLOR.
ALL YOU GOTTA TO DO IS KICK YOUR LEGS.
HEY, ELSTON, DON'T YOU THINK THEY CAN GO FASTER?
Elston: THEY'RE TOO BUSY
ADMIRING THEMSELVES IN THE MIRROR, COACH.
YOU KNOW, I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND AN ANCHOR FOR MY RELAY YET.
YOU THINK WE GOT ONE HERE?
THEY'RE ALL ANCHORS.
AND THEY'LL SINK RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM.
YOU SEE, COMING TOGETHER IS JUST THE START OF IT.
Elston: YO, YO! HEY, COACH!
WE GOT A SPECIAL GUEST!
STAYING TOGETHER, WINNING TOGETHER,
THAT'S SUCCESS.
NICE OF YOU TO JOIN US, MR. WILLIAMSON.
COME ON BACK.
EVERYBODY COME BACK.
EVERY MINUTE YOU'RE LATE, THAT'S 10 LAPS.
HEY, ELSTON, YOU GOT A SLIDE RULER ON YOU?
MINE DON'T COUNT THAT HIGH.
YOU KNOW, I MAJORED IN MATHEMATICS,
AND THAT'S 100 LAPS.
THAT'S 2,500 YARDS YOU'VE GOT TO DO.
I AIN'T DOING NO 100 LAPS.
Jim: I KNOW YOU'RE NOT.
THEY'RE GOING TO SWIM IT FOR YOU.
All: WHAT?
YOU'RE GOING TO SIT THERE IN THAT CHAIR
AND LET THEM DO YOUR WORK FOR YOU,
SINCE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHOW UP
WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO!
WE'RE GOING TO START OUT WITH 2,500 YARDS.
THAT'S 4 SETS OF 500.
THE LAST 500 IS GOING TO BE BROKEN UP INTO 250s.
THE FIRST 500 IS BREASTSTROKE.
THE SECOND 500 IS GOING TO BE FREESTYLE.
THE THIRD 500, I WANT TO SEE BACKSTROKE.
FOURTH 500, I WANT TO SEE A BUTTERFLY!
YOU EITHER WORK AS A TEAM, OR YOU'RE NOTHING AT ALL.
YOU'RE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY.
YOU GOT SO MUCH POTENTIAL,
BUT YOU AIN'T GONNA DO NONE OF IT
BECAUSE YOU WON'T GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY.
HAVE A SEAT, SON.
OK, LET'S GO!
I BELIEVE IN THEM SO MUCH.
THERE'S SO MUCH THEY CAN DO.
HEY, DIG, COACH.
LET THEM STOP, OR I'LL QUIT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?
THEN GO!
IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
BUT YOUR TEAM IS DOING YOUR WORK FOR YOU.
AND REMEMBER, IF YOU WALK OUT,
YOU ARE WALKING OUT ON YOUR LIFE!
YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE!
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE.
Frank: HEY! HEY, LITTLE MAN!
TIME TO PAY UP, LITTLE MAN.
I FIGURE THAT RADIO I STOLE FROM THAT GUY
MUST HAVE COST A GOOD 50 BUCKS.
I...NO...NO MONEY.
, MAN. HOP IN THE CAR.
Andre: HEY! WAIT UP!
HEY, REG! WHAT'S GOING ON?
THE BOY'S GOT A JOB TO DO FOR ME
TO PAY OFF HIS DEBT.
Andre: REGGIE, MAN, LOOK.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO, MAN.
Man: THE BOY'S GOT TO DO A DELIVERY FOR US.
I GOTTA DO THIS OR HE'LL NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE.
YOU KNOW THAT.
Man: TIME IS MONEY. GET IN THE CAR.
I GOTTA DO THIS.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
I GOT IT, OK?
I GOT IT.
FRANK, LET ME DO THIS FOR HIM.
IT'S ME YOU WANT, NOT HIM.
Jim: THAT LOOKS LIKE
A REAL NUTRITIOUS DINNER RIGHT THERE,
MISS CARTER.
WELL, I'VE GOT PROTEIN IN THE EGGS,
CALCIUM IN THE CREAM FROSTING,
NOT TO MENTION FRUIT IN THE FRUIT TOPPING, YEAH.
MIND IF I JOIN YOU?
PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
MA'AM, CAN I GET A PIECE OF CAKE, TOO?
SO, HOW'S THINGS IN THE BIG CITY HALL?
YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME.
I BET.
SO I UNDERSTAND HAKIM IS SWIMMING AGAIN.
I ASSUMED THAT HE HAD YOUR PERMISSION EARLIER.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
BUT IT'S A GOOD THING, BECAUSE HE'S BACK IN SCHOOL.
MR. ELLIS, I JUST--
COME ON, SUE.
WE'RE HAVING CAKE TOGETHER.
IT'S JIM.
HAKIM IS NOT MUCH OF A STUDENT.
I JUST THINK HE'S WAITING
FOR SOMETHING TO CATCH HIS ATTENTION.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
I GUESS I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO GET THROUGH TO HIM. I TRY.
DON'T KNOW HOW? YOU'VE GOTTEN THROUGH TO HIM.
HE'S BACK IN SCHOOL, RIGHT?
AND HE HATES IT.
BUT HE'S DOING IT BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.
YEAH.
HOW'S THE CAKE?
GOOD.
SO, HAKIM'S A GOOD SWIMMER, HUH?
YEAH, LIKE A LITTLE TADPOLE.
JIM, I WILL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.
PROCEED.
IF HAKIM STAYS IN SCHOOL, HE STAYS IN THE POOL.
SO THAT MEANS WE CAN KEEP THE REC OPEN, RIGHT?
YOU SAID "DEAL."
YOU...
I LIKE "DEAL."
EXCUSE ME.
MR. JONES, GET OUT OF THE CAR.
COME ON!
Franklin: HEY, BABY BOY,
WHY YOU SO BENT OUT OF SHAPE?
ANDRE, GET OUT!
I SAID THEY'RE WITH ME, BABY BOY. CHILL!
WHY YOU DOING THIS?!
MAN, GET ON HOME!
DON'T YOU EVER COME ROUND MY KIDS AGAIN.
NIGGER, WHO THE HELL
DO YOU THINK YOU TALKING TO?
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, DO YOU?
THESE ARE MY KIDS.
THEY WILL ALWAYS BE MY KIDS.
WELCOME TO FRANKLIN TOWN, NIGGER!
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ONE TIME.
DON'T YOU EVER COME AROUND MY KIDS AGAIN.
YOU HEARD ME?
YOU STEPPED ON THE WRONG TOES TODAY. WE AIN'T DONE YET.
Jim: YOU COME AROUND MY KIDS AGAIN
AND WATCH WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR ASS.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU AGAIN.
THAT'S A DEAD MAN WALKING.
Jim: JUST GET ON HOME.
COME ON, LET'S GET INSIDE.
MR. JIM?
HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED, MR. JIM.
THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION
IS PLEASED TO INFORM US
THAT WE HAVE BEEN SANCTIONED TO--
WE'VE BEEN SANCTIONED TO HOLD A MEET RIGHT HERE
AT MARCUS FOSTER POOL.
JIM, YOU KEEP THIS UP,
YOU'LL BE UNPACKING ALL THOSE BOXES OUT THERE.
HOW DID YOU ARRANGE THIS, MAN?
WELL, JIM, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, TOO.
YEAH.
BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO THANK THAT COUNCILWOMAN,
THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL, WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THANK YOU, MR. JIM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Woman: HOW ARE YOU?
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
ELSTON!
BINGO NIGHT IS ON TUESDAY,
AND EASTER IS 8 MONTHS AWAY.
REVEREND, I'VE BEEN THINKING.
YOU KNOW, IT SAID IN "JOHN 3:16,"
THAT GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY-BEGOTTEN SON.
YOU KNOW IT.
LOOK AT YOU, ALL DECKED OUT.
FIRST MEET IN PDR IN 10 YEARS, JIM.
YEAH, I'M JUST HOPING THAT SOME PEOPLE SHOW UP THERE
FOR THEM KIDS, YOU KNOW?
THE LORD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.
YEAH.
Elston: KEEP YOUR HEAD, KEEP YOUR HEAD.
Man: HEY, BINK. GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW'S THE KIDS?
OH, YOU KNOW, SAME OLD STUFF.
YEAH
SAME. HOW ABOUT YOU? WHAT'S GOING ON?
NEW WIFE. SMALLER THAN THE LAST ONE,
BUT A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE.
YOU'RE A SMART MAN STAYING MARRIED ALL THESE YEARS,
LET ME TELL YOU. EXCUSE ME A SECOND.
SAY, COACH ELLIS. HI.
UH, I REGRET TO INFORM YOU
THAT SOME OF MY YOUNG MEN
HAVE COME DOWN WITH THE FLU
ON THE TRIP DOWN HERE TODAY.
AND WE HAD THE BEST INTENTIONS
TO SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY EFFORT OF YOURS,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE TODAY.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE FORFEITING?
NO. WE WILL RESCHEDULE, AT A DIFFERENT TIME
AND PERHAPS A MORE APPROPRIATE LOCATION.
WHAT, SOME TYPE OF 24-HOUR, 14
YOU KNOW, I BET YOU
THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER
BY THE TIME THEY GET HOME, WON'T THEY?
YEAH, I BET THEY WILL. THANKS FOR CARING.
IF HE WALKS OUT OF HERE, THAT'S A FORFEIT.
THEY'RE ALL SICK.
NO, THEY'RE LEAVING.
THEY CAN'T COMPETE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, MR. ELLIS?
I WANT YOU TO BE FAIR.
IF THAT HAPPENED TO MY BOYS--
NO. IT'S A FORFEIT.
I GUESS THIS MEET IS CANCELLED.
COME ON, DON'T DO THIS.
DON'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.
COME ON, DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME.
IT'S A FORFEIT!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE DID THE OTHER TEAM GO?
JUST SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE.
BUT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID IN TRYING TO HELP US,
BUT I'VE GOT TO GO AND EXPLAIN THIS TO MY KIDS.
YOU ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES.
YOU GOT A HUGE CROWD HERE TODAY,
YOU CAME HERE TO COMPETE,
AND YOU WON.
COACH...
WHAT HAPPENED?
OH, THEY'RE LEAVING NOW.
Kids: WHAT
Jim: YOU KNOW...
YOU CAN'T CHANGE SOME PEOPLE.
SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST BORN MESSED UP.
BUT I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL.
AND I WANT YOU ALL TO WALK OUT OF HERE
WITH YOUR HEADS HELD HIGH.
AND TOMORROW WE'LL COME BACK, AND WE'LL PRACTICE
AND WE'LL ACT AS IF NONE OF THIS EVER HAPPENED.
BUT YOU ALL ARE PDR.
Artrell: I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'D DO THIS.
YAY!
THIS IS OUR HOUSE, COACH!
ON YOUR MARK.
THIS IS OUR HOUSE, COACH!
ON YOUR MARK.
THIS IS OUR HOUSE!
ON YOUR MARK.
THIS IS OUR HOUSE, COACH.
THIS IS OUR HOUSE, COACH!
THIS IS OUR HOUSE, COACH.
Jim: YOU'RE A MAN NOW. YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW.
Woman: WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF ANDRE.
HE'S THE FIRST PERSON IN OUR FAMILY
TO KNOW HOW TO SWIM.
Reverend: THIS IS GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
IT INSPIRES ALL OF US.
AND WE LOVE HAVING THE FOSTER CENTER COME BACK.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
Artrell: SHE COULD ALWAYS SWIM LIKE A FISH.
SHE WAS THE BUTTERFLY CHAMP AT SUMMER CAMP.
Jim: DEAL.
NUMBER ONE.
Puddin Head: I'M VERY EXCITED
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE OF PHILLY BEFORE.
Woman on radio: JUST 3 MONTHS AGO,
THESE KIDS COULD BARELY SWIM.
BUT NEXT WEEK, THE KIDS OF MARCUS FOSTER POOL
ARE HEADING TO THE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE.
Sue: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COACH JIM ELLIS
FOR ALL HE'S DONE FOR OUR YOUTH.
Reporter: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN,
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
COACH, WHY DON'T WE GO INSIDE
SO WE CAN INTERVIEW YOU BY THE POOL?
Elston: I'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE.
SUE, YOU THINK YOU MIGHT GET A CRAVING
FOR ONE OF THEM HEALTHY SLICES OF CAKE?
MAYBE?
MAYBE.
TONIGHT.
OK.
THANKS.
Jim: WAIT!
Jim: GET OFF ME!
Andre: COACH!
WE AIN'T DONE.
Jim: LET ME GO! GET OFF ME!
I CAN'T SWIM!
COME HERE!
NOW SAY SOMETHING!
LET HIM GET WHIPPED.
Willie: ELSTON, DO SOMETHING!
Andre: LET HIM GO!
LET HIM GO, COACH!
HE AIN'T WORTH IT, MAN.
Elston: COME ON, HELP ME. COME ON, COME ON.
GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
Andre: HE AIN'T WORTH IT, COACH.
Reporter: ...MIRED BY ANOTHER NIGHT OF VIOLENCE,
INTRUDER FRANKLIN PIERCE IS IN STABLE CONDITION
AT PHILADELPHIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
NOW ACCORDING TO POLICE,
NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST COACH JIM ELLIS.
NOW ALL OF THIS COMES ON THE EVE
OF WHAT SHOULD BE THE BIGGEST NIGHT
FOR THE KIDS OF FOSTER REC,
WHO TOMORROW LEAVE FOR THE NATIONAL FINALS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE.
SO I'M A BIG HYPOCRITE, YOU KNOW.
TURNS OUT I'M NO BETTER THAN THAT LITTLE THUG.
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING, ELSTON.
I NEED TO QUIT
AND GET OUT OF THESE KIDS' WAY, YOU KNOW?
WHAT?!
MAN, IF YOU QUIT NOW, YOU QUIT ON THOSE KIDS.
YOU QUIT ON THE CENTER.
YOU QUIT ON THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, JIM, YOU QUIT ON YOURSELF.
Girl: YEAH, I'LL SEE YOU BACK AT 3:00!
GLAD YOU CAME.
YOU MUST HAVE SEEN THE REPORT.
WHO ARE YOU?
ARE YOU A CON ARTIST?
YOU TRICKED OUR CHILDREN INTO TRUSTING YOU.
YOU TRICKED THIS COMMUNITY
INTO TRUSTING YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, I HAVEN'T TRICKED NOBODY.
YOU KNOW WHERE I WAS?
I WAS AT THE POLICE STATION.
AND I TOLD THEM THAT JIM ELLIS
IS NOT THE TYPE OF MAN TO HURT ANYBODY.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME?
THAT YOU HAVE A RECORD OF ARREST.
OK.
THERE YOU HAVE IT.
WORLD ISN'T BLACK AND WHITE.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I HIT AN OFFICER.
BUT I HAD A DAMN GOOD REASON FOR DOING THAT.
I KNOW, I KNOW. YOU'RE INNOCENT.
EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS INNOCENT.
REMEMBER, I WAS THE ONE
THAT PUT THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE AWAY.
AND FUNNY HOW THEY ARE INNOCENT EVERY TIME!
YOU KNOW, OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW, I...
I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND
THAT THE WORLD ISN'T BLACK AND WHITE.
HA! YOU ALMOST HAD ME.
YOU ALMOST HAD ME BELIEVING
THAT YOU COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
GOOD NIGHT, MR. ELLIS.
RIGHT ON.
WHAT?
GET ON THE BUS.
HA HA!
LET'S DO IT, LET'S DO IT.
Hakim: WHAT'S HAPPENING, COACH?
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN, UM...
I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES.
I MADE ANOTHER ONE YESTERDAY.
THAT'S NOT THE EXAMPLE I WANT FOR YOU.
AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT.
SO I'VE DECIDED I'M NOT GOING TO BE COACHING YOU,
BUT I'M PUTTING MYSELF ON SUSPENSION.
Reggie: WAIT.
SO WHO'S GOING TO COACH US?
YOU GOT EACH OTHER.
BECAUSE IN THE END, THAT'S ALL YOU REALLY HAVE.
AND YOU GOT YOUR CAPTAIN, ANDRE.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, MR. WILLIAMSON.
SEE, WE'VE BEEN CHASING DREAMS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
BUT TOMORROW, YOU WILL ALL GET AN OPPORTUNITY
TO FULFILL SOME OF THOSE DREAMS.
YOU AND THE LETTERS THAT STAND FOR THIS PLACE,
THAT STAND FOR PDR.
BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO US?
PRIDE, DETERMINATION AND RESILIENCE.
THAT'S WHAT'S BROUGHT ALL THESE PEOPLE TOGETHER.
YOU'VE GIVEN THEM SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.
BECAUSE THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS OUR HOUSE.
AND IT'S BUILT ON PRIDE, DETERMINATION AND RESILIENCE.
JUST PRIDE, DETERMINATION AND RESILIENCE.
Andre: I'LL WIN FOR YOU!
Man: GO GET 'EM, BROTHERS, GO GET 'EM!
Hakim: MAN, THIS POOL IS BIG.
IT'S LIKE AN OCEAN.
Man on loudspeaker: GOOD AFTERNOON,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
AND WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE AQUATIC CENTER
FOR THE EASTERN REGIONAL SWIMMING TOURNAMENT.
COMPETING TODAY,
TEAMS FROM BALTIMORE, ARLINGTON, PLYMOUTH AND MERCER.
DEFENDING THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP FROM PHILADELPHIA,
THE MAIN LINE BARRACUDAS.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALSO COMING FROM PHILADELPHIA,
REPRESENTING THE MARCUS FOSTER REC CENTER,
TEAM PDR.
Andre: NOW LISTEN UP.
WE ARE THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE MARCUS FOSTER POOL
OF THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION.
PDR.
WE CAME A LONG WAY.
LET'S SHOW THEM WHAT THIS FAMILY'S ABOUT.
Announcer: SWIMMERS TO THE STARTING BLOCK, PLEASE,
FOR OUR FIRST RACE, THE 100-METER BACKSTROKE.
TAKE YOUR MARK.
Andre: COME ON, PUSH, MR. TAYLOR!
GET BACK, COME ON.
GO! BRING 'EM IN! BRING 'EM IN!
BRING 'EM IN! YEAH!
Announcer: BOBBY BASKINS WINS FOR MAIN LINE,
WITH WILSON PETERSON COMING IN SECOND FOR ARLINGTON.
UP NEXT, THE 200-METER BREASTSTROKE.
ALL DAY. YOU DIG?
HEY, FOCUS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.
OK.
Announcer: SWIMMERS TO THE STARTING BLOCK FOR THE 100-METER BREASTSTROKE.
TAKE YOUR MARK.
GET HIM! YOU GET HIM!
YES! YES!
YEAH!
Announcer: BRADY WILCOX FOR MERCER COMES IN FIRST.
WITH COLIN GOLD FINISHING SECOND FOR PLYMOUTH.
GOOD JOB! HEY! YEAH!
Announcer: REGINALD P. JONES
FINISHES IN THIRD POSITION FOR PDR.
Woman: I'M PROUD OF YOU, WILLIE!
Announcer: SWIMMERS, TAKE YOUR MARK.
MY GIRL'S MAIN EVENT.
COME ON, BABY, COME ON!
COME ON, WILLIE!
Bink: COME UP. AND AGAIN.
COME ON, BABY! GIRL, SWIM!
Sue: GO, WILLIE!
Bink: COME ON!
COME ON!
YOU'RE BEING BEATEN BY A GIRL!
COME ON! COME ON!
SON-OF-A-BITCH!
Announcer: PDR'S WILHELMINA THOMPSON COMES IN FIRST.
DICK CLOSE COMES IN SECOND FOR MAIN LINE,
AND PAUL WELTERS FINISHES THIRD FOR ARLINGTON.
THIS GIVES MERCER THE LEAD, WITH MAIN LINE IN SECOND PLACE.
PDR CURRENTLY HAS 58 TOTAL POINTS,
PLACING THEM IN FOURTH PLACE.
Announcer: IT APPEARS THAT PDR'S WALTER DAVIS
IS STRUGGLING WITH A LEG INJURY.
STEPHEN EPSON WINS FOR MAIN LINE,
GIVING THEM A FIRST PLACE IN THIS EVENT.
STRETCH IT OUT, STRETCH IT OUT.
AAH!
Announcer: THIS BRINGS US TO THE LAST RACE
OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION.
THIS WILL DETERMINE WHAT TEAMS ADVANCE TO THE TEAM RELAY.
SWIMMERS, TAKE YOUR MARK.
GO! GO! SWIM, BABY, SWIM!
GO, ANDRE!
HE'S GONNA DO IT!
WHOO!
AAH!
HA HA HA!
WELL, BOYS, APPARENTLY WE'VE GOT OURSELVES
A LITTLE RIVALRY HERE.
NOW OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT THE SAME TEAM
THAT CAME UP TO MAIN LINE. YOU REALIZE THAT, RIGHT?
KILLIN', MAN.
GUYS. GUYS!
LOOK!
Announcer: AFTER COMPLETING THE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS,
WE HAVE 3 TEAMS WITHIN REACH OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
MAIN LINE IS IN FIRST PLACE WITH 101 POINTS.
PDR IS JUST 5 POINTS BEHIND WITH 96.
AND MERCER IS IN THIRD PLACE WITH 93 POINTS.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
IT'S THE RELAY, AND WE'RE IN SECOND PLACE.
WE CAN ACTUALLY WIN THIS THING,
JUST LIKE WALT SAID.
WE WIN THIS RELAY, WE'RE CHAMPIONS AGAIN.
BUT WE LOSE, AND THEY'RE CHAMPIONS.
Andre: WALT.
HOW'S THAT CRAMP?
I THINK I CAN SWIM, MAN.
I'M READY.
SIT THIS ONE OUT.
Hakim: THEN WHO'S GOING TO SWIM THE FIRST LEG?
I AM.
DRE, YOU'RE THE ANCHOR, MAN.
YOU CAN'T SWIM FIRST.
Puddin Head: YEAH, MAN, HE'S RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW THE ANCHOR
HAS TO HAVE THE FASTEST TIME, MAN.
THE ANCHOR'S GOT TO HAVE THE BIGGEST HEART.
REG, YOU'RE OUR ANCHOR.
YOU...YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
Bink: SO LET'S WIN THIS. COME ON, GO--
All: MAIN LINE!
THAT'S RIGHT. COME ON!
PDR ON 3.
1, 2, 3.
All: PDR!
Announcer: TEAMS, PREPARE FOR THE LAST EVENT
OF TODAY'S MEET, THE 4 BY 100-METER RELAY.
THIS WILL DETERMINE THE CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR THE 1974 SEASON.
SWIMMERS, TAKE YOUR MARK.
50 METERS.
GO!
COME ON!
THEY GOT YOU SWIMMING ANCHOR?
Andre: COME ON, MR. TAYLOR! GO, MR. TAYLOR!
Bink: COME ON! AGAIN! AGAIN! AGAIN!
COME ON!
Bink: COME ON! MORE!
REG, REG! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
LOOK AT ME, WILL YOU?
YOU CAN DO THIS.
YOU CAN DO THIS!
Andre: COME ON! MORE, MR. JONES!
COME ON, REG!
Walt: BRING IT HOME, REG!
I'M PROUD OF YOU, COACH ELLIS.
COME ON, BABY, YOU CAN DO IT!
Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE HAVE A PHOTO FINISH.
A PHOTO FINISH.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I COULDN'T WATCH.
I JUST COULDN'T.
Elston: WIN OR LOSE, WE STILL GOT OUR PRIDE.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, COACH ELLIS.
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