The Jericho Mile (1979) Movie Script
Go for it!
Let me explain the situation.
One day, we do the legs
and abs. Okay?
The next day, it's arms,
back and pull-ups.
Please note that the Blacks
train religiously.
And we mean business.
That's our motto. You got that?
Understood.
We seek perfect harmony
between body and mind
as ordered
the prophet Al Rachid.
Yes, buddy.
Also write
that the Blacks are the best.
I'll write it down.
The very best. Mark my words!
The best!
I'm thirsty! When is
the next moonshine-making party?
It's not won!
Jimmy-Jack is on fire.
It has more sugar.
Better go see Rubio.
We'll see if he has any to sell.
Buddy!
Are you doing a sports article?
Okay, you need to write this down:
"Los Indios des Barrio will win."
The bad guys, the wild Chicanos.
We're the soldiers of the 10-4 district.
We'll be the first to play handball.
Thanks to our skill,
aggressiveness and heart.
Do you understand?
The last hooch was rotten,
you have to pay us to drink it.
Dude, you know what?
Just make some!
- Would you like a peach?
- No, sugar.
- To make more hooch.
-Can't help you there, fella.
I was kicked out of the reserves.
But they put in a new one.
I'll hook you up.
For the moment, there's nothing in stock.
That's the way it is, buddy.
Period.
Come on, Rubio!
What the hell are you doing?
Caution!
Please leave the field.
Attention! Leave the field.
Get out of the showers.
Stop all sporting activities.
Everyone clears the field.
And in this purse
is a $100 bill.
What emotions!
And another $100 bill.
If you like it,
here's another $1,000!
Damn it!
Come and see this!
A picture of my new kid.
She's just been born.
She's going to look hot.
An African goddess!
Hey, Rain!
You fool!
Do you want to see a picture
of my little girl?
I'll send a letter home.
Great!
I'm going to tell my wife
everything we'll be doing, in detail,
when I get
my conjugal visit.
Take a look.
A feast for the eyes.
I catch my breath.
Hey, stop!
It's just that photos don't burn.
So, isn't she
beautiful?
Next visit in three months.
How will I hold up?
"You sow the wind, you reap the whirlwind.
This is the price of reintegration.
My love life
doesn't need reintegration.
Three fucking months!
Three long months!
I'm stuck here
and I can't even see my kid!
Please note!
Cells close at 3:30pm.
Three months!
Did you see his picture?
Did you look at it?
Yeah, yeah...
Step away from the bars.
So, what's new?
The softball team
is doing well.
Nothing new in handball.
No news in this sports page
No winners,
no losers.
Me, pick the losers?
I care too much about life!
The photos are better.
Who the hell is Murphy?
Murphy? A nutcase!
He goes in circles.
I want to see him in consultation.
Good luck.
Why?
This guy won't talk to anyone.
Is it fast?
I don't know.
Every morning,
he logs kilometers
until he returned
his cell at 3.30pm.
What are its times?
How should I know?
With a stopwatch.
I'm just finishing page 2,
for the compo.
Jerry takes a while
to print page 1.
When will I have time
to time a wacko running around in circles?
Why not tomorrow?
Hey, buddy!
Where's my TV programme?
My TV program!
You see the guy,
always in the field. Murphy.
Murphy, the guy who runs
all day long.
What's wrong with it?
Do you know its times?
Actually, no.
That guy who trains there,
day after day,
week after week,
can apparently run
a mile in 4 minutes.
Are you kidding me?
No.
They measured a mile.
It's about 14 and a half
and a half.
Do you know how many athletes
run a mile in 4 minutes?
What would he be capable of
on a good track?
- Where does he work?
- He's not working. He runs. Period!
And I don't think he knows
how fast he is.
What do you intend to do?
I have to talk to him.
Karen, I want the track and field coach
at Sacramento State University
Jerry Beloit, on the phone.
Hey, buddy. I need to talk to you.
Oh, yeah?!
What do you want, my friend?
For someone to do
something for someone
on documents.
For you?
Yeah.
I want a conjugal visit.
It's far from won!
You know that.
I missed the last one,
my wife had
a difficult birth.
It won't be for another three months!
I feel for you, man. This sucks!
But that's not how it's done.
We just need to
change a few dates.
You know a guy at the registers.
My wife's on fire.
The one who makes the hooch.
A conjugal visit?
Look, I'd like to help you.
But Dr. D. will want
something in return.
I don't know.
Sugar for your still.
The truth is, your
stock of sugar has run out
since Rubio's pal
has been in solitary confinement.
I'm replacing him.
Not bad, man!
I'll see you later.
I'll talk to her now.
Great!
tout'!
Hot ahead!
What's new?
- How are you?
- How are you?
What did he fall for?
He arrived from San Quentin,
3 or 4 months ago.
- Where is he cribbing?
- Next to Fend-la-bise.
According to Abba Dabba,
he works in refectory n2.
On the reserve side.
A man in his position
can do a lot
for the political economy
of the Africans in this clink.
Get it?
Yeah
Why don't you go
talk to him?
Rubio's prices are too high.
Our buddy will take his place.
Oh yes!
Pack and weigh!
What are you talking about?
My wife and kid, man.
I won't wait 3 months.
How are you going to do it?
It's all arranged,
in the bag.
No shit.
Caution!
Murphy B 120951.
You are expected
with Dr Janowski.
They send me to the shrink.
Suit yourself.
But...
Never mind!
Would you like a coffee?
No.
I didn't ask to come here.
We send you for consultation.
I don't need a shrink.
"Violent outbursts,
unstable character.
"Normal electroencephalogram.
"Tests reveal
an angry temperament."
Look, we're obliged...
to go through it.
If you answer me, fine.
Otherwise, no problem.
"Refuses visits, family contact,
"TV, work.
"Don't make a purchase."
- What's the point?
- I don't need all this stuff.
I'd like to ask you a question.
All you do here
is run.
Why is that?
Do you feel better afterwards?
And as you run, you can imagine...
outside these walls?
See you in the fields,
on a beach?
What do you mean?
It's a way to escape.
For some, it's motorcycling,
for others, it's the family.
I see.
I'm here.
I'm not elsewhere.
Here.
I belong here, in this place.
I've been convicted of murder.
I'm guilty.
I'm serving my sentence.
Fuck no one,
nobody fucks with me.
I did what I did.
It's done. Period.
- Don't you want to talk about it?
- No, I don't.
Perhaps you could help me?
The Correctional Service
sends me students
who are long-distance runners.
They'd need someone to guide them,
maybe run with them.
How does that sound?
I run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
If they show up,
they can run.
Very good.
You're welcome.
Well, who's this?!
Let's go for a walk.
Outside.
So, do we want a
little weekend of love?
Yeah. Can you fix it?
Yes, I can scheme
to sneak your wife in.
And that's all there is to it!
I'll put you on the list.
- Is that all?
- That's it.
A conjugal visit?
No problem, it's not rocket science.
You'll get it.
And the price?
I don't know.
What do you mean, you don't know?
What does it mean?
I spoke with Jimmy-Jack.
You listen to me.
This is pure business.
We do business, very well.
We don't do business,
I'm fine with that too.
But I don't want to have
the whole prison on my back.
You know something?
You seem like a smart guy.
No, but I'm not stupid.
What do you think I am?
A mafia godfather?
Do I look like I work for the FBI?
Dude, what's your problem?
If we can't help each other,
who will?
The others?
Other than that,
what will you do for
a big industrialist like me?
You can have sugar for your booze.
Didn't Jimmy-Jack tell you?
- That was the deal.
- Look, man.
If it makes you feel better,
no problem.
Why don't you buy me an ice cream?
In the meantime,
your papers will be
home after lunch.
Sign them and
and give them to Jimmy-Jack.
If you want to see your girl.
Buddy!
How are ya?
Do you have my jeans?
Here it is.
Hey, Murph, wait for me!
I want to change my style.
You can hurt someone with that.
I have to make myself beautiful,
find some perfume.
A good bath
and I'll be fresh as a daisy.
You hang out with white people.
You don't know your brothers.
Yeah, that's true.
What do you care?
You're wondering
about me? Well, here I am.
What are you gonna do?
Jump down my throat?
Are you the mother of Frankenstein?
The Blob? The Fly?
Who do you think you are?
You're in bed
with Jimmy-Jack and Dr. D.!
You allow these Nazis
into our Africanism.
What's the matter with you?
I needed a favor.
You only need your brothers
and your brothers are black.
That's true. And what they gave you,
we'll take it back.
Give me a break!
What are you looking for, Fend-la-bise?
What did you do to that nigger
to turn his head?
- Nothing.
- Nothing, asshole?
Do you run fast?
Fast enough?
Let me tell you something.
You knocked on my window,
now
you'll be banging on my door!
We're off.
How are you?
You're a slave.
No more than you or anyone else.
I'm struggling to see my girl
and my kid.
I won't wait three months.
It's not now
that I'm going to back down.
It's Dr. D's hooch
you're interested in.
So what?
Is there no place in this world
for free men?
- I'll pay what I owe.
- You don't know what you owe.
If need be, I'll retaliate
with my knife.
That's all I owe
to this dog.
To end up in jail
for life?
You really can't see any further
than the end of your nose!
Didn't you look at yourself?
I'm serving my sentence. That's all there is to it.
Me, I need
certain things.
That's the difference between you and me,
Mr. Murphy!
You don't need anyone.
You run until you're exhausted.
You look like a glue sniffer,
you can't even speak.
There, at least,
you're tired enough to sleep.
And the next day,
you're back at it again.
No, you don't need anyone.
For anything.
You never have to
to take risks.
You must be
the luckiest guy in the world.
Where are my boys?
They are given a key
to their changing room.
Are they going to run on that?
It's all we've got.
Where is it?
Here it is.
Ray Murphy, Jerry Beloit
of Sacramento University
This is Abe Rigotta,
Dave Meyers and Bob Kahn.
Let's go, we've only got 20 minutes.
Where, man?
Around the garbage cans,
four turns equals one mile.
Around the garbage cans...
Not bad, baby!
Impeccable, in fact.
Superb, honest and relaxed.
Ready to go? Get started!
And we didn't know him?
It's a long story.
Too bad.
1.59 per half-mile.
Will it be within 4 minutes?
We'll see!
I told them to let it go
and toast him to the last quarter.
Did you see that?
3.59.2 min. Franck Daveys' best time
was 3.56.8.
The second-best time
in the United States.
Your guy is only
by only 4 seconds
running around the garbage cans.
Put him on a better track...
Give him good shoes,
sneakers!
How do you train?
I don't train. I run.
Every day?
Yes, except when it rains.
They won't let me out.
How many miles per week?
I don't know.
Around 80, 90 miles.
- Are you working on your pulse?
- Yes, I think I am.
Intervals, pyramids?
No training program?
No. What is it?
Can you catch your breath
quickly?
In about two minutes.
I was a long-distance runner.
Some days,
everything went smoothly.
No problem at all,
I didn't feel any pain.
I couldn't even feel the ground,
as if I were...
Float?
Yes, floating.
Do you know what that is?
Yes, most of the time.
It does that too
when you're breaking records.
Knees and tendons
hurt. A pain here.
How did you know that?
Let's get down to business.
- I'm gonna train Mr. Murphy.
- You'll what?
- Your shoe size?
- Come and see us.
Training for what?
- You haven't told him?
- No, not yet.
- Training for what?
- A competition in a month's time.
OAU.
So that you're qualified.
Me? No. Forget it!
And why not?
Do you realize
of this opportunity?
- You have to try.
- I can't do it.
Don't bother.
I won't do it!
What the hell was that?
Why can't he?
He means he won't be able
come back here afterwards.
- Why is he doing this?
- He is sentenced to life imprisonment.
He acts as if the outside world
doesn't exist.
R.C.! Darling! Darling!
Don't look back.
Your wife couldn't make it.
This chick replaces her.
Play along.
Don't you dare
you screw this up.
I'm glad to see you.
Were you worried I'd be late?
I can't help it.
Oh, darling!
Come on,
it's got to look real.
Where's my wife?
Where's my baby?
The guards are watching us.
Your wife will come next time.
It's no big deal.
The tours are over.
What's your role?
- Wylene.
- That's my wife's name!
Are you nuts?
Come on, we've got to go!
What's all the fuss?
You know very well.
Stay still!
The money has already been cashed.
Take what I give you
and go home with it. That's all there is to it!
You don't want me? That's fine!
I'll say I'm sick.
What's this all about?
It's just two condoms.
Everyone leaves.
Two condoms?
And I have to be the mule for Dr. D?
He steals a visit with my wife
and my baby?
So I can bring him his powder?
No way, bitch!
Open the door!
Stop that woman!
Keep away from the bars.
Doors close at 3.30pm.
What the hell are you doing here?
What happened?
I thought you were in a trailer.
What happened?
I need to find a solution.
What are you talking about?
They laughed in my face.
They had to fix everything.
But it wasn't Wylene who came.
She was a whore
with condoms full of heroin.
As far as they're concerned,
all chicks are the same
I took off.
They arrested her.
You have to throw them away.
I don't know...
Throw them out. Go to solitary.
Get transferred.
Get out of here for your own safety.
Dr. D's in on it.
It's a real army!
- I can't go to solitary.
- Yes, you can!
You're strong enough for that!
Mr. Stiles...
you want me to believe
that you can't take it?
Or can't you do without me?
Yeah.
If I'm not here to train you,
if you don't have Captain Midnight
and inspiration,
you'll never be a champion.
Who will annoy me
by harping on "Go for it!"
I'm going for gold
at the Olympic Games.
That's for sure.
Instead of putting your hand
on your heart,
you'll make the sign of the Blacks.
The salvation of prisoners
before the whole world.
Dreams!
Expectations!
Nothing happened, man.
And the worst, the worst...
Nothing ever happens.
Come on, man. Come on, man.
Opening at 4pm.
You're off to see the keepers, OK?
I'll be right behind you.
Cells open at 4pm.
N1 to N4, canteen 1.
No rush.
What are you doing?
Stiles!
Stiles, don't go!
You fucked up, man!
I'm going for a run.
That's what you want, isn't it?
But you'll give me
what I want.
Permission to kill someone?
- I don't want to kill anyone.
- What, then?
30 minutes in the metal
workshop. Alone.
I did you a favor.
You owe me one.
- It's for Stiles.
- When is it?
Right away.
Deal or no deal?
Hey, Murphy.
Janowski called me.
Everyone leaves the premises.
What the hell?
I don't want to hear it.
Get out of here!
- I'll get my things.
- I said get out!
- Yes, but...
- No discussion.
Come on, get out!
Take it easy, don't worry!
What's he doing?
Is he burning something?
That bastard stole from us!
Our money and our dope!
I'm going to kill him!
You're a dead man!
Do you hear me?
I'm looking at a dead man!
I'm talking to a dead man!
Weird pumps.
You'll get better ones
on the real track.
It's essential.
Your shoulders and back are tense.
I'll give you a warm-up.
Relaxed jaws, shoulders
and hands.
Start with two 220s,
two 440
and two or three slow 880s.
You finish with a quick 220.
You need to learn
your own rhythm.
Are you teaching me
how to run properly?
Whatever suits you.
Naturally,
with your own style.
We're going to improve your speed,
strength and power.
Ready for the 440?
Janowski gave me this for you.
Read what's behind it.
What does it say?
"To Jericho's Mile
What is it?
A story of walls
that come tumbling down.
Ready to go?
"No permission
without qualification"?
Permission is already required
to qualify.
He must qualify
in an official race.
Very good,
you've got your back.
and I have to give up
this opportunity.
I don't think so.
- We've got a problem.
- So I hear.
Karen, send Sam to me!
How to get the federation here
to have an official time
and be selected?
Sam, check with the lawyer
if the California penal code
to organize a race here.
I'll give it a try.
The track is quite simple.
It will be ready on the 17th.
Measurements must be perfect.
There are no specifics.
It's not that simple.
Don't worry. The track will be magnificent.
All right, then. No.
See you later.
How are we going to transform
this pasture for cows
into an OAU-compliant
to OAU standards,
by the 17th?
Take care of the specifics,
I'll take care of the site.
Watch out!
Jackson, Slango, Sweet
are expected in the visiting room.
Watch out!
The director will speak to you.
I'm speaking to all prisoners.
You've all seen Murphy run.
You know he runs fast.
He would be among the top 5 or 6
runners in the United States.
Murphy is going to die!
We're going to organize a race,
here in the Folsom enclosure.
It will be timed by officials
and if it's fast,
he will be eligible
Olympic team.
He won't run anywhere.
We're going to build a track
of a quarter mile
and organize our own race
right here on our own turf.
The only race he'll do
is the one for paraplegics.
During construction
of this runway,
you'll have some free time.
I'd like you to help us
to build it
for this race to take place.
Okay, drunkard!
Not our problem.
We just want harmony
between body and mind.
- What if we did?
- Not a chance.
Come on, let's talk for a minute.
What's up?
We're boycotting.
We picket.
No one will be working on the track.
- What are you talking about?
- Rain Murphy.
He won't run.
He won't.
He screwed us
and did not respect the code.
Just a moment.
We'll follow your picket line,
your boycott,
only because you say
it's political. That's all it is.
Get out of the way!
We'll remember you!
Go ahead and work,
you bastards!
It's a white people thing.
It's their problem.
I miss old Stiles
who used to run with the white boy.
I liked the way he trotted.
He was light.
You see it?
It looked like it was flying.
- He was in love with him.
- So was your mother.
Get back! Stop!
Spare us this kind of thing.
Come on, guys, let's go!
We're going to lift some iron.
for harmony
between body and mind.
What are you going to do about Stiles?
We'll take care of that.
Very soon.
That's right.
Don't you ever get tired?
Dinnertime.
- Driving...
- It's tiring, in the long run.
Another 2 miles
and you're ready for dinner.
How's he doing?
Very good.
He's working on his heart rate.
Excellent.
Amazing speed.
The track won't be ready.
You were bluffing.
Some heavyweights
decided to go on strike.
Stop her!
Impossible.
This is a principle. No inmate
force a picket line.
I'm going to give up.
Only 4 days left!
This project could have
more impact on inmates
than 15 years of
rehabilitation program.
You've said it before.
But without a track, there's no race!
Murphy kept a link
to the outside world.
This project means
a lot to him.
Breaking that link
is to stay in this courtyard.
Then return to the streets,
living in a comic book world,
robbing, killing
and finally come back here.
Murphy conveys values other
than those of prison.
He transgresses the rules
of their world.
He has to run.
We won't give up
until we're beaten.
And there are still 4 days to go.
- I think he did the right thing.
- Look at that! Look at that!
We've got company!
I'm listening, buddy.
I have some questions
about Stiles.
I'm investigating.
Here's the deal.
Care for a drink?
To forget
ass and food.
I don't drink pig semen.
That's all I've got.
Our ideological differences...
Don't do that to me.
Put it on the back burner.
Just answer.
Did you kill our brother?
Yes, that's me.
I'm going to unpack everything for you.
You want to hear this?
All the better.
You want a race war?
That we play the knife
until they close this place down?
Whenever you want.
Do you want to hear this or not?
Go ahead, we're listening!
Your brother Stiles,
his conjugal visit was approaching,
he set me up
bite me in the ass
to see my mule
instead of his wife.
But he screwed up
and my mule was arrested.
Now they search
all the chicks
who visit a prisoner.
To sum up,
his death is only justice.
- Leave it to me.
- No, don't.
Recruit our brother,
it's an intrusion
of my living space.
I didn't recruit him,
sir.
Someone bamboozled him
and sent it to me.
Someone else recruited him.
Oh yeah! Who was it?
If I tell you,
I'll give you one of mine.
We'll call it even.
It's compensation.
Zero to zero.
It's okay, man. Who is it?
Fend-la-bise
Fend-la-bise,
I need to talk to you for a minute.
What do you want?
You betrayed a brother.
You crossed the line.
I didn't rat anybody out.
What are you talking about?
From Stiles!
Was she your handywoman?
Lateef, my brother!
Watch the door!
The door of the guardians,
that no one...
He doesn't want you to leave yet.
Lie down.
Don't make yourself crazier than you are.
Get down!
Get down, you weirdo!
Where are you going, boy?
You'll pay for this.
You spoke ill of my friend.
He was my brother.
When you get me,
what will you do?
I'll finish my training.
I'll give you a hand.
Rubio.
I need to talk to you.
We have to stop the strike.
I've been made a fool of.
I need your help.
Why?
Did Dr. D explain to you
why he went on strike?
He said it was political.
I'm going to see my comrades.
I'll take your queen.
I'm going to make him one of these,
she'll be traumatized for life.
Check it out!
Brother Cotton. Any problems?
None, except you.
I beg your pardon?
You're in our way.
It's a picket line.
Keep your bullshit to yourself.
You're a liar and a coward.
There's no picket line.
There are only people
who go to work.
It's a picket line.
It's political.
It's not about politics,
it's about pockets.
Yours.
That's the story.
If we can't work,
we'll take care of your head.
What is it?
The workers' united front
and the militia.
Got it?
No more strikes.
You listen to me, nigger...
I'm a Negro, too.
- Mexican...
- Shut up, ass-face!
I'm Mexican now.
You want to smash the face
of my Mexican blood?
Did you look out the window?
It's incredible!
I'm ready to swallow anything,
I've got 6 guys in the hospital.
Look out the window.
Take my chicken.
Here, brother.
You have to eat fruit.
Lots and lots of fruit.
Good luck.
Good luck, brother.
You'll do great.
A little more?
What about this track?
She looks good.
Really good.
Larry...
tell me why
you killed your father.
If you'd talk about it.
What does this mean?
I have a race in 2 days!
That's Beloit's problem.
As a sociological phenomenon,
you depend on Gulliver.
What I'm interested in
is who you are.
We've talked enough
to broach this subject.
I don't think so!
Very good, Larry.
Don't bother.
We don't have to talk about it.
I loved the guy.
I really loved him.
Perhaps...
Maybe I'm lying
to myself.
Maybe it's both.
He was drunk.
He was hitting
my half-sister.
She was 14 years old.
He kept hitting her.
I ran to him.
And there it was.
It stopped!
It was an animal.
That's all over now,
even if I spend my life here,
no problem.
It has to stop.
It's in the genes,
it has to stop.
I've been told...
that I was determined
to shoot him.
And they locked me in here.
It's OK.
I did what I had to do.
One day...
he took me to Ocean Park,
when I was 6 years old.
We had...
a big yellow car,
there was music on the radio.
My mother had a dress
with big flowers.
He gave me a goldfish
that he had won.
He took me
to a shooting gallery.
So I could learn to shoot.
The sun was above the water.
There was the pier below.
He carried me on his shoulders
all day long.
He carried me all day.
As an adult,...
you haven't tried
to get him help?
It wasn't the house style.
My father...
repairing bumpers.
I was working in a junkyard
in San Pedro.
We weren't really
into psychology
and leather couch,
do you understand?
What's done is done.
I belong here.
Do you still believe him?
I can't remember.
It all gets a bit confusing.
Can you handle it?
I think so.
I'll hold out.
The day after tomorrow,
you'll be up against the best.
Certainly Frank Daveys.
You'll be selected
for the 72nd Olympic Games
Daveys has experience.
It takes off at the end of the race.
It's made to run the mile.
What should I do?
Follow him,
put pressure on him.
Break his spirit,
make him work.
Choose the moment
and leave it there.
If not?
You may be
stronger than him.
With experience,
I'd tell you to lead,
to exhaust her following you.
To burn off reserves
for the final sprint.
What should I do?
Follow him.
Go for it!
I'll take the lead
and stay there.
In the last quarter, it's a rocket.
No problem.
Listen...
- What's in it for you?
- What's in it for me?
What's in it for you?
from doing this?
When I was competing,
I knew how to run fast.
But I couldn't do it.
Not so fast.
Not like you.
When I saw you...
My whole career, I've been waiting
for someone like you.
We string together some 440?
What's up, man?
- Murphy?
- Yes, Murphy.
- And Daveys?
- And Daveys?
- Holmes?
- Yes.
- And Beat?
- Right here.
You're walking on the track!
You have everything you need
to succeed now.
On your marks!
Ready to go?
How much?
59.6 per quarter mile.
What do you mean?
I can't believe it either.
What does this mean?
It's probably just a formality.
OAU challenges the track
or the way he runs?
It's not that.
I hope not.
The OAU meets in 4 days.
The time and track are validated.
I have checked.
He looked great.
He can.
The 5th best record of the year.
These guys are ad crazy.
They want more pictures.
His performance in 4 days
more important to me.
Now we can get started.
Are you comfortable?
- Mr. Murphy?
- Very well, thank you.
Anyone for water?
Mr. Gulliver, let's get down to business.
Wait, I don't understand.
Why is Mr. Murphy
a problem?
A rider who makes good time...
I know, but unfortunately,
this organization
is not governmental.
Our funding comes
from the private sector.
To be honest,
it's very important to us
an impeccable image.
Does the committee want to study
or prison issues?
We don't have any references
in this area.
How does Mr. Murphy's
of Mr. Murphy...
- What's this?
- Trouble.
... will it affect our federation?
It's a realistic consideration.
That's all it is.
Excuse us, Mr. Murphy,
to impose
this bureaucratic hassle
to an athlete like you
and force you
to listen to all this.
Mr Gulliver,
how do you work
with prisoners like Murphy?
We say "inmates".
We must
keep them in custody
while they serve their sentences.
We encourage them
not to break with reality.
When they return...
Let's take a shortcut
and talk about reintegration.
This term is no longer used.
Mr Murphy, tell me,
do you feel reintegrated?
I don't really know.
My case...
Do you feel differently about
what you've done?
Have you repented?
What I mean is,
do you regret it?
Yes, I'm sorry. I regret everything.
Would you do it again?
It's a difficult question.
I don't know.
Don't you know?
Who did you kill?
You can't ask him
question.
- He's tense.
- My father.
You know this,
you've read his file.
These are
special circumstances.
That's obvious.
You are neither a judge
nor a psychologist...
Under the same circumstances,
would you kill again?
It's worth discussing,
isn't it?
You're welcome.
I really don't know.
You're trying too hard.
It's about sport.
And he's the greatest racer
I've ever met.
Certain mental faculties
are diminished.
by a situation
I've studied in detail.
It's in the file.
Would you do it again?
People would like to know.
You're trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
Before you finish
your breakfast,
you decided to eliminate me.
Would you do it again?
I'm horrified by what's happened.
But I'm not denying anything.
And I don't deny myself.
I only have my name and my face.
At the same location,
under the same conditions,
I'd shoot him again,
do you understand?
You're a phony!
You wouldn't last
10 minutes in prison!
Where's your hat?
We've got to protect that skull.
What do you want?
Hey, loser,
you have no right to be here.
Get lost.
Sports results:
women's 200m freestyle
was won by Nadia Vulkovich.
The men's records were set
by Frank Loman,
John Strappata.
On the track, Frank Daveys
outdid everyone:
3.56 mn in the 1500 m.
He broke the record
of Roberto Khandris,
best national runner.
Daveys should win
a gold or silver medal.
Daveys ran the mile
in 3.56 minutes.
He is only 1.2 seconds away
from the world record.
All hopes rest on Daveys
for the next Olympic Games.
He has every chance
to win a gold medal
in Moscow.
Other male performances :
John Strappata broke the record...
Take a look.
You've got to see this.
He's doing his own Olympics.
You did it!
You beat Daveys!
THIS FILM WAS SHOT IN FOLSOM PRISON
AMONG THE PRISON POPULATION.
Let me explain the situation.
One day, we do the legs
and abs. Okay?
The next day, it's arms,
back and pull-ups.
Please note that the Blacks
train religiously.
And we mean business.
That's our motto. You got that?
Understood.
We seek perfect harmony
between body and mind
as ordered
the prophet Al Rachid.
Yes, buddy.
Also write
that the Blacks are the best.
I'll write it down.
The very best. Mark my words!
The best!
I'm thirsty! When is
the next moonshine-making party?
It's not won!
Jimmy-Jack is on fire.
It has more sugar.
Better go see Rubio.
We'll see if he has any to sell.
Buddy!
Are you doing a sports article?
Okay, you need to write this down:
"Los Indios des Barrio will win."
The bad guys, the wild Chicanos.
We're the soldiers of the 10-4 district.
We'll be the first to play handball.
Thanks to our skill,
aggressiveness and heart.
Do you understand?
The last hooch was rotten,
you have to pay us to drink it.
Dude, you know what?
Just make some!
- Would you like a peach?
- No, sugar.
- To make more hooch.
-Can't help you there, fella.
I was kicked out of the reserves.
But they put in a new one.
I'll hook you up.
For the moment, there's nothing in stock.
That's the way it is, buddy.
Period.
Come on, Rubio!
What the hell are you doing?
Caution!
Please leave the field.
Attention! Leave the field.
Get out of the showers.
Stop all sporting activities.
Everyone clears the field.
And in this purse
is a $100 bill.
What emotions!
And another $100 bill.
If you like it,
here's another $1,000!
Damn it!
Come and see this!
A picture of my new kid.
She's just been born.
She's going to look hot.
An African goddess!
Hey, Rain!
You fool!
Do you want to see a picture
of my little girl?
I'll send a letter home.
Great!
I'm going to tell my wife
everything we'll be doing, in detail,
when I get
my conjugal visit.
Take a look.
A feast for the eyes.
I catch my breath.
Hey, stop!
It's just that photos don't burn.
So, isn't she
beautiful?
Next visit in three months.
How will I hold up?
"You sow the wind, you reap the whirlwind.
This is the price of reintegration.
My love life
doesn't need reintegration.
Three fucking months!
Three long months!
I'm stuck here
and I can't even see my kid!
Please note!
Cells close at 3:30pm.
Three months!
Did you see his picture?
Did you look at it?
Yeah, yeah...
Step away from the bars.
So, what's new?
The softball team
is doing well.
Nothing new in handball.
No news in this sports page
No winners,
no losers.
Me, pick the losers?
I care too much about life!
The photos are better.
Who the hell is Murphy?
Murphy? A nutcase!
He goes in circles.
I want to see him in consultation.
Good luck.
Why?
This guy won't talk to anyone.
Is it fast?
I don't know.
Every morning,
he logs kilometers
until he returned
his cell at 3.30pm.
What are its times?
How should I know?
With a stopwatch.
I'm just finishing page 2,
for the compo.
Jerry takes a while
to print page 1.
When will I have time
to time a wacko running around in circles?
Why not tomorrow?
Hey, buddy!
Where's my TV programme?
My TV program!
You see the guy,
always in the field. Murphy.
Murphy, the guy who runs
all day long.
What's wrong with it?
Do you know its times?
Actually, no.
That guy who trains there,
day after day,
week after week,
can apparently run
a mile in 4 minutes.
Are you kidding me?
No.
They measured a mile.
It's about 14 and a half
and a half.
Do you know how many athletes
run a mile in 4 minutes?
What would he be capable of
on a good track?
- Where does he work?
- He's not working. He runs. Period!
And I don't think he knows
how fast he is.
What do you intend to do?
I have to talk to him.
Karen, I want the track and field coach
at Sacramento State University
Jerry Beloit, on the phone.
Hey, buddy. I need to talk to you.
Oh, yeah?!
What do you want, my friend?
For someone to do
something for someone
on documents.
For you?
Yeah.
I want a conjugal visit.
It's far from won!
You know that.
I missed the last one,
my wife had
a difficult birth.
It won't be for another three months!
I feel for you, man. This sucks!
But that's not how it's done.
We just need to
change a few dates.
You know a guy at the registers.
My wife's on fire.
The one who makes the hooch.
A conjugal visit?
Look, I'd like to help you.
But Dr. D. will want
something in return.
I don't know.
Sugar for your still.
The truth is, your
stock of sugar has run out
since Rubio's pal
has been in solitary confinement.
I'm replacing him.
Not bad, man!
I'll see you later.
I'll talk to her now.
Great!
tout'!
Hot ahead!
What's new?
- How are you?
- How are you?
What did he fall for?
He arrived from San Quentin,
3 or 4 months ago.
- Where is he cribbing?
- Next to Fend-la-bise.
According to Abba Dabba,
he works in refectory n2.
On the reserve side.
A man in his position
can do a lot
for the political economy
of the Africans in this clink.
Get it?
Yeah
Why don't you go
talk to him?
Rubio's prices are too high.
Our buddy will take his place.
Oh yes!
Pack and weigh!
What are you talking about?
My wife and kid, man.
I won't wait 3 months.
How are you going to do it?
It's all arranged,
in the bag.
No shit.
Caution!
Murphy B 120951.
You are expected
with Dr Janowski.
They send me to the shrink.
Suit yourself.
But...
Never mind!
Would you like a coffee?
No.
I didn't ask to come here.
We send you for consultation.
I don't need a shrink.
"Violent outbursts,
unstable character.
"Normal electroencephalogram.
"Tests reveal
an angry temperament."
Look, we're obliged...
to go through it.
If you answer me, fine.
Otherwise, no problem.
"Refuses visits, family contact,
"TV, work.
"Don't make a purchase."
- What's the point?
- I don't need all this stuff.
I'd like to ask you a question.
All you do here
is run.
Why is that?
Do you feel better afterwards?
And as you run, you can imagine...
outside these walls?
See you in the fields,
on a beach?
What do you mean?
It's a way to escape.
For some, it's motorcycling,
for others, it's the family.
I see.
I'm here.
I'm not elsewhere.
Here.
I belong here, in this place.
I've been convicted of murder.
I'm guilty.
I'm serving my sentence.
Fuck no one,
nobody fucks with me.
I did what I did.
It's done. Period.
- Don't you want to talk about it?
- No, I don't.
Perhaps you could help me?
The Correctional Service
sends me students
who are long-distance runners.
They'd need someone to guide them,
maybe run with them.
How does that sound?
I run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
If they show up,
they can run.
Very good.
You're welcome.
Well, who's this?!
Let's go for a walk.
Outside.
So, do we want a
little weekend of love?
Yeah. Can you fix it?
Yes, I can scheme
to sneak your wife in.
And that's all there is to it!
I'll put you on the list.
- Is that all?
- That's it.
A conjugal visit?
No problem, it's not rocket science.
You'll get it.
And the price?
I don't know.
What do you mean, you don't know?
What does it mean?
I spoke with Jimmy-Jack.
You listen to me.
This is pure business.
We do business, very well.
We don't do business,
I'm fine with that too.
But I don't want to have
the whole prison on my back.
You know something?
You seem like a smart guy.
No, but I'm not stupid.
What do you think I am?
A mafia godfather?
Do I look like I work for the FBI?
Dude, what's your problem?
If we can't help each other,
who will?
The others?
Other than that,
what will you do for
a big industrialist like me?
You can have sugar for your booze.
Didn't Jimmy-Jack tell you?
- That was the deal.
- Look, man.
If it makes you feel better,
no problem.
Why don't you buy me an ice cream?
In the meantime,
your papers will be
home after lunch.
Sign them and
and give them to Jimmy-Jack.
If you want to see your girl.
Buddy!
How are ya?
Do you have my jeans?
Here it is.
Hey, Murph, wait for me!
I want to change my style.
You can hurt someone with that.
I have to make myself beautiful,
find some perfume.
A good bath
and I'll be fresh as a daisy.
You hang out with white people.
You don't know your brothers.
Yeah, that's true.
What do you care?
You're wondering
about me? Well, here I am.
What are you gonna do?
Jump down my throat?
Are you the mother of Frankenstein?
The Blob? The Fly?
Who do you think you are?
You're in bed
with Jimmy-Jack and Dr. D.!
You allow these Nazis
into our Africanism.
What's the matter with you?
I needed a favor.
You only need your brothers
and your brothers are black.
That's true. And what they gave you,
we'll take it back.
Give me a break!
What are you looking for, Fend-la-bise?
What did you do to that nigger
to turn his head?
- Nothing.
- Nothing, asshole?
Do you run fast?
Fast enough?
Let me tell you something.
You knocked on my window,
now
you'll be banging on my door!
We're off.
How are you?
You're a slave.
No more than you or anyone else.
I'm struggling to see my girl
and my kid.
I won't wait three months.
It's not now
that I'm going to back down.
It's Dr. D's hooch
you're interested in.
So what?
Is there no place in this world
for free men?
- I'll pay what I owe.
- You don't know what you owe.
If need be, I'll retaliate
with my knife.
That's all I owe
to this dog.
To end up in jail
for life?
You really can't see any further
than the end of your nose!
Didn't you look at yourself?
I'm serving my sentence. That's all there is to it.
Me, I need
certain things.
That's the difference between you and me,
Mr. Murphy!
You don't need anyone.
You run until you're exhausted.
You look like a glue sniffer,
you can't even speak.
There, at least,
you're tired enough to sleep.
And the next day,
you're back at it again.
No, you don't need anyone.
For anything.
You never have to
to take risks.
You must be
the luckiest guy in the world.
Where are my boys?
They are given a key
to their changing room.
Are they going to run on that?
It's all we've got.
Where is it?
Here it is.
Ray Murphy, Jerry Beloit
of Sacramento University
This is Abe Rigotta,
Dave Meyers and Bob Kahn.
Let's go, we've only got 20 minutes.
Where, man?
Around the garbage cans,
four turns equals one mile.
Around the garbage cans...
Not bad, baby!
Impeccable, in fact.
Superb, honest and relaxed.
Ready to go? Get started!
And we didn't know him?
It's a long story.
Too bad.
1.59 per half-mile.
Will it be within 4 minutes?
We'll see!
I told them to let it go
and toast him to the last quarter.
Did you see that?
3.59.2 min. Franck Daveys' best time
was 3.56.8.
The second-best time
in the United States.
Your guy is only
by only 4 seconds
running around the garbage cans.
Put him on a better track...
Give him good shoes,
sneakers!
How do you train?
I don't train. I run.
Every day?
Yes, except when it rains.
They won't let me out.
How many miles per week?
I don't know.
Around 80, 90 miles.
- Are you working on your pulse?
- Yes, I think I am.
Intervals, pyramids?
No training program?
No. What is it?
Can you catch your breath
quickly?
In about two minutes.
I was a long-distance runner.
Some days,
everything went smoothly.
No problem at all,
I didn't feel any pain.
I couldn't even feel the ground,
as if I were...
Float?
Yes, floating.
Do you know what that is?
Yes, most of the time.
It does that too
when you're breaking records.
Knees and tendons
hurt. A pain here.
How did you know that?
Let's get down to business.
- I'm gonna train Mr. Murphy.
- You'll what?
- Your shoe size?
- Come and see us.
Training for what?
- You haven't told him?
- No, not yet.
- Training for what?
- A competition in a month's time.
OAU.
So that you're qualified.
Me? No. Forget it!
And why not?
Do you realize
of this opportunity?
- You have to try.
- I can't do it.
Don't bother.
I won't do it!
What the hell was that?
Why can't he?
He means he won't be able
come back here afterwards.
- Why is he doing this?
- He is sentenced to life imprisonment.
He acts as if the outside world
doesn't exist.
R.C.! Darling! Darling!
Don't look back.
Your wife couldn't make it.
This chick replaces her.
Play along.
Don't you dare
you screw this up.
I'm glad to see you.
Were you worried I'd be late?
I can't help it.
Oh, darling!
Come on,
it's got to look real.
Where's my wife?
Where's my baby?
The guards are watching us.
Your wife will come next time.
It's no big deal.
The tours are over.
What's your role?
- Wylene.
- That's my wife's name!
Are you nuts?
Come on, we've got to go!
What's all the fuss?
You know very well.
Stay still!
The money has already been cashed.
Take what I give you
and go home with it. That's all there is to it!
You don't want me? That's fine!
I'll say I'm sick.
What's this all about?
It's just two condoms.
Everyone leaves.
Two condoms?
And I have to be the mule for Dr. D?
He steals a visit with my wife
and my baby?
So I can bring him his powder?
No way, bitch!
Open the door!
Stop that woman!
Keep away from the bars.
Doors close at 3.30pm.
What the hell are you doing here?
What happened?
I thought you were in a trailer.
What happened?
I need to find a solution.
What are you talking about?
They laughed in my face.
They had to fix everything.
But it wasn't Wylene who came.
She was a whore
with condoms full of heroin.
As far as they're concerned,
all chicks are the same
I took off.
They arrested her.
You have to throw them away.
I don't know...
Throw them out. Go to solitary.
Get transferred.
Get out of here for your own safety.
Dr. D's in on it.
It's a real army!
- I can't go to solitary.
- Yes, you can!
You're strong enough for that!
Mr. Stiles...
you want me to believe
that you can't take it?
Or can't you do without me?
Yeah.
If I'm not here to train you,
if you don't have Captain Midnight
and inspiration,
you'll never be a champion.
Who will annoy me
by harping on "Go for it!"
I'm going for gold
at the Olympic Games.
That's for sure.
Instead of putting your hand
on your heart,
you'll make the sign of the Blacks.
The salvation of prisoners
before the whole world.
Dreams!
Expectations!
Nothing happened, man.
And the worst, the worst...
Nothing ever happens.
Come on, man. Come on, man.
Opening at 4pm.
You're off to see the keepers, OK?
I'll be right behind you.
Cells open at 4pm.
N1 to N4, canteen 1.
No rush.
What are you doing?
Stiles!
Stiles, don't go!
You fucked up, man!
I'm going for a run.
That's what you want, isn't it?
But you'll give me
what I want.
Permission to kill someone?
- I don't want to kill anyone.
- What, then?
30 minutes in the metal
workshop. Alone.
I did you a favor.
You owe me one.
- It's for Stiles.
- When is it?
Right away.
Deal or no deal?
Hey, Murphy.
Janowski called me.
Everyone leaves the premises.
What the hell?
I don't want to hear it.
Get out of here!
- I'll get my things.
- I said get out!
- Yes, but...
- No discussion.
Come on, get out!
Take it easy, don't worry!
What's he doing?
Is he burning something?
That bastard stole from us!
Our money and our dope!
I'm going to kill him!
You're a dead man!
Do you hear me?
I'm looking at a dead man!
I'm talking to a dead man!
Weird pumps.
You'll get better ones
on the real track.
It's essential.
Your shoulders and back are tense.
I'll give you a warm-up.
Relaxed jaws, shoulders
and hands.
Start with two 220s,
two 440
and two or three slow 880s.
You finish with a quick 220.
You need to learn
your own rhythm.
Are you teaching me
how to run properly?
Whatever suits you.
Naturally,
with your own style.
We're going to improve your speed,
strength and power.
Ready for the 440?
Janowski gave me this for you.
Read what's behind it.
What does it say?
"To Jericho's Mile
What is it?
A story of walls
that come tumbling down.
Ready to go?
"No permission
without qualification"?
Permission is already required
to qualify.
He must qualify
in an official race.
Very good,
you've got your back.
and I have to give up
this opportunity.
I don't think so.
- We've got a problem.
- So I hear.
Karen, send Sam to me!
How to get the federation here
to have an official time
and be selected?
Sam, check with the lawyer
if the California penal code
to organize a race here.
I'll give it a try.
The track is quite simple.
It will be ready on the 17th.
Measurements must be perfect.
There are no specifics.
It's not that simple.
Don't worry. The track will be magnificent.
All right, then. No.
See you later.
How are we going to transform
this pasture for cows
into an OAU-compliant
to OAU standards,
by the 17th?
Take care of the specifics,
I'll take care of the site.
Watch out!
Jackson, Slango, Sweet
are expected in the visiting room.
Watch out!
The director will speak to you.
I'm speaking to all prisoners.
You've all seen Murphy run.
You know he runs fast.
He would be among the top 5 or 6
runners in the United States.
Murphy is going to die!
We're going to organize a race,
here in the Folsom enclosure.
It will be timed by officials
and if it's fast,
he will be eligible
Olympic team.
He won't run anywhere.
We're going to build a track
of a quarter mile
and organize our own race
right here on our own turf.
The only race he'll do
is the one for paraplegics.
During construction
of this runway,
you'll have some free time.
I'd like you to help us
to build it
for this race to take place.
Okay, drunkard!
Not our problem.
We just want harmony
between body and mind.
- What if we did?
- Not a chance.
Come on, let's talk for a minute.
What's up?
We're boycotting.
We picket.
No one will be working on the track.
- What are you talking about?
- Rain Murphy.
He won't run.
He won't.
He screwed us
and did not respect the code.
Just a moment.
We'll follow your picket line,
your boycott,
only because you say
it's political. That's all it is.
Get out of the way!
We'll remember you!
Go ahead and work,
you bastards!
It's a white people thing.
It's their problem.
I miss old Stiles
who used to run with the white boy.
I liked the way he trotted.
He was light.
You see it?
It looked like it was flying.
- He was in love with him.
- So was your mother.
Get back! Stop!
Spare us this kind of thing.
Come on, guys, let's go!
We're going to lift some iron.
for harmony
between body and mind.
What are you going to do about Stiles?
We'll take care of that.
Very soon.
That's right.
Don't you ever get tired?
Dinnertime.
- Driving...
- It's tiring, in the long run.
Another 2 miles
and you're ready for dinner.
How's he doing?
Very good.
He's working on his heart rate.
Excellent.
Amazing speed.
The track won't be ready.
You were bluffing.
Some heavyweights
decided to go on strike.
Stop her!
Impossible.
This is a principle. No inmate
force a picket line.
I'm going to give up.
Only 4 days left!
This project could have
more impact on inmates
than 15 years of
rehabilitation program.
You've said it before.
But without a track, there's no race!
Murphy kept a link
to the outside world.
This project means
a lot to him.
Breaking that link
is to stay in this courtyard.
Then return to the streets,
living in a comic book world,
robbing, killing
and finally come back here.
Murphy conveys values other
than those of prison.
He transgresses the rules
of their world.
He has to run.
We won't give up
until we're beaten.
And there are still 4 days to go.
- I think he did the right thing.
- Look at that! Look at that!
We've got company!
I'm listening, buddy.
I have some questions
about Stiles.
I'm investigating.
Here's the deal.
Care for a drink?
To forget
ass and food.
I don't drink pig semen.
That's all I've got.
Our ideological differences...
Don't do that to me.
Put it on the back burner.
Just answer.
Did you kill our brother?
Yes, that's me.
I'm going to unpack everything for you.
You want to hear this?
All the better.
You want a race war?
That we play the knife
until they close this place down?
Whenever you want.
Do you want to hear this or not?
Go ahead, we're listening!
Your brother Stiles,
his conjugal visit was approaching,
he set me up
bite me in the ass
to see my mule
instead of his wife.
But he screwed up
and my mule was arrested.
Now they search
all the chicks
who visit a prisoner.
To sum up,
his death is only justice.
- Leave it to me.
- No, don't.
Recruit our brother,
it's an intrusion
of my living space.
I didn't recruit him,
sir.
Someone bamboozled him
and sent it to me.
Someone else recruited him.
Oh yeah! Who was it?
If I tell you,
I'll give you one of mine.
We'll call it even.
It's compensation.
Zero to zero.
It's okay, man. Who is it?
Fend-la-bise
Fend-la-bise,
I need to talk to you for a minute.
What do you want?
You betrayed a brother.
You crossed the line.
I didn't rat anybody out.
What are you talking about?
From Stiles!
Was she your handywoman?
Lateef, my brother!
Watch the door!
The door of the guardians,
that no one...
He doesn't want you to leave yet.
Lie down.
Don't make yourself crazier than you are.
Get down!
Get down, you weirdo!
Where are you going, boy?
You'll pay for this.
You spoke ill of my friend.
He was my brother.
When you get me,
what will you do?
I'll finish my training.
I'll give you a hand.
Rubio.
I need to talk to you.
We have to stop the strike.
I've been made a fool of.
I need your help.
Why?
Did Dr. D explain to you
why he went on strike?
He said it was political.
I'm going to see my comrades.
I'll take your queen.
I'm going to make him one of these,
she'll be traumatized for life.
Check it out!
Brother Cotton. Any problems?
None, except you.
I beg your pardon?
You're in our way.
It's a picket line.
Keep your bullshit to yourself.
You're a liar and a coward.
There's no picket line.
There are only people
who go to work.
It's a picket line.
It's political.
It's not about politics,
it's about pockets.
Yours.
That's the story.
If we can't work,
we'll take care of your head.
What is it?
The workers' united front
and the militia.
Got it?
No more strikes.
You listen to me, nigger...
I'm a Negro, too.
- Mexican...
- Shut up, ass-face!
I'm Mexican now.
You want to smash the face
of my Mexican blood?
Did you look out the window?
It's incredible!
I'm ready to swallow anything,
I've got 6 guys in the hospital.
Look out the window.
Take my chicken.
Here, brother.
You have to eat fruit.
Lots and lots of fruit.
Good luck.
Good luck, brother.
You'll do great.
A little more?
What about this track?
She looks good.
Really good.
Larry...
tell me why
you killed your father.
If you'd talk about it.
What does this mean?
I have a race in 2 days!
That's Beloit's problem.
As a sociological phenomenon,
you depend on Gulliver.
What I'm interested in
is who you are.
We've talked enough
to broach this subject.
I don't think so!
Very good, Larry.
Don't bother.
We don't have to talk about it.
I loved the guy.
I really loved him.
Perhaps...
Maybe I'm lying
to myself.
Maybe it's both.
He was drunk.
He was hitting
my half-sister.
She was 14 years old.
He kept hitting her.
I ran to him.
And there it was.
It stopped!
It was an animal.
That's all over now,
even if I spend my life here,
no problem.
It has to stop.
It's in the genes,
it has to stop.
I've been told...
that I was determined
to shoot him.
And they locked me in here.
It's OK.
I did what I had to do.
One day...
he took me to Ocean Park,
when I was 6 years old.
We had...
a big yellow car,
there was music on the radio.
My mother had a dress
with big flowers.
He gave me a goldfish
that he had won.
He took me
to a shooting gallery.
So I could learn to shoot.
The sun was above the water.
There was the pier below.
He carried me on his shoulders
all day long.
He carried me all day.
As an adult,...
you haven't tried
to get him help?
It wasn't the house style.
My father...
repairing bumpers.
I was working in a junkyard
in San Pedro.
We weren't really
into psychology
and leather couch,
do you understand?
What's done is done.
I belong here.
Do you still believe him?
I can't remember.
It all gets a bit confusing.
Can you handle it?
I think so.
I'll hold out.
The day after tomorrow,
you'll be up against the best.
Certainly Frank Daveys.
You'll be selected
for the 72nd Olympic Games
Daveys has experience.
It takes off at the end of the race.
It's made to run the mile.
What should I do?
Follow him,
put pressure on him.
Break his spirit,
make him work.
Choose the moment
and leave it there.
If not?
You may be
stronger than him.
With experience,
I'd tell you to lead,
to exhaust her following you.
To burn off reserves
for the final sprint.
What should I do?
Follow him.
Go for it!
I'll take the lead
and stay there.
In the last quarter, it's a rocket.
No problem.
Listen...
- What's in it for you?
- What's in it for me?
What's in it for you?
from doing this?
When I was competing,
I knew how to run fast.
But I couldn't do it.
Not so fast.
Not like you.
When I saw you...
My whole career, I've been waiting
for someone like you.
We string together some 440?
What's up, man?
- Murphy?
- Yes, Murphy.
- And Daveys?
- And Daveys?
- Holmes?
- Yes.
- And Beat?
- Right here.
You're walking on the track!
You have everything you need
to succeed now.
On your marks!
Ready to go?
How much?
59.6 per quarter mile.
What do you mean?
I can't believe it either.
What does this mean?
It's probably just a formality.
OAU challenges the track
or the way he runs?
It's not that.
I hope not.
The OAU meets in 4 days.
The time and track are validated.
I have checked.
He looked great.
He can.
The 5th best record of the year.
These guys are ad crazy.
They want more pictures.
His performance in 4 days
more important to me.
Now we can get started.
Are you comfortable?
- Mr. Murphy?
- Very well, thank you.
Anyone for water?
Mr. Gulliver, let's get down to business.
Wait, I don't understand.
Why is Mr. Murphy
a problem?
A rider who makes good time...
I know, but unfortunately,
this organization
is not governmental.
Our funding comes
from the private sector.
To be honest,
it's very important to us
an impeccable image.
Does the committee want to study
or prison issues?
We don't have any references
in this area.
How does Mr. Murphy's
of Mr. Murphy...
- What's this?
- Trouble.
... will it affect our federation?
It's a realistic consideration.
That's all it is.
Excuse us, Mr. Murphy,
to impose
this bureaucratic hassle
to an athlete like you
and force you
to listen to all this.
Mr Gulliver,
how do you work
with prisoners like Murphy?
We say "inmates".
We must
keep them in custody
while they serve their sentences.
We encourage them
not to break with reality.
When they return...
Let's take a shortcut
and talk about reintegration.
This term is no longer used.
Mr Murphy, tell me,
do you feel reintegrated?
I don't really know.
My case...
Do you feel differently about
what you've done?
Have you repented?
What I mean is,
do you regret it?
Yes, I'm sorry. I regret everything.
Would you do it again?
It's a difficult question.
I don't know.
Don't you know?
Who did you kill?
You can't ask him
question.
- He's tense.
- My father.
You know this,
you've read his file.
These are
special circumstances.
That's obvious.
You are neither a judge
nor a psychologist...
Under the same circumstances,
would you kill again?
It's worth discussing,
isn't it?
You're welcome.
I really don't know.
You're trying too hard.
It's about sport.
And he's the greatest racer
I've ever met.
Certain mental faculties
are diminished.
by a situation
I've studied in detail.
It's in the file.
Would you do it again?
People would like to know.
You're trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
Before you finish
your breakfast,
you decided to eliminate me.
Would you do it again?
I'm horrified by what's happened.
But I'm not denying anything.
And I don't deny myself.
I only have my name and my face.
At the same location,
under the same conditions,
I'd shoot him again,
do you understand?
You're a phony!
You wouldn't last
10 minutes in prison!
Where's your hat?
We've got to protect that skull.
What do you want?
Hey, loser,
you have no right to be here.
Get lost.
Sports results:
women's 200m freestyle
was won by Nadia Vulkovich.
The men's records were set
by Frank Loman,
John Strappata.
On the track, Frank Daveys
outdid everyone:
3.56 mn in the 1500 m.
He broke the record
of Roberto Khandris,
best national runner.
Daveys should win
a gold or silver medal.
Daveys ran the mile
in 3.56 minutes.
He is only 1.2 seconds away
from the world record.
All hopes rest on Daveys
for the next Olympic Games.
He has every chance
to win a gold medal
in Moscow.
Other male performances :
John Strappata broke the record...
Take a look.
You've got to see this.
He's doing his own Olympics.
You did it!
You beat Daveys!
THIS FILM WAS SHOT IN FOLSOM PRISON
AMONG THE PRISON POPULATION.