Breaking Free (1995) Movie Script

THAT'S A

BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL.

AN APPALOOSA.

HUMMM.

COSMO'S GREAT!!

YEAH?

YEAH.

ME AND MY OLD GIRLFRIEND

USED TO FIGHT OVER

WHO TOOK

THE QUIZ FIRST.

WILL THERE BE

ANYTHING ELSE?

YEAH,

SOME GUM.

DON'T MOVE!

RICHARD CHILTON.

YOU HAVE A BIRTHDAY

IN A FEW MONTHS.

DOESN'T EVERYBODY?

YOU'LL BE 18

IN AUGUST.

YOU'RE ALMOST TOO

OLD FOR JUVIE HALL.

WHERE I'M HEADED

MAKES JUVIE LOOK LIKE

A WALK IN THE PARK.

I'VE HEARD IT.

I HOPE YOU NEVER

HAVE TO SEE IT.

CHILTON,

NO SIESTAS

ON MY TIME.

I GREW UP

ON A RANCH.

MY OLD MAN WAS

A HORSE TRAINER.

I KNOW MORE ABOUT HORSES

THAN I DO ABOUT PEOPLE.

I KNOW HOW TO

GIVE THEM SHOTS,

SHOE 'EM,

BREAK 'EM.

LET'S TALK ABOUT

WHAT YOU'VE BEEN

DOING RECENTLY.

YOU'VE RUN AWAY

FROM 3 FOSTER HOMES,

YOU HAVE 4 COUNTS

OF VANDALISM,

AND NOW, THIS

CONVENIENCE STORE FIASCO.

THE WORK

RELEASE PROGRAM

IS FOR SOMEONE WHO'S

PROVEN THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND

LIKE YOU, DOES IT?

I JUST WANT

A CHANCE.

WHY?

SO YOU CAN

GET TO KIDDIE

CAMP AND BAIL?

ALL RIGHT.

NICE TRY....,

FOR AN OLD GUY.

YOU'RE A SHRINK.

SHOULDN'T YOU SAY,

"MATURITY CHALLENGED?"

I'M POLITICALLY INCORRECT

AND PROUD OF IT.

YEAH.

COME ON,

LET'S WARM THE BENCH.

HEY.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'M DOING FINE, ANNIE,

HOW ARE YOU?

AH, WELL,

I'M IN TROUBLE.

I NEED

A NEW STABLE HAND.

WHAT ABOUT

THAT WORK RELEASE PROGRAM?

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE

SOMEBODY FOR ME.

WELL, THERE

IS ONE KID...

YEAH...

BUT, HE'S

NOT RIGHT.

TWENTY MINUTES

AT YOUR CAMP

AND HE'D HIT

THE PAVEMENT.

YOU CAN'T SAY THAT

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

KIDS LIVE UP

TO THE EXPECTATIONS

OTHER PEOPLE

HAVE OF THEM.

HERE IT COMES.

HOW IS HE EVER

GOING TO MAKE A DECENT

LIFE FOR HIMSELF

IF YOU TELL HIM

HE DOESN'T DESERVE ONE?

YOUR POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS

IS FADING.

DOES HE HAVE

EXPERIENCE WITH HORSES?

YEAH.

OH,

COME ON, THEN.

BUT, YOU DON'T

WANT THIS GUY

AROUND YOUR KIDS.

WE'LL HIRE HIM

ON A TRIAL BASIS.

IF HE SCREWS UP,

HE'S OUTTA THERE.

THE UNSINKABLE IDEALIST.

INSTEAD OF TEARING

PEOPLE DOWN,

TRY TO BUILD

THEM UP.

IT GETS

BETTER RESULTS.

ALL RIGHT,

LETS GO OVER THE RULES.

RULE NUMBER ONE:

[ mumbles ]

WHAT?

NO DRINKING.

RULE NUMBER TWO:

NO SMOKING.

RULE NUMBER THREE:

NO LEAVING CAMP

WITHOUT PERMISSION.

WHAT HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK?

DINNER AND A MOVIE?

WEEKLY REVIEW.

[ horse whinnies ]

EXCELLENT!

COOL SHADES, MAN.

CAN I TRY THEM ON?

SUNLIGHT HURTS

HIS EYES, SOMETIMES.

AHH,

TIED ONE ON LAST NIGHT?

I UNDERSTAND.

ANNIE, HI.

HEY!

MEET THE NEW

STABLE HAND.

HI.

I'M ANNIE.

IT'S GREAT

TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THANKS.

THIS IS

THE NEW STABLE HAND?

ONE OF

YOUR GUYS?

YEAH.

RICK CHILTON,

THIS IS CLAY NELSON.

CLAY'S OUR

HEAD COUNSELOR.

RICK GREW

UP ON HORSES.

HIS DAD

WAS A TRAINER.

REALLY? FOR WHOM?

THESE KIDS HERE...

THEY'RE ALL...

THEY'RE ALL BLIND.

THANKS

FOR TELLING HIM.

[ bell rings ]

THAT'S LUNCH.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

GOOD LUCK.

I GOTTA GET GOING, TOO.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A WEEK,

WON'T I?

SURE THING,

MACK.

BYE, MACK.

BYE.

COME ON,

I'LL SHOW YOU

WHERE YOU'LL STAY.

DOING GOOD, STEPH!

WHAT IS THAT,

A METAL DETECTOR?

THAT'S WHAT

IT LOOKS LIKE.

THAT IS A

MOWACS SENSOR.

IT PUTS OUT SOUND ULTRA WAVES,

THEY BOUNCE OFF OBJECTS,

AND THE SENSOR VIBRATES.

SORTA LIKE

AN UPDATED VERSION

OF THE WALKING CANE.

EXACTLY.

WE WANT THE KIDS

TO BE AS INDEPENDENT

AND UP TO DATE

AS POSSIBLE.

OUR TACK SEEMS

TO HAVE DISAPPEARED

INTO THE LAND OF LOST SOCKS,

BUT, FORTUNATELY

WE'LL BE GETTING MORE

FROM THE MORRIS

RANCH SOON.

OKAY,

HERE'S

WHERE YOU'LL STAY.

LINENS ARE IN THE CLOSET

YOUR BATHROOM IS

ALL THE WAY DOWNSTAIRS. SORRY.

IT'S NOT THE RITZ

BUT...

NO, IT'S GREAT.

I HAVEN'T HAD MY OWN ROOM

SINCE I WAS A KID.

WELL,

I'LL LET YOU SETTLE IN.

DON'T YOU WANT ME

TO RECITE THE RULES

OR SOMETHING?

I'D RATHER

SEE YOU FOLLOW THEM.

CONSIDER THEM FOLLOWED.

[ music playing ]

[ horse galloping ]

UHHHH!

I'M RIGHT HERE,

LILLIAN.

I'M RIGHT HERE.

PUT HIM DOWN.

SHE SLIPPED THE STIRRUP,

MR. MORRIS, THAT'S ALL.

I SAID

PUT HIM DOWN.

AND DO IT

BEFORE I GET BACK!

CAL, WOULD YOU PLEASE

FIND SOMETHING TO DO?

BUSTER!

I PUT GHOST IN THE BACK,

MR. MORRIS.

I THOUGHT YOU NEEDED

A FEW DAYS TO COOL OFF.

FROM NOW ON,

I'LL DEAL

WITH THAT HORSE.

[ car pulls up ]

IT'S BEAUTIFUL HERE.

GET OUT

AND SMELL THE AIR.

I CAN SMELL FINE

FROM IN HERE.

LINDSAY,

GET OUT OF THE CAR.

I DON'T WANT

TO GO.

YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO SIT AND MOPE

THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

IT'S MY LIFE.

LINDSAY, THIS CAMP

HAS THE BEST MOBILITY

TRAINING AROUND.

THAT'S SWELL, MOM.

I HOPE YOU HAVE

A REALLY GREAT TIME.

MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T

PUSH HER.

THEN SHE'LL NEVER

LEARN TO COPE.

IS THAT

WHAT YOU WANT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LET GO OF ME!

LEAVE ME ALONE!

HEY, SAY HELLO

TO LINDSAY KURTZ, EVERYONE.

[ Together: ]

HI, LINDSAY.

YOU CAN SIT

RIGHT HERE.

YOUR MILK'S

AT TEN O'CLOCK.

BILLY, YOU'RE

REALLY BECOMING A WHIZ

AT THAT OPTICON.

THAT WHAT?

BILLY'S OPTICON.

IT'S A READING DEVICE.

WHEN BILLY'S PASSES

THE OPTICON OVER PAGES,

IT TRANSPOSES THE WORDS

ONTO A RUBBER PAD.

THEN HE READS

THE RAISED LETTERS

LIKE BRAILLE.

OH.

NOW,

IF WE COULD GET HIM

TO TALK TO US SOMEDAY

INSTEAD OF HIDING

BEHIND THAT OPTICON.

OH! I'M SORRY.

LINDSAY, IT'S OKAY.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT HAPPENS

ALL THE TIME.

WHY DON'T YOU

GET SPILL PROOF GLASSES?

BECAUSE YOU HAVE

TO LEARN TO GET ALONG

IN THE REAL WORLD.

WE'RE COMING UP

ON THE CORRAL...

...ASPEN TREES

IN THE DISTANCE,

AND THIS IS OUR

STABLE MANAGER, RICK.

RICK,

THIS IS LINDSAY.

HELLO, LINDSAY.

IT SMELLS HERE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU DON'T

LIKE "ODE DE APPALOOSA?"

COME ON.

SEE YA.

THESE ARE THE DIRECTIONS

TO CAL MORRIS' RANCH.

HE'S DONATING SOME TACK.

WHEN YOU GET THERE,

ASK FOR BUSTER.

HE'S EXPECTING YOU.

YOU CAN LOAD

IT UP IN THE BACK.

[ horse whinnies ]

WHAT THE...

HEY, THERE!

YOU THE BOY

FROM THE BLIND CAMP?

YEAH, YOU THE OWNER?

I'M THE CARETAKER.

BUSTER HIGGINS.

WHO DID

THIS TO HIM?

MRS. MORRIS WAS

RIDING GHOST TOO

HARD AND FELL.

SHE WAS HURT PRETTY BAD.

SO, MR. MORRIS

STUCK HIM IN HERE

TO STARVE

HIM TO DEATH?

IF HE WEREN'T

SUCH A GENTLEMAN,

HE WOULD HAVE KICKED

HIS WAY OUT OF HIS STALL

A LONG TIME AGO.

WELL, BETTER

LOAD UP THIS TACK.

YOU GONNA HELP ME

WITH THIS?

OH,

YEAH.

I THINK YOU

GOT EVERYTHING.

OKAY, THANKS.

YOU KNOW,

MAYBE GHOST ISN'T AS MUCH

OF A GENTLEMAN, AS YOU THINK.

I GUESS IT'S POSSIBLE

GHOST COULD ESCAPE.

ALL RIGHT,

LET'S GET YOU CLEANED UP.

RICK?

HE...,HE....

CAME WITH THE TACK.

CAL IS GIVING

US THIS HORSE?

YEAH, YOU CAN SEE

THE CONDITION HE'S IN.

THE ONLY THING

HE'S GOOD FOR

IS RIDING KIDS

IN THE CORRAL.

CAN HE EVEN DO THAT?

IN A COUPLE WEEKS,

GHOST WILL BE AS GOOD AS NEW.

GOOD WORK.

HEY, YOU CAN'T SNEAK UP

ON HORSES LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE GONNA SPOOK 'EM.

HEY, HEY, YOU DON'T

HAVE TO LEAVE.

YOU WANNA PET

THE NEW HORSE?

áá

OKAY.

COME OVER HERE.

WALK SLOWLY.

BE CAREFUL.

STEP DOWN HERE.

WALK UP TO HIM, SLOW.

STICK YOUR HAND OUT

AND TOUCH HIM.

LET HIM KNOW

YOU'RE THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET ME SEE

YOUR HAND.

STICK IT OUT.

I'M GONNA LET

YOU FEED HIM.

THAT SPECIAL MIX

IS PUTTING MEAT

ON HIS BONES.

WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU DON'T LIKE

BEING A COWBOY?

HORSES ARE FUN

TO RIDE.

YOU USE YOUR HANDS

AND KNEES AND LEGS

TO TELL THEM

WHERE TO GO.

BILLY, YOU CAN'T

LEAVE THE GROUP

LIKE THAT.

LISTEN, WE NEED 5 HORSES

TACKED UP BY THIS AFTERNOON.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD

HANDLE THAT?

YEAH.

MAYBE THE KIDS

WOULD WANT TO

LEARN TO TACK UP.

I COULD TEACH THEM.

I DON'T THINK

THAT WOULD BE

SUCH A GOOD IDEA,

CONSIDERING...

WHAT, I MIGHT RUB

OFF ON THEM?

TEN MINUTES WITH ME

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE

STEALING CARS, HUH?

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT

WAS YOUR SPECIALTY,

GRAND THEFT.

COME ON, BILLY.

GRAB A HOLD.

THAT A BOY.

JUST HAVE THEM

READY, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

HOP ON DOWN.

...A STEP HERE.

[ Mimicking: ]

JUST HAVE THEM READY, OKAY?

♪♪

[ Knocking ]

YEAH.

YEAH?

HI!

THAT'S FOR BLOWING

ME AND JOEY OFF.

HOW'D YOU

GET IN HERE?

I DROVE,

HOW DO YOU THINK?

IT'S NOT LIKE

THERE ARE A LOT OF EYE

WITNESSES AROUND HERE.

LET'S SEE.

OH, NASTY!

SORRY,

I HAD TO GET THAT

OUT OF MY SYSTEM.

I HOPE YOU

FEEL BETTER.

SO, HOW'S JOEY?

OH, MAN.

IS HE...

THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU?

WHAT?

PSYCH...

HE'S FINE.

WHEN HE GETS BETTER-

HE HAS TO GO TO JUVIE

BUT I'M GOING

TO SPRING HIM OUT.

HOW YOU GONNA

DO THAT?

I GOT MY SOURCES.

YEAH, YOU AND

YOUR MANY FRIENDS.

YOU KNOW WHAT

YOUR PROBLEM IS?

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW

TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN

YOUR FRIENDSHIPS.

LISTEN,

I'M GOING TO BE 18

IN A COUPLE MONTHS.

IF I DON'T WORK

OUT HERE,

THEY'RE GOING TO SEND ME

TO THE BIG HOUSE.

IT AIN'T GOING

TO HAPPEN, MAN

'CUZ JOEY AND I

ARE GONNA GET YOU

OUTTA HERE.

REALLY, MAN?

DUDE...

I OWE YOU ONE.

YEAH,

YOU DO.

I'M TELLING YOU,

HE'S CHANGED.

HE'S A LITTLE CON MAN.

LOOK AT THIS.

THIS PLACE WAS

A DISASTER BEFORE

HE GOT HERE.

COME ON.

HEY, MACK!

RICK.

COULD YOU HAND ME

THAT OTHER SNAP?

THIS?

YEAH, PUT IT

ON HIS HALTER.

COME ON,

HE'S NOT GOING

TO HURT YOU.

HE'S GENTLE

AS A LAMB.

A BIG LAMB.

YOU SHOULD

HAVE SEEN THIS GUY

A FEW WEEKS AGO.

RICK'S NURSED HIM

BACK TO HEALTH.

YEAH?

HE'S READY TO RIDE.

HE'S REALLY GENTLE.

HE'D BE PERFECT

FOR THE MORE TIMID KIDS,

LIKE BILLY.

I THINK YOU'D

MAKE A GOOD TEACHER.

A TEACHER?

WE NEED TO BREAK UP

THE RIDING GROUPS.

CLAY COULD TAKE OUT

THE MORE ADVANCED KIDS

AND YOU COULD WORK

WITH THE LESS CONFIDENT ONES.

I'VE NEVER REALLY

TAUGHT BEFORE.

ANNIE,

COULD I SPEAK TO YOU

A MINUTE, PLEASE.

RICK IS NOT

LIKE YOUR KIDS.

OH, REALLY?

HE'S ALIENATED,

HE HAS NO SELF ESTEEM,

HE MISSED THE ADVANTAGES

THAT NORMAL KIDS HAD.

HE CAN'T HANDLE

THAT KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT'S FUNNY.

PEOPLE SAY

THAT SAME THING

ABOUT THE BLIND.

ALL RIGHT BILLY,

THIS IS THE LAST STEP.

PUT YOUR LEFT FOOT

THROUGH THE STIRRUP.

THERE YOU GO--

JUST LIKE THAT!

SWING YOUR

RIGHT ONE OVER.

ALL RIGHT COWBOY,

GET YOU RIDIN'.

STAY HERE AND PET GHOST

LIKE I SHOWED YOU.

I'LL GO DOWN

AND PUT LINDSAY

ON HER HORSE.

WOW LINDSAY,

YOU LOOK LIKE A RIDER.

WEAR BOOTS

NEXT TIME.

I'M NOT RIDING.

I ONLY CAME

BECAUSE ANNIE MADE ME.

RIDE WITH US,

LINDSAY, IT'S EASY.

BILLY DID IT,

HE'S NOT SCARED.

I'M NOT SCARED.

I'M JUST A LITTLE OLD

FOR YOUR PONY RIDES.

AT LEAST TALK

TO YOUR HORSE.

WILL YOU GIVE IT UP!

WOULD YOU GET

IN THE SADDLE?

DON'T PUSH ME!

FINE. DO

WHAT YOU WANT.

I DON'T HAVE TIME

FOR SPOILED BRATS.

ALL RIGHT

GUYS, COME ON.

WE'RE GOING

DOWN BY THE CREEK.

BRING IT FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT.

LOOKING AWFUL

SERIOUS, COWBOY.

YOU DOING OKAY?

GOOD, WE'RE HERE

TO HAVE SOME FUN.

SIT UP STRAIGHT

IN YOUR SADDLE.

HOLD YOUR PALOMINO'S

HEAD UP.

OKAY.

OH, WHOA,

HOLD UP EVERYBODY.

YES, TIM?

WHAT COLOR

IS MY HORSE?

WELL, HE'S A BUCKSKIN.

SO HE'S BROWN WITH

A BLACK MANE AND TAIL.

WHAT'S BROWN LIKE?

BROWN?

UH,..

BROWN IS...

AHHH...

GOOD RIDIN',

BILLY.

COOL OFF, BOY.

WHAT'S GOTTEN

INTO HIM?

THIS HORSE

IS GOING CRAZY.

WOW, HE'S ON

HIS HIND LEGS.

BEAUTIFUL!

WHOA, GHOST

JUST CLEARED

FIVE FEET EASY!

BILLY, WE'VE

GOT OURSELVES

A JUMPER.

HEY, STABLE BOY!

ANNIE WOULD LIKE TO SEE

YOU IN HER OFFICE.

PRONTO!

[ Knocking ]

COME IN.

HI.

I GOT A PHONE CALL

FROM LINDSAY'S FATHER.

HE SAID YOU CALLED

HER A SPOILED BRAT

AND TRIED TO

FORCE HER TO RIDE.

[ Sigh ]

YOU WANT TO TELL ME

YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY?

SHE WAS THROWING

A TANTRUM.

SHE WOULDN'T

GET IN THE SADDLE.

SHE IS A SPOILED BRAT!

SIT DOWN.

I WANT TO SHOW

YOU SOMETHING.

[ Announcer: ]

We're in the final rotation.

This is Lindsay Kurtz.

THAT'S LINDSAY!

...here at the national

qualifying meet.

This is an excellent

event for Lindsay.

[ Annie: ]

SHE WAS RANKED

NUMBER ONE GOING

INTO THE REGIONALS.

THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT

DURING THE PRE-OLYMPIC TRIALS.

She's upgraded

the level of difficulty...

Here's her most difficult

pass...beautifully done.

NOT BAD.

All she needs to do is

stick the dismount

and she can qualify for

the national championship.

This is a

new dismount for her.

Very difficult.

A round-off double twist.

OH, MY.

Oh...she was way off

from the end of the beam.

Oh, that's a terrible fall.

We can only hope she's okay.

Look how far she

is off the end of the beam

and yet she hit...

THAT'S HOW

SHE BECAME BLIND?

FLASH PHOTOS

AREN'T ALLOWED

AT GYMNASTIC EVENTS.

BUT, SOMETIMES PEOPLE

DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES.

SHE GOT DISTRACTED

AND SHE FELL.

I JUST FIGURED

SHE HAD BEEN BLIND

HER WHOLE LIFE.

ONLY A FEW MONTHS.

THE OTHER KIDS

HAVE HAD YEARS

TO WORK THROUGH THEIR

ANGER AND ADJUST.

LOOK, I KNOW THAT

WORKING WITH LINDSAY

REQUIRES A LOT

OF PATIENCE.

MAYBE YOU'LL DECIDE

SHE'S WORTH IT.

[ clapping ]

WHO'S THERE?

RICK.

HOW LONG HAVE

YOU BEEN WATCHING?

LONG ENOUGH TO

SEE THAT WHIRLY-JUMP-THING.

FULL TWISTING

BACK LAYOUT.

EXACTLY!

WHY ARE YOU

ALWAYS BACKING

AWAY FROM PEOPLE?

I DON'T.

YOU WERE CROWDING

MY SPACE.

THEN I WON'T

COME ANY CLOSER.

GOOD.

I'M GOING

TO BE HONEST.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT

AROUND GIRLS LIKE YOU

....BEAUTIFUL, CLASSY.

I'M SORRY

WE GOT STARTED OFF

ON THE WRONG FOOT.

SOMETIMES I CAN BE

A LITTLE HOT HEADED.

I REALLY WANT

TO TEACH YOU TO RIDE.

I KNOW ABOUT

YOUR ACCIDENT.

I JUST WANT

TO HELP.

YOU WANT TO HELP?

YEAH.

HELP SOMEONE ELSE.

I WOULDN'T

GO RIDING WITH YOU

IF YOU PAID ME.

ON YOUR MARKS...

GET SET...GO!

GO BILLY!

WE'RE GONNA WIN!

YEAH!

[ Bell rings ]

RICK HAS REALLY

GOTTEN TO BILLY.

IT MUST BE ALL THAT RIDING

THEY'VE BEEN DOING.

YEAH, HE'S QUITE

SOME ROLE MODEL.

CLAY, WHAT'S

YOUR PROBLEM

WITH HIM, ANYWAY?

HE'S A CRIMINAL!

HE'S JUST

WALTZES IN HERE

AND ACTS LIKE HE

OWNS THE PLACE.

OH, HE GUESS

HE FORGOT THAT

WAS YOUR JOB.

I TOLD YA YOU

COULD BE A COWBOY.

YOU READY

TO CANTER?

KICK HIM FORWARD

WITH YOUR HEELS.

LOOKING GOOD.

HANDS HIGHER.

PARTNER, I WANT

TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT

SOMETHING, MAN TO MAN.

GOOD.

SEE, I THINK

LINDSAY'S PRETTY NEAT.

I WANT TO

TAKE HER RIDING

BUT SHE'S AFRAID

OF THESE HORSES.

I'LL NEVER

GET HER OUT TO THE

CORRAL BY MYSELF.

SHE MIGHT COME

IF YOU TAKE HER.

MAYBE BETWEEN

THE TWO OF US

WE CAN CONVINCE

HER TO RIDE.

TAKE YOU ON YOUR

OWN PERSONAL

TRAIL RIDE.

I PROMISE.

ALL RIGHT,

THAT'S MY MAN.

HORSES?

BILLY...,

I TOLD YOU,

I DON'T WANT TO RIDE.

WHY CAN'T

ANYBODY GET THAT.

COME ON, WHERE'S

YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE?

IT'S OKAY.

SHE'S JUST PLAYING

HARD TO GET.

LINDSAY,

IT'S BROOK.

I SUPPOSE YOU

WANT ME TO JOIN

IN SOMETHING, TOO.

DON'T WORRY,

NOT THE DREADED

GROUP ACTIVITY.

I JUST WISH

PEOPLE WOULDN'T

PUSH ME SO MUCH.

I KNOW EXACTLY

WHAT YOU MEAN.

AT SCHOOL, I USED TO

GET REALLY NERVOUS

TAKING EXAMS.

I WAS IN A PACKED

LECTURE HALL

WITH THE TEACHER

STARING RIGHT AT ME.

MY DAD SAID

TO PRETEND

I WAS THE ONLY

PERSON TAKING

THE TEST.

THAT NO ONE ELSE

WAS AROUND.

THAT WORKED?

IT SOUNDS STUPID,

BUT YEAH,

ACTUALLY IT DID.

IT TOOK THE

PRESSURE OFF.

LISTEN LINDSAY,

WE ALL COPE WITH

THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

I'LL FOLLOW

MY DAD'S ADVICE

AND LEAVE

YOU ALONE.

THANKS.

HELLO?

[ Wings beating ]

I THOUGHT

YOU DIDN'T LIKE

MY STUPID HORSE?

I JUST DON'T LIKE

TO BE FORCED TO DO

SOMETHING.

OBVIOUSLY.

LISTEN,

IF YOU WANT

TO RIDE,

NEXT TIME,

TELL ME,

ALTHOUGH YOU

MIGHT BE A LITTLE

ADVANCED FOR ME.

I STILL HAVE TO USE

SADDLE AND STIRRUPS.

HEY, WAIT!

AREN'T YOU GOING

TO HELP ME DOWN?

YOU DIDN'T NEED

ANY HELP GETTING UP.

[ Horse whinnies ]

WE'RE JUST GOING

ON A TRAIL RIDE,

IT'S NOT SWAN LAKE.

[ Rick: ]

WHY'D YOU ACT LIKE

YOU'VE NEVER RIDDEN?

[ Lindsay: ]

BECAUSE THINGS THAT

USED TO BE FAMILIAR,

JUST AREN'T ANYMORE.

I FELT THE SAME WAY

WHEN MY DAD DIED.

I REMEMBER RIDING

MY BIKE INTO TOWN

AND NOT HAVING

A CLUE HOW

TO GET BACK.

I'VE NEVER

UNDERSTOOD THAT.

EVERYTHING HAD CHANGED.

YOU STILL KNEW

HOW TO GET

TO YOUR HOUSE.

YOU JUST DIDN'T

HAVE A "HOME" ANYMORE.

YEAH.

HI, LINDSAY.

HI, BROOK.

COME ON, GUYS.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU

DOING OUT HERE?

YOU WANT TO RIDE?

I WANT YOU

TO TEACH ME TO JUMP.

JUMP?

YOU MEAN

LIKE WITH HORSES?

YES!

WHAT?

STADIUM JUMPING?

LINDSAY, COME ON,

THOSE RIDERS HAVE HAD

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

SO HAVE I,

IN GYMNASTICS.

IT'S NOT

THE SAME.

THE SKILLS

ARE THE SAME.

YOU NEED BALANCE,

COORDINATION,

AGILITY...

AND SIGHT.

LINDSAY,

I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF

A BLIND RIDER COMPETING.

BESIDES, YOU DON'T

EVEN HAVE A JUMPER.

GHOST IS A JUMPER.

I HEARD YOU SAY

HE CLEARED 5 FEET, EASY.

YOU KNOW HOW

HIGH 5 FEET IS?

LINDSAY...,

YOU COULD

REALLY GET HURT.

I'VE ALREADY

BEEN HURT.

LOOK...,

I KNOW THAT

I'LL NEVER HAVE

MY OLD LIFE BACK

BUT I WANT SOMETHING

BETTER THAN THIS.

I JUST WANT YOU

TO GET THE FEEL

OF THE MOVEMENT.

[ Laughing ]

THIS IS EASY.

DON'T WORRY

IT GETS HARDER.

LOOKIN' GOOD!

LEAN IN,

HUG WITH YOUR KNEES.

GOOD, NICE!

HUG WITH YOUR KNEES.

LINDSAY, LOOKING GOOD!

HEELS DOWN,

LEAN FORWARD.

AHHH...

NOT THAT FAR

FORWARD.

AHH... IT'S

TOO MUDDY.

GHOST SLIPPED!

YOU LEANED TOO

FAR FORWARD.

YOU THREW HIM

OFF BALANCE.

GIVE ME

YOUR HAND.

AHHHH.

[ Laughing]

STAY IN YOUR CIRCLE.

COUNT YOUR

STRIDES.

THREE-TWO-ONE,

SQUEEZE AND JUMP.

I GUESS HE DIDN'T

WANT TO JUMP.

NO KIDDING!

LINDSAY, WOULD YOU LIKE

TO COME RIDING WITH US?

MAYBE LATER.

OKAY.

[ Whistle blows ]

COME ON BILLY,

FASTER, FASTER!

WAY TO GO,

IT'S A REALLY CLOSE RACE!

WE'RE ALMOST THERE!

COME ON BILLY!

THAT'S THE WAY TO PADDLE!

WE'RE ALMOST THERE!

GOOD JOB, BILLY!

HEY, YOU TRYING

TO GET ME BUSTED?

RIGHT, LIKE,

WHO'S GONNA SEE?

[ Bell rings ]

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

GOOD QUESTION,

NEVER MIND!

HEY, LOOK.

C'MON BLITZ,

YOU KNOW I'M

GLAD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD. COME PARTY

WITH US, TONIGHT.

I CAN'T.

MAN, WHAT

IS IT WITH YOU?

YOU LIKE HANGING

OUT WITH THE BLIND?

OH, EXCUSE ME,

"THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED."

GIVE IT A REST,

WILL YOU?

YOU KNOW

I'VE GOTTA LAY LOW

FOR A WHILE.

BESIDES, DO YOU EVEN

HAVE US A PLACE

TO STAY YET...

SOME JOBS MAYBE?

GOT A PROSPECT

ON THE EAST COAST.

I'M WORKING ON IT.

DON'T SCREW THIS UP.

[ Clay: ]

THE WINNER? BILLY!

[ Applause ]

WAY TO GO, BILLY!

WAY TO GO!

THAT LAST JUMP

FELT SO GREAT.

REALLY SMOOTH.

I THINK GHOST AND

I HAVE GOOD CHEMISTRY.

ARE YOU LOOKING

AT ME?

HOW CAN

YOU TELL?

I CAN FEEL

YOUR EYES ON ME.

THEY WERE.

WHAT WERE

YOU THINKING?

I WAS THINKING

ABOUT HOW MUCH YOUR

JUMPING HAS IMPROVED

AND THAT

WE SHOULD CELEBRATE.

A CLASSY GIRL

LIKE ME

OUT WITH A NEANDERTHAL

LIKE YOU?

WHAT DID YOU

HAVE IN MIND?

[ Knocking ]

YEAH!

WAS OUR TRAIL

RIDE TONIGHT?

CAN YOU KEEP

A BIG SECRET?

I'VE GOT

A DATE TONIGHT,

WITH LINDSAY.

OH, COME ON.

YOU KNOW HOW

HARD I'VE WORKED

TO WIN HER OVER.

YOU AND ME CAN GO

RIDING ANYTIME, OKAY?

PARTNER?

HEY, HOP IN.

RIGHT ON TIME.

WHAT DID YOU

SAY HER NAME WAS

AGAIN? LOU-LOU?

LOU-LOU?

NO, IT'S LINDSAY.

OH, RIGHT.

SORRY.

GET OUTTA HERE.

[ Music from inside ]

HEY, GUYS!

WHAT'S UP?

WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

[ Loud music playing ]

IT SOUNDS

REALLY CROWDED IN HERE.

THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS.

WE'LL GET YOU OUT

ON THIS DANCE FLOOR.

I DON'T THINK SO.

HEY, DESPERADO,

WELCOME TO THE PARTY.

RICK, TOM HALLS.

HI.

WANT A DRINK?

NO, THANKS.

YOU SURE KNOW HOW

TO PICK 'EM.

SEE YOU LATER.

IS SHE BLIND?

YEAH...BE COOL.

YOU KNOW, I'M

A REALLY BIG FAN

OF STEVIE WONDER.

WHAT?

OUCH, WATCH IT!

I'M SORRY.

LINDSAY. LINDSAY!

I'M SO SORRY.

YOUR FRIEND IS...

SUCH A DIPLOMAT.

SCHAEF'S ALL RIGHT.

HE JUST DOESN'T

KNOW HOW TO ACT

AROUND GIRLS LIKE YOU.

YOU MEAN

A BLIND GIRL?

NO, I MEAN

A COOL GIRL.

HUMMM?...COME ON.

[ Horse whinnies ]

[ Slow music playing ]

♪ IN THE SKY ♪

♪ I SEE SOMETHIN' OPENIN' ♪

♪ AND THIS FEELIN' ♪

♪ FEELS FROM HEAVEN ♪

♪ TODAY... ♪

IT FEELS SO CRISP.

HERE'S MY JACKET.

THANKS.

CAN YOU

SEE ORION?

IS THAT

LIKE SCORPIO

OR SOMETHING?

RICK, YOU'RE NOT

SERIOUS, ARE YOU?

WHAT DO YOU

WANT FROM ME?

THEY ALL LOOK

THE SAME.

HERE,

LET'S SIT DOWN.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S BETTER.

LOOK UP

IN THE SKY.

OKAY?

ALL RIGHT,

I'M LOOKING.

ORION IS SHAPED

LIKE A WARRIOR.

THERE ARE TWO STARS

STRAIGHT ACROSS

FOR HIS SHOULDERS,

AND THREE

AT AN ANGLE

FOR HIS BELT,

AND TWO HANGING

FROM HIS BELT

FOR THE SWORD,

AND THEN TWO MORE

AT THE BOTTOM

FOR HIS FEET.

DO YOU SEEM THEM?

YEAH.

JUST LIKE YOU

DESCRIBED IT.

[ Horse whinnies ]

[ Owl hoots ]

YOU KNOW,

I'VE ONLY BEEN

BLIND 3 MONTHS

BUT I'VE ALREADY

STARTED TO FORGET

WHAT SOME THINGS

LOOK LIKE.

YOU REMEMBERED

ORION PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH, BUT WHEN I

WAS ON THE PHONE

WITH MY DAD,

I TRIED TO SEE

HIM IN MY MIND,

IT...

IT WAS LIKE LOOKING

AT A BLURRED PICTURE.

I TRIED TO MAKE

OUT HIS JAW LINE

AND HIS EYES,

BUT I COULDN'T.

MY OLD MAN WAS

REALLY STRICT.

MOST WEEKENDS HE MADE ME

MUCK OUT STABLES.

EXCEPT FOR

THIS ONE SUNDAY.

I MUST HAVE

BEEN BILLY'S AGE.

HE TOOK ME

TO THE TRACK.

WE SAT IN THE STANDS

AND ATE HOTDOGS.

MY DAD LOST MONEY,

BUT I WON.

I BET ON "YOUNG AND RESTLESS."

A 10:1 SHOT.

HE PUT ME

ON HIS SHOULDERS

AND STARTED YELLING

TO EVERYONE,

"MY BOY'S A WINNER,"

"MY BOY'S A WINNER!"

IT'S THE ONLY TIME

I REMEMBER HIM

BEING PROUD OF ME.

I THINK IF YOUR DAD

COULD SEE YOU NOW,

HE'D BE

PROUD OF YOU.

AFTER A GIRL SAYS

SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

HE SHOULD

PROBABLY KISS HER.

[ Horse whinnies ]

[ Wolf growls ]

[ Growling ]

[ Crying ]

I WILL DEAL

WITH YOU LATER.

RIGHT NOW

WE NEED YOUR HELP.

BILLY AND GHOST

ARE MISSING.

YEAH, OKAY, ALL RIGHT,

THANKS FOR THE HELP.

I'LL LET THEM KNOW.

THE SHERIFF'S ROUNDED

UP SOME RANCHERS.

THEY'RE SEARCHING

THE SOUTH SIDE

OF THE MOUNTAIN.

WE'LL FOLLOW THE

RIVER TO RED ROCK TRAIL.

I HAVE A HUNCH

THAT'S WHERE HE WENT.

BILLY WOULDN'T TAKE

THAT TRAIL BY HIMSELF.

LISTEN, I KNOW HIM

BETTER THAN YOU DO.

YEAH, WELL

THANKS TO YOU,

BILLY THINKS

HE'S JOHN WAYNE.

KNOCK IT OFF!

YOU TWO ARE WORKING

AS A TEAM NOW.

CLAY, I'M PUTTING

YOU IN CHARGE.

EVERYBODY FOLLOW ME.

MR. MORRIS?

NOT A THING THIS SIDE

OF INDIAN SUMMIT, CAL.

WE JUST COVERED THE

SYCAMORE GROVE SECTION.

NOTHING.

LET'S FAN OUT

ALONG DEER PASS.

WE'LL MEET BACK HERE

IN AN HOUR.

COME ON! YEAH!

[ Wolf howls ]

[ Steph: ]

LISTEN, IT SOUNDS

LIKE A WOLF

OR SOMETHING.

[ Lindsay: ]

BILLY'S HAS

GOTTA BE TERRIFIED

HEARING THESE

NOISES ALL ALONE.

OH, NO!

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S BILLY'S

COWBOY HAT.

WELL, WE KNOW

HE CAME THIS WAY.

WE GOTTA BE

CLOSING IN ON HIM.

[ Wolf howls ]

[ Birds chirping ]

BIRDS ARE UP.

IS IT DAWN ALREADY?

YEAH.

IT'S NOT

LOOKING GOOD.

WE'RE GONNA

FIND HIM!

YOUD BETTER

HOPE SO.

COME ON, COME ON.

[ Horse whinnies ]

AHHH!

LOOK YOU GUYS,

IT'S GHOST!

WHERE'S BILLY?

I DON'T SEE

HIM ANYWHERE.

HE'S GOTTA BE NEARBY.

TAKE THESE.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OKAY.

BILLY!

BILLY, HANG ON!

BILLY STAY CALM.

YOU'RE

GONNA BE FINE.

JUST STAY CALM.

HERE,

WELL MAKE A LOOP.

WE CAN HOIST HIM UP.

HE CAN SLIP

OUT OF IT.

I'M CALLING THE

SHOTS HERE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE'RE TRYING

TO SAVE HIS LIFE.

HOLD ON

TO MY FEET.

BE CAREFUL!

ALL RIGHT BILLY.

GET ON

YOUR KNEES.

YOU'RE ON THE

EDGE OF A CLIFF.

REACH YOUR ARMS UP.

COME ON,

REACH YOUR ARMS UP.

STRETCH AS HIGH

AS YOU CAN.

DON'T LEAN BACK!

AHHH.

CAN YOU

REACH HIM?

NO, I GOTTA SLIDE

OUT FARTHER.

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS!

I HAVE TO!

[ Grunts ]

OKAY, COME

ON, BILLY.

STAND UP,

DON'T STEP BACK.

COME ON PARTNER,

I'M NOT GOING

TO LET YOU GO.

PLEASE, BILLY!

[ Cries ]

[ Clay: ]

REACH FOR

HIS HANDS BILLY.

REACH FOR

HIS VOICE.

WE GOT YOU,

RICK.

HOLD ON AS TIGHT

AT YOU CAN.

WE GOT YOU.

WE'LL PULL

YOU BACK UP.

OKAY, HERE WE GO!

READY?

AHHHH!

[ Grunting ]

RICK, YOU

DID IT!

YOU OKAY,

BUDDY? HUH?

RICK?

YEAH, IT'S ME.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I'M OKAY.

HOW'S BILLY?

HE'S OKAY.

YOU DROPPED

SOMETHING, COWBOY.

LOOKS LIKE

BILLY'S TIRED

OF BEING A COWBOY.

BILLY, HONEY,

YOU SCARED US.

WHY DID YOU RUN

OFF LIKE THAT?

[ Clay: ]

COME ON, BROOK,

LET'S TAKE BILLY BACK.

COME ON. OKAY.

MY HORSE WILL

FOLLOW YOU.

GHOST IS

TOO TIRED.

WE'LL HAVE TO WALK

HIM BACK TO THE CAMP.

DON'T TAKE

TOO LONG.

ANNIE'S DYING

TO TALK TO YOU.

[ Rick: ]

SORRY ABOUT THIS.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

I'M GOING

TO SET YOU DOWN.

IS IT

BEHIND ME?

YEAH,

THERE YOU GO.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW,

IT'S GOING

TO BE OKAY.

THAT'S A STUPID THING

TO SAY.

WHAT DO YOU

WANT ME TO SAY?

HOW ABOUT,

"RICK, YOU'RE A LOSER,"

OR "RICK YOU'RE A.."

IT WASN'T

YOUR FAULT.

BILLY DECIDED

TO GO RIDING

ALL BY HIMSELF.

BECAUSE I DITCHED HIM

FOR YOU.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO

TAKE HIM RIDING,

LAST NIGHT.

THE DAY MY DAD

HAD A HEART ATTACK

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

CLEANING THE BARN.

TYPICAL RICK,

WENT AND PLAYED BALL.

FOUND HIM

IN THE STABLES

WITH HIS FACE DOWN

AND ARMS

STRETCHED OUT

LIKE HE WAS

GOING FOR HELP.

HE ALWAYS SAID

I COULDN'T

BE RELIED ON.

EVEN IF YOU'D

BEEN THERE,

WHO KNOWS IF YOU

COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING.

THAT'S THE

WHOLE POINT.

I DON'T KNOW

AND I NEVER WILL

BECAUSE I

WASN'T THERE.

I DID THE SAME

THING WITH BILLY.

IF I WOULD HAVE

JUST TAKEN HIM

RIDING LAST NIGHT

NONE OF THIS

WOULD EVER HAPPENED.

IT'S DIFFERENT

THIS TIME.

BILLY'S OKAY

BECAUSE OF YOU.

I WISH ANNIE

BELIEVED THAT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE MOST OBEDIENT,

DOCILE LITTLE BOY

TAKING OUT A HORSE

ALONE AT NIGHT.

IT'S JUST

NOT LIKE HIM.

I KNOW WHO

IT'S LIKE.

HAVE YOU CALLED

LINDSAY'S PARENTS?

HOW DO I EXPLAIN

THAT THE NICE

CRIMINAL I HIRED

SNUCK THEIR DAUGHTER OUT

FOR A MIDNIGHT TRYST?

DON'T SAY IT.

WHAT, DON'T SAY,

"I TOLD YOU SO?"

RIGHT!

[ Knocking ]

COME IN.

HEY, CAL.

EXCUSE ME.

I HEARD THE

BOY'S DOING OKAY.

YEAH,

AND SO IS GHOST...

THE HORSE YOU DONATED.

ANNIE, I NEVER

DONATED ANY HORSE.

OH, GREAT.

MR. MORRIS WOULD

LIKE HIS HORSE BACK.

BUT GHOST BELONGS

TO THE CAMP.

NO, HE DOESN'T.

MAYBE YOU COULD EXPLAIN

HOW GHOST GOT HERE, RICK.

WHAT ARE THEY

TALKING ABOUT?

WELL,

I TOOK HIM.

AND MADE IT LOOK

LIKE HE ESCAPED.

I HAD TO.

[ Clay: ]

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

GOSH JUDGE,

JUST SAW THAT

CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE

AND JUST HAD

TO HAVE HIM.

COME ON,

YOU ALL SAW WHAT

HE LOOKED LIKE

WHEN I BROUGHT HIM HERE.

MY WIFE PRACTICALLY

BROKE HER NECK

BECAUSE OF THAT HORSE.

YOU GOT A BUNCH

OF BLIND KIDS

RIDING ON HIM.

I'M ONE OF THEM

AND I CAN TELL YOU

GHOST WOULD

NEVER HURT ANYONE.

HE'S REALLY GREAT

WITH THE KIDS.

WELL, HE'S NOT

THEIR HORSE.

COME ON.

WHERE ARE

YOU TAKING HIM?

RICK?

RICK'S GOTTA GO BACK

TO JUVENILE HALL.

NO!

LINDSAY,

I'M SORRY.

ANNIE, LOOK.

OH, MY GOSH!

MACK.

MACK!

STOP! COME BACK!

WAIT!

YAAA! YAAA!

[ Gunshot ]

MACK, HOLD ON!

I'M TURNING

YOU IN!

FOR WHAT,

TRYING TO GET BACK

MY OWN HORSE?

HOW ABOUT ASSAULT

WITH A DEADLY WEAPON

ON A MINOR, NO LESS?

CAL, I'M SURE MACK

WOULD DROP THE CHARGES...

WHAT?

IF, YOU DONATE GHOST

TO THE CAMP.

RIGHT, MACK?

WHAT DO YOU SAY, CAL?

IS IT A DEAL?

[ Laughs ]

COME ON,

I'LL MAKE YOU

SOME OF MY FAMOUS

BANANA PANCAKES.

I'LL SETTLE FOR

A BUCKET OF ICE.

ANNIE,

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO SAY.

AT LEAST YOU

SAVED GHOST.

PUT YOUR STUFF IN

THE BACK, RICK.

BILLY?

WHAT IS IT, SON?

HONEY, WHAT'S

GOING ON?

I GOTTA GO.

MACK,

MAYBE WE SHOULD

CHECK IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT ME

TO JUST WAIT HERE?

OH, YEAH,

WHY DON'T I JUST

LEAVE YOU MY KEYS.

COME ON!

BILLY, I HOPE

YOU'RE NOT WASTING

MACK'S TIME.

WHAT'S THIS

ALL ABOUT?

MACK, ARE YOU HERE?

YEAH,

ANNIE TOO.

OH, GOOD.

I WANTED TO GIVE

YOU BOTH A PREVIEW.

THANKS TO RICK'S COACHING,

I'M READY TO COMPETE

IN THE STADIUM JUMPING

COMPETITION NEXT WEEK.

LINDSAY, WE SHOULD

TALK ABOUT THIS.

ACTUALLY, I'D PREFER

TO SHOW YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE,

YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO LET HER DO THIS.

SHE CAN DO IT!

ANNIE!

MACK,

LET'S JUST...WATCH.

RICK TAUGHT ME

HOW TO PACE OFF

THE AREA BETWEEN JUMPS.

WHEN I HEAR

THESE LEAVES RUSTLING,

I KNOW

I HAVE 8 PACES

FROM THE FIRST TURN.

3, 2, 1...

SQUEEZE AND...

JUMP!

YEAH, BEAUTIFUL,

LINDSAY, BEAUTIFUL!

AGAIN!

3-2-1...

SQUEEZE...JUMP!

WHOA!

BEAUTIFUL,

LINDSAY!

WHOA!

YOU TAUGHT HER

TO DO THAT?

YEAH, BUT SHE'S

A NATURAL ATHLETE.

DON'T SELL

YOURSELF SHORT.

LINDSAY WAS

CATATONIC WHEN

SHE ARRIVED.

RICK WAS THE

ONLY ONE THAT GOT

THROUGH TO HER.

I NEED MY COACH

FOR THE COMPETITION, MACK.

CAN'T YOU LET HIM

STAY ON UNTIL THEN?

RICK KNEW THE RULES.

HE BROKE THEM.

HE'S NOT

A GOOD INFLUENCE.

SHE COULD NEVER

HAVE DONE THIS

WITHOUT HIM.

SURE SHE COULD.

YOU HEARD HIM,

HE SAID SHE'S A

NATURAL ATHLETE.

COME ON.

YOU CAN DO IT

WITHOUT ME.

YOU'LL BE GREAT,

LINDSAY.

DON'T GO!

PLEASE, MACK,

HE'S MY BEST FRIEND.

IF THAT'S NOT

A GOOD INFLUENCE,

I DON'T

KNOW WHAT IS.

WHAT IF HE COMES HERE

DURING THE DAY

JUST TO TRAIN LINDSAY

AND NOTHING ELSE?

ALL RIGHT.

BUT AS SOON AS THE

COMPETITION IS OVER

YOU GO BACK

TO JUVIE FULL TIME,

YOU GOT IT?

I GOT IT...

[ Rick: ]

THANKS MACK.

OH, MACK.

AND DON'T, "OH, MACK!"

PLEASE, ANNIE.

THANKS, PARTNER.

YOU'RE WELCOME...,

PARTNER.

LET'S GET LINDSAY.

COME ON, GIRL.

OKAY, THIS IS WHERE

YOU ENTER.

THE FENCES ARE SET UP

JUST LIKE THE CAMP.

COME ON, BILLY.

I'M GOING

TO PUT YOU UP HERE

ON THIS FENCE.

DON'T WORRY

CAUSE YOU'RE

IN GOOD COMPANY.

YOU FEEL THE RUT?

UM-HUMM.

KEEP HIM THERE.

UP TO THE LEFT

IS THE JUDGES BOOTH.

YOU'LL HEAR THE ANNOUNCER

OVER THE LOUD SPEAKER.

MAYBE SOME STATIC.

OKAY.

PUT HIM

INTO A CANTER.

GOOD.

FOUR PACES LATER YOU'RE

INTO YOUR FIRST TURN.

OKAY.

NOW YOU'VE

CIRCLED AROUND.

1-2-3-4 STOP.

4 STRIDES

AND YOU'RE AT

THE FIRST JUMP.

NOW, IF YOU GET

GHOST ANYWHERE

NEAR HERE

HE'LL TAKE

YOU OVER.

IT'S

A DOUBLE.

YUP.

YOU HUNGRY, BOY?

2 AND 3...

OH, THIS ONE'S

A BREEZE.

1, 2, 3,

OH, NOT THIS ONE.

WHY, WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A

BRICK WALL

BUT DON'T

WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S FOR

THE MEDAL CLASS.

OH, BILLY!

[ Announcer: ]

Welcome folks,

to the annual

All English

Rocky Mountain horse fair.

The competitors

are ready and waiting

at the entry gates

so let's get started.

Rider number 14,

now approaching jump number 3.

There will

be a warning call

for competitors

in the class

to gather

at the entry

prior to

the competition.

THANK YOU.

SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.

The first class will be

regular warm up hunters

with fences

set at two and a half feet.

Riders, prepare

to enter the ring.

In accordance with

standard jumping guidelines,

all rules

will be in effect.

BRUSH HIS MANE

REALLY GOOD, OKAY?

I'M BRUSHIN',

I'M BRUSHIN'.

[ horse whinnies ]

HOW DO I LOOK?

LIKE A RIDER.

RICK, YOU ARE

SUCH A POET.

YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY

STUNNING, LINDSAY!

THANK YOU.

COME ON, LET ME

HELP YOU REGISTER.

OKAY.

Cleared all fences.

No faults.

IS THIS

SEAT TAKEN?

NO.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

The next class.

The Rocky Mountain

Medal Class.

[ Crowd: ]

OHH!

SOMEONE FELL?

It's okay, folks,

she's on her feet.

YEAH. BUT YOU WON'T.

The last rider...

number 28.

please enter the ring.

WHY ARE THEY CALLING

YOUR NUMBER?

YOU'RE NOT

IN THE MEDAL CLASS.

YES, I AM.

LINDSAY,

YOU DIDN'T?

THE COURSE

IS THE SAME.

THE MEDAL CLASS IS

FOR EXPERIENCED RIDERS.

THE JUMPS ARE HIGHER

AND THERE'S THE BRICK WALL.

YOU HEARD THE LAST

RIDER KISS THE DIRT.

RICK,

I MISS COMPETING.

I MISS THE

SPOTLIGHT.

THE ENERGY

FROM THE CROWD.

THE SICK

FEELING I GET

IN MY STOMACH.

WHY DOES

IT HAVE TO

BE THIS CLASS?

BECAUSE IT'S

THE TOUGHEST.

I NEED TO KNOW

IF CAN DO IT

AND KNOW

YOU'RE WITH ME.

Second call

for number 28,

please enter the ring.

THEN, I'M WITH YOU.

ALL THE WAY.

COME ON BUDDY.

On course is number 28,

Lindsay Kurtz, riding Ghost.

LINDSAY'S JUMPING

OVER THAT?

SHE'LL BE

FINE, GEORGE.

[ Crowd: ]

OH...

BEAUTIFUL!

[ Whistle ]

HEY, WHO'S

YOUR FRIEND?

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD,

JOEY.

OH, MAN, THAT'S HUGE.

YEAH.

LET'S BAIL.

WE GOT US

AN APARTMENT...

IN NEW YORK CITY.

REALLY?

NO MORE JUVIE.

NO MORE

PROBATION OFFICERS.

JUST THE

THREE OF US

IN MANHATTAN.

COME ON, MAN,

WE'RE OUTTA HERE.

3...

2...

1...

[ Crowd: ]

OHHHH.

GHOST.

GHOST?

GHOST!

WHAT HAPPENED?

LINDSAY FELL.

LINDSAY,

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH,

HOW'S GHOST?

HE LOOKS FINE.

I SCREWED UP.

IT'S OKAY.

NO, IT'S NOT.

I DID THE

SAME THING

ON THE BEAM.

THAT WASN'T

YOUR FAULT.

I SAW THE TAPE.

IT WAS THE

CAMERA FLASHES.

NO, IT WASN'T.

I JUST LET PEOPLE

THINK THAT.

I TOOK MY EYE

OFF THE BEAM.

I LOST MY

CONCENTRATION.

JUST LIKE

I LET MY FOOT SLIP

FROM THE STIRRUP.

The judge

is entering the ring.

We'll wait

for an official ruling.

I WANTED TO KNOW

IF I COULD DO IT.

I GUESS,

NOW, I KNOW.

NO, YOU DON'T KNOW.

YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED.

MISS KURTZ,

DO YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE

LEAVING THE ARENA?

SHE WANTS TO

DO THE JUMP AGAIN.

BUT SHE'S...

BLIND?

SHE SORTA

KNOWS THAT.

IS THERE

A LAW AGAINST BLIND

RIDERS COMPETING?

TECHNICALLY, NO.

BUT SHE'S ALREADY

BEEN DISQUALIFIED

FOR MISSING THE JUMP.

THAT'S OKAY.

SHE JUST WANTS

TO FINISH.

THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL.

THAT'S OKAY.

SO AM I.

OKAY.

LOOKS LIKE SHE'S

GONNA GET BACK ON GHOST.

ALL RIGHT!

ARE YOU STILL

WITH ME?

YEAH.

[ Applause and cheering ]

YOU CAN DO IT!

Number 28 is disqualified,

however,

the judge will allow her

to complete the jump.

C'MON, MAN,

LET'S NOT STICK AROUND.

WHAT'S TO

THINK ABOUT?

YOU KNOW MACK'S

GOING TO TAKE YOU

BACK TO JUVIE

AFTER THE SHOW.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I'M NOT GOING.

WHAT?

YOU'RE GONNA

THROW AWAY OUR PLANS,

THROW AWAY

YOUR FREEDOM,

TO WATCH

SOME BLIND GIRL

RIDE A PONY?

IF THAT'S THE WAY

YOU WANT TO PUT IT, YEAH.

YOUR PRIORITIES

ARE WAY SCREWED UP, MAN.

COME ON, BLITZ,

FORGET ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T KNOW

YOU, MAN.

ALL RIGHT COWBOY,

HERE SHE GOES.

CROSS YOUR FINGERS.

[ Crowd cheers ]

ALL RIGHT, LINDSAY!

YEE HAW!

Number 28

has cleared the jump.

How about a hand

for Lindsay Kurtz on Ghost.

HEY, WE DIDN'T DO

NOTHING, MAN.

YOU GUYS UNDERESTIMATE

YOURSELVES.

YOUR ESCAPE WAS

DEFINITELY SOMETHING.

COME ON.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU FINISHED.

NEXT YEAR,

I'LL PLACE FIRST.

YOU JUST MIGHT, TOO.

We'd like

to thanks our sponsors

for their generosity

in the individual prizes

awarded today.

I HEARD YOU WERE

PLANNING A TRIP

TO NEW YORK.

GOOD THING YOU

DECIDED NOT TO GO.

YOUR PALS ARE TAKING

A LITTLE DETOUR.

[ Annie: ]

I JUST TALKED

TO BUSTER.

HE SAID

HE COULDN'T STAND

TO LET CAL TORTURE GHOST

SO HE LET RICK

HAVE THE HORSE.

HE DIDN'T SAY

ANYTHING BEFORE

BECAUSE HE THOUGHT

HE'D LOSE HIS JOB.

GO ON,

TAKE YOUR LAP, COACH.

THANK YOU, MACK.

YOU KNOW,

I COULD USE A

PERMANENT STABLE BOY.

MAYBE WE COULD

DISCUSS THIS OVER DINNER.

MAYBE.

DO YOU COOK

ANYTHING OTHER

THAN BANANA PANCAKES?

NO.

BUT I DO

A MEAN TAKE OUT.

[ Applause ]

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