Road to the Open (2014) - full transcript

(typewriter clicking)

(can popping)

- Yo, Jerry, you alright
in there, did you fall in?

(fast rock music)

♪ You ever been
afraid of the future

♪ You ever been afraid of

♪ What goes on in your mind

♪ Like a child

- You're late, let's go, man,

we need to put time
in on the hard court!

Last week was embarrassing.



Probably the worst tourney
of my entire career.

Open those balls, let's go.

You didn't bring new balls?

- Yeah, they're new
balls, I just opened them.

- In the bathroom?

- Yes, in the bathroom.

What's wrong with you today?

- That's disgusting,
I'll get new ones.

- Hey, how's that
anger management going?

- It's not anger management!

♪ There are days when
you can't make contact

♪ Feel like your whole
damn life is a crime

♪ 'Cause there's nothing
and there's nowhere

♪ We all go to
sleep on ourselves



♪ Spend our time
on everybody else

♪ If you want to see someone

♪ Think about her real hard

♪ If you want to see the future

♪ You're out of luck

♪ 'Cause there's nothing
and there's nowhere

♪ We all go to
sleep on ourselves

♪ Spend our time
on everybody else

♪ You ever been
afraid of the future

- In retrospect, MMA
fighting didn't help

my anger problem at all,
it just made it worse.

Now I actually enjoy
hurting people.

(laughs)

- Miles.

We are a family here
so you can feel safe.

Continue.

- I'm feeling that.

Thank you.

Thank each of you for listening.

I'm feeling very calm right now.

- With all due respect, Tony.

I have massive issues and
I have a huge tournament

coming up and I need my
five minutes to express

this anxiety before
you-know-who pulls the plug.

So if you would
just pl-- (punches)

(Miles groaning)

- Go on.

(fast rock music)

(ball pinging)

- I think she's out.

- [Jerry] It's alright,
I'm a little stiff anyway.

- Hey, good job, bro.

Excuse the mess.

Here you go, baby.

- Thank you.

- You know what?

I think we got a good
shot at the tourney, Jer.

- You know, Miles, I'm not
playing in that tournament.

- Stop saying that.

I need this, Jerry.

You need this.

- So you know who plays
over in that club, right?

The Goliath brothers,
or whatever.

- The Gollant brothers.

- Yes, and they've
won those tournaments

for, like, the last 50 years.

You're just setting yourself
up for failure again.

- What are you afraid of?

Is that it, are you afraid,
you're afraid to lose, right?

- You are brilliant.

Thanks for figuring
me out, Miles.

- That's your problem.

You're not willing
to take risks.

There's this great
saying, no guts no glory.

You ever heard that?

- No, never.

I can't believe
we're doing this.

- Sometimes you gotta do
what you gotta do, Jerry.

- [Rob] Woo!

(laughing)

- We can beat them.

- Power!

- Hey, enough with that.

They've got to have a weakness.

- [Jerry] It's definitely
not their service game.

- Definitely not.

Watch out, watch out,
watch out, watch out!

I did notice one thing.

They love to play the sidelines,

they leave a lot of
country open mid court.

(motorcycle rumbling)

Good talk.

I'll see you tomorrow?

- [Jerry] Yup.

- Hey, we're gonna
have some fun at this

tournament, and we're
gonna kick some butt.

You know what I always say,

get busy living
or get busy dying.

- Isn't that from a movie?

- What?

No, no.

- Miles, I just really
don't want to bomb.

I've bombed too much already.

- We're not gonna bomb, bro.

Eye of the cougar, Jerry.

Eye of the cougar.

- Okay.

- Daddy!

- Hey, sweetie.

What you reading?

- Charlotte's Web.

- I loved Charlotte.

Who's your favorite?

- Wilbur, he's so cute.

Can we get a pig, Dad?

They make small ones.

- They make small ones, huh?

Come on, let's get out of here.

(folksy guitar music)

(chattering and laughing)

All right.

- Thank you.

- [Jerry] All right.

The moment of truth.

- Dad!

- Oh.

Sorry.

- Dear God, thank
you for this day.

Dad, did you have a good day?

- Yes, I had a good day.

- Good.

Please help all the
children in the world.

Thank you for this food, amen.

- Amen.

It's a good one tonight, huh?

- [Tyler] Almost
a Timbuktu, right?

- [Jerry] What?

- That's what you used to
tell me about the sunset.

- Well, what did I say anyway?

That we're traveling
around the universe

a million miles an hour,
and the sun is shining

light on all the people in
Africa, India, Australia.

- And Hong Kong and Timbuktu.

- Yep.

All those places
keeping everyone warm.

And just think about it,
when you're asleep tonight,

some little girl in Timbuktu is

watching the sunset
with her dad.

- I like that.

We did good tonight, right Dad?

- Yeah, not bad.

- Almost as good as Mom's.

- Get some sleep.

- [Tyler] Are you okay, Dad?

- Yeah.

Goodnight my angel
from Montgomery.

- [Tyler] Goodnight, dad.

(TV playing)

- It's okay, honey.

(sighs)

- [Nurse] The patient
has a ruptured appendix.

- [Doctor] Last blood pressure?

- 65 over 28.

- Alright, Dr. Rosen's gonna
be in the O.R. waiting for us.

- Jerry, hey.

- [Jerry] Hey...

- [Sam] Sam.

- Sam.

- [Sam] How are you?

- Of course, I knew that.

I'm doing well.

How are you doing?

- Good.

- Sorry, that was awkward.

- It's okay.

- So how are things going?

- Good, you know, learning,
getting the lay of the land.

- Well, welcome to my domain.

The basement is very underrated.

It's actually quite beautiful.

- Jerry, could I
get a word with you?

- Yeah, of course.

I'm sorry I've gotta--

- No problem, I'm just gonna--

- Comin' through.

- Squeeze by.

- Yeah, sorry.

- I'll see you later.

- Yeah, I'll see you later.

- [Boss] Jerry, what's
going on in receiving?

You didn't notice this?

- No, sir, it was
clean when I left.

- [Boss] Come on, Jerry.

- Hi, Tyler.

(screaming)

- [Jerry] What just happened?

Tyler, are you okay?

- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--

- [Jerry] What's wrong with you?

- I'm sorry, Tyler.

- Get off of her.

- I'm okay, I'm okay.

It just scared me, that's all.

- [Jerry] She's ten years old.

- I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.

- Do you have a
brain in your head?

- [Tyler] Hi, Miles.

- Hi, Tyler.

Hey, Tyler.

There's this really cool
tournament coming up,

and the winners get to go to
the open, play center court.

I want your dad and I to enter.

- What's the open?

- You should be ashamed.

- It's a really big deal
if you're a tennis player.

And our local pro here
thinks that we're gonna

win the tournament
and get to go.

- Awesome, Dad!

Can I come?

- Definitely.

- Stop.

You see what you're doing here?

- She believes in you.

- Yeah, Dad, you can do it.

Can't you?

- Well, yeah, maybe.

There's some guys in that
club that are really good.

You don't just enter
a tournament and win.

- I think you can do it.

I'm excited.

- About what?

- The open.

- Oh, Tyler, your uncle Miles,

how do I say this,
is kind of a...

- An idiot?

- No, no.

- I know uncle Miles,
but this could be fun.

What do we have to lose?

(laughing)

I love you, Dad.

- I love you more.

We better win.

- I love you, man.

- Come on, man.

- We are going to the open.

We're going to the open.

- We still have to win.

- We are going to the open!

(laughing)

- Hey, shut up!

- Sorry, Jack.

Just, but we're
going to the open!

- Yes, baby!

(whooping)

- [Jerry] Hey, Sam.

- What's up?

- Not much.

You're still here.

That totally came out wrong.

I mean, you're still
liking your job here.

- Yeah, I've always
liked hospitals.

Weird, I know.

I love blood and guts.

- Well, you're in the right
spot for blood and guts.

- It's made me think about
nursing school, actually.

Well, that's what I'm
thinking currently, anyway.

- It's a good job, nursing.

I thought I was
gonna be a doctor,

but I realized I had
a love for laundry.

It's actually where I'm
heading, down to my lair.

- Yeah, I've gotta go
deliver some delicious meals.

- Will you save me one?

- Absolutely.

See you around.

- Yeah, we will.

I'll let you know if I find
any good blood and guts.

(laughs)

You're an idiot.

(lighthearted guitar music)

- What's wrong with you?

Beautiful girl tells you she's

interested and you
just walk away?

- She said hello, she's polite.

I hardly think she's interested.

Besides, I think
she's a little bit

out of my league, you know.

- Not mine, I will
tame that doe a deer.

- Doe, a deer?

Can we just hit?

And stop talking.

(ball pinging)

- BTW, no one is
out of your league.

I don't want to hear that
kind of talk anymore.

You need to ask her out.

- I'm not asking her out.

- It'll help your
self confidence,

and it'll benefit our
play in the tourney.

Does she play?

- I don't know.

Listen, Miles, against my
better judgment I decided

to play in this round
robin tournament with you.

I don't really want to add a
love life on top of it all.

I mean not to mention...

- Not to mention what?

- I'm a widower, Miles.

Okay?

And my self confidence
is just fine.

- All right, whatever
you say, boss.

- BTW?

What is this?

- Oh, that?

That's nothing.

A boy likes me.

- I see that.

And?

- Don't worry, Dad, I
get those all the time.

Just kidding, that's Gavin.

He gives notes to all
the girls in our class.

He's a player.

- A player, really.

Did you respond to him?

- Not yet, I told him
I'd think about it.

- But you just
remember one thing.

For the rest of your life,
no matter who you like,

you make sure they treat
you like a princess;

my princess.

Because the princess deserves
the finest prince in the land.

- Well, like I said, I
don't want a boyfriend,

but if I did, he'd
be a good choice.

He reminds me of you.

- Wow.

Well, on that note, let's
have some ice cream.

- Yeah!

With sprinkles?

- Well, is there any other way?

- Yes!

Dad, do you ever think you're
gonna get married again?

- I don't know, honey.

- The king deserves
the finest queen, too.

- [Jerry] Hey, Sam.

- Oh, hey, jerry.

- Hey, how's it going?

- Good, how are you?

- I'm great, thanks.

Hey, you know I was
wondering if maybe sometime

we could go out and
have lunch or something,

or just, you know, sit
outside, coffee, I don't know.

- Was that multiple choice?

One of the above?

- That was a stupid sentence.

- I'm just kidding, I'm kidding.

No, that sounds great.

- Really?

- Yeah, really, it sounds fun.

- Cool.

- You know, this elevator
is a little bit slow.

Do you want to just
take the stairs?

- You know, I always
take the stairs.

- Yeah, okay.

(laughing)

- I know that I can be
a jealous girlfriend.

I mean, the--

- Hey, my bike wouldn't start.

Some kids pulled the
spark plug, hilar--

- Shh, shh.
- Tony, stop it.

- Are you gonna chill?

Are you gonna chill?

(kicking)

- [Miles] Okay, okay.

I'm sorry everyone
for being late.

- That's okay, Miles.

Now, we are all of us
working together to find

some new approaches,
get over our anxiety,

and we're listening to Diane.

- [Miles] Can I go,
because I'm about--

- No.

- Is it too much to
ask that he's faithful,

and instead of going
out for a drink

with all the girls
at work after--

(banging)

(motorcycle rumbling)

- Hi, Beverly.

- You're late!

- Yeah, let's start with
our ground strokes okay?

Let's get in position, come on.

A little hustle, Beverly.

Come on, let's see a
little pep in that step.

Hey, give me a
little twinkle toes.

Just give me a little,
show me what you got.

Warming it up, warming it up.

You ready?

Okay Beverly, here we go.

Good, remember short
backstroke, full follow through.

You want to hit the ball
as flat as possible.

You're not gonna get much
spin on the ball at your age,

so we want to hit it flat so
we can get it over the net.

Nice.

Here we go, Bev.

Short backstroke,
full follow through.

Full follow!

Full follow through, Bev!

Good, keep it going.

Good.

Have you ever considered golf?

- Excuse me?

- Beverly, I'm not
trying to be rude,

I'm just trying to help,
and I'm just trying

to figure out if
that's even possible.

You get to ride around on
a golf cart all day long.

It's very relaxing.

You can have a pina
colada or lemonade.

You know what, it's
a good idea, Beverly.

You did a good job today.

I like what's going on.

You're doing good,
you know, the form is.

- Up yours, Miles, I'm
not paying you for today.

- Well, I opted for
vegetables today.

(laughs)

So what's your story?

- Well, I was born
a poor black child.

(both laughing)

- Nice.

- You know it?

- Yeah, of course, The Jerk.

It's one of my favorites.

We'll consider your
application for the club.

- Yes!

I'm actually a
physical therapist.

- Oh, really?

Cool.

- Thanks, who can't find
a job in physical therapy,

so I figured better
to get a job inside

a hospital than behind
a bar at a coffee shop.

- Hey, watch it.

I'm a barista that can't find
a job inside a coffee shop.

(laughing)

- And so you're at the hospital

because of your
love for laundry?

(laughs)

- It's a good question.

Oh, yeah, I had a daughter.

You know, I had to grow
up, get a real job.

- You have a daughter?

- [Jerry] Yeah.

- What's her name?

- Tyler, she's ten years old.

Yeah, I know, I look a lot
younger than I really am.

She's, she's pretty cool.

You know, this has just been

terrible having snacks with you.

- Agreed.

Let's never do it again.

- Yeah, deal.

Can I get this for you?

- Thank you.

- You can owe me.

- [Sam] I'll get that one.

- This is crazy.

- [Miles] Good call
on the run today.

- [Jerry] Yeah, I've got
to get in shape, man.

- You're really motivated,
Jerry, I love it.

What do you think
our chances are?

- Oh, great, you know.

I think we're gonna
take this all the way.

- [Miles] Don't be
sarcastic, Jerry.

Attitude is 90
percent of the game.

I think we start two-a-days.

- [Jerry] Nope.

- Sometimes I think you
and I really blew it.

- Why?

- Because we should have
been club champions at golf.

Woo!

Instead of tennis.

- But sirs, you are the
club champions in golf, too.

- The club champions, also.

Also, not too.

But, bravo assistant,
you're keeping up.

- By the way, the
tournament is coming up

so I reserved a
space in court one

from now until
then for practice.

- [Rob] Good job,
assistant, good job.

As if we needed practice.

(laughs)

- Touche!

- Get off the tee box.

Treat it nice.

A thousand bucks a hole?

(both laughing)

(panting)

- So I hung out with Sam today.

- Who?

OMG, really?

You took my advice.

Way to go, Jerry, way to go.

You didn't.

- What are friends for.

- I hate you.

- [Bridgett] Happy birth--

- No, no, no, no,
that's okay, thank you.

(laughing)

- Aww, we love you, even
though you're a butt.

- Happy birthday, partner.

- Thanks.

- So are you gonna blow
out the candles or not?

- No.

You are.

And don't spit on the cake.

(blowing)

Good job.

- You spit on the cake.

- I know you wished that your pa

and I win the tourney, right?

(both laughing)

- No, I wished--

- La, la, la, don't
say that, Tyler.

That one's for you, darling.

- You know what?

There's a cute guy
underneath all that hair.

And I just caught a
glimpse of him again.

- Bridgett, please.

Don't go being nice, you're
gonna ruin our little thing.

(smacking)

- [Bridgett] The
glimpse is gone.

- That's more like
it, thank you.

So Tyler, did your
dad tell you the news?

- No, what news?

- He met someone.

- Miles, nothing, it's nothing.

- He has a new friend.

- [Jerry] Knock it off, Miles.

- He met a girl.

(slapping)

- Outside right now.

What is your problem?

- You just went nuts on me.

- That is my baby in there.

Alright, everything
else is fair game

but you leave her alone.

- What did I do?

- Her mother died, Miles.

- Yeah, she did, Jerry.

She died three years ago.

- And you don't have the right.

- Jerry, I'm your best friend.

- Miles, just, just
go home, all right?

Just go home.

- Jerry.

See you tomorrow?

- [Tyler] Okay, Dad, who is she?

- Well, her name is Sam.

She just moved to town.

You know, I've only talked
with her a couple times.

So I guess I don't even
really know her yet.

- Well, I would
like to meet her.

- Yeah, really?

- Yeah, Dad.

If she's new in
town, I bet she would

like some friends
to show her around.

Hey, I win again!

- You weigh less than me so
it's not even a fair race.

- Can I have a quarter?

(panting)

- Well, I guess she's
just gonna find us.

- What does she look like?

I'll find her fast.

- Yeah, very funny.

- [Sam] Jerry!

- [Jerry] Sam, hi.

- Hi.

- Good to see you.

- You, too.

- Please meet my
daughter, Tyler.

Tyler, Sam.

Sam, Tyler.

- Hi, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you, too.

- I'm sorry I'm out of breath.

She beat me in a race.

- You crushed him, didn't you?

- Yep.

- It wasn't even pretty.

I'm glad you could meet us.

- Of course.

I had to cancel all
my other plans but.

- Well, I hope the
queen could reschedule.

- I just told her
I'd call her back.

(laughs)

- Sam, come here,
I want to show you.

See that?

That's the harbor
and over there,

those are the Channel Islands.

But you have to be careful
because, you know, the sharks.

- The sharks?

- Yeah, but they
don't harm you at all.

- Well it looks like
I found my tour guide.

- You haven't seen anything yet.

Come on, I'll show you.

(folksy guitar music)

♪ I wish I could fly

♪ And I could chase
all the clouds away

♪ Break away and make it to

♪ Another sunny day

♪ The kind that makes
you jump for joy

♪ Out of your bed

♪ But we could tour around

♪ And lay around so lazy instead

♪ Like we were dreaming

♪ Palm trees in the wind

♪ Lay back and play
back again and again

♪ Again and again,
again and again

♪ Sweet with the rolling tide

♪ Wash our worries dry

♪ Anchor by my side

♪ La, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta

♪ Follow me to the shore

♪ I've got what
you're looking for

- She's such a cool little girl.

- Thanks.

She really wanted to meet you.

- Really?

- I was indifferent.

She made me call.

- Thanks a lot.

- Can I ask you something?

- [Sam] Of course.

- Why,

what was the,

why me?

I mean, besides my good looks
and hulking build, of course.

(laughs)

- I think you're cute.

Don't you ever just get
a hunch about someone?

- Be careful about that hunch.

Tyler and I are actually
escaped convicts.

Armed and dangerous.

(laughing)

- So what happened
with Tyler's mother?

Is it okay that I ask?

- Yeah, of course.

She passed away three years
ago, from breast cancer.

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

- Thanks.

Yeah, I mean to be honest,
I don't really date.

I really haven't
had a woman around.

You're the first.

No pressure or anything.

Way to seal the deal
on the first date, huh?

Nice meeting you.

- Sit down.

- Help!

That's seagull's gonna bite me.

- Well, bite it back.

- Nah.

- Hey guys, come on,
the tour's not over yet.

Let's go, come on.

♪ Sail, sail away with me

♪ We'll leave our luxuries

♪ Throw them to the sea

♪ And you and me

♪ We can weather the storm

- And no matter
how hard I tried,

it, it didn't matter,
I was it was...

I just wanted to be
good enough, you know?

Basically what
I'm getting at is,

I think that my dad
was right because

I haven't really
amounted to anything.

- Miles.

I mean you're smart, you're
talented and we love you.

- I love you, man.

You're a beautiful, like
a really beautiful guy.

Seriously beautiful.

- Okay, that's what the
pain hole here is all about.

Miles,

everybody wants to be a hero,

but they're not.

There's not enough room
for everybody to be a hero.

There's more room for
people to be failures.

To be disappointed.

Everyone feels that.

The person you look
up to most, failure.

But they can channel

all that failure in a
calm, level headed way.

Who's to say that's
not a success?

(fire crackling)

(sighs)

(door opening)

- Miles?

- [Miles] Hey, Jerry.

- How'd you get in here?

- I made a key.

- It's 2 o'clock in the morning,

you just broke into my house.

- [Miles] I know.

- Are you drunk?

- Me?

No.

- Sit down.

- You were right, Jerry.

We can't win.

I'm a loser.

I'm sorry for dragging
you into this, Jerry.

- You're not a loser, Miles.

You're a great guy.

You're my best friend.

So whatever's going on
in that head of yours,

you sleep it off, okay?

You're not going anywhere.

By the way, I spent
the day with Sam.

- Well, I will have to
process this one tomorrow.

Do you like her?

- Yeah, I do.

- Well, good, congratulations.

Now I won't have to hit on her.

- Thanks.

Get some sleep.

- [Miles] Goodnight, Jerry.

- [Jerry] Goodnight.

(breathing heavy)

- Wake up.

- [Jerry] Tyler's
still sleeping.

- [Miles] I think I'll join ya.

(groaning)

- Strange.

(lively rock music)

(ball pinging)

- Come on, baby,
bring it to daddy.

Atta boy, atta boy.

Yes!

All right!

Yes!

That's nice.

Hey, call me crazy, but
I think we're ready.

Saturday morning first round?

What's your gut?

- I don't know, I guess
we'll do our best, right?

I mean, we beat some
of those guys before.

But it's this Goliath brothers
I don't know what to do with.

I guess we could stick slings
in our pocket or something.

- Sling?

- That's what you got!

(both laughing)

Woo hoo!

- Hey, nice match.

- [Opponent] Good match, guys.

- Congratulations, gentlemen.

- [Opponent] What do
you mean, we lost.

- Yeah, I'm
congratulating you because

you just became the
first members of the

'we got ours handed to us by
the Gollant brothers' club.

Hey!

- Hey, I almost forgot,
it's a black roadster 550SL

parked right next to your
Toyota, you can't miss it.

- [Opponent] Snap!

- Oh, and don't forget,
hand wax, no machines.

Come on, you tall
drink of water.

- Come on, you
handsome devil you.

- I need a Shirley Temple.

- No machines.

- The funny thing is, is I
actually cook by numbers.

- We should have
eaten upstairs, dad.

- Nah, it's a little chilly out.

- I don't remember an
upstairs on the tour.

- Oh, well it's our
special little place

we like to call it roof.

It's our penthouse suite.

- Sounds fun.

- [Tyler] Did Dad tell
you about the tournament?

- No, what tournament?

- I play tennis.

I have a doubles partner,
it's really not a big deal.

- Yes, it is.

We're going to the open.

- Tyler.

- Wow!

You're a professional
tennis player.

I did not see that coming.

- Yeah, funny.

No, there's this round
robin that my friend

Miles convinced me to play in,

against every fiber in my body.

- Why?

It sounds fun.

Is he good?

- Yes, but uncle Miles is
a little, you know, crazy.

- But, we're never gonna win.

- Not with that attitude.

- You sound like you've
been hanging out with Miles.

- Seriously, you can't
rule yourself out

of the contest before it starts.

- It's a tournament,
not a contest.

- Whatever.

Can I come?

- [Tyler] Yeah.

- Oh, we'll be your
fan club, Tyler and I.

We'll get pom poms,
and paint our faces,

and we'll make some signs.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa,
wow, look at the time.

Tyler.

- Dad, that's not fair.

Bring the pom poms.

- Okay.

- Hey, there's no
pom poms in tennis.

- Good night, Tyler.

- [Tyler] Goodnight.

- She's so excited for you.

You're a lucky guy.

- Yeah, I know.

She's still just
full of so much hope.

- Have you lost yours?

- Let's just say I'm a realist.

You know, less expectation,
less disappointment.

- Well, that's depressing.

(Jerry laughs)

You can't lose hope, Jerry.

- You know, that's what
she keeps telling me.

- Good, she's a smart girl.

- I gotta go tuck her in,
so I'll be right back.

- Okay.

(grunting)

- [Jerry] Gosh, I'm gonna
beat you one of these days.

- No, you're not.

- [Jerry] Goodnight, sweetie.

- Goodnight.

- So you gonna show me that
penthouse suite or what?

- If I could have
your attention,

I would like to introduce Jim.

We had a good long conversation,
he's gonna be joining us.

I'd like you to welcome him
as a member of the family.

Have a seat.

- [All] Hi, Jim.

- Hi.

I, um, appreciate you having me.

I struggle with acceptance,
so I already feel

like I'm part of the
family here, so thank you.

- You know this is not
abandonment resolution.

This is a serious class
for stress management.

- I understand.

I, if you'd let me speak,

I think maybe this
would help me out a lot.

- This is ridiculous.

He's another poacher.

I have serious issues.

I'm about to play in
a major tournament,

and now we have Puss in Boots
eating up our precious time.

- Hey!

(smacking)

- Jim, it's all
right, you keep going.

- Thanks.

So I have some real resentment,

anger boiling in my
blood toward my bosses.

They're not nice people.

Sometimes I just feel
like I could snap!

- Yeah, yeah!

- Or maybe I'll just
quit, I don't know.

Or I could just slip
a little something

in their sports
drinks, knock them off.

- Oh, no, that's
not, shouldn't you

report that to the authorities?

- What happens in
the pain hole--

- [All] Stays in the pain hole.

- You're okay here.

(guitar riffing)

- Oh, wow, this is amazing.

- It's not bad, right?

It makes the small
place worth it.

- I'm so glad I moved here.

I had no idea what I was doing,

I just pointed my
finger at the map

and this is where it landed.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- So why did you
leave New York anyway?

- I just needed a fresh start.

Take a risk, new adventure.

Life's short, you gotta rock it!

(chuckles)

- Rock it?

Okay.

- You know, change.

The ocean, mountains, fresh air.

I just needed to slow down.

- Yeah, I need to
tell you something.

I'm not really good at this.

Thanks.

You know, I was just
thinking about what

you said today, how
you are with Tyler.

I know it's--

(romantic music)

Wow.

Can we try that again?

That was a little--

(giggling)

- This is Jet Johnson.

We're here at the
Bay View Tennis Club

getting ready for the
club's 26th annual

round robin tournament,
but this year is special

with winner's getting the shot

and we will be here live.

- Hey, that's Jet Johnson, bro.

- Back to you in the studio.

(fast rock music)

- Excuse us.

Round one, court seven.

- I cannot believe
you wore that shirt.

- Intimidation, bro,
show the guns, baby.

- Let's just go sign in.

- Hey, at least I wore
my country club shorts.

- Oh, and you know what?

This cannot leave the table.

This has to stay here the
pretty much all the time.

- Hello.

Miles Worth, Jerry McDonald
reporting for duty.

- Worth and McDonald.

- You've heard of us?

- Of course.

Here, go ahead and
take this form,

fill it out, sign
it, one per team.

- How are you today?

- Great.

You?

- Fantastic.

- Good.

- Hey, this isn't
your right number.

- Hey, shh.

Don't give the right number,
that's how they track you.

Oh, no, thank you, we
don't want to buy anything.

- [Girl] This is complimentary.

- For registering.

- Oh, for like top
seeds and stuff.

- I'm sorry, he
doesn't get out much.

- [Woman] Clearly.

- All right, let's go, Jerry.

Thank you, ladies.

- Sure, have fun.

- Thanks.

(fast rock music)

(ball pinging)

- Who the heck is that?

- That's my daughter and
my girlfriend, please.

- [Man] Out!

- Take it easy!

Girlfriend?

Dude--

- What?

We haven't spoken in a while.

- Unbelievable.

(fast rock music)

Oh, excuse me.

- Yes!

(squealing and cheering)

- [Jerry] Nice match.

- Pleasure.

- Round one.

- Done.

Let's do this, baby, round two.

- You guys did great!

- Hey, congrats.

- [Miles] You see that, kid?

- Sam, this is the
infamous Miles.

- Hey, nice to meet you, Miles.

- [Miles] Hello.

- Great game.

- It's a match.

- Match, sorry.

- So let's go take
a load off, huh?

- Yeah, let's do it.

- [Miles] Like her?

- Yeah, she's awesome.

- Let's do this.

- Come on.

(fast rock music)

(ball pinging)

- Long.

- Long?

I'll give you long.

- It was long, sorry.

- That was in!

- Hey, chill.

- I'll see you later, okay.
- You breathe, breathe.

- After the match.

- Breathe, you need a time out.

- I'm fine.

Yeah!

(cheering)

Yes!

Yes!

(cheering)

(whooping)

- Uh, no!

- You gotta be quicker,
come on, you know that.

- [Bridgette] Hey, guys.

- [Jerry] Bridgette.

- Yeah.

- This is Sam.

Sam, Bridge.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

(giggles)

- So how did you two meet?

- We work together.

- And he lost a bet and had
to take me out for burgers.

- I like her, she's beautiful.

- Thank you.

- And you found the best
man in town, hands down.

- Okay.

- Are we done yet?

- And then there's Miles.

- Well, I would like
to make a toast.

- I'm going to borrow this.

- First to my family.

I love you guys, you guys
mean everything to me,

and B, to my new friend
Sam, usually friends

of Jerry's are not
friends of mine,

but you are very, very
pleasant and beautiful.

And I just want to say
that if it doesn't work out

with Jerry, then maybe me
and you can go out sometime.

- Enough, enough, enough.

- C, to the dynamic duo
of Worth and McDonald

for kicking some
serious arsenova today.

- Good job, boys!

(glasses clinking)

- Here's to arsenova!

I'm off tomorrow, so I
will be there to represent.

- All right.

- [Bridgette] Yeah!

- Uh!

(chuckles)

- How are we going
to get to the open?

I say road trip.

- Sounds great to me.
- Yes!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Don't get ahead of
ourselves, Jerry.

We have a very big day tomorrow.

Did I just say that?

I just said that?

It's like I'm becoming the
voice of reason or something.

- You know, I didn't really see

our game clicking like it is.

I mean, if we play
like we did today,

I think we have a serious shot.

- Well, I'm no
expert, but I thought

you guys looked great
out there, synchronicity.

- I don't know what The
Police have to do with it,

but we'll take that compliment.

Ba!

- Dad, you're the best.

I know you're going to win.

- You know what?

If we win, you get the trophy.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, what?

- You can have one
of the winning balls.

- I get the game ball.

- I get the trophy.

- I get the game ball.
- I get the trophy.

- I get the game ball.
- Trophy.

- Who's the adult here?

- I don't know, it's not him.

It's not him.

- Oooh!

(romantic music)

- Thanks for coming out today.

- I had a great time, loved it.

- Yeah, you know, I kind
of like having you around.

You make me feel, good.

- Watch out, you're going
to get into trouble.

- Really?

Can I take a rain check on that?

I mean, seriously,
you got a pen?

- Go home and get some sleep.

You have a big tournament
to win tomorrow.

- Okay, you have a good night.

- You do the same.

(lively rock music)

♪ You were wrong about me

♪ I never knew no good from bad

♪ Between you and
me, I'm all right

♪ I'm all right

♪ You should have seen me

♪ Sometimes what you want

♪ Is exactly what you get

- Let's do this.

♪ I guess so, I don't know

♪ 'Cause it's just me

♪ You should have seen me

♪ I wasn't ready for a fall

♪ It's just me after all

♪ I'm all right

♪ I'm all right

(ball pinging)

- Yes!

(cheering)

We did it, Jerry!

- Good match.

- Good game.

- We did it, Jerry.

- We did.

- We're in the finals.

- Miles, thanks.

Thanks for this.

(laughing)

- [Bridgette] Oh, my gosh.

My heart stopped!

- [Sam] Yay!

(all chattering)

That was awesome, nice job.

- [Jerry] You were a wild man.

- [Miles] You rallied, you
rallied, you brought it.

- I'm going to put this
in the front window.

- That sounds like a
perfect spot, honey.

- Speaking of which.

- [Jerry] He's fast.

- Are you Jerry McDonald
and Miles Worth?

- Yeah.

You guys know each other?

- No, who's asking?

- Me, I'm Jim, that's me, I
work for the Gollant bro--,

Gollant brothers.

You guys ready for
the tournament?

- Yeah, we are.

You should ask them
if they're ready.

- I will.

What happens in the pain hole--

- Stays in the pain hole.

- What's a pain hole?

- Never mind.

- Those guys are good.

Who are they?

- Them is them, the Goliaths.

- [Sam] Ew.

- Hey, what kind of
confidence is that?

Haven't you seen Rocky?

- One or two?

- Never mind.

- Here they come.

- [Bridgette] Awkward.

- Gentlemen, you must
be Worth and McDonald.

- That's right.

And you are?

(laughing)

- That's funny.

Tim and Rob Gollant, we happen
to be the club champions.

Won this whole tournament
the last six years in a row.

- Without going
three sets, ever.

- Ever?

- Ever.

- Uh-huh.

- That's pretty good,
I mean, for this club.

- And where do you play?

- Wherever we want.

(laughing)

- Well, I'll tell you what,

my brother and I are going
to go meet some friends.

Why don't you go out
there and hit a few balls

around and see if you
can't get ready for us.

That's the court.

- With the net in the middle.

- Absolutely.

Oh, by the way, they're
having a huge sale

at the buy one,
get one free store.

You guys should check it out.

(laughing)

- Nice one, like we
need extra time to hit.

- Jerk.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Excuse me, but
this is our bench.

- [Miles] What, do you own it?

- (laughs) As a
matter of fact, we do,

so come on, move off, go, go.

- In fact, what
you guys can have

are these two plastic chairs.

- [Rob] Go on.

- [Tim] Thank you.

- [Rob] There you go.

- Oh, he's having
a temper tantrum.

- Somebody's angry.

- [Miles] What did you say?

- It's not worth it.

- He said you were
having a temper tantrum!

- I said you were
having a temper tantrum.

(chuckles)

- [Jim] He said you were
having a temper tantrum.

- Hey, hey, hey.

- There's no need to repeat.

- Center court, coin toss.

Let's go.

- [Miles] Come on, baby.

- Worth, McDonald.

Gollant, Gollant.

Please shake hands.

Gollant brothers are
the reigning champions

of the club, so they
get the coin toss.

Call it.

- Tails!

Come on, baby.

- Yes!

- Heads.

- We'll take serve.

- We'll take that side.

- Yeah.

- Let's do it,
baby, let's do it.

- They had to win something.

- How you feeling?

- Good.

I got serve.

I got this.

- Let's do this.

(fast rock music)

(ball pinging)

(laughing)

- Advantage, Gollant, Gollant,
advantage, Gollant brothers.

Set point.

Set one, Gollants.

- We're playing well, right?

- Yeah, one point at a time.

This, this set is ours.

(crowd cheers)

- Advantage, Worth, McDonald.

Set point.

Set two, Worth, McDonald.

(laughing)

- I'm going to pee in my pants.

- Yeah, baby, yeah!

You're welcome.

- Excuse me?

- This is your first
time going three sets.

You're welcome.

- Get off, go, go, go, go.

Whew!

- Ugh.

- What do you say we
end these clowns, huh?

- Let's do it.

(gargling)

- We can't lose now.

We cannot lose.

- We won't, no way.

- Okay.

(suspenseful music)

- I'm so proud of my dad.

(cheers and clapping)

- Gentlemen, match point.

Match point.

(ball bouncing)

(heart beating)

- Fault.

Second serve.

(exhales)

(melancholy music)

- This would be ours.

(laughing)

Check it, big bro.

Nice, huh?

- [Rob] Seven.

- That was a tough match, but
you handled yourself well.

I am so proud of you.

Have you ever thought of golf?

- You did great, Dad.

- Jerry, you've got to let
this go, you look terrible.

- [Jerry] Sorry.

- Don't be sorry,
it's just a game.

- It wasn't just a game, Sam.

You wouldn't understand.

- Tell me, what is
there to understand?

You played, you lost.

That's life.

I was really proud of what
you did today, so was Tyler.

- Was she?

Were you?

Be honest.

- Jerry, why is--

- Sam, this isn't me.

I mean, I'm not an athlete.

I don't have money.

I'm not successful, at anything.

I look at you.

I look at me, this is
too good to be true.

This isn't going to work out.

- This isn't just about
losing today, is it?

Miles loves you, Jerry.

You're Tyler's
hero, and I really

like what we've started here.

This.

People love you, Jerry,
whether you win or lose.

Why won't you let them?

- Because I don't deserve it.

(melancholy music)

♪ I started out younger

♪ Yeah, just dreaming of

♪ In all my hunger

♪ Yeah, just dreaming of love

♪ But I saw it shifting

♪ And how it can
break a family up

♪ What it does when it's missing

♪ So yeah, I gave it up

♪ Said I will never let love

♪ Break me like that

♪ So I went missing

♪ Yeah, I went away

♪ And I wouldn't listen

♪ When the moon
brushed love my way

♪ And now I'm standing here

♪ 30 years like yesterday

♪ Thinking about you

♪ And the way you
make me want to change

♪ If I should love you

♪ Would I just break in half

♪ Yeah, I want to love you

♪ Yeah, I want to love you

♪ Yeah, I want to love you

♪ Yeah, I'm going
to love you anyway

- Hey, Jerry, it's me.

It's been three days, man.

Call me.

- You're gonna dent the hood.

- You gonna ignore me forever?

- I wasn't ignoring you.

I've been busy.

- We're best friends,
Jerry, we talk every day.

Jerry, we lost a tennis match.

It was our best tennis ever,
we've never played so good.

There's something
to be said for that.

- Yeah, but when it matters,

when it really matters, I choke.

I killed your dream.

I broke Tyler's
faith in her dad.

And I proved my point to Sam.

I'm the loser.

I always have been.

Every time I try
something, I fail.

(car door closing)

- I know what this
is about, Jerry.

I've known for a long time,

and I'm finally going to say it.

I've been scared to say it,

but I'm going to say it because

I love you like a brother,

and if you don't
want to see me again,

I'll take that chance,

but I hope you hear what I say.

Jerry, you're not responsible
for Linda's death.

- You son of a bi--

- It's not your fault
that all of your efforts

and all of the doctors
and all of the specialists

and all of these
special medicines and

all of your prayers
didn't save her.

You're a great man.

You're a great father.

You're a great friend.

You were a great husband.

But you can't
control everything.

And sometimes life sucks and
really bad things happen,

really bad things like cancer,

but somehow life goes
on, and you must go on.

(melancholy music)

- You want to eat upstairs?

- [Jerry] Nah.

- I got an A on my report.

- [Jerry] Well,
that's great, honey.

So your teacher liked
your take on Charlotte?

- She liked my conclusion.

- Which was?

- Well, the story is
about Charlotte being

a miracle spider who saves
Wilbur the pig, right?

- Right.

- At the end Charlotte dies
and Wilbur is very sad.

Everyone thinks that
Charlotte's the hero,

but I think Wilbur
is the real hero.

He never gave up, even when
he lost his best friend.

- You're right, that Wilbur
was a really tough pig.

- Yep, that's why he's my hero.

- You are amazing.

I give you an A plus.

How about some hot
chocolate and a sunset?

- You know what
I've been thinking.

- What's that?

- Mom is just like the sun.

She traveled around the
world shining light on all

of us, and now she's in
heaven living with God.

And one day, one day
we'll see her again.

See?

I told you.

- Just a second, honey,
I'll be right there.

Thank you.

(hopeful music)

♪ Let your guard down

- Gavin asked me to the dance.

- What?

Well, that's great, Ty.

- I said no.

I want to go to the dance but--

- Well, school dances are fun.

I mean, you get to hang
out with your friends.

You get to get all dressed up.

- I know, but then
you'll be all alone.

- Why would you be
worried about that?

Don't answer that.

(sighs)

Tyler, you don't ever have
to worry about your dad,

and I'm sorry that I ever
made you feel like that.

- Dad, what happened to Sam?

- Nothing, she's fine.

- Dad.

- Sometimes I do dumb things.

I'm far from perfect,

and I've been acting, I guess,

like a baby, and I'm sorry.

Now, I know it's your decision,

but if I were you I would
go to that dance with Gavin.

- You think?

What will I wear?

- Let's go shopping.

- Okay!

- Hey, say a prayer
for your old man, huh?

I love you.

(jazz music)

Miles, where are you?

- Woo hoo!

(tires screeching)

What happened?

- Oh, um, Mr.
Worth, Mr. McDonald.

Look, I've been trying to call
you for the last two days.

I must have the
wrong phone number.

Anyway, I'm sure you
guys have probably

heard about Mr. Gollant by now.

- Yes, ma'am, our condolences.

- Yeah, anyway, so what
happens with the wild card?

- Hold on.

It says here that the
runners up are given first

right of refusal in the
event the tournament

winners are unable to
attend and compete.

You two are the runners up.

- Well, when is the
exhibition match?

- September 9th.

- That's in like--

- That's like three days.

- Yes.

So, what are you guys gonna do?

(lively rock music)

(knocking)

- Sam?

Hey, Sam, it's Jerry.

Give me a call when you
get the message, okay?

Thanks.

(phone chiming)

- Dude, she's in!

- Road trip!

- [Jerry] All right!

- You talk to Sam?

- No, she wasn't home.

- I'm sorry, man.

- [Jerry] Yeah, you know.

- Well, we should
probably hit the road

because, you know,
it's a long drive.

- Yeah, it's a long drive.

Um...

- We're going to
go by Bridgette's

and get some stuff
so just follow us.

- I'll follow you guys.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- [Bridgette] Okay.

(motorcycle rumbles)

(phone ringing)

- I think it's Miles.

- Hello.

- Tyler, it's me, Sam.

- Sam?

Dad, it's Sam!

- [Jerry] What?

(car honking)

- Whoa!

Sorry, Sam, we almost
crashed, but we're okay now.

I miss you!

- Sam, I really need to
talk to you, where are you?

- Um, okay, I'm just
driving home from work.

Can we--

- I'll be there in a minute.

- Yeah!

- Jerry, hello?

(hopeful music)

- Sam, Sam?

I know how this must look,

and I know I'm
probably acting crazy,

but I gotta tell
you something, okay?

I'm sorry.

Look, I've been
acting like a jerk.

I've been feeling sorry for
myself for way too long.

Actually, I haven't
even been living at all.

But, I see that now.

You taught me that.

I guess what I'm
trying to say is

I really hope that
I haven't lost you.

- Well, you did.

But then you got me back.

♪ When this plane lands

♪ I walk into your arms

♪ I wonder why it's been so long

♪ I want to come home

♪ And see you again

- There's one more thing.

- Woo!

Yes, ma'am!

Right on!

- Miles, let's go
play in the open.

♪ Everything in the world

♪ Is all right

- This is the girl's room.

What's the password?

- [Sam] Shh!

- Oh, she's asleep, come on in.

Shh.

(chuckles)

- My name is Jerry McDonald,

and I've found that
after forty-odd years

of living, life ain't
easy, but it's worth it.

And it's the people around you
that make all the difference.

A wise man once told
me, 'no guts, no glory'.

I guess he was right.

You know, life's too short.

You gotta rock it!

(laughing)

(crowd chattering)

- I'm sorry I'm late.

What?

Oh, Agassi, bro. (laughs)

No guts, no glory, Jerry.

Let's do this, baby, come on.

(folksy rock guitar music)

(crowd cheering)

♪ If my legs could

♪ Reach the floor I would

♪ Walk around the world

♪ But my body

♪ Weighs no more than a leaf

♪ So I chose far away

♪ To keep me here

♪ Tie me to a stone

♪ To keep me here

♪ Tie me to a stone

♪ If my heart could

♪ Carry the burden of it all

♪ I would take you home

♪ But my legs can't

♪ Carry the weight of us both

♪ I guess you'll stay right here

♪ It's keeping me here

♪ It's fear and doubt and shame

♪ It's keeping me here

♪ It's fear and doubt and shame