Cutaway (2000) - full transcript

The successful undercover agent Victor Cooper is assigned for his ninth mission: to find how the loadings of drug is being brought to Miami. He suspects that the drug is coming through the air and joins a team of sky diving, under the leadership of Red Line, a fanatic and considered the athlete number one in this sport in the world. Due to his profile of winner, Vic gets involved with the group and he "disconnects" from his position of infiltrated agent, "connecting" with the team.

10-14-23, contact Miami Center, 1-1-8-5-5...

Delta 11-0-3...

you're 10 o'clock--
three miles westbound,
7-thousand...

Century 15-22, descent...

Amazon 17, reduce speed,
2-5-0 knots.

Good evening, Miami.
Caravan 7-3-8-Juliet-Zulu

is with you,
squawking 0-3-3-6.

Hey, Juliet-Zulu,
Miami Approach Center tells us

you are inbound
with Tango,

departing Bimini for landing
Miami International.

So what are you
bringing us tonight?



- You order the shrimp cocktail?
- NEGATIVE, NOT ON MY SALARY.

JULIET-ZULU, YOU ARE CLEAR.
DIRECT BRAVO INTERSECTION,

EXPECT ILS RUNWAY
2-7-LEFT, APPROACH.

Roger. 8-Juliet-Zulu
direct to Bravo,

looking for 2-7-left.

I know the routine.

WE'RE TOO CLOSE
ON THIS ONE, COOPER.

YOU CAN'T GET
TOO CLOSE.

I DID TELL YOU THAT D.E.A.
WANTED THE PILOT ARRESTED
BEFORE TAKEOFF?

THAT'S BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO TAKE CREDIT
FOR THIS BUST.

THIS IS OUR OP.

GET THIS PILOT TO TALK.
GET THE NAMES OF THE BUYERS...

THEN WE CAN
TAKE 'EM ALL DOWN.

THIS TIME,
WE WIN.



GET YOUR ARMS
IN THE AIR.

SPREAD YOUR LEGS...

THIS IS BULLSHIT!

BE STILL.
KEEP YOUR ARMS UP.

RIGHT LEG...

MY LAWYERS ARE GONNA LOVE
YOU BOYS.

SHE KNOWS WHERE THE COKE IS.

LITTLE BITCH.
SHE KNOWS.

- WE CAN'T TOUCH HER.
- WE COULD HAVE HAD...

THE NAMES
OF EVERY LAST BUYER,

THE DISTRIBUTORS,
THE HANDLERS...

VIC, FORGET ABOUT IT.
WE CAN'T TOUCH HER.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

I GET THE PICTURE.

OKAY, FINE.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

THAT WAS D.E.A.

LAST NIGHT'S SHIPMENT
JUST HIT THE STREETS.

OH, YEAH?

IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT WAS THE LAST PLANE OUT.
I WAS THERE.

I SAW IT LOADED MYSELF.

IMPOSSIBLE OR NOT,
THERE AREN'T ANY BOATS

THAT CAN MAKE IT HERE THAT FAST
THAT LEFT THE HARBOR.

THAT LEAVES
YOUR PLANE.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS
IS GOING TO BE ALL OVER YOU.

THEY THINK
I TIPPED?

THEY MANAGED
TO GET A COPY OF YOUR
LAST SHRINK REPORT.

"SUBJECT HAS
DIFFICULTY SEPARATING
HIS UNDERCOVER WORK

FROM HIS TRUE
PERSONALITY."

VIC, I KNOW YOU'RE OKAY.
I KNOW THAT,

BUT THE ODDS
ARE AGAINST US.

THEY GOT MORE MONEY,
THEY GOT SMARTER LAWYERS,

WE CAN'T
WIN 'EM ALL.

I JUST WANT
TO WIN ONE.

- HERE YOU ARE.
- THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

FIRST IT WAS ON THE PLANE,
THEN IT WASN'T ON THE PLANE.

VIC!

HELP!
YOU GOTTA HELP JOE!

- HE'S STUCK!
- WHO'S JOE? AND WHERE IS HE?

ON THE ROOF!

OKAY, JOE...

AS SOON AS I SAVE YOU,
I'M GONNA KILL YOU.

OH, GOD.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN'T
PLAY ME FOR THE FOOL THIS WEEK?

HERE IT COMES!

THAT WAS THE LAST PLANE OUT.
I WAS THERE.

I SAW IT LOADED MYSELF.

THANKS, VIC!

VIC?

- F.A.A?
- CHILD WELFARE.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THEY'RE UP!

LOOK AT THAT GUY!

"WHUFFO."

Number 11, five minutes.

STOP!
I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT!

WHO'D BUY THE NEW PROP?

SORRY.
I WAS JUST LOOKING
AT THE GUYS--

FOLLOW ME.

I'M VIC PEARSON.

STAR.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.
- WHAT DO YOU DO, VIC?

I'M IN COMPUTERS, AND SALES,
AND INTERNET STUFF.

GREAT.

WATCH.

RIGHT ON!

GOOD JOB, "TURBO."

WHAT YOU GOT THERE, STAR?
"WHUFFO"?

THIS IS WHERE WE PACK
THE CHUTES.

EVERY RIG
HAS A RESERVE CHUTE
FOR EMERGENCIES.

EVERY JUMPER ON THIS FIELD WEARS
A TOP SPEED RECORDER.

IT'S LIKE OUR TRADEMARK.
SHOWS HOW FAST WE'RE GOING.

OVER HERE, WE'VE GOT
HELMETS, JUMPSUITS,

EXCUSE ME...

I LOVE THIS!

THAT'S "BOOM-BOOM."
USED TO BE SOME DOCTOR
OR LAWYER,

BUT TODAY, OFFICIALLY
A CUTAWAY.

"CUTAWAY"?

THAT'S WHEN YOU SELL YOUR HOUSE,
QUIT YOUR JOB,

AND MOVE OUT HERE
TO THE DROP ZONE.

GIVE UP EVERYTHING,
JUST LIKE THAT?

IT'S NOT ABOUT
GIVING UP ANYTHING.

IT'S ABOUT CUTTING AWAY
THE BULLSHIT IN YOUR LIFE.

WHEN YOUR MAIN CHUTE FAILS,
YOU'VE GOT TO CUT IT AWAY,

SO YOU CAN
PULL YOUR RESERVE
AND SAVE YOURSELF.

SO THEN,
HE'S SAVING HIMSELF?

YEP.

- YOU READY TO JUMP?
- ME?

NO, I'M JUST...

YOU KNOW,
I'M JUST HERE TO...

TO WHAT?

- TO JUMP, I GUESS.
- CASH DISCOUNT?
THAT'LL BE $90.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE.
YOU'RE READY TO GO.

"READY TO GO"?
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD ME
WHAT I'M DOING YET.

OH, RIGHT...
NOTHING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"NOTHING"?

I MEAN YOU'LL BE STRAPPED
TO MY BODY-- LIKE THIS--

AND I'LL DO
ALL THE WORK.

IT'S JUST THAT
I'M KIND OF USED
TO BEING IN CONTROL.

SO AM I.

- YEAH?
- YEAH.

WHO'S THE BLONDE?

SHE'S ONE OF OUR PILOTS.
SHE'S TURBO'S.

- HEY, RUSH!
- YEAH?

RUSH? VIC.

RUSH WILL BE
YOUR INSTRUCTOR.

- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU JUST SAID--

SORRY. I HAVE MY OWN STUDENT.
SEE YOU ON THE FLIGHT LINE.

- THANK YOU.
- GOT IT.

I THINK I JUST
GOT HUSTLED.

20 MINUTES AGO,
I WAS JUST LOOKING AROUND.

- USUALLY TAKES HER 10.
- SHE'S GOT ME STRAPPED TO YOU,

JUMPING OUT OF
A PERFECTLY GOOD
AIRPLANE.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
OUR AIRPLANE.

YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME
WHAT A "WHUFFO" IS.

- CHECK OUT OUR GUYS.
- HEY, THAT'S US.

AIR MIAMI.
THE SPEEDSTAR TEAM.

WHAT DARLING OUTFITS!

ME AND STAR
WOULD BE WITH THEM,
BUT WE'RE WORKING.

YOU'RE ON THE SQUAD TOO?
GOOD FOR YOU!

MY HUSBAND WILL NEVER
BELIEVE THIS!

YOU'RE JUST
FULL OF SURPRISES,
AREN'T YOU?

YES, "WHUFFO."

SHIT!

ENOUGH WITH REFRESHMENTS!
GET THAT PLANE BACK IN THE AIR!

- DID HE...?
- THAT'S RED LINE. LET'S
GO.

YO, BILL! YOUR UPSTAIRS WINDS
ARE MOVING IN FROM THE EAST!

SET YOUR JUMP RUN
AT 0-8-0.

- YOU GOT IT, BOSS.
- GROUND RUSH, STAR...

GROUND WINDS ARE COMING IN
FROM THE NORTH,

SO WATCH OUT FOR TURBULENCE.

IS HE THE ONE
THAT'S GONNA BE
FILMING ME?

YES, MA'AM, THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A REALLY NICE VIDEO

OF YOUR JUMP
TO SHOW YOUR FAMILY.

THANK YOU.

WHEN WE HIT 16,000 FEET,
IT'LL BE SUNSET.

TAKE THE SHUTTER OFF "AUTO"
AND PUT IT ON "MANUAL."

IT'S LIKE HE KNOWS
EVERYBODY'S JOB
BETTER THAN--

HE DOES.

- I SAW YOU GET "PIED" TODAY.
- THAT WAS GREAT, WASN'T IT?

- YEAH.
- SURE BEATS WORKING.

LEFT, FIVE DEGREES!

FIVE DEGREES, NOT 15!
BACK TO THE RIGHT!

OKAY, OKAY!

STAND BY!

OKAY, MRS. SHIPLEY,

TIME TO TEST
YOUR BLADDER CONTROL.

HOW LONG BEFORE
HE HAS TO PULL THE CORD?

THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE.

- I'VE CHANGED MY MIND!
- NO, YOU'RE FINE!

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
PLEASE, GOD HELP ME.

I DON'T WANT
TO DIE, GOD.

- YOUNG MAN--
- READY...!

I DON'T WANT TO LET HIM
DO THIS ANYMORE!

- SET...
- I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR
MONEY BACK!

...GO!

WASN'T THAT LIKE SEX?

IF IT WAS, I'VE BEEN
DOING IT THE WRONG WAY!

MAN, YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH
FROM UP HERE!

EVERYTHING.

WHAT WAS THAT?

IT'S JUST RED LINE
SHOWING OFF.

HE'S CRAZY.

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

ANYTHING.

WHAT THE HELL
IS A "WHUFFO"?

IT'S A VIRGIN.
SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER
JUMPED BEFORE.

IT COMES FROM,
"WHUFFO' YOU JUMP
OUTTA DEM PLANES?"

IT'S A HELL OF A WAY
FOR ME TO LOSE MY VIRGINITY.

YOU WERE BORN HERE?

YOU'VE BEEN AT THIS DROP ZONE
YOUR WHOLE LIFE?

NOT MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'VE BEEN TO MEETS.

- YOU'VE BEEN TO MEETS?
- LOTS OF THEM.

STAR!

MY GRANDMA ALWAYS SAID
MY PRINCE WOULD SWEEP ME
OFF MY FEET.

YOU JUMPED OUT OF
A PERFECTLY GOOD AIRPLANE?

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
THIS AIRPLANE.

VIC, I TOLD YOU TO REST,
TAKE IT EASY.

THE BIMINI CASE.
I KNOW HOW THEY DID IT.

SKYDIVING--
WITH PARACHUTES.

- PARACHUTES?
- LIKE G.I. JOE.

DO YOU MIND
IF I ASK HOW YOU KNOW?

DID A LITTLE RESEARCH.

BRIAN, DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN
JUMP OUT OF AN AIRPLANE...

MILES OUT TO SEA,
WITH 100 POUNDS OF WEIGHT
ON YOUR CHEST,

AND WITH THESE CHUTES,
YOU COULD FLY FOR MILES?

AND... OUR LITTLE
BLONDE PILOT?

I SAW HER PICTURE
OUT AT THE DROP ZONE.

OKAY, SO, LET ME GUESS.
IN ORDER TO SNIFF THIS OUT...

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO
UNDERCOVER,

AND NATURALLY, YOU'LL NEED
SKYDIVING LESSONS.

- PROBABLY.
- AFTER YOUR "SHRIMPFEST"...

I DON'T THINK THE BUREAU'S
GONNA WANT TO PAY FOR THIS.

THEY DON'T NEED TO.
BRIAN, PLEASE...

ALL YOU GOTTA DO
IS PULL STRINGS WITH THE ARMY.

THEY'VE GOT SOME
WIND TUNNEL THING OUT THERE.

IT'LL HELP ME TRAIN
AND LEARN FASTER.

GREAT. SO...

I'LL LEAVE MY BADGE
AND GUN WITH YOU.

I'LL CHECK IN
WITH YOU SOON.

COOPER...

WHO ARE YOU GONNA BE
THIS TIME?

- VIC PEARSON.
- SERGEANT DELMIRA.

THEY CALL ME
"EIGHT."

"EIGHT,"
MEANING THE NUMBER?

WE GO BY OUR POSITION
IN THE SPEEDSTAR LINEUP.

"EIGHT" MEANS
"LAST GUY OUT"--

THE BEST.

I HEARD YOU WERE IN NEED
OF SOME FAST TRAINING.

THIS IS THE PLACE.

INCOMING!

KNOCK THAT SHIT OFF,
YOU MAGGOTS!

I INVENTED THAT MOVE.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.
WHAT IS SPEEDSTAR?

READY, SET, GO!

A NEW COMPETITIVE EVENT
IN SKYDIVING.

CLOCK STARTS, THE FIRST GUY
EXITS THE PLANE...

AND ENDS WHEN THE EIGHTH MAN--
THE BEST-- ENTERS THE STAR.

- IT'S A RACE.
- ONLY IN THIS RACE...

THE FINISH LINE
IS MADE OUT OF PEOPLE.

IF YOU CAN'T STOP--
YOU DIE.

THIS MAKES YOU GUYS
THE BEST?

NO-- I MAKE US THE BEST...

AND I'LL MAKE YOU
DAMN GOOD, TOO.

SO WHO ARE YOU TRYING
TO IMPRESS?

A GIRL IN MIAMI
NAMED STAR.

SHE WORKS FOR A GUY
NAMED "RED LINE."

"RED LINE"?

- YOU'VE HEARD OF HIM?
- YEAH, I'VE HEARD OF HIM.

HE'S AIR MIAMI'S
NUMBER EIGHT.

OF COURSE, THEY'VE NEVER
WON A MEET...

BUT A LOT OF CIVILIANS
LIKE TO SAY HE'STHE BEST.

YOU MEAN, THE BEST
IN THE WORLD?

THAT'S WHAT THEYSAY.

YOU KNOW, THE LEAGUE'S
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER,

BUT ON A LOSING TEAM.
THE FACT IS, THEY LOSE.

IN MY BOOK,
THAT MAKES HIM A LOSER.

STILL, IF YOU CAN
FOOL RED LINE...

YOU DESERVE
AN ACADEMY AWARD.

YEAH!

THANKS.

AT 1000 FEET, YOU SHOULD BE
ON YOUR DOWNWIND.

750, YOU SHOULD BE
ON YOUR BASE.

WE ONCE WERE AS A CHILD

INNOCENT IN OUR MINDS

KNOWING NO RACE,
OR CONCEPT OF TIME

BEFORE WE WERE TAUGHT
DIFFERENCES OF MANKIND

BUT AS LIFE MOVES ON

WE SEE
OUR INNOCENT MINDS

DISAPPEAR LIKE THE SUN
IN THE NIGHT

TAUGHT SOCIETY'S VIEWS
IN OUR LIFE

BORN WITH A LOVE
FOR ALL MANKIND

THINK BACK
TO OUR INNOCENT MINDS

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED

ALL ONE

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED

ALL ONE

ONLY ONE RACE EXISTS

WE ARE ALL CALLED
"MANKIND"

WITH ONE GOD UP ABOVE
LOVING ALL OF US THE SAME

BORN WITH
THIS BEAUTIFUL MIND

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED,
ALL ONE

LET'S RETURN
TO OUR RIGHT

THAT WE'RE ALL CHOSEN PEOPLE, EVERY ONE OF US

EQUAL AND LOVED
BY GOD'S LIGHT

BORN WITH THIS LOVE
FOR MANKIND

THINK BACK
TO OUR INNOCENT MIND

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
WE'LL FIND

LET'S THINK BACK LIKE A CHILD TO OUR INNOCENT MIND

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED

ALL ONE

RUSH! RUSH!

RUSH, IT WAS
UNBELIEVABLE.

LIKE, IT WAS SO AMAZING,
IT WAS INCREDIBLE--

- CALM DOWN.
- SO AMAZING--

I'M RIGHT HERE.
WHAT DID I MISS?
A UFO?

- VIC. THE NEW GUY?
- RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
THE MOVES HE WAS MAKING.

HIS FIRST SOLO JUMP.
NOBODY FREEFALLS LIKE THAT.

- FIRST TIME...
- RIGHT. I'M SURE.

I'M SURE HE'S A
PRODIGY IN FREEFALL,
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO STEERING...

HE STILL NEEDS
A LITTLE HELP.

BORN WITH THIS LOVE
FOR MANKIND

THINK BACK
TO OUR INNOCENT MINDS

FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
WE'LL FIND

THINK BACK
TO OUR INNOCENT MIND

WE'RE ALL BORN WITH THIS LOVE FOR ALL MANKIND

THINK BACK LIKE A CHILD
TO OUR INNOCENT MIND

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED

ALL ONE

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED

ALL ONE

ONLY ONE RACE EXISTS...

THE FUEL GUY
KEEPS CALLING.

I THINK HE LIKES YOU.

TELL HIM WE'LL PAY HIM
NEXT WEEK.

ON MY WAY.

- THIS IS 80 JUMPS?
- TRY 18.

- BULLSHIT.
- EIGHTEEN?

SEE, YOU'RE WAY TOO STIFF.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE BUFFETING
AROUND LIKE A PIECE OF PLYWOOD,

AND YOU'VE NO IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE DOING
WITH YOUR LEGS.

DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO
WITH YOUR ARMS IF YOUR LEGS
AREN'T WORKING WITH YOU.

THIS EARLY
IN THE SKYDIVE...

YOU GET MORE SPEED
FROM THE THROW OF THE PLANE

THAN YOU DO FROM THE PULL
OF GRAVITY, SO GO WITH IT!

ACCEPT IT,
THAT WILL INCREASE
YOUR RATE OF SPEED.

YOU'RE NOT FOCUSING ON STAR,
BECAUSE YOU'RE THINKING
ABOUT THE GROUND.

AT THIS HEIGHT, YOU'VE GOT
40 SECONDS TILL IMPACT.

JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
CONCENTRATE ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

STAR, PRACTICE IS AT 3:00.

TILL THEN, FORGET
ABOUT THE FUEL BILL.

GET HIM STRAIGHTENED OUT.

SO MANY THINGS
I'M STILL DOING WRONG.

IT'S A WONDER
I'M NOT DEAD.

VIC, YOU DON'T GET IT.
RED LINE NEVERTALKS
TO STUDENTS,

OR CARES ABOUT THEIR DIVES.

I MEAN, HE MUST SEE
SOMETHING IN YOU.

- YEAH?
- YEAH.

AND WHAT DO YOU SEE?

I SEE A COMPUTER
CONSULTANT

WHOSE VACATION
IS ABOUT TO END.
THEN WHAT WILL I DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I TELL YOU WHAT.

IF I WERE SMART,

I'D HAVE ALREADY
CALLED MY BOSS

AND ASKED FOR SOME
MORE VACATION TIME.

WHEN WERE YOU GONNA TELL ME?

AS SOON AS YOU ASKED.

"18 JUMPS," MY ASS.

YOU'LL NEVER BE
ONE OF US, BROTHER.

I'M TALKING TO YOU, MAN!

I'LL SEE YOU
ON THE FLIGHT LINE.

YOU'RE LATE.

ALL THEY DO IS SKYDIVE.
I MISS ONE JUMP, THEY'LL
THINK I'M AN OUTSIDER.

YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER.
DON'T FORGET THAT.

NAME'S RANDY KINGSTON.

HE'S GOT TWO PRIORS,
LAST ONE, DRUGS.

- WHAT ELSE?
- THAT'S IT, TILL I GET INSIDE.

"INSIDE"? YOU'VE DRAWN
SO MUCH CASH, YOU COULD
OPEN YOUR OWN DROP ZONE.

EVEN THEN,
I'D STILL NEED MORE.

IT'S AN EXPENSIVE
SPORT, BRIAN.

THERE'S NO MONEY
IN THE DROP ZONE BUSINESS.

HALF OF THESE PEOPLE
DON'T EVEN HAVE JOBS.

THE MONEY'S COMING
FROM SOMEWHERE.

I JUST NEED SOME MORE TIME.
I NEED TO GET CLOSER TO TURBO.

"TURBO"?

THAT'S KINGSTON,
BUT I'M NOT SUPPOSED
TO KNOW THAT.

WELL, KNOW THIS--

YOU ARE JUMPING
TO WORK THE CASE,

YOU ARE NOT
WORKING THE CASE
TO JUMP, SO--

YOU'RE GONNA GO
BACK OUT THERE...

YOU'RE GONNA GET INSIDE,
WHEREVER THAT IS,

AND DO IT QUICKLY.

VIC.

IT'S LATE.
I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU.

- WHAT'S IN THE BAG?
- MY LIFE.

- I'M CUTTING AWAY.
- OH, MY GOD.

OKAY...

OKAY, EVERYBODY!

REMEMBER TO TIE THE PLANE DOWN
BEFORE THE BEER FRONT MOVES IN,

AND BE SET AT 6:00 AM
FOR TEAM CALL.

PEARSON...
YOU'RE IN AT ONE.

YOU GO!

HOW YOU GUYS
CAN PRACTICE
THIS EARLY...

AFTER A PARTY LIKE THAT,
I DO NOT KNOW.

PARTY? IT WAS MORE
LIKE A CHURCH SOCIAL.

EVERYONE WALKED HOME
UNDER THEIR OWN POWER,
SO IT WASN'T A REAL PARTY.

READY!

SET!

GO!

WHERE DID YOU
DISAPPEAR TO
LAST NIGHT?

I SLEPT
ON THE PLANE.

I DON'T REMEMBER
TOO MUCH,

BUT DID I DO
SOMETHING WRONG?

YOU'RE ON THE TEAM.

SO?

IT MEANS WE CAN'T
BE TOGETHER.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I'M THE FIRST WOMAN EVER
TO BE ON A SPEEDSTAR TEAM.

A GOOD ONE, AT LEAST.
RED LINE GAVE ME A CHANCE...

WHAT'S RED LINE
GOT TO DO WITH THIS?

HE GAVE ME A CHANCE
NO GIRL'S EVER HAD BEFORE.

PART OF THE DEAL
IS NO ROMANCE WITH TEAMMATES.

LOOK...
IF YOU WANT TO DO
THE TEAM...

DON'T "DO" THE TEAM.

READY!

SET!

GO!

- I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
- VIC, DON'T START.

YOU'RE ON THE TEAM.
YOU DEAL WITH IT.

- LOOK AT BOOM-BOOM.
- WHAT ABOUT HIM?

DO THE MATH.
THERE ARE EIGHT SLOTS
ON A SPEEDSTAR TEAM.

IF YOU'RE ON,
SOMEBODY ELSE IS OFF.

THIS TEAM MEANS
EVERYTHING TO HIM.

IT'S WHY HE CUT AWAY
HIS OLD LIFE.

AND NOW HE'S ON THE BENCH.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.

RED LINE WOULDN'T MIND
IF YOU JUST BACKED OUT.

I'M NOT QUITTING.

IT'S A DASH 7
SKYVAN.

WHAT?

SMART!

SAME MODEL AIRCRAFT
AS IN THE NATIONALS.

BETTER THAN THAT.
IT ISTHE AIRCRAFT
FROM THE NATIONALS.

NOW WE GOT
THE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE,

WE CAN BEAT THOSE
ARMY RAT BASTARDS
AT THEIR OWN GAME!

RED, THIS IS COOL,
BUT...

BUT WHAT?

- CAN WE AFFORD THIS?
- LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT.

OKAY?

WHAT DID THIS BABY
SET YOU BACK?

JUST REMEMBER
TO HOLD YOUR HEADING,

AND KEEP A STEADY
FALL RATE,

EVERYTHING
I TOLD YOU
LAST NIGHT.

- I KNOW WHAT TO DO.
- SURE YOU DO.

ONLY THIS TIME,
YOU'LL HAVE ALL OF US
COMING FULL TILT.

THAT TAKES CONCENTRATION,

TOTAL COMMITMENT--
NOT JUST FROM HERE--

BUT FROM HERE.

LINE IT UP!

READY...

SET...

GO!

GOOD TIME.
HOLD IT...

ALL RIGHT!

HE'S GOT SOMETHING.
I KNOW THAT MUCH.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

SAME WAY I KNEW
WITH YOU.

GIMME.

HOW'D WE DO?

SOMEBODY GOT IN LATE,
BUT YOU STILL DID AN 18.4.

YOU THINK THE ARMY
ISN'T DOING 18s?

WE'RE SO SLOW, THEY'LL BE
GIVING US PARKING TICKETS.

JESUS.

OKAY, PEOPLE...

TOMORROW, FASTER...
SAME TIME, SAME CHANNEL.

OH, AND, CAL?

YEAH?

I WANT YOU TO BRIEF VIC
ON THE NUMBER TWO SLOT.

YOU TWO ARE TRADING
PLACES TOMORROW.

SORRY, BRO'.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

NO, YOU DON'T.

- YEAH, I DO.
- NO, YOU DON'T.

- CAL...
- DON'T. JUST DON'T.

THAT MAKES TWO
YOU'VE BLOWN AWAY.

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

GIVE ME A BREAK.
CAL SCREWED UP, NOT ME.

SATELLITE NAVIGATION.

BIMINI.

HEY, BOYS.

WHAT'S UP?

WHAT? WHAT?

KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY?

YOU TWO ARE GONNA
SIT UP ALL NIGHT,

AND BITCH ABOUT ME,

THEN WAKE UP
TOMORROW AT DAWN,

AND LET RED LINE
DUMP ALL OVER YOU.

NO, NO.
HE DOESN'T DUMP ON US.

IT'S RED LINE THAT BENCHES
THIS GUY OR PROMOTES THAT GUY.

SAYS WHO'S FAST,
AND WHO'S SLOW?

- NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.
- IT IS, KID.

THE QUESTION IS,
WHY DO YOU PUT UP
WITH IT?

TO WIN.

YOU'VE COME UP SO FAST,
YOU DON'T SEE THE BIG PICTURE.

WE KNOW RED LINE
IS DIFFERENT.

HE GETS US TO DO THINGS
WE COULD NEVER HAVE DONE.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE CUTTING AWAY.

I WAS A LAWYER,
A GOOD LAWYER.

I STARTED OUT
WITH ALL THESE IDEALS...

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA
CHANGE THE WORLD.

IT WASN'T ABOUT IDEALS,

IT WAS ABOUT PUTTING A SHOW ON
FOR THE JURY...

MAKING THE OTHER SIDE LOOK BAD,
AND FOR WHAT?

TO CUT A DEAL?

MAKES YOU FORGET
WHY YOU'RE DOING IT,

KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.

ONE DAY,
I WALK INTO THIS MEETING.

A CASE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON
FOR MONTHS.

CLIENTS FROM BOTH SIDES
ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TABLE.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT ME,
WAITING FOR ME TO SIT DOWN...

AND WHAT?

I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHICH
SIDE I WAS ON.

SEE, OUT HERE WITH RED LINE,
IT'S ALL CLEAR.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
YOU HAVE TO DO AND WHY.

IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S ASKING
THE IMPOSSIBLE SOMETIMES,

BUT IT'S ALL
CRYSTAL CLEAR.

BUT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

NOT REALLY.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

SEE, SPEEDSTARS FALL
IN A RANDOM PATTERN.

THEY ZIGZAG.

YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS.

EVEN MORE CHAOTICALLY
AS EACH GUY HITS.

NOW SEE, YOUR BIG GUNS,
ESPECIALLY DELMIRA--

DELMIRA?

ARMY'S EIGHTH GUY.

RED LINE CAN'T STAND HIM.

ANYWAY, THE OTHER GUYS
WILL CHASE AFTER THE FORMATION

IN A SNAKE-LIKE COURSE
LIKE THIS.

VERY INEFFICIENT.

BUT RED LINE--
AND THIS IS PURE GENIUS--

SOMEHOW KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE
THE FORMATION IS GOING

AND FLIES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

TO THAT POINT.

HOW DOES HE KNOW?

WELL, THAT IS THE QUESTION,
ISN'T IT?

CAL'S WRITING HIS THESIS
ON THIS.

DISSERTATION.

FUCKING Ph.D.
FROM M.I.T.

BESIDES,
WHO DO YOU THINK
PAYS FOR OUR JUMPS?

- I PAY FOR MY OWN.
- YEAH, UNTIL YOU'RE BROKE.

THEN RED LINE WILL PAY FOR YOU
LIKE HE PAYS FOR US.

I THOUGHT TURBO WAS THE GUY
WITH ALL THE MONEY.

TURBO, RED LINE,
SAME THING.

LET'S GO.
I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY.

OOH-HH...

AN EMBARRASSING MOMENT,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

AN AIRBALL
FROM THE GREAT
VIC COOPER.

COULD IT BE
HE'S RUSTY FROM BEING
OUT OF TOUCH SO LONG?

SO...?

TURBO'S GOT
ALL THE NIGHT GEAR,

AND HE'S GOT
THE TALENT.

OKAY, TERRIFIC.

THE PIECES FIT...

WE'RE GONNA PUT
A TAIL THIS TURBO

AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIM
DOWN ON HIS NEXT DROP.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL ME
YOU FEEL SORRY FOR THIS
DOPE SMUGGLER?

NEED I REMIND YOU,
THAT STUFF ENDS UP IN SCHOOLS?

I'M TIRED OF TAKING DOWN
THE LITTLE GUY.

LITTLE?
THIS IS A MAJOR MULE.

HE'S JUST GONNA GET
REPLACED, BRIAN...

BY SOME OTHER SKYDIVER,
OR SCUBA DIVER,

OR WHATEVER.
EITHER WAY, THOSE DROPS
ARE GONNA GET MADE.

THIS IS OUR JOB.
D.E.A. FRIES THE BIG FISH.

D.E.A. NEVER HAD
A CHANCE LIKE THIS.

LIKE WHAT?

IF I CAN GET IN
ON THESE DROPS...

I WILL I.D.
EVERY LAST DISTRIBUTOR.

BRIAN, TO KEEP UP THE TRAINING
PACE TAKES A LOT OF CASH.

SO THE DROPS ARE GONNA
START HAPPENING MORE AND MORE.

BY THE NATIONALS,
WE COULD SHUT DOWN
THE WHOLE OPERATION.

GOD HELP ME
FOR ASKING THIS, BUT...

HOW DO YOU PLAN
TO GET IN ON THESE DROPS?

I GOTTA GET CLOSER.

TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF,
OKAY?

LESSONS WEREN'T ENOUGH.

TO GET CLOSER, YOU HAD
TO IMPRESS THE TEACHER.

NOW YOU'RE ON THE TEAM
AND YOU'RE STILL NOT
CLOSE ENOUGH.

THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS.

OKAY, FINE.
HEY. HEY!

I'M GOING TO BACK
YOU ON THIS.

BUT I AM BACKING
VIC COOPER.

NO THAT OTHER GUYS
IN THERE.

FASTER.

FASTER!

FASTER!

BETTER GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE SOMEONE CATCHES US.

YOU'RE GOING THIRD
TOMORROW.

BE READY.

NUMBER THREE...

WE NEED TO TALK.

IF THE MAN SAYS
YOU'RE FASTER,

THEN YOU MUST BE FASTER.

I MEAN, THE PROBLEM IS

IS YOU STILL
GOT YOUR, YOU KNOW--

YOU STILL GOT YOUR
OWN AGENDA.

I MEAN,

YOU STILL GOT SOME
WHUFFO ISSUE LEFT, MAN.

I MEAN, WE CAN HEAR IT.
IT'S JUST NAGGING AT YOU.

NAGGING.
NAG, NAG, NAG...

YEAH, YEAH.

BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA
FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

NOT UNLESS YOU JUMP IN
WITH BOTH FEET.

SINCE I CUT AWAY,

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN READY
TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

LEGAL, ILLEGAL.

ILLEGAL?

THIS ISN'T EXACTLY
WHAT I HAD IN MIND.

WHAT COULD BE MORE OF A RUSH
THAN SPEEDSTARS?

OH, GOD, YOU DIDN'T
JUST DO THAT, VIC!

HOLY SHIT!

IT'S A LITTLE STRONGER
THAN COFFEE, ISN'T IT?

ARMY JUST DID A 16.

AND THEIR NUMBER THREE
HIT 160.

THAT MEANS YOU ARE OUR
WEAK LINK, VIC.

- I'LL GO FASTER.
- I KNOW YOU WILL.

I WANT YOU AND STAR
TO GO BACK AFTER THE JUMPS,

AND DO SUB-TERMINAL
DRILLS UNTIL DARK...

AT LEAST.

MY FRIEND, TODAY
YOU CAN HAVE MY SLOT.

AND I'M NOT JUST
TALKING TODAY.

I MEAN EVERY DAY,
UNTIL YOU BREAK 165.

RED LINE...

YOU TWO LOVEBIRDS WANNA PLAY?
THEN YOU'RE GONNA PAY.

ON THE FLIGHT LINE
IN 30.

- HOW DID HE KNOW?
- RADAR.

I MEAN 30 SECONDS.

GO!

CONTROL
MY TINIEST MOTIONS

WITHHOLD
MY SIMPLEST NEEDS

I WISH YOU WEREN'T
THIS CLOSE NOW...

I WISH
YOU DIDN'T SUCCEED

READY, SET, GO!

DANCING ON A THIN LINE

CONTROL
MY TINIEST MOTIONS

WITHHOLD
MY SIMPLEST NEEDS

I WISH I DIDN'T
NEED YOU NOW...

I WISH YOU DIDN'T
NEED ME

AND I HATE YOU

BUT YOU NEED ME

AND I NEED YOU

AND I NEED...

YOU

AND I NEED...

YOU.

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
PRACTICE TOMORROW AT DAWN.

VIC...

STAR...?

YEAH, WE KNOW.
MORE SUBTERMINAL DRILLS.

NO.

YOU JUST HIT 168.

DAMNED IF YOU AREN'T
THE HUNGRIEST SON OF A BITCH
I EVER JUMPED WITH.

- NO MORE DETENTION?
- NO.

BUT IT PAID OFF BIG,
DIDN'T IT, STAR?

IN THE PAST EIGHT DAYS,
YOU'VE CLOCKED YOUR BEST TIMES.

THAT'S WHY YOU'LL BE THE FASTEST
NUMBER THREE IN THE NATIONALS.

YOU'RE AT FOUR, VIC.
DON'T FUCK UP.

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?
YOU'LL BE NEXT.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

YEAH, IT IS.
IT'S PRETTY FUNNY.

HEY! HEY!
GOD, THAT WAS BETTER!

NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW
TO DIRECT YOUR MOMENTUM,

JUST LET YOURSELF GO
INTO THE GRIP.

YES, I FEEL IT.
IT'S EASY!

"EASY"?

YOU HEAR
THIS COCKY BASTARD?

COCKY IS GOOD,
BUT REMEMBER...

THE ARMY ALREADY KNOWS
THE STUFF YOU'RE LEARNING,

- AND MORE.
- HOW CAN WE BEAT THEM?

VIC--
BY WANTING IT MORE.

I DO.

RIGHT ON.

ASS KISSER.

BROWNNOSER.

NOSE ASSER.

BROWN KISSER.

ASS NOSER.

- WHAT'S UP?
- OH, YOU WANT SOME OF THIS?

I'LL TAKE YOU
RIGHT NOW.

YOU THINK YOU'RE
BETTER THAN ME?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M STARTING TO GET
THE FEEL OF IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?

ANY DAY NOW,

I'M GONNA BLOW BY
THOSE GUYS BACK THERE.

I KNOW IT.

DON'T LET IT GO TO
YOUR HEAD OR ANYTHING.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE
ABOUT TO START THE SECOND RACE

OF THE EVENING.
ALL BETTING WINDOWS
ARE NOW CLOSED.

HEY, BOSS...

YOU EVER HEAR
THE EXPRESSION,

"YOU STAND OUT
LIKE A SKYDIVER
AT THE DOG TRACK"?

I KNOW. LOOK...
THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW.

WHAT ABOUT
KINGSTON?

THE BLONDE PILOT MAY NOT BE
HIS ONLY ACCOMPLICE.

TURBO'S FIRST
DRUG ARREST...

IT WAS SMALL,
SO HE'S SMALL TIME.

WHAT ELSE
HAVE YOU GOT?

A FEELING...

RED LINE JUST DOESN'T
SEEM LIKE THE TYPE.

HE'S GOT NO RECORD,

YET HE'S THE CENTER
OF EVERYTHING.

HE'S THE ONE
THAT MAKES THINGS
HAPPEN.

RED LINE? YOU TOLD ME
HE LIVES LIKE A BUM.

MAYBE SO...

OR MAYBE,
LIKE A MONK,

OR A KNIGHT ON A CRUSADE.
I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY, LOOK.
WHOEVER IT IS,

YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

I'M OUT.
I GOTTA FLY.

CAN YOU COLLECT
THIS WINNER FOR ME?

YOU BET
ON NUMBER EIGHT?

EIGHT'S ALWAYS
THE FASTEST.

VIC KEEPS GETTING
FASTER AND FASTER.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHATEVER HE LEFT
BACK IN THE WORLD
HAS GOT HIM FIRED UP.

YEAH, BUT... HE'S GONE
AS FAR AS HE CAN GO, RIGHT?

THIS IS ABOUT
ME AND YOU.

IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE STOPWATCH, RIGHT?

WE HAVE
OUR OWN THING.

RED LINE?

RED LINE!
YOU CAN'T GIVE HIM
MY SLOT, MAN!

PACK 'EM UP.

CAL, WHAT WAS OUR TIME
ON THAT LAST ONE?

15.15.

PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WE'VE
BEEN DOING ALL WEEK.

NO DENYING IT.
WE'RE STUCK AT 15.

- ARMY HAS NEVER DONE A 15.
- NEVER HAD TO!

WE SHOW THEM 15s,
THEY'LL SHOW 14s
SURE AS SHIT.

- WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?
- ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO...

LINE IT UP!

ONLY WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE...
MAKE IT AN EVEN RACE.

LETTING YOUR TWO
HOTSHOTS GO ALL OUT...

IF THEY CAN'T STOP,
THE REST OF US
GET CREAMED!

IT'S THIS OR LOSE!

- THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
- HE'S NOT DOCKING ON YOU.

WHAT, DO I GOT
A BULL'S-EYE ON MY BACK?

- READY...
- SET...

GO!

HEY--
CALL 911, RIGHT NOW!

WAIT, WAIT--
HE'S BACK IN!

TURBO'S GONE "NO LIFT"!

HE CAN'T SEE
WHERE HE'S GOING. CALL!

3000 FEET, 12 SECONDS.
GET HIM!

OUT OF TIME--
YOU GOTTA SAVE YOURSELF.
PULL OUT.

BOOM-BOOM, YOU'RE IN
AT NUMBER ONE.

PRACTICE TOMORROW
AT DAWN.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
YOU HEARD THE MAN.

PRACTICE TOMORROW
AT DAWN.

WHY IS EVERYBODY
DOWN ON ME?

TURBO DID THIS
TO HIMSELF.

YOU AND RED LINE
HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH IT?

THE PARAMEDIC SAID
HIS NECK WAS BROKEN
IN THE COLLISION.

HE WANTED TO BEAT ME SO BAD,
HE RISKED HIS OWN LIFE...

- AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
- AND YOU WOULDN'T?

I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE PRESSURE
AT THE BACK OF THE LINEUP.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE BACK
OF THE LINEUP?

HE WOULD HAVE QUIT
ANYWAY...

ONCE I MADE YOU
NUMBER SEVEN.

JUST A MATTER
OF TIME.

DID YOU SEE
THE TAPE?

YOU MADE IT IN
UNDER 10.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

VIC... SUB-10?

I'D SAY
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY
SAID IN THE OLD DAYS
ABOUT SUB-20...

UNTIL I BLEW THAT
ALL TO HELL.

ME AND TURBO,
THAT IS.

- HOW DID YOU DO IT?
- CUTTING EVERYTHING ELSE AWAY.

SCHOOL...

FRIENDS, FAMILY...

I MEAN, HOW
DID YOU CATCH HIM?
I WAS GOING BALLS OUT--

YOU BLEW BY ME
LIKE I WAS STANDING STILL.

THE ONLY THING
HOLDING YOU BACK IS FEAR.

FEAR OF WHAT?

DYING.

YOU'RE NOT AFRAID
OF DYING?

NO, I AM...

BUT I'M MORE AFRAID
OF SOMEONE BLAZING BY ME.

LOOK HERE...

YOU'RE MY NUMBER SEVEN NOW.
THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES
WITH THAT.

YEAH, I KNOW.
DRILL THE TEAM,
CHECK THE GEAR...

NO, ANYONE CAN DO
THAT CRAP.

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
IS BEING MY PARTNER...

IN EVERYTHING.

LEADING THE TEAM, GETTING
THEM READY
FOR THE MEET EMOTIONALLY,

FINANCIALLY--
ESPECIALLY FINANCIALLY.

KEEPING THIS TOGETHER
TAKES MORE MONEY THAN
YOU'D EVER DREAM OF.

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

THERE'S NO MONEY
FOR THE NATIONALS.

WHAT?

IF WE DON'T GET
SOME QUICK CASH, WE LOSE.

HOW DO WE GET
SOME QUICK CASH?

TURBO SET SOMETHING UP.

SET UP WHAT?

IT AIN'T NO PLAYSCHOOL
ANTENNA JUMP, THAT'S FOR SURE.

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.

SO AM I.

YOU SURE YOU WANT IN
ON THIS?

I'M YOUR
NUMBER SEVEN.

I'VE SEEN THE SUN
COMING UP

AND I COME TO BED

I KNOW I SHOULD
HAVE HAD A GOOD NIGHT'S

SLEEP INSTEAD

I'M GONNA CROSS
THOSE STREETS

ASKING WHERE I GO

I DESERVE A COUPLE
SIX-SHOOTERS

AND AMMO

NOBODY'S BUSINESS

WHAT I DO

NOBODY'S BUSINESS

WHO I GIVE MY LOVE TO

IT DON'T TAKE LONG

WHEN I'M FEELING RIGHT

NOBODY'S BUSINESS

WHAT I'M DOING TONIGHT

NOBODY'S BUSINESS

NOBODY'S BUT MINE

YEAH

NOBODY'S BUSINESS

MY, MY, MY

WELL, I DECIDED
LONG AGO

DEEP DOWN IN MY SOUL

I'D NEVER LET ROCK AND ROLL
TAKE ITS TOLL

I SAID,
THE HARD WAY OF LIVING
DOESN'T DO IT FOR ME

BUT I CAN'T HELP THINKING
IT WAS MEANT TO BE

NOBODY'S BUSINESS
WHAT I DO

NOBODY'S BUSINESS
WHO I'M GIVING IT TO...

IT DON'T TAKE LONG

WHEN I'M FEELING RIGHT

NOBODY'S BUSINESS

WHAT I DO IN THE NIGHT

RED LINE, HUH?

YOU GOT A REAL NAME?

COME ON, HOW BAD
COULD IT BE?

TOMMY POPAVANGELITUS.

IT'S FLEMISH.

BELGIAN.

GOD.

ARE YOU SHITTING ME?

I CAN SEE WHY
YOU CUT THAT AWAY.

YEAH.

MAN, I AM WIRED.

REALLY PUMPS YOU UP,
DOESN'T IT?

HOW MUCH DID WE
MAKE TONIGHT?

ABOUT 100 JUMPS WORTH.

YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT?

IF YOU'RE GONNA PLAY,
YOU GOT TO PAY.

I'D GO TO JAIL
IF I HAD TO.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT MATTERS.

WHAT MATTERS IS WINNING.

BEING THE FASTEST.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FOR ME.

AND THAT'S WHY

I WILL ALWAYS
BE THE FASTEST.

ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT
YESTERDAY...

THE COUNTY SAYS
YOU WERE INVOLVED.

JUST MAKE SURE
THAT REPORT DOESN'T SAY

THAT TURBO
AND I WERE RACING
WHEN HE BOUNCED.

KINGSTON?

YOU KILLED
YOUR FREAKING TARGET?

- ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?
- HE WAS NEVER THE TARGET.

IT WAS RED LINE
ALL THE TIME.

I'M IN.

- IN THE PIPELINE?
- RIGHT ON.

OKAY, GREAT.
WHEN'S THE FIRST DELIVERY?

LAST NIGHT.

I MADE THE BUYERS.

"BUYERS"? PLURAL?

YOU READY FOR THIS?
THE CASTILLO TWINS.

SHIT.

ALL THESE BIG BOYS WANT IN
ON THE PARACHUTE ACTION.

YOU KNOW WHY?
THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T STOP US.

"US"?

I MEAN, THEM.

- "THEM"?
- LOOK...

YOU WIRE ME UP,
AND WE WILL SHUT THEM DOWN.

FORGET ABOUT ALL
THE PHYSICAL STUFF.

THE MECHANICS STAR TAUGHT YOU
MAKE HER A GOOD NUMBER FOUR,

BUT THEY CAN'T MAKE YOU
A GREAT NUMBER SEVEN.

- CAL SAYS...
- CAL DOESN'T KNOW.

IT ISN'T IN
ONE OF HIS BOOKS.

SO WHAT IS IT,
A ZEN THING?

I DON'T KNOW SHIT
ABOUT ZEN...

BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE TRICKS YOU LEARN.

IT'S ABOUT HOW MANY
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN
CUT AWAY.

WHAT'S LEFT?

BESIDES
THE GOLD MEDAL?

WHEN I KNOW...
YOU'LL KNOW.

THAT WAS SO FAST.

IT WAS FAST.

I JUST REALIZED HOW GOOD
IT FEELS TO BE PUSHED AGAIN.

I'LL PUSH YOU
EVEN FURTHER

IF YOU TELL ME HOW.

LIKE WHEN YOU CAUGHT
TURBO THAT DAY.

CAN YOU TEACH ME
TO GO THAT FAST?

I HOPE SO.

'CAUSE THEN I GET TO GO
EVEN FASTER.

WHERE ARE YOU?

Here. We're making
another drop tomorrow.

WHAT ARE YOU, NUTS?
YOU CALL ME FROM UNDERCOVER?

The roof
of the Second Street Bank,
nine o' clock.

Are you okay?

WEARING THE WIRE
HELPS.

IT KEEPS ME
CONNECTED...

TO THE JOB,
AND TO YOU.

BUT I'M CONNECTED
HERE, TOO.

Sounds to me like you're in
over your head, Vic.

STAR. THE TEAM.

THIS WHOLE THING.

IT'S LIKE I JUST
CAN'T WIN.

THERE IT IS AGAIN.

I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERFERENCE,
BUT IT'S NOT.

THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE
AT THAT PARTY WEARING
A WIRE.

THERE'S NO DELIVERY
HAPPENING HERE.

This party's clean.
Tell the team to relax.

I'M TELLING YOU,
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

GENTLEMEN...

CHECK IT OUT.

- I ALWAYS WANTED TO
TRY THAT.
- TRY WHAT?

IT ISGOING DOWN.

ROOFTOP!
GO, GO, GO!

WE WIN THE NATIONALS
TOMORROW, GET A SPONSOR,

WE WON'T HAVE
TO DO THIS ANY MORE.

THEN THIS WILL BE OUR
LAST DELIVERY.

WE'RE GONNA WIN.

FBI!
GET YOUR HANDS UP!

FBI!

THEY DON'T
KNOW IT'S VIC.
COME ON, LET'S GO!

GUN!

CUSTOMS!
HOLD YOUR FIRE!

LET'S GO!

ARE YOU SHOT?

NO.

COME ON.

EASY, EASY...

OPEN.

THAT'S A POLICE LINE.
DON'T CROSS IT.

- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
- WHAT DO YOU CARE?

- I CARE.
- GOT A FUNNY WAY OF
SHOWING IT.

I STILL GOT MY COVER.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

NO, KID,
THE COVER'S GOT YOU.

AND I'LL TELL YOU
ANOTHER THING...

I'M YOUR PARTNER.
THAT'SWHAT MATTERS.

THAT SON OF A BITCH
WAS POINTING A GUN AT ME.

- LISTEN--
- I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT!

THEY ARE OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW...

ROUNDING UP
YOUR BUYERS.

I'M GOING OUT
TO THE AIR STRIP
TO PICK UP YOUR MAN.

I'LL GO.

TO DO WHAT...

SKYDIVE?

TO MAKE THE ARREST.

RED'S OUT COLD.

WHATEVER YOU GAVE HIM
HELPED.

HE'LL BE OKAY.
HOW ABOUT YOU?

- I'VE BEEN BETTER.
- I'M GLAD...

WE'RE ALL GLAD
THAT IT'S OVER.

- YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT "IT" IS.
- I KNOW...

I'M JUST SORRY YOU GOT
CAUGHT UP IN IT.

- BESIDES, NEXT YEAR...
- THERE ISN'T GONNA BE
A NEXT YEAR.

YOU'RE QUITTING?

SKYDIVING,
YEAH...

BUT NOT YOU.

COME WITH ME.

LET'S TRY
SOMETHING ELSE.

YOU MEAN SOMETHING ELSE
YOU CAN QUIT ON?

NO WAY.

I'D FOLLOW YOU ANYWHERE,
EVEN AWAY FROM HERE
AND RED LINE,

BUT NEVER TO QUIT.
YOU MADE A COMMITMENT
TO THIS THING

JUST LIKE ALL OF US.
IF YOU COULD CUT AWAY
SO EASILY,

THEN MAYBE YOU'D
CUT AWAY FROM ME, TOO.

GO AHEAD AND QUIT.

YEAH, VIC,
JUST QUIT.

I MEAN...
YOU COULD TRY.

GOD KNOWS I'VE BEEN TRYING
EVER SINCE THE DAY I STARTED.

EVERYONE THINKS
I LOVE THIS LIFE,

THAT I CHOSE THIS.

WHO WOULD CHOOSE THIS?

IT'S A GODDAMN CURSE.

YOU KNOW-- YEAH, YOU KNOW.
YOU TELL HER. TELL HER.

TELL HER HOW THERE'S
NOTHING REAL FOR YOU
BACK IN THE WORLD.

ONLY THISIS REAL.

TURBO TOOK
THE ONLY WAY OUT.

- ARE WE PACKED FOR THE
MEET?
- YEAH.

EVERYTHING'S IN THE PLANE,
BUT WHAT GOOD IS IT?

- GO GET STAR.
- HOW CAN WE--

- HOW CAN WE GO?
- MOVE YOUR ASS, NOW!

YOU GUYS
GET RED LINE.
HURRY UP.

ARE WE A SPEEDSTAR TEAM?
LET'S SEE SOME SPEED! GO!

WHAT'S THE EMERGENCY?

ONE FOOT IN FRONT
OF THE OTHER.

OH, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
HE CAN BARELY WALK.

IF I PUT A STAR IN FRONT
OF HIM HE'LL HIT IT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, RED LINE?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA QUIT
ON ME, ARE YOU?

GET HIM ON THERE, BOYS.
LET'S GO. CAL.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

HI, ONCE AGAIN, EVERYONE.
I'M BURT CAMPBELL,

WELCOMING YOU
TO THE 1-800-SKYDIVE

NATIONAL SKYDIVING
CHAMPIONSHIPS

HERE IN BEAUTIFUL MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA.

BUCKLE UP, KIDS,
BECAUSE YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE
THE TOP ATHLETES

IN THE WORLD'S FASTEST SPORT--
SKYDIVING.

ON HAND TO HELP ME
CALL THE ACTION--
MY BROADCAST PARTNER,

HE IS A FOUR-TIME
WORLD FREEFALL CHAMPION,
CRAIG LEWIS.

THE QUESTION EVERYBODY'S
GONNA ASK FROM THE OUTSET...

JUST HOW FAST DO THESE GUYS--
AND THESE GALS-- REALLY FALL?

BURT, THINK OF IT
AS RACING AT THE INDY 500,
BUT WITHOUT THE CAR.

AMAZINGLY FAST.
LET'S ALSO POINT OUT

THINGS ARE GOING TO GET
EVEN FASTER LATER ON,

WHEN THE SPEEDSTAR COMPETITION
GETS UNDER WAY, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT, BURT.
THOUGH THE CROWD HERE

LOVED THE PARACHUTE STACKING
AND THE FREESTYLE EVENTS

FOR THEIR BEAUTY
AND PRECISION,

IT'S THE SPEEDSTARS THAT GET
THEIR ADRENALINE PUMPING.

THERE'S A BIG KEY TO THIS EVENT
WE HAVE TO POINT OUT.

IT HAS LONG BEEN DOMINATED

BY THE U.S. ARMY PARACHUTE
TEAM, THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS.

CRAIG, WE UNDERSTAND THAT
IN PRACTICE FOR THIS EVENT,

THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENTLY TURNING IN

NEAR RECORD TIMES
OF UNDER 13 SECONDS.

- THAT IS STUNNING.
- THAT IS AMAZING,

AND IF THAT'S TRUE,

THERE ARE RECORDS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE BROKEN HERE TODAY.

BREAK OUT THE RECORD BOOKS,
GO AHEAD AND LOOSEN UP,

AND GET READY
TO TAKE THE PLUNGE.

THE 1-800-SKYDIVE NATIONAL
SKYDIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS,
RIGHT HERE.

OH, SHIT.

PEARSON! PEARSON!
WAIT UP!

LOOK AT YOU.
HOW ARE YA?

HOW ABOUT
DOWN IN MIAMI?

THEY BELIEVE
YOU'RE A SKYDIVER YET?

I AM A SKYDIVER.

WHAT I MEAN IS,
WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

THAT AIR MIAMI IS GONNA
KICK YOUR ASS, BITCH.

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU
TO TALK TO ME THAT WAY?

HE'S MY NUMBER SEVEN,
THAT'S WHO HE IS.

- YUP.
- YOUR NUMBER SEVEN?

YOU SON OF A BITCH.

WHAT HAPPENED TO TURBO?

DEAD!

ALL RIGHT, GET OUT OF
HERE, RED LINE.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE,
GROUND RUSH.

GO ON, GO.

SURPRISE.

I DIDN'T TEACH YOU
EVERYTHING I KNOW.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO TURBO?

HE WAS A LITTLE
TOO SLOW...

SO WE KILLED HIM.

YOU'RE GONNA LOSE!
YOU'RE A LOSER!

CAL...

RED LINE,
RED LINE!

OUR PLANE
IS OVER THERE.

COME ON,
THIS IS THE WRONG TEAM.

WE'RE BACK,
AND IT'S ROUND ONE.

THE MICHIGAN SQUAD LEADING OFF
AGAINST THE 1-800 TEAM.

VERY SMOOTH, FOR A PAIR
OF YOUNGER TEAMS, CRAIG.

NO DOUBT, BURT.
YOU DON'T GET TO THE NATIONALS

UNLESS ALL EIGHT JUMPERS
MOVE AS ONE--

LIKE PARTS
OF A SINGLE BODY.

LIKE THEY'RE SHARING
THE SAME BRAIN.

READY!

SET!

GO!

TROUBLE
ON THE EXIT, BURT.

THEIR LAST MAN WAS SLOW
COMING OUT THE DOOR.

THAT WILL
HURT THEM THIS ROUND.

THAT'S A TOUGH BREAK
FOR THE MIAMI TEAM, CRAIG.

WHOA!
LOOK AT HIM GO!

IT'S THAT OUT-OF-NOWHERE
ACCELERATION THAT MADE
RED LINE A LEGEND.

LIKE YOU SAY, YOU SEE IT,
BUT YOU JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT.

THAT'S 12.66.

12.66!

I'VE GOTTA TELL YOU,
IF THIS KEEPS UP,

THAT UPSET THAT EVERYBODY
HAS LONG HOPED FOR

COULD BE RIGHT HERE
IN THE OFFING TODAY.

IF AIR MIAMI
BUILT THEIR STAR
IN NEAR RECORD TIME,

AND THIS IS ONLY ROUND ONE,
THAT'S NOT BAD

CONSIDERING AFTER A RECENT
FATALITY

THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE
A TEAM MEMBER.

IF THEY KEEP THAT INTENSITY
IN THE REMAINING ROUNDS,

THEY COULD RUN AWAY
WITH THIS THING.

THAT WOULD BE JUST FINE
WITH THIS CROWD, CRAIG.

ARE THESE FANS
PUMPED UP, OR WHAT?

THEY ARE, AND IT'S NOT JUST
THAT THEY LOVE RED LINE,

THEY'RE SEEING HISTORY
WITH THAT SCORE,

AND THEY KNOW IT.

YOU CAN BET THE ARMY IS OUT TO MAKE MILITARY HISTORY TODAY,

AND THEY TAKE
NO PRISONERS.

IF THERE'S ONE THING
THAT'S CHARACTERIZED

THE ARMY'S WINNING STREAK
UP TO NOW,

IT'S THAT TOUGH COMPETITION
BRINGS OUT THE BEST
IN THESE GUYS.

YOU WON'T SEE THEM CHOKE,
THAT'S FOR SURE.

THERE THEY GO!
TALK US THROUGH IT, CRAIG.

GLAD TO, BURT.
THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS ARE KNOWN

FOR THEIR CRISP, CLEAN,
MILITARY PRECISION.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH
FOR THEM TO WIN,

THEY HAVE TO LOOK GOOD
DOING IT.

HERE'S THEIR
NUMBER EIGHT!

UNBELIEVABLE!
12.65 SECONDS!

PURE PERFECTION, BURT!
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY!

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER
THAN THIS!

HEARD THAT!
AT THE END OF ROUND ONE,

- THE FAMOUS DELMIRA
DISCIPLINE...
- SHIT!

...GIVING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
A NARROW LEAD.

THAT RAT BASTARD!
I HATE HIM!

WELL, AT LEAST
HE'S BACK TO NORMAL.

JUST IN TIME.

AIR MIAMI,
ROUND TWO.

IT'S ALL EYES IN THE SKY
IN ROUND TWO,

AS THE CROWD
HOLDS THEIR BREATH
FOR AIR MIAMI.

GOOD EXITS...
SMOOTH APPROACHES...

COME ON,
WATCH YOUR CONTROL.

OOH! THEIR SEVENTH MAN
HIT HARD!

YOU KNOW
THEY'RE FEELING THAT!

12.39!

A GOOD SCORE,
BUT STILL SOME TROUBLE THERE.

YES, BURT. THESE JUMPERS
ARE PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS.

INSTEAD OF FLARING
THEIR BODIES EARLY

TO SLOW DOWN AND DOCK,

THEY'RE FLARING AT THE LAST
POSSIBLE SECOND.

THE LAST TWO MEN
SLAM INTO THE STAR SO HARD,

THEY ALMOST TEAR IT APART.
IT'S BRUTAL PUNISHMENT

FOR THE GUYS
ON THE RECEIVING END.

IN FACT, THEY ALREADY HAVE
A STRAGGLER, BURT.

EXACTLY. WELL SHORT
OF THE LANDING ZONE, TOO.

LOOKS LIKE
AN AIR MIAMI
JUMPER SHAKEN UP.

YOU OKAY?

YOU ALMOST PULLED MY ARM OUT.
YOU TWO ARE FLYING LIKE MANIACS.

LET ME SEE IT--

TRY TO REMEMBER
YOU'RE PART OF A TEAM!

STILL ROUND TWO, AS THE ARMY
FIGHTS TO HOLD THEIR LEAD.

IT'S A FIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THE GIVEAWAY IS THAT THE ARMY
IS NOT LOOKING SO PRETTY.

THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BE,
AT THESE SPEEDS.

IT'S ALL YOU CAN DO
JUST TO DOCK IN YOUR SLOT.

HOLY SH-- SHAVING CREAM,
BURT! A 12.22!

HOLD ON A SECOND--
THEY STILL HAVE TO
HOLD THAT FORMATION

FOR A FULL FIVE SECONDS
TO KEEP THAT SCORE.

THIRD ROUND IS UNDERWAY
AS THE ARMY LEADS OFF.

AND THEY ARE FLYING
VERY TIGHT.

THEY'RE CLOCKING
A RECORD-BREAKING
PACE HERE!

THAT'S SIX,
AND SEVEN...

HERE'S DELMIRA--
OOH!

- DELMIRA MISSES IT!
- THAT WILL COST HIM.

WITH THE MIAMI TEAM
HOT ON THEIR HEELS,

THAT'S STILL A BAD ROUND
FOR THE ARMY.

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
JUST LAST YEAR,

THE ARMY WOULD HAVE
BEEN VERY HAPPY TO
HAVE THAT SCORE.

BUT TODAY,
IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH

TO STAY AHEAD
OF AIR MIAMI.

- THE ARMY JUST BLEW
ONE.
- ONE.

STAR SAYS WE OUGHT
TO TURN IT DOWN A NOTCH.

YEAH, SO DOES THE ARMY.
JUST STAY ON IT.

READY!

SET!

GO!

AIR MIAMI HAS GOT TO BE
SMELLING BLOOD HERE.

YEAH, BUT THEY'RE
A LITTLE TOO EAGER.

LOOK HOW THEY ARE
CROWDING ONE ANOTHER.

THAT'S THE SUREST WAY
TO THROW OFF YOUR TIMING.

RED LINE HITS--
OH-- THEY LOST IT!

COULD BE THAT INJURY
WAS WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT.

UNBELIEVABLE!
A 17.29!

CRAIG, I GOTTA TELL YOU,
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE CHOKED.

NO, NOT A CHOKE,
BURT.

SOMETHING'S GOING ON
IN THE BACK OF THAT LINEUP.

- SOMETHING DANGEROUS.
- WHATEVER IT IS...

THIS IS A MAJOR SETBACK
FOR AIR MIAMI.

BUMMER.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
YOU NEARLY KNOCKED US
OUT OF THE MEET!

CUT THE KAMIKAZE
SHIT OFF!

SO, CRAIG,
THE ARMY'S BUILT UP
A TREMENDOUS LEAD.

EVEN A MEDIOCRE SCORE
ON THE NEXT JUMP

PROBABLY WOULD CLINCH
FIRST PLACE FOR THEM.

I'VE GOT TO THINK
THEY'RE GONNA CRUISE
IN THIS LAST ROUND,

- AND JUST PLAY IT SAFE.
- NOT DELMIRA.

THIS MAN IS ON
A MISSION.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.

- PEDAL TO THE METAL, THEN?
- ALL THE WAY.

THEN, LET'S GO
RIGHT UP TOP.

CLEAN EXIT.

PERFECT FORM.

OH, NOW THIS IS
WAY TOO FAST!

JEEZ! YOU SEE,
IT'S COLLAPSING!

OH, MY GOD!

11.67,
A WORLD RECORD!

52.36.
THEIR TOTAL.

WE NEED A SUB-10
TO WIN. IT'S OVER.

RED LINE,
OLD BUDDY...

It looks like
the Golden Knights
get the gold again...

but you've got the silver
locked up.

There's something
you should know about
this Vic Pearson.

Your number seven...

HE'S A...

HE'S REALLY AN EIGHT.

Have a good jump.

I HOPE IT'S NOT
HIS LAST.

I KNOW...

WHO YOU ARE.

SO, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO?

THE ONLY THING
LEFT TO DO...

LINE IT UP!

NO...

NO, WE CAN'T
DO THIS AGAIN.

REMEMBER LAST TIME?
WHAT HAPPENED TO TURBO?

CORD ALMOST DIED, TOO.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
ANY OF US.

- YOU TWO ARE TOTALLY PSYCHO!
- GUYS, GUYS...

OUT THERE,
ALL THAT STUFF'S COOL,

BUT YOU'RE ASKING US
TO LAY DOWN AND TAKE
TWO TORPEDOES UP OUR ASS.

IT'S BETTER
THAN A SILVER MEDAL!

YOU TWO DO
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

WE'LL CATCH YOU.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THIS JUMP.
IT'S ABOUT THE WHOLE THING!

ARE WE AT THE WRONG
ALTITUDE, OR SOMETHING?

THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST YEAR
OF MY LIFE.

- DO YOU GUYS NEED OXYGEN?
- THE ONLY YEAR OF MY LIFE!

- THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS--
- SOMEBODY DIED.

TURBO'S DEAD,
BUT HE DIED THAT DAY

BECAUSE HE JUMPED
FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.

HE DIDN'T
CUT IT ALL AWAY.

I HAVE.

I DON'T WANT
ANYONE TO DIE...

BUT THIS IS WHAT
I SIGNED UP FOR.

WHAT WE ALL
SIGNED UP FOR.

AND NOBODY QUITS.

STAND BY!

EVEN RACE?

A SHOT AT THE TITLE.

EXIT!

READY!

- SET...
- GO!

JESUS! THEIR LAST TWO MEN
JUST WENT "NO LIFT."

- THEY ARE DIVING BLIND!
- WAIT A MINUTE...

EXPLAIN TO US.
WHAT'S "NO LIFT"?

SUICIDE-- MURDER--
I DON'T KNOW!

TIME!

THEY'RE ON THEIR BACKS!
IT'S OVER!

YEAH! YEAH!

9.90!

A 9.90!

I SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE,
AND I STAND BY THAT STATEMENT!

ITWAS IMPOSSIBLE!

THE TEAM FROM MIAMI
HAS JUST DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE!

WHO WON?

WE DID!
CAN'T YOU HEAR THE CROWD?

NO--
WHO WON?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHO WON?

WE DID.

WHO WON?!

YOU DID.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY...

CAN BE USED--

RED LINE...

MY MEN ARE EVERYWHERE.
BESIDES...

IT'S TOO LOW FOR YOU
TO USE YOUR RESERVE.

- I WON'T BE NEEDING IT.
- RED LINE!

RED LINE!

WHO WON?

WE DID.

SO, WHAT'S IT
ALL MEAN?

YOU'RE NUMBER TWO.

I SAW THIS YOUNG NEW KID
ON THE MICHIGAN TEAM.

HE'S NOT THAT FAST NOW,
BUT HE COULD BE.

ALL RIGHT,
NOW LISTEN UP.

THE ARMY'S GONNA COME BACK
TWICE AS STRONG NEXT YEAR,

ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT WE DID
TO THEM TODAY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUMP
MORE THAN EVER.