Stan the Man (2025) Movie Script

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[crowd cheering]
[horn blares]
[crowd cheering]
[thrilling music]
[audience applauding]
He has been on more
talk shows and dot come
than anyone in recent memory,
a man who single-handedly
put Texas back on the map.
Please join me in welcoming
Coach Stan the Man.
[audience cheering
and applauding]
Thanks for having me.
Of course.
So, Coach, the question on
everybody's mind tonight,
I think, is about
the upcoming game.
Yeah.
Good question, easy answer.
We're number one,
we're gonna win.
Boom, boom, boom. Done!
[audience applauding]
Next.
Now, Coach,
some people are talking
about a championship
for next season.
[thrilling music]
Yeah, I mean, it was a good
thing that we won the division
and it tells us we're going
in that right
direction, but, uh,
it's a little premature to talk
about the future right now.
A lot of people, including
many of our viewers,
were upset when the
owners chose you
over defensive
coordinator Sean Martin.
-Yeah.
-But I have to admit,
you sure proved 'em wrong.
Well, that's what I like to do.
I like to prove people wrong.
That's why I'm Stan
the Man. [laughs]
Today on "Coffee with Jill,"
we have Stan the Man here.
-All right.
-Stan's here to show me
how to hold the ball.
Look, I, I'm a big
fan of Coach Martin.
You know, I appreciate
what he did,
and so therefore I,
I gave him the defense
coordinator position,
and he's doing a good
job bringing us up
to that fourth quarter.
And I, I'm, I'm really proud
of him, but, you know, hey,
that's the way it is. [chuckles]
Hey, folks, welcome to
a very special edition
of "The End Zone."
I wanna welcome my
friend Stan the Man.
Yeah.
Stan, it has been far too
long trying to get you in here.
I believe I've been
upwards of three years
trying to get you in that seat,
so thank you so much for coming.
Oh, not a problem.
My pleasure to be here.
-Okay.
-So, you try that,
try that.
-All right.
-All right.
-Another day.
-Ano-
For now, what our viewers
really wanna know, Stan, is:
what do those locker
rooms smell like.
Well, I'll tell you
what, they smell like hell.
[Jill laughing]
I've-I believe it.
I've been there a
few times, you know,
had a few drinks, but-
Okay. Okay.
But, yeah, no,
don't ever go to
those locker rooms.
It's, it's not healthy for you.
What's in store for Coach Stan?
I don't know, man.
I'm thinking I might be
sticking around Texas
for a little bit longer.
So maybe I better buy
a house or something.
There you go.
And I feel like the only thing
that is missing on your resume
from all the top
coaches is a scandal.
Any scandals coming
out soon or you,
you playing straight
all the way?
Well, I try to keep
my nose clean, you know?
-Yeah.
-Keep outta trouble.
But, you know, I'm all
about the game, you know?
I keep focused
like a laser beam.
I like that.
I like that.
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[Announcer] Let's hear it
for the West Texas Oilers!
-Let's go!
-Go, go, go, go!
[team cheering]
All right, all right. Come on.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on!
-Come on. Come on.
-Go, baby! Game time!
Yeah. All right.
All right.
[spectators cheering]
Hey, aren't you Stan the Man?
- Yeah, yeah, what do you-
- Can I get your autograph?
Yeah. There you go. [chuckles]
[Fan] What are you
doing back here anyways?
Shouldn't you be on the field?
Oh, don't...
Mind your own business
and just get, get going.
Got your autograph. Come on.
[spectators cheering]
You better hurry up or
you're gonna miss the game.
Yeah, yeah.
Everyone's got their opinion.
Don't sell that on
eBay. [chuckles]
[spectators cheering]
[spectators continue cheering]
[thrilling music]
[announcer faintly speaking]
[Announcer] The
Rangers down by four
with just two
minutes on the clock.
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[Player] Set! Hut!
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music]
[spectators continue cheering]
[dramatic music]
All right, Jesse. Jesse!
All right, son.
Here's your chance to
earn that varsity letter.
Blue 21 dive, left green.
All right. You got that?
-Yeah.
-All right, now get in there
and show me what you can do.
Lord, a little help
right now wouldn't hurt.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[Martin faintly speaking]
[Stan faintly muttering]
I'm very proud the way the
team is going with the defense
and everything.
[spectators cheering]
Hey. Come on.
Time out. Time out.
Come on.
[whistle blows]
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
Hey.
What we need right
now is a touchdown.
18 right, 4 set, 32 across.
Look up for safety
and get that ball in
the end zone, all right?
[Player] Once
opening the end zone,
ill get it to him, all right?
No, no!
Do as I tell you to do
or else you're gonna
find yourself traded!
[Player] Hey, lighten up, Coach.
Understand? Come on!
[Player] I'll do my best.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
What are you looking at?
Come on. Play this game.
Do what you're supposed to do!
Huddle!
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
What's wrong with coach?
Don't worry about it.
Okay, let's do this.
18 right, 4 set, 42
cross on three, okay?
It's been a great year, fellows.
Let's keep it going.
Ready? Break.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
What the hell?
Come on.
What are you doing out there.
Need you off the field.
[Stan] What are doing out there?
[Referee] Coach,
need you off the field.
Nah!
-[Referee] Coach.
-[Stan yells]
Play the game.
[Referee] Coach. Come on.
[Stan grunts]
Man, get out of my way.
[dramatic music]
[whistle blows]
[spectators clamoring]
I don't what's going
on with Coach Stan,
but he better stay away
from the spiked punch.
If I didn't know better,
I'd swear he was having
martinis during halftime.
Well, if Texas can't pull
it off with this play,
I think it's safe to say
that Coach Stan's
time with the team
is gonna come to a sad end.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
What are y'all looking?
[players yelling]
Right 17!
Left 17!
Hut, hut. Hut!
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[whistle blows]
[players yelling]
[whistle blows]
[Player] Damn it!
[players yelling]
[Players] Whoo! Whoo!
[spectators chattering]
[players yelling]
[spectators chattering]
[Player] Whoo-hoo!
[spectators chattering]
[Announcer] One more
play here four Greenwood.
Still down by four.
Set! Hut!
[spectators cheering]
[Spectators] Oh!
Boo!
[spectators cheering]
[helmet clatters]
[spectators cheering]
[spectators continue cheering]
You looked pretty good
out there tonight, kid.
Coach, what are
you talking about?
I, I, I dropped the pass that
could have won us a game.
Yeah, but you caught 11
balls in a row before that.
That's more than anybody else
in this school's
65-year history.
Start a collection with this.
I got a funny feeling
you're gonna be getting
a lot more of those
down the road.
[Jesse chuckles]
Thanks, Coach.
[spectators cheering]
[players chattering]
-Congrats.
-I got all of it.
[players laughing]
[teams chattering]
[teams continue chattering]
[tense music]
[Stan grunting]
[objects clattering]
Coach, you all right?
Look, you lost us the game!
[Jeff] I did?
You should have run
the play I told you to.
You are the quarterback!
Oh, yeah?
Well, no one would
know you're the coach
the way you're stumbling
around over here.
You heard me.
Hey, you heard me, Coach.
[Player] Come on Coach.
-Relax, Coach.
-I'm fine.
-Relax.
-I'm fine.
-Coach, come on.
-I'm fine.
[Player] Come on Coach.
[punch thuds]
[Martin] Hey, hey.
Stan?
[Player] Coach, come on.
What's wrong with you?
-[player groaning]
-[Assistant] You good, bro?
You good?
[Martin] How can
you do that, man?
That's unacceptable.
You blowin' it. You blowin' it.
Leave me alone.
[Martin] What are you doing?
Leave me alone.
That has got to be the
worst display of sportsmanship
I have ever witnessed.
Yeah, you've got that right?
That's why they don't put
bars in the locker room.
Well, that is unless
you're Coach Stan.
Jill, what are you
hearing down on the field?
[thrilling music]
[sirens wailing]
Yeah, I'm hearing
that Jeff Hayfield
has suffered a
displaced broken jaw
that will require
immediate surgery
and will probably take him out
for the majority of next season.
Stan the Man has
refused to comment,
making this a sad day
here in West Texas.
Back to you in the studio.
[thrilling music]
If he doesn't lose his
coaching job over this,
I'll be shocked.
Well, if I was league president,
I'd have him attend AA in the
locker room during halftime
before I'd ever let him
take the field again.
I think you could take his
Rookie Coach of the Year award
and just throw it
right out the window.
What do you mean?
Well, his contract is
up with Texas this year.
I don't think there's a team
stupid enough to hire him
to be their coach next season.
Yeah, you may
very well be right.
We could have seen the last
of the not-so-great
Coach Stan the Man.
[crowd chattering]
[crowd continues chattering]
I don't wanna hear anything.
Just take me somewhere
where I can get a drink.
No, I'm gonna take you home.
And then I have
to go pick up Abby
who's staying at
a friend's house
because I didn't want her
seeing her father in jail.
If Jeff only did
what I told him to do,
this wouldn't be
happening right now.
We'd be out there celebrating.
Coach, I'm a huge fan of yours.
Can I take a
photograph with you?
I can't.
-Coach.
-Come on.
-Let's get outta here.
-Coach.
God-
[Reporter] Head coaching
of the West Texas Oilers.
-This is unbelievable.
-He likely will not hold
any coaching position-
-You're unbelievable.
-In professional football
after assaulting his
quarterback Jeff Hayfield.
He got what he deserved.
He, he completely
screwed the whole game.
Blaming your quarterback
isn't gonna make your
problems go away.
Problems? What are you
talking about my problems?
I don't have any problem.
Prove it. Don't go
to the bar tonight.
Stay home.
I bet you can't go 24
hours without a drink.
Oh, yeah? What's the bet then?
If you can't go 24
hours without a drink,
you go get help.
When I win?
[Sarah sighs]
If you win,
I'll stop bugging you
about gonna my charity
events with me.
You may not like them,
but at least Coach Martin
and the other
coaches get involved.
-He's into all that?
-[Sarah sighs]
All right.
Well, you're gonna look
pretty stupid when you lose.
[Stan laughs]
You're going down. [laughs]
I ain't got no problem.
[car door slams]
[car door slams]
[suspenseful music]
[lock clicks]
[Sarah sighs]
[door hinges creaking]
[suspenseful music]
Stan.
Stan!
[footsteps clicking]
I can't believe you!
What do you want now?
[Sarah] You can't even go
15 minutes without a drink.
You need help.
Why don't just leave me alone?
Just go pick up Abby.
Gimme the booze, all of it.
Just give the booze.
[glass shatters]
[dramatic music]
Oh. I, I'm sorry.
I, I, I didn't mean to do that.
I can't live like this.
If you can't get
help, we're done.
Oh, yeah?
Well, you'll be back.
You need me?
Everybody needs me, yeah,
'cause I'm Stan he Man.
[dramatic music]
Everybody needs me.
Everybody needs me.
[crowd chattering]
[car engine revving]
[crowd chattering]
[Stan sighs]
Hey. Be cool, all right?
Don't say or do anything stupid
and you're gonna get probation.
Okay.
Judge is a big fan of yours.
Let's just get this thing
over and done with it.
[Lawyer] All right. Lemme do.
Just, uh, gimme
a minute, will you?
Yeah, sure.
I'll deal with the reporters.
Oh, not right now.
-Mr. Eckles.
-I'm sorry.
[crowd clamoring]
He will not be going to jail.
[crowd clamoring]
-Oh, here we go.
-Stan!
Stan, do you have-All right.
-All right. Just stay back.
-A history of violence?
-Just stay back.
-Stan, are you intoxicated
-now?
-Keep walking. Keep walking.
-Here we go. Here we go.
-Stan, have you spoken
with Jeff Hayfield.
He'll answer your
questions later.
Number one. [laughs]
-Thank you.
-He'll answer
-your questions later.
-Stan, have you heard
-from management?
-All right.
-Management. Come on.
-All right, keep walking.
-Here we go.
-How you doing, sir?
-Autographs later.
-There you go.
-Thank you so much.
-Number one.
Thank you so much.
-Here we go.
-All right.
[paper rustling]
[Stan sighs]
[Stan yawns]
Okay, Stan,
I'm gonna need you
to sign right here.
Bloody, bloody blah.
Man, I shouldn't even be here.
This is ridiculous.
-Hey.
-Mi-
Hey, knock it off.
Is there a problem with
your client, Mr. Eckles?
[Mike] No, sir, Your Honor.
[Stan laughs]
Very well then.
We'll conclude this case.
Uh, Your Honor, uh,
can I say something
to the court,
-if that's okay?
-Hey, shut up.
You'll only screw this up.
-Hey.
-Mr. Eckles,
if your client wishes
to address the court,
I will allow it.
Thank you. You hear that?
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Well, I'd just like
to say, Your Honor,
that if that quarterback had
done what I told him to do
and played that game the
way I told him to play,
then I wouldn't have
had to punch him
in this stupid, little,
ugly face. [laughs]
So clearly I am
innocent. [laughs]
Have you been drinking
in my courtroom?
Well, that's a,
it's a really important question
you bring up there, Your Honor.
I mean, I would never drink
in your courtroom, but, uh,
in the limo before
I came in here,
I might have had a few. [laughs]
I was gonna give you probation-
[Stan] Uh-huh.
In light of Jeff
Hayfield's request
that I go easy on you.
However, I'm gonna
give you a choice.
Okay. All right.
Well, what's the choice?
Either 90 days in jail
or 30 days in an alcohol
treatment program.
[Stan laughs]
Right.
Well, Your Honor, sorry to
burst your bubble here, but I,
I don't have a drinking problem.
Look, I'm straight
as a judge. [laughs]
That's a joke for
you. [chuckles]
So, uh, I guess, I
guess it's jail for me.
I hear they have bars in jail-
-Bailiff.
-So I should be fine.
-[Judge] Place Mr.
-Jacobs into custody.
-Mike, it's a joke.
-Stan, just take
-the treatment.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, easy, fellow.
Don't you wanna buy
me dinner first?
You don't...
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
These aren't mine.
I mean, I don't know
where they came...
I must have got 'em at
the gift shop. [chuckles]
Oh, that one there, Judge,
that's for you.
I won't tell anybody.
You look like you
can do with a drink.
Ooh. Tough crowd. [laughs]
[pumps whirring]
There ain't one single
person in this town
who's happy with the
outcome of that game.
They were halfway asleep
during that whole second half.
If Jesse could just
hold onto the ball,
we'd be in the
playoffs right now
for the first time in
Christian Academy history.
Yeah.
But that boy just doesn't
listen like he should.
Sometimes I swear
he's slow in the head.
[door slams]
Dad, I need to go home.
Ooh, speaking butter fingers.
[Bob laughs]
What do you want?
I need to get home.
Come on, Larry.
That's no way to treat your boy.
Hell, he ain't even mine.
He's my wife's from
her first marriage.
Still.
Larry, why don't you
work with the boy?
Teach him the game
like you used to play.
Yeah, you were
something back then.
Of course, you're old
and fat now. [laughs]
I bet you couldn't run 15 feet
without passing out. [laughs]
[faint rock music]
[Larry] What are
you talking about?
-Huh?
-Hey, Dad, come on.
Dad!
[punch thuds]
God!
[faint rock music]
I'm walking home.
What the hell?
I was just pulling
your leg, Larry.
Come on.
Let me buy you another drink.
Better make it
more than one drink.
[faint rock music]
I love you too,
Pigtails. [chuckles]
Mom said that can come out early
if you go to this
thing called AA.
Your, your mom's
a little confused.
I, I mean, AA is for
people with a problem.
I, I don't have a problem.
Well, Mom says it's a
problem when you do things
that hurt people
who care about you.
[Stan chuckles]
Yeah. Your mom's confused.
Uh, uh, I mean, what happened
was an accident, you know?
Uh, uh, it's not
gonna happen again.
Uh, can you, uh, can you,
can you put your mom on?
Dad wants to talk to you.
Abby, baby, will you go in
the other room for a minute?
[Abby] Mm-hmm.
[footsteps shuffling]
Stan?
What kind of crap are
you telling my daughter?
I'm not telling her anything.
She's smart and she can
see what's going on, Stan.
Look, what happened
was an accident.
I said sorry.
When are you gonna
stop making excuses
for your alcohol problem?
I can't live like this anymore.
I don't have a problem.
What are you, what
are you talking about?
Either you get help
and stop drinking
or I'm leaving you.
[somber music]
Oh, yeah?
You're leaving me?
I'd like to see you try.
You know, you're nothing
more than a team tramp
that overstayed her welcome.
Good luck living
life on your own.
[somber music]
I want you to know
that what I'm doing
is because I once loved you.
[somber music]
You lied. You don't love me.
[somber music]
[Stan sighs]
[crowd chattering]
[Stan sighs]
Why are you here?
Sit down, Stan.
I got a lot to go over with you.
[Stan sighs]
-[Stan] What about?
-Sarah? [sighs]
Okay. We can start
with her first.
First, I wanna say, buddy,
you're an idiot
if you let her go.
I didn't leave
or let her go, man.
She left me.
And I didn't leave her,
no, the other way around.
Okay. It's your life.
You're allowed a crap
on it if you want,
but this is stupid.
Just do the treatment all.
[Stan chuckling]
Man. No further lectures.
All right. What does she want?
Surprisingly, very little.
She wants to make sure
that Abby's taken care of.
And, um, she's already
signed her portion
of the divorce papers,
but don't sign it now.
Why not?
Because I wanna leave
it with you for a few days
and just want you
to think about it
and come to your senses
and tear the whole thing up.
[pen scratching]
[Stan sighs]
Done.
[papers rustling]
Stan, how long have I known you?
Since college, about 20 years.
Mm.
So, being friends that long
gives me the right to say
what I'm about to say.
Buddy, you need help.
[Stan sighs]
Not you, Mike. Come on.
Stan, you're an alcoholic.
You drink from the
time you get up
to the time you go to bed.
The nurses in here,
they told me they treat
you with three times
the normal dose of Librium.
Just 'cause I like to drink
doesn't make me an alcoholic.
It does if it affects
your family and your job.
What about my job?
I can still get another job
with another team, right?
The league met earlier today.
They,
they think it's better
if you're not around.
You're barred from ever coaching
professional football again.
Ah! Damn it!
I'm Stan the Man!
The can't do that to me!
[crowd faintly chattering]
They can't do that to me.
I'm sorry.
[Stan heavily breathing]
[crowd faintly chattering]
[chains rattling]
I gotta go, uh, and pick
up the kids at school.
[crowd faintly chattering]
[Stan sighs]
Hey, buddy.
You gonna be okay?
Yeah. I'm gonna be just fine.
I'm Stan the Man.
I'll, I'll bounce back.
I'm fine. [chuckles]
[door slams]
[traffic humming]
[crowd faintly chattering]
Hey, Kalissa.
-Yeah.
-May I talk to you
for a minute?
Sure, Sam. Just gimme a sec.
Hey, class, please take your
notes out from yesterday.
We're gonna have a quiz.
[Sam laughs]
I'm not gonna take
much of your time.
Uh, just wanted you to
be the first to know
what the results are for the
9th grade proficiency test.
Wow. Really?
'Cause I wasn't
expecting them back
for another two weeks or so.
Just wanna thank
you for leading us
to the second highest score
in state history. [laughs]
Yeah, take a look.
Wow.
Honestly, everyone deserves
the credit, not just me.
They all worked so hard,
especially the kids.
Well, I want you to
know I'm so proud of you-
[Kalissa] Mm. [chuckles]
Just knowing the
woman that you've become
is a living example
of what God can do.
Thank you.
[Jesse sighs]
[crowd faintly chattering]
Uh, gotta go.
Excuse me, sir.
[crowd faintly chattering]
What's this?
It's nothing, Mr. Andrews.
Let's go to my office and talk.
Please, just, just
let it go, okay?
I, I promise it won't
happen again, all right?
I just, I can't miss this class.
I mean, if I do,
I can't get a scholarship
with a B average.
[crowd faintly chattering]
Go to class. We'll talk later.
Thanks, Mr. Andrews.
[traffic humming]
[traffic continues humming]
[traffic continues humming]
[Stan sharply exhales]
[traffic humming]
[traffic whooshing]
[traffic continues whooshing]
[traffic continues whooshing]
[footsteps shuffling]
[door clicks]
[upbeat rock music]
[door slams]
[traffic whooshing]
[upbeat rock music]
[bottles clinking]
[door clicks]
[upbeat rock music]
[door slams]
[traffic whooshing]
Hey,
you're Stan the Man.
I know you.
[cat meows]
Uh, can you spare a
dollar for an old friend?
[traffic humming]
[Stan] There you go.
Coins?
For real?
[Stan sighs]
Come on.
Damn it. [sighs]
[Stan sighs]
[phone ringing]
Hello. Stan the Man here.
I was just calling to make sure
that you don't forget your
promise that you made to Abby.
You promised to take her
shopping for school clothes.
Yeah. I, I haven't
forgotten, okay? [sighs]
Uh, I've, I've been looking
forward to this all day.
Whatever you do, Stan,
please don't screw this up.
You'll break her heart.
I-is she there?
Can I, can I talk to her?
[tender music]
It's your daddy.
Hi, Daddy. I miss you.
I miss you two, Pigtails.
Are you coming
to pick me up soon?
Yeah. I, I'm gonna
be there in an hour.
Um...
[tender music]
You know, you know,
I, I love you, Abby.
I know. I love you too.
So hurry up so we
can have some fun.
Okay.
[Stan shakily breathing]
[suspenseful music]
[phone ringing]
Oh.
Oh, Stan the Man here.
Wingate University, yeah.
Thanks for calling me back.
[Caller] I am
sorry to inform you
we don't need football coach.
What do you mean you
don't need a football coach?
I mean, who better
to train your team
than a professional
football coach like me?
[Caller] Look, I'm sorry.
Screw you. Enjoy
your losing streak!
[table thuds]
[pen scratching]
[pensive music]
[Stan sighs]
[pensive music]
[liquor pouring]
[pensive music]
Don't need a football
coach. [scoffs]
Wingate, a bunch of losers.
Yeah.
Don't need a
football coach, huh?
Don't worry.
Uh...
You don't...
Man.
It's fine.
Just a couple...
[liquor pouring]
Just a, a couple...
[pensive music]
[Stan sighing]
[liquor pouring]
[car engine revving]
[tires screech]
[car crashes]
[birds chirping]
[door slams]
[can rattling]
Whoops.
[trashcan clattering]
[Stan sighs]
[trashcan thuds]
[suspenseful music]
All right, come on.
[birds chirping]
[suspenseful music]
[Stan whistles]
[doorbell rings]
Come on.
[suspenseful music]
[Sarah sighs]
Honey, why don't
you go to your room?
But, Mom, Dad finally came.
Can I go?
Sorry, honey.
I don't think he's feeling
well enough to take you.
Hey, why don't we go
watch a movie, Abby,
that way your mom and dad
can talk about some things.
[suspenseful music]
[doorbell rings]
Come on. [laughs]
You're drunk
-and you're late.
-Oh, whoa. [laughs]
Oh, I ain't drunk.
I might have had a few drinks
before I came here, but, look,
I'm sober as a judge? [laughs]
Come on. Where's Abby?
[siren wailing]
Bring her out here. We're
gonna have a good time.
Abby isn't going
anywhere with you.
Oh, come on.
We're not doing this again.
[Stan] What?
Look, I know you
stopped loving me
the minute you climbed
into that bottle,
but you could at least try
to be a father to Abby.
I love my daughter.
[Sarah] You don't even know her!
Oh, come on. I know Abby.
What are you talking about?
You don't even remember
her birthday, Stan.
Her birthday. Come on.
Gimme something-Stan.
Harder than that. [laughs]
You can't keep doing
this to yourself.
Oh, James, what
are you doing here?
[James] I'm gonna
have to take you in.
Oh. [laughs]
It's too late for us, Stan,
but it is not too
late for your daughter
-to lose her too.
-Come on.
This is ridiculous.
-Oh, geez.
-Get some help, Stan,
-before it kills you.
-Yeah.
Man, I thought we're friends.
[suspenseful music]
[somber music]
[birds chirping]
[suspenseful music continues]
I'm sorry, Abby.
This won't happen again.
The judge has sentenced me
to a alcohol
rehabilitation center.
[pensive music]
I, I, I'm gonna get
this thing right, okay?
I, I, I know you will, Daddy.
I believe you.
But Mama doesn't, she,
she thinks you're gonna
screw it up again.
Yeah, she would
say that. [chuckles]
But, uh,
[pensive music]
I'm doing this
for you, Pigtails.
I know, but, but do
it for you too, Daddy.
Yeah.
Look, uh, I gotta get going.
Um, I'll see you soon, okay?
I love you.
I love you too.
[pensive music]
[phone clatters]
I remember being nine
and I'd carry a paper
sack full of drugs
from one house to another
just because I was a little kid
and they wouldn't look at me.
But I know that if it wasn't
for Jesus, you know, my-
Oh, hey.
Wanna come join us?
Um, no. It's good.
Well, I know they
wouldn't look at me.
And if it wasn't for Him...
I, I'm here 'cause
of my bad decisions,
but I'm alive because
of Christ, you know?
So, that's my story.
[pumps whirring]
[birds chirping]
[door creaks]
What do you want, Stan?
I'm here to see
Abby. Is she home?
You can't just show up, Stan.
There's a court order.
Yeah, I know,
but it's just A-
Abby's the only thing
that got me through treatment.
Just, just let me see her just,
just for a minute.
I'm sorry. I can't trust you.
[Stan] Oh, come on.
Listen, I need to
tell you something,
and I know the timing
of this is terrible,
but I've been seeing
Martin for a while.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You were cheating on me?
I was faithful
while we were married.
It just happened.
You needed your booze
more than you needed me.
And-
-Oh, my God.
-You weren't there for me.
[door creaks]
Is everything okay, Sarah?
[Stan] Wh-what are
you doing here, Martin?
I'm married to Sarah now.
So you two were fooling
around and got married
whilst I was in treatment?
No, I s-you signed the
divorce papers 11 months ago.
I'm not your wife anymore.
So you were cheating
on me with Martin
whilst we were married?
No, Stan. That happened
after Sarah left you.
It wasn't planned.
Ah, screw the both of you!
[tense music]
[door creaks]
Gee.
Man.
What are you doing here?
[papers rustling]
Dude, you haven't
paid your bills
in a really long time.
[papers rustling]
If you don't make
this house payment,
you are gonna lose your house.
[Stan scoffs]
Nice to see you too.
Now you can leave.
Stan, how long are
you gonna do this for?
Hmm?
Do what? Hmm?
Kill yourself with
alcohol poisoning.
[Stan sighs]
Yeah.
Well, I lost Abby,
I lost Sarah,
I might as well just
lose it all. [scoffs]
All right. Come
on, man, get up.
-Go back to treatment.
-Get off me!
You ain't my friend.
You just some lawyer
trying to leach off me.
There's the door.
Just get outta here!
Go!
[Mike heavily breathing]
Okay, Stan.
I love you, bud.
[suspenseful music]
You're my friend, but at some
point I gotta cut my losses.
[suspenseful music]
Yeah.
Then why are you still here?
Just get out.
[suspenseful music]
[Stan burps]
Oh, man. This
is what you want.
I'm not gonna stand in your way.
[suspenseful music]
I'm not gonna stay around here
and watch you destroy your life.
Good bye.
Yeah.
[censored]
Shitty lawyer. He
ain't my friend.
Yeah, I'm Stan the Man.
I don't, I, I don't,
I don't need nobody.
[suspenseful music]
Oh, come on.
[suspenseful music]
[Stan groans]
[suspenseful music continues]
[key clicking]
[keys jangling]
What the...
Oh, come on.
[suspenseful music]
[door clicking]
You're kidding me! [sighs]
[suspenseful music]
[keys clatters]
[birds chirping]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music]
[spectators continue cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[suspenseful music]
St. Mary's isn't gonna be
messing around out there.
We've gotta keep
pressure in their face!
Now, I want you guys
to get out there
and I want you... [groans]
Walter?
-Oh, oh.
-Walter.
Oh, my god. Ah, let's
get you over here.
Let's get...
Boys,
-so-somebody call 911.
-Oh, God. Oh, God.
-Oh, oh.
-Walter, it's okay.
It's okay.
[spectators cheering]
[suspenseful music]
[sirens wailing]
Well, Gary, you're
the new head coach
until we find out what's
happening with Walter.
I'm sure he'll
feel better tomorrow.
[suspenseful music]
Samuel, I stink is a coach.
You know that, the
players know that.
They could probably coach
better than I could.
I just, I'm just here
for the requirements
of my master's program.
I'm sorry.
[siren wailing]
God, I pray Walter's okay.
[Gary] Hmm.
[Samuel sighs]
[suspenseful music]
[siren wailing]
[suspenseful music continues]
[pensive music]
[pensive music continues]
[pensive music continues]
[Kalissa humming]
Johnson?
Yeah.
How are you at football?
You know I only
played basketball.
Why do you ask?
I thought you heard already.
Heard what?
Walter had a heart
attack yesterday.
He's gonna miss half the season.
Sorry to hear that.
I'll add him to my prayer list.
But as for me coaching
his team? [laughs]
No, sir.
Coaching the basketball team
is about all I can
handle right now.
Yeah.
I get it. I get it.
[Johnson chuckles]
Man.
[Johnson humming]
[objects clattering]
[objects continue clattering]
[Kalissa sighs]
Hello, everyone. Welcome.
Come on in.
[crowd chattering]
Welcome, everyone.
Today we have some hot soup
and some bread.
Come on down.
[crowd chattering]
Ma'am, can I help you?
Is it okay if we pray together?
[crowd chattering]
[crowd continues chattering]
[crockery clinking]
Thank you.
Sir?
[Stan] Mm-hmm. [clears throat]
[Kalissa] What
do you have there?
Uh, I ain't got nothing.
-Really?
-What's for dinner?
[Stan vocalizing]
[table drumming]
All right.
I saw the flask.
You either give it to
me or you have to leave.
Eh, I haven't even
got my food yet.
Hmm. Looks good. [laughs]
Lose the flask-
-Whoa.
-Or get out now.
Man. Okay.
You know what?
The food sucks here anyway.
[Johnson] Hey, I know you.
[Stan] Mm-hmm.
[Johnson] I saw
you somewhere before.
Everybody know me. [laughs]
Get out my way. Come on.
Get out my way.
[Samuel] Sir, please.
Oh, it's such a shame
he lets his addiction
take over his life like that.
I know where I've
seen that guy before.
Where?
That was Stan the Man,
the old Texas coach.
Tell me this.
What are the chances he's here
right when we just
happen to need a coach?
Sure he's down and out,
but he is a good coach.
You are still looking
for a head coach, right?
You're kidding, right?
I'm just saying.
He was something
back in the day.
Sounds like divine
intervention to me.
Better not let him get away.
[Johnson laughing]
He's gonna be some hard work.
I'm sure he is
not as bad as I was.
And you had your
hands full with me too.
And look what you did for me.
You saved me.
You too.
Lord, is it ever gonna be easy?
God.
[Johnson laughs]
[flask clattering]
[footsteps shuffling]
Stan? Is that you?
Hey, Stan!
-Oh.
-It is you.
Yeah.
You're the, uh,
strengthening coach, right?
Yeah, right.
Hey, man, I'm sorry to hear
about all your bad luck.
I bet you're, uh,
really bummed about Martin
getting your old coaching job.
Wh-when did this happen?
Oh, man. Sorry.
I thought you knew, dude.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, no, I gotta go, but, hey,
it's good to see you.
Yeah.
[footsteps shuffling]
Oh, I never liked that guy.
[suspenseful music]
Shit.
[somber music]
[somber music continues]
[somber music continues]
Stan.
Stan the Man, anybody know him?
[somber music]
Thank you.
[somber music]
[horns honking]
[somber music continues]
[somber music continues]
[Stan whistles]
[glass shatters]
I guess this will do.
[somber music]
[somber music fades]
Stan. Stan the Man.
[Stan] Yeah, just
leave me alone.
I don't wanna-
Just wanna talk, okay?
[horns blaring]
If this is about the
soup kitchen incident, I,
I don't wanna talk
to you about that.
I just, no.
No, I'm just here
to offer you a job.
[horns blaring]
Job?
Yeah, well, sometimes
we think that, uh,
all hope is lost,
but it isn't.
[horns blaring]
Yeah. I, I, I
wasn't gonna jump.
I, I dropped my bottle and I
was trying to get it, but...
[horns blaring]
Why don't you come on
over here and we'll talk.
Yeah, all right.
All right, so what's
this job about?
[Samuel] Starting new things.
Oh, yeah?
Well, it must be a pretty
small college because I,
I called all the major
ones and, you know, I...
I don't know. Wha-
what's the name of?
It's not a college.
It's a high school.
[Stan scoffs]
High school?
High, you're talking about
high school football?
-Yeah.
-You're kidding me, right?
Who, who, who are you?
What's your name?
-Principal Andrews.
-All right.
Well, now there'll
be some stipulations
and rules you have to follow.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Stipulations and rules.
You know I'm a professional
football coach?
Oh, really?
[Stan] Yeah.
What's the name of your team?
[horns blaring]
Well, uh...
Yeah, uh...
Yeah, uh, uh, you got me there.
Uh...
Okay. Uh, what, what, what
are these stipulations?
Well, you'll have to,
uh, give up drinking,
agree to be monitored.
And, I mean, you have to
make it to work on time.
And it's only a
temporary position
until Walter gets
back on his feet.
And you'll be paid
$2,000 a month.
$2,000 a month?
I used to spend $2,000 a
week on booze just alone.
Well, now that you
won't be drinking,
you'll have plenty
of money to save.
Yeah. All right. [sighs]
Okay, uh, uh,
where's this school?
Uh...
Why don't follow me
back to the soup kitchen?
Uh, yeah, I-
We'll use my car.
I don't wanna go back there.
The, the lady
there threw me out.
She don't like me.
That lady back there
is the one who told me
to give you a chance.
Oh, yeah? She did?
Is she kind of, some kind
of model or something,
slummin' it out of
the soup kitchen,
trying to get some
free publicity?
Well, um, you'll have to
ask her to tell you her story.
I think I will.
If she'll share it with you.
Oh, I'm sure she will.
[both laughing]
[Samuel] Model.
-[Stan] All right.
-[Samuel laughing]
So, what do you think?
Yeah, it's a high
school, all right.
But, uh, most important
thing right now is:
When do I get paid?
In two weeks.
It'll be at the state
minimum for teachers.
Teachers? I, I
ain't no teacher.
But Walter taught
physical education and gym.
[Stan] Oh.
You've got to brush up
on your people skills.
Be in the gym tomorrow, 7:30 AM.
You said, uh, 11:30?
No, 7:30 AM.
And there'll be no more
drinking or else the deal's off.
And no paycheck.
[Stan sighs]
High school football, man.
Really hit it an all,
all-time low now. [chuckles]
Well, just think of it
as your first step back,
getting up back on your feet.
Besides, the kids are growing.
[Stan chuckles]
Oh, man.
I need a drink.
[Stan sighs]
And for now, you can
use the old lockers.
We're gonna be converting them
to classrooms over the summer,
but nobody's using them now,
so it's all good.
Dude, is that you?
[Samuel sniffs]
Daily bathing is gonna be
required to keep this job.
Okay. Um, I haven't eaten
anything for a few days.
Uh, could you
maybe spot me a 20?
I'll see what I can do
to get you an
advance on the check.
But no alcohol.
I wouldn't dream of it.
Thank you. Thank you.
I'll pay you back.
[pensive music]
[Stan sighs]
[microwave beeping]
[suspenseful music]
[Stan] Just these.
All right. Got it.
Anything else?
Yeah, the, uh, the
whiskey over there.
[Clerk] Yeah.
- No, uh, the, the big-
- The big one?
-Yeah.
-Okay. Sure.
There you go.
[suspenseful music]
Um, it's, it's fine.
I, I, I,
I'll just-All right.
I'll just grab some
of these candy bars.
[suspenseful music]
All right.
[suspenseful music]
All right. I need change.
[light music]
There we go.
Have a good day.
[gentle music]
[players chattering]
[players continue chattering]
[players continue chattering]
[Stan sighs]
[Stan sighs]
What do y'all want?
You are our coach?
Yeah, I guess I am,
till I get a paycheck.
Shouldn't you, like, be
coaching us or something?
Yeah. Don't you wanna
tell us something to do?
Like, run some plays?
Mm. Okay.
You wanna run? Okay.
How about you knuckleheads,
who are pretty outta shape,
gimme 10 laps and then
we'll start practice?
Now you knuckleheads!
Run! Run!
Run!
[players chattering]
[Stan chuckles]
[gentle music]
[Stan sighs]
[gentle music]
[footsteps shuffling]
[gentle music continues]
You're not supposed to
talk to them like that.
It lowers their self-esteem.
[gentle music]
[players chattering]
Good running, boys.
Who are you?
Oh, I, I'm Gary.
Uh, I was the assistant
coach and then the head coach
and now I'm the assistant again.
Yeah. Gimme the whistle.
Yeah, of course.
You are the head coach now.
Mm-hmm.
[gentle music]
[gentle music continues]
[crowd chattering]
[gentle music]
[whistle blows]
[crowd chattering]
[gentle music]
[players heavily breathing]
[Stan sighs]
Wow.
All right, then.
Let's see what we got here.
Defense, where you at?
All right. Defense,
take the field.
I want you to get those hands
in their faces, all right?
Quarterbacks. Who
are my quarterbacks?
All right, then.
I want you to hit
those hash marks there.
Throw some balls to the
receivers and running backs.
All right.
Keep going, keep going.
We're gonna run a couple of 10,
15-yard patterns, all right?
[gentle music]
[Stan sighs]
Man.
[crowd chattering]
[gentle music]
[gentle music continues]
Hey, who threw that?
Gimme another lap.
Everyone else, back to work.
Man.
[gentle music]
Hi, I'm Stan.
I don't think we officially
met the other day
when you threw me,
threw me outta
that soup kitchen.
Hey. Yeah.
I'm Kalissa.
I'm one of the general
education teachers
here at the high school.
-All right. All right.
-Yeah.
The kids, they seem
to be really excited
to be working with you.
Yeah, that makes
me feel all warm
and fuzzy inside. [chuckles]
-Whoa.
-Whoa, sorry about that.
Oh, wow.
Where'd you learn
to kick like that?
Ah, I used to play soccer.
Yeah, I also had three
brothers in college
who were kickers,
-so yeah.
-That's, uh,
that's impressive.
Um, look, I was, uh,
I was hoping maybe I could
ask you out sometime.
How do you feel about that?
Yeah, Stan, uh, I'm sorry,
I just, I don't date-
Football coaches? Huh?
Not exactly.
Uh, you know, men who are
still feeding their addiction.
Addiction? What do
you mean addiction?
I, I don't, I don't know
what you're talking about.
I was at the soup
kitchen, remember?
I know you're an alcoholic.
Wow. I wouldn't
call myself that.
Uh, I mean, what do you
know about addiction?
I got a few stories.
Oh, really?
Well, I'd like to hear
some of those stories.
Maybe we could share some
stories over coffee, huh?
How does that sound?
Mm, I don't know.
[Stan] Oh, come on.
Just coffee.
Oh, fine.
Yes!
But, but don't
think for a second
that this is gonna be a date.
Okay, okay.
-I never imagined that at all.
-Okay, good.
Sounds good.
Uh, uh, a little slight,
uh, issue is that I,
I don't currently
have a car right now,
so I may need you
to give me a ride.
Pick you up at 7:30.
And, uh, I'm also, uh,
kinda in between
houses and stuff.
I'm just staying at the
locker room at the moment.
I know, Stan.
Temporary. [chuckles]
Hey!
You gotta catch the ball
with your hands, stupid,
not your body.
[Stan] Hey, what's
going on here, buddy?
That's my son.
-Mm-hmm.
-I'm gonna teach him
how to be a receiver.
I can't have you
drinking on my field.
[Larry scoffs]
So what?
You're the only one that
gets to drink on this field?
Look, you gotta get rid of that
or else I gotta kick you off.
I'm going to kick your
sorry up and down this field.
All right.
[Larry strains]
[Larry thuds]
[tense music]
[Stan grunting]
[indistinct] to me, boy!
-Come on. Relax, Coach.
-I'm fine.
-Relax.
-I'm fine.
[suspenseful music]
[tense music]
-You blowing it, man.
-Come on.
What are you doing?
[tense music]
[Larry thuds]
[Larry groaning]
[crowd chattering]
[Larry spits]
-[Larry clears throat]
-Come on.
-This isn't over.
-Stop. Stop.
[crowd chattering]
[Stan sighs]
Come on.
[crowd chattering]
[whistle blows]
Wow.
I can't believe you could
ever have been addicted
to anything.
Yeah, well, addiction
affects everyone the same.
Man, woman, old, young,
it doesn't matter, really.
Yeah. So, what
were you addicted to?
[gentle music]
[patrons chattering]
Cocaine.
Oh. [chuckles]
That was my drug of choice,
my personal escape.
Wow. Well, I, I never
really did the drugs.
So what?
That makes your addiction
more acceptable?
No, no. I, I didn't mean that.
I, I just meant that
I never did drugs.
But if I did, man,
I would have been
right there with you
doing all that cocaine
and stuff. [laughs]
You know, alcohol's a drug.
It affects brain chemistry
same way that cocaine
and heroin do.
You become dependent on it.
[gentle music]
Yeah, I,
I struggle to go
just a couple of days
without needing a drink.
I, I, I, I don't
know how you do it.
No, I get it.
But, yeah, it's been a
little over six years now.
Wow. [chuckles]
Six. That's amazing.
Uh, so, uh,
what kind of treatment
or program did you do?
It wasn't just the
treatment program.
It took something a
lot stronger than that:
Jesus.
Oh, okay.
Love the, love the
Christmas Jesus.
[Kalissa laughs]
It's a little more than a
holiday or a season. [laughs]
Um, Jesus, Jesus
is always with you.
He's gonna be the one to give
you the strength that you need
when you're all on your own
and you cannot
resist temptation.
[gentle music]
Well, I'm glad
that worked for you.
But I think I've,
I think I've got
a handle on this.
I'm gonna knocking
it on the head.
Hmm. Yeah?
Then why haven't
you stopped already?
[gentle music]
Yeah. [laughs]
Ooh, it's getting
a little, a little,
a little depressing here.
Uh, how about a
change of subject.
[table banging]
When are you gonna
lemme take you out
on a real date?
[gentle music]
You're not ready.
Not ready? What do
you mean I'm not ready?
I'm Stan the Man,
I'm always ready.
Stan,
when you honestly deal
with your addiction
and you're on your
way to recovery,
that's when you'll be ready.
But until then,
honestly, right now,
you are just a little
too messed up for anyone.
Right. [sighs]
You sound like my ex-wife.
Maybe if you had listened to
her, you'd still be married.
Well, I think that's it for me.
It's probably too much coffee.
I should-
Hang on. I'm sorry.
I, I, I don't know
why I said that.
Stan-That's okay.
I like you, I really do,
but you need to
commit to change.
[faint gentle music]
I'm gonna get,
uh... [chuckles]
Uh... [clears throats]
Look, I, I'll make
that up to you.
-Mm-hmm.
-Dinner as friends-
-Yeah.
-Until we're ready
for the real date.
And when I get paid too,
so might be a while.
-Uh, I'm sorry.
-We're good.
We're good.
[Stan and Kalissa laughing]
[patrons chattering]
[thrilling music]
Disgraced former pro football
coach Stan the Man Jacobs,
who was sidelined by
controversy a few years ago,
has stormed back into the news,
but this time as the head coach
of Greenwood Christian Academy,
who have come out of nowhere
to steamroll the top two
teams in the district.
The underdog Rangers defeated
Sweetwater High 21 to 13
with a tremendous
effort from the defense
and a relentless passing game.
Pecos High fared no better
as Greenwood rushed
for over 250 yards,
securing back-to-back
wins for Stan the Man.
[upbeat rock music]
[Larry laughing]
Ooh, look at what we got.
A drunk pretending to
be a coach. [laughs]
Let's get him in here
and have some fun?
Yeah?
[footsteps shuffling]
What do you want?
I just came out because
I wanna buy you a drink,
show you there ain't
no hard feelings
about what happened on
the field the other day.
I'm fine. I'm trying to quit.
Well, it's not like
he's asking you to come in
and get drunk with us.
Just come in for one beer.
Look, we're all fans and
supporters of the school.
We just wanna get to
know our new coach's.
That's right?
Yeah. Okay.
Uh, just, just one drink, uh,
then I gotta get going.
I'm meeting someone for dinner.
Just one.
[Stan] All right. Okay.
[faint upbeat music]
[traffic humming]
[door knocking]
[traffic humming]
[door clattering]
[Kalissa sighs]
[traffic humming]
[Stan sighs]
[door slams]
[footsteps shuffling]
Oh, man.
[tense music]
[punch thuds]
[tense music]
[Larry laughs]
Now we're even.
[somber music]
[somber music continues]
[pumps whirring]
[traffic whooshing]
[footsteps shuffling]
[Stan groaning]
[Jesse] Coach? You okay?
Oh, my head is killing me.
[Stan groaning]
What happened?
How did I get here?
[traffic humming]
Looks like you
were getting drunk,
maybe even got into a fight.
[Stan groans]
Oh, man.
I was hoping you weren't
gonna say that. [sighs]
Why do I keep screwing
everything up?
[traffic humming]
Come on.
Thanks. [groaning]
Just feel a bit dizzy.
Oh, I'm okay.
What, he hit me with a
sledgehammer or something? [sighs]
-Oh, man.
-Come on Coach.
Here, I'll help you get back
to your locker room-I'm okay.
-All right?
-Oh.
[Jesse] Good? Can you walk?
[Stan] Yeah. I'm okay.
[Jesse] How's your head feeling?
Uh, not good.
[traffic humming]
[Stan groans]
All right, let's get you inside.
[suspenseful music]
[camera shutter clicks]
[door clicks]
[suspenseful music]
[door clicks]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music continues]
[crowd faintly chattering]
Have you seen this today?
What happened?
Oh.
Wh-what are, what
are you gonna do?
I'm gonna fire him.
[crowd faintly chattering]
Samuel, look,
you definitely have
the right to fire him,
but what kind of
Christians would we be
if we turned our backs on him
when he needed us the most?
[crowd faintly chattering]
[Samuel sighs]
The school board's gonna
have my head on this.
Well, I remember a time when
you fought the school board
to keep someone else
from getting fired,
someone who kept
breaking your trust.
Yeah, but you
didn't make the news.
Yeah, but I made
your life a nightmare.
I remember you picking me
up from jail for soliciting.
Yeah.
That was a pretty low
point in your life.
You know, that night you
introduced me to someone
who could be strong
when I was weak.
God knows I am so upset
and disappointed in
Stan, believe me,
but he deserves another chance.
[Samuel sighs]
Okay.
But you talk to him.
Make him understand there's
only so much I can do
with the school board.
I will. Thank you.
[crowd faintly chattering]
[Kalissa sighs]
[objects rustling]
[gentle music]
[Stan sighs]
Stan.
[gentle music]
You're the last person I
thought I'd see before I left.
Why is that?
Because I, I stood you up.
Yeah. Yeah, you
really messed up.
Look, it's, it's not
that you stood me up,
it's that you picked your
habit over our friendship.
[Stan sighs]
I know.
I just k-keep going
around in my head like,
"How did I let this
thing take over my life?"
I, I can't even remember
when it even started.
It's not something
that you can do alone,
and you know that.
Yeah.
[Kalissa sighs]
Look, it wasn't until I
lost absolutely everything
in my life till I
called out to Him.
I mean, He didn't
care what I had done.
He just wanted my heart.
[gentle music]
C-can He help me?
Of course.
He's always wanted to help you,
you just had to ask.
[reflective music]
What, what, what do I do?
Come, sit. I'll show you.
[gentle music]
Take my hand,
close your eyes.
[Stan sighs]
Lord, we need you.
Please help.
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music]
[whistle blows]
[players chattering]
[Player] Let's go! Let's go!
[players chattering]
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music]
You guys, that was the
best game I've ever seen.
De La Rosi, you, ah.
Good game, Coach.
Looks like that book's
really helped you
with your defense, huh?
I don't know who wrote it,
but it's got a lot
of great ideas.
Yeah. I don't know
either, huh? [laughs]
Oh, thank you very much.
Nice game, Coach.
It's a lot nicer with you
around, that's for sure.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[Stan sighs]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music continues]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators cheering]
[players screaming]
[Player] Ready.
[players straining]
[dramatic music]
Set. Hut.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[whistle blows]
[players yelling]
[spectators cheering]
Time out! Time out!
[bright music]
Oh.
Missed you, Pigtails.
Missed you too.
Oh, I think, I think
everybody is waiting on you.
Oh, right. Yeah.
I, I, I'll be there.
-Back in a second.
-Okay.
Actually, Abby, do you
wanna come down with me?
O- only if it's okay with you.
[warm music]
Okay.
[spectators cheering]
[bright music]
[whistle blows]
[spectators cheering]
[Players] Set. Hut.
[triumphant music]
[whistle blows]
[players screaming]
[triumphant music]
[Announcer] Thanks
for coming [indistinct].
Thank you for supporting
our student athletes.
[announcer faintly speaking]
Oh, there's your mom.
Okay.
[gentle music]
Aren't you gonna introduce us?
Oh. Yeah.
Uh, Sarah, this is, uh, Kalissa.
Uh, she's a special
friend of mine.
It's nice to meet you, Kalissa.
[Kalissa] You too.
Yeah. Thanks for
bringing Abby tonight.
I really appreciate that.
She had a good time.
[gentle music]
Look, I, I just wanna
say sorry for, uh,
everything I put you through.
Uh, a few months ago, I,
I gave my life to Jesus
and I'm not the same
person anymore, so...
I'm glad that you're turning
your life around, Stan.
And I think maybe we can start
talking about visitations again.
That'd be great.
I'd love that.
I need to get Abby home.
It was nice to
meet you, Kalissa.
[Kalissa] You too. Drive safe.
See you. See you,
Abby. [clears throat]
Just wanna say thank
you for being there.
Appreciate it. [chuckles]
Of course. [chuckles]
[gentle music]
[Player] See you Monday, Coach.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Bye.
[gentle music]
[both chuckles]
[players chattering]
[whistle blows]
Run it again!
Stan, I brought somebody with me
that I want you to meet.
This is Walter.
You replaced him after
his heart attack.
[Walter] Hello, Stan.
-Nice to meet you.
-Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, I just wanna say
thank you for this opportunity
to coach such a wonderful
group of young men.
Uh, I'd forgotten how rewarding,
yet challenging it was
to coach at this level,
-so thank you.
-Yes.
[players chattering]
No, no.
No, no, no.
I, I don't want the head
coaching job back, no.
Uh, this heart attack put me
into temporary retirement.
Okay. So, uh, what
can I do for you?
Well, I coached
here for 35 years,
I never got them
into the playoffs.
You've kept them undefeated
and seeded number one.
I'd like to be a part
of it, if you'll let me.
That'd be great.
I'd love to have you on board.
I think that'd be great.
Well, I wanna work
with the receivers.
That boy Jesse has
so much talent.
I'd love to watch him mature
and maybe even make
it into the pros.
That'd be great.
I mean, I gotta tell
you, I had what,
16 different colleges
try to get a hold of him.
I said they can't
have a shot of him
for at least another two years.
That's right.
-Yeah.
-All right.
[whistle blows]
Come on down.
Coach Walter's back.
[players chattering]
[pages rustling]
[gentle music]
[gentle music continues]
[gentle music continues]
[gentle music continues]
[gentle music continues]
[gentle music continues]
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[suspenseful music]
[Player] Set. Hut!
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering
and applauding]
Hey. Left 14 boot.
Okay, go.
[spectators cheering
and applauding]
Left 14 boot.
Left 14 boot.
On one on one.
-Ready?
-Break!
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music continues]
Okay. Hut!
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[whistle blows]
[spectators cheering]
[triumphant music]
[spectators continue cheering]
[triumphant music continues]
-Let's go.
-We dit it.
[Player] Let's go.
Whoo!
Yeah!
[spectators cheering]
Let's go.
Stan, Stan, can we
get a few words?
Stan, we'd like to know
how your sobriety is going.
That was a heck
of a game tonight.
Is there anything you
wanna ask about the game?
Stan is the story,
not your silly football game.
Well, obviously you
didn't watch the game.
You had at least three
future All-Americans
out there tonight.
Yeah, okay. We're done.
[spectators cheering]
[exciting music]
[spectators cheering]
[spectators continue cheering]
Are you hungry or what?
Oh, man. I've been
running around all day.
I haven't had a chance to eat
anything decent, but, man.
Hmm. Hello there. [laughs]
[spectators cheering]
How many candy bars
have you eaten today?
Oh, a few. When
did you get here?
[suspenseful music]
Are, are you okay, Daddy?
Uh, we need to punt.
-Stan.
-Yeah, no.
Stan, we just got the ball back.
No, we need to punt.
[Walter] Stan?
What's going on, man?
We need to...
Oh. Oh, man.
[suspenseful music]
Whoa, man.
-Stan, Stan, come on.
-Uh, where, where,
where am I?
-It's okay.
-Stan?
[Stan] No, we need to,
-we nee to punt.
-No, come on.
Sadly, Stan the Man,
a known alcoholic,
has proven himself a
disappointment yet again.
This time his second chance came
in the form of a high
school football team.
I don't feel too good.
[Gary] Easy, easy, easy, easy.
[suspenseful music]
-Daddy.
-Stan?
-Stan?
-Can we get a medic?
[Walter] Stan?
But it looks like alcohol
has finally taken its toll
on the infamous Stan the Man.
[Stan sighs]
Oh, oh, what, what's going on?
The school board
is having a meeting
so that they can fire
you for drinking.
[Stan laughs]
I haven't even had
a drink in months.
This is crazy.
I, I, I gotta get down
there and stop it.
No, no, no. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let's just hang on.
Let's just wait and see
what the doctor says
about what happened.
Hi, Mr. Jacobs.
You gave your family
quite a scare.
How are you feeling?
Good, good. I, I just...
Can we, uh, wrap this up?
I just gotta get going.
We're working on that right now.
But first I wanna give
you your test results
and give you some
patient information
about your condition.
I'm sorry. What, what
do you mean his condition?
There are some changes
you'll need to make
moving forward in your life.
I really need you to
address your addiction.
I'll go work on that
release right now.
[suspenseful music]
[crowd chattering]
I feel that it's
time for a new coach.
We can't have our children
influenced by a drunk
Ma'am.
We have no confirmation
that Stan was drinking
anything other than Gatorade
and soda?
-Gatorade?
-Now, wait a minute.
I think it's a given
that he was drinking on the job.
Thank you. Thank you.
-Yes.
-He passed out!
Now, I'm a booster
for this school
and I donate a lot of my money.
-Yes.
-And I don't think
we should be hiring a drunk
-to coach our children.
-That's right.
Absolutely. Absolutely.
-Thank you.
-That's the only thing
you need to do.
I, I think we wasted a
lot of time on this matter.
Let's take a vote.
-Yes.
-Okay, let's vote. Yeah.
- Before we vote-
- Yeah.
We need-Get him out.
Before we vote.
Please simmer down, please.
Thank you.
I can't believe what
I've been hearing.
This sounds more
like a lynch mob
than a room full of Christians.
Show of hands,
how many of you were perfect
before you met the Lord?
No?
No?
Okay, I have another one.
How many of you are perfect now?
Exactly.
None of you. None of us.
The Bible
is all about second chances.
I won't speak for Stan.
He can speak for himself.
[footsteps shuffling]
Um... [clears throat]
[Stan shakily breathing]
[Stan sighs]
Uh,
I used to think I
had the whole world
in the palm of my hands,
top of my field in athletics
and later on as a coach.
I reached the high
of the heights.
[pensive music]
It filled me with
arrogance and pride.
[pensive music]
Man, it turned me
into a bit of a jerk.
[pensive music]
But no matter how much
success or fame I had,
I was still empty inside.
[gentle music]
And so I turned to
the bottle. [sighs]
And the more I drank from that.
The more I worshiped it, the,
the more it took away from me.
Took away my joy of coaching
and
[pensive music]
It took away my family.
[pensive music]
It brought me to
the lowest and low.
I mean, I used to walk past
those bums on the street
and look down at them,
and now I was one.
[pensive music]
[Stan sighs]
But I,
I managed to crawl out
that bottle just, just,
just long enough for
Principal Andrews to,
to give me a job, uh,
and I appreciate that.
Just like any true drunk, I, I,
I let him down over and
over again, but he kept,
kept giving me another chance.
[pensive music]
Then I met a very
special friend.
[pensive music]
She told me about Jesus
and how,
and how He could love me
even though I
didn't love myself,
that could take this
broken pieces of a man
and hold it together
in His hands
and give him a second chance.
[pensive music]
Now I know I, I've done
a lot of bad things
and I hurt a lot
of people, but I,
I can't change the past.
[pensive music]
All I can do is just hope
that you can just see me
the way He sees me
[pensive music]
'Cause I'm not the same person.
I've changed.
[pensive music]
I just hope you
can all see that.
Thank you.
[Samuel] It's
time we took a vote.
Wait, please.
[Kalissa sighs]
There are a few
things I'd like to say
before you vote.
May I?
[Kalissa sighs]
Um, I think, I think
everyone needs to know
what really happened
out on that field.
Stan was admitted
to the hospital
with a blood sugar of 920,
which is nine times
higher than normal.
He, he wasn't drunk.
He was just having
a diabetic reaction
to the candy that he
had eaten that day
and because he was working
so hard for the game
that he just forgot
to take the time out
to eat something that day.
And I really, really hope
that you can take that
into consideration
when you vote.
Thank you.
[footsteps shuffling]
[gentle music]
O Lord.
Who could ever imagine
that a group of ragtag kids
could help me love being
a coach all over again?
Man, I'm so grateful
for the second chance.
Certainly didn't
deserve it, but, uh,
I'm really happy that
I had this opportunity.
[gentle music]
Whatever happens
next, it's okay.
Your will, let it be done.
I'm good with that.
Thank you.
[gentle music]
[footsteps shuffling]
Stan, we want you to
know that no matter what,
we'll stand by you
and support you.
Now, will you
please take our team
and go win us our first
state football championship?
[group laughing]
[group cheering and applauding]
Oh, thank God.
All right. Well, what are we
all standing around here for?
We got an early practice
tomorrow. [laughs]
-Yeah.
-Yeah!
[dramatic music]
[exciting music]
[spectators cheering]
[exciting music continues]
[crowd cheering]
Yeah, let's go! Go, go!
Come on.
-Yeah!
-Yeah.
[Gary] Yeah.
Let's go.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
Coach.
Coach, Coach.
All right.
All right.
Lord, just bless
these guys today.
And help us just this
witness this game.
In your name, amen.
All right.
Okay.
Let's get going
Let's go, boys.
Let's go.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[spectators continue cheering]
[suspenseful music]
[spectators cheering]
-Hey, Pigtails.
-Hi.
Hey, is your blood sugar okay.
Yeah, yeah, it's good.
I just checked it
about 30 minutes ago,
but everything's good, honey.
I'm just, uh, I'm just
feeling really excited.
It's a really nice
feeling. [chuckles]
All right.
Here we go. Come on.
[crowd applauding]
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[Player] Ready.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
Yeah! [laughing]
Yeah!
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[Player] Ready.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[Player] Hut.
[dramatic music]
Oh!
Oh!
It's alright. You got it.
Sorry Coach.
I shoulda have
held onto the ball.
Hey, hey.
It's okay. It's okay.
Look at me. Look at me.
We're gonna get this back, okay?
We're gonna get his back.
It's okay.
It's okay.
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
Oh.
It's just a little candy bar.
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music]
[spectators cheering]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[dramatic music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[spectators faintly cheering]
[spectators continue cheering]
[Stan sighs]
What I saw out there
was a great team
being pushed around
by a good team.
Coach, we haven't ever
been in the playoffs
and the Nakova Indians
are three-time defending
state champions.
You, uh, you don't think
you're gonna win this game?
Okay. You don't think
you can beat 'em?
No, Coach. But-
Who, who, who
else feels that way?
Who, who else feels
like they can't win?
All right.
Oh.
Is that what we got here? Huh?
Okay.
See, I don't remember, reading
in my Bible, Jesus saying,
"You can do all
things through me
except when you're
playing against Indians.
Well, I can't help you there.
I mean, I can heal the
sick, raise the dead,
I can make blind eyes see,
"but I cannot help
you beat these men."
Does it say that?
No, sir.
Coach, He, uh, He says
we can do all things
through Christ Jesus
who strengthens us.
Okay.
Some things, right?
Is that what you said?
Some things?
A, a few things?
Every now and then,
a couple things,
or what does He say?
-All things.
-All things.
What does he say?
[Players] All things.
-What was that?
-All things.
-What was that?
-All things.
-What was that?
-All things.
Yeah. Okay.
So you can do all things.
So now I need you to
get out there and play.
You don't just play for
me or play for yourself,
you play for Him.
Win or lose, just play
for him, all right?
Michaels, are, are you ready?
Are you ready for
the second half?
I'll be ready to, Coach.
-All right.
-No matter what.
Good man.
Jerome, man, you are fast.
You're faster than most
of the professionals
I used to coach.
[rousing music]
I need you to believe
in yourself more, okay?
Yes, sir. Won't let you down.
All right. I believe you.
Defense, oh, man,
you play one heck
of a game out there.
You are up against one,
the number one offensive high
school teams in the state.
Their average is 260
yards every half.
You kept them at 160
yards on the ground,
160 yards.
Man, that's impressive stuff.
But this time I need you to
keep them under 100 yards.
Can you do that?
[Players] Yes, sir.
All right.
Now let's just go out there
and win ourselves a
state championship.
Let's get what is ours?
All right.
On three.
One, two, three.
[Team] All things.
-What?
-All things!
-What?
-All things!
-What?
-All things!
All right! All things!
All right!
[team cheering]
[dramatic music]
Hey.
Oh. Diet soda.
Oh, okay. Thank you.
You better get used to it.
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[players grunting]
[players thud]
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[Michaels thuds]
[Gary] You okay?
-I got you.
-Come on. Let's go.
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
Hey, I'm proud of you, son.
You've done go, okay?
Now you just gotta
let someone else
take over the load.
-Yeah.
-Right.
You're gonna be okay.
[Michaels groans]
[dramatic music]
Jerome, come, come here.
All right, I want
you to relax, okay?
Feel where the
pressure's coming from.
Look for those
openings, they're there.
-All right?
-All right.
Okay, let's go.
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[thrilling music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[players grunting]
[whistle blows]
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[players grunting]
[whistle blows]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music]
Yeah.
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
Hey. Hi.
It's your turn, Jerome.
Hey. I know you can do it
You just gotta
believe in yourself.
-All right.
-All right?
[Jerome] Okay.
On one on one.
Ready? Break!
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[players grunt]
Yes! Yeah.
[Stan whistling]
Come on. Yeah.
Come on. Time out.
Come on. Quick, quick, quick.
Come on. Quick, quick, quick.
Come on.
Go, go, go.
All right, I need you to
throw the ball to Jesse, okay?
Okay, Coach, what
if Jesse's not open.
It's okay.
It's gonna be okay.
It's my responsibility
and he's gonna be open.
18 right, 4 set, 32 across.
Alex is gonna fake
the ball to you
and I need you to
sell that, okay?
Just remember your whole
entire team's out there.
I just need you to get
that ball to the receiver.
Listen up, all of you,
I want you to remember you
can do all things, okay?
Let me hear you.
You can do all things.
[Team] All things.
-All things!
-All things!
-All things!
-All things!
-All things!
-All things!
All right, go, go, go!
Yeah, let's go!
Go, go, go, go!
[thrilling music]
[spectators cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[thrilling music continues]
[spectators continue cheering]
[buzzer rings]
Yeah!
Yes! [laughing]
[triumphant music]
[spectators cheering]
Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah!
[spectators cheering]
[triumphant music]
[spectators continue cheering]
[triumphant music continues]
Rally Walker.
Stan Jacobs.
Great game Coach.
Great.
That was one of the
best running attacks
I've ever seen.
[Rally] Yeah, it
was a good game.
-Yeah.
-Man, I can tell
why you were in the pros.
Oh, appreciate that. [laughs]
Oh, Commissioner.
I see you have a
handle on your problems.
Yes, I do.
So, I don't see any
reason why you can't return
to the pros next season.
Yeah. Well, I've been
there and done that.
And, you know, this
place is starting to feel
like home to me, so, uh,
I think it might stay here
as long as they'll
let me. [laughs]
Okay. I can respect that.
But if you change your mind,
you know where to find me.
[Stan] I appreciate
that. All right.
[Stan chuckles]
[Both] Hey.
[both laughing]
[gentle music]
Wow. That was a
hell of a game, Stan.
Thanks, Martin.
Uh, I just wanna say I'm sorry
about what I put you
and Sarah through.
And, man, you're a good man
and you're a good coach,
and I just appreciate you
taking care of Sarah when I,
I wasn't around, so-
[Martin] I
appreciate that, Stan.
Thank you.
And I've seen a
couple of your games,
and make sure use a better
offense coordinator because,
I hate to say it,
but your running
game kind of sucks.
[both laughing]
Yeah, I think most of
our fans feel the same way.
Hey, you wouldn't happen to
have anybody in mind, would you?
Well, uh, actually, uh,
do you know, uh,
Coach Rally Walker?
No.
[Stan] Coach Walker.
[Rally] Yeah. What's up, Stan?
-This is Coach Martin.
-He coaches for Texas.
Uh, I think he
might be interested
to know more about
your running offense.
Nice to meet you, Coach Walker.
Hey, let's go somewhere
so we can talk.
Yeah. Come eon, man.
Yeah, let's go-All right.
[triumphant music]
Oh. [chuckles]
I'm glad you changed.
Yeah, me too, honey. Me too.
[triumphant music]
All right, then. [chuckles]
Let's go.
[triumphant music fades]
I just can't believe
how you played today.
Hey, hey, hey.
You are the best damn
receiver I have ever seen.
You're a hell of a lot
better than I ever was.
Thanks, Dad.
I'm proud of you, son.
Ever since your mom died, I,
I haven't been the same.
[pensive music]
I'm sorry that I
wasn't there for you.
It's all right, Dad.
I miss Mom too.
Let's get outta here.
Hey, kid. Great hands.
I heard you're only a sophomore.
Thanks. Yeah.
I'm Larry Warren,
Jesse's father.
[Recruiter] Nice to meet you.
You guys have been
thinking about college yet?
Uh, no, not, not really. No.
You know what?
How about I take you guys
out to get something to eat,
maybe get your dad
something to drink,
while we talk about your future.
You can buy us something to eat,
but as long as there's
no alcohol served.
I'm a week sober
and, God willing,
I'm planning on
staying this way.
Sure, I understand.
[warm music]
[warm music fades]
[gentle music]
Um, just, uh, gimme
a second, all right?
[gentle music]
[gentle music continues]
[gentle music continues]
[spectators cheering]
[rousing music]
[spectators continue cheering]
[rousing music continues]
[triumphant music]
[gentle music]
[lively music]
I can see my way, see my way
See it though
It's been a long
day, long day
But I'm hoping soon
That I can find
my place, my place
It's true
There's nothing I can't do
When I'm next you
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
I'm chasing dreams
Losing out on sleep
In a studio apartment
somewhere in Tennessee
That's been good
enough for me
Time, it comes and goes
All the life along
I never could
depend on anyone
But I now I know
I have a hand to hold
I can see my way, see my way
See it though
It's been a long
day, long day
But I'm hoping soon
That I can find
my place, my place
It's true
There's nothing I can't do
When I'm next you
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[lively music]
[lively music continues]
We all got hurt
we can't undo
You've got my heart
wherever we go
I'm by your side
for whatever unfolds
Damn the rules
We all got hurt
we can't undo
You've got my heart
wherever we go
I'm by your side
for whatever unfolds
Damn the rules
[lively music]
I can see my way, see my way
See it though
It's been a long
day, long day
But I'm hoping soon
That I can find
my place, my place
It's true
There's nothing I can't do
There's nothing I can't do
There's nothing I can't do
When I'm next you
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh-Ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[lively music fades]