The Air Up There (1994) Movie Script
1
[ Rhythmic Chanting ]
[ Music Stops ]
[ Man ]
DECISIVE MOMENTS.
THOSE
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
MOMENTS.
THAT'S WHA WE'RE TALKIN'
ABOUT HERE, BUDDY.
REMEMBER
YOUR FIRST UNIFORM ?
HOW YOU FELT HOLDING IT,
SEEING YOUR NUMBER ?
FOR ME, IT'S LIKE
IT WAS TEN MINUTES AGO.
AND I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT YOU.
BUT I RAN STRAIGHT HOME
AND FOUND THE MIRROR.
AM I RIGHT ?
AND IN ALL MY YEARS AS A PLAYER
AND ALL THE TIME I'VE PUT HERE
AS AN ASSISTANT COACH,
YOU WANNA KNOW THE ONE
FEELING THAT TOPPED THAT ?
STANDING...
IN THAT RUNWAY...
TWELVE GUYS DRESSED
IN ST. JOE'S BLUE AND GOLD,
LISTENING TO THE SOUND
OF 20,000 PEOPLE...
GOIN' OU OF THEIR MINDS.
[ School Fight Song ]
[ P.A. ]
INTRODUCING
THE SIX-FOOT, EIGHT-INCH...
STAR FORWARD
FOR THE ST. JOSEPH'S BULLS,
FROM CHAUTAUQUA FALLS,
ILLINOIS,
NUMBER 31,
BUDDY WILSON !
[ Continues ]
YOU FORGOT THE PAR ABOUT THE SMELL, THE SWEA AND THE LINIMENT.
LOOK AT HIM.
HE'S OUT THERE DREAMING ABOU HIS GUEST SPOT ON ARSENIO .
[ Music Stops ]
HOW MANY GAMES ARE TELEVISED ?
TEN NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES
PER SEASON.
I WANT IT IN WRITING
THAT I CRACK STARTING LINEUP
FRESHMEN YEAR.
WHAT ?
[ Grunts ]
OOH, IT'S NO A PROBLEM, BUDDY.
PRO SCOUTS GOTTA SEE ME
ON THE FLOOR.
MY AGENT SAID PUT IT IN WRITING,
OR I SIGN WITH U.N.L.V.
WHAT ELSE
DOES YOUR AGENT WANT ?
HE SAID THE SCHOOL I PICK WON' RECRUIT ANOTHER POWER FORWARD
'TIL MY JUNIOR YEAR.
AND WHEELS.
SOMETHING IN A CONVERTIBLE
BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
SAAB'S COOL.
KARL MALONE DRIVES
A SAAB CONVERTIBLE.
- [ Ball Swishes ]
- WE GOTTA GET GOIN'. YOU HAVE
DINNER WITH THE CHEERLEADERS,
SEVEN O'CLOCK.
HEY, HOW ABOUT AN A.C. COBRA ?
ISIAH DRIVES A COBRA.
SHIT, YEAH !
MAYBE YOU OUGHTA PLAY
FOR PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE.
JIMMY --
- BUDDY, WHAT JIMMY MEANS--
- HEY, THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY
AS GOOD AS THE DEAL I GET.
- [ Buddy Dribbling Ball ]
- LOOK AT THE TIME.
BUDDY, COACH FOX WANTS
TO SEE YOU BEFORE WE MEET UP
WITH THE COWBELLES.
HEY, DID I TELL YOU
ONE OF THEM WAS ASKED
TO POSE FOR PLAYBOY ?
I WANNA SEE THE HEAD FAKE.
THIS IS THE SPOT, RIGHT ?
1981 CHAMPIONSHIP.
- JIMMY, WHY DON'T YOU
SHOW BUDDY YOUR RING ?
- THIS IS THE SPOT.
THE JIMMY DOLAN
"SHAKE-AND-BAKE."
"THE MOUTH THAT SCORED."
- OH, SHIT.
- BET YOU CAN'T DRIVE ON ME.
- I'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK.
- [ Sighs ]
NAH, COME ON, LET'S DO IT,
50 BUCKS A POINT, 11-POINT GAME.
SOME OTHER TIME.
COME ON, MAN.
I'LL EVEN SPOT YOU FIVE.
[ Dribbles Ball Once ]
[ Buddy Grunting ]
[ Grunts ]
SO THAT'S WHAT,
NINE-THREE ?
- [ Panting ]
- ME UP SIX ?
FIFTY A POINT.
[ Exhales, Grunts ]
SIX TIMES 50 IS WHAT ?
HUH ?
[ Grunts ]
- ONCE MORE.
- AW, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THIS IS--
AW,
YOU OKAY ?
GUYS, GUYS,
WE REALLY GOTTA GET GOIN'.
- SEVEN TIMES 50 !
- [ Groans ]
YOU'RE DOWN 350.
LET ME GUESS. YOUR AGEN TOOK YOUR S.A.T.'S FOR YOU ?
KEEP YOUR HANDS UP !
[ Groans ]
DEFENSE IS MORE IMPORTAN THAN BREATHING.
BUDDY, WE REALLY
GOTTA GET GOIN'.
THERE'S NOTHIN' UGLIER THAN
A BUNCH OF HUNGRY CHEERLEADERS.
SO, YOU WANNA SEE
THE HEAD FAKE ?
JIMMY DOLAN'S
"SHAKE-AND-BAKE."
IT'S A THREE-STAGE PROCESS.
PAY ATTENTION.
- [ Groans ]
- FIRST ,
YOU THINK
I'M GONNA GO LEFT.
SO, I INDICATE LEFT.
BUT YOU KNOW I'M NO GONNA GO WITH MY FIRST MOVE,
NOT WITH THIS THING ON MY LEG.
SO, NOW...
I GO LEFT AGAIN !
AM I GOING TOO FAST FOR YOU ?
YOU HAVING TROUBLE FOLLOWING ME
WITH THAT MEGABYTE MIND ?
OKAY, PAY ATTENTION.
HERE COMES THE SECOND STAGE.
[ Panting ]
YOU THINK I'M TRYIN' TO SELL YA
ON MY RIGHT SIDE.
BUT WHAT I'M REALLY DOIN'--
- [ Panting Heavily ]
- THAT'S THE THIRD STAGE.
HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
WHEN IT'S REALLY WORKIN'...
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOIN'.
BUDDY, DON'T SWEA THE 400.
[ Panting ]
YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT OF THE
50,000 YOU WERE GONNA PAY ME.
I'M NOT PLAYIN' FOR YOU !
BUT, BUD--
WAIT, BUDDY--
TH-THE COWBELLES.
TO HELL
WITH THE COWBELLES !
[ Bells Chiming ]
HOW LONG WE BEEN
TRACKIN' THIS KID ?
[ Tapping Computer Keys ]
[ Computer Beeping ]
SEVENTY-FIVE MAILINGS,
COACH.
EIGHT IN-HOME VISITS.
TWO TRIPS TO DISNEYWORLD.
THIRTY-SEVEN SWEATSHIRTS
AND, UM...
[ Tapping Keys ]
AND 19 LOBSTER DINNERS.
THAT'S A LOT OF LOBSTER,
WOULDN'T YOU SAY, J.D. ?
- THERE ARE
BETTER POWER FORWARDS.
- OH, YEAH ? NAME ONE.
- CONOVER.
- CONOVER ?
YOU CAN DELIVER CONOVER ?
DAMN STRAIGHT !
TALKED TO HIS FATHER YESTERDAY.
HE'S IN THE BAG.
YOUR BAG,
THE ONE WITH CONOVER IN IT,
IS ADDRESSED TO BOBBY KNIGHT.
CONOVER SIGNED
A LETTER OF INTENT WITH INDIANA
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
I BET YOU LOST A LOT OF SLEEP
WAITIN' TO TELL ME THAT.
- BUDDY WILSON WAS MINE,
AND YOU LOST HIM !
- MARK, GET OUTTA HERE.
- YOU GET--
- NOW.
[ Door Closes ]
TAKE A LOAD OFF, J.D.
I SAID, SIT.
KNEE'S HURTIN', HUH ?
DOCS SAY YOU DON'T WATCH IT, YOU
END UP IN A WHEELCHAIR BY 40,
BUT WHAT DO THEY KNOW, RIGHT ?
ALWAYS TIME
FOR A LITTLE ONE-ON-ONE ?
THE WILSON KID
IS AN ASSHOLE, FOXIE.
KID'S 18.
YOU EXPECT GANDHI MAYBE ?
- HE'S NOT A TEAM PLAYER !
- YEAH ? NEITHER WERE YOU.
YOU WERE A SHOWBOA AND A BALL HOG.
I HAD TO BENCH YOU ALMOS AS MANY TIMES AS I BROUGH YOU HOME FOR DINNER !
LOOK AT YOU NOW.
YOU'RE PRACTICALLY
A FUNCTIONING ADULT.
JESUS, JIMMY,
WE NEEDED THAT GODDAMN KID !
- WOULDN'T WANT HIM ON MY TEAM.
- IT'S NOT YOUR TEAM !
WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH YOU ?
I MEAN, WE KEEP
GOING OVER THE SAME GROUND
TIME AND TIME AGAIN !
YOU GOT ONE
OF THE FINEST BASKETBALL MINDS
I'VE EVER COME ACROSS,
BUT YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE AS
TO WHAT COACHING'S ALL ABOUT !
WHY ? BECAUSE I DON'T COACH
THE WAY YOU DO ? NO, I'M SORRY,
I DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES !
BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE
THE BIG PICTURE ! YOU'RE ALWAYS
THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF !
YOU THINK I'VE BEEN GROOMING YOU
FOR TEN YEARS FOR FUN ? THINK
I'M GONNA BE HERE FOREVER ?
FOXIE, YOU'VE BEEN
SAYIN' THAT FOR YEARS.
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA RETIRE !
NOT FOR YOU I'M NOT, BECAUSE
NEVER ONCE HAVE YOU PROVEN TO ME
THAT YOU'RE READY FOR MY JOB !
- AND COLLINS HAS ?
- HE CAN BRING IN THE TALENT !
HE CAN RECRUIT !
HEY, I GAVE EVERYTHING
I HAD TO SAINT JOE'S !
IF I DON'T BLOW
MY KNEE OUT SENIOR YEAR,
I'M PLAYIN' PRO BALL !
HEARTS AND FLOWERS. ONLY REASON
YOU'RE COACHIN' HERE IS BECAUSE
YOU CAN'T BE PLAYIN' THERE.
YOU STILL WANNA
BE THE STAR !
I DON'T NEED THIS.
THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR ONE STAR
AROUND HERE, RAY, AND THAT'S
YOU ! YOU GOT THAT COVERED !
HEY ! GET YOUR ASS
BACK HERE ! JIMMY !
[ Door Slams ]
[ Sighs ]
YO, YO, JIMMY D. !
WE GOT SOMETHIN' FOR YOU.
HOLD UP, HOLD UP.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MAN ?
WHERE YA GOIN' SO FAST ?
YO, YO, WHAT'S YOUR RUSH ?
CHECK IT OUT.
WE SWITCHED NUMBERS.
THAT'S McGRAPH'S NUMBER
YOU'RE WEARIN' ON YOUR HEAD.
MAN, YOU ARE TRIPPIN', MAN.
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LET ME RIDE--
GO HOME.
JIMMY, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
GIMME A RIDE IN THIS CAR ?
COME ON, JIMMY.
[ Saint Joseph's Alumni ]
YOUR WORK IS NOT DONE
WITH VISIONS OF GLORY
PREPARE FOR THE RACE
YET RUN
THE GOLD AND THE AZURE
STRIVE ON
'TIL THE DAY IS WON
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IF YOU GO OUT AND ASK ANYONE
WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT ST. JOE'S,
THEY'LL SAY ONE THING:
THE GREATEST BASKETBALL COACH
IN COLLEGE HISTORY, RAY FOX !
[ Crowd Applauding ]
[ Chanting ]
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE !
THANK YOU.
- [ Chanting Stops ]
- IN THE LAST 31 YEARS,
I'VE WON 641
BASKETBALL GAMES,
SEVEN NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS...
- AND CAUGHT FIVE FISH.
- [ Crowd Laughs ]
I THINK IT'S TIME
TO EVEN THE SCORE.
THIS WILL BE
MY LAST SEASON.
[ Crowd Gasps ]
IN TWO WEEKS TIME,
I WILL MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION
FOR MY SUCCESSOR...
TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS
AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
I KNOW A LOT OF YOU
PEOPLE OUT THERE.
YOU COME TO THE GAMES. YOU COME
TO THE DINNERS. SOME OF YOUR
SONS HAVE PLAYED ON THE TEAM--
...FOR PROVIDING SERIOUS
AND CATHOLIC EDUCATION...
TO THE FARTHEST REACHES
OF THE THIRD WORLD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW,
EACH YEAR AT OUR BANQUET,
WE FOCUS ON
A SPECIFIC MISSION .
AND TONIGHT,
IT IS MY HONOR TO BRING YOU...
THE WINABI PARISH SCHOOL
IN KENYA.
STUDENTS AT WINABI...
ARE MATRICULATING
THROUGH ALL 12 GRADES.
AND THERE ARE PLANS FOR
A NURSES' TRAINING PROGRAM
NEXT YEAR.
SCHOOLS MUS PRACTICALLY REACH IT'S--
[ Chair Scrapes On Floor ]
AND ALTHOUGH THE AVERAGE AGE
OF THE TEACHERS IS 32,
THEY SEEM TO BE TEACHING
ENORMOUSLY WELL,
WHERE YA GOING ?
UNDER RATHER AGGRAVATED
CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE OF
THE SIZE OF THE CLASS THEY HAVE.
BUT OF COURSE,
HAVING SO MANY CLASSES...
SPORTS BECOMES
A VERY, VERY POSITIVE PART--
YEAH.
THAT'S IT.
YES !
IT TURNS OU THE SCHOOL IS RUN...
BY NONE OTHER THAN
FATHER KERMIT O'HARA,
THE OTHER GUARD
ON BOB COUSY'S HOLY CROSS TEAM.
I LOOKED UP O'HARA'S STATS;
HE'S SIX-FOOT. THEN, I HAD A
KID IN THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT...
TAKE THE ANGLE OF THE SUN, DEPTH
OF THE FIELD AND THE CAMERA
ANGLE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
GIVEN THAT DATA, THIS KID
IS AT LEAST SIX-EIGHT...
WITH A VERTICAL LEAP
THAT'S OFF THE CHARTS.
YOU'RE SAYIN' THERE WAS A SECOND
GUNMAN ON THE GRASSY KNOLL ?
EAT ME.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW
A BIG MAN MOVE LIKE THAT ?
[ Collins ] BUDDY WILSON.
DO THE NAMES OLAJUWON
MANUTE BOL, DIKEMBE MUTOMBO
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU ?
ALL NATIVE AFRICANS,
ALL PLAYING IN THE N.B.A.
THE GUARD'S GOT TITS.
SMALL ONES.
YOU'RE RIGHT. HE'S PLAYING
AGAINST A GIRL.
- SO WHAT ? COLLINS,
RUN THAT BACK, WILL YA ?
- TURN IT OFF, MARK.
I GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS.
ALL I NEED IS A WEEK AND YOU
SPOT ME THE AIRFARE TO AFRICA.
I ALREADY GO A FLIGHT BOOKED, JIMMY.
YOU'RE ON A 6:30
TO BOISE.
[ Chuckles ]
BOISE ? BOISE'S A CLASS D
TOURNAMENT. BOISE IS--
HIS ASSIGNMENT.
CHANGE OF PLANS.
NICE TRY.
[ Man Singing In Swahili ]
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
[ Chicken Clucking ]
EXCUSE ME.
ARE WE NEAR "WIN-NAH-BEE ?"
UH...
"WIN-NAY-BEE ?"
WINABI.
WINABI.
YEAH.
- HEY.
- YEAH ?
[ Laughing ]
[ Clucking ]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ People Asking Why ]
[ People Laughing ]
[ People Laughing ]
[ Bus Horn Honking ]
THAT'S IT. NO.
THE OTHER ONE.
BLUE AND GOLD. RIGHT.
[ Groans ]
[ People Chattering
In Swahili ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
EXCUSE ME. HI.
HOW YA DOIN' ?
UH... JAMBO.
JAMBO.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
CAN I HELP YOU ?
[ Sighs ]
YEAH. UH, I'M TRYING TO GE TO THIS PLACE... WINABI.
IS THERE A BUS
OR SOMETHING ?
WHEN DO YOU
WISH TO TRAVEL THERE ?
WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE LEAVE ?
I WILL CHECK THE SCHEDULE
FOR YOU.
OH, GREAT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
[ Telephone Ringing ]
WHY DO YOU GO TO WINABI ?
I'M MEETING SOMEONE THERE.
FATHER O'HARA. YOU KNOW HIM ?
YOU'RE A PRIEST ?
ME ? JESUS, NO.
I'M AFRAID
I HAVE BAD NEWS FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE MISSED THE LAST BUS.
OH, SHIT.
WHEN WAS THAT ?
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
[ Car Horn Honking ]
[ Honking Continues ]
WELCOME TO MINGORI !
- [ Chuckles ]
I'M NYAGA.
- JIMMY DOLAN.
YOU DRESS STRANGELY
FOR A COPPER SPECULATOR.
I BEG YOUR PARDON ?
COME ON,
JIMMY DOLAN, PLEASE.
YOU DON'T GO TO WINABI
TO SIGHTSEE.
HOW DID YOU KNOW
I WAS GOING TO WINABI ?
THIS IS A VERY SMALL TOWN,
AND I'M THE BIGGEST MAN IN IT.
NOW,
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN COPPER MINING WINABI,
YOU TALK THE TURKEY TO ME.
THE WINABI HILLS WILL BE
BELONGING TO ME SOON, AND I'LL
BE LOOKING FOR SHAREHOLDERS.
NO, NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
SEE, I'M A COACH. BASKETBALL.
I'M HERE
TO SCOUT A PLAYER, NOT COPPER.
YOU KNOW WHAT BASKETBALL IS ?
[ Chuckling ]
[ Door Closes ]
COME, COME, JIMMY DOLAN,
COME AND MEET THE GUYS.
WELCOME TO THE HOME
OF THE MINGORI PISTONS !
[ People Chattering ]
[ Grunts,
Speaking In Swahili ]
I KNEW THE SPORT TRAVELLED,
BUT WHERE DID YOU LEARN ?
[ Players Chattering ]
SATELLITE DISH TV.
AND WE GET ESPN,
HBO, MTV...
AND OF COURSE...
[ Giggles ]
HOME SHOPPING NETWORK.
WE DEFEATED THE CENTRAL BANK
TEAM THREE TIMES. WE PLAYED
THE TANZANIAN RAILROAD TEAM...
FOR TWO MILLION
KENYAN SHILLINGS.
AND OF COURSE,
THE WINNER TAKES EVERYTHING.
YOU MEAN, A BET ?
THAT'S IT !
A BET.
AH, EVERYONE--
[ Giggles ]
AND THIS GYM WAS PAID FOR
WITH THOSE MONEYS.
NEW DREAM TEAM,
TEAM MINGORI !
ATLANTA, '96 !
[ Laughs ]
MIFUNDO !
YEAH ?
MIFUNDO,
MEET THE COACH.
WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.
YOU'VE GOT SOME NICE MOVES.
I GO FOR THE IRON.
MIFUNDO, THE COACH WANTS YOU.
HE WANTS TO TAKE YOU TO AMERICA.
AND WE MAKE THE DEAL RIGHT NOW,
OKAY, JIMMY DOLAN ?
WAIT, NO, NO,
HOLD ON A SECOND, FELLAS.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU GUYS
ARE SO INTERESTED IN THE GAME,
BUT IF YOU COULD PLEASE TELL ME,
HOW DO I GET TO WINABI ?
WINABI ?
SOMEONE IS CONFUSING YOU.
THERE'S NOTHING IN WINABI.
DO YOU KNOW WHY THE CROWS
FLY UPSIDE DOWN OVER WINABI ?
NO. WHY ?
IT'S BECAUSE THE PLACE
IS HARDLY WORTH SHITTING ON.
HEY, JUST DON'T TALK TO ME ABOU PLACES NOT WORTH SHITTING ON !
ALL RIGHT ?
I'M FROM BUFFALO.
[ Laughing Continues ]
[ Bird Squawks ]
[ Animal Buzzing ]
[ Vehicle Approaching ]
AW, SHIT.
[ Horn Honking ]
THANK GOD.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, SLOW DOWN,
SLOW DOWN JUST ONE SECOND !
HOLD ON, HOLD ON,
STOP, SLOW DOWN-- HEY !
I JUST WANNA KNOW HOW DO I--
JUST TELL ME--
[ People On Bus Laughing
LET ME JUST ASK YOU...
WHICH WAY IS...
[ Laughter Continues ]
WINABI ?
[ Man Singing In Swahili ]
[ Jimmy ]
SECOND FROM THE LEFT.
CHECK HIM OUT.
FOURTEEN FOOT AND HE CAN
DRIBBLE. THIS IS NOT THE ZOO.
AFRICA, RAY.
THIS IS AFRICA.
JIMMY DOLAN, INTERNATIONAL
RECRUITER, REPORTING.
[ Groans, Gasps ]
PEACE ?
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER ?
WINABI ?
[ Panting ]
GUYS, I'LL GIVE YOU
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
ANYTHING I HAVE
IF YOU COULD PLEASE...
JUST TELL ME
HOW TO GET TO WINABI.
[ Jimmy ]
HEY, GUYS ?
FELLAS, HOW-HOW-HOW
MUCH FARTHER IS IT ?
HUH ? COULD YOU JUS GIVE ME A CLUE ?
ARE WE ALMOST THERE ?
HEY, YO,
HOW WE DOING ?
YO, WAIT UP.
COME ON,
20-SECOND TIMEOUT.
HEY.
[ Panting ]
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
HI.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU ?
HOW YA DOIN' ?
HOLY SHIT.
HOW YA DOIN' ?
HEY, BUDDY.
HEY, WAIT UP.
JUST-JUST A SECOND.
LET ME ASK YOU--
WHERE YA GOIN' ?
[ Children Chattering ]
[ Cow Mooing ]
I'M LOOKING
FOR FATHER O'HARA.
O'HARA ?
B--
SIX.
B-SIX.
[ People Chattering ]
B, AS IN...
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
- BINGO !
- [ Priest ] BINGO !
ANOTHER LUCKY WINNER.
BRING IT UP HERE, AND ST. GEORGE
WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
BINGO ! BINGO !
YOU ARE THE SAME
KERMIT O'HARA WHO PLAYED
WITH BOB COUSY AT HOLY CROSS ?
OH, I WOULDN'T CALL IT PLAYING,
SON. THE MAN NEVER EVEN PASSED.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH NOW.
BUT THE PICTURE--
IF YOU'RE COMING, MR. DOLAN,
YOU'D BETTER HURRY UP...
BECAUSE I'M CELEBRATING
MASS IN NGONGOROLA.
IT'S A 52-KILOMETER DRIVE
BEFORE SUNDOWN.
WELL, IF YOU COULD
JUST TAKE A LOOK.
AH.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
BEISA ? OH, TOUGH LUCK, SON.
SHE'S GETTING MARRIED NEXT WEEK.
NO, NOT THE GIRL.
THE GUY IN THE BACKGROUND.
I KNOW IT'S A BLUR--
SALEH.
THE BOY'S NAME IS SALEH.
"SAH-LAY."
WHERE DO I FIND HIM ?
[ Father O'Hara ]
AH, SALEH. YES, SALEH.
THE BOY WILL TELL YOU !
WHAT--
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU ALL
NEXT WEEK.
I DON'T SPEAK--
FATHER, WHAT BOY ?
WHAT BOY ?
[ Sighs ]
[ Boy ]
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
[ Watch Beeping ]
YOUR WATCH ?
IT'S DIGITAL ?
[ Man Yelling ]
SALEH !
SALEH.
HOW YA DOIN' ?
JIMMY DOLAN,
ST. JOE'S COLLEGE.
JAMBO.
GREAT TO MEET YA.
[ Bleating ]
YOU COME HALFWAY AROUND
THE WORLD TO SEE ME PLAY THIS:
BASKETBALL ?
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
ARE YOU HEALTHY UP HERE ?
NEVER SAID THAT.
[ Goats Bleating ]
GO ON, TAKE A SHOT.
[ Bleating ]
[ Dribbling Basketball ]
[ Jimmy ]
YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER.
TRY NOT TO SLAP
THE BALL .
TRY IT AGAIN
WITH YOUR LEFT HAND.
[ Goats Bleating ]
ARE YOU VERY SAD,
JIMMY DOLAN ?
A LITTLE.
I DISAPPOINT YOU MAYBE ?
WELL, YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY
WHAT I EXPECTED.
WHO IS THIS PERSON THAT TELLS
YOU I'M SUCH A GOOD PLAYER ?
ME.
I TOLD MYSELF.
[ Dribbling Basketball
Continues ]
[ Man Singing In Swahili ]
[ Rhythmic Chanting ]
I PLAYED
A GOOD JOKE ON YOU ?
YEAH, I'M LAUGHING
MY ASS OFF.
- [ Chuckling ]
- LET'S SHOOT SOME HOOPS.
[ Chuckling Continues ]
[ Gasps ]
NICE SHOT. BUT YOU KNOW,
YOU'VE BEEN COMING DOWN
THE RIGHT SIDE
FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME
ON THE LEFT ? COME ON, IT'S
ALL YOURS. LEFT ! LEFT !
MY GRANDMOTHER CAN DRIBBLE
WITH HER LEFT HAND.
CAN SHE SEE ENOUGH TO SHOOT ?
LEFT !
COME ON !
LEFT.
WHICH ONE'S LEFT ?
I'M ALWAYS FORGETTING THIS.
LEFT HAND.
[ Chuckles ]
NAFTALANJA !
IT'S FUN, YES,
THIS GAME.
NO.
IT'S MORE THAN FUN.
MORE THAN FUN ?
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S IT'S
LIKE TO PLAY AGAINST TOP PLAYERS
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ?
IT BRINGS OUT THE TALENT THAT'S
SLEEPING INSIDE YOUR BODY. IT'S
TALENT YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE
SUDDENLY... YOU COULD FLY.
I OFTEN THINK
I WOULD LIKE TO FLY .
YEAH, WELL, YOU CAN FLY,
MY MAN.
NUMBER ONE
"NUBAH" DRAFT PICK.
"NUBAH" ?
YEAH, "NUBAH ," N.B.A.
OH, N.B.A.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THAT ?
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED,
SWIMSUIT EDITIONS.
[ Laughs ]
YOU'RE GOING WITH ME, SALEH.
AND I PROMISE YOU,
YOU'RE GONNA LIVE THE RES OF YOUR LIFE LIKE A KING.
LIKE A KING ?
JUST LIKE A KING.
I LIKE YOU,
JIMMY DOLAN.
IT MAKES A LOVELY IDEA.
SO YOU'LL DO IT ?
YOU'LL COME ?
JALANG.
HEY, SALEH, WAIT UP.
HEY, YO, WHERE YA GOIN' ?
COME ON, WE--
HEY, COME ON,
WHERE YA GOIN' ?
[ Bleating ]
DON'T LEAVE ME HERE
WITH THE GOAT.
[ Birds Chirping ]
[ Chirping Continues ]
COFFEE ?
[ Groans ]
LIGHT WITH SUGAR.
[ Rooster Crowing ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Children Laughing ]
[ Jimmy ]
OW !
[ Nun ]
SORRY.
SO, IT, UH... MUST BE HARD
WORKING OUT HERE ALL ALONE ?
MR. DOLAN,
I AM NEVER ALONE.
[ Groans ]
HOW FAR DO THESE KIDS
GO IN SCHOOL ANYWAY ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
YOU WANT TO KNOW IF SALEH
CAN GET INTO ST. JOE'S ?
IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S GO TO TAKE QUANTUM PHYSICS.
DON'T BE PATRONIZING.
WINABI HAVE SURVIVED ADVERSITIES
THAT WOULD HAVE KNOCKED YOU OU OF THE PICTURE CENTURIES AGO.
THEY ARE REMARKABLE PEOPLE.
NO KIDDING. THIS KID'S GOT THE
HANG TIME OF A HOT AIR BALLOON.
I'D FORGET ABOUT SALEH
IF I WERE YOU.
FORGET ABOUT HIM ?
I JUST FOUND A FUTURE
N.B.A. HALL OF FAMER.
- WHAT YOU FOUND
IS A HEADMAN'S SON.
- A WHAT ?
HE'S THE SON OF URUDU,
CHIEF OF THE WINABI.
SALEH'S ROYALTY,
LIKE A PRINCE.
- IS THAT THE REASON
FOR THE BODYGUARD ?
- MM-HMM.
SALEH'S GONNA FIT RIGHT IN
AT ST. JOE'S. WE GO TWO PRINCES, WE GOT A DUKE,
WE GOT A SHEIK FROM BAHRAIN--
SALEH IS THE NEXT IN LINE
TO LEAD HIS PEOPLE.
HIS PARENTS ARE
EXTREMELY PROTECTIVE.
SISTER, PARENTS
ARE MY SPECIALTY.
ALL I GOTTA DO IS EXPLAIN
TO SALEH'S MOM AND DAD...
THAT I'M ONLY GONNA BORROW HIM
FOR FOUR YEARS AND RETURN HIM
WITH A FIRST-CLASS EDUCATION.
AND YOUR N.B.A.,
ARE THEY GOING TO BORROW HIM
AFTER THAT ?
AFTER THAT, WE'LL SEE. ANYWAY,
SALEH'S ALREADY ON BOARD.
OH, HOW SO ?
I SPOKE TO HIM LAST NIGHT AND
HE SAID VERY CLEARLY, "JALANG ."
- [ Sister Laughing ]
- WHY, WHAT'S SO FUNNY ?
"JALANG ," MR. DOLAN,
IS A WINABI WAY OF SAYING "NO"
WITHOUT INSULTING YOU.
IT MEANS, "I WILL
CONSIDER IT FOR ETERNITY."
KEEP THAT ON FOR AN HOUR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WORKING.
WHAT IS IT ?
IT'S IODINE, KEROSENE
AND STERILIZED CAMEL STOOL.
[ Cow Mooing ]
IS SHE SERIOUS ?
[ Children Shouting ]
[ Jimmy ]
NOW,
SALEH'S FATHER'S NAME
IS-- URUDU.
URUDU.
OKAY, AND THESE ELDERS,
THEY'RE ALL GUYS, RIGHT ?
YES.
OH, EXCELLENT !
YOU SEE, I LOVE TALKING
TO GUYS ABOUT THIS STUFF.
I MEAN, AFTER ALL, IT'S
A MALE THING, RIGHT ? I MEAN
IT'S THAT "IRON JOHN" THING.
[ Cow Mooing ]
[ People Yelling ]
[ Jimmy ] EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN,
IF I MIGHT JUST... BREAK IN--
[ Men All Talking At Once ]
[ Arguing In Swahili ]
UH, UH--
[ Liquid Spilling ]
WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS SALEH'S DAD ?
[ Cow Urinating ]
[ Mooing ]
[ Arguing Continues ]
NUBAH ! NUBAH !
NUBAH. NUBAH.
- [ Arguing Stops ]
- YEAH, THE N.B.A.
NO, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT.
- HE WOULD MAKE MONEY
LIKE AIR JORDAN ?
- YES.
- SALEH COULD BE JUST LIKE HIM.
- [ Laughs ]
- WHICH ONE OF YOU IS URUDU ?
- [ Cow Mooing ]
[ Arguing Continues ]
'CAUSE IF YOU COULD JUST...
TELL HIM...
THAT THE N.B.A.
CAN BE VERY GENEROUS.
[ Arguing Gets Louder ]
[ Angry Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Cow Mooing ]
THAT WAS URUDU ?
[ Sniffing ]
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
[ Panting ]
HI.
LISTEN, I THOUGH I WOULD COME UP HERE
AND TRY TO EXPLAIN.
MAYBE I'M PRESSIN'
A LITTLE HARD, BUT IT'S
ONLY BECAUSE YOUR SON--
LET ME PUT IT TO YOU
LIKE THIS. I COULD PUT HIM
WITH ANY FOUR GUYS,
ANY FOUR GUYS
AND TAKE THAT TEAM
STRAIGHT TO THE FINAL FOUR.
[ Chuckles ]
YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THE FINAL FOUR ARE.
FORGET IT.
TOGETHER, WE COULD SET UP
A PACKAGE THAT KEPT SALEH
AWAY FROM HOME...
A MAXIMUM FIVE MONTHS
AT THE MOST.
YOU COULD VISIT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE IS LIKE, BUT--
I MEAN, IF I MAY SAY SO,
SIR, YOU LOOK TO BE
IN QUITE GOOD HEALTH,
AND I MEAN THA ONLY TO SAY THAT IT--
I HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
I-- I CAN'T SHUT UP.
MY TRIBE HAS MANY PROBLEMS,
MR. DOLAN.
I'M SORRY...
BUT I CANNOT LISTEN TO YOU.
[ Bird Singing ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Crickets Chirping ]
AM I GOOD ENOUGH
TO PLAY FOR YOU ?
[ Exhales ]
YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT.
TELL ME ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S.
WELL, HMM--
IT'S VERY OLD.
A LOT OF TRADITION.
IT'S WHERE
I WENT TO SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHERE YOU PLAYED ?
1981 CHAMPIONSHIP RING.
HERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I'D LIKE TO PLAY
FOR ST. JOSEPH'S,
VERY, VERY MUCH.
MY FATHER IS A STUBBORN MAN.
HE SAYS I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN
BEFORE I AM A LEADER.
HE SAYS I MUST PU MY PEOPLE'S HEAR IN FRONT OF MINE.
YOUR FATHER SAYS
THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
- MAYBE I COULD HELP.
- YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER.
MY FATHER DOES NO TRUST YOU.
[ Chuckles ]
WELL.
OF COURSE HE DOESN'T TRUST ME.
HE-HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW MANY CHICKEN DINNERS
I'VE HAD WITH FATHERS...
JUST LIKE YOURS JUST SO
THEY COULD GET TO KNOW ME.
WE DO NOT EAT CHICKEN.
YEAH, WELL,
WHATEVER YOU DO EAT,
I'M GONNA EAT IT TOO.
YOU GUYS GO TO WORK
IN THE MORNING,
I'M WORKIN' TOO.
I BELIEVE
IN YOU, SALEH.
I BELIEVE...
IN WHAT YOU CAN DO.
AND ONCE YOUR FATHER
UNDERSTANDS THAT,
HE WILL TOO.
ARE YOU WITH ME ?
YES !
YES, I'M WITH YOU.
LET'S DO IT !
WHO, WHOA, WHOA,
SLOW DOWN, HEY, HEY !
COME ON ! HEY !
FELLAS, FELLAS, FELLAS,
TAKE IT EASY !
SLOW DOWN !
WHOA !
FELLAS, SLOW, SLOW.
COME ON, DON'T RUN !
WHOA, WHOA, HEY !
[ Screams ]
WHOA, WHOA,
YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT !
STOP, STOP, STOP ! WHOA !
COME ON, MAKE-- STOP !
YOU DON'T WANNA GO OVER THERE.
THERE'S A McDONALD'S OVER THERE.
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
NOW, YOU GIVE ME A SUMP PUMP
AND A THREE-INCH PIPE, AND I'LL
CUT YOUR WORKLOAD IN HALF.
BUT THEN WE COULD NO VISIT WITH EACH OTHER.
WE'LL START...
WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS.
NOW, ALL I WAN YOU TO DO...
IS BEND YOUR KNEES,
JUST LET IT ROLL
OFF YOUR FINGERTIPS.
YOU DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO JUMP.
NICE SHOT.
JIMMY. THIS IS HARIMBO.
HE'S NOT SO MUCH WITH
THE SHOOTING BUT--
I DEFEND LIKE A BUFFALO.
YOU SMELL
LIKE A BUFFALO.
DON'T START, NTZUKO.
I'LL CRUSH YOU
LIKE A COCKROACH.
EXCUSE ME.
I'LL PLAY.
MY SISTER'S BRIDEGROOM-TO-BE.
MY GAME IS MUCH LARGER
THAN I LOOK.
I BET YOU SAY THA TO ALL THE GIRLS.
ALL RIGHT...
LET'S GET IT ON.
THANK YOU.
SIGN YOU UP FOR A ST. JOE'S
SEASON TICKET PACKET, SISTER ?
I WOULDN'T UNCORK YOUR POM-POMS
JUST YET, MR. DOLAN.
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
HOW 'BOU YOUR RING ?
NOT IF I WAS DYING
OF THIRST. FORGET IT.
OKAY.
WHAT IS IT ?
GOAT'S MILK.
[ All Chattering At Once ]
[ Groaning ]
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
NATURE IS SCREAMING.
HO !
[ Groans ]
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
ARE YOU OKAY ?
I'M FINE.
[ Chuckles ] CASE OF
THE WINABI TROTS, I'D SAY.
I SEE.
[ All Laughing ]
OW !
[ Groans ]
HEY, SISTER.
HOW YA' DOIN' ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
I GOT CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
FROM FATHER O'HARA.
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD
HOOK THEM UP TO YOUR GENERATOR
FOR THE WEDDING.
AND I TOOK YOU FOR
A TYPICALLY AMERICAN, SELFISHLY
OPPORTUNISTIC SPORTS PIMP.
AND ALL THE WHILE
YOU'RE ACTUALLY A SAMARITAN,
AND A HANDYMAN TO BOOT.
YOU'RE ALLOWED
TO SAY "PIMP" ?
ONLY IF I REALLY MEAN IT.
HEY, WHAT IS IT THAT PISSES
YOU OFF SO MUCH ABOUT ME ?
PLEASE, TELL ME, WHAT ?
YOU'RE ALWAYS PLAYING A GAME,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHO
OR WHAT YOU'RE PLAYING FOR.
IS THAT RIGHT ?
YES. YOU'RE FRIGHTENED IF YOU
STOP PLAYIN', YOU'LL DISAPPEAR.
YOU'RE DOING A MILE A MINUTE,
GOING ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SUSAN ?
[ Groans ]
SOMETHING WRONG ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
AT LEAST I'M PLAYIN' INSTEAD
OF DROPPING OUT AND HIDING
OUT HERE IN THE WILDERNESS.
WHAT DID YOU SAY
TO ME ?
WHO DO YOU THINK...
YOU'RE KIDDING ? DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THE ELDERS CALL YOU ?
"NADA NDIMU."
THE LEMON NUN.
WELL, THERE'S A NEW WINABI
WORD FOR THE VILLAGE IDIOT.
IT'S A "DOLAN" !
[ Groans ]
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS.
YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU
KNOW ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS...
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO
FOR THESE PEOPLE ONCE
I TAKE SALEH BACK WITH ME.
AFTER YOU FINISH WINNING
THE HEARTS AND MINDS
OF THE WINABI ?
- YOU DON'T THINK I'M GONNA GE SALEH TO COME BACK WITH ME ?
- YOU DON'T HAVE A PRAYER !
[ Chuckles ]
YOU SEE THIS RING, SISTER ?
THIS IS A 1981
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RING.
YOU CAN'T BUY
THESE RINGS, SISTER !
[ Groans ]
FOURTH QUARTER.
WE'RE DOWN SEVEN POINTS
TO GEORGETOWN.
NINETEEN SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
THEIR BALL !
[ Groans ]
WE WON THAT GAME, SISTER !
SO DON'T TALK TO ME
ABOUT A PRAYER !
[ Cow Mooing ]
[ Jimmy Expelling Gas ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Footsteps Approaching ]
[ Animal Grunting ]
UH-OH.
- [ Grunting ]
- [ Gasps ]
- [ Groans ]
- [ Grunting ]
[ Grunting Continues ]
GODDAMN... BUTTON FLY !
OH, NO.
[ Squealing ]
[ Panting, Screams ]
[ Squealing Continues ]
BRACE YOURSELF...
OR I'M A DEAD GOAT !
WHOA !
[ Grunts ]
[ Panting ]
YOU.
I--
[ Panting ]
I-- I--
I-- I--
I MEAN, I--
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
YOU, YOU SAVED MY LIFE !
[ Sniffing ]
[ Bird Squawking ]
[ Exhales ]
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT ?
FINE ! FINE.
NEVER BETTER.
THIS IS MY SISTER, BEISA.
SHE HAS SOMETHING
FOR YOUR STOMACH.
MMM. THANK YOU.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
- WHAT ?
- [ Swahili Continues ]
SHE WANTS YOU TO COME
TO HER WEDDING TO NTZUKO.
GREAT.
THANK YOU.
YEAH.
WHERE IS NTZUKO ? I HAVEN' SEEN HIM AROUND LATELY.
NOT GETTING COLD FEET, IS HE ?
NTZUKO IS FAR AWAY.
HE IS ON A JOURNEY HE MUST MAKE
TO BECOME WINABI.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
BEISA ASKS
IF YOU'RE MARRIED ?
[ Laughs ]
UH, NO.
NO, I, UH...
HAVE A LOT OF GIRLFRIENDS.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
[ Beisa Laughing ]
WHAT DID SHE SAY ?
IT'S AN OLD WINABI SAYING:
"THE HUNT IS FUN...
BUT DOES NOT KEEP YOU
WARM AT NIGHT."
[ Chuckles ]
SHE'S GONNA KEEP NTZUKO BUSY.
YES.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY
NTZUKO IS MARRYING HER.
WHAT'S WRONG ?
JIMMY, THERE IS SOMETHING
MY FATHER HASN'T TOLD YOU.
OVER A YEAR AGO,
A MAN NAMED NYAGA CAME TO US,
WANTING TO BUY OUR LAND.
NYAGA ? THAT'S THE FAT GUY
WHO OWNS MINGORI ?
YES.
HE WANTS TO OWN OUR LAND TOO.
IT'S VERY RICH WITH COPPER.
BUT MY FATHER
REFUSED TO SELL.
SO NYAGA BEGAN ATTACKING US
AND STEALING OUR CATTLE.
CATTLE ARE A BIG THING
FOR YOU GUYS, RIGHT ?
WE DEPEND ON CATTLE.
WITHOUT THEM, WE'LL
HAVE TO LEAVE OUR LAND.
WELL...
LET'S JUST HOPE COWS
AREN'T CONSIDERED
A RECRUITING VIOLATION.
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
YOU'RE BEATING ME UP ON THIS.
THIS IS THE LATEST MODEL
CAMCORDER THEY MAKE.
100,000 SHILLINGS
FOR THE PLANE TICKET,
50,000 FOR THE CAMCORDER;
THAT'S MY BEST.
YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY ?
IF YOU NEED CASH IN A HURRY,
THERE'S ALWAYS A PREMIUM.
IT'S TRUE THE WORLD OVER.
- JIMMY, ARE YOU SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS ?
- ALL RIGHT,
150,000 FOR THE TICKET,
100,000 FOR THE CAMCORDER.
A HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
FOR THE TICKET,
50,000 FOR THE CAMERA.
BUT YOU SAID
WE MIGHT HAVE MORE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, IF I STILL OWNED
THE VIDEO CAMERA,
I WOULD WANT THE BATTERY
TO GO WITH IT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
[ Jimmy ]
WHEN YOU NEED CASH IN A HURRY,
YOU GOTTA PAY A PREMIUM.
IT'S TRUE
THE WORLD OVER.
GOOD MORNING !
LOSE YOUR TRAVELER'S CHECKS,
COACH DOLAN ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
OH.
SO, TRYING YOUR HAND
AT CATTLE RANCHING, HUH ?
THAT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS.
[ Chuckling ]
EVERYTHING IN MINGORI...
IS MY BUSINESS.
NOT ANYMORE.
I STRONGLY SUGGEST THA YOU TAKE YOUR MEMORIES
BACK TO AMERICA...
NOW.
NOT UNTIL I'M DONE
SEEING THE SIGHTS.
[ People Chattering ]
MY FATHER SHOULD HAVE
SEEN THAT. NAFTALANJA !
NAFTALANJA !
BY THE WAY, WHAT THE HELL
DOES THAT MEAN ?
NAFTALANJA MEANS THE SMELL
AFTER A HEAVY RAIN.
BUT WHEN YOU SAY IT, IT MEANS...
"TODAY MY LIFE STARTS FRESH, AND
MY TROUBLES ARE ALL BEHIND ME."
NAFTALANJA , MY FRIEND.
SALEH.
HEY, WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING ?
[ Car Horn Honks ]
[ People Chattering ]
WHO WAS THAT ?
HALAWI.
WHO ?
MY BROTHER.
YOUR OLDER BROTHER ?
NO ONE--
YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT AN OLDER BROTHER.
WHEN NYAGA FIRST OFFERED TO BUY
OUR LAND, HALAWI TRIED TO MAKE A
DEAL WITHOUT MY FATHER KNOWING.
HE THOUGHT NYAGA WAS THE FUTURE.
MY FATHER FELT BETRAYED.
SO, HE BANISHED HIM.
HE WENT TO WORK FOR NYAGA.
TO MY FATHER,
HALAWI DOES NOT EXIST.
MAN, I KNOW
HOW THAT FEELS.
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
[ Children Chattering ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
MOO, SISTER.
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
[ Cows Mooing ]
HEY !
THEY DON'T CALL US
THE ST. JOE'S BULLS
FOR NOTHING.
- [ Speaking In Swahili ]
- CHIEF URUDU ?
AND THIS MUST BE
THE LOVELY MRS. URUDU.
AND MAY I SAY,
YOU LOOK WAY TOO YOUNG
TO HAVE A SON SALEH'S AGE.
YEAH.
THESE CATTLE ARE A GIF TO YOUR TRIBE FROM MY TRIBE
AT ST. JOSEPH'S.
I'M SURE THEY'LL COME IN HANDY
NOW GIVEN THE UPCOMING EXPENSE
OF YOUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING.
I-I-I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT MY GOAL HERE IS TO GIVE TO
YOUR VILLAGE, NOT TO TAKE AWAY.
JALANG.
[ Jimmy ]
JALANG, HUH ? HEY !
IS THAT THE SAME JALANG
THAT MEANS FOR ETERNITY ?
THE VERY SAME.
- [ Arguing In Swahili ]
- THEY DON'T SOUND TOO HAPPY.
YOU JUST TRIED
TO BUY THE HEADMAN'S SON
FOR A HERD OF CATTLE.
WHAT'D YOU EXPECT ?
[ Arguing Continues ]
[ Bells Chiming ]
HELLO, MR. RAY FOX.
[ Jimmy ]
FOXIE.
FOXIE !
SON-OF-A-BITCH !
HE DID IT !
A BLUE CHIP BIG MAN.
FOR 40 COWS.
[ Goat Bleating On Video ]
THIS IS SALEH.
I'M A...
DUNKAHOLIC.
JIMMY TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT ST. JOE'S.
LET'S SEND HIM A COUPLE
HUNDRED RABBITS. MAYBE HE
CAN FIND US A POINT GUARD.
[ Clapping On Video ]
SEND HIM THE CASH !
MAKE IT EXPRESS.
[ Singing In Swahili ]
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Singing,
Chanting Continue ]
[ Chattering ]
[ Cows Mooing,
People Talking In Swahili ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
[ Mooing ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
[ Mooing Continues ]
[ Rumbling ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Shouting, Screaming ]
[ Jimmy ]
WATCH OUT ! COME HERE !
COME HERE ! HEY !
HEY ! COME HERE !
GRAB MY ARM !
- IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S OKAY.
- [ Talking In Swahili ]
- [ Swahili Continues ]
- SALEH !
[ Goats Bleating ]
SISTER.
EVERYONE'S ALIVE,
MR. DOLAN.
WHERE'S EVERYONE GOING ?
TO A DIFFERENT PLACE.
AWAY FROM MINGORI.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK AWAY ?
QUIT ? THAT'S IT ?
JIMMY, I AM A WINABI.
I MUST DO WHAT MY LEADER SAYS.
YOU ARE A LEADER.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ?
NO.
NO, I GUESS I DON'T.
I'LL WALK YOU TO MINGORI.
TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
[ People Chattering,
Horns Honking ]
[ Bicycle Bells
Ringing ]
[ Man On Television ]
ANDREWS IS DRIBBLING,
AND TIPS IT UP TO HATCHINSON
WHO'S AT THE TOP OF THE KEY.
BILL DRIBBLES RIGHT,
PULLS UP A 22-FOOTER. YES !
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
NYAGA !
- [ Swahili ]
- [ Laughter ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
YOUR FATHER
IS REPORTING A CRIME.
MR. BASKETBALL.
MR. BIG COACH.
SO WHAT'S THIS ?
ARE YOU LEAVING US ?
[ Swahili ]
AHHH. WE'LL MISS YOU,
JIMMY DOLAN.
BUT TELL ME. AREN'T YOU SORRY
NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T LET ME
SELL YOU ONE OF MY PLAYERS ?
HEY, I'M JUST WAITIN' FOR A BUS.
I'LL BE OUTSIDE.
WHO DID YOU EXPECT TO FIND
IN WINABI ? SHAQUILLE O'NEAL ?
HEY, I'D TAKE THE WINABI WOMEN
OVER YOUR STARTING FIVE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER ? YOU THINK
I CANNOT BEAT THE WOMEN ?
NOT ON YOUR BEST DAY,
BUTTHEAD.
[ Gunshot ]
[ Electricity Crackling ]
[ Swahili ]
THIRTY-TWO INCH TV !
WITH REMOTE.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Swahili ]
- WISH TO MAKE A BET ?
- [ Swahili ]
WE PLAY BASKETBALL GAME.
MINGORI VERSUS WINABI ?
[ Crowd Laughing ]
[ Laughing ]
- WHAT DO YOU WISH TO PLAY FOR ?
- [ Swahili ]
QUIET ! I AM STILL
HEADMAN OF THE WINABI.
WE BET ALL OUR LAND...
AGAINST THE CATTLE
YOU HAVE ALREADY STOLEN.
AND AN AGREEMEN IN FRONT OF THE ARMY COMMANDER
THAT YOU LEAVE US ALONE FOREVER.
I HEAR NOTHING
BUT A BREEZE.
FATHER !
YOU SAID WITH MY SON
YOU CAN TAKE ANY FOUR MEN
AND WIN EVERYTHING.
THAT WAS THE TRUTH OR NOT ?
W-W-WAIT A MINUTE.
NO, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
YOU WILL BE OUR COACH.
I DON'T THINK THIS
IS WHAT YOU WANT.
SHUT UP, HALAWI.
SO, IT'S A BET.
COUNT ME OUT.
JIMMY !
I'LL GO BACK WITH YOU.
WHAT ?
IF WE WIN, I'LL GO BACK
TO ST. JOE'S WITH YOU.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS ?
FATHER, DO YOU AGREE ?
NO !
- YES.
- WAH !
IF WE WIN,
I GET SALEH.
NO MORE JALANG ?
YOU'VE ALL LOST YOUR MINDS !
THE WINABI WILL BE GROUND
TO DUST !
GET THE ARMY COMMANDER.
TELL HIM TO BRING THE SEAL.
MINGORI VERSUS WINABI.
WE MAKE THIS BET OFFICIAL.
[ Chattering ]
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
I'M DEFINITELY GONNA NEED
ST. GEORGE, FATHER.
HE'S THE ONLY GUY WE GO WHO CAN BRING THE BALL UP
AND GET IT TO SALEH.
RUWALA. SOLOLO.
YEAH, YOU DID A GOOD JOB
WITH THEM. OPOZO ?
THERE ARE TWO OPOZOS.
WELL, I HATE
TO BREAK UP A PAIR.
NTZUKO.
[ Swahili Continues ]
THE GUARD HAS TITS.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
ALL RIGHT. LISTEN UP.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME,
STEP FORWARD.
YOU CALL THIS OFF.
AND YOU CALL IT OFF NOW !
HEY, SLOW DOWN A MINUTE.
NOW, SISTER, YOU--
STUFF IT, FATHER !
HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE ?
DO YOU REALIZE
WHAT THEY'RE RISKING ?
SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA PUT IT ALL
ON THE LINE AND GO FOR IT.
SPARE ME THE BEER COMMERCIAL !
THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE
SINCE BEFORE TIME.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE A WEEK,
AND THEY'RE ABOU TO LOSE EVERYTHING.
WRONG, SISTER. THEY'RE ABOU TO GAIN THEIR SELF-RESPECT !
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT CHILDREN.
THEY MADE A DECISION FOR
THEMSELVES, AND I'M JUST HELPING
'EM. YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
I JUST HOPE YOU'RE
AS GOOD A COACH AS YOU ARE
A BULLSHIT ARTIST.
[ Sighs ]
YOU'RE ALLOWED
TO SAY "BULLSHIT" ?
ONLY IF I REALLY MEAN IT.
WELL, GO ON.
[ Sighs ]
EVERY DAY
I THANK THE LORD
SHE'S ON OUR SIDE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS !
LET'S GET TO WORK.
WE ONLY GOT EIGHT DAYS.
[ Jimmy ]
THAT'S RIGHT.
TIME YOUR JUMP.
I WANT YOU IN THE AIR
WHEN THE BALL HITS THE BOARD.
MAKE MINGORI FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE GLUED TO THE GROUND.
THAT'S GOOD. WAY TO GO.
SALEH, THIS IS YOURS.
OW !
HERE WE GO.
COME ON, MOVE IT, MOVE IT.
HIGH STEP.
GET 'EM UP. GET 'EM UP.
GET 'EM UP. GET 'EM UP.
GET 'EM UP. STEP, STEP, SIDE.
SIDE. SIDE. SIDE.
COME ON, GET BACK, GET BACK.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
[ Blows Whistle ]
ALL RIGHT, WATCH ST. GEORGE.
GO RIGHT !
AND BACK ! UP ! JUMP !
LEFT ! RIGHT !
HARIMBO, YOUR OTHER RIGHT.
[ Swahili ]
ARMS UP ! ARMS UP !
ARMS UP ! NO !
SALEH, DEFENSE.
DEFENSE
IS MORE IMPORTAN THAN BREATHING.
WE WILL WIN BY SHOOTING.
NOT BY WAVING OUR HANDS
IN THE AIR LIKE CRAZY PEOPLE.
YOU SHOOT. I'M GONNA
WAVE MY HANDS IN THE AIR
LIKE A CRAZY PERSON.
MY TURN.
I'M MINGORI MINING.
I'VE JUST STOLEN YOUR CATTLE.
NOW I'M GOING AFTER
YOUR FAMILY.
THAT HOOP
IS YOUR BOMA .
IF I GET PAST YOU--
I'LL KILL YOU !
[ Groaning ]
YEAH. RIGHT. KILL ME.
BUT NEXT TIME,
DO IT WITHOUT TOUCHING ME.
THAT'S DEFENSE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM ?
YOU SAY DEFENSE IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN BREATHING.
THEY TOOK YOU BY YOUR WORD.
[ Laughter ]
[ Jimmy ] OKAY, YOU GUYS,
LET'S GO, LET'S GO !
COME ON, SHARP TURN !
LAST MAN IN DOES IT AGAIN !
THAT'S RIGHT. GO ! GO !
SHOW ME YOUR STUFF !
SHOW ME YOUR STUFF !
[ Cheering ]
COME ON, HARIMBO !
KEEP MOVING ! COME ON !
COME ON !
LET'S GO ! GO, GO, GO !
KEEP YOUR HANDS UP.
DON'T BE LAZY.
COME ON. I'VE SEEN
YOU GUYS THROW SPEARS.
IT'S THE SAME DEAL.
IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
REMEMBER: PASS, PASS, PASS.
[ Players Together ]
OR THE COACH WILL KICK OUR ASS.
- THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
[ Elders Laughing ]
[ Cheering Continues ]
[ Jimmy ]
COME ON ! WATCH ST. GEORGE.
HE'S THE MAN, OUR PLAYMAKER.
EYES ON ST. GEORGE !
[ Sister Susan ]
NO, WATCH HIM !
[ Grunting, Groaning ]
OW ! OW, OW, OW !
[ Sister Susan ]
WHAT IS IT ? WHAT'S WRONG ?
MOVE OVER, GUYS.
[ Sighs ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
IT'S THESE RIDICULOUS
SNOW TIRE SANDALS.
LET ITUMBO SEE HIM.
YOU WILL NOT CURE HIM
WITH ITUMBO'S CHANTING
AND ANTELOPE OILS.
WITHOUT HIM, WE CAN'T GE THE BALL OUT OF THE BACKCOURT.
[ Sister Susan ]
HE KEEPS OFF IT,
HE'LL BE PLAYING IN A MONTH.
[ Scoffs ]
WOW, THAT'S JUST GREAT.
JIMMY.
WHERE'RE YOU GOING ?
HOME.
[ Blows Bottle ]
I SPOKE TO THE ELDERS.
CAN ANY OF 'EM
PLAY GUARD ?
YOU CAN PLAY GUARD.
WE WANT YOU TO PLAY FOR US.
[ Sighs ]
SALEH.
[ Clears Throat ]
WAKE UP.
YOU KNOW THE RULES.
IT'S WINABI VERSUS MINGORI.
YOU MUST BECOME ONE OF US.
BECOME ?
YOU MEAN LIKE NTZUKO ?
FORGET IT.
YOU'RE SERIOUS ?
SALEH.
THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.
I SHOULD NEVER HAVE
SAID YES. DAMN !
WHY ?
LOOK, YOU GOTTA
CALL IT OFF.
IT'S OVER. IT'S FINISHED.
YOU GOTTA CALL IT OFF NOW.
WE WOULD NO EVEN IF WE COULD.
YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YA ?
YOU'RE GONNA LOSE.
EVERYTHING.
CATTLE. LAND.
DIDN'T YOU SAY THA THE GAME IS NOT OVER
UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS ?
FORGET WHAT I SAID !
I'M NOTHING BUT TALK !
WE CAN WIN WITH YOU.
YOU'RE A CHAMPION.
NO, I'M A HAS-BEEN.
I'M NOTHIN'.
I'M AN ASSISTANT COACH.
- YOU WON A RING.
- BUT I BLEW OUT MY KNEE !
I BLEW OUT MY KNEE !
[ Sighs ]
I BELIEVE IN YOU,
JIMMY DOLAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE
YOUR BROTHER.
IS THAT A FACT ?
THAT IS A FACT.
[ Sighs ]
WELL, ASSUMING
THAT I DO THIS,
CAN WE SKIP THE PAR WITH THE RAP MUSIC
AND THE LARGE KNIFE ?
JALANG.
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Speaking Swahili ]
[ Translating ]
WITH NO MAP ?
[ Swahili Continues ]
I FOLLOW THE RIVER
TO A WALL OF WOOD,
FACE THE SUNRISE AND LOOK
TO THE AIR UP THERE.
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Chanting Stops ]
COME ON. NOW, THIS--
TH-THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I CAN'T DO THIS.
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Chant Echoing ]
[ Saleh's Voice ]
IT IS SAID THAT YOU MUST LEAVE
A LARGE PART OF YOU THERE...
SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE
A LARGER PART OF YOU AWAY.
[ Panting, Grunting ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Men Shouting
In Swahili ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Jimmy Straining ]
STANDING IN THAT RUNWAY...
FOR THE FIRST TIME... 12 GUYS
DRESSED IN ST. JOE'S...
BLUE AND GOLD,
WATCHING THE LOVELY COWBELLES
SHAKE THEIR POM-POMS.
[ Straining Continues ]
[ Choir Singing
In Swahili ]
[ Grunts ]
NAFTALANJA !
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Panting ]
NOT TOO LOW.
[ Gasps ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Shouting, Chattering ]
[ Horns Honking ]
[ Honking Continues ]
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Shouting, Cheering ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Chanting ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
LET'S SHOW 'EM WHAT WE GOT !
- ALL RIGHT, HANDS IN !
- [ Swahili ]
[ Together ]
WINABI ! WINABI ! GO !
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
NO, NO, NO.
HE CAN'T PLAY !
WE MADE THE RULES.
IT'S WINABI ONLY !
GET HIM OFF THE COURT !
HE IS WINABI.
READ IT AND WEEP.
[ Chuckles ]
LET HIM PLAY.
WITH OR WITHOUT HIM,
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
[ Cheering ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Cheering Continues ]
[ Singing In Swahili ]
THAT'S TWO POINTS !
LET'S GO !
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- HEADS UP !
- YES ! YES !
- [ Cheering ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO !
[ Cheering ]
- HEY !
- GET OUT ! GET OUT ! PLAY !
- HEY, YOU BETTER WATCH IT !
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
- YEAH !
- [ Cheering ]
OKAY, BOYS !
LET'S GO ! LET'S GO !
[ Crowd Chanting ]
MINGORI ! MINGORI ! MINGORI !
MINGORI ! MINGORI !
- MMM ! BEAUTIFUL !
- OHH !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
BACK DOOR, SALEH !
[ Grunting, Groaning ]
- OHHH !
- FOUL !
[ Whistle Blowing ]
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- THAT WAS A CHARGE !
[ Scoffs ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
[ Groans ]
[ Crowd Shouting In Swahili ]
BEISA !
BEISA !
[ Crowd Chanting ]
BEISA ! BEISA !
BEISA ! BEISA !
BEISA, YOU BRING THE BALL DOWN.
ALL RIGHT ? SALEH, POST UP LOW.
LOOK TO HIM.
BUT IF YOU GET OPEN,
LET'S SEE THAT SWEET SHOT.
JIMMY ?
FOXIE.
YOU CAME.
ALL RIGHT ! COME ON !
PLAY ! PLAY HARD !
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
WANTED MY JOB THAT BAD.
[ Scoffs, Laughs ]
COME ON, REF, WATCH HIS HANDS !
HE'S ALL OVER HER.
HEY, COME ON !
YES !
THAT'S HIM.
THAT'S OUR GUY ?
TELL ME YOU'VE GOT HIM
LOCKED UP, JIMMY. TELL ME
YOU'VE GOT HIM LOCKED UP.
ONLY IF WE WIN.
GO WINABI !
[ Whistle Blows ]
- OHHH !
- [ Groaning ]
[ Referee Blows Whistle,
Shouts In Swahili ]
- [ Shouts ]
- [ Grunts ]
SHE'S OUT ?
WHAT ARE YOU, BLIND ?
GET A DOG !
[ Crowd Booing ]
- ALL RIGHT, I'M GOIN' IN.
- [ Chanting ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Cheering ]
- RHINO ! RHINO !
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Whistle Blowing ]
[ Cheering, Chanting ]
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
LACE HIM UP, BOYS.
COURTESY OF THE EAST AFRICAN
BINGO PROJECT.
IF YOU DON'T STOP PLAYING,
MR. DOLAN, THERE MAY BE
NOTHING LEFT TO TAPE.
YOU'RE GOING TO INJURE
YOURSELF PERMANENTLY.
YEAH, YEAH.
JIMMY.
PLEASE, NO MORE.
WHERE'S MY BRACE ?
JIMMY.
WHAT ?
I'LL GO BACK WITH YOU
WHETHER WE WIN OR NOT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ?
I WANT TO WIN.
YEAH, ME TOO.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU
GOING BACK WITH ME ANYMORE.
THE DEAL'S OFF.
WHEN THIS IS OVER,
YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT,
ALL RIGHT ?
ALL RIGHT.
JIMMY ! YOU HEARD
WHAT YOU JUST SAID ?
WE NEED THIS KID
AT ST. JOE'S.
FOXIE, THIS
IS NOT ST. JOE'S.
ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
GATHER 'ROUND. LISTEN UP.
SALEH, COME HERE.
RUWALA, SOLOLO, I WANT YOU GUYS
TO GET INTO THE FLOW.
I WANT TO OPEN UP THIS GAME
OFFENSIVELY. LOOK,
MIFUNDO IS A BRUTE,
BUT YOU CAN OUTTHINK HIM,
YOU CAN OUTSMART HIM.
HEY, GUYS,
WE'RE DOWN 14 POINTS.
WE'RE PLAYING AT HOME.
AND WE GOT NEW SHOES. LET'S
SEND MINGORI BACK TO THE MINES.
[ Together ]
YES !
WHAT DID YOU SAY ?
- YES !
- I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
YES !
[ Singing In Swahili ]
- [ Cheering ]
- [ Shouts ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Grunting, Groaning ]
- [ Cheering ]
- GO, SALEH !
[ Foxie ]
WAY TO GO !
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
- [ Cheering ]
- ALL RIGHT, GET YOUR MAN.
TOUGH "D" !
COME ON, MIFUNDO !
[ Swahili ]
SALEH,
HE'S ALL OVER YOU !
IS HE STRONGER THAN YOU ?
IS HE TOUGHER THAN YOU ?
[ Crowd Chanting ]
WINABI ! WINABI !
- HERE.
- [ Swahili ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Crowd Shouting ]
[ Attack Cries ]
ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON.
TAKE IT EASY.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
GET OFF HIM, MAN !
[ Shouting In Swahili
Continues ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Cheering ]
[ Crowd Chanting ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
- TIME-OUT ! TIME !
- MINGORI'S CHOKIN' !
[ Chanting Continues ]
LOOK OUT, SALEH !
HE'S GOIN' BASELINE !
- YES ! YES !
- THAT'S IT !
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
THAT WAS A FOUL !
WHAT ARE YA DOIN' ?
THAT WAS A HATCHET JOB.
CAREFUL.
NO WEIGHT ON THIS LEG.
[ Groaning ]
WHO ARE WE GONNA USE NOW ?
JIMMY, WHO DO YOU WANT ?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE NOBODY.
COME ON,
JIMMY, WE GOTTA USE SOMEBODY.
WE NEED A POINT GUARD.
[ Cheering,
Chanting Continue ]
[ Chanting ]
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
- HALAWI !
- HUH ?
[ Chanting Continues ]
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
I AM PLAYING FOR WINABI.
NO !
HE CANNOT PLAY FOR WINABI.
HE DOESN'T BELONG HERE.
HEY !
HE PLAYS FOR WINABI.
- [ Cheering ]
- [ Groaning ]
HEY ! YOUR BROTHER.
CAN HE PLAY ?
DOES A ZEBRA HAVE STRIPES ?
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
- [ Groans ]
- [ Jimmy Shouting ]
COME ON !
LET'S MOVE !
LET'S MOVE THE BALL !
PASS ! PASS !
[ Cheering ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Man Singing
In Swahili ]
WE'VE ONLY GOT TWO MINUTES.
TWO MINUTES ?
TWO MINUTES IS A LIFETIME !
CLEAR.
HALAWI !
[ Swahili ]
MAMAMBO.
[ Cheering ]
[ Groans ]
[ Singing In Swahili ]
COME ON, GET IN.
[ Cheering ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
COME ON ! ARMS UP !
GUARD 'EM ! GUARD 'EM !
- TIME ! TIME !
- [ Whistle Blows ]
- YOU SAW IT !
HE TOUCHED IT !
- TIME !
NUMBER 30. YOU SAW IT !
HE TOUCHED IT ! YEAH !
[ Whistle Blows ]
TIME, TIME, TIME, TIME !
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, COME ON.
ALL RIGHT.
LISTEN UP, YOU GUYS.
GIVE ME YOUR EYES.
WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS PLAY
"WARTHOG IN THE WEEDS."
ALL RIGHT, HALAWI,
I WANT YOU TO TAKE
THE BALL OUT OF BOUNDS
AND PASS IT TO RUWALA.
EVERYONE'S LINED UP
ON THE FREE THROW LINE.
THE OBJECT HERE IS TO DRAW
YOUR MAN AWAY FROM SALEH.
I WANT HIM ISOLATED.
ALONE.
ONE ON ONE
WITH THE BIG UGLY GUY.
IT'S UP TO YOU,
MY MAN.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
HANDS IN. ONE...
TWO... THREE...
[ Together ]
NAFTALANJA !
FORTY-ONE SECONDS LEFT.
THE WINABI'S HAVE GO NO TIME-OUT REMAINING.
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
YOU'VE GO LOTS OF TIME NOW.
TWENTY, TWENTY.
- [ Whistle Blows ]
- LOTS OF TIME.
COME ON !
JIMMY DOLAN "SHAKE AND BAKE."
[ Cheering ]
- THAT'S IT !
- [ Chanting Continues ]
[ Crowd Chanting ]
WINABI ! WINABI !
[ Yells ]
- YES !
- YES !
[ Cheering ]
YEAH !
[ Chanting Continues ]
WINABI ! WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
[ Cheering Continues ]
HALAWI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI !
[ Cheering,
Chanting Continue ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
SISTER !
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO KISS ?
ONLY IF I REALLY MEAN IT.
[ Cheering,
Chanting Continue ]
JIMMY ! JIMMY !
YOUR LOVE
IS LIFTING ME HIGHER
[ Announcer ]
AND STANDING SIX-FOOT-NINE,
THAN I'VE EVER
OUT OF WINABI, AFRICA,
BEEN LIFTED BEFORE
THE BULL'S NEW POWER-FORWARD,
SO KEEP IT UP
QUENCH MY DESIRE
NUMBER 11,
SALEH WINTAMBUH !
AND I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE
FOREVER MORE
YOU KNOW YOUR LOVE
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
HIGHER
HIGHER AND HIGHER
LISTEN, NOW ONCE
[ Singing Continues ]
[ Announcer ]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT GIVES ME THE GREATES PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU...
A NEW ERA
IN ST. JOE'S BASKETBALL.
A FAMILIAR FACE.
ONE OF OUR OWN.
YOUR NEW BULL'S HEAD COACH:
JIMMY DOLAN !
KEEP ON LIFTING ME, OH
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
OH, BABY, YOUR LOVE
KEEPS LIFTING ME
COME ON
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
SO HERE WE GO
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
HIGHER
YOUR LOVE
KEEPS LIFTING ME
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
HIGHER
MY BABY, YOUR LOVE
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
[ Singing In Swahili ]
[ Chanting in Swahili ]
[ Rhythmic Chanting ]
[ Music Stops ]
[ Man ]
DECISIVE MOMENTS.
THOSE
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
MOMENTS.
THAT'S WHA WE'RE TALKIN'
ABOUT HERE, BUDDY.
REMEMBER
YOUR FIRST UNIFORM ?
HOW YOU FELT HOLDING IT,
SEEING YOUR NUMBER ?
FOR ME, IT'S LIKE
IT WAS TEN MINUTES AGO.
AND I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT YOU.
BUT I RAN STRAIGHT HOME
AND FOUND THE MIRROR.
AM I RIGHT ?
AND IN ALL MY YEARS AS A PLAYER
AND ALL THE TIME I'VE PUT HERE
AS AN ASSISTANT COACH,
YOU WANNA KNOW THE ONE
FEELING THAT TOPPED THAT ?
STANDING...
IN THAT RUNWAY...
TWELVE GUYS DRESSED
IN ST. JOE'S BLUE AND GOLD,
LISTENING TO THE SOUND
OF 20,000 PEOPLE...
GOIN' OU OF THEIR MINDS.
[ School Fight Song ]
[ P.A. ]
INTRODUCING
THE SIX-FOOT, EIGHT-INCH...
STAR FORWARD
FOR THE ST. JOSEPH'S BULLS,
FROM CHAUTAUQUA FALLS,
ILLINOIS,
NUMBER 31,
BUDDY WILSON !
[ Continues ]
YOU FORGOT THE PAR ABOUT THE SMELL, THE SWEA AND THE LINIMENT.
LOOK AT HIM.
HE'S OUT THERE DREAMING ABOU HIS GUEST SPOT ON ARSENIO .
[ Music Stops ]
HOW MANY GAMES ARE TELEVISED ?
TEN NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES
PER SEASON.
I WANT IT IN WRITING
THAT I CRACK STARTING LINEUP
FRESHMEN YEAR.
WHAT ?
[ Grunts ]
OOH, IT'S NO A PROBLEM, BUDDY.
PRO SCOUTS GOTTA SEE ME
ON THE FLOOR.
MY AGENT SAID PUT IT IN WRITING,
OR I SIGN WITH U.N.L.V.
WHAT ELSE
DOES YOUR AGENT WANT ?
HE SAID THE SCHOOL I PICK WON' RECRUIT ANOTHER POWER FORWARD
'TIL MY JUNIOR YEAR.
AND WHEELS.
SOMETHING IN A CONVERTIBLE
BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
SAAB'S COOL.
KARL MALONE DRIVES
A SAAB CONVERTIBLE.
- [ Ball Swishes ]
- WE GOTTA GET GOIN'. YOU HAVE
DINNER WITH THE CHEERLEADERS,
SEVEN O'CLOCK.
HEY, HOW ABOUT AN A.C. COBRA ?
ISIAH DRIVES A COBRA.
SHIT, YEAH !
MAYBE YOU OUGHTA PLAY
FOR PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE.
JIMMY --
- BUDDY, WHAT JIMMY MEANS--
- HEY, THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY
AS GOOD AS THE DEAL I GET.
- [ Buddy Dribbling Ball ]
- LOOK AT THE TIME.
BUDDY, COACH FOX WANTS
TO SEE YOU BEFORE WE MEET UP
WITH THE COWBELLES.
HEY, DID I TELL YOU
ONE OF THEM WAS ASKED
TO POSE FOR PLAYBOY ?
I WANNA SEE THE HEAD FAKE.
THIS IS THE SPOT, RIGHT ?
1981 CHAMPIONSHIP.
- JIMMY, WHY DON'T YOU
SHOW BUDDY YOUR RING ?
- THIS IS THE SPOT.
THE JIMMY DOLAN
"SHAKE-AND-BAKE."
"THE MOUTH THAT SCORED."
- OH, SHIT.
- BET YOU CAN'T DRIVE ON ME.
- I'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK.
- [ Sighs ]
NAH, COME ON, LET'S DO IT,
50 BUCKS A POINT, 11-POINT GAME.
SOME OTHER TIME.
COME ON, MAN.
I'LL EVEN SPOT YOU FIVE.
[ Dribbles Ball Once ]
[ Buddy Grunting ]
[ Grunts ]
SO THAT'S WHAT,
NINE-THREE ?
- [ Panting ]
- ME UP SIX ?
FIFTY A POINT.
[ Exhales, Grunts ]
SIX TIMES 50 IS WHAT ?
HUH ?
[ Grunts ]
- ONCE MORE.
- AW, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THIS IS--
AW,
YOU OKAY ?
GUYS, GUYS,
WE REALLY GOTTA GET GOIN'.
- SEVEN TIMES 50 !
- [ Groans ]
YOU'RE DOWN 350.
LET ME GUESS. YOUR AGEN TOOK YOUR S.A.T.'S FOR YOU ?
KEEP YOUR HANDS UP !
[ Groans ]
DEFENSE IS MORE IMPORTAN THAN BREATHING.
BUDDY, WE REALLY
GOTTA GET GOIN'.
THERE'S NOTHIN' UGLIER THAN
A BUNCH OF HUNGRY CHEERLEADERS.
SO, YOU WANNA SEE
THE HEAD FAKE ?
JIMMY DOLAN'S
"SHAKE-AND-BAKE."
IT'S A THREE-STAGE PROCESS.
PAY ATTENTION.
- [ Groans ]
- FIRST ,
YOU THINK
I'M GONNA GO LEFT.
SO, I INDICATE LEFT.
BUT YOU KNOW I'M NO GONNA GO WITH MY FIRST MOVE,
NOT WITH THIS THING ON MY LEG.
SO, NOW...
I GO LEFT AGAIN !
AM I GOING TOO FAST FOR YOU ?
YOU HAVING TROUBLE FOLLOWING ME
WITH THAT MEGABYTE MIND ?
OKAY, PAY ATTENTION.
HERE COMES THE SECOND STAGE.
[ Panting ]
YOU THINK I'M TRYIN' TO SELL YA
ON MY RIGHT SIDE.
BUT WHAT I'M REALLY DOIN'--
- [ Panting Heavily ]
- THAT'S THE THIRD STAGE.
HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
WHEN IT'S REALLY WORKIN'...
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOIN'.
BUDDY, DON'T SWEA THE 400.
[ Panting ]
YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT OF THE
50,000 YOU WERE GONNA PAY ME.
I'M NOT PLAYIN' FOR YOU !
BUT, BUD--
WAIT, BUDDY--
TH-THE COWBELLES.
TO HELL
WITH THE COWBELLES !
[ Bells Chiming ]
HOW LONG WE BEEN
TRACKIN' THIS KID ?
[ Tapping Computer Keys ]
[ Computer Beeping ]
SEVENTY-FIVE MAILINGS,
COACH.
EIGHT IN-HOME VISITS.
TWO TRIPS TO DISNEYWORLD.
THIRTY-SEVEN SWEATSHIRTS
AND, UM...
[ Tapping Keys ]
AND 19 LOBSTER DINNERS.
THAT'S A LOT OF LOBSTER,
WOULDN'T YOU SAY, J.D. ?
- THERE ARE
BETTER POWER FORWARDS.
- OH, YEAH ? NAME ONE.
- CONOVER.
- CONOVER ?
YOU CAN DELIVER CONOVER ?
DAMN STRAIGHT !
TALKED TO HIS FATHER YESTERDAY.
HE'S IN THE BAG.
YOUR BAG,
THE ONE WITH CONOVER IN IT,
IS ADDRESSED TO BOBBY KNIGHT.
CONOVER SIGNED
A LETTER OF INTENT WITH INDIANA
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
I BET YOU LOST A LOT OF SLEEP
WAITIN' TO TELL ME THAT.
- BUDDY WILSON WAS MINE,
AND YOU LOST HIM !
- MARK, GET OUTTA HERE.
- YOU GET--
- NOW.
[ Door Closes ]
TAKE A LOAD OFF, J.D.
I SAID, SIT.
KNEE'S HURTIN', HUH ?
DOCS SAY YOU DON'T WATCH IT, YOU
END UP IN A WHEELCHAIR BY 40,
BUT WHAT DO THEY KNOW, RIGHT ?
ALWAYS TIME
FOR A LITTLE ONE-ON-ONE ?
THE WILSON KID
IS AN ASSHOLE, FOXIE.
KID'S 18.
YOU EXPECT GANDHI MAYBE ?
- HE'S NOT A TEAM PLAYER !
- YEAH ? NEITHER WERE YOU.
YOU WERE A SHOWBOA AND A BALL HOG.
I HAD TO BENCH YOU ALMOS AS MANY TIMES AS I BROUGH YOU HOME FOR DINNER !
LOOK AT YOU NOW.
YOU'RE PRACTICALLY
A FUNCTIONING ADULT.
JESUS, JIMMY,
WE NEEDED THAT GODDAMN KID !
- WOULDN'T WANT HIM ON MY TEAM.
- IT'S NOT YOUR TEAM !
WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH YOU ?
I MEAN, WE KEEP
GOING OVER THE SAME GROUND
TIME AND TIME AGAIN !
YOU GOT ONE
OF THE FINEST BASKETBALL MINDS
I'VE EVER COME ACROSS,
BUT YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE AS
TO WHAT COACHING'S ALL ABOUT !
WHY ? BECAUSE I DON'T COACH
THE WAY YOU DO ? NO, I'M SORRY,
I DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES !
BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE
THE BIG PICTURE ! YOU'RE ALWAYS
THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF !
YOU THINK I'VE BEEN GROOMING YOU
FOR TEN YEARS FOR FUN ? THINK
I'M GONNA BE HERE FOREVER ?
FOXIE, YOU'VE BEEN
SAYIN' THAT FOR YEARS.
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA RETIRE !
NOT FOR YOU I'M NOT, BECAUSE
NEVER ONCE HAVE YOU PROVEN TO ME
THAT YOU'RE READY FOR MY JOB !
- AND COLLINS HAS ?
- HE CAN BRING IN THE TALENT !
HE CAN RECRUIT !
HEY, I GAVE EVERYTHING
I HAD TO SAINT JOE'S !
IF I DON'T BLOW
MY KNEE OUT SENIOR YEAR,
I'M PLAYIN' PRO BALL !
HEARTS AND FLOWERS. ONLY REASON
YOU'RE COACHIN' HERE IS BECAUSE
YOU CAN'T BE PLAYIN' THERE.
YOU STILL WANNA
BE THE STAR !
I DON'T NEED THIS.
THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR ONE STAR
AROUND HERE, RAY, AND THAT'S
YOU ! YOU GOT THAT COVERED !
HEY ! GET YOUR ASS
BACK HERE ! JIMMY !
[ Door Slams ]
[ Sighs ]
YO, YO, JIMMY D. !
WE GOT SOMETHIN' FOR YOU.
HOLD UP, HOLD UP.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MAN ?
WHERE YA GOIN' SO FAST ?
YO, YO, WHAT'S YOUR RUSH ?
CHECK IT OUT.
WE SWITCHED NUMBERS.
THAT'S McGRAPH'S NUMBER
YOU'RE WEARIN' ON YOUR HEAD.
MAN, YOU ARE TRIPPIN', MAN.
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LET ME RIDE--
GO HOME.
JIMMY, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
GIMME A RIDE IN THIS CAR ?
COME ON, JIMMY.
[ Saint Joseph's Alumni ]
YOUR WORK IS NOT DONE
WITH VISIONS OF GLORY
PREPARE FOR THE RACE
YET RUN
THE GOLD AND THE AZURE
STRIVE ON
'TIL THE DAY IS WON
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IF YOU GO OUT AND ASK ANYONE
WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT ST. JOE'S,
THEY'LL SAY ONE THING:
THE GREATEST BASKETBALL COACH
IN COLLEGE HISTORY, RAY FOX !
[ Crowd Applauding ]
[ Chanting ]
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE ! FOXIE !
FOXIE !
THANK YOU.
- [ Chanting Stops ]
- IN THE LAST 31 YEARS,
I'VE WON 641
BASKETBALL GAMES,
SEVEN NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS...
- AND CAUGHT FIVE FISH.
- [ Crowd Laughs ]
I THINK IT'S TIME
TO EVEN THE SCORE.
THIS WILL BE
MY LAST SEASON.
[ Crowd Gasps ]
IN TWO WEEKS TIME,
I WILL MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION
FOR MY SUCCESSOR...
TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS
AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
I KNOW A LOT OF YOU
PEOPLE OUT THERE.
YOU COME TO THE GAMES. YOU COME
TO THE DINNERS. SOME OF YOUR
SONS HAVE PLAYED ON THE TEAM--
...FOR PROVIDING SERIOUS
AND CATHOLIC EDUCATION...
TO THE FARTHEST REACHES
OF THE THIRD WORLD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW,
EACH YEAR AT OUR BANQUET,
WE FOCUS ON
A SPECIFIC MISSION .
AND TONIGHT,
IT IS MY HONOR TO BRING YOU...
THE WINABI PARISH SCHOOL
IN KENYA.
STUDENTS AT WINABI...
ARE MATRICULATING
THROUGH ALL 12 GRADES.
AND THERE ARE PLANS FOR
A NURSES' TRAINING PROGRAM
NEXT YEAR.
SCHOOLS MUS PRACTICALLY REACH IT'S--
[ Chair Scrapes On Floor ]
AND ALTHOUGH THE AVERAGE AGE
OF THE TEACHERS IS 32,
THEY SEEM TO BE TEACHING
ENORMOUSLY WELL,
WHERE YA GOING ?
UNDER RATHER AGGRAVATED
CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE OF
THE SIZE OF THE CLASS THEY HAVE.
BUT OF COURSE,
HAVING SO MANY CLASSES...
SPORTS BECOMES
A VERY, VERY POSITIVE PART--
YEAH.
THAT'S IT.
YES !
IT TURNS OU THE SCHOOL IS RUN...
BY NONE OTHER THAN
FATHER KERMIT O'HARA,
THE OTHER GUARD
ON BOB COUSY'S HOLY CROSS TEAM.
I LOOKED UP O'HARA'S STATS;
HE'S SIX-FOOT. THEN, I HAD A
KID IN THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT...
TAKE THE ANGLE OF THE SUN, DEPTH
OF THE FIELD AND THE CAMERA
ANGLE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
GIVEN THAT DATA, THIS KID
IS AT LEAST SIX-EIGHT...
WITH A VERTICAL LEAP
THAT'S OFF THE CHARTS.
YOU'RE SAYIN' THERE WAS A SECOND
GUNMAN ON THE GRASSY KNOLL ?
EAT ME.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW
A BIG MAN MOVE LIKE THAT ?
[ Collins ] BUDDY WILSON.
DO THE NAMES OLAJUWON
MANUTE BOL, DIKEMBE MUTOMBO
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU ?
ALL NATIVE AFRICANS,
ALL PLAYING IN THE N.B.A.
THE GUARD'S GOT TITS.
SMALL ONES.
YOU'RE RIGHT. HE'S PLAYING
AGAINST A GIRL.
- SO WHAT ? COLLINS,
RUN THAT BACK, WILL YA ?
- TURN IT OFF, MARK.
I GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS.
ALL I NEED IS A WEEK AND YOU
SPOT ME THE AIRFARE TO AFRICA.
I ALREADY GO A FLIGHT BOOKED, JIMMY.
YOU'RE ON A 6:30
TO BOISE.
[ Chuckles ]
BOISE ? BOISE'S A CLASS D
TOURNAMENT. BOISE IS--
HIS ASSIGNMENT.
CHANGE OF PLANS.
NICE TRY.
[ Man Singing In Swahili ]
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
[ Chicken Clucking ]
EXCUSE ME.
ARE WE NEAR "WIN-NAH-BEE ?"
UH...
"WIN-NAY-BEE ?"
WINABI.
WINABI.
YEAH.
- HEY.
- YEAH ?
[ Laughing ]
[ Clucking ]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ People Asking Why ]
[ People Laughing ]
[ People Laughing ]
[ Bus Horn Honking ]
THAT'S IT. NO.
THE OTHER ONE.
BLUE AND GOLD. RIGHT.
[ Groans ]
[ People Chattering
In Swahili ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
EXCUSE ME. HI.
HOW YA DOIN' ?
UH... JAMBO.
JAMBO.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
CAN I HELP YOU ?
[ Sighs ]
YEAH. UH, I'M TRYING TO GE TO THIS PLACE... WINABI.
IS THERE A BUS
OR SOMETHING ?
WHEN DO YOU
WISH TO TRAVEL THERE ?
WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE LEAVE ?
I WILL CHECK THE SCHEDULE
FOR YOU.
OH, GREAT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
[ Telephone Ringing ]
WHY DO YOU GO TO WINABI ?
I'M MEETING SOMEONE THERE.
FATHER O'HARA. YOU KNOW HIM ?
YOU'RE A PRIEST ?
ME ? JESUS, NO.
I'M AFRAID
I HAVE BAD NEWS FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE MISSED THE LAST BUS.
OH, SHIT.
WHEN WAS THAT ?
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
[ Car Horn Honking ]
[ Honking Continues ]
WELCOME TO MINGORI !
- [ Chuckles ]
I'M NYAGA.
- JIMMY DOLAN.
YOU DRESS STRANGELY
FOR A COPPER SPECULATOR.
I BEG YOUR PARDON ?
COME ON,
JIMMY DOLAN, PLEASE.
YOU DON'T GO TO WINABI
TO SIGHTSEE.
HOW DID YOU KNOW
I WAS GOING TO WINABI ?
THIS IS A VERY SMALL TOWN,
AND I'M THE BIGGEST MAN IN IT.
NOW,
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN COPPER MINING WINABI,
YOU TALK THE TURKEY TO ME.
THE WINABI HILLS WILL BE
BELONGING TO ME SOON, AND I'LL
BE LOOKING FOR SHAREHOLDERS.
NO, NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
SEE, I'M A COACH. BASKETBALL.
I'M HERE
TO SCOUT A PLAYER, NOT COPPER.
YOU KNOW WHAT BASKETBALL IS ?
[ Chuckling ]
[ Door Closes ]
COME, COME, JIMMY DOLAN,
COME AND MEET THE GUYS.
WELCOME TO THE HOME
OF THE MINGORI PISTONS !
[ People Chattering ]
[ Grunts,
Speaking In Swahili ]
I KNEW THE SPORT TRAVELLED,
BUT WHERE DID YOU LEARN ?
[ Players Chattering ]
SATELLITE DISH TV.
AND WE GET ESPN,
HBO, MTV...
AND OF COURSE...
[ Giggles ]
HOME SHOPPING NETWORK.
WE DEFEATED THE CENTRAL BANK
TEAM THREE TIMES. WE PLAYED
THE TANZANIAN RAILROAD TEAM...
FOR TWO MILLION
KENYAN SHILLINGS.
AND OF COURSE,
THE WINNER TAKES EVERYTHING.
YOU MEAN, A BET ?
THAT'S IT !
A BET.
AH, EVERYONE--
[ Giggles ]
AND THIS GYM WAS PAID FOR
WITH THOSE MONEYS.
NEW DREAM TEAM,
TEAM MINGORI !
ATLANTA, '96 !
[ Laughs ]
MIFUNDO !
YEAH ?
MIFUNDO,
MEET THE COACH.
WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.
YOU'VE GOT SOME NICE MOVES.
I GO FOR THE IRON.
MIFUNDO, THE COACH WANTS YOU.
HE WANTS TO TAKE YOU TO AMERICA.
AND WE MAKE THE DEAL RIGHT NOW,
OKAY, JIMMY DOLAN ?
WAIT, NO, NO,
HOLD ON A SECOND, FELLAS.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU GUYS
ARE SO INTERESTED IN THE GAME,
BUT IF YOU COULD PLEASE TELL ME,
HOW DO I GET TO WINABI ?
WINABI ?
SOMEONE IS CONFUSING YOU.
THERE'S NOTHING IN WINABI.
DO YOU KNOW WHY THE CROWS
FLY UPSIDE DOWN OVER WINABI ?
NO. WHY ?
IT'S BECAUSE THE PLACE
IS HARDLY WORTH SHITTING ON.
HEY, JUST DON'T TALK TO ME ABOU PLACES NOT WORTH SHITTING ON !
ALL RIGHT ?
I'M FROM BUFFALO.
[ Laughing Continues ]
[ Bird Squawks ]
[ Animal Buzzing ]
[ Vehicle Approaching ]
AW, SHIT.
[ Horn Honking ]
THANK GOD.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, SLOW DOWN,
SLOW DOWN JUST ONE SECOND !
HOLD ON, HOLD ON,
STOP, SLOW DOWN-- HEY !
I JUST WANNA KNOW HOW DO I--
JUST TELL ME--
[ People On Bus Laughing
LET ME JUST ASK YOU...
WHICH WAY IS...
[ Laughter Continues ]
WINABI ?
[ Man Singing In Swahili ]
[ Jimmy ]
SECOND FROM THE LEFT.
CHECK HIM OUT.
FOURTEEN FOOT AND HE CAN
DRIBBLE. THIS IS NOT THE ZOO.
AFRICA, RAY.
THIS IS AFRICA.
JIMMY DOLAN, INTERNATIONAL
RECRUITER, REPORTING.
[ Groans, Gasps ]
PEACE ?
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER ?
WINABI ?
[ Panting ]
GUYS, I'LL GIVE YOU
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
ANYTHING I HAVE
IF YOU COULD PLEASE...
JUST TELL ME
HOW TO GET TO WINABI.
[ Jimmy ]
HEY, GUYS ?
FELLAS, HOW-HOW-HOW
MUCH FARTHER IS IT ?
HUH ? COULD YOU JUS GIVE ME A CLUE ?
ARE WE ALMOST THERE ?
HEY, YO,
HOW WE DOING ?
YO, WAIT UP.
COME ON,
20-SECOND TIMEOUT.
HEY.
[ Panting ]
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
HI.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU ?
HOW YA DOIN' ?
HOLY SHIT.
HOW YA DOIN' ?
HEY, BUDDY.
HEY, WAIT UP.
JUST-JUST A SECOND.
LET ME ASK YOU--
WHERE YA GOIN' ?
[ Children Chattering ]
[ Cow Mooing ]
I'M LOOKING
FOR FATHER O'HARA.
O'HARA ?
B--
SIX.
B-SIX.
[ People Chattering ]
B, AS IN...
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
- BINGO !
- [ Priest ] BINGO !
ANOTHER LUCKY WINNER.
BRING IT UP HERE, AND ST. GEORGE
WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
BINGO ! BINGO !
YOU ARE THE SAME
KERMIT O'HARA WHO PLAYED
WITH BOB COUSY AT HOLY CROSS ?
OH, I WOULDN'T CALL IT PLAYING,
SON. THE MAN NEVER EVEN PASSED.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH NOW.
BUT THE PICTURE--
IF YOU'RE COMING, MR. DOLAN,
YOU'D BETTER HURRY UP...
BECAUSE I'M CELEBRATING
MASS IN NGONGOROLA.
IT'S A 52-KILOMETER DRIVE
BEFORE SUNDOWN.
WELL, IF YOU COULD
JUST TAKE A LOOK.
AH.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
BEISA ? OH, TOUGH LUCK, SON.
SHE'S GETTING MARRIED NEXT WEEK.
NO, NOT THE GIRL.
THE GUY IN THE BACKGROUND.
I KNOW IT'S A BLUR--
SALEH.
THE BOY'S NAME IS SALEH.
"SAH-LAY."
WHERE DO I FIND HIM ?
[ Father O'Hara ]
AH, SALEH. YES, SALEH.
THE BOY WILL TELL YOU !
WHAT--
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU ALL
NEXT WEEK.
I DON'T SPEAK--
FATHER, WHAT BOY ?
WHAT BOY ?
[ Sighs ]
[ Boy ]
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
[ Watch Beeping ]
YOUR WATCH ?
IT'S DIGITAL ?
[ Man Yelling ]
SALEH !
SALEH.
HOW YA DOIN' ?
JIMMY DOLAN,
ST. JOE'S COLLEGE.
JAMBO.
GREAT TO MEET YA.
[ Bleating ]
YOU COME HALFWAY AROUND
THE WORLD TO SEE ME PLAY THIS:
BASKETBALL ?
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
ARE YOU HEALTHY UP HERE ?
NEVER SAID THAT.
[ Goats Bleating ]
GO ON, TAKE A SHOT.
[ Bleating ]
[ Dribbling Basketball ]
[ Jimmy ]
YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER.
TRY NOT TO SLAP
THE BALL .
TRY IT AGAIN
WITH YOUR LEFT HAND.
[ Goats Bleating ]
ARE YOU VERY SAD,
JIMMY DOLAN ?
A LITTLE.
I DISAPPOINT YOU MAYBE ?
WELL, YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY
WHAT I EXPECTED.
WHO IS THIS PERSON THAT TELLS
YOU I'M SUCH A GOOD PLAYER ?
ME.
I TOLD MYSELF.
[ Dribbling Basketball
Continues ]
[ Man Singing In Swahili ]
[ Rhythmic Chanting ]
I PLAYED
A GOOD JOKE ON YOU ?
YEAH, I'M LAUGHING
MY ASS OFF.
- [ Chuckling ]
- LET'S SHOOT SOME HOOPS.
[ Chuckling Continues ]
[ Gasps ]
NICE SHOT. BUT YOU KNOW,
YOU'VE BEEN COMING DOWN
THE RIGHT SIDE
FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME
ON THE LEFT ? COME ON, IT'S
ALL YOURS. LEFT ! LEFT !
MY GRANDMOTHER CAN DRIBBLE
WITH HER LEFT HAND.
CAN SHE SEE ENOUGH TO SHOOT ?
LEFT !
COME ON !
LEFT.
WHICH ONE'S LEFT ?
I'M ALWAYS FORGETTING THIS.
LEFT HAND.
[ Chuckles ]
NAFTALANJA !
IT'S FUN, YES,
THIS GAME.
NO.
IT'S MORE THAN FUN.
MORE THAN FUN ?
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S IT'S
LIKE TO PLAY AGAINST TOP PLAYERS
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ?
IT BRINGS OUT THE TALENT THAT'S
SLEEPING INSIDE YOUR BODY. IT'S
TALENT YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE
SUDDENLY... YOU COULD FLY.
I OFTEN THINK
I WOULD LIKE TO FLY .
YEAH, WELL, YOU CAN FLY,
MY MAN.
NUMBER ONE
"NUBAH" DRAFT PICK.
"NUBAH" ?
YEAH, "NUBAH ," N.B.A.
OH, N.B.A.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THAT ?
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED,
SWIMSUIT EDITIONS.
[ Laughs ]
YOU'RE GOING WITH ME, SALEH.
AND I PROMISE YOU,
YOU'RE GONNA LIVE THE RES OF YOUR LIFE LIKE A KING.
LIKE A KING ?
JUST LIKE A KING.
I LIKE YOU,
JIMMY DOLAN.
IT MAKES A LOVELY IDEA.
SO YOU'LL DO IT ?
YOU'LL COME ?
JALANG.
HEY, SALEH, WAIT UP.
HEY, YO, WHERE YA GOIN' ?
COME ON, WE--
HEY, COME ON,
WHERE YA GOIN' ?
[ Bleating ]
DON'T LEAVE ME HERE
WITH THE GOAT.
[ Birds Chirping ]
[ Chirping Continues ]
COFFEE ?
[ Groans ]
LIGHT WITH SUGAR.
[ Rooster Crowing ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Children Laughing ]
[ Jimmy ]
OW !
[ Nun ]
SORRY.
SO, IT, UH... MUST BE HARD
WORKING OUT HERE ALL ALONE ?
MR. DOLAN,
I AM NEVER ALONE.
[ Groans ]
HOW FAR DO THESE KIDS
GO IN SCHOOL ANYWAY ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
YOU WANT TO KNOW IF SALEH
CAN GET INTO ST. JOE'S ?
IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S GO TO TAKE QUANTUM PHYSICS.
DON'T BE PATRONIZING.
WINABI HAVE SURVIVED ADVERSITIES
THAT WOULD HAVE KNOCKED YOU OU OF THE PICTURE CENTURIES AGO.
THEY ARE REMARKABLE PEOPLE.
NO KIDDING. THIS KID'S GOT THE
HANG TIME OF A HOT AIR BALLOON.
I'D FORGET ABOUT SALEH
IF I WERE YOU.
FORGET ABOUT HIM ?
I JUST FOUND A FUTURE
N.B.A. HALL OF FAMER.
- WHAT YOU FOUND
IS A HEADMAN'S SON.
- A WHAT ?
HE'S THE SON OF URUDU,
CHIEF OF THE WINABI.
SALEH'S ROYALTY,
LIKE A PRINCE.
- IS THAT THE REASON
FOR THE BODYGUARD ?
- MM-HMM.
SALEH'S GONNA FIT RIGHT IN
AT ST. JOE'S. WE GO TWO PRINCES, WE GOT A DUKE,
WE GOT A SHEIK FROM BAHRAIN--
SALEH IS THE NEXT IN LINE
TO LEAD HIS PEOPLE.
HIS PARENTS ARE
EXTREMELY PROTECTIVE.
SISTER, PARENTS
ARE MY SPECIALTY.
ALL I GOTTA DO IS EXPLAIN
TO SALEH'S MOM AND DAD...
THAT I'M ONLY GONNA BORROW HIM
FOR FOUR YEARS AND RETURN HIM
WITH A FIRST-CLASS EDUCATION.
AND YOUR N.B.A.,
ARE THEY GOING TO BORROW HIM
AFTER THAT ?
AFTER THAT, WE'LL SEE. ANYWAY,
SALEH'S ALREADY ON BOARD.
OH, HOW SO ?
I SPOKE TO HIM LAST NIGHT AND
HE SAID VERY CLEARLY, "JALANG ."
- [ Sister Laughing ]
- WHY, WHAT'S SO FUNNY ?
"JALANG ," MR. DOLAN,
IS A WINABI WAY OF SAYING "NO"
WITHOUT INSULTING YOU.
IT MEANS, "I WILL
CONSIDER IT FOR ETERNITY."
KEEP THAT ON FOR AN HOUR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WORKING.
WHAT IS IT ?
IT'S IODINE, KEROSENE
AND STERILIZED CAMEL STOOL.
[ Cow Mooing ]
IS SHE SERIOUS ?
[ Children Shouting ]
[ Jimmy ]
NOW,
SALEH'S FATHER'S NAME
IS-- URUDU.
URUDU.
OKAY, AND THESE ELDERS,
THEY'RE ALL GUYS, RIGHT ?
YES.
OH, EXCELLENT !
YOU SEE, I LOVE TALKING
TO GUYS ABOUT THIS STUFF.
I MEAN, AFTER ALL, IT'S
A MALE THING, RIGHT ? I MEAN
IT'S THAT "IRON JOHN" THING.
[ Cow Mooing ]
[ People Yelling ]
[ Jimmy ] EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN,
IF I MIGHT JUST... BREAK IN--
[ Men All Talking At Once ]
[ Arguing In Swahili ]
UH, UH--
[ Liquid Spilling ]
WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS SALEH'S DAD ?
[ Cow Urinating ]
[ Mooing ]
[ Arguing Continues ]
NUBAH ! NUBAH !
NUBAH. NUBAH.
- [ Arguing Stops ]
- YEAH, THE N.B.A.
NO, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT.
- HE WOULD MAKE MONEY
LIKE AIR JORDAN ?
- YES.
- SALEH COULD BE JUST LIKE HIM.
- [ Laughs ]
- WHICH ONE OF YOU IS URUDU ?
- [ Cow Mooing ]
[ Arguing Continues ]
'CAUSE IF YOU COULD JUST...
TELL HIM...
THAT THE N.B.A.
CAN BE VERY GENEROUS.
[ Arguing Gets Louder ]
[ Angry Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Cow Mooing ]
THAT WAS URUDU ?
[ Sniffing ]
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
[ Panting ]
HI.
LISTEN, I THOUGH I WOULD COME UP HERE
AND TRY TO EXPLAIN.
MAYBE I'M PRESSIN'
A LITTLE HARD, BUT IT'S
ONLY BECAUSE YOUR SON--
LET ME PUT IT TO YOU
LIKE THIS. I COULD PUT HIM
WITH ANY FOUR GUYS,
ANY FOUR GUYS
AND TAKE THAT TEAM
STRAIGHT TO THE FINAL FOUR.
[ Chuckles ]
YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THE FINAL FOUR ARE.
FORGET IT.
TOGETHER, WE COULD SET UP
A PACKAGE THAT KEPT SALEH
AWAY FROM HOME...
A MAXIMUM FIVE MONTHS
AT THE MOST.
YOU COULD VISIT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE IS LIKE, BUT--
I MEAN, IF I MAY SAY SO,
SIR, YOU LOOK TO BE
IN QUITE GOOD HEALTH,
AND I MEAN THA ONLY TO SAY THAT IT--
I HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
I-- I CAN'T SHUT UP.
MY TRIBE HAS MANY PROBLEMS,
MR. DOLAN.
I'M SORRY...
BUT I CANNOT LISTEN TO YOU.
[ Bird Singing ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Crickets Chirping ]
AM I GOOD ENOUGH
TO PLAY FOR YOU ?
[ Exhales ]
YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT.
TELL ME ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S.
WELL, HMM--
IT'S VERY OLD.
A LOT OF TRADITION.
IT'S WHERE
I WENT TO SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHERE YOU PLAYED ?
1981 CHAMPIONSHIP RING.
HERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I'D LIKE TO PLAY
FOR ST. JOSEPH'S,
VERY, VERY MUCH.
MY FATHER IS A STUBBORN MAN.
HE SAYS I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN
BEFORE I AM A LEADER.
HE SAYS I MUST PU MY PEOPLE'S HEAR IN FRONT OF MINE.
YOUR FATHER SAYS
THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
- MAYBE I COULD HELP.
- YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER.
MY FATHER DOES NO TRUST YOU.
[ Chuckles ]
WELL.
OF COURSE HE DOESN'T TRUST ME.
HE-HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW MANY CHICKEN DINNERS
I'VE HAD WITH FATHERS...
JUST LIKE YOURS JUST SO
THEY COULD GET TO KNOW ME.
WE DO NOT EAT CHICKEN.
YEAH, WELL,
WHATEVER YOU DO EAT,
I'M GONNA EAT IT TOO.
YOU GUYS GO TO WORK
IN THE MORNING,
I'M WORKIN' TOO.
I BELIEVE
IN YOU, SALEH.
I BELIEVE...
IN WHAT YOU CAN DO.
AND ONCE YOUR FATHER
UNDERSTANDS THAT,
HE WILL TOO.
ARE YOU WITH ME ?
YES !
YES, I'M WITH YOU.
LET'S DO IT !
WHO, WHOA, WHOA,
SLOW DOWN, HEY, HEY !
COME ON ! HEY !
FELLAS, FELLAS, FELLAS,
TAKE IT EASY !
SLOW DOWN !
WHOA !
FELLAS, SLOW, SLOW.
COME ON, DON'T RUN !
WHOA, WHOA, HEY !
[ Screams ]
WHOA, WHOA,
YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT !
STOP, STOP, STOP ! WHOA !
COME ON, MAKE-- STOP !
YOU DON'T WANNA GO OVER THERE.
THERE'S A McDONALD'S OVER THERE.
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
NOW, YOU GIVE ME A SUMP PUMP
AND A THREE-INCH PIPE, AND I'LL
CUT YOUR WORKLOAD IN HALF.
BUT THEN WE COULD NO VISIT WITH EACH OTHER.
WE'LL START...
WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS.
NOW, ALL I WAN YOU TO DO...
IS BEND YOUR KNEES,
JUST LET IT ROLL
OFF YOUR FINGERTIPS.
YOU DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO JUMP.
NICE SHOT.
JIMMY. THIS IS HARIMBO.
HE'S NOT SO MUCH WITH
THE SHOOTING BUT--
I DEFEND LIKE A BUFFALO.
YOU SMELL
LIKE A BUFFALO.
DON'T START, NTZUKO.
I'LL CRUSH YOU
LIKE A COCKROACH.
EXCUSE ME.
I'LL PLAY.
MY SISTER'S BRIDEGROOM-TO-BE.
MY GAME IS MUCH LARGER
THAN I LOOK.
I BET YOU SAY THA TO ALL THE GIRLS.
ALL RIGHT...
LET'S GET IT ON.
THANK YOU.
SIGN YOU UP FOR A ST. JOE'S
SEASON TICKET PACKET, SISTER ?
I WOULDN'T UNCORK YOUR POM-POMS
JUST YET, MR. DOLAN.
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
HOW 'BOU YOUR RING ?
NOT IF I WAS DYING
OF THIRST. FORGET IT.
OKAY.
WHAT IS IT ?
GOAT'S MILK.
[ All Chattering At Once ]
[ Groaning ]
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
NATURE IS SCREAMING.
HO !
[ Groans ]
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
ARE YOU OKAY ?
I'M FINE.
[ Chuckles ] CASE OF
THE WINABI TROTS, I'D SAY.
I SEE.
[ All Laughing ]
OW !
[ Groans ]
HEY, SISTER.
HOW YA' DOIN' ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
I GOT CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
FROM FATHER O'HARA.
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD
HOOK THEM UP TO YOUR GENERATOR
FOR THE WEDDING.
AND I TOOK YOU FOR
A TYPICALLY AMERICAN, SELFISHLY
OPPORTUNISTIC SPORTS PIMP.
AND ALL THE WHILE
YOU'RE ACTUALLY A SAMARITAN,
AND A HANDYMAN TO BOOT.
YOU'RE ALLOWED
TO SAY "PIMP" ?
ONLY IF I REALLY MEAN IT.
HEY, WHAT IS IT THAT PISSES
YOU OFF SO MUCH ABOUT ME ?
PLEASE, TELL ME, WHAT ?
YOU'RE ALWAYS PLAYING A GAME,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHO
OR WHAT YOU'RE PLAYING FOR.
IS THAT RIGHT ?
YES. YOU'RE FRIGHTENED IF YOU
STOP PLAYIN', YOU'LL DISAPPEAR.
YOU'RE DOING A MILE A MINUTE,
GOING ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SUSAN ?
[ Groans ]
SOMETHING WRONG ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
AT LEAST I'M PLAYIN' INSTEAD
OF DROPPING OUT AND HIDING
OUT HERE IN THE WILDERNESS.
WHAT DID YOU SAY
TO ME ?
WHO DO YOU THINK...
YOU'RE KIDDING ? DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THE ELDERS CALL YOU ?
"NADA NDIMU."
THE LEMON NUN.
WELL, THERE'S A NEW WINABI
WORD FOR THE VILLAGE IDIOT.
IT'S A "DOLAN" !
[ Groans ]
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS.
YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU
KNOW ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS...
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO
FOR THESE PEOPLE ONCE
I TAKE SALEH BACK WITH ME.
AFTER YOU FINISH WINNING
THE HEARTS AND MINDS
OF THE WINABI ?
- YOU DON'T THINK I'M GONNA GE SALEH TO COME BACK WITH ME ?
- YOU DON'T HAVE A PRAYER !
[ Chuckles ]
YOU SEE THIS RING, SISTER ?
THIS IS A 1981
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RING.
YOU CAN'T BUY
THESE RINGS, SISTER !
[ Groans ]
FOURTH QUARTER.
WE'RE DOWN SEVEN POINTS
TO GEORGETOWN.
NINETEEN SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
THEIR BALL !
[ Groans ]
WE WON THAT GAME, SISTER !
SO DON'T TALK TO ME
ABOUT A PRAYER !
[ Cow Mooing ]
[ Jimmy Expelling Gas ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Footsteps Approaching ]
[ Animal Grunting ]
UH-OH.
- [ Grunting ]
- [ Gasps ]
- [ Groans ]
- [ Grunting ]
[ Grunting Continues ]
GODDAMN... BUTTON FLY !
OH, NO.
[ Squealing ]
[ Panting, Screams ]
[ Squealing Continues ]
BRACE YOURSELF...
OR I'M A DEAD GOAT !
WHOA !
[ Grunts ]
[ Panting ]
YOU.
I--
[ Panting ]
I-- I--
I-- I--
I MEAN, I--
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
YOU, YOU SAVED MY LIFE !
[ Sniffing ]
[ Bird Squawking ]
[ Exhales ]
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT ?
FINE ! FINE.
NEVER BETTER.
THIS IS MY SISTER, BEISA.
SHE HAS SOMETHING
FOR YOUR STOMACH.
MMM. THANK YOU.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
- WHAT ?
- [ Swahili Continues ]
SHE WANTS YOU TO COME
TO HER WEDDING TO NTZUKO.
GREAT.
THANK YOU.
YEAH.
WHERE IS NTZUKO ? I HAVEN' SEEN HIM AROUND LATELY.
NOT GETTING COLD FEET, IS HE ?
NTZUKO IS FAR AWAY.
HE IS ON A JOURNEY HE MUST MAKE
TO BECOME WINABI.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
BEISA.
BEISA ASKS
IF YOU'RE MARRIED ?
[ Laughs ]
UH, NO.
NO, I, UH...
HAVE A LOT OF GIRLFRIENDS.
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
[ Beisa Laughing ]
WHAT DID SHE SAY ?
IT'S AN OLD WINABI SAYING:
"THE HUNT IS FUN...
BUT DOES NOT KEEP YOU
WARM AT NIGHT."
[ Chuckles ]
SHE'S GONNA KEEP NTZUKO BUSY.
YES.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY
NTZUKO IS MARRYING HER.
WHAT'S WRONG ?
JIMMY, THERE IS SOMETHING
MY FATHER HASN'T TOLD YOU.
OVER A YEAR AGO,
A MAN NAMED NYAGA CAME TO US,
WANTING TO BUY OUR LAND.
NYAGA ? THAT'S THE FAT GUY
WHO OWNS MINGORI ?
YES.
HE WANTS TO OWN OUR LAND TOO.
IT'S VERY RICH WITH COPPER.
BUT MY FATHER
REFUSED TO SELL.
SO NYAGA BEGAN ATTACKING US
AND STEALING OUR CATTLE.
CATTLE ARE A BIG THING
FOR YOU GUYS, RIGHT ?
WE DEPEND ON CATTLE.
WITHOUT THEM, WE'LL
HAVE TO LEAVE OUR LAND.
WELL...
LET'S JUST HOPE COWS
AREN'T CONSIDERED
A RECRUITING VIOLATION.
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
YOU'RE BEATING ME UP ON THIS.
THIS IS THE LATEST MODEL
CAMCORDER THEY MAKE.
100,000 SHILLINGS
FOR THE PLANE TICKET,
50,000 FOR THE CAMCORDER;
THAT'S MY BEST.
YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY ?
IF YOU NEED CASH IN A HURRY,
THERE'S ALWAYS A PREMIUM.
IT'S TRUE THE WORLD OVER.
- JIMMY, ARE YOU SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS ?
- ALL RIGHT,
150,000 FOR THE TICKET,
100,000 FOR THE CAMCORDER.
A HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
FOR THE TICKET,
50,000 FOR THE CAMERA.
BUT YOU SAID
WE MIGHT HAVE MORE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, IF I STILL OWNED
THE VIDEO CAMERA,
I WOULD WANT THE BATTERY
TO GO WITH IT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
[ Jimmy ]
WHEN YOU NEED CASH IN A HURRY,
YOU GOTTA PAY A PREMIUM.
IT'S TRUE
THE WORLD OVER.
GOOD MORNING !
LOSE YOUR TRAVELER'S CHECKS,
COACH DOLAN ?
[ Speaking In Swahili ]
OH.
SO, TRYING YOUR HAND
AT CATTLE RANCHING, HUH ?
THAT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS.
[ Chuckling ]
EVERYTHING IN MINGORI...
IS MY BUSINESS.
NOT ANYMORE.
I STRONGLY SUGGEST THA YOU TAKE YOUR MEMORIES
BACK TO AMERICA...
NOW.
NOT UNTIL I'M DONE
SEEING THE SIGHTS.
[ People Chattering ]
MY FATHER SHOULD HAVE
SEEN THAT. NAFTALANJA !
NAFTALANJA !
BY THE WAY, WHAT THE HELL
DOES THAT MEAN ?
NAFTALANJA MEANS THE SMELL
AFTER A HEAVY RAIN.
BUT WHEN YOU SAY IT, IT MEANS...
"TODAY MY LIFE STARTS FRESH, AND
MY TROUBLES ARE ALL BEHIND ME."
NAFTALANJA , MY FRIEND.
SALEH.
HEY, WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING ?
[ Car Horn Honks ]
[ People Chattering ]
WHO WAS THAT ?
HALAWI.
WHO ?
MY BROTHER.
YOUR OLDER BROTHER ?
NO ONE--
YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT AN OLDER BROTHER.
WHEN NYAGA FIRST OFFERED TO BUY
OUR LAND, HALAWI TRIED TO MAKE A
DEAL WITHOUT MY FATHER KNOWING.
HE THOUGHT NYAGA WAS THE FUTURE.
MY FATHER FELT BETRAYED.
SO, HE BANISHED HIM.
HE WENT TO WORK FOR NYAGA.
TO MY FATHER,
HALAWI DOES NOT EXIST.
MAN, I KNOW
HOW THAT FEELS.
[ Woman Singing In Swahili ]
[ Children Chattering ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
MOO, SISTER.
[ Chattering In Swahili ]
[ Cows Mooing ]
HEY !
THEY DON'T CALL US
THE ST. JOE'S BULLS
FOR NOTHING.
- [ Speaking In Swahili ]
- CHIEF URUDU ?
AND THIS MUST BE
THE LOVELY MRS. URUDU.
AND MAY I SAY,
YOU LOOK WAY TOO YOUNG
TO HAVE A SON SALEH'S AGE.
YEAH.
THESE CATTLE ARE A GIF TO YOUR TRIBE FROM MY TRIBE
AT ST. JOSEPH'S.
I'M SURE THEY'LL COME IN HANDY
NOW GIVEN THE UPCOMING EXPENSE
OF YOUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING.
I-I-I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT MY GOAL HERE IS TO GIVE TO
YOUR VILLAGE, NOT TO TAKE AWAY.
JALANG.
[ Jimmy ]
JALANG, HUH ? HEY !
IS THAT THE SAME JALANG
THAT MEANS FOR ETERNITY ?
THE VERY SAME.
- [ Arguing In Swahili ]
- THEY DON'T SOUND TOO HAPPY.
YOU JUST TRIED
TO BUY THE HEADMAN'S SON
FOR A HERD OF CATTLE.
WHAT'D YOU EXPECT ?
[ Arguing Continues ]
[ Bells Chiming ]
HELLO, MR. RAY FOX.
[ Jimmy ]
FOXIE.
FOXIE !
SON-OF-A-BITCH !
HE DID IT !
A BLUE CHIP BIG MAN.
FOR 40 COWS.
[ Goat Bleating On Video ]
THIS IS SALEH.
I'M A...
DUNKAHOLIC.
JIMMY TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT ST. JOE'S.
LET'S SEND HIM A COUPLE
HUNDRED RABBITS. MAYBE HE
CAN FIND US A POINT GUARD.
[ Clapping On Video ]
SEND HIM THE CASH !
MAKE IT EXPRESS.
[ Singing In Swahili ]
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Singing,
Chanting Continue ]
[ Chattering ]
[ Cows Mooing,
People Talking In Swahili ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
[ Mooing ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
[ Mooing Continues ]
[ Rumbling ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Shouting, Screaming ]
[ Jimmy ]
WATCH OUT ! COME HERE !
COME HERE ! HEY !
HEY ! COME HERE !
GRAB MY ARM !
- IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S OKAY.
- [ Talking In Swahili ]
- [ Swahili Continues ]
- SALEH !
[ Goats Bleating ]
SISTER.
EVERYONE'S ALIVE,
MR. DOLAN.
WHERE'S EVERYONE GOING ?
TO A DIFFERENT PLACE.
AWAY FROM MINGORI.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK AWAY ?
QUIT ? THAT'S IT ?
JIMMY, I AM A WINABI.
I MUST DO WHAT MY LEADER SAYS.
YOU ARE A LEADER.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ?
NO.
NO, I GUESS I DON'T.
I'LL WALK YOU TO MINGORI.
TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
[ People Chattering,
Horns Honking ]
[ Bicycle Bells
Ringing ]
[ Man On Television ]
ANDREWS IS DRIBBLING,
AND TIPS IT UP TO HATCHINSON
WHO'S AT THE TOP OF THE KEY.
BILL DRIBBLES RIGHT,
PULLS UP A 22-FOOTER. YES !
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
NYAGA !
- [ Swahili ]
- [ Laughter ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
YOUR FATHER
IS REPORTING A CRIME.
MR. BASKETBALL.
MR. BIG COACH.
SO WHAT'S THIS ?
ARE YOU LEAVING US ?
[ Swahili ]
AHHH. WE'LL MISS YOU,
JIMMY DOLAN.
BUT TELL ME. AREN'T YOU SORRY
NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T LET ME
SELL YOU ONE OF MY PLAYERS ?
HEY, I'M JUST WAITIN' FOR A BUS.
I'LL BE OUTSIDE.
WHO DID YOU EXPECT TO FIND
IN WINABI ? SHAQUILLE O'NEAL ?
HEY, I'D TAKE THE WINABI WOMEN
OVER YOUR STARTING FIVE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER ? YOU THINK
I CANNOT BEAT THE WOMEN ?
NOT ON YOUR BEST DAY,
BUTTHEAD.
[ Gunshot ]
[ Electricity Crackling ]
[ Swahili ]
THIRTY-TWO INCH TV !
WITH REMOTE.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Swahili ]
- WISH TO MAKE A BET ?
- [ Swahili ]
WE PLAY BASKETBALL GAME.
MINGORI VERSUS WINABI ?
[ Crowd Laughing ]
[ Laughing ]
- WHAT DO YOU WISH TO PLAY FOR ?
- [ Swahili ]
QUIET ! I AM STILL
HEADMAN OF THE WINABI.
WE BET ALL OUR LAND...
AGAINST THE CATTLE
YOU HAVE ALREADY STOLEN.
AND AN AGREEMEN IN FRONT OF THE ARMY COMMANDER
THAT YOU LEAVE US ALONE FOREVER.
I HEAR NOTHING
BUT A BREEZE.
FATHER !
YOU SAID WITH MY SON
YOU CAN TAKE ANY FOUR MEN
AND WIN EVERYTHING.
THAT WAS THE TRUTH OR NOT ?
W-W-WAIT A MINUTE.
NO, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
YOU WILL BE OUR COACH.
I DON'T THINK THIS
IS WHAT YOU WANT.
SHUT UP, HALAWI.
SO, IT'S A BET.
COUNT ME OUT.
JIMMY !
I'LL GO BACK WITH YOU.
WHAT ?
IF WE WIN, I'LL GO BACK
TO ST. JOE'S WITH YOU.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS ?
FATHER, DO YOU AGREE ?
NO !
- YES.
- WAH !
IF WE WIN,
I GET SALEH.
NO MORE JALANG ?
YOU'VE ALL LOST YOUR MINDS !
THE WINABI WILL BE GROUND
TO DUST !
GET THE ARMY COMMANDER.
TELL HIM TO BRING THE SEAL.
MINGORI VERSUS WINABI.
WE MAKE THIS BET OFFICIAL.
[ Chattering ]
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
I'M DEFINITELY GONNA NEED
ST. GEORGE, FATHER.
HE'S THE ONLY GUY WE GO WHO CAN BRING THE BALL UP
AND GET IT TO SALEH.
RUWALA. SOLOLO.
YEAH, YOU DID A GOOD JOB
WITH THEM. OPOZO ?
THERE ARE TWO OPOZOS.
WELL, I HATE
TO BREAK UP A PAIR.
NTZUKO.
[ Swahili Continues ]
THE GUARD HAS TITS.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Swahili Continues ]
ALL RIGHT. LISTEN UP.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME,
STEP FORWARD.
YOU CALL THIS OFF.
AND YOU CALL IT OFF NOW !
HEY, SLOW DOWN A MINUTE.
NOW, SISTER, YOU--
STUFF IT, FATHER !
HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE ?
DO YOU REALIZE
WHAT THEY'RE RISKING ?
SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA PUT IT ALL
ON THE LINE AND GO FOR IT.
SPARE ME THE BEER COMMERCIAL !
THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE
SINCE BEFORE TIME.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE A WEEK,
AND THEY'RE ABOU TO LOSE EVERYTHING.
WRONG, SISTER. THEY'RE ABOU TO GAIN THEIR SELF-RESPECT !
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT CHILDREN.
THEY MADE A DECISION FOR
THEMSELVES, AND I'M JUST HELPING
'EM. YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
I JUST HOPE YOU'RE
AS GOOD A COACH AS YOU ARE
A BULLSHIT ARTIST.
[ Sighs ]
YOU'RE ALLOWED
TO SAY "BULLSHIT" ?
ONLY IF I REALLY MEAN IT.
WELL, GO ON.
[ Sighs ]
EVERY DAY
I THANK THE LORD
SHE'S ON OUR SIDE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS !
LET'S GET TO WORK.
WE ONLY GOT EIGHT DAYS.
[ Jimmy ]
THAT'S RIGHT.
TIME YOUR JUMP.
I WANT YOU IN THE AIR
WHEN THE BALL HITS THE BOARD.
MAKE MINGORI FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE GLUED TO THE GROUND.
THAT'S GOOD. WAY TO GO.
SALEH, THIS IS YOURS.
OW !
HERE WE GO.
COME ON, MOVE IT, MOVE IT.
HIGH STEP.
GET 'EM UP. GET 'EM UP.
GET 'EM UP. GET 'EM UP.
GET 'EM UP. STEP, STEP, SIDE.
SIDE. SIDE. SIDE.
COME ON, GET BACK, GET BACK.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
[ Blows Whistle ]
ALL RIGHT, WATCH ST. GEORGE.
GO RIGHT !
AND BACK ! UP ! JUMP !
LEFT ! RIGHT !
HARIMBO, YOUR OTHER RIGHT.
[ Swahili ]
ARMS UP ! ARMS UP !
ARMS UP ! NO !
SALEH, DEFENSE.
DEFENSE
IS MORE IMPORTAN THAN BREATHING.
WE WILL WIN BY SHOOTING.
NOT BY WAVING OUR HANDS
IN THE AIR LIKE CRAZY PEOPLE.
YOU SHOOT. I'M GONNA
WAVE MY HANDS IN THE AIR
LIKE A CRAZY PERSON.
MY TURN.
I'M MINGORI MINING.
I'VE JUST STOLEN YOUR CATTLE.
NOW I'M GOING AFTER
YOUR FAMILY.
THAT HOOP
IS YOUR BOMA .
IF I GET PAST YOU--
I'LL KILL YOU !
[ Groaning ]
YEAH. RIGHT. KILL ME.
BUT NEXT TIME,
DO IT WITHOUT TOUCHING ME.
THAT'S DEFENSE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM ?
YOU SAY DEFENSE IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN BREATHING.
THEY TOOK YOU BY YOUR WORD.
[ Laughter ]
[ Jimmy ] OKAY, YOU GUYS,
LET'S GO, LET'S GO !
COME ON, SHARP TURN !
LAST MAN IN DOES IT AGAIN !
THAT'S RIGHT. GO ! GO !
SHOW ME YOUR STUFF !
SHOW ME YOUR STUFF !
[ Cheering ]
COME ON, HARIMBO !
KEEP MOVING ! COME ON !
COME ON !
LET'S GO ! GO, GO, GO !
KEEP YOUR HANDS UP.
DON'T BE LAZY.
COME ON. I'VE SEEN
YOU GUYS THROW SPEARS.
IT'S THE SAME DEAL.
IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
REMEMBER: PASS, PASS, PASS.
[ Players Together ]
OR THE COACH WILL KICK OUR ASS.
- THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
[ Elders Laughing ]
[ Cheering Continues ]
[ Jimmy ]
COME ON ! WATCH ST. GEORGE.
HE'S THE MAN, OUR PLAYMAKER.
EYES ON ST. GEORGE !
[ Sister Susan ]
NO, WATCH HIM !
[ Grunting, Groaning ]
OW ! OW, OW, OW !
[ Sister Susan ]
WHAT IS IT ? WHAT'S WRONG ?
MOVE OVER, GUYS.
[ Sighs ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
IT'S THESE RIDICULOUS
SNOW TIRE SANDALS.
LET ITUMBO SEE HIM.
YOU WILL NOT CURE HIM
WITH ITUMBO'S CHANTING
AND ANTELOPE OILS.
WITHOUT HIM, WE CAN'T GE THE BALL OUT OF THE BACKCOURT.
[ Sister Susan ]
HE KEEPS OFF IT,
HE'LL BE PLAYING IN A MONTH.
[ Scoffs ]
WOW, THAT'S JUST GREAT.
JIMMY.
WHERE'RE YOU GOING ?
HOME.
[ Blows Bottle ]
I SPOKE TO THE ELDERS.
CAN ANY OF 'EM
PLAY GUARD ?
YOU CAN PLAY GUARD.
WE WANT YOU TO PLAY FOR US.
[ Sighs ]
SALEH.
[ Clears Throat ]
WAKE UP.
YOU KNOW THE RULES.
IT'S WINABI VERSUS MINGORI.
YOU MUST BECOME ONE OF US.
BECOME ?
YOU MEAN LIKE NTZUKO ?
FORGET IT.
YOU'RE SERIOUS ?
SALEH.
THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.
I SHOULD NEVER HAVE
SAID YES. DAMN !
WHY ?
LOOK, YOU GOTTA
CALL IT OFF.
IT'S OVER. IT'S FINISHED.
YOU GOTTA CALL IT OFF NOW.
WE WOULD NO EVEN IF WE COULD.
YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YA ?
YOU'RE GONNA LOSE.
EVERYTHING.
CATTLE. LAND.
DIDN'T YOU SAY THA THE GAME IS NOT OVER
UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS ?
FORGET WHAT I SAID !
I'M NOTHING BUT TALK !
WE CAN WIN WITH YOU.
YOU'RE A CHAMPION.
NO, I'M A HAS-BEEN.
I'M NOTHIN'.
I'M AN ASSISTANT COACH.
- YOU WON A RING.
- BUT I BLEW OUT MY KNEE !
I BLEW OUT MY KNEE !
[ Sighs ]
I BELIEVE IN YOU,
JIMMY DOLAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE
YOUR BROTHER.
IS THAT A FACT ?
THAT IS A FACT.
[ Sighs ]
WELL, ASSUMING
THAT I DO THIS,
CAN WE SKIP THE PAR WITH THE RAP MUSIC
AND THE LARGE KNIFE ?
JALANG.
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Speaking Swahili ]
[ Translating ]
WITH NO MAP ?
[ Swahili Continues ]
I FOLLOW THE RIVER
TO A WALL OF WOOD,
FACE THE SUNRISE AND LOOK
TO THE AIR UP THERE.
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Chanting Stops ]
COME ON. NOW, THIS--
TH-THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I CAN'T DO THIS.
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Chant Echoing ]
[ Saleh's Voice ]
IT IS SAID THAT YOU MUST LEAVE
A LARGE PART OF YOU THERE...
SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE
A LARGER PART OF YOU AWAY.
[ Panting, Grunting ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Men Shouting
In Swahili ]
[ Talking In Swahili ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Jimmy Straining ]
STANDING IN THAT RUNWAY...
FOR THE FIRST TIME... 12 GUYS
DRESSED IN ST. JOE'S...
BLUE AND GOLD,
WATCHING THE LOVELY COWBELLES
SHAKE THEIR POM-POMS.
[ Straining Continues ]
[ Choir Singing
In Swahili ]
[ Grunts ]
NAFTALANJA !
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Panting ]
NOT TOO LOW.
[ Gasps ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Shouting, Chattering ]
[ Horns Honking ]
[ Honking Continues ]
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Shouting, Cheering ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Chanting ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
LET'S SHOW 'EM WHAT WE GOT !
- ALL RIGHT, HANDS IN !
- [ Swahili ]
[ Together ]
WINABI ! WINABI ! GO !
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
NO, NO, NO.
HE CAN'T PLAY !
WE MADE THE RULES.
IT'S WINABI ONLY !
GET HIM OFF THE COURT !
HE IS WINABI.
READ IT AND WEEP.
[ Chuckles ]
LET HIM PLAY.
WITH OR WITHOUT HIM,
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
[ Cheering ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Cheering Continues ]
[ Singing In Swahili ]
THAT'S TWO POINTS !
LET'S GO !
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- HEADS UP !
- YES ! YES !
- [ Cheering ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO !
[ Cheering ]
- HEY !
- GET OUT ! GET OUT ! PLAY !
- HEY, YOU BETTER WATCH IT !
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
- YEAH !
- [ Cheering ]
OKAY, BOYS !
LET'S GO ! LET'S GO !
[ Crowd Chanting ]
MINGORI ! MINGORI ! MINGORI !
MINGORI ! MINGORI !
- MMM ! BEAUTIFUL !
- OHH !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
BACK DOOR, SALEH !
[ Grunting, Groaning ]
- OHHH !
- FOUL !
[ Whistle Blowing ]
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
- THAT WAS A CHARGE !
[ Scoffs ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
[ Groans ]
[ Crowd Shouting In Swahili ]
BEISA !
BEISA !
[ Crowd Chanting ]
BEISA ! BEISA !
BEISA ! BEISA !
BEISA, YOU BRING THE BALL DOWN.
ALL RIGHT ? SALEH, POST UP LOW.
LOOK TO HIM.
BUT IF YOU GET OPEN,
LET'S SEE THAT SWEET SHOT.
JIMMY ?
FOXIE.
YOU CAME.
ALL RIGHT ! COME ON !
PLAY ! PLAY HARD !
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
WANTED MY JOB THAT BAD.
[ Scoffs, Laughs ]
COME ON, REF, WATCH HIS HANDS !
HE'S ALL OVER HER.
HEY, COME ON !
YES !
THAT'S HIM.
THAT'S OUR GUY ?
TELL ME YOU'VE GOT HIM
LOCKED UP, JIMMY. TELL ME
YOU'VE GOT HIM LOCKED UP.
ONLY IF WE WIN.
GO WINABI !
[ Whistle Blows ]
- OHHH !
- [ Groaning ]
[ Referee Blows Whistle,
Shouts In Swahili ]
- [ Shouts ]
- [ Grunts ]
SHE'S OUT ?
WHAT ARE YOU, BLIND ?
GET A DOG !
[ Crowd Booing ]
- ALL RIGHT, I'M GOIN' IN.
- [ Chanting ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Cheering ]
- RHINO ! RHINO !
- [ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Whistle Blowing ]
[ Cheering, Chanting ]
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
LACE HIM UP, BOYS.
COURTESY OF THE EAST AFRICAN
BINGO PROJECT.
IF YOU DON'T STOP PLAYING,
MR. DOLAN, THERE MAY BE
NOTHING LEFT TO TAPE.
YOU'RE GOING TO INJURE
YOURSELF PERMANENTLY.
YEAH, YEAH.
JIMMY.
PLEASE, NO MORE.
WHERE'S MY BRACE ?
JIMMY.
WHAT ?
I'LL GO BACK WITH YOU
WHETHER WE WIN OR NOT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ?
I WANT TO WIN.
YEAH, ME TOO.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU
GOING BACK WITH ME ANYMORE.
THE DEAL'S OFF.
WHEN THIS IS OVER,
YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT,
ALL RIGHT ?
ALL RIGHT.
JIMMY ! YOU HEARD
WHAT YOU JUST SAID ?
WE NEED THIS KID
AT ST. JOE'S.
FOXIE, THIS
IS NOT ST. JOE'S.
ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
GATHER 'ROUND. LISTEN UP.
SALEH, COME HERE.
RUWALA, SOLOLO, I WANT YOU GUYS
TO GET INTO THE FLOW.
I WANT TO OPEN UP THIS GAME
OFFENSIVELY. LOOK,
MIFUNDO IS A BRUTE,
BUT YOU CAN OUTTHINK HIM,
YOU CAN OUTSMART HIM.
HEY, GUYS,
WE'RE DOWN 14 POINTS.
WE'RE PLAYING AT HOME.
AND WE GOT NEW SHOES. LET'S
SEND MINGORI BACK TO THE MINES.
[ Together ]
YES !
WHAT DID YOU SAY ?
- YES !
- I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
YES !
[ Singing In Swahili ]
- [ Cheering ]
- [ Shouts ]
[ Swahili ]
[ Grunting, Groaning ]
- [ Cheering ]
- GO, SALEH !
[ Foxie ]
WAY TO GO !
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
- [ Cheering ]
- ALL RIGHT, GET YOUR MAN.
TOUGH "D" !
COME ON, MIFUNDO !
[ Swahili ]
SALEH,
HE'S ALL OVER YOU !
IS HE STRONGER THAN YOU ?
IS HE TOUGHER THAN YOU ?
[ Crowd Chanting ]
WINABI ! WINABI !
- HERE.
- [ Swahili ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Crowd Shouting ]
[ Attack Cries ]
ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON.
TAKE IT EASY.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
GET OFF HIM, MAN !
[ Shouting In Swahili
Continues ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Cheering ]
[ Crowd Chanting ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
- TIME-OUT ! TIME !
- MINGORI'S CHOKIN' !
[ Chanting Continues ]
LOOK OUT, SALEH !
HE'S GOIN' BASELINE !
- YES ! YES !
- THAT'S IT !
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
[ Whistle Blows ]
THAT WAS A FOUL !
WHAT ARE YA DOIN' ?
THAT WAS A HATCHET JOB.
CAREFUL.
NO WEIGHT ON THIS LEG.
[ Groaning ]
WHO ARE WE GONNA USE NOW ?
JIMMY, WHO DO YOU WANT ?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE NOBODY.
COME ON,
JIMMY, WE GOTTA USE SOMEBODY.
WE NEED A POINT GUARD.
[ Cheering,
Chanting Continue ]
[ Chanting ]
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
- HALAWI !
- HUH ?
[ Chanting Continues ]
HALAWI ! HALAWI !
I AM PLAYING FOR WINABI.
NO !
HE CANNOT PLAY FOR WINABI.
HE DOESN'T BELONG HERE.
HEY !
HE PLAYS FOR WINABI.
- [ Cheering ]
- [ Groaning ]
HEY ! YOUR BROTHER.
CAN HE PLAY ?
DOES A ZEBRA HAVE STRIPES ?
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
- [ Groans ]
- [ Jimmy Shouting ]
COME ON !
LET'S MOVE !
LET'S MOVE THE BALL !
PASS ! PASS !
[ Cheering ]
[ Chanting Continues ]
[ Man Singing
In Swahili ]
WE'VE ONLY GOT TWO MINUTES.
TWO MINUTES ?
TWO MINUTES IS A LIFETIME !
CLEAR.
HALAWI !
[ Swahili ]
MAMAMBO.
[ Cheering ]
[ Groans ]
[ Singing In Swahili ]
COME ON, GET IN.
[ Cheering ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
COME ON ! ARMS UP !
GUARD 'EM ! GUARD 'EM !
- TIME ! TIME !
- [ Whistle Blows ]
- YOU SAW IT !
HE TOUCHED IT !
- TIME !
NUMBER 30. YOU SAW IT !
HE TOUCHED IT ! YEAH !
[ Whistle Blows ]
TIME, TIME, TIME, TIME !
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, COME ON.
ALL RIGHT.
LISTEN UP, YOU GUYS.
GIVE ME YOUR EYES.
WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS PLAY
"WARTHOG IN THE WEEDS."
ALL RIGHT, HALAWI,
I WANT YOU TO TAKE
THE BALL OUT OF BOUNDS
AND PASS IT TO RUWALA.
EVERYONE'S LINED UP
ON THE FREE THROW LINE.
THE OBJECT HERE IS TO DRAW
YOUR MAN AWAY FROM SALEH.
I WANT HIM ISOLATED.
ALONE.
ONE ON ONE
WITH THE BIG UGLY GUY.
IT'S UP TO YOU,
MY MAN.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
HANDS IN. ONE...
TWO... THREE...
[ Together ]
NAFTALANJA !
FORTY-ONE SECONDS LEFT.
THE WINABI'S HAVE GO NO TIME-OUT REMAINING.
[ Chanting In Swahili ]
YOU'VE GO LOTS OF TIME NOW.
TWENTY, TWENTY.
- [ Whistle Blows ]
- LOTS OF TIME.
COME ON !
JIMMY DOLAN "SHAKE AND BAKE."
[ Cheering ]
- THAT'S IT !
- [ Chanting Continues ]
[ Crowd Chanting ]
WINABI ! WINABI !
[ Yells ]
- YES !
- YES !
[ Cheering ]
YEAH !
[ Chanting Continues ]
WINABI ! WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
[ Cheering Continues ]
HALAWI !
WINABI ! WINABI !
WINABI !
[ Cheering,
Chanting Continue ]
[ Shouting In Swahili ]
SISTER !
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO KISS ?
ONLY IF I REALLY MEAN IT.
[ Cheering,
Chanting Continue ]
JIMMY ! JIMMY !
YOUR LOVE
IS LIFTING ME HIGHER
[ Announcer ]
AND STANDING SIX-FOOT-NINE,
THAN I'VE EVER
OUT OF WINABI, AFRICA,
BEEN LIFTED BEFORE
THE BULL'S NEW POWER-FORWARD,
SO KEEP IT UP
QUENCH MY DESIRE
NUMBER 11,
SALEH WINTAMBUH !
AND I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE
FOREVER MORE
YOU KNOW YOUR LOVE
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
HIGHER
HIGHER AND HIGHER
LISTEN, NOW ONCE
[ Singing Continues ]
[ Announcer ]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT GIVES ME THE GREATES PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU...
A NEW ERA
IN ST. JOE'S BASKETBALL.
A FAMILIAR FACE.
ONE OF OUR OWN.
YOUR NEW BULL'S HEAD COACH:
JIMMY DOLAN !
KEEP ON LIFTING ME, OH
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
OH, BABY, YOUR LOVE
KEEPS LIFTING ME
COME ON
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
SO HERE WE GO
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
HIGHER
YOUR LOVE
KEEPS LIFTING ME
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
HIGHER
MY BABY, YOUR LOVE
KEEPS ON LIFTING ME
LIFTING ME
HIGHER AND HIGHER
[ Singing In Swahili ]
[ Chanting in Swahili ]