Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) - full transcript

[ DOG BARKING ]

[ BOY: ]
CAROLINE!

CAROLINE, ENOUGH!

LET'S GO!

OH!

GIMME THE BALL.

PUT HER IN HERE!
NO BATTER.

COME ON.
LET'S GO.

PUSH THE TIRE FOR ME,
CAROLINE.

TOO FAST?

COME ON, CHUCK.
WE GOTTA GO.



[ CAROLINE: ]
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO LEAVE ME.

GO TO TRINI'S.

[ CAROLINE: ]
CHUCK!

CAROLINE, WHY DO YOU
ALWAYS HAVE TO BE

SUCH A COMPLETE
PAIN IN THE BUTT?

[ CHUCK: ]
SHE'S GOING!

[ KIDS SHOUTING ]

[ BOY: ] HURRY UP!
WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE YOU.

[ JET ENGINE ]

ANY SQUAWKS, MAJOR?
NAH.

YOU DONE YET?

THIS TREMENDOUS THUNDERSTORM
IS COMING OVER THE TETONS.

BLACK, GREEN...
YOU USED UP A LOT
OF RUNWAY COMIN' IN.

I HATE IT WHEN YOU
DO THAT WITH YOUR WINGS.



STILL GET THAT HEART FLUTTER
ON TOUCHDOWN?

SKIM UP OFF MY HEELS
A LITTLE.

IF I DRIVE, WE'LL
MAKE THE LAST INNING.

[ CROWD SHOUTING: ]
LOOKIN' GOOD!
SHUT 'EM OUT!

GET HIM OUT NEXT TIME!
YOU GOT HIM, CHUCK!

COME ON, CHUCK!

[ COACH: ]
LAST BATTER!

[ CROWD CHEERING ]

JUST ONE MORE TIME!
GO HIT 'EM, BIG GUY!

[ SHOUTING AND CHEERS ]

BRING IT TIGHT!
BRING IT TIGHT!

[ LOUD CHEERING ]

OKAY! WHAT A GAME!

WAY TO GO!

[ COACH: ]
ALL RIGHT!
THREE IN A ROW.

THAT'S THE WAY
TO DO IT! YEAH!

YOU GIRLS WANNA GET
CHUNKS OF HICKS NEXT TIME?

[ ALL: ]
YEAH!

[ COACH: ]
LET'S GO, LET'S GO!

WAY TO GO, BABY.

THANKS, DAD.

[ COACH: ]
THE KID MAKES ME
LOOK GREAT, RUSS!

GREAT.
YOU BUY THE PIZZAS.

JOHN GOODE CALLED ME
TODAY, CHUCK.

HE'S COMING
TO YOUR LAUNCH.

GREAT!

WHY IS THE CONGRESSMAN
HONORING US?

HE'S TOURING
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

SOME BIG HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS BILL.

TEXAS JOHNNY B.

THE BOYS SAID I COULD BE
THE TEAM MAGGOT.

MASCOT.

BUT, DAD, THAT'S FRIDAY.
SO?

WE HAVE TO DO
THE TEST TOMORROW.

OKAY.

THEY'RE GOING TO
PUT THE MOUSE IN IT.

WE'RE GOING TO
PUT YOU IN IT.

HA HA!

[ LAUGHING ]
JOHNNY B.!

RUSSELL!

GOOD TO SEE YOU, PAL!

IT'S BEEN TOO DAMN LONG!

LOOK AT CHUCK.

LAST TIME I SAW HIM,
HE WAS RUNNIN' AROUND
IN A BATMAN OUTFIT.

WELL, THEY GROW.
YOURS GROW.

MINE GET BIGGER.

GOTTA BE AROUND
TO WATCH 'EM.

PAMELA!
HOW YOU DOIN', BABY?

YOU BEEN ON A FAST TRACK
SINCE I SEEN YOU LAST.

[ LAUGHING ]

OKAY.

FIVE...FOUR...
THREE...

TWO...ONE.

FIRE!

OH, NO.
[ ENGINE STARTING ]

[ CHEERING ]

YEAH!
ALL RIGHT!

AND...

CHUTE DEPLOYING!

[ LAUGHING ]

COLONEL, WOULD YOU
SEE THAT SOMEBODY

TAKES THESE MEN
TO GET THEIR CAPSULE?

THEN MEET US AT THE SILO.

I'M GONNA SHOW 'EM
ONE OF UNCLE SAM'S.

WAS THAT MOUSE IN THERE?

[ SQUEAKING ]

[ JOHNNY: ]
CHILDREN, THIS IS
A MINUTEMAN THREE.

THAT CONCRETE SLAB YOU SEE
ROLLING OFF WEIGHS 40 TONS.

WHEN THE MISSILE
IS ACTUALLY LAUNCHED,

THEY BLOW IT OFF
WITH EXPLOSIVES.

THIS PARTICULAR MISSILE,
OR BIRD AS IT'S CALLED,

IS 66 FEET LONG.

IT HAS A RANGE
OF 7,000 MILES.

AND A 20 MEGATON WARHEAD.

WHICH IS MORE THAN
ALL THE EXPLOSIVES

DROPPED BY BOTH SIDES
IN WORLD WAR II.

IT USES SOLID ROCKET FUEL.

AND CAN BE OUT OF HERE
IN 32 SECONDS.

[ JOHNNY: ]
WE ARE NOW 50 FEET
BELOW THE SURFACE.

LET THE GENTLEMEN THROUGH.

THERE ARE ALWAYS
TWO MEN IN THIS ROOM.

BEHIND THESE DOORS
ARE THE CONTROLS

THAT LAUNCH THE MISSILE
YOU JUST SAW.

[ GIRL: ]
WHERE IS IT AIMED?

THAT'S CLASSIFIED, HONEY.

BUT IT CAN BE ANYWHERE
IN RUSSIA IN 20 MINUTES.

STAND CLEAR!

BACK UP.
LET THEM GET IN HERE.

SIR?
YES, CHUCK?

WHY ARE THEY
CARRYING GUNS?

IT'S THE MILITARY, SON.

DOWN HERE NOTHING
IS LEFT TO CHANCE.

EVEN OUR BACK-UP SYSTEMS
HAVE BACK-UP SYSTEMS.

[ CHUCK: ]
WHO COULD GET
TO THEM IN THERE?

NO ONE.

LOOK, THIS IS THE CORNERSTONE
OF AMERICA'S DEFENSE.

AND IT IS THE MOST CAREFULLY
DESIGNED SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.

THESE MEN ARE
THE LAST LINK

IN A HUGE CHAIN THAT
STARTS AND CAN ONLY START

WITH THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF.

WHY WOULD THEY HAVE
TO SHOOT EACH OTHER?

WHO SAID THEY HAD
TO SHOOT EACH OTHER?

CHILDREN...
SIMPLE TRUTH IS...

THAT MISSILE
WILL NEVER BE USED.

THAT'S WHY IT WAS BUILT.

AND THOSE GUNS ARE NEVER
COMING OUT OF THOSE HOLSTERS.

NOW YOU BELIEVE ME
WHEN I TELL YOU

THAT EVERYBODY,
AND I MEAN EVERYBODY,

DOWN HERE IS VERY,
VERY CAREFUL.

COLONEL?

[ KIDS WHISPERING ]

IS THERE A PROBLEM HERE?

THE PLANE MY DAD FLIES...
IN THE RESERVES.

UM-HMM?

HE HAS AIR TO GROUND MISSILES.

LOTS OF STUFF. MAYBE EVEN
NUKES SOMETIMES, RIGHT?

SO?

WELL...

HE'S ALL ALONE UP THERE.

WHAT IF HE FREAKS OUT?

[ LAUGHING ]

WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT FREAKING OUT?

CHUCK, LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOUR DADDY
EVER HAS NUKES,

WHICH I DOUBT,
THEY ARE TACTICAL.

HMMM? I MEAN,
DAMN FOOT SOLDIERS

CAN HAVE TACTICAL NUKES
IN THEIR BAZOOKAS.

THAT'S A TOY COMPARED
TO WHAT YOU SAW TODAY.

WHAT?

YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE
HARD TO EXPLAIN.

LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO
JOIN YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS.

NO.

I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
HOW MY DAD'S PLANE IS A TOY.

LOOK...

FOR A BRIGHT KID,
YOU ARE A TAD SLOW.

DON'T YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU SAW TODAY?

ALL RIGHT, LET ME
SEE IF I CAN...

LET'S SAY...LET'S JUST SAY
THAT YOUR MAMA AND YOUR SISTER

ARE WASHING DISHES
AFTER DINNER.

AND CAROLINE DROPS A FORK.

NOW IF AN ICBM AIR BURSTS
EVEN MILES AWAY...

YOUR SISTER'S
GONNA BE VAPORIZED

BEFORE THAT FORK
HITS THE FLOOR.

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
YEAH, VAPORIZED.

SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE
IN A 50 MILE RADIUS.

NOW, LET'S JUST...

LET'S SAY FOR
THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT

THAT YOUR DADDY
WORKS IN THIS HOLE,

RIGHT BEHIND THIS DOOR.

AND HE KNOWS ALL THAT AND
HE GETS THE ORDER TO LAUNCH.

AND HE SAYS, WHOA, NOW!
WAIT A MINUTE.

MAYBE THIS ORDER'S
A MISTAKE.

BUT IF I TURN THAT KEY...

THEY ALL GO.
GLOBAL NUCLEAR EXCHANGE.

NOW DO YOU THINK WE'RE
GOING TO TRUST HIM...

TO TURN THAT KEY?

WOULD YOU TRUST HIM?

WELL, SON...

I'M SORRY, BUT...

THAT'S WHAT
THE PISTOLS ARE FOR.

JOHN GOODE LOVED
YOUR LAUNCH TODAY, CHUCK.

THOUGHT YOU MADE
A GREAT ROCKET.

WANTS TO SEE IT NEXT TIME
WHEN YOU DO IT WITH THE MOUSE.

GOOD FOR JOHN B.

SO IMPRESSED HE HAD TO
SHOW THEM HIS WAS BIGGER.

[ CAROLINE: ]
CHUCK LET THE MOUSE GO.

IN THE YARD.
HE'S GONE.

[ MOANING ]

LET'S JUST SAY THAT
YOUR MAMA AND YOUR SISTER

ARE WASHING DISHES
AFTER DINNER.

AND CAROLINE DROPS A FORK.

[ SIRENS ]

[ INDISTINCT VOICE ]

THEY ALL GO.

GLOBAL NUCLEAR EXCHANGE.

[ DISTANT VOICES ]

[ COACH: ]
ALL RIGHT, TIGERS!
LET'S GO!

[ VOICES AND WHISTLE ]

GO GET 'EM, PAL.

DAD?
YEAH?

LET'S BE OLD FARTS
TOGETHER SOMEDAY.

OKAY?

OKAY.

HEY!

HOW'S THE FRANCHISE?

[ MAN: ]
LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD!

[ KID: ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
COME ON!

YOU FEELIN' OKAY?

I CAN'T PLAY,
UNCLE DICK.

KINDA BIG GAME, CHUCK.

FIRST GAME
WITH THE TIGERS.

KINDA LIKE TO
SHOW 'EM WHO'S BOSS,

IN CASE WE MEET 'EM
LATER IN THE FINALS.

TELL YOU WHAT,
TRY A COUPLE OF M'S.

I'M NOT SICK.

THEN WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS ABOUT?

I JUST CAN'T PLAY.

I CAN'T PLAY BECAUSE
THERE'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO
WITH BASEBALL?

NOTHING. BUT IT'S
MY BEST THING.

I HAVE TO
GIVE UP SOMETHING.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
NOBODY.

[ KIDS: ]
LET'S GET MOVIN'!

DOES YOUR DAD
KNOW ABOUT THIS?
MM MM.

YOU'RE NOT KIDDIN'.

I KNOW YOU ALL YOUR LIFE.

NEVER EVEN KNOWN YOU
TO TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF.

I KNOW.
WHAT STUFF?

NUCLEAR WEAPONS, RUSS.

[ VOICE: ]
HEY DICK,
WHAT'S THE HOLD-UP?

JEROME!

YOU'RE PITCHIN'.

[ KIDS: ]
JEROME!
WE'LL GET KILLED!

[ LOUD COMPLAINING ]

[ MAN: ]
JEROME!
ARE YOU CRAZY?

YOU WANT OUT, TOO?

SURE, IF I GOTTA
CATCH THAT JERK.

IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT?

[ COACH: ]
WAIT, WAIT!

HE WILL NOT PITCH.

[ ALL: ]
WHY? WHY NOT?

GUYS, WE DO NOT
HAVE A CHOICE.

YEAH, WE DO.

IF THE TIGERS
CREAM US 15 TO ZIP,

EVERYBODY'LL THINK
WE STINK.

BUT IF WE FORFEIT,
IT ISN'T OUR FAULT.

[ ALL: ]
YEAH!

YOU'RE GONNA FEEL
REAL BAD ABOUT THIS,
YOU KNOW THAT.

GAME'S OVER, DAVE.
WE FORFEIT.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP,
PARTNER.

[ ALL COMPLAINING ]

[ BOY: ]
WEENIE!

TOO BAD WE DON'T HAVE
SOMEONE TO PITCH FOR US.

SEE YOU LATER.

ARE YOU SICK?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

[ SIGHS ]

I'M GIVING UP BASEBALL.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU GUYS CATCH
A RIDE WITH HELEN.

BUT SHE'S NOT HERE.
GO!

NOBODY REALLY WANTS
THOSE THINGS DO THEY, DAD?

WHAT, NUCLEAR WEAPONS?

YEAH.

AREN'T YOU SCARED JUST
KNOWING THEY'RE THERE?

WHEN I LET MYSELF
THINK ABOUT IT.

I CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT IT.

BEFORE THE GAME,
YOU SAID...

SOMETHING ABOUT US BEING
OLD FARTS TOGETHER SOMEWHERE.

WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

REMEMBER WHEN YOU
AND UNCLE DICK

HAD THAT FIGHT ON THE PORCH
AT THE CABIN?

YOU SAID YOU WANTED
TO BE OLD FARTS,

FISHING SOMEPLACE,
OR SOMETHING.

HE SAID YOU'D LOSE
A LOT OF MONEY.

AND NOBODY CARED ANYWAY.
YOU BOTH NEED THE MONEY.

THEN YOU SAID YOU CARED.

I GUESS THAT'S WHAT
YOU CALLED PRINCIPLES.

YOU HEARD ALL THAT?

YEAH.

IS THAT WHAT I HEARD
WITH YOU AND UNCLE DICK?

PRINCIPLES?

BACK THEN I JUST GAVE UP
SOME MONEY, THAT'S ALL.

YOU'RE GIVING UP BASEBALL.

DAD, WHAT'S YOUR BEST THING?

YOU COULDN'T GIVE UP
MOM AND CAROLINE.

I DON'T KNOW.

FLYING A PLANE,
I GUESS.

CHUCK, WHEN UNCLE DICK
AND I WERE FIGHTING,

DID YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT
THE PRINCIPLES WERE ABOUT?

NO.

COME ON.
LET'S WALK.

[ INDISTINCT ANNOUNCER ]

LOOKING FOR THE PICK.
GOT THE PICK...

GOIN' TO THE RIGHT.

AMAZING GRACE GETS BACK ON
DEFENSE, AND LEE JACKSON JUMPS.

THEY'RE BACK THE OTHER WAY.
THEY'VE PICKED THE BALL UP.

[ CROWD CHANTING: ]
AMAZING GRACE!

AND THE CROWD CALLING
FOR AMAZING GRACE

TO MAKE A THREE POINT
FIELD GOAL.

TAKES THE SHOT...

[ CROWD SHOUTING ]

THREE POINT FIELD GOAL
FOR AMAZING GRACE!

[ HORNS BLOWING ]

[ PANTING ]

[ DOORBELL ]

YOU SHOULD LOCK YOUR DOOR.

WHERE WERE YOU
LAST NIGHT?

LOOKIN' FOR SOMEONE
TO EAT WITH AFTER THE GAME.

LONG NIGHT WITH
A TALL GUY.

IF HIS KNEES HOLD OUT,
I'LL MAKE HIM A MILLIONAIRE.

IS THAT THE KID
FROM KENTUCKY?

INDIANA.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ SIRENS OUTSIDE ]

LOOK AT THIS.

SOME KID FROM MONTANA...

LITTLE LEAGUE PITCHER.

I HAVE SOME CHECKS.

I WONDER IF A KID
REALLY DID THIS.

ALL THAT FOR CHARTERING
ONE LITTLE JET?

ALL THAT FOR ONE JUVENILE WHIM.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU PUT THE LITTLE BALL
THROUGH THE LITTLE HOOP,
I'LL MANAGE YOUR MONEY.

DO THAT AGAIN.

I THINK THAT YOU
SHOULD READ THIS.

SOUNDS LIKE
AN INTERESTING KID.

AMAZING?

SOME KIDS EAT GOLDFISH.

[ KIDS TALKING ]

[ BOY: ]
WHAT A WIMP!

HEY, CHUCK!
THE SKY IS FALLING!

[ KIDS LAUGHING ]

[ AMAZING: ]
YOU STAND IN FRONT
OF THE BASKET,

AND PLAY DEFENSE.
[ CAROLINE: ]
LIKE THIS?

MR. AMAZING,
CHUCK'S HERE.

HI.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BOUNCE IT!

MR. SMITH READ ABOUT YOU
IN THE PAPER, CHUCK.

HE DOESN'T HAVE
MUCH TIME.

HE HAS A GAME TOMORROW
IN SEATTLE.

CAROLINE, COME INSIDE NOW.

MR. SMITH'S COME A LONG WAY
TO SEE YOUR BROTHER.

PAPER SAID THAT YOU
WERE THE STAR PLAYER.

THAT TRUE?
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE.

THESE GO IN THERE?

YEAH.

IT'S CLOSE.

YOU WANNA SHOW ME
HOW THIS IS DONE?

I CAN'T.

SO YOU WON'T EVEN
DO THIS ANYMORE, HUH?

THAT'S OKAY.

YOU'RE PROBABLY A GUY
THAT NEVER MISSES ANYWAY.

FRIENDS THINK YOU
LET 'EM DOWN?

WE WOULD'VE GONE
TO STATE FINALS.

THEY'RE ANGRY AT ME.
THEY THINK I'M SELFISH.

ALL OF 'EM?

NOT ALL OF 'EM.
BUT MOST OF 'EM.

YOU KNOW...

I WISH I NEVER WOULD HAVE
STARTED ANY OF THIS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO
CHANGE ANYTHING.
IT'S DUMB.

WELL, YOU GOT ME HERE.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
[ BOTH LAUGHING ]

YOU MUST BE
VERY PROUD OF HIM.

YEAH, WE ARE.

IT'S AN HONOR TO MEET YOU,
MR. SMITH.

THANK YOU.
WHAT BRINGS YOU
TO LIVINGSTON?

YOUR SON.

YOU LOST ME.

I NEED TO
ASK YOU SOMETHING.

I'M GONNA DO
WHAT CHUCK DID.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I'M GONNA RESIGN.

AND I'D LIKE TO
NAME CHUCK WHEN I DO.

ARE YOU ASKING ME
IF YOU CAN USE HIS NAME?

WHY?

WELL, IT WAS HIS IDEA.

WHAT'S HIS IDEA?

WHATEVER THIS
TURNS OUT TO BE.

THERE'S THIS 12 YEAR OLD KID
IN MONTANA.

HIS NAME IS CHUCK MURDOCK.

HE MADE THE PAPERS
A FEW WEEKS BACK,

WHEN HE REFUSED
TO PLAY BASEBALL
BECAUSE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

HE GAVE UP WHAT HE DID BEST
BECAUSE OF THIS IDEA.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

BUT HE'S REAL.
I MET HIM.

AND I DON'T THINK
HE SHOULD BE ALONE.

[ ALL TALKING ]

YOU'RE TELLING US
YOU'RE LEAVING BASKETBALL

AS A PROTEST?

I AM GIVING UP BASKETBALL,

UNTIL THERE ARE
NO MORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

SO YOU JUST LEAVE AND I'M
SUPPOSED TO CLEAN IT UP?

YOU'LL BE LUCKY IF THE TEAM
DOESN'T SUE YOU!

AND THE ENDORSEMENTS.
THE JUICE, THE SHOES...

THOSE GUYS BOUGHT AN IMAGE!

SOME IMAGE!

YOU WANT ME
TO SAY SOMETHING?
NO.

I'M YOUR MANAGER!
YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME.

WHO DO YOU THINK
CARES ANYWAY?

IF SOME GUY WITH
A PITUITARY PROBLEM

STOPS RUNNING UP AND DOWN
IN HIS UNDERWEAR?

MAYBE ONLY YOU.

YOU WERE MY FIRST CLIENT.
RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS SCHOOL.

YOU WERE A PISTOL, EVEN THEN.

I KNOW WHY
YOU'RE DOING THIS.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THEM.

OH. JUST LIKE YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN IN MOURNING OVER THEM

FOR THE LAST
FIVE YEARS TOO?

WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?

PROBABLY WHEN IT'S OVER.

IN ONE OF THE WEIRDER
NUCLEAR PROTESTS

THAT I CAN REMEMBER,
AMAZING GRACE SMITH

RESIGNED FROM
THE BOSTON CELTICS
THIS AFTERNOON.

WITH SMITH HAVING
ABANDONED THE TEAM,

CELTIC TITLE HOPES
SUDDENLY ARE DOWN.

MANY OBSERVERS,
INCLUDING THIS REPORTER...

THE CHINESE TRANSACTION.

AM I TO UNDERSTAND
THE SOUTH AFRICANS

WISH US TO GO PUBLIC?

...CLAIMED TO BE
IMITATING THE ACTIONS

OF A 12 YEAR OLD MONTANA
LITTLE LEAGUE PITCHER.

THE BOY, CHUCK MURDOCK,
APPARENTLY CITED

THE EXISTENCE OF
NUCLEAR WEAPONS

AS THE REASON HE'S REFUSING
TO PARTICIPATE IN BASEBALL.

UNTIL THIS MOMENT,

SMITH, WHO'S BEEN IN THE LEAGUE
FOR NINE YEARS, WAS CONSIDERED

ONE OF THE MOST STABLE
AND CONSISTENT PLAYERS
IN THE NBA.

ONE THING I ADMIRE ABOUT
SPORTS IN YOUR COUNTRY...

IS THE COLORFUL PERSONALITIES
OF YOUR SPORTSMEN.

WE LET THEM THINK
AS WELL AS PLAY, JOHANNE.

YES.

PERHAPS OURS ARE AFRAID OF
MAKING FOOLS OF THEMSELVES.

YOUR MR. SMITH
APPEARS TO BE FEARLESS.

HAS HE MADE
A FOOL OF HIMSELF?

[ CHUCKLING ]
HAS HE REALLY?
I'M NOT SO SURE.

WE'RE A SENTIMENTAL NATION.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS MAN IS DANGEROUS?

IT ALL DEPENDS
ON WHO HEARS HIM.

[ MAN: ]
MR. SMITH?

I'M JOHN POLLOCK
FROM THE LOCAL PAPER.

APPRECIATE THE CHANCE
TO TALK TO YOU.

MR. POLLOCK,
MEET CHUCK MURDOCK.

PROBABLY ALREADY MET HIM.

UH, NO.
HELLO, SON.

UM...MIND IF I SIT?

I, UH...WROTE
THAT STORY ON YOU.

WHEN YOU DIDN'T PITCH.

REAL EVENT TO HAVE YOU
VISIT US THIS WAY.

YOU GOING TO ORGANIZE IT
FROM HERE?

ORGANIZE WHAT?

OH, EXCUSE ME. I ASSUMED THIS
WAS A MOVEMENT OF SOME KIND.

OR DO YOU THINK
YOUR PERSONAL ABSENCE

WILL CHANGE NUCLEAR POLICY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I MEAN UH...

YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO TAKE
SOME KIND OF FIRST STEP?

THEN LET THE RUSSIANS
FOLLOW SUIT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT YOU THINK?

I THINK MY READERS
MIGHT BE MORE INTERESTED
IN WHAT YOU THINK.

REALLY?
WHY?

KID, THIS IS YOUR SHOW.

YOU GOTTA TELL THIS GUY
WHAT YOU THINK.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE
OF THOSE MISSILES, SIR?

WHY DO YOU WANT 'EM?

[ HORN BLOWING ]

YOU ALWAYS MAKE
YOUR OWN DELIVERIES?

SPECIAL CASE.

HAVIN' FUN OUT HERE?

IS THAT SO AWFUL?

YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE ME,
BUT I'M HAVING A HARD TIME

CALLING YOU "AMAZING."
YOU GOT A REAL NAME?

MORRIS.

CHUCK SAYS YOU'RE
A FIGHTER PILOT.

WAS.
I'M IN THE RESERVES.

SAYS YOU LOVE IT.
LOVE TO FLY.

MILLION A YEAR, HUH?

LITTLE BIT MORE.

YOU KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS
GOING TO BE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

BUT WOULDN'T IT BE NICE
IF THERE WEREN'T?

NICE?

GIVE ME A HAND WITH THESE.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE SO BORED

THAT YOU NEED SOME KIND OF
CRUSADE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY,

YOU COULD AT LEAST
LEAVE MY KID OUT OF IT.
HE'S JUST A BOY.

TRUE, BUT HE STARTED IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU'RE THE DAMNED PIED PIPER?

LOOK...

I HEARD THE MUSIC PLAYING.

I THOUGHT IT WAS
COMING FROM YOUR PLACE.

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED
THAT PLACE.

I'M GLAD IT'S GOING
TO BE USED AGAIN.

USED?

PRETENDING TO LIVE
IN A RUINED BARN?

YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE FULL OF IT.

WHY, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
THE GUY'S SINCERE?

'CAUSE I DOUBT
HIS STABILITY?

HIS STABILITY?

BECAUSE HE WALKED AWAY
FROM MONEY? A CAREER?

YOU DON'T DOUBT HIM.

YOU DON'T LIKE HIM
BECAUSE HE'S...

INCONVENIENT.

YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT.

[ ENGINE AND SIRENS ]

[ MEN: ]
COME ON, LET'S GO!
GET HIM IN HERE!

HURRY UP!
PUT ME DOWN!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

AMAZING!

[ BRAKES SCREECHING ]

[ MAN: ]
NOW DON'T HIT HIM!

[ CHUCK: ]
OUCH!

LET ME GO!
COME ON, LET ME GO!

[ GRUNTING ]

[ LAUGHING ]

EVENTUALLY HE'S
PRETTY HARMLESS BUT...

ONCE IN AWHILE HE GETS OUT
AND WE GOTTA COME GET HIM.

[ LAUGHING ]
COME HERE!

HOT DOG MCNALLY
AT YOUR SERVICE.

THAT'S MY QUARTERBACK,
GEORGE MASTEN.

HOW YOU DOIN', KID?

THAT'S RIGHT, THE CORE
OF THE DOLPHIN AIR ATTACK.

[ MEN LAUGHING ]

I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WOULD'VE
WON THE SUPER BOWL LAST YEAR.

WE WOULD'VE IF GEORGE
COULD HAVE GOT THE BALLS.

GEORGE! GEORGE!

IF HOT DOG HERE WOULD'VE
BROUGHT HIS PLAYBOOK

INSTEAD OF HIS PHONE BOOK...

THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN
DIFFERENT TOO.

SO IS THE PRESSURE
GETTIN' HEAVY UP HERE?

IT'LL GET WORSE.

[ GEORGE: ]
SO...

YOU DON'T PLAY BASEBALL NO MORE,
IS THAT RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHY NOT?

I READ ABOUT IT BUT...

IT WAS REALLY
NOT CLEAR TO ME.

DID YOU SEE SOME UH...

PROPAGANDA MOVIE
OR SOMETHING?

[ MEN LAUGHING ]
NO.

FRIEND OF MY DAD'S...

SHOWED MY CLASS
A MINUTEMAN THREE.

UH HUH.

HOW GOOD WAS THIS KID?

HE WAS THE BEST.

WHOLE CAREER NIPPED IN THE BUD,
JUST LIKE THAT?

HEY, IT CAN HAPPEN
TO ANYONE.

[ LAUGHING ]
YEAH, RIGHT.

[ HOT DOG: ]
WE THOUGHT
YOU FLIPPED OUT.

[ GEORGE: ]
THAT'S SORTA WHY
WE DROPPED BY.

[ AMAZING: ]
I FIGURED THAT.

HAVE I?
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT.

[ HOT DOG: ]
NO MORE THAN USUAL.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

[ BRAKES SCREECHING ]

[ RADIO: ]
INTRUSION AT SITE B.
HALT!

REPEAT, PERIMETER INTRUSION
AT SITE B.

YOU'RE WITHIN 25 FEET
OF MILITARY PROPERTY.

IF YOU DON'T LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY,

WE WILL CONTACT CIVILIAN
POLICE AUTHORITIES.

WE'RE JUST SIGHTSEEING.

YOU THAT BASKETBALL PLAYER?
I'M ONE OF 'EM.

YOU'RE HIM.
THAT THE BOY?

CHUCK, HOT DOG MCNALLY,
GEORGE.

YOU BOYS MIND IF WE
TAKE A LOOK DOWN THERE?

I'M SORRY, MR. MCNALLY.
NOBODY CAN DO THAT.

WELL, YOU SHOWED IT TO HIM.

YOU MEAN YOU GOT
SOMETHIN' DOWN THERE,

THAT I PAID MY TAX DOLLARS
TO BUILD.

TOO DAMN MANY TAX DOLLARS,

AND I CAN'T EVEN SEE IT?
YES, SIR.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN IT, SON?
NO, SIR.

MAYBE IT AIN'T EVEN THERE.

[ CLEARING THROAT ]
♪ TURN OUT THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ THE PARTY'S OVER ♪

♪ ALL GOOD THINGS
MUST COME TO AN END ♪

[ HOT DOG ]
WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO
FOR FUN AROUND HERE?

[ AMAZING: ]
THANKS FOR THE USE
OF THE HALL.

I THOUGHT I'D PUT
A POOL TABLE OVER HERE.

HUH?
OH, YEAH.

MAYBE PUT MY BED
UP HERE.

UP WHERE?

BUILD A PLATFORM
OVER HERE FOR SUNSETS.

SUNSETS, HUH?

ALL YOU'RE GONNA SEE IS
A BUNCH OF TELEVISION CAMERAS,

TRYING TO GET A SHOT
AT THE CRAZY BLACK DUDE.

WE'LL BUILD A MOAT
AND PUT 'GATORS IN IT.

[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
WE?

C'MON GEORGE, IT'LL BE
TOO MUCH FUN TO MISS.

WE'LL PUT IN A BARCALOUNGER,
A BIG SCREEN T.V.,

A LITTLE REFRIGERATOR
FOR YOUR BEER.

YOU'LL THINK YOU'RE HOME.

[ LAUGHING ]
YOU'RE CRAZY TOO.

YOU BET.

IF YOU GUYS WANT ME...

I'M IN.

HEY! YEAH!

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE SERIOUS, AREN'T YOU?

YEAH.

YOU'RE GONNA SIT OUT
THE SEASON.

YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK OUT ON
YOUR CONTRACT, ON YOUR LIFE.

FOR WHAT?

FOR THIS.

FOR THIS?

WHICH CAN'T MAKE
A DAMN BIT OF DIFFERENCE
TO ANYBODY IN THE WORLD.

'CEPT ME, GEORGE.

GROW UP, WILL YA'?

[ GEORGE: ]
DAMN IT!

OUR BEST WIDE RECEIVER!

[ CHUCK: ]
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WHY'D YOU?
I'M JUST A KID!

YOU A QUARTERBACK, GEORGE.

YOU GOT KIDS,
YOU TELL HIM.

YEAH, I GOT KIDS.

AND I GOT A WIFE
AND A HOUSE AND BILLS.

I WANT TO SEE
THOSE KIDS GROW UP.

HECK, I WANT TO SEE
THIS GUY GROW UP.

YOU ARE DANGEROUS, KID.

I'M IN.

YEAH!

YEAH!

THAT'S WHY THEY LET
QUARTERBACKS TALK IN THE HUDDLE,

SO THEY CAN FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S GOIN' ON.

MORNING, RUSS.

[ KIDS TALKING ]

[ SAWS BUZZING ]

THAT'S MAD DOG JOHNSON.

HE'S A LINEBACKER
FOR THE STEELERS.

KNOW WHAT A LINEBACKER IS?

WELL, UH...

THAT'S A LINEBACKER.

[ KID: ]
HURRY UP JACK,
LET'S GO!

COME ON, LET'S GO!

YOU WANT SOME?
HERE.

ABEL, 118!

SET!
HUT, HUT, HUT!

THOUGHT YOU GUYS
WEREN'T PLAYING ANYMORE.

WE JUST AIN'T
PLAYING FOR YOU.

IS HE GONNA CARRY THAT
UP THE LADDER?

[ HOT DOG: ]
WHO KNEW HE LIKED WATER?

YOU KNOW, YOU BOTH
HAVE THE SAME NAME.

HUH?
DOG.

HUH.

[ MAN: ]
]

SEE YOU LATER.

[ BRAKES SCREECHING ]

LET'S GO, KID!

HERE TONIGHT OUTSIDE THE HOME
OF 12 YEAR OLD CHUCK MURDOCK,

THE BOY, WHO ALONG WITH
FORMER CELTICS STAR

AMAZING GRACE SMITH,
HAS LAUNCHED A... LET'S GO!

[ REPORTERS: ]
CHUCK, CAN I
ASK YOU A QUESTION?

LET ME ASK A COUPLE
QUESTIONS, PLEASE.

HOT DOG, ANYBODY ELSE
COMING IN TO JOIN YOU?

IS YOUR NEW LIFE AS
SATISFYING AS YOU THOUGHT?

STUART SHIPLEY, FELLAS.
ANYTHING TO REPORT TONIGHT?

I'M HOME.

I'M LATE.
I'M SORRY.

YEAH?

WELL, SOME BOY...
A BIG KID.

CALLED YOUR SISTER
A FOUL NAME TODAY.

THEN HE PUSHED HER DOWN.

SHE'S OKAY,
SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH.

YOUR MOTHER HAS TO USE
THE BACK DOOR TO HER OWN HOME.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR
SOME OF THE CALLS

I'M GETTING DOWN
AT THE LUMBERYARD?

HUH?

YOU WASH UP.

YOU EAT YOUR MOTHER'S DINNER.
YOU TELL HER HOW GOOD IT IS.

YOU PLAY WITH YOUR SISTER.

YOU PAY SOME REAL
ATTENTION TO HER.

THEN DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

YOU MAD AT ME?

BECAUSE I FLY A FIGHTER?

'CAUSE I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL PLAYER?

'CAUSE I DON'T REALLY AGREE
WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

I LOVE YOU, CHUCK.

AND I'M ANGRY.

AND YOU'RE MY SON.
MY RESPONSIBILITY.

I COULD MAKE YOU STOP THIS.

AND I'M NOT.

SO IN A WAY, I FEEL LIKE
I'M DOING IT TOO.

I KEEP TELLING MYSELF THAT
IT'S NOT ME YOU'RE FIGHTING.

I SURE HOPE NOT.

I'M NOT FIGHTING.

[ VOICES: ]
GET OUT OF LIVINGSTON!

GET OUT OF LIVINGSTON!

[ MAN: ]
HEY RUSS!
COME OUT AND TALK TO US!

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
HIDIN' BEHIND YOUR KID?

WE'RE YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WHY DO YOU NEED PROTECTION?

[ CROWD SHOUTING ]

[ HORN HONKING ]

YOU PACIFIST!
GET OUTTA HERE!

GET OUTTA AMERICA
WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!

GET OFF MY BACK!

[ ANGRY SHOUTING ]

NO!

[ GRUNTING ]

[ CRASHING ]

I AM NOT... A PACIFIST!

[ MAN: ]
HEY, RUSS?

YOU DID AN OPS CHECK,
RIGHT?

YEAH, WE CHECKED
AND IT SOUNDS OKAY.

JOHNNY B. WHAT THE HELL
YOU DOIN' HERE?

HEY, HEY!
HOW YOU DOIN', BUDDY?

LISTEN, I NEED
A LITTLE FAVOR.

I NEED YOU TO GET
YOUR KID OFF MY ASS.

YOUR ASS, JOHN?

YEAH, WELL YOU SEE...

IT'S CAUSIN' A LOT OF PROBLEMS
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

UNCLE SAM HAS
NICE HARDWARE, HUH?

FLYIN' ANYTHING LESS
IS SORTA LIKE...

KISSIN' YOUR SISTER.

I HEAR YOU, JOHN.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, NOW... I DON'T THINK
YOU REALLY DO HEAR ME,

'CAUSE I JUST TOLD YOU, RUSS.

NOW, LOOK...

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
TELLS ME AND I TELL YOU.

RUSS...

YOU GOTTA CALL OFF YOUR KID.

SURE I'M THE RIGHT GUY
FOR THE ASSIGNMENT, JOHN?

IT'S KINDA LIKE TURNING THE KEY
IN ONE OF THOSE SILOS.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU
TALKIN' ABOUT?

I'M NOT SURE YOU
CAN REALLY TRUST ME.

[ ENGINE ]

LISTEN, I'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO FINISH THIS SANDWICH.

YOU WANT TO
SHARE IT WITH ME?

WHAT KIND?
EGG SALAD.

OKAY.

I SAW YOUR PICTURE
SOMEWHERE.

[ LAUGHING ]

MY PICTURE NEVER
RUNS ANYWHERE.

YOU WERE CHECKING UP ON ME.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH THAT.

CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY.

LYNN...

I SHOULD BE
SOMEWHERE ELSE TODAY.

I FLEW BACK A LO WAYS,
JUST TO SEE YOU.

IT'S ABOUT SOMETHING
I'VE HEARD.

I WON'T TELL YOU WHERE
AND I WON'T TELL YOU WHO.

YOU HAVE A CLIENT
NAMED AMAZING GRACE SMITH.

THERE ARE PEOPLE,
SOME I'M SORRY TO SAY,

EVEN FRIENDS OF MINE.

THESE PEOPLE ARE ACCUSTOMED
TO PREDICTING EVENTS.

THEY ENJOY PREDICTABILITY.

IN FACT, THEY REQUIRE IT.

YOU EVER PLAY POKER?

POPULAR MOVEMENTS
ARE LIKE WILD CARDS.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO SAY

WHEN ANY OF THESE
VERY POWERFUL PLAYERS

COULD PROVE DANGEROUS
TO YOUR MR. SMITH.

BUT THEN, IT WOULD
TAKE ONLY ONE.

THIS IS VERY KIND OF YOU.

OF COURSE, THE MORE INFORMATION
YOU CAN GIVE ME...

THE MORE PERSUASIVE
I CAN BE WITH MY CLIENT.

I HOPE I HAVEN'T
SAID TOO MUCH ALREADY.

BY THE TIME I LEFT
THE TOUR IN JAPAN,

WE WERE UP TO 212 ATHLETES
FROM EUROPE AND JAPAN ALONE.

THE INTERESTING THING
IS THE RECENT ADDITION

OF SOVIET BLOCK ATHLETES.
PARTICULARLY THE EAST GERMANS,

THE CZECHS,
THE YUGOSLAVS...

BECAUSE UP TO THIS POINT,
ONLY FREE WORLD ATHLETES
HAD RESPONDED.

NONE OF US KNEW IF THIS IDEA
COULD CROSS THE IRON CURTAIN.

WELL, IT HAS.
[ ALL TALKING ]

[ HOT DOG: ]
IS THIS PARIS?

AMAZING, YOU KNOW HOW
TO SPEAK FRENCH?

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ CHUCK: ]
KISSIN' YOUR SISTER?

[ RUSS: ]
YEAH, YOU KNOW.
LIKE A SCALE FROM ONE TO TEN.

WHICH'D BE BETTER?
KISSIN' CAROLINE OR...

STRIKIN' OUT THAT MUTANT MONSTER
FROM GREAT FALLS LAST YEAR.

EASY.
CAROLINE.

GOD, YOU'RE A WEIRD KID.

SO WHAT?
PRETTY SCARED?

I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE LAST TIME

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES WANTED TO TALK TO ME.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

THE WAY YOU SEE IT.

NO, I MEAN ABOUT YOU.

YOU KNOW YOU WANT ME TO STOP.
YOU CAN SAY IT.

IF I WANTED YOU TO STOP,
I'D STOP YOU MYSELF.

I WISH AMAZING COULD
BE THERE WITH ME.

YEAH, I KNOW YOU DO.

THE PRESIDENT WILL BE
WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.

HE'S RUNNING A LITTLE LATE.

MAYBE AFTER YOU
MEET THE PRESIDENT,

YOU'D LIKE A RIDE
ON A COBRA.

OR WE COULD FLY YOU
OVER TO ANNAPOLIS,

AND YOU COULD GO
ON A NUCLEAR SUBMARINE.

THIS BOY DOESN'T WANT TO GO
ON A NUCLEAR SUBMARINE.

HE WANTS TO PLAY BASEBALL.

HELLO, CHUCK.

WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT
ON OUR OWN, DOW.

WISH I COULD SAY
I WAS MORE LIKE YOU

WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE BUT...
I DIDN'T HAVE YOUR GRIT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU KNOW THIS JOB OF MINE
CAN GET A LITTLE BIT LONELY.

I FIGURE YOU MUST KNOW
SOMETHING ABOUT LONELINESS.

REFUSING TO PLAY BASEBALL.

TO FIGHT FOR SOMETHING
YOU BELIEVE IN, I READ THAT.

AND I THOUGHT,
THERE'S A YOUNG MAN

WHO'S WILLING TO
RISK LONELINESS.

BEING CUT OFF
FROM HIS FRIENDS.

ISOLATION.

I HADN'T THOUGHT OF IT
LIKE THAT, SIR.

BUT YOU FEEL IT,
DON'T YOU?

SOMETIMES.

SIT DOWN, CHUCK.

YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT...

THERE WAS A RIOT
AT A SOCCER GAME.

IN GERMANY.

SOME PEOPLE
BLAME THAT ON YOU.

EVEN SOME OF MY AIDES.

THIS GUY WHO WAS TRYING
TO FEED YOU ICE CREAM.

THEY RAN UP A LITTLE
DISPLAY BOARD FOR YOU,

LOTS OF BLINKING LIGHTS.

WHITE LIGHTS FOR
THE AMERICAN MISSILES,

YOU KNOW, WHITE
FOR THE GOOD GUYS.

AND THE SOVIET MISSILES,

OF COURSE,
WERE LITTLE RED LIGHTS.

I THINK THEY
WANTED YOU TO SEE

THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE
RED LIGHTS THAN WHITE ONES.

THEY WANT ME TO TELL YOU
YOU'RE JEOPARDIZING OUR COUNTRY,

BY NOT PLAYING
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL.

NOW THEY'RE HONEST MEN.

THEY BELIEVE THAT STUFF.
I THINK IT'S NONSENSE.

DON'T YOU?

YES, SIR.
I GUESS I DO.

OF COURSE...
I'M A SPORTS FAN

AND THE WAY
THINGS ARE GOING,

NEXT SEASON LOOKS LIKE
A TOTAL WASHOUT.

BUT THAT'S NO REASON
TO TELL AN HONEST PERSON

TO STOP DOING WHAT HE FEELS
IN HIS HEART IS RIGHT.

THAT'S THE TOUGHEST THING IN
THE WORLD TO ASK A MAN TO DO.

AND I'M ABOUT TO ASK YOU.

SIR, WHY?

I'M IN ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE SOVIET PREMIER

ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
WHEN YOU NEGOTIATE,

THE OTHER GUY IS ALWAYS
JUDGING YOUR STRENGTH.

THEY THINK I'M STRONG
ONLY IF THEY THINK

THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION
ARE GONNA BACK ME UP.

I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU
YOU'RE DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY.

BUT I AM TELLING YOU
THAT YOU'RE MAKING IT HARDER

FOR ME TO GET RID
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.

NOW, YOU STOOD UP
FOR YOUR BELIEFS.

THAT FEELS GOOD.

AND IT'S RIGHT.

BUT THIS WORK WE'RE DOING,
THESE NEGOTIATIONS,

THEY'RE MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THOSE FEELINGS.

SO I AM GONNA ASK YOU...

TO GET OUT THERE AND START
STRIKING OUT HITTERS AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

SIR, I CAN'T.

I GUESS YOU MEAN YOU WON'T.

YES, SIR.

I GUESS I DO.

WELL, IT'S A TOUGH CALL.
WE'RE PRETTY PARTIAL

TO THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH
IN THIS REPUBLIC.

MAY GOD NEVER
SEE THAT CHANGE.

BUT THERE'S A SAYING, CHUCK,
THAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT

DOESN'T GIVE ANYBODY THE RIGHT
TO RUSH INTO A CROWDED THEATRE

AND YELL "FIRE."

BUT, SIR...

WHAT IF THERE IS A FIRE?

[ CHUCK: ]
WHO'S RIGHT?

[ AMAZING: ]
YOU'RE BOTH RIGHT.

IT'S EASY BEIN' RIGHT.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

DOIN' RIGHT.
THAT'S A LITTLE TOUGHER.

YOU SEE, THE PRESIDENT
HAS HIS POINT OF VIEW,

AND YOU HAVE YOURS.
YOU'RE BOTH TELLING THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE
FROM WHERE YOU'RE STANDING.

BUT SOMEBODY'S
GOTTA BE WRONG.

BUT THERE'S NO REAL WAY
TO KNOW WHO IT IS.

HOW DOES ANYBODY
EVER KNOW WHAT TO DO?

WELL, YOU JUST... FORGET
ABOUT WHO'S STANDING WHERE.

LOOKING AT WHAT
AND JUST DO...

WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE.

ALREADY DONE?

AWHILE AGO, YOU WENT
UP TO YOUR COACH

AND YOU QUIT BASEBALL.

YOU WEREN'T THINKING
ABOUT BEING RIGHT,

YOU WERE JUST DOING RIGHT.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU
ABOUT THE THREE POINT SHOT?

YOU MEAN ABOUT YOUR WIFE.

NO, ABOUT HOW YOU MAKE ONE.

AT THOSE MOMENTS,
THERE'S NO NOISE,

THERE'S NO CROWD, THERE'S
NO OTHER PLAYER ON THE FLOOR.

THERE'S JUST A BALL
AND A HOOP, A LONG WAY AWAY.

THAT ONE PERFECT THING.

THAT'S IT, RIGHT.

IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE SHOT BUT...

I'M NOT THERE EITHER.

I JUST DISAPPEAR.

AND THAT'S HOW
THINGS GET DONE.

DISAPPEAR?
YEAH.

YOU TOO.
JUST FORGET YOURSELF.

IT WAS NEVER ME.

AND IT WAS NEVER YOU.

JUST DISAPPEAR INTO THE ACT.

THIS REMINDS YOU
OF YOUR ROOTS?

WHERE WAS IT AGAIN?
SOUTH UH...BRONX?

PHILLY.

CATCH.

I'M GLAD YOU DECIDED
TO COME OUT HERE.

THIS GUY'S BEEN STALKING YOU.

THROUGH ME.

SIX WEDNESDAYS, AMAZING.

GUYS LIKE THIS MAKE
PRESIDENTS DISAPPEAR.

HE USED SIX WEDNESDAYS,
AMAZING.

SO THAT YOU'D KNOW
THAT HE MEANS BUSINESS.

SO WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?

I JUST WANT YOU TO COME BACK.
COME BACK TO BOSTON!

COME BACK TO THE TEAM.

JUST COME BACK.

OH, THANK YOU.

MY PLEASURE.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE
BEEN FORMALLY INTRODUCED.

MY NAME IS
ALEXANDER JEFFRIES.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HERE IN BOSTON.

YOU HERE TO SEE
THE CELTICS MANAGEMENT?

NO, YOU.

OH?
WHATEVER ABOUT?

GUYS YOU PLAY POKER WITH.

[ SIGHING ]

OH, YES.

WELL...

UNDERSTAND, MR. SMITH.

THE GENTLEMEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,

REGARD THE PUBLIC
AS SIMPLY A GREAT BEAST.

A BEAST THAT CAN
ONLY BE SAFELY LED

BY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS
HOW TO HOLD THE LEASH.

IF HE CAN'T CONTROL THEM,
THE LEADER BECOMES

MORE DANGEROUS THAN
THE BEAST ITSELF.

BEAST?
YEAH, I'VE SEEN THAT.

PLAYERS TRYING
TO BREAK YOUR LEG,

CROWD SCREAMING FOR BLOOD.

A FAN HIT ME WITH A ROCK
IN A PARKING LOT ONE NIGHT.

JUST BECAUSE HIS TEAM LOST.

AND YOUR POINT?

I DON'T TRUST ME.
I DON'T TRUST YOU.

I DON'T TRUST ANYONE WITH
HIS FINGER ON THAT TRIGGER.

LACK OF CONFIDENCE...

INDICATES A WANT OF LEADERSHIP,
MR. SMITH.

DROP THE LEASH.

DON'T START SOMETHING
YOU CAN'T FINISH.

HERE'S A MESSAGE
FROM THE BEAST.

YOU MESS WITH MY FRIENDS
AND I'LL SEE YOU IN HELL!

HAVE A GOOD TIME IN BOSTON
WITH MISS TAYLOR?

NO, SHE WASN'T THERE.
SHE'S IN SAN FRANCISCO.

GOTTA FLY OUT THERE
TOMORROW NIGHT.

SPEAK AT SOME LUNCHEON.

LYNN'S PET CHARITY.

GOT ANY JOKES I COULD TELL?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
YOU HAVING A BAD DAY?

YOU TOO SAD TO EAT?

MEANS I GET YOUR LUNCH.
HEY!

THAT'S A BAD MOVE THERE.
MAD DOG'S TURN TO COOK.

OHHH!

[ LAUGHING ]

[ JET ENGINE ]

[ PHONE RINGING ]

HELLO.

[ AMAZING: ]
DID I WAKE YOU?

YES.

WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING?

I'M STILL TRYING TO
KEEP YOU OUT OF JAIL.

THESE GUYS WANT
MORE MONEY OUT OF YOU

THAN YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

THAT IS, IF YOU'RE WORKING.

I GUESS THIS JET
CAME OUT OF YOUR POCKET.

THANKS.

JET?
YEAH.

YOU ORDERED A CESSNA.

I BEGGED FOR A JET.

AND YOU SAID I
COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

SO?

SO THANKS FOR
CHANGING YOUR MIND.

I DIDN'T SEND A JET.

YOU'RE ON A PLANE
I DIDN'T SEND.

OH GOD.

LYNN, LISTEN TO ME.
IT MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU THINK.

I'M GONNA HANG UP,
AND GO GET THE PILOT

TO LAND IMMEDIATELY.
AMAZING...

SHHHH.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME...

YOU GO TO LIVINGSTON.

AND NO MATTER WHAT,
I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE.

[ EXPLOSION ]

WHO IS THIS?

WHEN?

OH, GEEZ.

YES.

RIGHT.

THAT WAS JOHN POLLACK
FROM THE ENTERPRISE.

HE SAID AMAZING'S PLANE
WENT DOWN IN THE ROCKIES.

OH, MY GOD.

THEY THINK IT
HIT A MOUNTAIN.

HE SAID THEY WOULD
KNOW MORE IN THE MORNING.

THE WHOLE WORLD'S GONNA
BE OUTSIDE TOMORROW.

THEY'RE GONNA CALL
ALL NIGHT.

I CAN'T TELL HIM TONIGHT.

DAD.

IT'S A HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER.

OKAY.
[ YAWNING ]

YOUR MOM LOVES HUMMINGBIRDS.

ISN'T IT A LITTLE EARLY
IN THE MORNING?

I DECIDED TO GET YOUR SISTER
THAT PONY SHE WANTS.

[ CRYING ]

I LOVE YOU, CHUCK.

AND I'M SORRY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

"VERY WELL,"
SAID THE LITTLE PIG.

"WHAT TIME WILL YOU COME?"

[ VOICES OUTSIDE ]
"AT SIX O'CLOCK",
SAID THE WOLF.

THE LITTLE PIG
GOT UP AT FIVE,

AND HE WENT TO
MR. SMITH'S FARM

AND GOT THE TURNIPS BEFORE
THE WOLF CAME TO HIS HOUSE.

"LITTLE PIG,
ARE YOU READY?"

"READY? I'VE BEEN READY
FOR YOU TO COME BACK."

THE WOLF WAS VERY ANGRY BUT
HE THOUGHT OF ANOTHER WAY...

ALL THE PRESS PEOPLE
ARE OUTSIDE, CHUCK.

SOMEBODY'S GOTTA
GO TALK TO THEM.

[ CAROLINE: ]
ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE
A SPEECH, CHUCK?

[ CAMERAS CLICKING ]

I HAD A FRIEND.

HIS NAME WAS
AMAZING GRACE SMITH.

HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

I THINK HE WAS THE BEST
BASKETBALL PLAYER
THAT EVER LIVED.

ALL HE WANTED
WAS FOR PEOPLE...

TO LIVE.
NOW HE'S GONE.

HE TOLD ME,
AND I'VE SEEN IT,

THAT THERE'S DEATH
BURIED IN THE EARTH.

ENOUGH TO KILL US MANY TIMES.

AMAZING SAID,
IT'D BE A GOOD THING

IF EVERYBODY STOPPED
PRETENDING DEATH WASN'T THERE.

IF WE STOPPED PLAYING,

HE SAID WE COULD PLAY
WHEN THEY TOOK IT AWAY.

AND NOW HE'S GONE.

AND THE DEATH
IS STILL THERE.

ARE YOU GOING
TO GIVE UP NOW?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ANYMORE.

[ REPORTERS: ]
CHUCK?

CAN YOU ANSWER...
WHAT IS THAT?

[ MAN: ]
THAT'S AMAZING GRACE'S SIGN.

CHUCK, HOW LONG YOU
GONNA KEEP THIS UP?

MR. MURDOCK, YOU GONNA
PUT HIM BACK IN SCHOOL?

[ SIGHING ]
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!

SIT DOWN!
NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION,

OR YOU'RE GOING TO
THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.

[ CRUMPLING PAPER ]

YOU DON'T WRITE THE ANSWER
ON THE BLACKBOARD,

YOU SPEAK WHEN I TELL YOU.

ALL RIGHT, GET OUT OF HERE!

I CHECKED THE EUROPEAN DESK
THIS MORNING.

THE FRENCH ARE LOOKING AT
A WALK-OUT AT AN AUTO PLANT.

THE ITALIANS,
A WILDCAT STRIKE...

GOOD NEWS IS THE EAST GERMANS
HAVE PICKED IT UP.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS?
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT!

I FAIL TO SEE
HOW THAT IS.

COULD BE A GENERAL STRIKE.
DON'T BE SO NAIVE.

MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE SOVIETS
TO KEEP IT OUR PROBLEM.

WE'VE SEEN DEMONSTRATIONS COME
AND GO ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE.

THEY FLARE UP BUT
THEY CAN'T SUSTAIN.

THE THING THAT'S DIFFERENT,
THAT'S BEGINNING TO CONCERN ME,

IS THIS SILENT CHILDREN THING.

IT'S NEW.

IT'S NOT NEW?
IT'S NOT NEW.
IT'S KIDS.

IT'S HERE TODAY
AND GONE TOMORROW.

THE MEDIA DOESN'T
EAT IT UP?
NO.

IT'S ON THE TABLE
EVERY NIGHT AT DINNER.

LET'S USE THAT.

I SAY WE HAVE A NATIONAL
DAY OF MOURNING FOR SMITH.

MAKE IT A SCHOOL HOLIDAY.
BRING THE KIDS INTO IT.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
YOU GOT A BETTER IDEA?

WE NEED THE PRESIDENT
TO ADDRESS THE NATION.

TRY A HEARTFELT APPEAL.

DIRECTLY TO THE CHILDREN
OF THE WORLD.

I THINK WE NEED
CHUCK MURDOCK ON THIS.

I THINK WE SYMBOLICALLY
DISMANTLE THE SILO HE VISITED.

I THINK YOU GO THERE.

IT'S YOUR SHOW.

YOU GET THE KID
ON T.V. WITH YOU.

YOU TELL THE NATION THIS THING
HAS REDOUBLED THE COMMITMENT

OF THE ADULTS OF THE WORLD.

TELL THE KID
THE WORLD IS GRATEFUL.

I'VE HEARD A LOT OF
ALTERNATIVES, DOW.

EVERYTHING BUT THE ONE
THAT REALLY INTERESTS ME.

[ VOICES AND SIRENS ]

[ MAN: ]
THIS WAY, MR. PRESIDENT.

MR. GENERAL SECRETARY.
[ RUSSIAN ]

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
MEETING WITH ME SO QUICKLY,

AND SO PRIVATELY.
[ RUSSIAN ]

I WOULD LIKE TO IMPOSE
ONE THING FURTHER,

IF I MAY ASK THE FAVOR
THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE

LEAVE US FULLY ALONE.
[ RUSSIAN ]

WELL, I'VE NEVER
TRIED THIS BEFORE.

HOW'S YOUR ENGLISH?

WE ARE ABOUT TO DISCOVER.

THIS IS NICE.

WE SHOULD ALWAYS
MEET LIKE THIS.

BEFORE WE BEGIN...

ARE ANY OF YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
SPEAKING TO YOU?

[ LAUGHING ]
NYET, NYET.

WELL, I'LL GO FIRST.

THIS CHILDREN'S MOVEMENT
IN MY COUNTRY,

IS BECOMING
A PROFOUND PROBLEM.

IT'S JUST BEGUN,
BUT IT CUTS DEEP.

I CAN'T LET IT GO ON.

NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
MAY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING

SOME MEASURE
OF THE PROBLEM ALSO.

FOR US, EVEN A SMALL
PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE
IS DISTURBING.

OUR SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED

TO COPE WITH CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
OF THIS KIND.

LIKE YOUR PEOPLE,
OURS ARE MOST SENTIMENTAL

WHERE CHILDREN ARE CONCERNED.

SO I COME HERE
WITH A QUESTION.

IN THIS CRISIS...

DO YOU AND I
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY?

HELLO, SIR.
MR. MURDOCK.

CHUCK.

[ MAN: ]
MR. PRESIDENT.

HELLO AGAIN, CHUCK.

MAJOR MURDOCK,
I'M PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

IT'S AN HONOR
TO MEET YOU, SIR.
CHUCK...

YOU ARE PRACTICALLY BACK ON
THE PITCHER'S MOUND RIGHT NOW.

MAJOR, THANK GOD YOUR BOY
HAD THE GOOD SENSE

NOT TO LISTEN TO ME
BACK IN WASHINGTON.

TONIGHT...

WE'RE GOING ON
THE TELEVISION

AND READ THAT TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

IT SAYS THAT
THIS YEAR ALONE,

OUR COUNTRY AND
THE SOVIET UNION

WILL EACH DISMANTLE
15 PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL

STRATEGIC NUCLEAR CAPACITY.

NOW TURN THE PAGE.

IT'S A PROGRAM
FOR SEVEN YEARS.

AT THE END OF WHICH,
OUR NUCLEAR ARSENALS

WILL NO LONGER EXIST.

CHUCK...

NONE OF THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED
WITHOUT YOU AND MR. SMITH.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY
HAVING YOU JOIN ME ON THE AIR.

AND SAY A FEW WORDS.

OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING.

"I'M SORRY, SIR.
I CAN'T."

CHUCK, YOU CAN'T WHAT?

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S WRONG?

UH...

SIR?

I THINK WHAT CHUCK
MIGHT BE FEELING...

IS THAT AN AWFUL LOT
CAN HAPPEN IN SEVEN YEARS.

YOU'LL BE OUT OF OFFICE
FOR ONE THING.

SOVIET LEADERS
CAN CHANGE ANYTIME.

PEOPLE ARE PRETTY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY
YOU GOT SO MUCH DONE.

BUT WHEN THEY COOL OFF,
THEY TEND TO FORGET.

SOMETHING THIS HARD
TO DO, SIR...

MAYBE YOU HAVE TO STRIKE
WHILE THE IRON'S HOT.

IT SEEMS PRETTY HOT
RIGHT ABOUT NOW.

[ KIDS LAUGHING ]

[ CRYING ]

CHUCK...

SINCE THIS WHOLE THING STARTED,

THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN
MEANING TO SAY TO YOU.

I KIDDED MYSELF THAT I
TOLD YOU A THOUSAND WAYS.

BUT I NEVER SAID THE WORDS.

AND NOW I NEED
TO SAY THE WORDS.

I'M REAL PROUD OF YOU.

[ GEORGE: ]
I HAD MY LAWYERS

TRACE THROUGH THE PAPERWORK
ON THAT HOLDING COMPANY.

WHEN YOU GET DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM LINE,

THAT'S THE MAN THAT OWNED
THAT CHARTERED JET.

I'M GONNA HIRE A GUY.

THE GUYS THAT KILL SLOWLY.

NO, DARLIN'.

THAT'S NOT WHAT
AMAZING DIED FOR.

[ HOT DOG: ]
WELL, LOOK...

THIS GUY LIKES TO PLAY
IN THE DARK.

LET'S TURN ON SOME LIGHTS.

[ VOICES TALKING ]

[ PHONE RINGING ]

PUT A TRADING STOCK LOSS ORDER
OF SAY, FIVE PERCENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF YOU COULD GET A HALF,

THAT WOULD BE
ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS.

WHAT ABOUT THE AMBASSADOR?

WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS...

NOW THE JOINT CHIEFS
ARE TELLING US

THEY CAN NO LONGER
GUARANTEE A LAUNCH.

THE GUYS IN THE SILOS
MIGHT SHOOT EACH OTHER.

STICK FLOWERS IN THEIR GUNS.

EVERY SIGN TELLS US THE RUSSIANS
HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

WE HAVE SILENT CHILDREN
AROUND THE WORLD.

THEIR PARENTS ARE GOING
ON STRIKE,

OUR ALLIES, OUR ENEMIES.
ALL BLAMING US.

PEOPLE WANT THEIR CHILDREN BACK.

[ KNOCK AT DOOR ]

SIR, YOU ASKED
TO BE INTERRUPTED.

THE GENTLEMAN WITH HIS NAME
ON ALL THE BLIMPS...

HE'S THE MAN.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN?

YES, SIR. ALL OF US
AT LANGLEY AGREE.

FBI TOO, BUT...
WE'LL NEVER PROVE IT.

CALL HIM.

IT'S 1:30
IN THE MORNING.

CALL HIM, NOW.

[ DIALING PHONE ]

IS THIS MR. ALEXANDER JEFFRIES?

IT IS.
ONE MOMENT PLEASE,

FOR THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.

MR. JEFFRIES...

WE HAVE NEVER MET.
YOU RECOGNIZE MY VOICE?

YES, SIR.
GOOD.

AS OF TOMORROW MORNING,

YOU WILL DIVEST YOURSELF
OF ALL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS

OF COMPANIES
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.

THIS WILL INCLUDE YOUR
IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION

OF ALL DIRECTORSHIPS
AND OFFICES.

AS WELL AS THE SALE OF
ALL STOCKS HELD BY YOU,

AT THE MARKET PRICES
OF TOMORROW'S OPENING.

IS ALL OF THIS CLEAR,
SO FAR?

YES, SIR.

STAY VERY CLEAN,
MR. JEFFRIES.

THE FBI, THE IRS AND EVERY
AGENCY UNDER MY AUTHORITY

WILL BE ON YOUR TAIL
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

GOOD NIGHT.

CHUCK!

THE PRESIDENT'S HERE.

I BEEN WATCHIN' YOU
OUT THE WINDOW,

BASKETBALL'S NOT YOUR GAME.

COME ON OVER TO ME.

I PLAY A LITTLE GOLF.
BROKE 90 ONCE.

FAIR TENNIS, C PLUS.

PRETTY GOOD SERVE,
NO BACKHAND.

WELL...

LET'S GET TO IT.

BASEBALL SEASON
BEGINS IN APRIL, RIGHT?

NO PROBLEM.

[ HELICOPTERS OVERHEAD ]

[ PRESIDENT: ]
THAT'S IT.

DADDY, WHAT ARE ALL
THE MEN DOING HERE?

[ RUSS: ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

ONE THING I...

I NEVER REALLY FIGURED ON...

WHEN I STARTED OUT WAS...

WHEN MY CAREER WAS OVER AND I'D
DONE EVERYTHING I WANTED TO DO,

I NEVER REALLY GO BACK.

JUST GO BACK.

TO THE PEOPLE I LOVED.

WITHOUT THE WHOLE WORLD
WATCHING.

NEVER KNEW I WAS
BUYING INTO THAT.

NOT THAT I'D
CHANGE ANYTHING.

OH.

IT'S JUST A PHONE NUMBER.

YOU AND I BELONG TO
A PRETTY SMALL CLUB.

WE OUGHT TO STAY IN TOUCH.

WHEN YOU USE THAT NUMBER...

CALL COLLECT, WILL YA'?

♪ STAR SPANGLED BANNER ♪

[ SINGING ]

[ SHOUTING AND CHEERING ]

GOOD AFTERNOON, AMERICA.

I SHOULD SAY
GOOD AFTERNOON, WORLD.

87 COUNTRIES
AROUND THIS PLANET,

ARMED FORCES RADIO,
ALL GATHERED TO WATCH AND HEAR

A LITTLE LEAGUE
BASEBALL GAME.

AND IT'S NOT EVEN THE LITTLE
LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.

IT'S JUST THE SEASON'S OPENER.

THERE COULDN'T BE
MORE EXCITEMENT,

IF THE YANKEES AND DODGERS
WERE IN THE SEVENTH GAME

OF THE WORLD SERIES
FALL CLASSIC.

IN A SENSE,

THIS IS A REPLAY.

OF A GAME FORFEITED
A YEAR AGO.

A FORFEIT THAT CHANGED
AMERICAN SPORTS,

AND SO MUCH MORE.

TODAY THE GAME WILL
GO ON AS SCHEDULED.

THE TWIN FALLS TIGERS
UP AGAINST AMERICA'S TEAM,

THE LIVINGSTON MUSTANGS.

[ CROWD SHOUTING ]

[ REPORTERS: ]
CHUCK, CHUCK!
OVER HERE!

I NEVER DID GET USED
TO THIS PART OF IT.

SMILE ALWAYS COMES OUT
LOOKING PHONY.

IT'S BEEN A YEAR.

NOBODY EXPECTS YOU
TO STRIKE OUT EVERYBODY.

YOU JUST...STAY WITHIN
YOURSELF THIS TIME.

OKAY?

LONG SEASON.

[ MAN: ]
PLAY BALL!

[ CROWD SHOUTING ]

YAY, CHUCK!

COME ON, CHUCK!

[ ALL SHOUTING ]

PLAY!

HELLO, AMAZING.