1 00:00:29,405 --> 00:00:31,989 [CROWD CHEERING IN DISTANCE] 2 00:00:32,157 --> 00:00:35,618 LElGH ANNE: There's a moment oforderly silence before a football play begins. 3 00:00:35,994 --> 00:00:40,289 Players are in position, linemen are frozen, and anything is possible. 4 00:00:40,457 --> 00:00:43,543 ANNOUNCER [ON TV]: Almost Indian-summer weather here in mid-November. 5 00:00:43,711 --> 00:00:44,919 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 6 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:50,091 LElGH ANNE: Then, like a traffic accident, stuff begins to randomly collide. 7 00:00:50,259 --> 00:00:53,010 From the snap of the ball to the snap of the first bone... 8 00:00:53,178 --> 00:00:55,930 ...is closer to four seconds than five. 9 00:00:56,098 --> 00:00:58,975 ANNOUNCER: First and 10. Riggins, flea flicker back to Theismann. 10 00:00:59,143 --> 00:01:01,060 Theismann's in a lot of trouble. 11 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:03,271 [TAPE REWlNDlNG] 12 00:01:04,106 --> 00:01:07,358 LElGH ANNE: One Mississippi. Joe Theismann, the Redskins' quarterback... 13 00:01:07,526 --> 00:01:09,986 ...takes the snap and hands off to his running back. 14 00:01:10,154 --> 00:01:11,487 ANNOUNCER: First and 1 0. Riggins-- 15 00:01:11,655 --> 00:01:13,281 LElGH ANNE: Two Mississippi. 16 00:01:13,449 --> 00:01:15,616 It's a trick play, a flea flicker... 17 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:18,703 ...and the running back tosses the ball back to the quarterback. 18 00:01:18,871 --> 00:01:21,205 ANNOUNCER: Flea flicker back to Theismann. 19 00:01:21,665 --> 00:01:22,832 LElGH ANNE: Three Mississippi. 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,003 Up to now, the play's been defined by what the quarterback sees. 21 00:01:27,171 --> 00:01:30,590 lt's about to be defined by what he doesn't. 22 00:01:31,341 --> 00:01:32,675 Four Mississippi. 23 00:01:32,843 --> 00:01:36,512 Lawrence Taylor is the best defensive player in the NFL... 24 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,016 ...and has been from the time he stepped onto the field as a rookie. 25 00:01:40,184 --> 00:01:42,018 ANNOUNCER: Theismann's in a lot of trouble. 26 00:01:42,186 --> 00:01:43,686 And it was Lawrence Taylor... 27 00:01:43,854 --> 00:01:48,065 ...who slammed Theismann to the ground at the 42-yard line. The blitz was on.... 28 00:01:48,233 --> 00:01:51,527 LElGH ANNE: He will also change the game of football as we know it. 29 00:01:51,695 --> 00:01:54,238 ANNOUNCER: We'll look at it with the reverse angle one more time. 30 00:01:54,406 --> 00:01:57,283 And l suggest if your stomach is weak, you just don't watch. 31 00:01:57,451 --> 00:01:59,535 LElGH ANNE: Legendary quarterback Joe Theismann... 32 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:02,163 ...never played another down of football. 33 00:02:04,333 --> 00:02:06,667 Now, y'all would guess that, more often than not... 34 00:02:06,835 --> 00:02:10,129 ...the highest paid player on an NFL team is a quarterback... 35 00:02:10,297 --> 00:02:11,798 ...and you'd be right. 36 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:14,717 But what you probably don't know is, more often than not... 37 00:02:14,885 --> 00:02:19,555 ...the second highest paid player is, thanks to Lawrence Taylor, a left tackle. 38 00:02:19,723 --> 00:02:23,684 Because as every housewife knows, the first check you write is for the mortgage... 39 00:02:23,852 --> 00:02:26,354 ...but the second is for the insurance. 40 00:02:26,522 --> 00:02:31,067 And the left tackle's job is to protect the quarterback from what he can't see coming. 41 00:02:31,235 --> 00:02:33,027 To protect his blind side. 42 00:02:33,237 --> 00:02:37,031 The ideal left tackle is big, but a lot of people are big. 43 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:40,159 He's wide in the butt and massive in the thighs. 44 00:02:40,327 --> 00:02:44,413 He has long arms, giant hands and feet as quick as a hiccup. 45 00:02:46,583 --> 00:02:49,126 This is a rare and expensive combination... 46 00:02:49,294 --> 00:02:54,048 ...the need for which can be traced to that Monday night game and Lawrence Taylor. 47 00:02:54,216 --> 00:02:58,845 For on that day, he not only altered Joe Theismann's life... 48 00:02:59,012 --> 00:03:00,429 ...but mine as well. 49 00:03:06,937 --> 00:03:08,771 WOMAN: Mr. Oher. 50 00:03:08,939 --> 00:03:10,898 Mr. Oher. 51 00:03:11,108 --> 00:03:13,943 Do you understand? Do you know why l'm here? 52 00:03:15,070 --> 00:03:16,821 To investigate? 53 00:03:16,989 --> 00:03:18,614 Yes. To investigate. 54 00:03:20,492 --> 00:03:24,412 I'm here to investigate your odd. . .predicament. 55 00:03:24,997 --> 00:03:28,040 Do you find it odd, your predicament? 56 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:31,460 Michael? 57 00:03:32,087 --> 00:03:33,963 I don't know. 58 00:03:35,007 --> 00:03:38,467 -Can l--? Can l leave now? -No, you can't. 59 00:04:59,091 --> 00:05:01,092 [INDlSTlNCT CHATTER] 60 00:05:33,417 --> 00:05:35,710 MAN: Where's Coach Cotton's office? 61 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:38,087 Thanks, man. 62 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:49,849 They said you were the coach. 63 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:51,892 Bert Cotton. 64 00:05:52,769 --> 00:05:56,230 Tony Hamilton, but everybody just calls me Big Tony. 65 00:06:00,569 --> 00:06:03,112 Hey, Big Mike, check it out. 66 00:06:05,115 --> 00:06:07,199 Not even locked. 67 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,619 White people are crazy. 68 00:06:12,539 --> 00:06:13,831 [GRUNTS] 69 00:06:14,416 --> 00:06:16,792 TONY: I promised my ma, Boo, on her deathbed... 70 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,629 . ..that l'd get my son, Steven, out of public school and into a church school. 71 00:06:20,797 --> 00:06:25,217 I appreciate that, Tony, but I'm not involved with admissions. 72 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,887 I just figured maybe I can come talk to you.. . 73 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:30,514 . ..seeing as though you might need some players. 74 00:06:31,308 --> 00:06:35,895 -What kind of sport does he play? -Anything with a ball. The boy's good too. 75 00:06:36,063 --> 00:06:38,898 Classes start in a week. It'd have to be for next semester. 76 00:06:40,317 --> 00:06:41,942 I know what you're thinking, coach. 77 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:45,237 But look here, l got money, all right? 78 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:48,491 See, l'm a mechanic at Wilson's Auto, the other side of town. 79 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:53,579 Well, look, what if somebody drops out or moves? Could they get in then? 80 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:56,791 "They"? You only mentioned one son. 81 00:06:56,958 --> 00:07:00,086 That's right, Steven. But there's another boy. 82 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:03,756 -Heh. Another boy? -Yeah. 83 00:07:06,802 --> 00:07:10,262 Big Mike. Sleeps on my couch from time to time. 84 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:13,015 It's a bad deal. You know, his mom's on that crack pipe. 85 00:07:13,183 --> 00:07:16,644 He ain't got nobody else. He just wanted to come along for the ride. 86 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:18,687 -They're here? -Yeah. 87 00:07:19,689 --> 00:07:23,150 Now, the little one, that's Steven... 88 00:07:23,318 --> 00:07:24,902 . ..and the big one.... 89 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,195 Big Mike. 90 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:36,831 STEVEN: Swish! 91 00:07:39,334 --> 00:07:41,377 Big Mike! Ha-ha. 92 00:07:43,171 --> 00:07:44,588 Come on. 93 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:53,055 Mother of God. 94 00:07:54,558 --> 00:07:57,518 MAN: Steven Hamilton's paperwork looks acceptable to me... 95 00:07:57,686 --> 00:08:00,896 . ..and l believe he'll do fine. But this other kid.... 96 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:03,149 -Big Mike. -Michael Oher... 97 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:05,734 . ..gives us no reason to believe that. . . 98 00:08:05,902 --> 00:08:09,280 . ..based on his records, that he would be successful here. 99 00:08:09,447 --> 00:08:10,656 Well, how bad could it be? 100 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:14,368 We're not exactly sure how old he is, due to his lack of records. 101 00:08:14,536 --> 00:08:17,538 He has a measured lQ of 80, which is sixth percentile. 102 00:08:18,081 --> 00:08:22,376 His grade-point average begins with zero, 0.6. 103 00:08:22,544 --> 00:08:24,461 Everyone passed him along. 104 00:08:24,629 --> 00:08:28,090 They gave him D's so they could hand their problem off to the next school. 105 00:08:30,051 --> 00:08:31,385 He's a brave kid. 106 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:38,684 For wanting to come here, for wanting a quality education. 107 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:43,355 An education denied him by the poor quality of schools he's attended. 108 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:47,318 Most kids with his background wouldn't come within 200 miles of this place. 109 00:08:47,485 --> 00:08:52,448 Coach Cotton, we understand your interest in this young man's athletic abilities. 110 00:08:52,616 --> 00:08:55,618 He wouldn't be able to play sports until he got his grades up. 111 00:08:55,785 --> 00:08:57,870 Forget sports. 112 00:08:58,079 --> 00:08:59,580 Look at the wall. 113 00:08:59,748 --> 00:09:03,959 "Christian." We either take that seriously or we paint over it. 114 00:09:04,836 --> 00:09:08,255 You don't admit Michael Oher because of sports. 115 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:11,467 You admit him because it's the right thing to do. 116 00:09:14,971 --> 00:09:16,972 [STUDENTS CHATTERlNG] 117 00:09:56,972 --> 00:09:58,639 Class, this is Mike Oher. . . 118 00:09:58,807 --> 00:10:02,434 . ..and he's new here so l expect you all to make him feel welcome. 119 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:04,812 Mike, just take any empty seat. 120 00:10:08,316 --> 00:10:11,360 This is a quiz based on the information... 121 00:10:11,528 --> 00:10:15,030 . ..you learned last year in your science curriculum. 122 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:17,992 Don't worry, it's not gonna be graded. 123 00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:20,869 I just wanna see how much information we need to hit again. 124 00:10:21,037 --> 00:10:23,372 Just answer whatever you know. 125 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:47,855 [BELL RINGS] 126 00:10:48,023 --> 00:10:49,523 [STUDENTS CHATTERlNG] 127 00:10:49,691 --> 00:10:52,026 [GlRL LAUGHlNG] 128 00:10:55,739 --> 00:10:58,032 Thank you. 129 00:11:14,591 --> 00:11:18,177 -Can l leave now? -Yeah. 130 00:11:22,140 --> 00:11:23,432 Take your book. 131 00:11:41,868 --> 00:11:43,952 WOMAN: l'm tired of having someone always in our home. 132 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:45,913 I'm tired of him eating all the food. 133 00:11:46,081 --> 00:11:48,499 TONY: Look, man, you gotta be Christian about this thing. 134 00:11:48,666 --> 00:11:50,876 WOMAN: Let somebody else be Christian about this thing. 135 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:54,254 TONY: Dee, come on, l can't kick him out on the street like he's some dog. 136 00:11:54,422 --> 00:11:56,298 DEE: Let somebody else take the responsibility. 137 00:11:56,466 --> 00:11:59,134 TONY: What, you want me to go to Beale Street and drop him off? 138 00:11:59,302 --> 00:12:01,303 DEE: When do l have time just to be with you? 139 00:12:01,471 --> 00:12:06,183 TONY: All right, all right. Whatever. You win. l'll take care of it. 140 00:12:06,351 --> 00:12:07,393 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 141 00:12:10,688 --> 00:12:13,148 WOMAN: l don't care if Patrick Ramsey approved the chair. 142 00:12:13,316 --> 00:12:16,735 He's an NFL quarterback, not Martha fricking Stewart. 143 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:21,073 Because there is a difference between Bunny Williams and a La-Z-Boy. 144 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:23,742 No, see, when MTV Cribs comes to his house... 145 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:25,786 . ..he'll be showing off his home theater. 146 00:12:25,954 --> 00:12:28,497 All I'm gonna see is a brown Barcalounger. 147 00:12:28,665 --> 00:12:31,291 No, listen to me, I'm the designer, my name is on it. 148 00:12:31,459 --> 00:12:34,670 Deliver what I ordered, all right? Thank you. 149 00:12:34,838 --> 00:12:36,964 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 150 00:12:43,972 --> 00:12:45,013 Yeah! 151 00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:51,019 LElGH ANNE: What'd l miss? -Collins just got a dig. 152 00:12:51,187 --> 00:12:53,814 It's girls' volleyball, Mom. You didn't miss anything. 153 00:12:56,693 --> 00:12:57,860 CROWD: Oh! 154 00:12:58,027 --> 00:13:00,946 -Come on, Collins, move your feet. SEAN: Good job, Collins. 155 00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:02,197 Go. 156 00:13:06,244 --> 00:13:07,536 We'll wait for you outside. 157 00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:10,247 Don't double condition in the shower, you have homework. 158 00:13:10,415 --> 00:13:11,874 I'm going to Cannon's to study. 159 00:13:12,041 --> 00:13:17,546 SJ! SJ, do not go in the girls' locker room again. Come here! SJ, come here! 160 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:33,228 MAN: The big kid's been here for, what, a month? 161 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:35,564 He's still not cutting it in my class. 162 00:13:35,732 --> 00:13:39,401 Why does Admissions do this? I mean, it's not fair to us or the boy. 163 00:13:39,569 --> 00:13:41,236 They're just setting him up to fail. 164 00:13:41,404 --> 00:13:43,739 I don't think he has any idea of what I'm teaching. 165 00:13:43,907 --> 00:13:46,408 And how would you know if he did? He won't even talk. 166 00:13:47,410 --> 00:13:48,410 He writes. 167 00:13:48,578 --> 00:13:50,496 His name. Barely. 168 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:54,249 He threw this in the trash can. 169 00:13:57,921 --> 00:14:00,756 "I look and l see white everywhere: 170 00:14:00,924 --> 00:14:06,094 White walls, white floors, and a lot of white people. 171 00:14:06,429 --> 00:14:11,725 The teachers do not know l have no idea of anything they are talking about. 172 00:14:11,893 --> 00:14:14,937 I do not wanna listen to anyone, especially the teachers. 173 00:14:15,104 --> 00:14:20,108 They are giving homework and expecting me to do the problems on my own. 174 00:14:20,443 --> 00:14:22,861 I have never done homework in my life. 175 00:14:23,655 --> 00:14:28,450 I go to the bathroom, look in the mirror and say: 176 00:14:28,743 --> 00:14:30,452 'This is not Michael Oher."' 177 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:37,417 He entitled it "White Walls." 178 00:14:37,669 --> 00:14:39,545 How's the spelling? 179 00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:51,139 [CHUCKLlNG] 180 00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:52,933 Hi. 181 00:15:00,316 --> 00:15:03,902 Smile at them. It lets them know you're their friend. 182 00:15:08,825 --> 00:15:10,534 You're Big Mike, right? 183 00:15:11,786 --> 00:15:12,953 Well, l'm Sean. 184 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:17,916 But everyone calls me SJ. It's for Sean Junior. My father's name is Sean. 185 00:15:18,084 --> 00:15:22,004 Sean Tuohy? He was a basketball star at Ole Miss, point guard. 186 00:15:22,171 --> 00:15:24,089 Now he owns like a million Taco Bells. 187 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:27,050 [HONKING HORN] 188 00:15:28,177 --> 00:15:29,428 [SPEAKS IN SPANlSH] 189 00:15:34,684 --> 00:15:36,518 LElGH ANNE: Who is that, SJ? SJ: Big Mike. 190 00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:40,522 Get your feet off my dash. 191 00:15:41,608 --> 00:15:43,025 Thank you. Put on your seat belt. 192 00:15:43,192 --> 00:15:45,319 [STARTS ENGlNE] 193 00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:53,660 Big Mike? 194 00:15:56,539 --> 00:16:00,709 Mike, l got a call from someone at the police department. 195 00:16:04,589 --> 00:16:10,677 You remember a story in the papers a while back about a man who. . . 196 00:16:10,887 --> 00:16:13,305 . ..fell off an overpass? 197 00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:15,682 No one knew who he was. 198 00:16:15,850 --> 00:16:20,646 They didn't know if he jumped or if. . . . 199 00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:25,901 Well, anyway, he-- He passed away. 200 00:16:29,238 --> 00:16:31,948 Mike, that man was your father. 201 00:16:35,244 --> 00:16:38,121 They've been looking for somebody to notify and they-- 202 00:16:38,289 --> 00:16:41,416 They found your name in our registry. 203 00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:45,921 I'm really sorry, son. 204 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:53,011 Were you close to him? 205 00:16:57,392 --> 00:17:00,060 When's the last time you saw him? 206 00:17:05,233 --> 00:17:07,275 I don't know. 207 00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:42,704 -He knows it! -Who knows it and what does he know? 208 00:18:42,955 --> 00:18:46,500 The material. Michael Oher. I gave him this test verbally. 209 00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:50,045 -ls that even allowed? -A "C"? On how big a curve? 210 00:18:50,213 --> 00:18:53,089 He's been listening all along. It's amazing what he's absorbed. 211 00:18:53,257 --> 00:18:57,344 And, trust me, he's listening to you too. Now, his reading level is low... 212 00:18:57,512 --> 00:19:01,014 . ..and he's got no idea how to learn in a classroom. . . . 213 00:19:01,182 --> 00:19:06,061 I'm not saying he's gonna pass, but Big Mike is not stupid. 214 00:19:06,229 --> 00:19:08,563 LElGH ANNE: Hey. Good job. SJ: Mama. Daddy. 215 00:19:08,731 --> 00:19:09,731 SEAN: Good job. Hey. . . 216 00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:11,399 -. . . I got a question for you. SJ: Yeah? 217 00:19:11,567 --> 00:19:15,278 There was a little girl about two rows back. What was her name? 218 00:19:15,446 --> 00:19:17,656 -Oh, that was Kinsey. -Kinsey, yeah. 219 00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:20,283 I saw your little lndian feathers get all ruffled up. 220 00:19:20,451 --> 00:19:21,660 Yeah! She is nice. 221 00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:23,787 SJ. Don't let this go to your head... 222 00:19:23,955 --> 00:19:26,748 . ..but l thought you were very convincing in the role of.... 223 00:19:26,916 --> 00:19:28,750 -lndian Number 3? -Yes. 224 00:19:28,918 --> 00:19:32,337 I tried out for the chief, but they gave it to Andy Sung. 225 00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:36,591 I can't be sure, but l think there's some multi-cultural-bias thing working. 226 00:19:36,759 --> 00:19:39,427 Or maybe they just thought that he'd make a better chief. 227 00:19:39,595 --> 00:19:41,429 Dad, he's, like, Chinese. 228 00:19:41,597 --> 00:19:42,973 Yeah, and you're lrish. 229 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:45,725 If you weren't the chief, how did you get the headdress? 230 00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:49,104 Dad, I'm gonna need a few more of those free quesadilla tickets. 231 00:19:49,981 --> 00:19:51,439 [CHUCKLES] 232 00:19:51,607 --> 00:19:53,817 And where does the acorn fall? 233 00:19:53,985 --> 00:19:56,987 Hey, don't laugh too hard. The quesadillas saved our ass. 234 00:19:57,154 --> 00:19:58,780 Don't use the A-word. 235 00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:05,954 What is he wearing? 236 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,416 It's freezing. 237 00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:12,002 -What's his name again? -Big Mike. 238 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,130 Where is he going? 239 00:20:16,257 --> 00:20:19,384 Hey, Big Mike. Where you headed? 240 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:20,594 Gym. 241 00:20:21,345 --> 00:20:22,387 Go ahead. 242 00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:35,650 Turn around. 243 00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:44,451 Big Mike! 244 00:20:44,619 --> 00:20:46,494 Stop the car. 245 00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:51,499 Big Mike. 246 00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:55,003 Hey. My name's Leigh Anne Tuohy. My kids go to Wingate. 247 00:20:55,171 --> 00:20:56,796 You said you were going to the gym? 248 00:20:58,341 --> 00:20:59,841 School gym's closed. 249 00:21:00,343 --> 00:21:01,927 Why were you going to the gym? 250 00:21:03,930 --> 00:21:06,348 Big Mike, why were you going to the gym? 251 00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:09,684 Because it's-- It's warm. 252 00:21:11,187 --> 00:21:12,979 Do you have anyplace to stay tonight? 253 00:21:14,857 --> 00:21:16,191 Don't you dare lie to me. 254 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:33,208 I've seen that look many times. She's about to get her way. 255 00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:39,089 Come on. 256 00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:44,219 SJ, make room. 257 00:21:44,387 --> 00:21:46,054 Get inside. 258 00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:49,265 Come on. 259 00:22:00,736 --> 00:22:03,071 -Where we going? -Home. 260 00:22:18,254 --> 00:22:22,841 I know, it's my favorite part. He's so cute. 261 00:22:23,259 --> 00:22:25,385 How'd the dork do in the school play? 262 00:22:29,974 --> 00:22:31,266 Um.... 263 00:22:31,434 --> 00:22:32,600 Okay. 264 00:22:33,060 --> 00:22:36,062 Collins, do you know Big Mike from school? 265 00:22:37,565 --> 00:22:41,276 I'd give you the guest bedroom, but it's full of sample boxes. 266 00:22:41,444 --> 00:22:44,738 And the sectional in the family room slides apart when you sleep on it. 267 00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:47,115 Least that's what Sean says. 268 00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:49,034 Mr. Tuohy sleeps on the couch? 269 00:22:49,285 --> 00:22:50,910 Only when he's bad. All right. 270 00:22:51,078 --> 00:22:55,457 The powder room is right there and we will be upstairs if you need us. All right? 271 00:22:56,125 --> 00:22:59,252 Okay. Sleep tight, honey. 272 00:23:52,515 --> 00:23:54,015 LElGH ANNE: Was this a bad idea? 273 00:23:54,308 --> 00:23:55,350 What? 274 00:23:55,518 --> 00:23:58,937 Don't lie there and pretend like you're not thinking the same thing as me. 275 00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:02,607 Tell me what you're thinking so I'll know what's supposed to be on my mind. 276 00:24:02,775 --> 00:24:04,901 How well do you know Big Mike? 277 00:24:05,069 --> 00:24:07,529 Case you hadn't noticed, he didn't have much to say. 278 00:24:07,696 --> 00:24:10,281 What's the big deal? It's just for one night, right? 279 00:24:12,201 --> 00:24:14,786 It is just for one night, right, Leigh Anne? 280 00:24:17,373 --> 00:24:19,791 You don't think he'll steal anything, do you? 281 00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:23,378 I guess we'll know in the morning. 282 00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:37,475 ANNOUNCER [ON TV]: --talking about Mississippi and Arkansas. 283 00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:39,102 The fight's gotten more interesting. 284 00:24:39,270 --> 00:24:42,647 Well, if you hear a scream, call the insurance adjuster. 285 00:24:43,232 --> 00:24:44,899 [CHUCKLES] 286 00:25:02,084 --> 00:25:03,835 Mike? 287 00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:15,346 Big Mike? 288 00:25:15,890 --> 00:25:17,640 Mike? 289 00:25:30,613 --> 00:25:32,447 Big Mike! 290 00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:42,290 You gonna make me walk the whole way? 291 00:25:43,042 --> 00:25:45,043 All right, then. 292 00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:46,961 Where are you going? 293 00:25:47,838 --> 00:25:48,880 I don't know. 294 00:25:49,465 --> 00:25:53,593 Well, are you spending Thanksgiving with your family? 295 00:25:53,886 --> 00:25:56,596 ANNOUNCER [ON TV]: Those 40, 50 guys from State here can quiet them down. 296 00:25:56,764 --> 00:25:59,182 As you mentioned, the Mississippi State defensive-- 297 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:01,226 -Come and get it, y'all. -Yeah, baby! 298 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,977 SEAN: Let's eat! 299 00:26:03,312 --> 00:26:04,646 Come on! 300 00:26:05,481 --> 00:26:06,522 It's that Rebel turkey. 301 00:26:07,483 --> 00:26:10,318 Thank your mother for driving to the store and getting this. 302 00:26:10,486 --> 00:26:12,153 COLLlNS: Thank you, Mama. -Thank you, Mama. 303 00:26:12,321 --> 00:26:15,240 SEAN: Food and football. LElGH ANNE: Eat all you want. 304 00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:18,493 Come on. Hustle, hustle. We gotta get back over there. 305 00:26:18,661 --> 00:26:20,328 SJ: Going, Dad. 306 00:26:20,788 --> 00:26:22,163 Don't take my spot. 307 00:26:22,331 --> 00:26:24,791 -No rushing, SJ. SJ, slow down. -Coming through. 308 00:26:24,959 --> 00:26:28,461 SJ: No. SEAN: This is fantastic. 309 00:26:29,630 --> 00:26:33,675 LElGH ANNE: Oh, y'all, l forgot the potato salad. How's Ole Miss doing? 310 00:26:33,842 --> 00:26:36,344 SEAN: They're kicking butt. 311 00:26:36,971 --> 00:26:39,013 ANNOUNCER: One wide receiver left... SEAN: Good, huh? 312 00:26:39,181 --> 00:26:42,267 ...and one corner, number 30, out in press coverage-- 313 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:44,477 Sean, salad. 314 00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:47,480 SJ: lt's great, Mom. COLLlNS: So good. Thanks, Mama. 315 00:26:47,648 --> 00:26:48,731 Yeah, Mama. 316 00:26:48,899 --> 00:26:51,985 Nice little surge, but not much running inside. 317 00:26:52,152 --> 00:26:54,529 SJ: Come on. -And the Rebels got third and long here. 318 00:26:54,697 --> 00:26:58,199 Birdsong and Mawhinney on the tackle. Ole Miss, five of 1 0 on third downs. 319 00:26:58,367 --> 00:27:01,035 From the 26, third down and six for the Rebs here. 320 00:27:01,203 --> 00:27:02,245 SJ: Come on, defense. 321 00:27:02,413 --> 00:27:05,540 l formation. The rain is slow, let's see if they try a pass or not. 322 00:27:05,708 --> 00:27:08,126 Now Turner goes in motion out of the backfield. 323 00:27:08,294 --> 00:27:10,044 State showing blitz, Manning to throw. 324 00:27:10,212 --> 00:27:13,548 Runs to his right, throws it at the feet of the-- 325 00:27:13,716 --> 00:27:15,383 -Hey. Mom. -What? 326 00:27:15,551 --> 00:27:17,385 But it's Thanksgiving. 327 00:27:19,221 --> 00:27:22,307 -Wow . -Why are we eating in here? 328 00:27:29,565 --> 00:27:30,898 Shall we say grace? 329 00:27:48,584 --> 00:27:53,838 Heavenly Father, we thank you for all the many blessings on this family. 330 00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:56,674 We thank you for bringing us a new friend. 331 00:27:57,343 --> 00:28:00,511 And we ask that you look after us on this holiday season.. . 332 00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:05,558 . ..that we may never forget how very fortunate we are. Amen. 333 00:28:05,726 --> 00:28:07,226 Amen. 334 00:28:09,229 --> 00:28:12,106 SEAN: Let's check the score. SJ: Up by 1 0. 335 00:28:13,567 --> 00:28:16,361 LElGH ANNE: Collins, can you pass me the green beans, please? 336 00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:21,115 Don't pick it with your fingers. Just take-- Take a sp-- Ta-- 337 00:28:23,744 --> 00:28:26,454 -SJ, elbows. -Sorry. 338 00:28:29,666 --> 00:28:32,794 So, Big Mike. You like to shop? 339 00:28:34,713 --> 00:28:37,632 Because tomorrow l think I'm gonna have to show you how it's done. 340 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,384 [SNORTS] 341 00:28:43,055 --> 00:28:44,931 I got clothes. 342 00:28:45,099 --> 00:28:47,141 You have clothes. 343 00:28:47,309 --> 00:28:50,812 And an extra T-shirt in a plastic bag does not a wardrobe make. 344 00:28:51,230 --> 00:28:52,772 I have clothes. 345 00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:55,942 Fine, let's go get them. Just tell me where l'm going. 346 00:29:06,161 --> 00:29:07,245 All right. 347 00:29:08,038 --> 00:29:13,584 Tell me everything I need to know about you. Who takes care of you? A mother? 348 00:29:13,752 --> 00:29:17,880 Do you have a mother? A grandmother maybe? 349 00:29:22,302 --> 00:29:26,431 Tell you what, Big Mike, we can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way. 350 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:28,516 You take your pick. 351 00:29:31,562 --> 00:29:33,020 Fine. 352 00:29:33,313 --> 00:29:39,026 Tell me just one thing I should know about you. Just-- Just one. 353 00:29:41,238 --> 00:29:43,364 I don't like to be called Big Mike. 354 00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:46,451 Okay. 355 00:29:46,827 --> 00:29:50,705 Tell you what, from now on, to me, you're Michael. 356 00:29:51,165 --> 00:29:52,707 Okay? 357 00:29:54,334 --> 00:29:56,502 So, Michael... 358 00:29:58,547 --> 00:30:00,173 . ..where are we headed? 359 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:04,010 ALTON: I kid y'all not, y'all. I'm gonna tell it. Make it rain and everything, right? 360 00:30:04,178 --> 00:30:08,598 Shorty-- Shorty gets to the top of the pole. She just done-- 361 00:30:12,144 --> 00:30:14,103 MAN 1 : That's nice. MAN 2: Yo, check it. 362 00:30:14,271 --> 00:30:17,273 MAN 3: What's that, a seven? MAN 4: For real. 363 00:30:17,441 --> 00:30:19,233 Yeah. 364 00:30:19,902 --> 00:30:21,194 ALTON: Yeah, right there. 365 00:30:21,361 --> 00:30:24,405 -You know them? -Man, l ain't got no idea, shorty. 366 00:30:24,573 --> 00:30:26,908 This is where your mother lives? 367 00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:30,077 -Let's go get them. -Don't-- Don't get out. 368 00:30:30,245 --> 00:30:32,830 Who's gonna help you carry your clothes, Michael? 369 00:30:36,084 --> 00:30:38,169 Don't get out the car. 370 00:30:44,635 --> 00:30:46,385 ALTON: Snowflake. 371 00:30:46,970 --> 00:30:49,388 Oh. That's Big Mike, man. 372 00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:52,808 Oh, Big Mike is in the house. 373 00:30:54,436 --> 00:30:56,562 Big Mike! Where you been, baby? 374 00:30:59,441 --> 00:31:04,111 Hey, who that fine thing you got driving you around now, like Miss Daisy or something? 375 00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:05,613 Hey, David. 376 00:31:05,781 --> 00:31:09,909 ALTON: You need to holler at me about them sneakers, man. l'm gonna take care of you. 377 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,873 I run this over here in Hurt Village. Baby, believe that. 378 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:24,006 Ey. Hey, D, watch this. They always go for the wink, watch this. 379 00:31:24,174 --> 00:31:27,301 There you go. Yeah, snowflake. Ha-ha-ha. 380 00:31:27,636 --> 00:31:30,388 You like that. Yeah. 381 00:32:06,008 --> 00:32:09,885 WOMAN 1 : That girl will not listen to me. WOMAN 2: She don't listen to nobody. 382 00:32:10,053 --> 00:32:12,930 -Hey, Mike. -Hi, Big Mike. 383 00:32:20,689 --> 00:32:22,106 MlCHAEL: She wasn't home. 384 00:32:25,777 --> 00:32:29,196 Well, we can come back. 385 00:32:32,034 --> 00:32:35,077 She probably moved to a nicer place. 386 00:32:38,290 --> 00:32:40,291 [MEN CHATTERlNG lNDISTINCTLY] 387 00:32:45,797 --> 00:32:50,051 I've been in Memphis my whole life and never been anywhere near here. 388 00:32:51,678 --> 00:32:55,598 -You're gonna take care of me, right? MlCHAEL: I got your back. 389 00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:01,354 Now just follow me, y'all. Uh-huh. 390 00:33:01,521 --> 00:33:03,064 There we go. 391 00:33:03,231 --> 00:33:06,275 Oh, we also got apparel for the ladies. 392 00:33:06,443 --> 00:33:09,904 But everything we got that'll fit him is right here. 393 00:33:12,574 --> 00:33:13,658 This is it? 394 00:33:13,950 --> 00:33:17,244 If this is all you got, why's it say "Big and Tall" on the sign? 395 00:33:17,412 --> 00:33:20,831 Big and Tall. You need Bigger and Taller. 396 00:33:22,918 --> 00:33:25,044 -Holler if you need me. LElGH ANNE: Thank you. 397 00:33:25,212 --> 00:33:29,715 -See anything you like? -Hey, l got just what you're looking for. 398 00:33:29,883 --> 00:33:31,884 One thing I know about shopping is that... 399 00:33:32,052 --> 00:33:34,804 . ..if you don't love it in the store, you won't wear it. 400 00:33:34,971 --> 00:33:36,931 The store's where you like it the best. 401 00:33:37,099 --> 00:33:40,434 So before you choose something, think of yourself wearing it. 402 00:33:40,602 --> 00:33:43,729 Say to yourself, "ls this me?" 403 00:33:46,775 --> 00:33:48,567 What about this one? 404 00:33:52,948 --> 00:33:56,409 Well, this is not atrocious, this. . . . 405 00:33:56,785 --> 00:34:00,621 No? All right, well, you go look over there and I'll go look over here. 406 00:34:03,959 --> 00:34:07,628 Why would you need this many coats out of plastic? 407 00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:14,135 Good Lord. What is this made out of? 408 00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:22,977 That's the one? That's the one you like? 409 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:26,981 Well, all right, then. 410 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:39,160 [CAR DOOR CLOSES] 411 00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:43,497 Have a great day! Learn something. 412 00:34:50,672 --> 00:34:51,839 [HORN HONKS] 413 00:34:52,007 --> 00:34:54,091 Oh, don't get your panties in a wad. 414 00:34:54,259 --> 00:34:55,384 [STARTS ENGlNE] 415 00:34:55,594 --> 00:34:56,677 [INDlSTlNCT CHATTER] 416 00:34:56,845 --> 00:34:59,638 BETH: The best part about Paris was the food. 417 00:34:59,806 --> 00:35:02,183 They use sauce like we use gravy. 418 00:35:02,350 --> 00:35:05,644 -l had to join a gym the day I got back. WOMAN: Oh. 419 00:35:07,189 --> 00:35:09,815 Have y'all spent much time on the other side of town? 420 00:35:09,983 --> 00:35:13,277 -Where exactly are you talking about? -Alabama Street, Hurt Village. 421 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:15,780 Hurt Village? That sounds like a threat. 422 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:17,364 LElGH ANNE: Not far off. 423 00:35:17,532 --> 00:35:19,825 I think it might hurt me to go there. 424 00:35:19,993 --> 00:35:21,869 It would hurt your reputation to go there. 425 00:35:22,037 --> 00:35:25,539 Actually, I'm from there but didn't mind hard work, and look where I am now. 426 00:35:25,707 --> 00:35:27,374 Eating an $1 8 salad? 427 00:35:27,542 --> 00:35:28,918 [WOMEN CHUCKLlNG] 428 00:35:29,085 --> 00:35:30,878 And it's a little soggy, to be honest. 429 00:35:31,046 --> 00:35:34,632 What is this sudden interest in the projects? Another one of your "charities"? 430 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:38,928 Wait. Project for the projects. Ooh. That's catchy! 431 00:35:39,095 --> 00:35:40,679 Y'all, money would raise itself. 432 00:35:40,847 --> 00:35:42,973 Okay. Count me in, Leigh Anne. 433 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:44,183 [WOMEN CHUCKLlNG] 434 00:35:44,351 --> 00:35:47,061 -Break out your checkbooks. WOMAN: Yes. 435 00:35:47,229 --> 00:35:50,773 SJ, you have two more minutes on that Playbox thing, all right? 436 00:35:50,941 --> 00:35:52,983 SJ: Aw, Mom! -There you go. 437 00:35:57,447 --> 00:35:59,907 Michael, do you wanna stay here? 438 00:36:02,619 --> 00:36:06,997 I mean, because if you wanna stay here for a while longer... 439 00:36:07,165 --> 00:36:12,044 . .. l can find some time to figure out a bedroom for you. 440 00:36:13,421 --> 00:36:15,089 I mean, because look at this. 441 00:36:15,257 --> 00:36:18,592 You have practically ruined a $1 0,000 couch. 442 00:36:24,349 --> 00:36:26,433 Do you wanna stay here, Michael? 443 00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:31,522 I don't wanna go anyplace else. 444 00:36:36,903 --> 00:36:38,612 Well, all right, then. 445 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:43,534 SJ, you better be off that Playbox. 446 00:36:43,702 --> 00:36:45,870 SJ: That wasn't two minutes. 447 00:36:46,496 --> 00:36:48,789 Good night, Mrs. Tuohy. 448 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:57,965 I see on the admission that we're Michael's contact for medical emergencies. 449 00:36:58,133 --> 00:36:59,717 MRS. SMITH: Sean wrote that in last week. 450 00:36:59,885 --> 00:37:02,970 We needed a contact number and the ones listed weren't in service. 451 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,890 I love that man. 452 00:37:06,975 --> 00:37:08,058 What's this? 453 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:13,147 The state makes schools measure for career aptitude in the eighth grade. . . 454 00:37:13,315 --> 00:37:16,358 -. . .and this just came with his file. -What's it say about Michael? 455 00:37:16,526 --> 00:37:19,320 Spatial relations, third percentile. 456 00:37:19,487 --> 00:37:22,740 Ability to learn, fifth percentile. 457 00:37:22,908 --> 00:37:27,411 It's funny though. He tested in the 98th percentile in one category. 458 00:37:27,579 --> 00:37:30,456 -Which one? -Protective instincts. 459 00:37:33,001 --> 00:37:37,421 So over here you have a desk, chest of drawers... 460 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:40,674 . ..you have a nightstand, a light, an alarm. 461 00:37:40,842 --> 00:37:44,511 Sean says all pro athletes use futons if they can't find a bed big enough. . . 462 00:37:44,679 --> 00:37:47,514 . ..so l got you one of those. Of course the frame was heinous. 463 00:37:47,682 --> 00:37:51,101 I was not about to let that in my house, but I got you something nicer. 464 00:37:52,854 --> 00:37:56,023 -lt's mine? -Yes, sir. 465 00:37:57,108 --> 00:37:59,860 -What? -Never had one before. 466 00:38:00,612 --> 00:38:02,363 What, a room to yourself? 467 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:04,782 A bed. 468 00:38:14,167 --> 00:38:16,794 Well, you have one now. 469 00:38:48,493 --> 00:38:51,412 MRS. BOSWELL: Okay. Define osmosis. 470 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:54,373 I think I know that one. 471 00:38:55,083 --> 00:38:58,711 It's when water passes through a barrier. 472 00:38:58,878 --> 00:39:01,380 That's basically right, Michael. Very good. 473 00:39:09,139 --> 00:39:13,100 Name the combatants in the Battle of Waterloo. 474 00:39:13,268 --> 00:39:15,978 I know that one. Um.... 475 00:39:16,146 --> 00:39:17,938 -The little guy, Napoleon. -Uh-huh. 476 00:39:18,106 --> 00:39:22,109 He was on one side and a duke was on the other. 477 00:39:22,277 --> 00:39:23,777 Duke of Wellington. 478 00:39:23,945 --> 00:39:26,989 Yeah, and the Duke of Wellington, he had Russians helping him. 479 00:39:27,157 --> 00:39:28,198 Prussians. 480 00:39:42,464 --> 00:39:47,176 Enough with the rugby shirts. You look like a giant bumblebee. 481 00:39:49,512 --> 00:39:50,763 SJ: That Taco Bell. 482 00:39:50,930 --> 00:39:54,683 KFC catty-corner. And the Long John Silver's on the next block. 483 00:39:54,851 --> 00:39:55,893 MlCHAEL: You own all of them? 484 00:39:56,061 --> 00:39:58,812 -Yeah. We've got like hundreds. -Eighty-five. 485 00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:01,273 Is that why Mr. Tuohy don't have to go to work? 486 00:40:01,483 --> 00:40:05,486 Whoa, whoa! Hey! l'm working even when l'm not working. 487 00:40:06,196 --> 00:40:09,323 -What? -And you eat at all these places for free? 488 00:40:09,491 --> 00:40:11,450 All you want. lt's awesome. 489 00:40:11,618 --> 00:40:14,536 What do y'all do with all the leftover food from the restaurant? 490 00:40:14,704 --> 00:40:17,081 We have to throw some out, what's already cooked. 491 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:20,042 -That's too bad. -Yeah, I'd rather sell it. 492 00:40:20,210 --> 00:40:22,544 Seems like you could give it away or something. 493 00:40:22,712 --> 00:40:26,507 -You should check into that, Daddy. SEAN: All right, l will, SJ. 494 00:40:26,674 --> 00:40:29,510 How come we're not eating at one of your restaurants tonight? 495 00:40:29,677 --> 00:40:33,138 -Well, because tonight is a special occasion. SJ: What? 496 00:40:33,681 --> 00:40:37,142 I talked to Coach Cotton. He said Michael's grades have improved enough... 497 00:40:37,310 --> 00:40:40,145 . ..that he can go out for spring football in March. 498 00:40:40,313 --> 00:40:43,690 -lsn't that great? -Oh, man! You're gonna crush some people! 499 00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:46,026 [SEAN CHUCKLES] 500 00:40:51,032 --> 00:40:53,826 -Hey, guys, how we doing? -Great, thank you. 501 00:40:54,702 --> 00:40:58,163 I've got a design book l need to get. Why don't you check our reservation? 502 00:40:58,331 --> 00:41:00,207 They'll seat us right away. Can't it wait? 503 00:41:00,375 --> 00:41:02,876 They might be closed by then. Come on, SJ! 504 00:41:03,044 --> 00:41:04,545 I need some new magazines. 505 00:41:06,923 --> 00:41:08,841 Michael, come on. Come on. 506 00:41:19,978 --> 00:41:23,313 Collins? Collins? 507 00:41:23,773 --> 00:41:26,316 Collins, come on, your dad's already PO'd. Let's go. 508 00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:27,693 COLLlNS: Over here. 509 00:41:29,279 --> 00:41:31,405 [COLLINS CHUCKLlNG] 510 00:41:31,573 --> 00:41:33,699 [CHATTERlNG] 511 00:41:36,077 --> 00:41:40,747 You remember this one, Mom? You read it to us like a thousand times. 512 00:41:41,166 --> 00:41:44,877 "He gnashed his terrible teeth and he roared his terrible roar." 513 00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:47,838 I always liked this one. 514 00:41:48,006 --> 00:41:49,381 Mm. Ferdinand. 515 00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:51,508 Me too. 516 00:41:51,718 --> 00:41:55,220 Michael, your mama ever read either one of those books to you? 517 00:41:58,433 --> 00:42:00,017 No? 518 00:42:00,727 --> 00:42:02,269 COLLlNS: How cute! 519 00:42:02,437 --> 00:42:03,937 SEAN: It was a good steak, huh? 520 00:42:04,105 --> 00:42:05,105 COLLlNS: Thank you, Daddy. 521 00:42:05,273 --> 00:42:06,857 LElGH ANNE: Thank you for a lovely dinner, Papa. 522 00:42:07,025 --> 00:42:08,400 SEAN: Here we go. 523 00:42:23,583 --> 00:42:25,584 [INAUDIBLE DlALOGUE] 524 00:42:43,603 --> 00:42:48,315 Michael. Who was that boy you were talking to at the restaurant? 525 00:42:48,483 --> 00:42:50,484 Marcus. 526 00:42:51,152 --> 00:42:55,239 -Marcus, and he-- He works there? -Yeah. 527 00:42:56,324 --> 00:42:58,158 How do you know him? 528 00:42:59,702 --> 00:43:01,912 He's my brother. 529 00:43:08,461 --> 00:43:11,338 Well, we'd really-- We'd really like to meet him someday. 530 00:43:12,590 --> 00:43:14,883 Would that be okay with you? 531 00:43:15,343 --> 00:43:17,302 MlCHAEL: I don't know where he stays. 532 00:43:18,012 --> 00:43:20,514 LElGH ANNE: When was the last time you saw him? 533 00:43:23,351 --> 00:43:24,893 When I was little, maybe. 534 00:43:29,524 --> 00:43:33,610 LElGH ANNE: "Once upon a time in Spain, there was a little bull... 535 00:43:33,778 --> 00:43:36,947 . ..and his name was Ferdinand. 536 00:43:37,323 --> 00:43:40,617 All the other little bulls he lived with would run and jump... 537 00:43:40,785 --> 00:43:43,537 . ..and butt their heads together. 538 00:43:44,163 --> 00:43:46,707 But not Ferdinand. 539 00:43:47,875 --> 00:43:53,672 He liked to sit just quietly and smell the flowers. 540 00:43:54,757 --> 00:43:58,552 He had a favorite spot out in the pasture under a cork tree. 541 00:44:00,179 --> 00:44:02,306 LElGH ANNE: lt was his favorite tree... 542 00:44:02,473 --> 00:44:08,061 ...and he would sit in its shade all day and smell the flowers." 543 00:44:08,229 --> 00:44:10,981 -Good night. -Good night. 544 00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:15,944 -What? -What? 545 00:44:16,237 --> 00:44:18,363 Why are you smiling? 546 00:44:18,614 --> 00:44:22,993 I don't know, l'm just happy. Real happy. 547 00:44:23,161 --> 00:44:26,121 Does this happiness have anything to do with Michael? 548 00:44:26,289 --> 00:44:27,914 No. 549 00:44:28,750 --> 00:44:31,626 It has everything to do with Michael. 550 00:44:33,004 --> 00:44:35,505 Mm. Mm. 551 00:44:35,757 --> 00:44:37,716 -Happy's good. -Mm. 552 00:44:38,217 --> 00:44:40,344 You know what l think we should do? 553 00:44:40,511 --> 00:44:43,305 We should start a charity for kids like Michael. 554 00:44:43,473 --> 00:44:45,932 -Okay. -Maybe fund a program at Wingate. 555 00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:47,100 Sure. 556 00:44:47,268 --> 00:44:49,561 Lord knows that school could use a little color. 557 00:44:49,729 --> 00:44:53,315 Poor Michael's like a fly in the milk in that place. 558 00:44:53,483 --> 00:44:55,400 Are you listening to me? 559 00:44:57,236 --> 00:45:01,865 -Hmm? -l try to concentrate on one. . . 560 00:45:02,658 --> 00:45:04,326 . ..thing... 561 00:45:04,786 --> 00:45:06,453 . ..at a time. 562 00:45:06,621 --> 00:45:08,288 [WHlSPERlNG] You knew I was a multitasker. .. 563 00:45:08,456 --> 00:45:09,831 . ..when you married me, right? 564 00:45:09,999 --> 00:45:14,086 -l sure did. -Right. Okay, just checking. 565 00:45:17,882 --> 00:45:22,260 Okay, Tuohy family. Big smiles, everyone. 566 00:45:23,054 --> 00:45:26,973 And one, two, three! 567 00:45:29,394 --> 00:45:30,435 Michael. 568 00:45:30,603 --> 00:45:32,729 Come on down here and get in the next one. 569 00:45:32,939 --> 00:45:35,941 Come on. Come on. Come on down. 570 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:44,324 Oh, come on. lt's not like I'm gonna put it on the Christmas card. 571 00:45:44,492 --> 00:45:48,829 Okay, let's scootch in a little tighter. 572 00:45:48,996 --> 00:45:50,497 That's good. 573 00:45:51,290 --> 00:45:52,624 Really big smiles. 574 00:45:52,792 --> 00:45:55,460 Okay, one, two, three. 575 00:45:55,628 --> 00:45:57,421 -Say "Rebels!" ALL: Rebels! 576 00:46:01,634 --> 00:46:04,177 ANNOUNCER [ON TV]: --a blitz off the corner, quick pass over the middle. 577 00:46:04,345 --> 00:46:08,598 -The hot route was there. And that's.... LElGH ANNE: l got it. 578 00:46:09,267 --> 00:46:11,601 -Who's winning? -Tennessee. 579 00:46:11,769 --> 00:46:14,438 -Ugh. Who they playing? -Clemson. 580 00:46:14,605 --> 00:46:17,274 Your mama roots against Tennessee no matter who they play? 581 00:46:17,442 --> 00:46:19,860 Uh-- Yes, l do. With gusto. 582 00:46:20,027 --> 00:46:21,945 She can't stand Tennessee. 583 00:46:22,113 --> 00:46:25,198 Collie-bell, l thought you were going over to your boyfriend's. 584 00:46:25,366 --> 00:46:27,200 Thought l'd hang around here for the day. 585 00:46:28,077 --> 00:46:29,536 Hmm. 586 00:46:29,745 --> 00:46:31,329 I like that. 587 00:46:31,497 --> 00:46:34,374 There's a couple messages on the machine. I didn't check them. 588 00:46:34,542 --> 00:46:36,001 LElGH ANNE: All right. 589 00:46:36,961 --> 00:46:40,380 BOBBY: Hey, Sean, hey, Leigh Anne, it's your cousin Bobby. Happy New Year's. 590 00:46:40,590 --> 00:46:43,467 -Listen, l've had about five cold ones.. . -Of course you have. 591 00:46:43,634 --> 00:46:45,719 ...so I'm just gonna go ahead and ask: 592 00:46:46,262 --> 00:46:49,598 Did y'all know there's a colored boy in your Christmas card? 593 00:46:51,184 --> 00:46:52,309 [BOTH CHUCKLING] 594 00:46:52,643 --> 00:46:54,394 What? 595 00:46:54,979 --> 00:46:57,981 You just looked teeny-tiny next to him. 596 00:46:58,149 --> 00:47:00,108 Right? Like Jessica Lange and King Kong. 597 00:47:00,276 --> 00:47:01,359 [WOMEN LAUGHING] 598 00:47:01,527 --> 00:47:04,112 Hey, does Michael get the family discount at Taco Bell? 599 00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:07,824 Because if he does, Sean's gonna lose a few stores. 600 00:47:07,992 --> 00:47:09,075 He's a good kid. 601 00:47:09,243 --> 00:47:12,162 Well, l say you make it official and just adopt him. 602 00:47:12,330 --> 00:47:13,747 [WOMEN LAUGHING] 603 00:47:13,915 --> 00:47:18,251 He's gonna be 1 8 in a few months. Doesn't really make much sense to legally adopt. 604 00:47:21,422 --> 00:47:22,422 Leigh Anne. 605 00:47:22,924 --> 00:47:25,425 Is this some sort of white-guilt thing? 606 00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:28,094 ELAINE: What will your daddy say? 607 00:47:28,763 --> 00:47:32,098 Um.... Before or after he turns over in his grave? 608 00:47:32,266 --> 00:47:34,726 Daddy's been gone five years, Elaine. 609 00:47:34,894 --> 00:47:38,021 Make matters worse, you were at the funeral. Remember? 610 00:47:38,189 --> 00:47:40,565 You wore Chanel and that awful black hat. 611 00:47:40,733 --> 00:47:42,526 Look, here's the deal. 612 00:47:42,693 --> 00:47:45,946 I don't need y'all to approve my choices, all right? 613 00:47:46,113 --> 00:47:50,283 But l do ask that you respect them. You have no idea what this boy's been through. 614 00:47:50,451 --> 00:47:53,119 And if this is gonna become some running diatribe... 615 00:47:53,287 --> 00:47:55,956 . .. l can find an overpriced salad a lot closer to home. 616 00:47:57,959 --> 00:48:01,336 -Leigh Anne, l'm sorry. We didn't intend to-- -No, we didn't, really. 617 00:48:01,504 --> 00:48:04,756 BETH: I think what you're doing is so great. 618 00:48:04,924 --> 00:48:07,676 To open up your home to him? 619 00:48:08,052 --> 00:48:10,303 Honey, you're changing that boy's life. 620 00:48:11,138 --> 00:48:12,764 No. 621 00:48:13,307 --> 00:48:14,891 He's changing mine. 622 00:48:16,477 --> 00:48:18,812 And that's awesome for you, but what about Collins? 623 00:48:20,648 --> 00:48:22,941 -What about Collins? ELAINE: Aren't you worried? 624 00:48:23,109 --> 00:48:24,818 I mean, even just a little? 625 00:48:24,986 --> 00:48:29,406 He's a boy, a large, black boy, sleeping under the same roof. 626 00:48:32,118 --> 00:48:33,410 Shame on you. 627 00:48:38,624 --> 00:48:39,958 I've got this. 628 00:48:42,044 --> 00:48:43,837 LElGH ANNE: Be honest with me, okay? 629 00:48:45,756 --> 00:48:49,426 Does Michael being here make you uncomfortable? 630 00:48:50,052 --> 00:48:53,513 They're stupid kids. Who cares what they say? 631 00:48:53,681 --> 00:48:56,850 -What kids? -At school. 632 00:48:57,351 --> 00:48:58,685 They're juvenile. 633 00:48:58,853 --> 00:49:00,854 And what do the juvenile kids say? 634 00:49:01,939 --> 00:49:04,190 It's really not worth repeating. 635 00:49:05,318 --> 00:49:07,193 And don't worry about SJ. 636 00:49:07,528 --> 00:49:11,698 He likes all the attention. He introduces Michael as his big brother. 637 00:49:16,412 --> 00:49:17,787 And what about you? 638 00:49:18,205 --> 00:49:20,165 It's fine. 639 00:49:21,959 --> 00:49:25,045 I mean, you can't just throw him out on the street. 640 00:49:25,212 --> 00:49:27,380 I could make other arrangements. 641 00:49:31,385 --> 00:49:33,970 GIRL: Hi, Mike. -Hi. Need a push? 642 00:49:34,138 --> 00:49:35,764 Yes. 643 00:49:40,853 --> 00:49:43,396 MlCHAEL: Oh. GIRL: Higher, Mike, higher! 644 00:49:43,564 --> 00:49:46,983 [MICHAEL & GIRLS CHUCKLlNG] 645 00:49:47,193 --> 00:49:49,194 GIRL: Higher! 646 00:49:51,405 --> 00:49:52,906 [GlRL GlGGLING] 647 00:49:53,407 --> 00:49:55,575 Higher! 648 00:49:56,452 --> 00:49:58,912 [MICHAEL & GIRLS CHUCKLlNG] 649 00:49:59,246 --> 00:50:02,374 GIRL: Don't look down, don't look down. Ah! 650 00:50:02,541 --> 00:50:03,583 [MICHAEL CHUCKLES] 651 00:50:35,616 --> 00:50:38,576 -Where are you going? -Collins? 652 00:50:50,172 --> 00:50:52,465 Quit looking at me like that. 653 00:50:52,633 --> 00:50:55,593 I mean, we study together at home. 654 00:51:12,319 --> 00:51:16,781 You know how much those things weigh? This kid's gonna make us all famous. 655 00:51:16,949 --> 00:51:18,324 [CHUCKLES] 656 00:51:18,492 --> 00:51:22,704 Easy, Bert, man. It's only the spring. He hasn't even had his first practice yet. 657 00:51:22,872 --> 00:51:24,914 No, he's a player. 658 00:51:25,332 --> 00:51:26,833 PLAYERS: Break! 659 00:51:27,334 --> 00:51:29,294 QB: Ready. PLAYERS: Break! 660 00:51:29,879 --> 00:51:33,548 COTTON: Get down, son. Get down in your stance. In your stance! 661 00:51:33,841 --> 00:51:34,841 QB: Go! 662 00:51:36,051 --> 00:51:39,846 COTTON: Shuck him, shuck him! Ah, ah-- 663 00:51:40,890 --> 00:51:44,017 Mike, son, you-- You fought off the block... 664 00:51:44,185 --> 00:51:46,519 . ..but then you wanna shuck the blocker. 665 00:51:46,687 --> 00:51:49,647 All right? Shuck him. All right, let's go. 666 00:51:50,441 --> 00:51:52,192 QB: Huddle up. 667 00:51:52,359 --> 00:51:54,068 Papa. 668 00:51:54,236 --> 00:51:55,278 [SIGHS] 669 00:51:55,446 --> 00:51:56,863 How's he doing? 670 00:51:57,031 --> 00:51:58,531 Hasn't quite gotten the hang of it yet. 671 00:51:58,699 --> 00:52:02,118 [PLAYERS YELLING] 672 00:52:04,038 --> 00:52:05,830 [WHlSTLE BLOWlNG] 673 00:52:06,707 --> 00:52:07,791 COTTON: Mike, son. 674 00:52:07,958 --> 00:52:10,043 Shuck the blocker, don't tote him! 675 00:52:10,211 --> 00:52:12,170 QB: Set, go! 676 00:52:13,547 --> 00:52:17,217 No, no, no! No, no, no! 677 00:52:17,927 --> 00:52:19,511 QB: Set, go! 678 00:52:28,229 --> 00:52:30,021 Balloons! They're balloons! 679 00:52:30,648 --> 00:52:33,566 Guys, quit looking at the balloons. Everybody! 680 00:52:33,734 --> 00:52:36,611 COTTON: Most kids from bad situations can't wait to be violent... 681 00:52:36,779 --> 00:52:38,404 . ..and that comes out on the field. 682 00:52:38,572 --> 00:52:41,741 But this kid, he acts like he doesn't wanna hit anyone. 683 00:52:41,909 --> 00:52:43,827 He's Ferdinand the Bull. 684 00:52:43,994 --> 00:52:45,745 COTTON: What? -Nothing. 685 00:52:47,248 --> 00:52:51,793 I thought he was gonna be a player. l can't believe I used up all my chips to get him in. 686 00:52:51,961 --> 00:52:54,128 I thought you said it was your Christian duty. 687 00:52:55,840 --> 00:52:58,550 Look, Bert, he's never even played before. 688 00:52:59,593 --> 00:53:02,929 Yeah, and he won't this fall if he doesn't improve a lot before then. 689 00:53:03,264 --> 00:53:05,098 Who died and made him Bear Bryant? 690 00:53:05,266 --> 00:53:06,641 [LAUGHS] 691 00:53:06,809 --> 00:53:08,184 Unbelievable. 692 00:53:09,311 --> 00:53:11,437 Oh, God bless me. 693 00:53:11,605 --> 00:53:13,273 This is your summer workout sheet. 694 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:15,692 Now, first it says to warm up and get loose. 695 00:53:16,610 --> 00:53:18,403 Well, go ahead, get loose. 696 00:53:21,282 --> 00:53:22,824 Are you loose? 697 00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:26,953 Okay. Next, it's five 1 00-yard runs to stretch out your legs. 698 00:53:27,121 --> 00:53:29,414 -Can we just go home and play video games? -Look! 699 00:53:29,582 --> 00:53:32,750 Everybody at Wingate is expecting you to be a star football player. 700 00:53:32,918 --> 00:53:34,544 Don't wanna let them down, do you? 701 00:53:34,712 --> 00:53:36,629 -l don't know. -What about Dad and Mom? 702 00:53:36,797 --> 00:53:39,465 Because, you see, in our family, everyone's an athlete. 703 00:53:39,633 --> 00:53:43,720 Dad was a basketball star. Collins plays volleyball and runs track. 704 00:53:43,888 --> 00:53:46,222 And me, well, as you know, I do it all. 705 00:53:46,390 --> 00:53:48,892 And Mom-- Well, Mom was a cheerleader... 706 00:53:49,059 --> 00:53:52,812 . ..which doesn't exactly count, but don't tell her I said that. Okay? 707 00:53:52,980 --> 00:53:55,148 -Okay. -Okay. 708 00:53:55,316 --> 00:53:56,566 [BLOWS WHlSTLE] 709 00:53:56,734 --> 00:53:59,819 -Yeah. Fifty. MlCHAEL: Uhn. 710 00:53:59,987 --> 00:54:01,905 SJ: Fifty-one. 711 00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:05,575 Fifty-two. Fifty-three. 712 00:54:05,784 --> 00:54:08,953 Come on, you can get him. Go, go, go! Come on! 713 00:54:09,121 --> 00:54:10,622 Five seconds left in the game! 714 00:54:12,499 --> 00:54:15,293 This way! 715 00:54:15,461 --> 00:54:19,881 High knees, high knees, high knees! Speed kills, baby! Run like the wind! 716 00:54:20,049 --> 00:54:21,090 [CHUCKLES] 717 00:54:21,258 --> 00:54:22,884 Go, Michael, go! 718 00:54:23,093 --> 00:54:24,928 Ninety-eight. 719 00:54:25,346 --> 00:54:26,346 Ninety-nine. 720 00:54:28,182 --> 00:54:29,515 One hundred. 721 00:54:29,683 --> 00:54:32,352 Move your feet, move your feet! Come on, come on! Go! 722 00:54:32,519 --> 00:54:33,853 -There you go. -Ahh! 723 00:54:34,021 --> 00:54:36,439 SJ: You gotta get the tackle, come on, come on, come on! 724 00:54:37,191 --> 00:54:38,441 Come on, Michael. 725 00:54:38,609 --> 00:54:40,610 [GRUNTlNG] 726 00:55:03,050 --> 00:55:04,092 Mrs. Tuohy? 727 00:55:04,259 --> 00:55:07,720 I hear "Mrs. Tuohy," l look over my shoulder for my mother-in-law. 728 00:55:07,888 --> 00:55:11,015 Call me Leigh Anne or Mama or almost anything else. 729 00:55:14,144 --> 00:55:17,146 -Can you help me get something? -What? 730 00:55:19,566 --> 00:55:20,817 Driver's license. 731 00:55:22,736 --> 00:55:26,072 Why do you need a driver's license when you don't even have a car? 732 00:55:33,497 --> 00:55:36,040 Michael, why do you want a driver's license? 733 00:55:36,750 --> 00:55:39,585 It's something to carry with my name on it. 734 00:55:45,634 --> 00:55:46,676 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 735 00:55:46,844 --> 00:55:49,387 There's no one by the name of Michael Oher in the system. 736 00:55:49,555 --> 00:55:51,931 Another last name, perhaps? 737 00:55:54,184 --> 00:55:56,894 Look, l will sign something that says he lives with us. 738 00:55:57,062 --> 00:56:00,106 We'll pay for all of the insurance. Whatever it takes. Okay? 739 00:56:01,108 --> 00:56:02,275 What's it gonna take? 740 00:56:02,443 --> 00:56:05,194 SEAN: You wanna do what? -You heard me. 741 00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:08,614 -Shouldn't we at least talk about this? -What do you think we're doing? 742 00:56:08,782 --> 00:56:10,908 And don't act like I'm going behind your back. 743 00:56:11,076 --> 00:56:14,620 I know you put us down as Michael's medical contact at school. 744 00:56:14,788 --> 00:56:17,707 There is a huge difference between paying for a broken arm. . . 745 00:56:17,875 --> 00:56:21,586 . ..and being legally responsible for someone. l mean, a kid we barely know. 746 00:56:21,754 --> 00:56:25,048 That's another thing. We need to find out more about his past. 747 00:56:25,215 --> 00:56:29,302 He won't talk about it. He's like an onion. You have to peel him back a layer at a time. 748 00:56:29,470 --> 00:56:31,721 Not if you use a knife. 749 00:56:32,431 --> 00:56:35,600 What if we took him to a child psychologist or something? 750 00:56:35,768 --> 00:56:38,436 -Do you really expect Big Mike to--? -Michael. 751 00:56:38,604 --> 00:56:40,521 Do you expect Michael to lie on a couch... 752 00:56:40,689 --> 00:56:43,232 . ..and talk about his childhood like he's Woody Allen? 753 00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:46,069 I mean, Michael's gift is his ability to forget. 754 00:56:46,236 --> 00:56:50,198 He's mad at no one and he really doesn't care what happened in the past. 755 00:56:50,824 --> 00:56:51,991 You're right. 756 00:56:52,659 --> 00:56:55,953 Excuse me? "You're right"? 757 00:56:56,121 --> 00:56:58,581 How'd those words taste coming out of your mouth? 758 00:56:58,749 --> 00:57:00,166 Like vinegar. 759 00:57:09,009 --> 00:57:11,761 Well, at least promise me you'll think about it. 760 00:57:11,929 --> 00:57:13,721 All right. 761 00:57:14,431 --> 00:57:17,809 "All right, you'll think about it," or, "All right, we should do it"? 762 00:57:17,976 --> 00:57:20,186 Is there a difference? 763 00:57:22,397 --> 00:57:27,693 Just tell Gerald to hold on to the chiffonier and l will be by there after a while. 764 00:57:28,112 --> 00:57:31,948 You know-- I gotta call you back. Bye. 765 00:57:33,659 --> 00:57:35,660 Excuse me. 766 00:57:36,870 --> 00:57:38,454 I'm not cutting, l'm just asking. 767 00:57:38,622 --> 00:57:42,291 Let me tell you something. We have been sitting around here for over an hour. . . 768 00:57:42,459 --> 00:57:46,712 . ..and when l look around and all I see are people shooting the bull and drinking coffee. 769 00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:48,047 Who runs this place? 770 00:57:51,343 --> 00:57:53,886 I'd have it in shape in two days, I can tell you that. 771 00:57:54,054 --> 00:57:57,140 -l bet you would. How can l help you? -Oh, he was first. 772 00:57:57,307 --> 00:58:00,601 -No, you go ahead. l think l wanna hear this. -Me too. 773 00:58:00,769 --> 00:58:02,520 I do not appreciate the attitude. 774 00:58:02,688 --> 00:58:05,481 Ma'am, now, you can tell me what you want. . . 775 00:58:05,649 --> 00:58:07,859 . ..or l can make sure you wait here all day. 776 00:58:08,026 --> 00:58:09,527 Now, how can l help you? 777 00:58:09,903 --> 00:58:11,779 I would like to become a legal guardian. 778 00:58:12,072 --> 00:58:14,240 Lord help that child. 779 00:58:17,828 --> 00:58:22,165 There's very little on Michael. Most of his files have been lost. 780 00:58:22,332 --> 00:58:25,334 -Well, what is in there? -A few case notes. 781 00:58:25,878 --> 00:58:30,339 This one describes an incident where officers forcibly removed Michael... 782 00:58:30,507 --> 00:58:33,259 . ..from Denise Oher's care when Michael was 7. 783 00:58:33,427 --> 00:58:36,220 Quite a scene evidently. They had to split up the kids. 784 00:58:36,388 --> 00:58:39,932 -And it's far from the worst. -Where is she? His mother? 785 00:58:40,100 --> 00:58:44,395 I don't know. lf you find her, we got a heap more files we could add to. 786 00:58:45,439 --> 00:58:47,023 Well, how many kids does she have? 787 00:58:47,191 --> 00:58:50,359 Least a dozen, probably. lf not more. 788 00:58:50,527 --> 00:58:54,197 With her drug-arrest record, my guess would be, she can't even remember. 789 00:58:54,364 --> 00:58:56,073 Can l see that? 790 00:59:00,537 --> 00:59:03,122 So we would need her permission, right? 791 00:59:03,290 --> 00:59:07,960 No. Michael is a ward of the state. Just apply and get a judge to sign off on it. 792 00:59:10,714 --> 00:59:14,800 So you would just give him away without even telling his mother? 793 00:59:28,982 --> 00:59:31,275 MAN 1 : Check out this piece right here. 794 00:59:31,443 --> 00:59:33,110 MAN 2: Yeah. MAN 1 : Damn, girl. 795 00:59:38,450 --> 00:59:39,450 LElGH ANNE: Miss Oher? 796 00:59:43,247 --> 00:59:46,290 Hi. Miss-- Miss Oher? 797 00:59:48,001 --> 00:59:51,254 -You from the state? -No. 798 00:59:51,463 --> 00:59:54,507 My name is Leigh Anne Tuohy, and your son... 799 00:59:54,841 --> 00:59:57,802 . ..Michael, lives with me... 800 00:59:58,470 --> 01:00:00,554 . ..and my family. 801 01:00:06,937 --> 01:00:09,981 How is my boy? How's Big Mike? 802 01:00:10,148 --> 01:00:13,234 He's fine. He's doing real well. 803 01:00:13,986 --> 01:00:16,487 We might have some wine in the kitchen, if you.... 804 01:00:16,655 --> 01:00:18,656 Oh, no, no. That's real kind. 805 01:00:19,032 --> 01:00:20,866 When did you last see Michael? 806 01:00:22,411 --> 01:00:24,370 I don't know. 807 01:00:24,538 --> 01:00:28,708 How many--? How many foster kids you got living with you? 808 01:00:28,875 --> 01:00:33,004 Oh, l'm not a foster parent to Michael. We're just helping him out. 809 01:00:33,338 --> 01:00:34,880 State don't pay you nothing? 810 01:00:35,215 --> 01:00:37,133 No, no. 811 01:00:37,301 --> 01:00:40,720 And you feed him and you buy him clothes too? 812 01:00:40,887 --> 01:00:43,889 Well, when we can find them in his size. 813 01:00:47,060 --> 01:00:49,395 You are a fine Christian lady. 814 01:00:49,730 --> 01:00:52,064 Well, l try to be. 815 01:00:53,400 --> 01:00:55,776 This all real nice, what you're doing. . . 816 01:00:55,944 --> 01:00:59,405 . ..but don't be surprised if one day you wake up and he gone. 817 01:01:00,574 --> 01:01:01,866 What do you mean? 818 01:01:02,034 --> 01:01:06,662 He's a runner. That's what the state called him after they took him from me. 819 01:01:09,583 --> 01:01:12,251 Every foster home they sent him to... 820 01:01:12,586 --> 01:01:15,796 . ..he'd slip out the window at night and come looking for me. 821 01:01:15,964 --> 01:01:21,260 No matter where l was, that boy would come find me, take care of me. 822 01:01:23,096 --> 01:01:26,766 I've had some health problems. 823 01:01:27,934 --> 01:01:32,021 Miss Oher, was Michael born under a different name? 824 01:01:32,856 --> 01:01:36,859 Proctor. That was his daddy's last name. 825 01:01:37,361 --> 01:01:38,694 Where is he? 826 01:01:38,862 --> 01:01:42,698 -l ain't seen him since he left. -And when was that? 827 01:01:42,866 --> 01:01:44,950 Week after Mike was born. 828 01:01:45,911 --> 01:01:47,953 Do you happen to have his birth certificate? 829 01:01:56,171 --> 01:01:59,507 It's all right. l'll figure it out. 830 01:02:00,300 --> 01:02:01,717 [CLEARS THROAT] 831 01:02:13,814 --> 01:02:16,816 Mrs. Oher, you'll always be Michael's mama. 832 01:02:20,821 --> 01:02:22,279 Would you like to see him? 833 01:02:22,447 --> 01:02:26,325 [VOICE BREAKlNG] No. Not this way. 834 01:02:28,620 --> 01:02:30,871 It's Williams. 835 01:02:32,374 --> 01:02:35,042 His last name's Williams. 836 01:02:36,628 --> 01:02:39,922 Couldn't even remember who the boy's father is. 837 01:03:08,243 --> 01:03:12,329 I checked out the new Madden. The colors are better, graphics brighter. lt's awesome. 838 01:03:12,497 --> 01:03:15,082 Michael, we have something we'd like to ask you. 839 01:03:15,750 --> 01:03:20,212 -What? -Well, Leigh Anne and l, we-- 840 01:03:20,464 --> 01:03:24,675 Well, we'd like to become your legal guardians. 841 01:03:25,051 --> 01:03:26,093 What's that mean? 842 01:03:26,553 --> 01:03:29,555 What it means is, is that we wanna know. . . 843 01:03:29,723 --> 01:03:33,017 . ..if you would like to become part of this family. 844 01:03:41,818 --> 01:03:43,694 Kind of thought I already was. 845 01:03:43,862 --> 01:03:46,071 [LAUGHS] 846 01:03:46,239 --> 01:03:47,823 [FAMlLY LAUGHING] 847 01:03:52,537 --> 01:03:55,122 Well, all right, then. 848 01:04:02,797 --> 01:04:04,590 Right here. 849 01:04:08,637 --> 01:04:11,347 LElGH ANNE: You got a couple steps. SEAN: Better watch that big foot. 850 01:04:11,515 --> 01:04:12,765 LElGH ANNE: One more. 851 01:04:12,933 --> 01:04:15,226 One more. There you go. 852 01:04:16,269 --> 01:04:18,687 All right. Take off the blindfold. 853 01:04:22,859 --> 01:04:27,363 SEAN: Well? That's the one you wanted, isn't it? Heh. 854 01:04:27,531 --> 01:04:30,950 Here. Here you go, go ahead. Take it for a ride. Go on. 855 01:04:31,117 --> 01:04:34,119 SJ: Can l go too? -Yeah, but, Michael? Be careful. 856 01:04:34,287 --> 01:04:36,288 Shotgun! 857 01:04:36,456 --> 01:04:37,915 Whoo-hoo! 858 01:04:39,042 --> 01:04:42,628 -He wanted a truck? -Well, Michael thinks he's a redneck. 859 01:04:42,796 --> 01:04:44,755 SJ: Come on, Michael! 860 01:04:45,340 --> 01:04:49,134 Okay. See, you're the ketchup, here at left tackle on the weak side. 861 01:04:49,302 --> 01:04:52,263 The first play is simple. Gap. 862 01:04:54,307 --> 01:04:58,310 Now, see, this just means that you're going to block whoever's in front of you. . . 863 01:04:58,478 --> 01:05:01,647 . ..or on your inside shoulder, if you're not covered by a defender. 864 01:05:01,815 --> 01:05:05,317 Now, l'll be the running back, and you show me what you're supposed to do. 865 01:05:05,652 --> 01:05:07,069 Ready? Hike! 866 01:05:07,571 --> 01:05:11,448 You'll block him. He'll hit him. Quarterback'll hand it off. 867 01:05:11,616 --> 01:05:13,492 He gets the ball, and he takes off! 868 01:05:13,660 --> 01:05:16,245 Open lane to the end zone. All there is to it. 869 01:05:16,413 --> 01:05:17,663 What's going on here? 870 01:05:18,498 --> 01:05:20,165 Blended spice just scored. 871 01:05:20,333 --> 01:05:23,335 We were going through the playbook. Michael got moved to offense. 872 01:05:23,503 --> 01:05:26,839 When you're done, put the players back in the spice cabinet. Thank you. 873 01:05:27,007 --> 01:05:28,507 SJ: No problem. 874 01:05:28,842 --> 01:05:32,553 Actually, Mom, we were kind of waiting for you. 875 01:05:32,721 --> 01:05:34,680 You see, the new Madden game came out. . . 876 01:05:34,848 --> 01:05:37,141 . ..and me and Michael were wanting to go get it. 877 01:05:37,309 --> 01:05:40,936 -l can't, l've got a meeting in 1 0 minutes. -But he can drive. 878 01:05:41,187 --> 01:05:42,938 He can drive us. 879 01:05:44,024 --> 01:05:45,566 [YOUNG MC'S "BUST A MOVE" PLAYlNG OVER CAR STEREO] 880 01:05:45,734 --> 01:05:47,443 SJ: Oh, yeah, that's what l'm talking about. 881 01:05:47,611 --> 01:05:50,070 MlCHAEL: What you know about this? SJ: l know a lot about this. 882 01:05:50,238 --> 01:05:52,364 -Show me something then. -l'll show you something. 883 01:05:52,532 --> 01:05:54,575 -l'll start it. Follow my lead. -All right. 884 01:05:54,743 --> 01:05:55,868 -You ready? -Yeah. 885 01:05:56,036 --> 01:05:57,077 [RAPPING] Next day's function 886 01:05:57,245 --> 01:05:58,662 [RAPPING] High-class luncheon 887 01:05:58,830 --> 01:06:00,331 -Food is served -And you're stone-cold munchin' 888 01:06:00,498 --> 01:06:02,333 -Music comes on -People start to dance 889 01:06:02,500 --> 01:06:04,501 -But then you ate so much -You nearly split your pants 890 01:06:04,669 --> 01:06:06,503 -A girl starts walkin' -Guy starts gawkin' 891 01:06:06,671 --> 01:06:08,255 -Sits down next to you -Starts talkin' 892 01:06:08,423 --> 01:06:10,716 -Says she wanna dance -'Cause she likes the groove 893 01:06:10,884 --> 01:06:13,052 -So come on, fatso -And just bust a move 894 01:06:13,219 --> 01:06:17,181 If you want it You got it 895 01:06:17,349 --> 01:06:21,143 You want it Baby, you got it 896 01:06:21,311 --> 01:06:25,314 You want it You got it 897 01:06:25,482 --> 01:06:29,026 You want it Baby, you got it 898 01:06:31,696 --> 01:06:32,780 [GLASS SHATTERlNG] 899 01:06:32,989 --> 01:06:34,865 LElGH ANNE: This is not a $40,000 Oushak, Omid. 900 01:06:35,033 --> 01:06:36,075 [PHONE RlNGING] 901 01:06:36,242 --> 01:06:37,326 You're crazy, Leigh Anne. 902 01:06:37,494 --> 01:06:40,746 The borders are different widths. They've been altered. 903 01:06:40,914 --> 01:06:44,750 We'll give you 1 7, tops, all right? Hello. 904 01:06:44,918 --> 01:06:46,919 [WOMAN SPEAKlNG lNDISTINCTLY OVER RADIO] 905 01:06:47,087 --> 01:06:48,629 [SIRENS WAlLlNG] 906 01:06:48,797 --> 01:06:50,631 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Ma'am, you can't get through. 907 01:06:50,799 --> 01:06:53,217 Those are my kids. Those are my kids. 908 01:06:55,679 --> 01:06:57,930 -Oh, my God. MlCHAEL: Please, God, let him be okay. 909 01:06:58,098 --> 01:07:00,140 LElGH ANNE: Where are they?! MlCHAEL: I'm so sorry! 910 01:07:00,308 --> 01:07:04,436 -Michael, are you okay? -l'm fine! SJ! Go help SJ! 911 01:07:05,105 --> 01:07:07,606 I'm so sorry. So sorry. 912 01:07:08,108 --> 01:07:09,775 MAN 1 : How are his vitals? 913 01:07:09,943 --> 01:07:11,485 MAN 2: Excuse me, ma'am. -That's my son. 914 01:07:11,653 --> 01:07:13,946 SJ. SJ, baby. 915 01:07:14,114 --> 01:07:15,739 -Mama? -Yes, baby? 916 01:07:15,907 --> 01:07:18,283 Do you think the blood'll come out of my shirt? 917 01:07:19,786 --> 01:07:23,122 Yes, l think the blood will come out of your shirt. 918 01:07:23,289 --> 01:07:25,040 MAN: An air bag deploys at 200 miles an hour. 919 01:07:25,208 --> 01:07:27,334 Your son is too small to be in the front seat. 920 01:07:27,502 --> 01:07:29,128 But he is okay, right? 921 01:07:29,295 --> 01:07:33,090 Busted lip, bruised face. Usually when someone his size gets hit with a air bag... 922 01:07:33,258 --> 01:07:35,801 . ..it's a fractured face, broken neck, maybe worse. 923 01:07:35,969 --> 01:07:39,763 It's like the air bag was coming for him and changed direction. 924 01:07:39,931 --> 01:07:42,099 It's probably defective or something... 925 01:07:42,267 --> 01:07:44,601 . ..but your son's very, very lucky. 926 01:07:44,769 --> 01:07:48,147 No, I did. l called the insurance, it's fine. lt's fine. 927 01:07:48,314 --> 01:07:50,232 I'll talk to you later. I gotta go. Bye. 928 01:07:51,901 --> 01:07:53,277 [SIGHS] 929 01:07:54,070 --> 01:07:56,238 SJ's fine. 930 01:07:57,073 --> 01:08:01,827 He is. He's actually enjoying all the attention he's getting back there. 931 01:08:03,037 --> 01:08:07,207 Hey, Michael, could've happened to anyone, all right? lt's not your fault. 932 01:08:08,209 --> 01:08:10,169 Honey, look at me. 933 01:08:16,009 --> 01:08:17,926 Michael, what happened to your arm? 934 01:08:19,554 --> 01:08:21,472 I stopped it. 935 01:08:27,896 --> 01:08:28,937 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 936 01:08:29,647 --> 01:08:30,647 TONY: Wide right! MAN 1 : Ready. 937 01:08:30,815 --> 01:08:34,777 TONY: Let's go. MAN 2: We're going right, right, right! 938 01:08:37,614 --> 01:08:41,366 -Roll three, roll three. TONY: Ready, set, go! 939 01:08:41,534 --> 01:08:43,243 [PLAYERS GRUNTlNG] 940 01:08:45,163 --> 01:08:46,705 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 941 01:08:46,956 --> 01:08:51,794 Oher! You got 1 00 pounds on Collis and you can't keep him out of our backfield? 942 01:08:51,961 --> 01:08:54,630 Hold your block until the whistle blows. Hold it! 943 01:08:54,798 --> 01:08:56,632 All right, let's go! 944 01:08:57,300 --> 01:08:58,967 What's with the camera? 945 01:08:59,135 --> 01:09:02,596 Michael always does better when he sees what he's supposed to be doing. 946 01:09:03,556 --> 01:09:05,516 MAN: Set, go! 947 01:09:07,602 --> 01:09:08,644 [BLOWS WHlSTLE] 948 01:09:08,812 --> 01:09:12,397 -Holding. Left tackle. SJ: Michael! Come on. 949 01:09:12,649 --> 01:09:14,358 Oher. 950 01:09:14,901 --> 01:09:16,360 Come here, son. 951 01:09:16,736 --> 01:09:21,073 If you're gonna hold him, hold him inside here, between the tits. You got it? 952 01:09:21,241 --> 01:09:22,699 Will you look at me, son? 953 01:09:22,867 --> 01:09:26,870 If you grab him outside here like this or with that horse-collar thing you just did. . . 954 01:09:27,038 --> 01:09:29,915 . ..you're gonna get flagged and I'm gonna be pissed, you hear? 955 01:09:30,083 --> 01:09:31,834 All right, let's go! 956 01:09:32,919 --> 01:09:34,920 Baby, watch my stuff, all right? 957 01:09:35,880 --> 01:09:37,673 SJ: Okay. 958 01:09:38,925 --> 01:09:41,677 Well, at least he'll look good coming off the bus. 959 01:09:41,845 --> 01:09:45,430 They'll be terrified till they realize he's a marshmallow. 960 01:09:47,642 --> 01:09:50,811 Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane. 961 01:09:52,105 --> 01:09:53,188 Give me a minute, Bert. 962 01:09:54,566 --> 01:09:58,110 -We're in the middle of a practice. -You can thank me later. 963 01:09:58,695 --> 01:10:00,195 LElGH ANNE: Come here. 964 01:10:00,363 --> 01:10:04,408 Michael. Remember when we first met and we went to that horrible part of town. . . 965 01:10:04,576 --> 01:10:06,285 . ..to buy you those dreadful clothes? 966 01:10:06,452 --> 01:10:09,454 I was a little scared. You told me not to worry, you had my back. 967 01:10:09,622 --> 01:10:11,123 -You remember that? -Yes, ma'am. 968 01:10:11,291 --> 01:10:15,294 And if anyone tried to get to me, you would've stopped them, right? 969 01:10:15,461 --> 01:10:20,090 And when you and SJ were in that car wreck, what did you do to the air bag? 970 01:10:20,258 --> 01:10:24,469 -Stopped it. -You stopped it. You stopped it. 971 01:10:24,637 --> 01:10:29,600 This team is your family, Michael. You have to protect them from those guys, okay? 972 01:10:29,767 --> 01:10:30,767 Listen. 973 01:10:32,520 --> 01:10:37,065 Okay. Tony here is your quarterback, all right? You protect his blind side. 974 01:10:37,233 --> 01:10:40,152 When you look at him, you think of me, how you have my back... 975 01:10:40,320 --> 01:10:42,613 . ..how you have his. Okay? 976 01:10:42,780 --> 01:10:44,781 All right, Tony, go back. 977 01:10:46,034 --> 01:10:47,659 All right. 978 01:10:47,911 --> 01:10:51,246 Oompa-Loompa here is your tailback. When you look at him, think of SJ... 979 01:10:51,414 --> 01:10:54,917 . ..and how you'd never let anyone or anything hurt him. You understand me? 980 01:10:55,335 --> 01:10:57,628 All right. Go back. 981 01:10:57,837 --> 01:11:00,505 -Got it? -What about Collins and Mr. Tuohy? 982 01:11:00,673 --> 01:11:04,676 Fine, they can be on the team too. Are you gonna protect the family, Michael? 983 01:11:05,386 --> 01:11:07,471 -Yes, ma'am. -Good boy. 984 01:11:07,639 --> 01:11:09,431 Now go have some fun. 985 01:11:13,311 --> 01:11:14,603 [PLAYERS MURMURlNG] 986 01:11:14,812 --> 01:11:17,981 Yelling at him doesn't work, Bert. He doesn't trust men. 987 01:11:18,149 --> 01:11:22,152 In his experience, they pretend to care about you till they disappear. 988 01:11:28,743 --> 01:11:29,993 Wanna run a play? 989 01:11:30,161 --> 01:11:33,080 [ALL CHATTERING] 990 01:11:33,247 --> 01:11:35,290 SJ, you're gonna wanna get this. 991 01:11:35,667 --> 01:11:37,459 Okay. 992 01:11:39,003 --> 01:11:40,921 Come on, Michael. 993 01:11:45,843 --> 01:11:47,511 TONY: Ready! 994 01:11:47,679 --> 01:11:48,887 Set, go! 995 01:11:53,017 --> 01:11:54,267 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 996 01:11:54,477 --> 01:11:57,062 -Yeah. -All right, Michael, come on. 997 01:12:01,317 --> 01:12:02,859 TONY: Set, go! 998 01:12:06,364 --> 01:12:09,866 -Whoo! Yes! Michael! COTTON: All right, way to go, O, way to go! 999 01:12:12,996 --> 01:12:15,914 Ready! Set, go! 1000 01:12:19,252 --> 01:12:20,752 Yes! 1001 01:12:24,007 --> 01:12:25,215 That a boy. 1002 01:12:25,383 --> 01:12:28,593 MlCHAEL: You all right? MAN 1 : Hey, get over here. Let's go. 1003 01:12:34,058 --> 01:12:36,018 MAN 2: Come on, son! 1004 01:12:36,310 --> 01:12:39,855 Okay. What'd you say to him? 1005 01:12:40,023 --> 01:12:42,149 You should get to know your players, Bert. 1006 01:12:42,316 --> 01:12:46,236 He tested 98 percent in protective instincts. 1007 01:12:48,531 --> 01:12:50,449 I said you could thank me later. 1008 01:12:51,784 --> 01:12:53,952 It's later, Bert. 1009 01:12:55,121 --> 01:12:58,331 [MARCHlNG BAND PLAYING] 1010 01:12:58,499 --> 01:13:01,543 CROWD [CHANTlNG]: Milford! Milford! Milford! 1011 01:13:05,590 --> 01:13:07,966 So much for home-field advantage. 1012 01:13:08,134 --> 01:13:10,635 You ever see so many rednecks in one place? 1013 01:13:10,803 --> 01:13:13,346 NASCAR. Not even close. 1014 01:13:13,514 --> 01:13:15,557 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 1015 01:13:15,725 --> 01:13:18,894 Crusaders! Get ready for 48 minutes of hell! 1016 01:13:19,062 --> 01:13:20,562 Look at that fat ass. 1017 01:13:20,730 --> 01:13:22,689 [PLAYERS LAUGH lNG] 1018 01:13:22,857 --> 01:13:24,149 Pay them back on the field. 1019 01:13:24,317 --> 01:13:26,443 Coming through. Hold on. Listen up! Listen up! 1020 01:13:26,611 --> 01:13:30,155 Don't let them get inside your head now. Keep your composure! You ready? 1021 01:13:30,323 --> 01:13:32,741 PLAYERS: Yeah! -All right, let's go, Crusaders! 1022 01:13:32,909 --> 01:13:34,493 [PLAYERS YELLING] 1023 01:13:34,660 --> 01:13:36,828 LElGH ANNE: Go, Wingate! -Let's go, Crusaders! 1024 01:13:36,996 --> 01:13:38,538 Michael! 1025 01:13:39,499 --> 01:13:42,959 Damn, that ain't fair. They got a big old black bear playing for them. 1026 01:13:43,336 --> 01:13:46,129 -What is this, a circus? -Right. 1027 01:13:46,422 --> 01:13:50,842 Eyes forward, SJ. Sticks and stones. Sticks and stones. Come on! 1028 01:13:51,010 --> 01:13:52,719 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 1029 01:14:04,690 --> 01:14:06,149 Go! 1030 01:14:10,488 --> 01:14:13,323 -All right, all right. Good start. -Nice. 1031 01:14:15,076 --> 01:14:16,701 MAN: Ready. PLAYERS: Break! 1032 01:14:18,538 --> 01:14:20,664 -Let's go, O! Let's go! PLAYER: Whoo! 1033 01:14:21,207 --> 01:14:24,376 Hey, you guys, look at this big buck we got right here! Whoo! 1034 01:14:24,710 --> 01:14:27,212 Coming after you! Coming after you! 1035 01:14:27,547 --> 01:14:29,798 You're all mine. All mine. 1036 01:14:29,966 --> 01:14:32,717 Ready, set, go! 1037 01:14:37,723 --> 01:14:39,057 Yeah! 1038 01:14:39,225 --> 01:14:41,601 Don't let him rip through, Oher! Come on, son. 1039 01:14:41,811 --> 01:14:44,020 Yeah! That's right, boy! 1040 01:14:44,188 --> 01:14:47,107 -All night long, fat ass! All night long! MAN: Good job. 1041 01:14:47,275 --> 01:14:51,736 I got you, boy! All night long. Whoo-hoo-hoo! 1042 01:14:51,904 --> 01:14:53,071 Now that's my boy. 1043 01:14:53,531 --> 01:14:54,614 It's all right, Michael. 1044 01:14:54,782 --> 01:14:56,491 -lt's all right. Come on. -Let's go. 1045 01:14:56,659 --> 01:14:58,243 Shake it off. Come on. 1046 01:15:01,122 --> 01:15:04,916 Here we go. Round two, baby, round two. 1047 01:15:07,086 --> 01:15:08,628 Ready! 1048 01:15:09,088 --> 01:15:10,589 -Set! -Switch! Switch! 1049 01:15:10,756 --> 01:15:13,425 PLAYER 1 : Got it! Got it! PLAYER 2: Go! 1050 01:15:17,221 --> 01:15:19,931 Whoo! Yeah! 1051 01:15:20,516 --> 01:15:24,394 Oher, don't let him get the inside gap on you. Come on. Use your head! 1052 01:15:24,562 --> 01:15:27,939 -What is Bert doing? Nothing. PLAYERS: Break! 1053 01:15:28,441 --> 01:15:30,358 PLAYERS: Break! -Hey, fat boy. 1054 01:15:30,526 --> 01:15:34,279 We're not done yet. All game long, boy. All game long! 1055 01:15:34,447 --> 01:15:35,739 PLAYER: Slot right, slot right. 1056 01:15:36,199 --> 01:15:38,200 Ready, set, go! 1057 01:15:40,119 --> 01:15:41,870 Pass, pass, pass! 1058 01:15:43,247 --> 01:15:44,789 Stop this-- Oh! 1059 01:15:44,957 --> 01:15:45,999 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 1060 01:15:46,167 --> 01:15:47,709 Yeah. 1061 01:15:48,461 --> 01:15:50,128 Why another pass, Bert? 1062 01:15:50,296 --> 01:15:52,214 Hey, where you going, fat boy? 1063 01:15:52,381 --> 01:15:56,760 You better stay off my field. You are not welcome here! This is my field! 1064 01:15:56,928 --> 01:16:00,972 -Sixty-six, get back to your own bench! -Bert! Be quiet. Bert! 1065 01:16:02,642 --> 01:16:04,643 [PHONE RlNGING] 1066 01:16:10,233 --> 01:16:11,274 Hello? 1067 01:16:11,442 --> 01:16:15,111 Enough with the trick plays, Bert. Run the dang ball. 1068 01:16:16,822 --> 01:16:19,282 You heard me. Run the dang ball. Run it! 1069 01:16:21,160 --> 01:16:22,994 Wait, did he just hang up the phone? 1070 01:16:23,162 --> 01:16:25,830 -No, I think he lost service. -He did not lose service. 1071 01:16:25,998 --> 01:16:28,625 -Whoo! DAD: Oh, that's my boy, Jimmy! 1072 01:16:28,793 --> 01:16:32,337 Number 66! Kicking that blue gum's ass. 1073 01:16:34,340 --> 01:16:36,675 Hey. Crotch-mouth. 1074 01:16:36,842 --> 01:16:40,512 Yeah, you. Zip it or I'll come up there and zip it for you. 1075 01:16:43,808 --> 01:16:45,016 Sticks and stones? 1076 01:16:45,184 --> 01:16:47,352 You know what, SJ, just turn forward. 1077 01:16:47,520 --> 01:16:51,106 Just pick up the camera and keep shooting. Come on. 1078 01:16:51,857 --> 01:16:53,358 PLAYER 1 : Push it, push it, push it! 1079 01:16:54,360 --> 01:16:56,027 PLAYER 2: And go! 1080 01:16:59,865 --> 01:17:01,283 Squeeze in! 1081 01:17:05,288 --> 01:17:06,371 Hah. 1082 01:17:06,539 --> 01:17:08,957 It's all right. All right, all right, we can come back from that. 1083 01:17:09,125 --> 01:17:10,709 [BLOWS WHlSTLE] 1084 01:17:11,043 --> 01:17:13,128 Set, go! 1085 01:17:26,225 --> 01:17:27,267 PLAYERS: Break! 1086 01:17:27,435 --> 01:17:29,185 PLAYER: And go! 1087 01:17:33,190 --> 01:17:34,482 Come on! 1088 01:17:34,650 --> 01:17:36,609 MAN: Get him! -He's gone. He's gone. 1089 01:17:38,988 --> 01:17:40,739 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 1090 01:17:42,241 --> 01:17:44,409 -He's gotta shut that hole off. -No. 1091 01:17:46,704 --> 01:17:51,583 Unbelievable. Three plays. Three plays. What were we in, 4-3? Come on! 1092 01:17:51,751 --> 01:17:53,084 [BLOWS WHlSTLE] 1093 01:17:53,252 --> 01:17:55,086 PLAYER 1 : Ready. PLAYERS: Break! 1094 01:17:55,254 --> 01:17:58,256 66: Whoo! That's right, biggie, me and you. 1095 01:17:58,424 --> 01:18:01,676 Me and you, biggie, one more time. Here we go. 1096 01:18:03,262 --> 01:18:04,929 Ready! 1097 01:18:05,973 --> 01:18:07,474 Set! Go! 1098 01:18:16,442 --> 01:18:20,278 All right, Bobby, cut back. Son, you gotta cut back, you gotta cut back. 1099 01:18:20,446 --> 01:18:23,490 -Come on. Let's go. Back to huddle. -You fat, black piece of crap. 1100 01:18:23,657 --> 01:18:27,452 Hey! Hey! Ref, are you gonna do something about this? 1101 01:18:27,620 --> 01:18:30,622 He just kicked my boy in the head and he cussed him! 1102 01:18:30,790 --> 01:18:32,624 Thank you. 1103 01:18:32,792 --> 01:18:35,794 Unsportsmanlike conduct, Wingate. Fifteen yards. 1104 01:18:35,961 --> 01:18:38,129 -What? -You shut up, you get another 1 5. 1105 01:18:42,301 --> 01:18:45,762 This young man plays for my team. My team! 1106 01:18:45,930 --> 01:18:49,974 And l will defend him like he's my own son against you. . . 1107 01:18:50,142 --> 01:18:54,229 . ..or any other redneck son of a bitch! 1108 01:18:54,855 --> 01:18:57,649 Don't worry, coach. l got your back. 1109 01:18:58,275 --> 01:19:00,193 [MURMURS] 1110 01:19:07,326 --> 01:19:09,035 Come here, son, come here. 1111 01:19:09,870 --> 01:19:11,996 -Try Gap. -Gap? 1112 01:19:12,164 --> 01:19:13,206 Gap. 1113 01:19:13,999 --> 01:19:17,627 All right. Gun rip, 47 Gap. On one, on one. Ready. 1114 01:19:17,795 --> 01:19:19,337 ALL: Break! 1115 01:19:24,135 --> 01:19:26,970 Your coach ain't here to protect you now, is he? 1116 01:19:34,019 --> 01:19:36,062 Ready! 1117 01:19:36,897 --> 01:19:38,690 LElGH ANNE: This team is your family, Michael. 1118 01:19:38,858 --> 01:19:40,400 TONY: Set! 1119 01:19:45,072 --> 01:19:46,114 Go! 1120 01:19:46,282 --> 01:19:48,241 [GRUNTlNG] 1121 01:19:52,204 --> 01:19:54,205 Cut back, cut back. Block him, Oher. 1122 01:19:54,623 --> 01:19:56,207 He's got a hole! He's got a hole! 1123 01:20:00,629 --> 01:20:02,505 -Get him, Michael. -SJ! 1124 01:20:02,673 --> 01:20:05,133 SEAN: Get him, Michael. Come on, go! LElGH ANNE: Run, Michael! 1125 01:20:07,636 --> 01:20:09,012 Go, go, go! 1126 01:20:09,180 --> 01:20:11,014 -Go, Mike! -Go, Michael! 1127 01:20:11,182 --> 01:20:12,557 Yeah, touchdown! 1128 01:20:12,725 --> 01:20:14,726 Hey! Hey! Touchdown! 1129 01:20:14,894 --> 01:20:16,060 [YELLS] 1130 01:20:16,729 --> 01:20:18,146 Ooh. 1131 01:20:18,814 --> 01:20:20,565 [BLOWS WHlSTLE] 1132 01:20:22,193 --> 01:20:24,152 Yo! Deliverance! 1133 01:20:24,320 --> 01:20:27,739 You see number 74? Well, that's my son. 1134 01:20:29,658 --> 01:20:31,159 Way to go, bro! Ha-ha-ha. 1135 01:20:31,327 --> 01:20:33,203 Okay, here's what we got. Dead ball foul. 1136 01:20:33,370 --> 01:20:35,997 -Now what? Was he holding? -No. 1137 01:20:36,165 --> 01:20:39,834 -Did he hit after the whistle? -l don't believe so. 1138 01:20:40,002 --> 01:20:41,961 Then what was the flag for? 1139 01:20:42,129 --> 01:20:45,590 I don't know. Excessive blocking. 1140 01:20:45,925 --> 01:20:46,966 You're kidding me. 1141 01:20:47,551 --> 01:20:48,968 [GROANS] 1142 01:20:50,888 --> 01:20:53,973 Sorry, coach. l stopped when l heard the whistle. 1143 01:20:54,141 --> 01:20:55,642 Where were you taking him, Mike? 1144 01:20:55,809 --> 01:20:59,521 To the bus. lt was time for him to go home. 1145 01:21:01,524 --> 01:21:03,608 Attaboy, Michael Oher. Attaboy! 1146 01:21:03,776 --> 01:21:06,444 Go get them! Go get them, Crusaders! 1147 01:21:08,822 --> 01:21:11,866 TONY: Ready, set, go! 1148 01:21:17,039 --> 01:21:18,790 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 1149 01:21:21,710 --> 01:21:23,628 [CHEERlNG] 1150 01:21:23,796 --> 01:21:25,922 TONY: Ready, set, go! 1151 01:21:30,469 --> 01:21:31,636 [GRUNTS] 1152 01:21:33,138 --> 01:21:35,223 [WHlSTLE BLOWS] 1153 01:21:35,391 --> 01:21:37,225 -Whoo! -Whoo! Michael! 1154 01:21:39,562 --> 01:21:41,145 TONY: Set, go! 1155 01:21:41,522 --> 01:21:43,022 [GRUNTlNG] 1156 01:21:48,612 --> 01:21:50,154 Yeah! 1157 01:21:53,742 --> 01:21:57,829 Hey! Hey! Rub the head, rub the head. All right, let's go! 1158 01:21:58,330 --> 01:22:00,832 -Oh. -Tackle, over there. 1159 01:22:01,625 --> 01:22:03,835 Ready, set, go! 1160 01:22:04,169 --> 01:22:05,670 [GRUNTlNG] 1161 01:22:05,838 --> 01:22:07,255 Stay. 1162 01:22:10,676 --> 01:22:12,468 [GROANING] 1163 01:22:26,483 --> 01:22:29,527 Ready, 21 ! Ready, 21 ! 1164 01:22:29,862 --> 01:22:31,613 Set! 1165 01:22:31,864 --> 01:22:33,406 Pull it! 1166 01:22:44,543 --> 01:22:45,710 [CHEERlNG OVER TV] 1167 01:22:45,878 --> 01:22:48,212 [MICHAEL GRUNTlNG OVER TV] 1168 01:22:49,214 --> 01:22:50,632 [TV CLICKS OFF] 1169 01:22:52,635 --> 01:22:53,676 [PHONE RlNGS] 1170 01:22:53,886 --> 01:22:58,514 Tom Lemming Recruiting, please hold. 1171 01:22:58,682 --> 01:23:02,060 Coach Saban wants his monthly recruiting updates FedExed. 1172 01:23:02,227 --> 01:23:06,731 Does he really think getting it one day early is gonna give LSU a leg up? 1173 01:23:07,107 --> 01:23:09,901 Hey, have you filled all the slots in the Army all-star game? 1174 01:23:10,069 --> 01:23:11,402 Yeah, why? 1175 01:23:11,570 --> 01:23:13,071 You might wanna open one up. 1176 01:23:19,912 --> 01:23:22,914 [PLAYERS YELLING AND CROWD CHEERING OVER COMPUTER] 1177 01:23:30,089 --> 01:23:31,631 Oh. 1178 01:23:35,552 --> 01:23:36,594 Wow. 1179 01:23:37,346 --> 01:23:46,437 [LAUGH lNG] 1180 01:23:51,819 --> 01:23:53,945 What did l tell you? 1181 01:24:02,788 --> 01:24:05,206 I want him. l want him bad. 1182 01:24:05,874 --> 01:24:10,628 ALL: Y-E-L-L, everybody yell. Say, everybody yell. 1183 01:24:10,796 --> 01:24:14,632 Y-E-L-L, everybody yell. 1184 01:24:14,800 --> 01:24:17,468 Nice kick this time, Collins. Nice job. 1185 01:24:17,636 --> 01:24:19,512 What in the world? 1186 01:24:19,805 --> 01:24:23,266 All right, y'all keep practicing. Remember, point your toes. 1187 01:24:23,434 --> 01:24:28,438 PLAYERS: One, two, three, one! One, two, three, two! One, two, three, three! 1188 01:24:28,605 --> 01:24:30,773 You gonna buckle up today, son? 1189 01:24:33,068 --> 01:24:36,446 Shoot, man, Fulmer's here. Might as well go home. 1190 01:24:36,613 --> 01:24:39,741 What do you say, fellas? Doing all right? Good to see everybody. 1191 01:24:39,908 --> 01:24:42,160 Came all the way from Knoxville to see for myself. 1192 01:24:42,327 --> 01:24:45,496 Heck, coach, we drove from Clemson, nine hours. 1193 01:24:45,664 --> 01:24:47,248 Coach Fulmer. lt's a real honor. 1194 01:24:47,416 --> 01:24:50,334 My pleasure. I've watched your program. You've done really well. 1195 01:24:50,502 --> 01:24:53,671 I don't think there's any question you'll be at the next level soon. 1196 01:24:53,839 --> 01:24:56,674 Oh, well, you know, we do what we can with what we've got. 1197 01:24:57,509 --> 01:25:00,136 Is that--? Is that Michael? Is that O'Hare? 1198 01:25:00,304 --> 01:25:04,557 It's Oher. Like a paddle in a boat. Oher. 1199 01:25:08,187 --> 01:25:11,105 You think we might see some drills, perhaps? 1200 01:25:11,273 --> 01:25:15,359 -l think all the coaches would appreciate it. -Oh, yes, sir. You bet. 1201 01:25:16,361 --> 01:25:17,403 [BLOWS WHlSTLE] 1202 01:25:17,571 --> 01:25:19,447 Listen up, fellas! We're gonna do a board drill. 1203 01:25:19,615 --> 01:25:22,116 Big Mike, Jay Collis, best on best right here. 1204 01:25:22,284 --> 01:25:23,993 Let's go, come on, come on! 1205 01:25:24,161 --> 01:25:26,162 [PLAYERS YELLING] 1206 01:25:32,127 --> 01:25:33,211 On the whistle, men. 1207 01:25:45,724 --> 01:25:47,225 [BLOWS WHlSTLE] 1208 01:25:47,392 --> 01:25:48,684 [GRUNTlNG] 1209 01:25:48,852 --> 01:25:50,561 [CROWD YELLlNG] 1210 01:25:53,690 --> 01:25:54,732 Wow. 1211 01:25:55,984 --> 01:25:58,986 [PHONES BEEP] 1212 01:26:01,740 --> 01:26:02,782 Coach. Thank you. 1213 01:26:02,950 --> 01:26:05,868 -Where are you off to, coach? -Back to South Carolina. 1214 01:26:06,036 --> 01:26:10,081 You tell Michael Oher, if he can qualify with the grades, Clemson wants him. 1215 01:26:10,249 --> 01:26:12,500 Yeah, good luck with that, Brad. 1216 01:26:12,668 --> 01:26:14,752 You've done a great job with this young man. 1217 01:26:14,920 --> 01:26:17,088 He was a little raw when we first got him. . . 1218 01:26:17,256 --> 01:26:19,715 . ..but we've, you know, coached him up a little bit. 1219 01:26:22,803 --> 01:26:24,887 Where is that? 1220 01:26:25,055 --> 01:26:28,432 Well, make me guess. 1221 01:26:30,310 --> 01:26:31,352 Hello, Mama. 1222 01:26:31,520 --> 01:26:34,313 Did you know to be eligible for a Division l scholarship. . . 1223 01:26:34,481 --> 01:26:38,609 -. . .Michael will need to make a 2.5 GPA? -Really? 1224 01:26:38,777 --> 01:26:43,281 His ACT is low and l don't see it getting any better if he retakes it. Right there. 1225 01:26:43,448 --> 01:26:44,740 Well, what's his GPA now? 1226 01:26:44,908 --> 01:26:47,451 1 .76. 1227 01:26:47,619 --> 01:26:49,871 That's not bad when you consider where he started. 1228 01:26:50,038 --> 01:26:52,415 Well, he's gonna have to make all A's this year. 1229 01:26:52,916 --> 01:26:56,502 I'm serious. And that might not even be enough. 1230 01:26:56,670 --> 01:26:58,296 So he goes to a junior college. 1231 01:26:58,964 --> 01:27:01,883 Unh-uhn. Most inner-city kids that go to JC drop out in the first year. 1232 01:27:02,050 --> 01:27:04,302 And his shot at the pros would go out the window. 1233 01:27:04,469 --> 01:27:07,555 Pros? Are we even sure he's gonna get college offers? 1234 01:27:10,726 --> 01:27:13,227 NICK [OVER MACHINE]: Michael, Nick Saban from LSU. 1235 01:27:13,395 --> 01:27:15,771 Looking forward to you coming down and visiting. 1236 01:27:15,939 --> 01:27:18,900 LOU: Greetings, l'm Lou Holtz from South Carolina. I'm call-- 1237 01:27:19,067 --> 01:27:22,570 MAN: We are very interested in having Michael over to Knoxville for a visit. 1238 01:27:23,822 --> 01:27:25,031 Phil Fulmer, Tennessee. 1239 01:27:25,198 --> 01:27:29,619 There's 20 more of them on there. And these things right here, 50 of them. 1240 01:27:29,786 --> 01:27:31,245 -Any of those from Ole Miss? -No. 1241 01:27:31,413 --> 01:27:34,332 They're not gonna start recruiting till they hire another coach. 1242 01:27:34,499 --> 01:27:38,252 Doesn't make any difference unless Michael makes his grades. Ahem. 1243 01:27:40,047 --> 01:27:41,631 What are we gonna do? 1244 01:27:42,758 --> 01:27:45,843 I understand you applied for a teaching position at Wingate. 1245 01:27:47,095 --> 01:27:48,888 I wasn't religious enough for them. 1246 01:27:49,514 --> 01:27:55,102 I'm a spiritual person, Mrs. Tuohy, but I have certain, shall we say, doubts. 1247 01:27:56,188 --> 01:27:58,189 Well, l appreciate your honesty, Miss Sue. 1248 01:27:58,565 --> 01:28:00,191 What's the situation with Michael? 1249 01:28:00,359 --> 01:28:02,818 -He needs to do better in school. -Obviously. 1250 01:28:02,986 --> 01:28:04,236 But why the big push? 1251 01:28:04,404 --> 01:28:08,491 Well, he's in line for a football scholarship if he gets his grades up. 1252 01:28:08,659 --> 01:28:11,827 -ls he considering Ole Miss? -Better be. 1253 01:28:13,205 --> 01:28:14,789 I'd love to work with him. 1254 01:28:14,957 --> 01:28:17,375 Well, when would you like to start? 1255 01:28:18,210 --> 01:28:22,088 Mrs. Tuohy, um, there's something you should know about me. 1256 01:28:22,255 --> 01:28:23,965 I don't usually tell many people... 1257 01:28:24,132 --> 01:28:27,802 . ..but it's something l feel you should be aware of before you hire me. 1258 01:28:28,470 --> 01:28:30,554 Uh-- What is it? 1259 01:28:31,431 --> 01:28:32,974 I'm a Democrat. 1260 01:28:35,102 --> 01:28:36,894 Okay. 1261 01:28:42,150 --> 01:28:44,694 -l don't understand it. -Yet. 1262 01:28:44,861 --> 01:28:47,113 You don't understand it yet. 1263 01:28:48,907 --> 01:28:50,408 How big is your head, Michael? 1264 01:28:50,659 --> 01:28:51,993 Big. 1265 01:28:52,160 --> 01:28:53,577 And what's in there? 1266 01:28:53,745 --> 01:28:55,079 -A brain. -A brain. 1267 01:28:55,247 --> 01:28:56,914 It's full of knowledge. 1268 01:28:57,082 --> 01:29:01,752 Like a file cabinet with maps, and shortcuts for figuring things out. 1269 01:29:02,421 --> 01:29:06,257 You'll get there, Michael Oher, because I'm here to help you use those maps. . . 1270 01:29:06,425 --> 01:29:10,428 . ..and reach your destination, like Sacagawea led Lewis and Clark. 1271 01:29:10,595 --> 01:29:11,846 Sacagawea? 1272 01:29:12,014 --> 01:29:15,391 We'll get to that. And the history books have it wrong. 1273 01:29:15,559 --> 01:29:18,769 All you need to know is l'll get you there. 1274 01:29:19,563 --> 01:29:21,564 Do you believe me? 1275 01:29:24,317 --> 01:29:25,943 You trust me, Michael? 1276 01:29:28,196 --> 01:29:29,238 Yes, Miss Sue. 1277 01:29:32,075 --> 01:29:33,284 Try it again. 1278 01:29:34,786 --> 01:29:37,621 What's the next one? Read that to me. Okay, what does it say? 1279 01:29:37,789 --> 01:29:42,251 First we have to find the constant. Now, where is the constant? 1280 01:29:42,836 --> 01:29:45,004 Good. See? 1281 01:29:45,172 --> 01:29:48,382 Who'd have thought we'd have a black son before we knew a Democrat? 1282 01:29:48,550 --> 01:29:50,134 [DOORBELL RlNGS] 1283 01:29:50,552 --> 01:29:53,763 LElGH ANNE: Doorbell! SEAN: I got it, guys. 1284 01:29:56,349 --> 01:29:58,434 Coach, how are you? Come in. Sean Tuohy. 1285 01:29:58,602 --> 01:30:01,395 -Nick Saban, nice to meet you. -Nice to see you. My pleasure. 1286 01:30:01,563 --> 01:30:03,814 I appreciate the opportunity to come in your home. 1287 01:30:03,982 --> 01:30:06,442 -This is my daughter, Collins. -Pleasure to meet you. 1288 01:30:06,610 --> 01:30:09,487 -And you must be Leigh Anne. -That would be me, Coach Saban. 1289 01:30:09,654 --> 01:30:11,072 -Nice to meet you. -You too. 1290 01:30:11,239 --> 01:30:13,741 Just call me Nick. This is an incredible home. 1291 01:30:13,909 --> 01:30:16,160 The Windsor valances are a nice touch. 1292 01:30:16,328 --> 01:30:20,331 Well, thank you. You obviously have excellent taste. 1293 01:30:20,499 --> 01:30:22,416 NICK: Well, we appreciate quality. . . 1294 01:30:22,584 --> 01:30:24,460 . ..and recognize it when we see it. 1295 01:30:26,004 --> 01:30:28,422 Michael, why don't you come in and say hello? 1296 01:30:28,590 --> 01:30:30,925 -Nick Saban. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 1297 01:30:31,093 --> 01:30:33,177 NICK: And you must be SJ. -That's me. 1298 01:30:33,345 --> 01:30:36,764 Michael, why don't you and Nick go into the living room and talk? 1299 01:30:37,099 --> 01:30:38,224 Can SJ come? 1300 01:30:38,391 --> 01:30:41,435 -Absolutely. We'll recruit the both of you. -All right. 1301 01:30:44,439 --> 01:30:46,607 I find him extremely handsome. 1302 01:30:46,775 --> 01:30:48,692 Yeah, l'm right here, Leigh Anne. 1303 01:30:48,860 --> 01:30:50,361 Yeah, l know. 1304 01:30:50,529 --> 01:30:53,531 NICK: So, Michael, we would love to get you down to LSU for a visit. 1305 01:30:53,698 --> 01:30:55,699 We've got a great thing going right now. 1306 01:30:55,867 --> 01:30:59,328 You have an opportunity to be successful as a person, as a student.. . 1307 01:30:59,496 --> 01:31:03,707 . ..and an opportunity to be a part of the next national championship team at LSU. 1308 01:31:03,875 --> 01:31:06,919 So, what do you say? Would you like to commit to a visit? 1309 01:31:07,087 --> 01:31:08,546 SJ: Can l ask a question? NICK: Sure. 1310 01:31:08,880 --> 01:31:12,383 My brother and l are very close, and so.. . 1311 01:31:12,551 --> 01:31:17,388 . .. l'm very afraid that if he goes off to school, I might not get to see him. 1312 01:31:17,556 --> 01:31:19,223 -So. ... -Go on. 1313 01:31:19,391 --> 01:31:23,227 I guess I was just wondering how much access I'd have to him. 1314 01:31:23,395 --> 01:31:25,813 NICK: Well, SJ, you would have total access to Michael. 1315 01:31:25,981 --> 01:31:29,066 But better than that, in his first game in Tiger Stadium. . . 1316 01:31:29,234 --> 01:31:32,027 . ..we would like for you to lead the team out of the tunnel. 1317 01:31:32,195 --> 01:31:34,572 -What do you think about that? -Sounds good. 1318 01:31:37,200 --> 01:31:39,201 [CROWD CHEERING] 1319 01:31:42,164 --> 01:31:44,165 [GRUNTlNG] 1320 01:31:46,168 --> 01:31:48,085 [DOORBELL RlNGS] 1321 01:31:49,087 --> 01:31:50,254 Come on in. 1322 01:31:50,422 --> 01:31:53,632 Greetings. I'm Lou Holtz from the University of South Carolina. 1323 01:31:53,800 --> 01:31:56,760 Leigh Anne Tuohy. Nice to meet you. Come on in. Michael? 1324 01:31:56,928 --> 01:31:59,096 Hello. I'm Tommy Tuberville, Auburn University. 1325 01:31:59,264 --> 01:32:01,432 Leigh Anne Tuohy. Nice to meet you. Michael? 1326 01:32:01,600 --> 01:32:05,102 -Houston Nutt, University of Arkansas. -Leigh Anne Tuohy. Nice to meet you. 1327 01:32:05,270 --> 01:32:07,771 -Ole Miss cup, huh? -Michael? 1328 01:32:08,773 --> 01:32:09,773 [SIGHS] 1329 01:32:09,941 --> 01:32:12,234 Oh, come on. You know this. 1330 01:32:12,402 --> 01:32:14,111 It's logical. 1331 01:32:25,373 --> 01:32:27,958 I guarantee, you come to University of South Carolina... 1332 01:32:28,126 --> 01:32:30,628 . ..it'll be the smartest decision you've ever made. 1333 01:32:30,795 --> 01:32:34,423 We want you, we need you, but the other thing is, Mike, you need us. 1334 01:32:38,136 --> 01:32:39,178 Ow! 1335 01:32:39,346 --> 01:32:42,306 Knoxville is a tremendous place to live and-- 1336 01:32:42,474 --> 01:32:45,476 HOUSTON: l know there's Lions, there's Tigers, there's Bears. 1337 01:32:45,644 --> 01:32:47,770 Hey, there's only one Razorback in the world. 1338 01:32:47,938 --> 01:32:51,649 And not only that, you will look great in Gamecock red. 1339 01:32:51,816 --> 01:32:52,858 What's in it for me? 1340 01:32:53,026 --> 01:32:56,737 SJ, l'm gonna get you a hog hat and the whole family a hog hat. 1341 01:32:56,905 --> 01:32:59,031 Are you telling me that's the best you can do? 1342 01:32:59,199 --> 01:33:01,492 SJ, you remind me of me as a boy. 1343 01:33:01,660 --> 01:33:04,036 Coach, help me help you. 1344 01:33:04,204 --> 01:33:07,748 I can give you a Gamecock headdress, and with real feathers. 1345 01:33:16,508 --> 01:33:19,927 -What do you got for me, Phil? -l've been thinking a lot about that... 1346 01:33:20,095 --> 01:33:22,680 . ..and one of the things I think would be special.. . 1347 01:33:22,847 --> 01:33:26,850 . ..is we'll walk arm-in-arm to the center of Neyland Stadium in the first ball game. . . 1348 01:33:27,018 --> 01:33:29,353 . ..and do the coin toss together. How's that sound? 1349 01:33:29,521 --> 01:33:32,022 Coach Fulmer, it's a pleasure doing business with you. 1350 01:33:32,190 --> 01:33:34,984 My pleasure, CJ. You bet you, buddy. 1351 01:33:35,151 --> 01:33:37,111 [CROWD CHEERING] 1352 01:33:43,535 --> 01:33:44,535 [DOORBELL RlNGS] 1353 01:33:45,287 --> 01:33:46,829 Congratulations on getting hired. 1354 01:33:46,997 --> 01:33:49,748 Thank you, ma'am. Ole Miss is my dream job. 1355 01:33:49,916 --> 01:33:53,043 You're coming a little late to the party and we're diehard Rebels... 1356 01:33:53,211 --> 01:33:55,671 . ..so l'm gonna pretty much give you a road map. 1357 01:33:55,839 --> 01:33:57,464 -Got it. -LSU is out. 1358 01:33:57,632 --> 01:33:59,633 Everybody knows Saban's going to the NFL. 1359 01:33:59,801 --> 01:34:02,594 Don't wanna name names, but on Michael's first two trips. .. 1360 01:34:02,762 --> 01:34:05,055 -. . .somebody took him to a titty bar. -Terrible. 1361 01:34:05,223 --> 01:34:07,391 Tell me about it. He had nightmares for weeks. 1362 01:34:07,559 --> 01:34:09,893 So when he visits, I want you to feed him ltalian. 1363 01:34:10,061 --> 01:34:12,646 He likes fettuccine Alfredo. And take him to a movie. 1364 01:34:12,814 --> 01:34:16,066 Not Chainsaw Massacre because he'll just cover his eyes. 1365 01:34:16,234 --> 01:34:18,610 Then get him in bed by 1 0. Got it? 1366 01:34:18,778 --> 01:34:19,987 -Yes, ma'am. -All right. 1367 01:34:20,155 --> 01:34:21,989 -What about Tennessee? -Mm. 1368 01:34:22,324 --> 01:34:24,158 Breaks my heart, but they're still in the hunt. 1369 01:34:24,326 --> 01:34:26,702 Ahem. Fulmer made SJ a sweet deal. 1370 01:34:26,870 --> 01:34:29,413 -l hear that kid can really pepper the gumbo. -Hmm. 1371 01:34:29,581 --> 01:34:32,333 He's his daddy's boy. You ready? 1372 01:34:32,500 --> 01:34:34,418 -Let's do it. -All right. 1373 01:34:34,586 --> 01:34:37,004 ED: Mike, do you love barbecue? I tell you what, Mike. 1374 01:34:37,172 --> 01:34:40,632 You can go to a gas station and get the best barbecue you ever got. 1375 01:34:40,800 --> 01:34:42,259 It's a wonderful place to live. 1376 01:34:42,427 --> 01:34:46,597 Fried catfish, all the good food that we love to eat and that's not good for us. . . 1377 01:34:46,765 --> 01:34:49,058 . ..you can have it there, Mike, I promise you. 1378 01:34:49,225 --> 01:34:51,518 And for you, SJ, this is what I can do. 1379 01:34:51,686 --> 01:34:53,771 At Ole Miss, we have The Grove by the stadium. 1380 01:34:53,938 --> 01:34:57,358 We walk it before every game in front of thousands of people. 1381 01:34:57,525 --> 01:34:59,443 It's a sacred ritual. And l'm in front. 1382 01:34:59,944 --> 01:35:01,862 Seen it a thousand times. 1383 01:35:02,030 --> 01:35:05,783 Ever seen it from the front of the line? Next year, you and me, leading the team. 1384 01:35:05,950 --> 01:35:09,912 Tennessee offered to let me run on the field and flip the coin. 1385 01:35:12,832 --> 01:35:14,917 I'll throw in a sideline pass. 1386 01:35:25,178 --> 01:35:26,637 Have you decided yet, Michael? 1387 01:35:27,389 --> 01:35:29,306 No, Miss Sue. 1388 01:35:30,058 --> 01:35:32,434 But you like Tennessee? 1389 01:35:33,395 --> 01:35:34,728 Yeah. That's a good school. 1390 01:35:35,814 --> 01:35:37,815 Not at the academic level of Ole Miss. . . 1391 01:35:37,982 --> 01:35:40,984 . ..but they have a outstanding Science Department. 1392 01:35:41,861 --> 01:35:44,113 You know what they're famous for? 1393 01:35:44,531 --> 01:35:46,824 They work with the FBI . .. 1394 01:35:46,991 --> 01:35:50,953 . ..to study the effects of soil on decomposing body parts. 1395 01:35:51,121 --> 01:35:52,830 What's that mean? 1396 01:35:52,997 --> 01:35:56,458 Well, when they find a body, the police wanna know how long it's been dead. 1397 01:35:56,626 --> 01:35:59,545 So the fine folks at Tennessee help them out. 1398 01:36:00,338 --> 01:36:03,048 Oh, they have lots of body parts. 1399 01:36:03,258 --> 01:36:07,344 Arms and legs and hands.. . 1400 01:36:07,512 --> 01:36:10,013 . ..from hospitals and medical schools. 1401 01:36:10,598 --> 01:36:11,890 [CHUCKLES] 1402 01:36:12,809 --> 01:36:14,685 And do you know where they store them? 1403 01:36:18,606 --> 01:36:20,774 Right underneath the football field. 1404 01:36:22,944 --> 01:36:27,489 So while it's fine and dandy to have 1 00,000 fans cheering for you... 1405 01:36:27,657 --> 01:36:32,286 . ..the bodies you should be worried about are the ones right under the turf. 1406 01:36:32,454 --> 01:36:35,539 Set to poke up through the ground and grab you. 1407 01:36:40,378 --> 01:36:43,338 Well, it's your decision where you wanna play ball. 1408 01:36:43,506 --> 01:36:45,716 Don't let me influence you. 1409 01:36:55,477 --> 01:36:56,894 [APPLAUSE] 1410 01:37:14,370 --> 01:37:17,623 All the other teachers are on board. I don't know what your problem is. 1411 01:37:17,790 --> 01:37:21,752 I'm sorry. I will not give a student a grade he or she doesn't deserve. 1412 01:37:22,045 --> 01:37:25,380 Well, Michael needs a B. 1413 01:37:25,548 --> 01:37:28,217 What does he have to do to deserve that? 1414 01:37:29,886 --> 01:37:32,763 Right now Michael's doing C-minus, D-plus work. 1415 01:37:33,306 --> 01:37:37,100 His best chance at improvement is the written essay at the end of the year. 1416 01:37:37,268 --> 01:37:39,353 It counts for a third of the grade. 1417 01:37:40,730 --> 01:37:43,398 Well, that's it. We're sunk. 1418 01:37:43,566 --> 01:37:44,608 [GAME PLAYING ON TV] 1419 01:37:44,776 --> 01:37:47,611 Why don't you write about Great Expectations? 1420 01:37:47,779 --> 01:37:49,655 You're a lot like Pip. 1421 01:37:49,822 --> 01:37:55,285 I mean, he was poor. He was an orphan and someone kind of found him. 1422 01:37:55,453 --> 01:37:57,371 You should be able to relate to that. 1423 01:38:01,459 --> 01:38:04,503 Fine. We'll go through the reading list. 1424 01:38:04,671 --> 01:38:07,381 But you're gonna have to pick one, Michael. 1425 01:38:07,799 --> 01:38:08,840 Pygmalion. 1426 01:38:12,303 --> 01:38:14,137 A Tale of Two Cities. 1427 01:38:14,305 --> 01:38:16,139 "The Charge of the Light Brigade." 1428 01:38:16,307 --> 01:38:19,768 Half a league, half a league Half a league onward 1429 01:38:19,936 --> 01:38:21,478 I love that one. 1430 01:38:21,854 --> 01:38:24,147 He loves it. 1431 01:38:25,817 --> 01:38:29,278 Why don't you do this? And l'll watch basketball. 1432 01:38:32,991 --> 01:38:34,408 SEAN: Okay. 1433 01:38:37,996 --> 01:38:41,665 All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 1434 01:38:42,500 --> 01:38:46,461 They named LSU's stadium Death Valley because of this story. 1435 01:38:47,505 --> 01:38:51,091 Alfred, Lord Tennyson was writing about LSU-Ole Miss. 1436 01:38:51,259 --> 01:38:52,593 -You're kidding. -No. 1437 01:38:52,760 --> 01:38:55,846 -lt's a great story. -lt's a poem! 1438 01:38:56,014 --> 01:38:58,515 "Forward, the Light Brigade!" 1439 01:38:58,683 --> 01:39:00,017 That's like the offense. 1440 01:39:00,184 --> 01:39:02,311 "Charge for the guns," he said: 1441 01:39:02,478 --> 01:39:03,687 It's the end zone. 1442 01:39:04,188 --> 01:39:06,607 Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 1443 01:39:06,774 --> 01:39:10,527 "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay'd? 1444 01:39:11,237 --> 01:39:14,573 Not tho' the soldier knew Someone had blunder'd: 1445 01:39:14,741 --> 01:39:16,283 Someone made a mistake? 1446 01:39:16,868 --> 01:39:19,328 Yeah. Their leader. 1447 01:39:19,621 --> 01:39:20,871 Their coach. 1448 01:39:22,832 --> 01:39:26,960 But why would they go ahead if they knew he messed up? 1449 01:39:29,589 --> 01:39:32,049 Theirs not to make reply 1450 01:39:32,383 --> 01:39:35,052 Theirs not to reason why 1451 01:39:35,428 --> 01:39:37,888 Theirs but to do and die: 1452 01:39:38,598 --> 01:39:41,558 Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 1453 01:39:44,395 --> 01:39:46,063 They're all gonna die, aren't they? 1454 01:39:48,399 --> 01:39:49,399 Yeah. 1455 01:39:52,945 --> 01:39:55,656 That's really, really sad. 1456 01:39:58,826 --> 01:40:01,662 I think you just found something to write about, Michael. 1457 01:40:18,054 --> 01:40:20,514 MlCHAEL: Courage is a hard thing to figure. 1458 01:40:20,682 --> 01:40:24,559 You can have courage based on a dumb idea or a mistake... 1459 01:40:24,727 --> 01:40:27,020 ...but you're not supposed to question adults... 1460 01:40:27,188 --> 01:40:31,441 ...or your coach or your teacher because they make the rules. 1461 01:40:32,402 --> 01:40:36,113 Maybe they know best, but maybe they don't. 1462 01:40:37,156 --> 01:40:41,201 It all depends on who you are, where you come from. 1463 01:40:41,369 --> 01:40:44,246 Didn't at least one of the 600 guys think about giving up... 1464 01:40:44,414 --> 01:40:46,623 ...and joining with the other side? 1465 01:40:46,791 --> 01:40:50,627 I mean, valley of Death, that's pretty salty stuff. 1466 01:40:53,089 --> 01:40:54,881 That's why courage is tricky. 1467 01:40:55,925 --> 01:40:59,302 Should you always do what others tell you to do? 1468 01:40:59,929 --> 01:41:03,098 Sometimes you might not even know why you're doing something. 1469 01:41:03,266 --> 01:41:05,976 I mean, any fool can have courage. 1470 01:41:06,769 --> 01:41:10,772 But honor, that's the real reason you either do something or you don't. 1471 01:41:11,315 --> 01:41:14,276 It's who you are and maybe who you want to be. 1472 01:41:15,653 --> 01:41:17,821 If you die trying for something important... 1473 01:41:17,989 --> 01:41:22,492 ...then you have both honor and courage, and that's pretty good. 1474 01:41:23,035 --> 01:41:25,328 I think that's what the writer was saying. 1475 01:41:25,496 --> 01:41:29,332 That you should hope for courage and try for honor. 1476 01:41:29,500 --> 01:41:35,088 And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some too. 1477 01:41:39,135 --> 01:41:40,802 Kevin Lin. 1478 01:41:40,970 --> 01:41:42,971 [APPLAUSE] 1479 01:41:45,850 --> 01:41:48,727 -Good job. -Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. 1480 01:41:50,062 --> 01:41:53,023 Matthew Nichols. 1481 01:41:53,691 --> 01:41:56,610 -2.52. -Hmm? 1482 01:41:56,819 --> 01:42:01,031 Michael's final GPA. Got it off of Paul's computer. 1483 01:42:01,240 --> 01:42:03,325 He did it, Sean. He did it. 1484 01:42:04,035 --> 01:42:06,328 Wait a minute. You broke into the principal's computer? 1485 01:42:06,496 --> 01:42:07,954 Hmm? 1486 01:42:09,040 --> 01:42:10,791 Michael Oher. 1487 01:42:10,958 --> 01:42:12,834 [APPLAUSE] 1488 01:42:13,002 --> 01:42:14,044 [CHUCKLES] 1489 01:42:15,087 --> 01:42:16,922 GIRL: Michael. 1490 01:42:17,840 --> 01:42:20,550 Where in the world did you find a baby picture of Michael? 1491 01:42:20,718 --> 01:42:23,637 Scanned it off an Internet ad for a toddler boutique. 1492 01:42:30,019 --> 01:42:32,771 -Congratulations, Michael. MlCHAEL: Thank you. 1493 01:42:48,329 --> 01:42:49,746 SJ: Michael, up top! 1494 01:42:49,956 --> 01:42:50,997 [CHUCKLES] 1495 01:42:53,209 --> 01:42:54,668 Way to go, bro. 1496 01:42:55,336 --> 01:42:56,753 All right, that's enough. 1497 01:42:56,921 --> 01:43:00,423 Young man, l think l need a proper hug. 1498 01:43:05,888 --> 01:43:08,348 You're gonna be staying in Deaton Hall. Where is it? 1499 01:43:08,516 --> 01:43:09,808 It's 1 09. lt's right there. 1500 01:43:09,976 --> 01:43:13,562 You'll be on the meal plan so you'll be eating over here in Johnson Commons. 1501 01:43:13,729 --> 01:43:15,814 Johnson Commons, all-you-can-eat self-serve ice cream. 1502 01:43:15,982 --> 01:43:17,107 -Mm-hm. -As much as you want? 1503 01:43:17,275 --> 01:43:18,275 [PHONE RlNGS] 1504 01:43:18,442 --> 01:43:20,610 That's how Mama put on her freshman 1 0. 1505 01:43:20,778 --> 01:43:21,820 [CHUCKLES] 1506 01:43:21,988 --> 01:43:25,407 -Stop it. -Whew. 1507 01:43:26,117 --> 01:43:27,784 Hello. 1508 01:43:29,370 --> 01:43:30,829 This is Mrs. Tuohy. 1509 01:43:30,997 --> 01:43:35,292 They just wanna ask you a couple questions, Michael. You have nothing to hide. 1510 01:43:36,127 --> 01:43:38,753 Mrs. Tuohy? Mr. Oher? My name is Jocelyn Granger. 1511 01:43:38,921 --> 01:43:41,464 I'm the Assistant Director of Enforcement for the NCAA. 1512 01:43:41,632 --> 01:43:43,049 Please, call me Leigh Anne. 1513 01:43:46,596 --> 01:43:48,221 So let's do this, shall we? 1514 01:43:48,389 --> 01:43:51,641 If you wouldn't mind, I'd prefer to speak with Michael alone. 1515 01:43:52,310 --> 01:43:53,977 LElGH ANNE: And how long is that gonna take? 1516 01:43:54,145 --> 01:43:55,312 A while. 1517 01:43:57,690 --> 01:43:59,649 It's all right. lt's okay. 1518 01:43:59,817 --> 01:44:01,443 Go on. 1519 01:44:04,113 --> 01:44:05,155 Michael. 1520 01:44:05,323 --> 01:44:08,909 Michael. I'll be waiting for you in the lobby, all right? 1521 01:44:12,663 --> 01:44:13,830 LElGH ANNE: l don't know, Sean. 1522 01:44:13,998 --> 01:44:16,249 Just have a bad feeling about this one. 1523 01:44:16,417 --> 01:44:19,085 This woman is tough, tough, tough, tough, tough. Hold on. 1524 01:44:20,129 --> 01:44:21,671 Hey. 1525 01:44:22,590 --> 01:44:24,507 The client wants what? 1526 01:44:25,426 --> 01:44:28,511 Were you aware that Coach Cotton was accepting a job at Ole Miss? 1527 01:44:28,679 --> 01:44:29,679 No. 1528 01:44:29,847 --> 01:44:32,515 And that this job offer came after you signed with them? 1529 01:44:33,768 --> 01:44:36,436 Sean Tuohy, your legal guardian, went to Ole Miss. 1530 01:44:36,604 --> 01:44:37,646 He played basketball. 1531 01:44:38,230 --> 01:44:40,690 And Mrs. Tuohy went to Ole Miss as well. 1532 01:44:40,858 --> 01:44:42,192 She was a cheerleader. 1533 01:44:42,360 --> 01:44:44,945 Is it safe to say that Ole Miss is their favorite school? 1534 01:44:45,112 --> 01:44:49,491 Do they like any other universities? What about, say, Tennessee? 1535 01:44:49,659 --> 01:44:51,159 No, they can't stand Tennessee. 1536 01:44:52,870 --> 01:44:53,995 And your tutor. 1537 01:44:54,163 --> 01:44:56,373 -Miss Sue? -Miss Sue. 1538 01:44:56,540 --> 01:44:59,501 Miss Sue is an Ole Miss grad too. 1539 01:44:59,961 --> 01:45:02,796 Miss Sue ever try to persuade you to attend Ole Miss? 1540 01:45:08,469 --> 01:45:11,805 Did you know that the Tuohys make generous donations to Ole Miss? 1541 01:45:11,973 --> 01:45:14,641 That even Miss Sue makes donations? 1542 01:45:14,809 --> 01:45:16,935 That the Tuohys, they have a condo in Oxford.. . 1543 01:45:17,103 --> 01:45:20,063 . ..so they can attend as many athletic events as possible. 1544 01:45:20,272 --> 01:45:25,568 That in fact, both Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are by our definition boosters. 1545 01:45:27,905 --> 01:45:31,825 Mr. Oher. 1546 01:45:31,993 --> 01:45:34,911 Do you understand? Do you know why l'm here? 1547 01:45:36,205 --> 01:45:37,747 To investigate? 1548 01:45:37,915 --> 01:45:40,917 Yes. To investigate. 1549 01:45:41,085 --> 01:45:44,879 I'm here to investigate your odd. . .predicament. 1550 01:45:45,798 --> 01:45:49,592 Do you find it odd, your predicament? 1551 01:45:51,387 --> 01:45:53,096 Michael. 1552 01:45:53,681 --> 01:45:55,640 I don't know. 1553 01:45:56,642 --> 01:46:00,603 -Can l--? Can l leave now? -No, you can't. 1554 01:46:01,814 --> 01:46:02,939 What do you want, ma'am? 1555 01:46:03,107 --> 01:46:05,650 -l want the facts. I need the truth. -l didn't lie. 1556 01:46:05,818 --> 01:46:08,778 -l wanna know what you think about this. -Think about what?! 1557 01:46:18,330 --> 01:46:22,584 The NCAA fears that with your recruitment. . . 1558 01:46:22,752 --> 01:46:24,085 . ..a door might be opened.. . 1559 01:46:24,545 --> 01:46:26,629 . ..that boosters from schools in the South... 1560 01:46:26,797 --> 01:46:29,799 . ..will become legal guardians of young athletes without means. . . 1561 01:46:29,967 --> 01:46:32,385 . ..and funnel them to their alma maters. 1562 01:46:32,553 --> 01:46:35,764 I'm not saying l believe it. I'm not saying l don't. 1563 01:46:35,931 --> 01:46:39,726 But there are many people involved in this case who would argue that the Tuohys. . . 1564 01:46:39,894 --> 01:46:42,228 -. . .they took you in, they clothed you. .. -No. 1565 01:46:42,396 --> 01:46:45,315 . ..they fed you, they paid for your private education. 1566 01:46:45,483 --> 01:46:48,401 -They bought you a car, paid for a tutor. . . -No. No. 1567 01:46:48,569 --> 01:46:53,573 . ..all as part of a plan to ensure that you play football for the University of Mississippi. 1568 01:47:11,175 --> 01:47:14,344 Michael? We're not finished. 1569 01:47:14,512 --> 01:47:17,055 The toile's not available, like l told you months ago. 1570 01:47:17,223 --> 01:47:21,768 So why don't we go with the ticking? The low nap. It's a beautiful-- 1571 01:47:21,936 --> 01:47:25,188 I'll call you back. Bye. Michael. So, what happened? 1572 01:47:25,481 --> 01:47:28,024 -Why'd you do it? -What? 1573 01:47:28,192 --> 01:47:30,693 All along you wanted me to go to Ole Miss. 1574 01:47:30,861 --> 01:47:32,862 Well, of course I did. We love Ole Miss. 1575 01:47:33,030 --> 01:47:34,531 -Why'd you do this for me? -What? 1576 01:47:34,698 --> 01:47:37,951 Everything. Was it for you or was it for me? 1577 01:47:38,119 --> 01:47:41,037 Was it so I would go to school where you wanted? 1578 01:47:41,205 --> 01:47:43,373 Was it so I would do what you wanted? 1579 01:47:43,541 --> 01:47:45,959 -Michael, no, l-- -That's what she thinks. 1580 01:47:46,669 --> 01:47:47,877 Is she right? 1581 01:47:48,420 --> 01:47:50,839 Michael, honey, l need for you to just listen to me. 1582 01:47:51,006 --> 01:47:52,549 Don't you dare lie to me. 1583 01:47:56,053 --> 01:47:57,554 I'm not stupid. 1584 01:47:57,721 --> 01:48:03,226 Michael? Michael, of course you're not stupid, Michael. Mi-- 1585 01:48:06,939 --> 01:48:08,648 I should've followed him. 1586 01:48:08,816 --> 01:48:10,817 You had no way of knowing he'd disappear. 1587 01:48:13,946 --> 01:48:15,905 Was he right? 1588 01:48:16,448 --> 01:48:18,449 What he said about us? 1589 01:48:18,617 --> 01:48:20,201 Leigh Anne, be reasonable. 1590 01:48:20,369 --> 01:48:24,122 We gave clothes to a boy who had one pair of shorts and we gave him a bed. 1591 01:48:24,290 --> 01:48:27,584 To hell with the NCAA. I would do it again tomorrow. 1592 01:48:27,751 --> 01:48:30,253 What about all the rest of it? 1593 01:48:30,421 --> 01:48:34,007 All the stuff we did to make sure that he got a scholarship. 1594 01:48:34,633 --> 01:48:36,676 A scholarship to Ole Miss. 1595 01:48:37,386 --> 01:48:39,929 He could go anywhere he wanted. He knew that. 1596 01:48:40,097 --> 01:48:44,851 Oh, did he? Did you ask him? Because I sure as hell know l never did. 1597 01:48:47,730 --> 01:48:51,107 Hey. Come here. 1598 01:48:59,200 --> 01:49:01,242 Yeah. 1599 01:49:01,577 --> 01:49:03,036 [SIGHS] 1600 01:49:07,625 --> 01:49:10,001 Am l a good person? 1601 01:49:10,169 --> 01:49:12,003 Not a joke. 1602 01:49:12,171 --> 01:49:14,380 Not rhetorical. 1603 01:49:16,050 --> 01:49:19,969 You are the best person that l know. 1604 01:49:21,222 --> 01:49:25,058 Everything you do, you do for others. 1605 01:49:26,518 --> 01:49:29,145 And why is that? 1606 01:49:31,273 --> 01:49:33,816 I have not a clue. 1607 01:49:34,652 --> 01:49:39,280 But you obviously get some sort of sick satisfaction out of it. 1608 01:49:43,994 --> 01:49:46,788 -Sean. -Yeah? 1609 01:49:47,039 --> 01:49:49,874 What if he never comes back? 1610 01:49:50,918 --> 01:49:52,919 [SIREN WAILlNG lN DlSTANCE] 1611 01:49:56,215 --> 01:49:59,509 Oh. Heh. Whoo! 1612 01:49:59,677 --> 01:50:03,596 Big Mike. Hey, get your ass on in here, man. 1613 01:50:03,764 --> 01:50:06,140 -l'm looking for my mama. -Your mama? 1614 01:50:06,308 --> 01:50:08,518 Yeah, l seen Dee Dee around. 1615 01:50:08,686 --> 01:50:10,937 As a matter of fact. . .. 1616 01:50:11,105 --> 01:50:14,524 Oh, yeah, she usually stop by for a taste around this time. 1617 01:50:14,900 --> 01:50:17,694 Look, l tell you what, why don't you just come on inside? 1618 01:50:17,861 --> 01:50:23,324 I'm gonna get you a 40, we gonna chop it up like real folk. Just until she get here. 1619 01:50:25,119 --> 01:50:28,329 Come on, now. Ain't nobody gonna bite you, baby. 1620 01:50:36,714 --> 01:50:37,714 Hey. 1621 01:50:37,881 --> 01:50:41,050 Hey, Big Mike, go on down there in the living room, man. Have a seat. 1622 01:50:41,218 --> 01:50:42,885 Liven this bitch up in here, y'all. 1623 01:50:43,053 --> 01:50:45,305 Give me a couple of 40s out that refrigerator. 1624 01:50:45,472 --> 01:50:47,056 -Sit down, man. -Big Mike, boy. 1625 01:50:47,224 --> 01:50:48,850 Damn, sure good to see you. 1626 01:50:49,059 --> 01:50:52,145 Yeah, you looking good too. You looking fit. 1627 01:50:52,313 --> 01:50:53,896 I heard you playing a little ball. 1628 01:50:55,065 --> 01:50:59,068 Y'all know that old rich-kid football ain't got nothing on that public-school league. 1629 01:50:59,236 --> 01:51:01,237 Niggas packing knives in they socks. 1630 01:51:01,405 --> 01:51:03,031 [LAUGH lNG] 1631 01:51:03,240 --> 01:51:05,491 Hey. I played a little ball myself. 1632 01:51:05,659 --> 01:51:08,828 -Back in the day. You knew that, right? -Yeah, I heard. 1633 01:51:09,038 --> 01:51:13,374 Little quarterback. Up there at MLK. Yeah. 1634 01:51:13,792 --> 01:51:14,834 Thank you, baby. 1635 01:51:15,002 --> 01:51:18,171 What about you, David? You still playing ball over at JC? 1636 01:51:18,339 --> 01:51:21,466 -Naw, br-- -No, man. David ain't with that no more. 1637 01:51:21,633 --> 01:51:23,176 He with me now. 1638 01:51:23,344 --> 01:51:27,513 As a matter of fact, look, I can open up a spot for you too. 1639 01:51:27,681 --> 01:51:31,351 I got tired of going to class. People always trying to tell me what to do. 1640 01:51:31,518 --> 01:51:36,064 Well, in that case, then, look here, turn that up right there, little-bitty bitch! 1641 01:51:36,523 --> 01:51:39,192 -Ha-ha-ha. -Bitty bitch! 1642 01:51:41,612 --> 01:51:44,614 Hey, man. l'm just messing with D, man. 1643 01:51:45,240 --> 01:51:48,618 Ahh. l heard you staying on the other side of town. 1644 01:51:49,453 --> 01:51:54,123 Yeah, that what Dee Dee said. Said you got you a new mama now. Yeah, man. 1645 01:51:54,291 --> 01:51:56,209 MAN: Hell, yeah. ALTON: She fine too. 1646 01:51:56,377 --> 01:51:58,669 Yeah, she fine. Mm-mm. Ooh! 1647 01:51:58,962 --> 01:52:01,422 Hey, she got any other kids? 1648 01:52:04,551 --> 01:52:06,260 She got a daughter? 1649 01:52:07,971 --> 01:52:09,931 You tap that? 1650 01:52:11,266 --> 01:52:12,308 [LAUGHS] 1651 01:52:12,476 --> 01:52:15,269 Yeah. Yeah, you tapped that, didn't you? Yeah. 1652 01:52:15,437 --> 01:52:16,604 Big Mike! 1653 01:52:16,772 --> 01:52:20,233 ALTON: Big Mike done got a little piece, y'all! He can't stand hisself now. 1654 01:52:20,401 --> 01:52:21,984 Hey, Big-- 1655 01:52:22,236 --> 01:52:24,487 He done-- He done lost his mind. 1656 01:52:24,655 --> 01:52:25,780 Hey, where you going? 1657 01:52:25,948 --> 01:52:28,408 I'm gonna just go wait for Mama at the apartment. 1658 01:52:30,786 --> 01:52:31,828 [SCOFFS] 1659 01:52:32,162 --> 01:52:34,247 Hey, man. Just go on heading on. 1660 01:52:34,415 --> 01:52:39,544 Sit down. l'm just trying to find out a little bit about your fine white sister. 1661 01:52:39,753 --> 01:52:42,713 Because I likes me some of that mommy-daughter action. 1662 01:52:42,881 --> 01:52:44,924 Shut up. 1663 01:52:48,846 --> 01:52:50,304 "Shut up"? 1664 01:52:50,472 --> 01:52:53,474 Who in the hell is you telling to shut up? 1665 01:52:56,019 --> 01:52:58,604 I will bust a cap in your fat ass.. . 1666 01:52:58,772 --> 01:53:01,858 . ..and then drive east to pay a visit to your cracker-ass mama... 1667 01:53:02,025 --> 01:53:03,317 . ..and her sweet little daughter. 1668 01:53:03,485 --> 01:53:04,610 [GRUNTlNG] 1669 01:53:04,778 --> 01:53:06,487 [WOMEN SCREAMlNG] 1670 01:53:07,072 --> 01:53:08,197 Big fella. 1671 01:53:08,365 --> 01:53:09,532 [GUNSHOT] 1672 01:53:10,951 --> 01:53:12,201 [SCREAMS] 1673 01:53:16,039 --> 01:53:18,541 [BABY CRYlNG] 1674 01:53:18,709 --> 01:53:20,543 WOMAN: My baby! 1675 01:53:20,794 --> 01:53:23,671 You monster! Get out! 1676 01:53:24,381 --> 01:53:26,048 [SCREAMlNG] 1677 01:53:36,185 --> 01:53:37,351 -Mama! -Mama! 1678 01:53:52,493 --> 01:53:54,494 [MEN CHATTERlNG] 1679 01:54:00,083 --> 01:54:02,919 ALTON: He gone, snowflake. 1680 01:54:08,759 --> 01:54:10,259 Michael was here? 1681 01:54:10,427 --> 01:54:14,388 Yeah, but you tell him l'll be seeing him around. Oh, he gonna get his. 1682 01:54:15,140 --> 01:54:16,724 So Michael was here? 1683 01:54:17,100 --> 01:54:19,810 Last night. Gonna come by here and sneak me then run off. 1684 01:54:20,646 --> 01:54:23,523 Yeah. Tell him to sleep with one eye open. 1685 01:54:24,733 --> 01:54:25,900 You hear me, bitch? 1686 01:54:32,449 --> 01:54:34,700 No, you hear me, bitch. 1687 01:54:35,452 --> 01:54:39,080 You threaten my son, you threaten me. 1688 01:54:39,248 --> 01:54:42,875 You so much as cross into downtown, you will be sorry. 1689 01:54:43,043 --> 01:54:44,794 I'm in a prayer group with the DA. . . 1690 01:54:44,962 --> 01:54:47,713 . .. l'm a member of the NRA, and l'm always packing. 1691 01:54:53,095 --> 01:54:56,389 What you got in there, a .22? Or a Saturday Night Special? 1692 01:54:56,557 --> 01:54:57,598 [CHUCKLES] 1693 01:54:57,766 --> 01:55:01,269 Mm-hm. And it shoots just fine all the other days too. 1694 01:55:18,996 --> 01:55:21,747 [PHONE RlNGS] 1695 01:55:26,837 --> 01:55:28,170 -Michael? MlCHAEL: Mama? 1696 01:55:56,491 --> 01:55:58,701 MlCHAEL: You think the police are gonna come and get me? 1697 01:55:59,703 --> 01:56:02,204 LElGH ANNE: l imagine the last thing they want in Hurt Village. . . 1698 01:56:02,372 --> 01:56:05,166 . ..is a bunch of cops snooping around. 1699 01:56:08,128 --> 01:56:13,049 I swore l would never ask this, but how did you get out of there, Michael? 1700 01:56:15,802 --> 01:56:19,388 When I was little and something awful was happening. . . 1701 01:56:19,556 --> 01:56:21,724 . ..my mama would tell me to close my eyes. 1702 01:56:22,559 --> 01:56:26,479 She was trying to keep me from seeing her do drugs or other bad things. 1703 01:56:27,105 --> 01:56:30,066 And when she was finished or the bad things were over. . . 1704 01:56:30,233 --> 01:56:35,571 . ..she'd say, "Now when l count to three, you open your eyes. 1705 01:56:35,739 --> 01:56:41,243 The past is gone, the world is a good place, and it's all gonna be okay." 1706 01:56:44,081 --> 01:56:46,374 You closed your eyes. 1707 01:56:48,919 --> 01:56:53,422 You know, when l was driving all over kingdom come looking for you. . . 1708 01:56:53,590 --> 01:56:56,300 . .. l kept thinking about one thing. 1709 01:56:57,260 --> 01:56:59,261 Ferdinand the Bull. 1710 01:57:02,265 --> 01:57:06,102 I know l should've asked you this a long time ago, Michael. 1711 01:57:06,770 --> 01:57:08,938 But do you even wanna play football? 1712 01:57:10,440 --> 01:57:12,942 I mean, do you even like it? 1713 01:57:13,819 --> 01:57:15,236 I'm pretty good at it. 1714 01:57:15,612 --> 01:57:17,488 Yeah, you are. 1715 01:57:20,033 --> 01:57:21,701 Sean and l have been talking and. . . 1716 01:57:22,202 --> 01:57:25,621 . ..Michael, if you're gonna accept a football scholarship. . . 1717 01:57:26,456 --> 01:57:29,542 . ..we think it should be to Tennessee. 1718 01:57:31,628 --> 01:57:37,133 And l promise that l will be at every game, cheering for you. 1719 01:57:37,759 --> 01:57:40,344 -Every game? -Every game. 1720 01:57:41,763 --> 01:57:45,057 But l will not wear that gaudy orange. I will not. 1721 01:57:45,225 --> 01:57:47,810 It is not in my color wheel and l'm not gonna wear it. 1722 01:57:50,814 --> 01:57:53,816 So you want me to go to Tennessee? 1723 01:57:54,568 --> 01:57:58,070 I want you to do whatever you want. 1724 01:57:58,238 --> 01:58:01,157 It is your decision, Michael. It's your life. 1725 01:58:03,076 --> 01:58:04,994 What if I wanted to flip burgers? 1726 01:58:08,749 --> 01:58:11,667 It's your decision. lt's your life. 1727 01:58:14,504 --> 01:58:16,338 Okay. 1728 01:58:17,591 --> 01:58:19,008 Okay, what? 1729 01:58:21,386 --> 01:58:23,179 MlCHAEL: I'm sorry I left the other day. 1730 01:58:23,346 --> 01:58:24,805 You were pretty upset. 1731 01:58:24,973 --> 01:58:28,517 -You asked a lot of questions. -l'm just trying to get to the bottom of this. 1732 01:58:28,685 --> 01:58:30,644 But all the questions you asked. . . 1733 01:58:30,812 --> 01:58:33,773 . ..were about why everybody else wanted me to go to Ole Miss. 1734 01:58:33,940 --> 01:58:34,982 Okay. 1735 01:58:35,150 --> 01:58:37,818 Not once did you ask why did l wanna go there. 1736 01:58:39,863 --> 01:58:41,030 All right. 1737 01:58:41,198 --> 01:58:44,825 Fine, Michael. Why do you wanna go to Ole Miss? 1738 01:58:44,993 --> 01:58:48,120 Because it's where my family goes to school. 1739 01:58:48,747 --> 01:58:50,706 It's where they've always gone to school. 1740 01:58:58,632 --> 01:59:00,841 LElGH ANNE: College will be a different experience for you. 1741 01:59:01,009 --> 01:59:02,009 SJ, stop it. 1742 01:59:02,177 --> 01:59:04,553 -There's gonna be lots of distractions. -Have fun. 1743 01:59:04,721 --> 01:59:08,724 Always gonna be some nimrod in the dorm who wants to play video games all night... 1744 01:59:08,892 --> 01:59:10,726 . ..or fool around on the Internet. 1745 01:59:10,894 --> 01:59:11,977 Just have fun. 1746 01:59:12,145 --> 01:59:14,313 You'll be spending a lot of time at practice. . . 1747 01:59:14,481 --> 01:59:18,067 . ..which means you'll have to be very dedicated to your studies, all right? 1748 01:59:18,235 --> 01:59:20,402 SJ, if you don't stop it right-- Come here. 1749 01:59:20,570 --> 01:59:22,112 Relax, Mama. 1750 01:59:22,322 --> 01:59:26,325 I just got back from the library. l reserved a private cubicle for the semester. 1751 01:59:26,493 --> 01:59:29,245 Here's your class schedule and our study-hall hours. 1752 01:59:29,412 --> 01:59:32,748 Now, if y'all don't mind, I'm gonna go move into my new apartment. 1753 01:59:32,916 --> 01:59:35,251 -Thank you, Miss Sue. FAMlLY: Thank you, Miss Sue. 1754 01:59:35,418 --> 01:59:37,878 -Yeah, yeah, yeah. LElGH ANNE: Let's see what you got. 1755 01:59:38,046 --> 01:59:41,632 College Writing, good. Psychology, Math Lab, which is gonna be good-- 1756 01:59:41,800 --> 01:59:43,759 -Hi. LElGH ANNE: Well, you know why. 1757 01:59:43,927 --> 01:59:45,427 A lot of good classes. 1758 01:59:45,595 --> 01:59:48,389 -You gonna have a lot of fun. COLLlNS: SJ! 1759 01:59:51,434 --> 01:59:54,436 Michael Oher, you listen to me, all right? 1760 01:59:54,604 --> 01:59:58,190 I want you to enjoy yourself, but if you get a girl pregnant out of wedlock... 1761 01:59:58,358 --> 02:00:02,444 . .. l will crawl in the car, drive up here to Oxford, and l will cut off your penis. 1762 02:00:02,779 --> 02:00:03,863 She means it. 1763 02:00:05,240 --> 02:00:07,700 -Yes, ma'am. -All right. 1764 02:00:08,952 --> 02:00:10,035 [SIGHS] 1765 02:00:10,203 --> 02:00:13,622 Well, the 78's gonna be a parking lot so we should get going. 1766 02:00:13,790 --> 02:00:17,334 I want everyone to say their goodbyes, all right? Here. Bye, baby. 1767 02:00:17,502 --> 02:00:19,169 MlCHAEL: Thank you, Mama. -You're welcome. 1768 02:00:22,966 --> 02:00:24,508 [CAR ALARM CH lRPS] 1769 02:00:28,930 --> 02:00:30,973 Why does she always do that? 1770 02:00:31,474 --> 02:00:35,644 She's an onion, Michael. You have to peel her back a layer at a time. 1771 02:00:38,356 --> 02:00:40,065 Be right back. 1772 02:00:51,202 --> 02:00:52,995 What? 1773 02:00:59,169 --> 02:01:00,169 What, Michael? 1774 02:01:00,712 --> 02:01:03,005 I need a proper hug. 1775 02:01:26,154 --> 02:01:29,657 LElGH ANNE: I read a story the other day about a boy from the projects. 1776 02:01:30,533 --> 02:01:34,036 No daddy, in and out of foster care. 1777 02:01:34,537 --> 02:01:38,248 He'd been killed in a gang fight at Hurt Village. 1778 02:01:38,667 --> 02:01:43,128 In the last paragraph, they talked about his superb athletic skills... 1779 02:01:43,296 --> 02:01:45,381 ...and how different his life might've been... 1780 02:01:45,548 --> 02:01:48,509 ...if he hadn't fallen behind and dropped out of school. 1781 02:01:48,677 --> 02:01:52,262 He was 21 years old the day he died. 1782 02:01:52,430 --> 02:01:54,807 It was his birthday. 1783 02:02:00,063 --> 02:02:02,106 That could have been anyone. 1784 02:02:02,273 --> 02:02:05,109 It could've been my son, Michael. 1785 02:02:05,735 --> 02:02:07,736 But it wasn't. 1786 02:02:10,573 --> 02:02:13,826 And l suppose I have God to thank for that. 1787 02:02:16,579 --> 02:02:19,832 God and Lawrence Taylor. 1788 02:02:31,011 --> 02:02:32,678 One Mississippi. 1789 02:02:49,529 --> 02:02:51,530 [CROWD CHEERING] 1790 02:03:09,507 --> 02:03:15,054 The New England Patriots have traded the 23rd pick to the Baltimore Ravens. 1791 02:03:15,221 --> 02:03:18,724 And with the 23rd pick in the 2009 NFL draft. . . 1792 02:03:18,892 --> 02:03:24,605 . ..the Baltimore Ravens select Michael Oher, offensive tackle, Mississippi. 1793 02:03:24,773 --> 02:03:26,774 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 1794 02:03:32,322 --> 02:03:34,323 [INAUDIBLE DlALOGUE] 1795 02:08:28,743 --> 02:08:30,744 [ENGLISH SDH]