Brian's Song (2001) - full transcript

♪♪

♪♪ [ Guitar ]

♪ A TIME IT WAS
AND WHAT A TIME IT WAS
IT WAS ♪

♪ A TIME OF INNOCENCE

♪ A TIME OF CONFIDENCES

♪ LONG AGO
IT MUST BE ♪

♪ I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH

♪ PRESERVE YOUR MEMORIES

♪ THEY'RE ALL THAT'S LEFT YOU

♪♪

♪♪ [ Fades ] [ Whistles Blows ]



[ Man ]
COME ON, BABY !

HEY, PICCOLO ! ANY SLOWER,
YOU'D BE GOING BACKWARDS.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ?

WELL, IT'S THE SAME THING
I THINK ABOUT AT ALL TIMES, SIR:

HOW I CAN PLAY MY OWN SMALL PART
IN PUSHING THIS TEAM
TO GREATER GLORY.

TRY MAKING THEM BELIEVE
YOU WE'RE IN A HURRY
WHEN YOU PLAY.

THAT'D BE A START.
LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

YOU REALLY STINK
TODAY, PICCOLO.THANKS, BILL.

COMING FROM YOU THAT MEANS...
WELL, NOTHING AT ALL.

THAT MUST BE HIM.

[ Bill ]
THAT'S THE KANSAS COMET. SAYERS ?

YEAH.

I HEARD THE OLD MAN'S
PAYING HIM 100 GRAND
FOR FOUR YEARS.

ALSO HEARD HE'S ONE
OF THE UPPITY KINDS.UPPITY ?

[ Piccolo ]
WHAT KIND OF WORD IS "UPPITY" ? YOU NEVER HEARD "UPPITY" ?



YEAH, BUT WHAT DOES IT
REALLY MEAN ?

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING
MY KID SAYS WHEN SHE'S
REACHING FOR SOMETHING.

IT'S LIKE HE THINKS
HE'S BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE.I NEVER UNDERSTOOD "UPPITY."

I MEAN, WHO INVENTED--YOU'LL UNDERSTAND IT BETTER
WHEN YOU MEET SAYERS.

SAYERS.
GALE SAYERS.

THAT'S RIGHT.I'M BRIAN PICCOLO.

WE MET AT THE ALL-AMERICAN GAME
LAST YEAR IN BUFFALO.

OH, YEAH. RIGHT.

WELL, I KNOW YOU
DON'T REMEMBER.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
NO WAY. THAT WAS ONE
HECK OF A TALK WE HAD.

I CAME UP TO YOU AND I SAID:
"I'M BRIAN PICCOLO.

I HEAR WE'LL BOTH
BE PLAYING FOR THE BEARS."

AND YOU SAID--
I'LL NEVER FORGET IT--
YOU SAID, "UH-HUH."

JUST LIKE THAT.
"UH-HUH."

WHENEVER I'M FEELING
DEPRESSED OR LOW,
I THINK ABOUT THAT MOMENT.

A LOT OF GUYS WOULDN'T
HAVE TAKEN THE TIME
TO TALK TO ME, BUT NOT YOU.

NO. "UH-HUH," YOU SAID.
JUST LIKE THAT.

UH-HUH.

YOU EVER MET HALAS BEFORE ?

JUST ON THE PHONE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
HE'S TOTALLY DEAF
IN HIS LEFT EAR.

NOW, HE'LL NEVER ADMIT IT.
SO YOU WANT TO STAY
ON HIS RIGHT SIDE...

OR HE WON'T HEAR
A WORD YOU SAY.

ROOKIES GOT TO STICK
TOGETHER, RIGHT ?

[ Whistle Blows ]

[ Knock On Door ]WHAT ?

- WHO ARE YOU ?
- UH, SAYERS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO ?
GET IN HERE.

[ Door Closes ]

HOW'S YOUR LEG ?
HEAR YOU HURT IT.

UH, IT'S G--
UH, IT'S GOOD !
IT'S HEALED UP.

HOW'S YOUR HEAD ?

- IT'S OKAY.
- 'CAUSE BEING
IN THE ALL-STAR GAME...

PUT YOU ABOUT THREE WEEKS
BEHIND EVERYBODY ELSE.

IT AIN'T GONNA BE EASY.

I KNOW.

ALL I CAN DO IS PROMISE YOU
A FAIR SHOT AT RUNNING BACK.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO FIGHT OFF JON ARNETT,
RALPH KUREK AND BRIAN PICCOLO.

A FAIR SHOT'S
ALL I WANT.

I'M GONNA USE MY RUNNING BACKS
A LOT AS RECEIVERS THIS YEAR.

YOU DO ANY PASS CATCHING
IN COLLEGE ?

UH, USUALLY
SAFETY VALVE STUFF.

UM, SOMETIMES WE'D SCREEN.

YOU GOT TO PEE, SAYERS ?NO. NO !

HUH. WELL, I EXPECT
MY GUYS TO WORK HARD,
NEVER GIVE UP.

THIS AIN'T THE AFL,
YOU KNOW.UH, YES. YES, I KNOW.

WELL, THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.
NOW GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

[ Whistle Blows ]THANK YOU !

SAYERS ?
[ Sighs ]

I HAVE PERFECT HEARING
IN BOTH EARS.

DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING
PICCOLO TELLS YOU.

[ Chattering ]

[ Laughing ]

LOOK AT THAT GUY.

DOESN'T EVEN TALK
TO HIS OWN PEOPLE.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP.

YOU FELLAS JUST ROLLED IN TODAY,
YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
HEAR THE DRILL, SO HERE IT IS.

TOMORROW, YOU NEW GUYS
ARE GONNA BE GIVEN A PLAYBOOK.

NOW, THIS PLAYBOOK
IS LIKE THE BIBLE. THE GIDEONS
DON'T REPLACE IT FOR FREE...

AND NEITHER DO THE BEARS.YOU DON'T MIND IF I BREAK BREAD
WITH MY BROTHERS, DO YOU ?

...NO DEALS,
NO EXCEPTIONS.

FIVE-DOUBLE-O.
NOW, CURFEW.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
I DON'T LIKE IT.
THAT'S TOO BAD.

I HAVE TO BE HONEST.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU DIDN'T LIKE WHITE PEOPLE.

BUT NOW I'M THINKIN' MAYBE
YOU JUST DON'T LIKE PEOPLE
IN GENERAL.

WHICH IS IT ?WHY DON'T YOU JUST
STAY OUT OF MY FACE, PICCOLO ?

I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE TO TELL YOU-- SAYERS !

I WAS JUST MENTIONING THE FINE
FOR TALKING IN A TEAM MEETING.

DID YOU, UH,
HAPPEN TO HEAR
WHAT I WAS SAYING ?

NO, I DID NOT. WELL, THE FINE IS $25...

AND IT'S JUST BEEN
LEVIED ON YOU.

YOU DIG IT ?

[ Whistle Blows ]I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE NAME "GALE."

[ Whistle Blows ]I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND
"TERRY" OR "RANDY."

THOSE COULD GO EITHER WAY.
BUT "GALE" ? I MEAN,
WHY NOT "EDITH" ?

OR "JUDY" ?JEMIMA ?

[ Whistle Blows ]

[ Man ]
READY... HUT !

HE'S FAST.
YOU'RE FAST.

YOU KNOW, I'M DYNAMITE
TILL THERE'S SOMEONE
PLAYING AGAINST ME.

YOU'RE REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH YOURSELF, AREN'T YOU ?

AW, COME ON NOW.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I MIGHT BE TOO
IF I RAN THAT GOOD.

I'VE KNOWN
A LOT OF GUYS LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE A NATURAL.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE
TO WORK TOO HARD AT IT.

YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT EVERYTHING COMES EASY TO.

YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME
I LOOK IN THE MIRROR,

I SEE A GUY THAT
EVERYTHING CAME EASY TO.

THAT IS THE LONGEST
STRING OF WORDS
I'VE HEARD YOU SAY.

YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED.

YOU KNOW, I'VE KNOWN
A LOT OF GUYS LIKE YOU TOO.

TRY TO GET BY
ON SMILES AND JOKES.

BUT THAT'S USUALLY
ALL THEY HAVE.

AND THEY COME,
AND THEY GO.

YOU SAYIN' I'M
A FLASH IN THE PAN ?

I HAVEN'T SEEN
ANY FLASH YET.

JOKES TOO.
WOW. WOW.

WELL, I GUESS YOU DON'T
HAVE TOO MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT.

HALAS HAS GOT SO MUCH
MONEY TIED UP IN YOU,
HE CAN'T AFFORD TO CUT YOU.

[ Chuckles ]
THAT'S NOT WHY
I WON'T GET CUT.

I KNOW.

READY ? BREAK !

BLUE-80 !
BLUE-80 !
SET ! HUT !

[ Whistle Blows ] PICCOLO, YOU BONEHEAD !

THAT WAS A FAKE DRAW,
SCREEN RIGHT.
WHAT IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT...

IN A FAKE DRAW,
SCREEN RIGHT ?

MY ASSIGNMENT ON A FAKE DRAW,
SCREEN RIGHT IS TO PICK UP
THE LINEBACKER IF HE'S COMING.

UNLESS THE LINEBACKER'S
DICK BUTKUS. IN WHICH CASE, I
SIMPLY NOTIFY THE QUARTERBACK...

AND SEND FOR A PRIEST. [ Chuckling ]

NOW THAT WON'T BE SO FUNNY
WHEN YOU GOT A MOUTHFUL DIRT
BECAUSE OF PICCOLO, YOU MORONS !

LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
HUDDLE UP !

YOU CAN'T STAY
IN THE PAST, GEORGE.
I MEAN, IT'S 196--

I KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS.
I DON'T NEED ANY DISTRACTIONS.
I DON'T NEED ANY TROUBLE.

HOW COULD IT HURT US ?
COME IN.[ Knock On Door ]

ARE YOU JUST GONNA STAND THERE
AND STARE AT US OR ARE YOU
GONNA SAY SOMETHING, GALE ?

YOU ASKED TO SEE ME. [ George ]
DAMN RIGHT I DID.

GET IN HERE. [ Door Closes ]

SO, LOOK...

WE'RE GONNA START
A NEW POLICY AROUND HERE.

IT'S GONNA START WITH YOU.
MY BRAIN TRUST TELLS ME...

THAT, UH, IT'S TIME
THAT THE BEARS STARTED
ROOMING TOGETHER BY POSITION.

THAT MAYBE IT'S NOT
A GOOD IDEA ANYMORE...

THAT THE GUYS
BE SPLIT UP BY RACE.

YOU FOLLOW ?UH-HUH.

AND, UH,
THAT MAYBE IT WE, UH,
MIXED EVERYBODY UP,

WE'LL GET SOME, UH,
UNDERSTANDING ON THIS TEAM.

AND THAT'S
A GOOD THING, RIGHT ?

UH-HUH.

RIGHT. SO...

YOU GOT ANY PROBLEM
ROOMING WITH A WHITE MAN ?

- NO.
- YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM
ROOMING WITH BRIAN PICCOLO ?

WELL, LOOK, I--
[ Sighs ]

NO. NO, I GUESS NOT.

YOU BETTER BE SURE, GALE.
IT'S GONNA MAKE
A LOT OF PEOPLE MAD.

IT AIN'T GONNA BE FUN
WHEN WE PLAY DOWN IN
ATLANTA, DALLAS, HOUSTON.

YOU CAN SAY NO.

NO, IT'S OKAY WITH ME,
UM, IF IT'S OKAY WITH HIM.

OH, HE'LL BE FINE WITH IT.
TRUST ME.

♪♪ [ Soul ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

EXCUSE ME.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY ROOM.

YEAH, WELL,
IT'S MINE NOW TOO.♪♪ [ Turns Off ]

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU ?

WE'RE ROOMING TOGETHER ?
ME AND YOU ?

THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT, FOR TONIGHT ?
THIS WEEK ?

FOR THE SEASON.

WHAT ?

WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY ASK ME ?

LISTEN, I'M NOT HAPPY
ABOUT BEING WITH YOU EITHER.

SO, IF YOU WANT TO
FIND ANOTHER ROOMMATE,
PLEASE, BE MY GUEST.

MAN, YOU MUST BE
A RACIST.

WELL, YOU MAKE
A GOOD ARGUMENT FOR IT.

YOU ARE REAL HILARIOUS
ALL OF A SUDDEN,
AREN'T YOU ?

OH, IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYHOW.
THE OLD MAN'S GONNA CUT ME
ANY MINUTE.

YOU SAW THE KIND OF DAY
I HAD OUT THERE.

- NAH, YOU'RE NOT GETTING CUT.
- OH, WHAT, YOU'RE PSYCHIC NOW
TOO ?

PSYCHIC COMEDIAN,
IS THAT IT ?

WHY WOULD THEY
HAVE US ROOM TOGETHER
IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE THE TEAM ?

WELL, DAMN.

I ALWAYS LIKED YOU, SAYERS.

[ Chattering ]

OKAY. LISTEN UP, GUYS.
TO THE CHICAGO BEARS
NEW BACKFIELD, HUH ?

BEST OFFENSIVE TEAM EVER
LACED 'EM UP.

[ Woman ]
HEAR ! HEAR !KISS ME. MM.

HERE'S TO PIC'S
NEW ROOMMATE:
THE KANSAS COMET.

MAYBE YOU'LL
LEARN SOMETHING.WHAT DO I HAVE TO LEARN ?

OH, COME.
BRIAN HAS NEVER EVEN
KNOWN A COLORED PERSON.

WAIT. NO. THAT IS--
THAT IS A TOTAL LIE.

WHO ?

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, MAN. UH, HOW ABOUT THE GUYS
ON THE TEAM...

AT WAKE FOREST, HUH ?NO. I'M TALKING
ABOUT SOMEBODY...

YOU ACTUALLY
HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH,

NOT SOMEBODY YOU
SLAPPED ON THE BUTT
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

[ Chuckles ]
ALL RIGHT.

MAYBE I HAVEN'T.
SO WHAT ?

I DON'T CARE
ABOUT WHAT COLOR HE IS.
I REALLY DON'T.

IT'S JUST HE IS SO...
ALOOF.

ALOOF ? ALOOF.
[ Chuckles ]

[ Brian ]
NO, IT'S THIS WHOLE
"I'M BETTER THAN YOU" ATTITUDE.

HMM.
HE IS BETTER THAN YOU, PIC.
HE'S BETTER THAN ALL OF US.

- THANKS FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
THAT'S NICE.
- HONEY, LEAVE HIM ALONE.

WHAT ?
GIVE ME A KISS.

HOW YOU DOIN' OVER THERE ?

LIKE THE BIGGEST,
BADDEST, MEANEST,
FASTEST...

MOST SCARED-TO-DEATH
PHONY FOOTBALL PLAYER
YOU'VE EVER SEEN.

OH, SHUT UP.
YOU'RE THE REAL DEAL, BRIAN.
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.

WELL, AS LONG
AS YOU KNOW IT.

I LOVE YOU.

ME TOO.

NO, NO. NO, DON'T DO IT.
DON'T ROOM WITH THE WHITE GUY.

WHY NOT ?WHY ?
WHAT'S IT GONNA PROVE ?

IT'S ONLY GOING TO CAUSE
YOU TROUBLE DOWN THE LINE,
LIKE THE MASON-DIXON LINE.

[ Scoffs ]
WELL, IT'S GOT TO HAPPEN
SOONER OR LATER, OKAY ?

WELL, HONEY, PEOPLE AREN'T
READY FOR IT. I'M JUST
TRYING TO WATCH OUT FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO, BABY ?
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE A CHOICE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING THEY SAY, GALE.

I DON'T DO EVERYTHING
THEY SAY. ALL RIGHT ?
LOOK, I'M PART OF A TEAM.

HOW'S IT GONNA LOOK
IF I DON'T WANT TO ROOM
WITH THE WHITE MAN ?

LIKE YOU'RE SMART.

I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT
ROOMING WITH THE WHITE MAN.

I JUST REALLY WISH
IT WASN'T THIS WHITE MAN.

OKAY. WELL, DON'T GO
CRYING TO ME WHEN YOU GO
OUT ON THAT FIELD ONE DAY...

AND THERE'S
A BURNING GOAL POST
IN THE END ZONE.

ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S A LITTLE MUCH.

YOU WORRY ME SOMETIMES.

I WORRY YOU, HUH ?
[ Chuckles ]

♪ HEY

♪ WELL, MY TEMPERATURE'S RISIN'
AND MY FEET ARE ON THE FLOOR ♪

♪ TWENTY PEOPLE KNOCKING 'COS
THEY'RE WANTING SOME MORE ♪

♪ LET ME IN, BABY
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT ♪

♪ BUT YOU BETTER TAKE IT EASY
THIS PLACE IS HOT ♪IS THAT ALL YOU GOT ?

♪ AND I'M SO GLAD WE MADE IT

♪ SO GLAD WE MADE IT

♪ YOU'VE GOT TO
GIMME SOME LOVIN' ♪ ♪ GIMME, GIMME SOME LOVIN'

♪ GIMME SOME LOVIN' ♪ GIMME, GIMME SOME LOVIN'

♪ GIMME SOME LOVIN' ♪ EVERY DAY

BUTKUS,
COME IN HERE.[ Growls ]

♪ HEY

♪ WELL, I FEEL SO GOOD
EVERYTHING IS SOUNDING HOT ♪

♪ YOU BETTER TAKE IT EASY
'COS THE PLACE IS ON FIRE ♪

♪ BEEN A HARD DAY
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ♪

♪ WE MADE IT, BABY
IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU ♪

♪ AND I'M SO GLAD WE MADE IT

♪ SO GLAD WE MADE IT
YOU GOT TO ♪

♪ GIMME SOME LOVIN' ♪ GIMME, GIMME SOME LOVIN' ♪

HOW'S IF FEEL
PLAYING IN THE NFL, GALE ?

IT'S OKAY.

WELL,
YOU MUST FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
YOU HAD A REALLY GOOD DAY.

- YEAH.
- UH, EXCUSE ME, GUYS.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO
HAVE A WORD WITH THE MAN
WHO REALLY WON THE GAME TODAY.

YOU, UH, BRIAN PICCOLO. YEAH.
TWO C's, ONE "L."

YOU NEVER LEFT THE BENCH.

I AM PLEASED
YOU NOTICED MY STRATEGY.
THAT'S VERY OBSERVANT.

YOU SEE,
IT'S MY MENTAL GAME
THAT MAKES US WINNERS.

NOW THE TEAM LOOKS AT ME,
AND THEN I CALL THE PLAYS
WITH MY FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.

MR. HALAS IS TRYING
TO GET THE NFL TO MAKE IT
AN OFFICIAL POSITION:

OFFENSIVE FULL BENCHWARMER.

AND I PLAN TO BE THE FIRST
HALL OF FAMER IN BENCHWARMING.

OR "BENCHING," YOU KNOW,
AS THE PROS CALL IT.

YOU AND SAYERS ARE THE FIRST
BLACK AND WHITE ROOMMATES
IN THE NFL. HOW'S THAT GOING ?

- GALE ?
- UH... IT'S FINE.

EXCEPT
HE NEVER SHUTS UP.

DO YOU HAVE TO AIR
OUR DIRTY LAUNDRY IN PUBLIC ?

I MEAN, HOW COME
YOU NEVER TALK TO ME
ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS ?

OH, I BET YOU HAVE
PLENTY TO SAY TO YOUR FRIENDS
DOWN AT THE BAR.

AND I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF STARING AT THOSE FOUR WALLS
WHILE YOU'RE OUT 'TIL ALL HOURS.

WE'RE GONNA WORK
THROUGH IT THOUGH.
YEAH.

AS LONG AS WE KEEP TALKING,
WE'LL BE OKAY.

I LIKE THIS ONE.
"YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
RAISED WITH PIGS...

"TO STAY IN THE SAME ROOM
WITH ONE OF THOSE DARKIES.

YOU MUST HAVE CRAWLED OUT
FROM UNDER A SLIMY ROCK."

IS THAT IT ? JUST THE USUAL.

"LOVE, MOTHER."

- DOESN'T ANY OF THIS
BOTHER YOU ?
- NOPE.

THOSE LETTERS DON'T BOTHER YOU ? I'VE BEEN HEARING IT
ALL MY LIFE.

- I JUST KEEP MY MIND
ON THE GAME.
- I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.IF I WERE YOU, I'D WANT TO
RIP SOMEBODY'S HEAD OFF.

AND, AS YOU CAN SEE,
YOU ARE NOT ME.

THAT'S IT.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT YOU.

YOU ARE SO ARROGANT.

YOU ARE. YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY TRIES TO BE NICE,
EVEN JUST MAKE CONVERSATION,

YOU TURN YOUR BACK.YOU DON'T KNOW ME,
PICCOLO.

THAT'S FOR SURE. I MEAN,
NOBODY DOES. THE WHOLE TEAM
THINKS YOU'RE UPPITY.

- UPPITY ?
- I DON'T REALLY GET
WHAT IT MEANS EITHER.

- BUT IT SEEMS TO FIT
IN YOUR CASE.
- YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL NOW.

YOU DON'T TALK
TO ANYBODY, GALE.

EVEN WHEN YOU SCORE,
YOU JUST WALK AWAY. YOU DON'T
DO THE WHOLE "ASS-PAT" THING.

I MEAN,
THAT IS UN-AMERICAN, SON.

I'M NOT HERE
TO MAKE FRIENDS.WHOA. WHOA.

WHOA. I DON'T EXPECT YOU
TO DO ANYTHING RADICAL.

BUT THIS IS A TEAM.
AND IT WOULDN'T HURT
TO MAKE A FEW ACQUAINTANCES.

[ Knock On Door ] HEY, PIC, COME ON.

HUNGRY. FOOD. NOW.
WE GO EAT.[ Growling ]

I WANT RED MEAT,
AND I WANT IT NOW.
[ Growls ]

[ Man ]
YOU JUST ATE LUNCH
FIVE MINUTES AGO.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU ?HEY, GALE, YOU, UH,

YOU WOULDN'T WANT
TO COME WITH US...

IF WE PROMISE NOT TO TALK
TO YOU OR ANYTHING.

- [ Chuckles ]
- YOU KNOW WHAT ?

I WOULD ACTUALLY LOVE
TO COME WITH YOU GUYS.
THANKS.

LET ME, UH,
JUST GET MY JACKET
AND MY WALLET.

UH, THE OTHER THING
WE COULD DO IS JUST ORDER IN.
MAYBE PIZZA.

OR CHINESE.LOOK, I'M KIDDING.

THIS IS GEORGIA.
OF COURSE I'M NOT
GOING WITH YOU GUYS.

I HAVE MY OWN FRIENDS
TO HANG OUT WITH
IN AN HOUR.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU, GALE.LATER, GALE.

COME ON, PIC.
TONIGHT.

[ Piccolo ]
LORI. TRACI.

GUYS. GUYS, HAVE YOU
SEEN TRACI OR LORI ?

UH, NO, PIC,
I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM.

THEY-THEY WERE JUST
HERE A SECOND AGO.
I DON'T GET IT.

HONEY. HONEY, HAVE YOU
SEEN THE GIRLS ?

UM, NO. HAVE YOU
CHECKED THEIR ROOM ?

YEP. YEAH.
THE CLOSETS TOO.

HUH. BEATS ME.IT'S SO STRANGE.

OH, I KNOW.
MAYBE I LEFT THEM
IN THE DRYER.

OF COURSE.HEY, PIC. PIC.
LOOK.

CHICAGO BEARS RUNNING BACK
GALE SAYERS HAS BEEN NAMED
NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.

THE KANSAS COMET
HAS THE MOST POINTS
IN A ROOKIE SEASON: 132.

COMING UP NEXT,
PADDY DRISCOLL HAS THE REST
OF THE FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS...

AND THEN "FAST" LOUIE KLEIN
HAS THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.

ALL RIGHT, UH,
LET ME CHECK THAT DRYER.

I HOPE I DIDN'T
TURN IT ON.

OH, BOY, I HOPE
I DIDN'T TURN IT ON.

[ Coughs ]

HOW YOU DOIN' OVER THERE ?GREAT.

OH, WE'RE GONNA NEED
MORE BEER THOUGH.
I ONLY GOT FOUR KEGS.

WHAT WAS I THINKING ?YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

OH, YOU MEAN SAYERS.
HEY, GOOD FOR HIM.

NO, REALLY.
I'M NOT GOING TO
BEGRUDGE IT TO HIM.

SURE, HE IS ARROGANT,
AND SURE, I WORK
TEN TIMES HARDER THAN HIM...

AND HE'S STILL TEN TIMES
BETTER THAN I AM,

AND SURE, HE TOSSES OFF
IN A SECOND WHAT IT TAKES ME
WEEKS TO GET GOOD AT.

OTHER THAN THAT,
YOU'RE FINE WITH IT ?EXACTLY.

HEY, THE MAN DESERVES IT.
CASE CLOSED.

YOU WOULD TOO
IF THEY LET YOU PLAY MORE.I WILL HAVE MY DAY. AHH.

GREAT SOUP.

I LOVE YOU.

THIS IS THE PART WHERE
YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO.AND YOU KNOW I DO.

WILL YOU PULL A TENDON
IF YOU SAY IT ?YEAH--

IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT BY NOW,
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
HOW MANY TIMES I SAY IT.

[ Tires Screeching,
Horn Honking ]OH, THAT'S PROBABLY BUTKUS.

I BETTER GO
BUTTER THE DOORWAY
SO HE CAN GET THROUGH IT.

[ Newscaster ]
...HAS KEPT A CLOSE EYE
ON THE PROTESTS.

COME ON,
TIME TO EAT, BABY.

I THINK I SHOULD BE OUT THERE
DOING SOMETHING TOO.

OH, BABY,
YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING.
AND WHAT YOU DO ON THE FIELD,

PEOPLE LOOK UP TO IT.

YOU KNOW, LET'S THEM KNOW
THEY CAN MAKE IT TOO.

[ Scoffs ]
I HOPE SO.

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ?

DO YOU THINK I'M ARROGANT ?

[ Chattering ]

[ Clinking On Glass ]

AND NOW,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

TO ACCEPT THE AWARD
FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

GALE SAYERS.

UM...
[ Clears Throat ]

UM...

FOOTBALL IS, UM...

UH, IT'S A TEAM SPORT.

UH...

HE'S NOT ARROGANT.
HE'S SHY.

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THIS.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.YOU HAVE A FAN.

COME ON, STOP THAT.

IT WAS NICE TONIGHT.YEAH, IT WAS NICE.

NICE SPEECH.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SAID,
"FOOTBALL IS, UH..."

REALLY HIT ME
WHERE I LIVE WITH THAT.

HI. I'M JOY PICCOLO.
I'M MARRIED TO MR. MANNERS.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'M GALE.
THIS IS MY WIFE--

LINDA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT
ASKING TO BE TRADED.

YOU KNOW, NOT THAT I DON'T LOVE
BEING OFFENSE FULL BENCH WARMER,

BUT I'M STARTING
TO DENT SOME OF THEM NOW.

IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR
TO THE BENCHES.
BUT THEN I DECIDED NO.

NO, I LIKE CHICAGO.
AND I LIKE THE TEAM.

WHAT I DON'T LIKE
IS PLAYING SECOND STRING.

NOW, MAYBE NEXT SEASON,
I GOT A SHOT AT FULLBACK.

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE
THE OLD MAN THINKS
I'M BIG ENOUGH.

YOU KNOW, PROBABLY GO
WITH RONNIE BULL.

THE OTHER SPOT IS YOURS.

THAT'S THE JOB
I'M GUNNIN' FOR, SAYERS.

SEE,
I'M A BETTER BLOCKER THAN YOU,
AND I'M AS GOOD A RECEIVER.

I CAN'T RUN LIKE YOU.
BUT IF I CAN'T
BREAKAWAY FOR 60,

I CAN STILL GET TEN SIXES.

AND IT ALL ADDS UP
THE SAME WAY.

NOW, I'M COMING BACK
TO CAMP NEXT YEAR
IN THE BEST SHAPE EVER.

AND I'M GOING TO DO
EVERYTHING I CAN TO BLOW YOU
OUT OF THE LINEUP.

- UH-HUH ?
- UH-HUH.

[ Horn Honks ]BRIAN ?

HMM ? OH.
GOOD NIGHT NOW.

GOOD NIGHT.GOOD NIGHT.

NOW, HE'SARROGANT.

- ♪ COOL JERK
- [ Whistle Blows ]

♪ COOL JERK

♪ COOL JERK

♪ COOL JERK

♪ WE KNOW A CAT WHO CAN
REALLY DO THE COOL JERK ♪

♪ WE KNOW A CAT WHO CAN
REALLY DO THE COOL JERK ♪

♪ WELL, THIS CAT
THEY'RE TALKIN' ABOUT ♪

♪ I WONDER WHO COULD IT BE

♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW
I'M THE HEAVIEST CAT ♪

♪ THE HEAVIEST CAT
YOU EVER DID SEE ♪

♪ WHEN THEY SEE ME
WALKIN' DOWN THE STREET ♪ ♪ HEY HEY

♪ WHEN THE FELLAS
WANT TO SPEAK ♪ ♪ HEY HEY HEY

♪ ON THEIR FACES
THEY WEAR SOME SMIRK ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THEY KNOW
I'M THE KING
OF THE COOL JERK ♪

♪ WHOO ♪ COOL JERK

♪ COOL JERK [ Grunts ]

♪ COOL JERK
UH-HUH ♪

[ Chuckles ] ♪ COOL JERK

♪ LOOK AT THOSE GUYS
LOOKIN' AT ME
LIKE I'M A FOOL ♪♪

WHAT'S THAT, COACH ?THE STARTING LINEUP
FOR THE EXHIBITION.

WHO'S BACKFIELD ?

CONCANNON, BULL AND SAYERS.

IT'S QUIET OUT HERE.

YEAH, EXCEPT WHEN
THE PLANES FLY OVER.

YOU KNOW,
YOU PLAY A REAL GOOD GAME.

SO DO YOU.

[ Crowd Cheering ]

OKAY, RED 28 FOX,
SOUTHWIND ON THREE.
READY ?

[ All ]
BREAK !

SET ! HUT !

[ Whistle Blows ]

[ Yelling ]

WHAT ?
OH, GALE.

[ Crying ]

[ Linda ]
YOU SHOULD EAT SOMETHING.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ?

NOW, BABY,
THE DOCTOR SAID--WILL YOU LEAVE ME ALONE !

[ Sighs ]LOOK, I'M JUST
TRYING TO HELP YOU--

LOOK, I DON'T NEED ANY FOOD.
I DON'T NEED ANY DAMN MAGAZINES.

JUST LEAVE IT ALONE, OKAY ?

CAN YOU DO THAT ?
CAN YOU ?

[ Knock On Door ]

[ Sighs ]BAD TIME ?

I'M GONNA GO GET YOU
THAT MAGAZINE.

UH, DON'T BE ALARMED,
BUT I JUST HEARD YOUR SURGEON
ASK SOMEONE WHAT YEAR IT IS.

PICCOLO... NOT TODAY.
I'M NOT IN THE MOOD.

I ALSO HEARD YOU'RE
UNDER THE IMPRESSION YOU'RE
NOT PLAYING THE GAME ANYMORE.

PLEASE.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
IS THIS WHY YOU CAME DOWN HERE ?

GIVE ME SOME PEP TALK ?

THIS IS BEING INSTALLED
IN YOUR GARAGE AS WE SPEAK,

COURTESY OF GEORGE HALAS
AND THE BEARS.

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME PUKE.

SIX MONTH AGO,
YOU'RE GUNNIN' FOR MY JOB.
NOW YOU'RE MY GUARDIAN ANGEL.

- YOU'RE NOT FINISHED
PLAYING FOOTBALL.
- IT'S OVER !

EVEN IF I COULD COME BACK,
I WOULDN'T COME BACK THE SAME.

I DON'T EVEN CARE.

ANYBODY WHO CRIES IN FRONT
OF 45,000 PEOPLE CARES.

YOU SHUT UP, OKAY ?
YOU SHUT UP !

WHY DOESN'T EVERYBODY
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE ?
I DON'T NEED YOUR PITY.

AND I DON'T NEED ALL THIS
"BE NICE TO GALE" GARBAGE,
ESPECIALLY FROM YOU !

NICE ? NOW, I'M NOT
BEING NICE TO YOU, GALE.
DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.

LOOK, WHEN I
WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL,

I WAS ONE OF THE BEST BACKS
IN THE STATE.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME,
THE BEST BACK IN THE STATE
WAS TUCKER FREDERICKSON.

SO, WHEN THE BIG COLLEGES
CAME TO WATCH US PLAY,
WHO DO YOU THINK THEY PICKED ?

IS THIS GOING TO BE
A LONG STORY, PICCOLO ?

I WORKED MY BUTT OFF
IN COLLEGE !

I LEAD THE WHOLE NATION
IN RUSHING AND SCORING.
BUT NOBODY DRAFTS ME.

NOT THE AFL, NOT THE NFL.
SO I FIGURE I'LL TRY OUT
AS A FREE AGENT.

GUESS WHAT.
I MAKE THE BEARS.
GUESS WHAT.

GALE SAYERS DECIDES
TO COME TO THE BEARS, AND I'M
NUMBER TWO ALL OVER AGAIN.

WELL, YOU'RE NUMBER ONE NOW.

YEAH.
AND IF YOU DON'T COME BACK
AND COME BACK 100 PERCENT,

PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GONNA SAY
I GOT IN ON A PASS,
A LUCKY BREAK.

AND I WON'T
HAVE IT THAT WAY. NO.

NOW, I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU.

BUT IT WON'T MEAN A THING
UNLESS YOU'RE AT YOUR BEST.

NOT ONE SECOND SLOWER,
NOT ONE BIT WEAKER.

SO, I'M GONNA WORK YOUR BUTT OFF
GETTING YOU BACK IN SHAPE AGAIN.

AND BELIEVE ME,

I'M NOT DOING THIS FOR YOU.

SO, THERE'S REALLY
NO NEED TO PUKE.

I AM NOT GOING TO HUMILIATE
MYSELF SO YOU CAN FEEL
BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF.

THERE ARE FIVE GAMES
LEFT IN THIS SEASON.

THAT'S HOW LONG YOU HAVE
TO FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF.

'CAUSE AFTER THAT,

YOU'RE MINE.

FEEL BETTER.

TWO-EIGHTY !

TWO-EIGHTY !
SET ! HUT !

YEAH !

[ Man On TV ]
A BEAUTIFUL 15-YARD
TOUCHDOWN RUN BY BRIAN PICCOLO.

THAT'S 112 YARDS
IN 21 CARRIES.

HE HAS JUST
DOMINATED THIS GAME.

[ Man On P.A. ]
WE WANT TO THANK
THE CHICAGO BEARS...

ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY
DAY CARE FOUNDATION.

[ Man #2 ]
LADIES, OVER HERE.
SMILE.

[ Man On P.A. Continues ]
...FOR THE KIDS,
AND THANKS FOR COMING.

AND GO, BEARS !

HI.

FOOTBALL WIVES
SAVING THE WORLD.THAT'S US.

IS YOUR CAR THIS WAY ?SURE.

BRIAN SAYS HE'S DOING GREAT.WELL, THAT'S MORE
THAN HE'S TELLING ME.

WE'RE NOW ENTERING MONTH THREE
OF THE LONG, BAD MOOD.

WHAT'S YOUR GUT ?
IS HE GOING TO BE OKAY ?

CAN I BE HONEST WITH YOU ?UNLESS IT'S
ABOUT MY HAIR, SURE.

I LOVE GALE.
I REALLY DO.

BUT I AM SICK TO DEATH
OF TALKING ABOUT HIM.[ Laughs ]

NO, I'M SERIOUS.I KNOW.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

I MEAN, IS IT ME
OR DOES EVERYONE TREAT US...

LIKE WE'RE
THESE LITTLE SATELLITES
JUST ORBITING AROUND THE MEN ?

OH, IT'S LIKE WE'RE ARMY WIVES,
EXCEPT WITH A NICER HOUSE.

DON'T YOU JUST WANT TO SAY,
"LOOK, IT'S A DAMN GAME.
JUST SHUT UP" ?

IF ONLY THEY'D MOVE
AS FAST WITH THE GARBAGE
AS THEY DO WITH THE BALL.

YEAH. HE CAN TWIRL
DICK BUTKUS OVER HIS HEAD,

BUT ASK HIM
TO PICK UP HIS UNDERWEAR.

[ Coughing ]
SO HOW COME YOU DIDN'T
GO TO KANSAS CITY ?

DIDN'T THEY WANT YOU ?YEAH, THE CHIEFS MADE AN OFFER.

BUT I FIGURED A BLACK MAN
HAD A BETTER CHANCE IN CHICAGO.

AH, IT MUST BE NICE
TO PICK AND CHOOSE.

MUST BE NICE NOT
TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT...

WHAT CITY A WHITE MAN
HAS A BETTER CHANCE IN.

[ Panting ]
STILL, IT HAS TO BE
GOOD TO BE YOU.

I'D LOVE TO KNOW
WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT ?

WELL, WHAT'S IT FEEL LIKE
TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT
AND KNOW YOU'RE THERE ?

I MEAN,
KNOW YOU GOT THE TALENT
AND EVERYBODY SEES IT.

WHAT'S IT FEEL LIKE
TO HAVE THAT ?I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

YEAH, YOU DO.
I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT JUST
WAITING FOR YOUR CHANCE.

YOU GOT YOUR CHANCE.
YOU'RE OUT THERE DOING IT.
YOU'RE BREAKING RECORDS.

LAST SEASON:
SIX TOUCHDOWNS IN ONE GAME.I DIDN'T BREAK A RECORD.

YEAH, BUT YOU TIED IT.IT'S NO BIG DEAL, PIC.

DON'T DO THAT, GALE.
DON'T TRIVIALIZE IT.

IT'S INSULTING.

I JUST WONDER
IF I MISSED SOMETHING SOMEHOW.

WAS I SUPPOSED TO ZIG
INSTEAD OF ZAG SOMEWHERE.

YOU WANT
TO KNOW THE TRUTH ?

MAYBE.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE
I'VE GOT ANYTHING.

IF I DO, I'M JUST
RENTING IT FOR A WHILE.

SEE, YOU'RE WAITING
FOR SOMETHING TO COME.

I'M WONDERING
WHEN IT'S ALL GONNA GO.

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHICH IS WORSE.

STILL, I ENVY YOU.
I CAN'T LIE.

MAYBE I ENVY YOU.

I MEAN, LOOK AT YOU.
YOU-YOU WASH OUT OF FOOTBALL,
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.

YOU CAN SELL YOURSELF.
YOU CAN MAKE SPEECHES.

I DIDN'T EVEN
GRADUATE COLLEGE.

SIGNED TO THE BEARS RIGHT OUT.

MY KNEE GOES,
MY GAME GOES,

WHAT ELSE DO I DO ?

WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE
TO SCRATCH STAND-UP COMEDIAN
FROM THE LIST...

RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

OH, NO.
DON'T CHEAT.

♪ ALL RIGHT

♪ NOW DIG THIS, BABY

♪ YOU DON'T FOR ME
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT ♪

♪ YOU GOT A NEW FOOL, HAH
I LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ I HAVE ONLY
ONE BURNIN' DESIRE ♪

♪ LET ME STAND
NEXT TO YOUR FIRE ♪

♪ LET ME STAND
NEXT TO YOUR FIRE ♪ ♪ HEY

♪ LET ME STAND
NEXT TO YOUR FIRE ♪

♪ WHOA, LET ME STAND, BABY [ Coughing ]

♪ LET ME STAND ♪ LET ME STAND
NEXT TO YOUR FIRE ♪

♪ YEAH, BABY ♪

IT'S ATTRACTIVE,
AIN'T IT ?[ Scoffs ]

WHY DON'T YOU TRY A LOZENGE
OR SOMETHING ? MAN.

I ALWAYS GET A COUGH
IN THE WINTER.

HEY, PIC, UM,

I WANTED TO, UH--
I WANTED TO--

I WANTED TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING. UH...

THE SUSPENSE
IS KILLING ME, GALE.
WHAT ?

I WAS READY TO GIVE UP.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
YOU DID FOR ME.

AND THAT'S IT,
YOU KNOW. UM...

I OWE YOU.

YOU DON'T OWE ME ANYTHING.

I WAS, UH, I WAS JUST
FATTING THE CALF.

NOW, HE--
HE OWES ME.

I HAVE BEEN PUTTING THIS
IN KIRK'S DEODORANT STICK...

[ Piccolo ]
IT'S A MIRACLE THE MAN
CAN EVEN RAISE HIS ARMS AT ALL.

YOU'RE BAD, MAN.
YOU ARE BAD.DID YOU CHECK YOURS ?

LOOKING GOOD, GALE.
LOOKING REAL GOOD.THANKS, COACH.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A SCRIMMAGE ON FRIDAY.
SEE HOW IT STANDS UP TO CONTACT.

OKAY.

WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING AT, PICCOLO ?

JUST YOUR FINE
CHISELED FACE, SIR.

HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW GOOD
THE ROOKIES LOOK THIS YEAR ?

AND THAT ROSS MONTGOMERY,
VERY IMPRESSIVE.

AND HE TALKS
VERY NICELY TO ME.

MATTER OF FACT, I WOULDN'T BE
SURPRISED TO SEE HIM REPLACE
YOU AS NUMBER TWO HALFBACK.

BECAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE YOU
NUMBER ONE FULLBACK.

[ Chuckles ]

YOU AND I STARTIN' BACKFIELD.
HEY, COACH ! COACH !

LOOK AT HIM.

HE ACTUALLY HAS
NOTHING TO SAY.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ?
IT'S A FIRST.

[ Gale ]
THAT'S RIGHT, YOU AND I.

YES. COME ON,
GIVE ME SOME SKIN.
COME ON.

[ Chuckling ]

I'VE NEVER SEEN
SOMEONE EAT SO MUCH
AND NEVER GAIN A POUND.

IT'S MY JOB. LAST WEEK
I WAS DOWN TWO POUNDS.

TIME FOR
ANOTHER CANNOLI.IT'S DISGUSTING.

I WANNA LOSE A POUND, I HAVE TO
EAT COTTAGE CHEESE FOR A WEEK.
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS GO TO BED.

I GOTTA KEEP UP WITH THIS GUY.
I NEED ALL THE RED MEAT
AND PASTRY I CAN GET.

WELL, HERE'S
TO THE NUMBER ONE FULLBACK.

AND, HEY, THANKS
FOR PUTTING GALE
BACK ON HIS FEET.

ANDFOR PUTTING UP WITH HIM
SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO.

AND WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
HERE IS TO THE NUMBER ONE
RUNNING BACK.

I'M GLAD THEY LET ME JOIN HIM,
'CAUSE I KNOW I COULD NEVER
BEAT HIM.

COME ON NOW.

[ Cheering On TV ]UH, WHAT DO YOU SAY...

WE GO, UH,
STRETCH OUR LEGS ?

IN OTHER WORDS,
THE WORLD SERIES
IS ON AT THE BAR.

GO.
MM-HMM.OH, REALLY ?

OH, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.YEAH. OKAY.

[ Clears Throat ]SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING ?

OKAY. BETTER.

HE'S A HUMAN BEING AGAIN.
[ Chuckles ]

I WAS ASKING ABOUT YOU.

HE HAS THIS THING WITH HIS KNEE,
AND IT REALLY TURNED ME AROUND.

ONE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL,
GALE SAID HIS CAREER IS OVER.

AND JUST FOR A MINUTE
I THOUGHT HE WAS DONE.
HE WAS SO CONVINCED.

THEN I HAD THIS THOUGHT:
"WHO AM I NOW ?

IF THIS THING WITH HIS KNEE
ENDS HIS CAREER,
DOES IT END WHO I AM TOO ?"

I MEAN,
I'M MRS. GALE SAYERS.

THAT'S WHAT
ALL OF MY MAIL SAYS.OH, COME ON.

JUST BECAUSE THE PRESS
TRIVIALIZES US,

TREATS US
LIKE WALKING HAIRDOS--

NO, LOOK,
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT FOR YOU.

OKAY. YOU USED TO
BE A NURSE, RIGHT ?

I MEAN, THAT'S A CAREER.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD
GO BACK TO--
I GUESS.

DID YOU MIND GIVING IT UP ?

I WANTED TO BE WITH BRIAN.

THAT WAS THE BOTTOM LINE.

WHEN YOU'RE IN FOOTBALL,
YOU TRAVEL.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT CITY
YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN
NEXT YEAR.

SO I AGREED
TO RIDE SIDECAR FOR NOW.

I MEAN, WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN 10, 12 YEARS FROM NOW.

WELL, ALL I KNOW
IS I DON'T WANNA BE
ASKING MYSELF "WHO AM I ?"

WHEN THOSE
10, 12 YEARS ARE UP.

[ Whistle Blows ] [ Cheering ]

READY ! HUT ! HIKE !

I USED TO DRIVE A VOLKSWAGEN
THAT WEIGHED LESS THAN YOU,
BUTKUS.

I'M A FORTRESS, PICCOLO.
THE REST OF YOU GUYS
ARE MERE SHACKS.

COME ON, COME ON.
TAKE THE COMEDY ROUTINE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IS IT'S TRUE
YOU'VE BEEN TAPPED TO BE
THE NFL GOODWILL AMBASSADOR ?

SHUT UP. STAND STILL.THAT YOUR THUMB ON THE SCALE ?
I ONCE KNEW A BUTCHER--

NEED A LOT MORE
THAN A THUMB FOR YOU, PIC.
YOU'RE DOWN ANOTHER POUND.

BUT WHAT'S THERE IS CHOICE.
ADMIT IT.

YOU'RE THE SKINNIEST
FULLBACK IN THE LEAGUE.YOU RUN THE FAT OFF OF US,

THEN YOU COMPLAIN
WE'RE TOO SKINNY.

YOU'RE A HARD MAN
TO PLEASE.BEAT IT.

AND EAT A SANDWICH !

YOU KNOW, YOU OUGHTA
TELL YOUR ITALIAN FRIEND...

"LOAD UP ON THE PASTA."

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.
HE'S JUST TRYING TO BE
QUICKER THAN ME. THAT'S ALL.

YEAH, WELL,
HE'S TEN POUNDS
DOWN OVERALL...

AND A HALF-SECOND SLOWER
IN THE 40.

HE'S SLOWER, LIGHTER.
I'D SAY THE PLAN
AIN'T WORKING.

BEAT IT.

[ Coughing ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

SORRY IF I WOKE YOU.

ARE YOU OKAY ?

AH, IT JUST
WON'T QUIT TONIGHT.

[ Coughing ]

THIS HAS BEEN HANGING ON
A LONG TIME.

I'VE HAD A COUGH
AND A COLD EVERY WINTER
SINCE I'M A TEENAGER.

NOT THIS BAD.

ALLERGIES.
I'M ALL CLOGGED UP.

COME ON, BRIAN.
WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE TALKING TO ?

[ Coughing ] IT'S TIME
TO CALL A DOCTOR.

NOW, ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT
OR AM I ?NO ONE IS CALLING ANY DOCTOR !

THE TEAM HAS HAD ME POKED
AND PRODDED FROM HEAD TO TOE.

I'M NOT ABOUT
TO LET THE OLD MAN KNOW
I'M GETTING WINDED.

IT'LL PASS, JOY.

[ Coughing ]

[ Cheering ] [ Whistle Blows ]

[ Air Horn Blows ]

[ Coughing ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER ?
YOU ALL RIGHT ?[ Coughs ]

THERE MUST BE 90-MILLION POUNDS
OF POLLEN IN THE AIR.

HEY, DOC.
GOT ANYTHING FOR PIC ?MM ?

HE SAYS HE'S GOT ALLERGIES.I ALREADY GAVE HIM
THE SPRAY.

[ Man ]
HEY, DOC !

COACH.GALE. GOOD GAME.

THANK YOU.

[ Turns Spa Off ]

SO, WHAT'S
WITH YOUR ROOMMATE ?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

ALL RIGHT.
HE'S GOT ALLERGIES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT COULD BE A--

YEAH, WELL, I'M GONNA
SEND HIM BACK TO CHICAGO.

RALPH KUREK IS GONNA
PLAY IN HIS PLACE.

WHY ?BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS
BEEN THE SAME ON THIS TEAM.

BEST PLAYER PLAYS.
NO EXCEPTIONS.

LOOK, COACH, A LOT OF GUYS
TAKE AWHILE TO GET BACK ON TRACK
AFTER THE SEASON.

SLOW STARTERS-- YEAH, BUT PICCOLO'S NEVER
BEEN ONE OF THOSE GUYS.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN IN SHAPE.

HE'S ALWAYS
PLAYED HIS HEART OUT,

EVEN IF HE MADE MISTAKES.

HE'S NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE.

- THAT'S NOT FAIR COUCH.
- OH, DON'T GIVE ME THAT
HIGH SCHOOL CRAP, GALE.

THERE'S WHAT'S FAIR TO THE TEAM
AND THAT'S ALL.

MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING PHYSICAL
WITH PICCOLO.

MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING PERSONAL.
BUT WHATEVER IT IS, HE BETTER
STRAIGHTEN IN OUT IN CHICAGO.

HE'S TOO GOOD
TO SANDBAG HIMSELF LIKE THIS.

WHEN'S
HE GONNA FIND OUT ?

ABE IS TELLING HIM
RIGHT NOW.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS ?CALM DOWN, ALL RIGHT ?

IT'S JUST TWO GAMES.
BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK-- I LOSE SOME WEIGHT,

HAVE A COUPLE OF OFF GAMES,
AND THIS TEAM TELLS ME
TO TAKE A WALK.

WHAT IS THAT ?JUST GO SEE THE DOCTOR
BACK HOME.

I HAVE BEEN
TO THE DOCTOR HERE !

HE TELLS ME
I DON'T HAVE ALLERGIES.

SO WHY CAN'T I BREATHE ?
WHY AM I COUGHING UP A LUNG
ALL DAY LONG ?

"OH, YOU KNOW,
COULD BE A VIRUS.
COULD BE A STAFF INFECTION.

COULD BE A MILLION THINGS.
HAVE AN ASPIRIN, KID."

I GET BETTER ADVICE FROM
MY WAITER AT LANCOMBE'S.

LOOK, JUST GO FIX IT
AND COME BACK.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S A WASTE OF TIME, GALE.

I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.

- I THINK I'M PREGNANT.
- [ Half-Hearted Chuckle ]

I DON'T KNOW
WHO THE FATHER IS.
IT'S A MESS.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
[ Snickers ]

Y-YOU--

COULD YOU NOT DO THAT,
PLEASE ? THAT'S OKAY.

OKAY, NOW I'M GONNA
ASK YOU--

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

[ Raindrops Tapping ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Inhales Deeply ]

WELL, UH,
WHY CAN'T IT BE DONE HERE ?

THE LOCATION OF THE TUMOR...

MAKES THE OPERATION
A LITTLE TRICKIER.

WE'VE NEVER DONE IT HERE. YOU'D
BE BETTER OFF IN A PLACE LIKE
SLOAN-KETTERING IN NEW YORK.

[ Thunder Continues ]

UH, THIS, UH-- THE TUMOR.
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT ?

EMBRYONAL CELL CARCINOMA.

YEAH. HOW CAN I JUST HAVE IT
ALL OF A SUDDEN ?

ACTUALLY, YOU'VE HAD IT
ALL YOUR LIFE, BRIAN.
AT LEAST THE BEGINNINGS OF IT.

SOMETIMES AT BIRTH
EMBRYONIC TISSUE IS LEFT BEHIND
SOMEWHERE IN THE BODY.

IN THIS CASE, NEAR YOUR HEART.

SOMEHOW THAT TISSUE IS TRIGGERED
AND BECOMES A FOREIGN INVADER.
WE, UH, WE DON'T KNOW WHY.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, BRIAN,
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'VE KEPT
PLAYING WITH THAT IN YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD'VE
BEEN IN BED TWO MONTHS AGO.

WHAT HAPPENS POSTOP ?

WE CHECK THE SURROUNDING NODES,
USUALLY A COURSE OF CHEMO.

LOOK,
I KNOW THIS IS SCARY.

LET'S JUST TAKE IT
ONE STEP AT A TIME.

LET ME GET YOU SET UP
IN NEW YORK AND WE'LL SCHEDULE
THIS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

[ Thunder Continues ]

[ Knock On Door ]

HI, GALE. COME ON IN.
CLOSE THE DOOR, PLEASE.

GALE, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
SAY THIS ANY OTHER WAY, SO I'M
GOING TO SAY IT STRAIGHT OUT.

WE GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM CHICAGO.

BRIAN PICCOLO HAS CANCER.

[ Coach #2 ]
THEY FOUND A TUMOR
IN HIS CHEST.

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO NEW YORK
TO HAVE IT REMOVED.

[ Clears Throat ]
IS HE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT ?

IF THEY'VE CAUGHT IT IN TIME,
BUT NOBODY KNOWS THAT FOR SURE.

HE'LL BE OUT
FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

[ Coach ]
WE STILL GOT A GAME TO PLAY.
WHO'S GONNA TELL THE GUYS ?

[ Halas ]
I WILL. GET THEM TOGETHER.I'LL TELL THEM.

I'LLTELL THEM.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LISTEN UP !
SAYERS WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING.

UH...

UH...

UH, YOU ALL KNOW THAT, UM,

THAT WE GIVE THE GAME BALL
TO THE BEST PLAYER.

I WANNA CHANGE THAT
A LITTLE TODAY.

UH, WE JUST GOT WORD
THAT...

BRIAN PICCOLO IS SICK.

REAL SICK.

UM,

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD
ALL JUST DEDICATE OURSELVES,

UM, TO--
TO WIN THIS BALL GAME...

AND GIVE
THE GAME BALL TO PIC.

I MEAN, WE COULD ALL SIGN IT
AND GO DOWN TO THE HOSPITAL...

AND GIVE IT TO HIM.

LET'S JUST WIN, OKAY ?

WHEN YOU DEDICATE A GAME
TO SOMEBODY, GALE,

THE IDEA IS TO THEN
ACTUALLY GO AHEAD
AND WIN THAT GAME.

[ Men Chuckling ]HEY, COME ON. WE HAD NO ONE
PLAYING OFFENSIVE BENCHWARMER.

HEY, PIC, MAKE SURE
YOU COUNT ALL THE INSTRUMENTS
AFTER THE OPERATION.

MY COUSIN HAD A SPONGE
AND A PAIR OF TWEEZERS
LEFT IN HIM.

THAT'S SICK.THEY CAN LEAVE A BICYCLE
IN THERE FOR ALL I CARE,

AS LONG AS
THEY TAKE EVERYTHING OUT
THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.

IF I COULD TAKE THIS
TO THE BAR WITH ME,
I'D NEVER HAVE TO GET UP.

[ Laughing ]

WHAT'S GOING ON ?
GET OUTTA HERE RIGHT NOW !

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS,
HAPPY HOUR ? OUT ! OUT ! [ Brian ] ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

SEE YOU, JOY. [ Nurse ]
OUT !

- SEE YOU, PIC. SEE YOU, JOY.
- HEY, HAVE FUN WITH MY MOM.

- YEAH. BYE, MOM.
- BE RIGHT BACK.

OKAY.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.YEAH.

I WILL SEE YOU
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

SORRY.

[ Conversations, Indistinct ]

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU DOWNSTAIRS.

[ Sighs ]

HOW BAD IS IT ?WE DON'T KNOW
UNTIL WE SEE IF IT'S SPREAD.

IS HE GONNA BE OKAY ?

HE'S SCARED.

HOW ARE YOU ?

I'M SCARED TOO.

HE KEEPS SAYING I CAN'T CRY.
IT'S A LEAGUE RULE.

HOW ARE THE KIDS ?THEY'RE WITH MY PARENTS
IN ATLANTA.

THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.A PLACE TO STAY ?

YEAH. THEY HAVE HOUSING
ACROSS THE STREET.

OKAY, WELL, WHAT ELSE
DO YOU NEED ME TO DO ?OHH.

JUST TELL ME I'M GONNA WAKE UP
IN FIVE MINUTES AND HE'LL ONLY
HAVE BRONCHITIS...

AND WHEN I WALK OUT THE DOOR,
WE'LL BE ON MY STREET.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Cheering Continues ]

[ Cheering Fades Away ]

♪♪ [ Upbeat Rock ]

♪ SUMMER DAY [ Chattering ]

HI.

LET ME HAVE IT.

OOF. GOOD ARM.

GOOD ARM.

OHH. YOU KNOW WHAT ?
I THINK IT'S TIME
TO ASK DADDY FOR A NEW ONE.

CHEW IT, BOYS.
DON'T JUST SWALLOW IT WHOLE.

[ Men Chuckling ]I HAVEN'T EATEN THIS GOOD
SINCE THE HALAS DINNER.

YEAH. I JUST CAN'T THINK
OF THE OLD MAN RETIRED.
END OF AN ERA, HUH ?

WE MISSED YOU THERE, BRI.
THE OLD MAN MENTIONED YOU.

- I'M GONE A FEW MONTHS,
EVERYTHING FALLS APART ?
- YOU LOOK GOOD, PIC.

YEAH ?
COMPARED TO WHAT ?

COMPARED TO
THE FIRST DAY YOU FOUND OUT
WE WERE GONNA BE ROOMMATES.

HEY, FUNNY THING, BRI.
EVER SINCE YOU BEEN GONE,

I CAN LIFT MY HANDS
WAY UP OVER MY HEAD NOW.

[ Men Laughing ]WANNA SEE MY SCAR ?

I'M EATING.

SO, TALK TO ME.

THEY GOT IT.

THEY FOUND SOME
IN A COUPLE OF NODES,
BUT THEY GOT IT.

GOOD. GOOD.

YOU KNOW, THEY SAID I'D NEVER
BE HOME FOR THIS-- THE DOCTORS.

THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

WELL, MUST MAKE YOU
LOOK AT THINGS, YOU KNOW...
DIFFERENT.

SEE, THAT'S WHAT
EVERYBODY SAYS, YOU KNOW ?

"YOU MADE IT THROUGH.
YOU MUST REALLY
APPRECIATE LIFE NOW."

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ?

I WAS APPRECIATING LIFE
JUST FINE.

YOU KNOW. I NEVER
TOOK ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

YOU KNOW,
I DIDN'T NEED TO GET SICK
TO SUDDENLY LOVE A SUNSET.

- HEAR THAT.
- TIME FOR THE PINATA.

OH-OH.ALL RIGHT, DAD. COME ON.
PUT THE BURGER DOWN.

- I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO
EAT MY HAMBURGER.
- YOU GOT DADDY DUTIES.

DAD'S GONNA
HIT THE PINATA !

[ Children Cheering ]

- [ Child ]
OVER HERE !
- OVER HERE !

[ Children Shouting ]

[ Shouting Continues ]

OH. RIGHT THERE. OKAY.

[ Children Squealing ]

[ Applause ]

YEAH. GIVE ME
SOME OF THAT CANDY.

THAT'S BAD FOR YOU.
IT'LL ROT YOUR TEETH.

YOU'RE GONNA WAKE THEM UP
IF YOU KEEP STARING AT THEM
LIKE THAT.

YEAH.

OHH.

YOU GOT THROUGH IT, BRIAN.

YOU CAME OUT
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

OH. IT'S OKAY.
WE HAVE IT ALL BACK NOW.

TIME TO SACK OUT.

- WHAT IS IT ?
- WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU THINK IT IS ?

THIS, UH--
UH, THIS THING YOU WANNA DO.

IT'S-- I THOUGHT
IT WAS ONLY DONE TO WOMEN.

RADICAL MASTECTOMY
IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY
OPERATION.

BUT, YES,
IT IS MORE COMMON IN WOMEN.

I THOUGHT
YOU GOT ALL THE TUMOR. WE DID.

THIS IS A NEW LESION...

IN THE PECTORAL MUSCLE.

NOW, THE GOOD NEWS
IS IT SEEMS TO BE CONTAINED,

SO BY REMOVING
THE ENTIRE LEFT PECTORAL,
WE SHOULD BE OKAY.

THEN WHAT ?

MORE CHEMO.

YEAH.

[ Crying ]

ALL RIGHT.
LISTEN UP, DOC.

YOU DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.
YOU GET IN THERE, YOU CUT ME UP
WHATEVER WAY YOU HAVE TO,

BUT YOU LEAVE ENOUGH OF ME LEFT
TO GET BACK ON THAT FIELD.

BECAUSE I AM
PLAYING FOOTBALL AGAIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME ?

I WILL PLAY AGAIN.

I UNDERSTAND, BRIAN.

AND IN THE FUTURE,
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT...

IF YOU DIDN'T
MAKE MY WIFE CRY.

YES. OF COURSE.

♪♪ [ "All Along
The Watchtower" ]

♪♪

♪ THERE MUST BE SOME KIND
OF WAY OUTTA HERE ♪

♪ SAID THE JOKER TO THE THIEF

♪ THERE'S TOO MUCH CONFUSION

♪ I CAN'T GET NO RELIEF

♪ NONE WILL LEVEL ON THE LINE

♪ NOBODY OF IT IS WORTH

♪ HEY, HEY

♪♪

♪♪

♪ NO REASON TO GET EXCITED

♪ THE THIEF, HE KINDLY SPOKE

♪ THERE ARE MANY HERE AMONG US

♪ WHO FEEL THAT LIFE
IS BUT A JOKE ♪

♪ BUT YOU AND I
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT ♪

♪ AND THIS IS NOT OUR FATE

♪ SO LET US STOP
TALKING FALSELY NOW ♪

♪ THE HOUR'S GETTING LATE

♪ HEY ♪

- BRIAN.
- HMM ?

DON'T TELL ME.
I'VE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN...

AND THE FIRST THING I SEE
IS COACH HALAS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GO ANYWHERE, KID.

AND IF WHEN YOU CRAP OUT,
YOU SEE ME, YOU KNOW
YOU DIDN'T GET TO HEAVEN.

THAT'S FOR COMING, COACH.
I'M, UH-- I'M SORRY
I MISSED YOUR DINNER.

EH. A LOT OF CROCODILE TEARS.

"HERE'S YOUR HAT.
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY ?"

IT WAS MY TIME TO GO.
THAT'S ALL.

SO,

HOW'S IT GOING, KID ?

I HEAR THEY ROUGHED YOU UP
PRETTY GOOD.

- NO WORSE
THAN YOU DID LAST CAMP.
- THE WORST IS OVER NOW, HUH ?

YEAH.

[ Coughs ]
YOU MISS IT, COACH ?

- YEAH.
- YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN--
I'VE BEEN THINKING--

I'VE BEEN THINKING
THAT WITH GALE'S KNEE
LOOKING GOOD...

AND KUREK HEALTHY,

I'M GONNA HAVE A TOUGH TIME
GETTING BACK IN THAT LINEUP
NEXT YEAR.

SO MAYBE I COULD
COME BACK AS A KICKER.

I MEAN, WHY NOT,
YOU KNOW ?

PROBABLY DON'T NEED
A LOT OF SPEED, YOU KNOW ?
NOT A LOT OF WIND.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

I CAN SEE THAT.

I CAN DEFINITELY SEE THAT.
AND I'M GONNA BE WATCHING YOU...

SITTING UNDER
AN UMBRELLA SOMEWHERE
WITH A DRINK IN MY HAND...

AND ONE OF THOSE HULA BROADS
DANCING ALL AROUND ME.

[ Laughs ][ Laughs, Coughs ]

BRIAN, I KNOW
I SCREAM AND HOLLER A LOT,

BUT THAT'S JUST ME.

BUT, UH, YOU GUYS,

YOU'RE LIKE SONS TO ME.

ALL OF YOU.

SO I'M GONNA
TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE NEVER
GONNA SEE A BILL.

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA
PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS.

I'M GONNA TAKE CARE
OF YOUR CONTRACTS.

AND I'M GONNA
PAY YOUR BONUSES.

IF YOU HAVE TO
GO BACK AND FORTH,
I TAKE CARE OF THAT.

IF THE KIDS HAVE TO
BE PUT ON A PLANE, THAT'S
WHAT ED McCASKEY'S THERE FOR.

YOU'RE NOT TO WORRY
ABOUT ANYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT TO WORRY ABOUT
ANYTHING BUT GETTING BETTER.

I CAN'T-- I CAN'T LET YOU
DO ALL THAT, COACH.

HEY. I STILL OWN THIS TEAM.
YOU'LL MAKE IT UP TO ME
ON THE FIELD, RIGHT ?

SO, THAT'S THE LAST ORDER
YOU'RE GONNA GET
FROM THIS COACH.

DON'T DROP THE BALL, HUH ?

ALL RIGHT, COACH.

I'M GOING TO LONDON NEXT WEEK
TO HAVE MY HIPS REPLACED.

SOMETHING NEW
THEY HAVE OVER THERE.
THAT'S WHY I HAD TO RETIRE.

I COULDN'T CHASE THOSE OFFICIAL
UP AND DOWN THE FIELD ANYMORE.

YOU TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS,
I'LL KICK YOUR BUTT.

[ Sniffles ]
HOW YOU DOING
OVER THERE ?

REALLY.
NO FOOTBALL
METAPHORS.

NO WINKS
AND NUDGES.

WELL, IT'S HARD TO TELL
WITH ALL THIS PAIN CRAP
THEY HAVE ME ON.

I'M SORE.
I CAN'T FEEL MY CHEST TOO MUCH.

BUT I HAVE THIS FEELING.WHAT ?

I HAVE THIS FEELING
LIKE EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

LIKE I MADE IT.

LIKE WEMADE IT.

HEY, HEY.
HEY, HEY, HEY.

THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH TEARS.

NO MORE.
LEAGUE RULE, REMEMBER ?

I KNOW.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY.

OH, I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET OUT OF HERE.

SO FAR,
I'M NOT GETTING THE WHOLE
"NEW YORK FUN CITY" THING.

SO, SHOULD I GO
AND GET THE GIRLS
FROM MOM ?

NO, NO, NO. LET'S WAIT.

UH, LET'S WAIT
'TIL I'M OUT OF HERE.

I WANT THEM
TO SEE ME ON MY FEET,
COMPLETE WITH SOME HAIR.

I LOVE YOU.

ME TOO. ME TOO.

THEY FOUND MORE CANCER...

IN HIS LUNG.

THEY WANT TO
TAKE HIS LUNG OUT.

UH, NO, HONEY.
LET ME DO THAT. NO, NO.

IT'S BETTER I KEEP MOVING.

SORRY TO CALL YOU LIKE THIS
AND MAKE YOU COME ALL THE WAY
OUT HERE.

JUST TELL US
WHAT YOU NEED US TO DO.

THEY'RE GONNA TELL HIM
TOMORROW.

UH, I DON'T REALLY
KNOW HOW HE--

HE'S GONNA HANDLE
ANOTHER BLOW LIKE THIS.

I REALLY DON'T.

WOULD YOU
BE WITH HIM, GALE,

WHEN THEY TELL HIM ?

OF COURSE.

[ Sniffles ]

WHEN I THINK ABOUT
WHAT MUST BE GOING
THROUGH HIS MIND--

I SHOULD BE OVER THERE.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
I SHOULD BE DOING IT.

HE WOULDN'T WANT THAT, JOY.

I CAN'T LOSE HIM.

I CAN'T LOSE BRIAN.

- PROTESTS TURNED VIOLENT AS
THE NATIONAL GUARD MOVED IN.
- [ Brian Coughing ]

[ Coughs ]

YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN
RECOGNIZE THE WORLD ANYMORE.

IT'S LIKE IT'S ALL HAPPENING
ON SOME OTHER PLANET.

IT IS.ALL I EVER THOUGHT ABOUT
WAS FOOTBALL.

THE REST WAS JUST SOME DIN
GOING ON OUTSIDE THE STADIUM.

WELL, THERE'S ONE GOOD THING,
THOUGH.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE DRAFT ANYMORE.

NO. YOU KNOW,
YOU DO LOOK FOR THINGS
YOU CAN CHECK OFF THE LIST,

AND THAT ONE IS A GONER.

[ Chuckling ]

WHERE IS THIS GUY ?
I WANT HIM TO CHECK ME
AND GET ME OUT.

THERE'S TOO MANY SICK PEOPLE
AROUND HERE.

SO, UH, WHAT,
YOU FEEL STRONG ENOUGH
TO GO HOME ?

NO, I'D RATHER STICK AROUND
FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO.

WHY IS EVERYONE
TALKING TO ME
LIKE I'M A CHILD ?

YOU KNOW, I WANT PEOPLE
TO TALK STRAIGHT TO ME.

LOOK. I CAN UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU'RE MAD AT ME.

LOOK HOW MAD I WAS,
AND IT WAS JUST MY KNEE.

WELL, SURE,
BUT THAT COULD'VE
BEEN A CAREER KILLER.

WHAT'S GOING ON, GALE ?

NOTHING.

YOU'RE A LOUSY LIAR.

HELLO, BRIAN. GALE.

HI.

WELL, HERE COMES SOME OF THAT
STRAIGHT TALK RIGHT NOW.

[ Man ]
AND THE WINNER OF
THE GEORGE S. HALAS AWARD...

FOR THE MOST COURAGEOUS PLAYER
IN PRO FOOTBALL IS...

GALE SAYERS.

UM,

I JUST, UH,

[ Clears Throat ]

I WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS, UM,

ABOUT A FRIEND OF MINE TONIGHT.

HIS NAME IS-IS BRIAN PICCOLO.

AND...

HE HAS THE HEART
OF A GIANT.

HE HAS THE, UH,

THE BEST AND MAYBE
THE RAREST FORM OF COURAGE,

WHICH-WHICH ALLOWS HIM TO...

LAUGH AT HIMSELF,

AT LIFE...

AND AT HIS OPPONENT,
WHICH TODAY IS CANCER.

HE, UH, HE MAKES ME PROUD...

TO HAVE A FRIEND
THAT SPELLS OUT COURAGE...

24 HOURS A DAY,

EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE.

YOU FLATTER ME
BY GIVING ME THIS AWARD...

AND-AND I THANK YOU,

BUT I TELL YOU HERE AND NOW,

I ACCEPT THIS
FOR BRIAN PICCOLO.

IT'S MINE TONIGHT,
BUT, UH,

IT'S BRIAN PICCOLO'S TOMORROW.

I LOVE BRIAN PICCOLO AND...

I WANT YOU TO LOVE HIM.

AND TONIGHT WHEN YOU--

WHEN YOU HIT YOUR KNEES,

PLEASE ASK GOD
TO LOVE HIM TOO.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU'RE GIVING SPEECHES
AT THE DROP OF A HAT.

NOW NOBODY CAN SHUT YOU UP.

WHY IS THAT ?

WELL, I GOTTA BE OBNOXIOUS
FOR BOTH OF US NOW.

DON'T THINK IT'S EASY.

SO, HOW'D IT GO ?

GOOD. GOOD, YES.

I DO RECOMMEND TWO LUNGS...

WHEN PERFORMING SIMPLE TASKS,
HOWEVER.

LIKE BREATHING.

[ Snickers ]
YEAH, WELL, I HEAR BREATHING
IS OVERRATED ANYWAY.

YEAH. YEAH.
POLLUTION AND ALL THAT.

THEY TOLD ME YOU GAVE BLOOD.

JUST A LITTLE.

THAT EXPLAINS IT.WHAT ?

WELL, MY CANCER'S GONE,

BUT MY KNEE
IS TOTALLY SCREWED UP.

[ Chuckling ]

UH, YEAH. I GOTTA GO.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.
YOU HANG IN THERE.
I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

I AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

HI.

HOW'S HE DOING, JOY ?
REALLY.

UH, HURRY, GALE.

I LOVE YOU, JOY.

WHAT ?

I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.

[ Crying ]
I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.

IT'S OKAY. I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW. I KNOW.I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

I LOVE YOU TOO.I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, BABY.I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU.I KNOW. I KNOW.

I REALLY--
OH, I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW.
IT'S OKAY.

I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.I KNOW. IT'S OKAY.

I LOVE YOU.I LOVE YOU TOO.

I LOVE YOU. I DO.
I LOVE YOU.

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

JOY, ARE YOU OKAY ?YEAH. THEY'RE
CHANGING HIS DRESSING.

HE DOESN'T LIKE ME
TO BE THERE.

OKAY.

IT'S IN HIS LIVER NOW.

[ Sighs ]

DOES HE KNOW ?

NO ONE'S TOLD HIM,
BUT HE KNOWS.

[ Sighs ]

HMM.

IF YOU ONLY KNEW
HOW MUCH HE TALKED ABOUT YOU,

HOW MUCH HE WANTED
TO BE LIKE YOU.

JOY, THERE'S GOTTA BE
SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO--GO.

GO IN AND SEE HIM, OKAY ?

OKAY.

I'D FEEL LIKE
I WAS BETRAYING HIM.

[ Thunder Continues ]

[ Softly ]
HA.

YOU SHOULD
SEE YOUR FACE.

YOU SHOULD SEE YOURS.

HEY,

YOU WANT A LAUGH ?

OKAY.

THE DOCTOR...

HE TOLD ME I WAS NEVER
GONNA PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN.

[ Chuckles ]

NO. YOU'RE KIDDING.

I'M SORRY, PIC. NO.

NO, THE THING IS,

I DON'T CARE.

I DON'T EVEN CARE ANYMORE.

IT'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES
I'M ONTO NOW.

YEAH.

IF I COULD JUST GET
A FEW MORE OF THOSE IN--

JUST A FEW MORE PINATAS
FOR MY GIRLS.

HEY, YOU KNOW ANYONE...

WHO COULD ARRANGE THAT
FOR ME, GALE ?

YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY MORE.

YEAH.

YEAH, I KNOW.

YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT
ABOUT RUNNING, GALE.

I-I APPRECIATE IT.

MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

I WOULDN'T BE RUNNING
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU--

PUSHING ME. BUSTING MY CHOPS.

WELL, I'LL GET YOU
NEXT TRAINING CAMP.

I'LL BE WAITING.

I'M, UH, I'M GONNA
SACK OUT FOR AWHILE, OKAY ?

YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.YEAH.

YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.

[ Sobbing ]

I SEE YOU
IN THE GIRLS' FACES.

THERE'S SO MUCH OF YOU
IN THEM.

THEY WON'T FORGET YOU,
BRIAN.

I WON'T LET THEM.

AND THEY WON'T LET ME FORGET.

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THEM...

OR I LISTEN TO THEM...

OR I DREAM ABOUT THEM,

I'LL SEE YOU.

I'LL ALWAYS SEE YOU.

[ Crying ]

[ Cheering ]

[ Cheering Continues ]

[ Cheering Continues ]