The Last Rodeo (2025) Movie Script
[musical swirl ]
[heavy thud]
[heavy thud]
[low growl]
[heavy thud]
[low growl]
[heavy thud]
[gate opens]
[crowd cheers]
Stay centered, cowboy.
Keep going!
[buzzer]
[crowd cheers]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[grunting]
[soft acoustic guitar music]
[guitar music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[Announcer] Give it up,
for Rowdy Mason,
the ten-year-old
from Victoria, Texas.
What a ride, young man.
[music continues]
- Ready?
- [Cody] Yeah.
[Joe] Keep your head toward me.
Pull.
Give me that.
[Joe] You stay
flexible now, right?
It s not my first rodeo, Pops.
[Announcer] Our next rider,
Cody Wainwright
from Edna, Texas
[Joe] Get up on the rope.
[Announcer] And if that name
sounds familiar,
he s the grandson
of the legendary
Joe Wainwright.
[Announcer] He s one tough
little man, like his grandad,
[Announcer] So give it up for
Cody Wainwright.
[Joe] Concentrate on the steer,
not your mom.
Focus.
You got this.
Go.
Ride em Cody, ride em
[Joe] That s it. Yeah.
Ride him, Cody.
Come on.
[buzzer]
Let s go!
[Announcer] That s a heck of a
ride, Cowboys and Cowgirls.
Cody Wainwright.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Oh.
[Cody] Taught me well, Pops.
[Joe] Oh, now
you re just showing off.
[Cody] Come on.
[TV Commercial] PBR has
turned Oklahoma
into the heart
of bull country.
Tulsa has played host--
I bet if you entered that,
you d whoop their asses.
Who taught you
how to talk like that?
You.
Oh.
[Waitress] Two root beers.
Good luck, Joe.
[Joe] Mmhm.
You know if you
did ride, you d win.
[Reporter] I m here
with Billy Hamilton,
reigning champion of the PBR.
What are your thoughts about
the Legends event?
Or as we like to call it,
"unfinished business".
[Billy] Well, as you all know,
I m born and bred
here in Tulsa,
and I couldn t be happier
that they got the
bid to host it this year.
[Reporter] Lots of
competitive riders.
What separates
you from the crowd?
[Billy] Well, I won
it last year.
I see no reason why I
can t win it again, of course.
I bet you could
out-ride that Billy Hamilton.
He s good.
[Cody] Not as good as you.
Not as good as I was.
Not exactly
riding bulls these days.
But if you did,
you d whip his ass.
Language, son.
Come on, let s go to the game.
Don t wanna be late.
Mom doesn t
want me to ride bulls.
No.
Well, I do.
I know.
You rode.
So I m gonna ride.
You make a lot
more money on a diamond
than you do on a bull.
[Coach] Good hit, good hit,
come on, now.
Come on, dig in.
[Umpire] You re out.
[Sal] Did I miss anything?
I was helping
Doc operate on a mare.
Tim was late, again.
[Umpire] Strike one.
You still dating Tim?
[clears throat]
[Sal] You know, seeing him,
not dating him.
And?
Too clingy, serious.
Hm.
Are you seeing anybody?
Yeah, I didn t think so.
Maybe you should
refrain from giving me
some dating advice, huh?
Just looking
out for my daughter.
[Sal] Uh-huh.
You know, I do see a
very pretty woman over there.
Her name s Susie,
she s giving you the eye.
Maybe you
should go talk to her.
You don t want Cody
riding bulls.
No, I don t,
he could get hurt.
Why can t he make
that decision himself
when he s old enough?
I don t want him
riding bulls.
We ve already
been through this,
please don t encourage him,
all right?
Mmhm.
All right, Cody.
All right, bud.
[Cody] Oh!
[Umpire] Foul!
- [Joe] Wait.
- [Umpire] Time!
Wait.
[Sal] What happened?
[Joe] Looks like a ball
bounced off the bat
and hit him under the ear.
[Umpire] You okay?
Get up.
Come on, get up.
[Umpire] You sure you re okay?
Fine.
[light applause]
[Sal] Okay.
All right.
All right.
[Joe] Here we go.
[Sal] All right,
you got this, baby.
Come on!
[cheering]
Yes, yes, yes, baby!
Woo!
[Cody] I ll race you
to the ridge.
[Sal] You can try.
Let s go.
Let s go, keep up.
[triumphant music]
[Joe chuckling]
[Cody] Come on, slow poke.
- [Sal] Come on,
- [Cody] That s not fair!
Come on!
Yah!
[Cody] You ll never
catch me, Mom!
I m lightning fast.
[Joe] Go get her, Cody.
[Cody] Come on, mom, keep up.
[laughing]
[dramatic music]
[birds chirping]
[Sal] Never gets old.
[Joe] Never gets old.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
He is a natural on a horse.
Yeah, he is.
[Joe] Mm-hmm.
And on a steer.
He loves it.
And he loves to compete.
You know what?
You re not hearing me.
I keep hearing the same thing
over and over again.
[Sal] Pa, look, the point is,
you nearly killed
yourself riding bulls,
and you wonder
why I don t want my son
following in your footsteps.
[sighing]
[Cody] Mom?
Mom?
Mom?
[horse whinny]
Mom?
[Sal] Cody?
Are you okay?
[Cody] I got dizzy
and just threw up.
[Joe] Hey, let me see, okay.
[Cody] Pops, I m fine
[Joe] Let me see.
Well, you look alright.
How many fingers do I have up?
Zero.
He s all right.
I m gonna
take him to the clinic.
[Cody] No, I m just--Mom.
[Joe] Really?
[Sal] Let s--really,
let s go.
[Cody] No, I don t--
[Sal] Son?
[Cody] Mom, I m--
[Sal] It s all right.
Come on, come on, come on.
[birds chirping]
[Joe] Oh boy.
[Radio Host] And now its time
for KIOX FM weather.
Currently, its
72 degrees and sunny.
Tomorrow going down
to 23 degrees
and getting up to a balmy 76.
So layer up, its going to be
a roller coaster--
[Cowboy] What do I owe you?
[Joe] Two hundred.
[Cowboy] There you are.
Come on.
Take care, John.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
What?
Sal, Sal, Sal, slow down.
[dramatic music]
How s Cody?
[Doctor] He s with my nurse,
he ll be right in with us.
All right, he just got hit
in the head with a baseball.
I m sure it s
just a concussion, right?
Yes, I m sure he did,
Mr. Wainwright.
But I d like him to see a
neurologist before we--
Neurologist?
It s just a
concussion though, right?
He threw up, so--
[Doctor] Dizziness,
balance, vomiting.
I ve been there a few times.
He has some weakness in
his left hand, maybe nothing.
But Dr. Agre at Dallas
Memorial is one of the best.
Okay, it s
just a precaution, right?
[Doctor] Yes, but a
doctor will get an MRI
and determine what s
causing Cody s symptoms.
But I d get him
there as soon as possible.
[dramatic music]
I m gonna be okay, Mom.
[Dr. Agre] Ms. Wainwright?
Dr. Agre.
I m Joe Wainwright,
her dad, Cody s grandpa.
Thank you for coming
down so early.
I know it was a long drive.
I rushed the MRI results
so we could see
what exactly is causing
Codys symptoms.
What s wrong with him?
One second, please.
[mouse clicking]
Doctor?
He has a glioma,
he has a brain tumor.
I know this is
incredibly difficult to hear.
If there s any minor,
minor consolation,
we do specialize in
these types of procedures.
He needs surgery.
[Joe] When? When
would you do it?
Soon as possible.
That s not an answer.
[Dr. Agre] Well, that s the
best I can do at this moment.
The prognosis, because of
the location, is guarded.
Excuse me.
Makhar needs you stat.
Complication.
Thank you.
Excuse me, Mr. Wainwright.
Doctor, I m, I m sorry.
Believe me, I understand.
[phone ringing]
[somber music]
[Aide] Hello again,
Ms. Wainwright.
So your insurance
will only cover roughly 40%.
Are you going to be
able to pay the difference
to bring the balance to full?
Can we put
him on my benefits?
I m a veteran, so maybe that--
I m sorry, sir,
that s not how it works.
Well, how much is left?
Could be 75,000 to 150,000.
Of course, we ll
go through all the details
once we have a better
idea of what we re looking at.
Now, it could be more,
because this is a complex
and invasive surgery.
We can pay for it.
Are you sure?
Like I said,
we can pay for it.
I ll get the financial
responsibility forms
for you to sign.
You re very fortunate.
There was an opening
and Dr. Agre was able
to schedule a procedure
three days from now.
[Joe] Thank you.
[Aide] Of course.
Okay.
OK.
I can t afford it.
I have no money.
There s no way.
I got loans.
We ll sell the house.
Oh, yeah,
you have two mortgages.
You sold the land.
All right, look, I could--
I could sell the trailers,
the horses, the buckles,
the saddles, and yours--
We ll figure it out.
- Sal?
- Yeah.
We will because we have to.
Right.
I m gonna head home,
get you some clothes and stuff.
Oh, bring Mama s clock.
[light music]
[light music]
[bull bellowing]
[Announcer] Hello, everybody.
I wanna thank
all you fine folks
for coming up to
the Turley Prison Rodeo.
A little bit of the information
here on all these girls.
If they ride that bull
to the dinger,
then they will get to
just go to the pay window.
So let s get a big hand today.
All right.
Okay, in chute number one.
We got Sweet Jeese James, here.
Come on, girl.
Now let s let her buck.
Come on, buck.
Come on, girl
get in there.
Yeah. Okie-doo.
[buzzer]
That s what we
like to see.
A big hand for
Sweet Jeese James.
She s going to
the pay window, folks.
[laughing]
[phone ringing]
[Announcer] Next up is
Miss Mary Lou.
She s a Texas native...
[Charlie] Joe?
Joe?
Charlie.
It s been a long time, Joe.
[Announcer] no pay window today
for Miss Mary Lou.
Yeah.
[Announcer] Clarissa J.
Joe, why d you call?
Where are you now, Charlie?
Well, right
now I m volunteering
at the women s prison rodeo.
[Joe] Prison rodeo.
Well, I figure these girls
could use all that bull I know.
[audience groans]
[Charlie] They need it more
than I do these days.
Can you swing by my place?
Swing?
[Joe] Yeah.
Right away.
What is it?
I ll tell you
when you get here.
I ll see what I can do.
[phone ringing]
[Jimmy] You ve
reached Jimmy Mack.
I can t answer,
so leave me a message
and maybe
I ll get back to you.
[recording tone]
Hey, Jimmy,
it s Joe Wainwright.
I m taking you up on
that offer to ride the bulls
in the Legends Tournament.
I ll see you in Tulsa.
You got my number,
call me if you need me.
[upbeat music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
Mama told me
When I was young
Come sit beside me
My only son
And listen closely
To what I say
And if you do this
It ll help you
Some sunny day
Ah yeah
[grunting]
[upbeat music]
Oh, take your time
Don t live too fast
Troubles will come
And they will pass
What are you doing, Joe?
You ll find a woman
Yeah, and you ll find love
And don t forget, son
There is someone up
Above
And be a simple
Be a simple man.
Oh, be something--
[Charlie] That s not
bad for an old fart.
You do this a lot.
Yeah, every day.
Why am I here?
[Joe] Let s go for a ride,
I ll explain.
[Joe] And that s why
I called you, Charlie.
[Charlie] What?
I damn near
don t believe it, Joe.
So they re operating on him?
Yeah.
Listen Joe,
you were a
good friend, but I...
I don t have much
of any money at all.
Oh I don t want
your money, Charlie.
I need your help.
With what then?
With what you do best.
[horse whinnies]
[Charlie] You crazy fool,
Hell, I ain t fought bulls
since... you know when...
And how in the hell is
that gonna help you and Cody?
[Joe] Well, PBR Legends
Championship
is this weekend in Tulsa.
Okay.
They ve invited all
past world champion riders
to go up against
their 20 best riders.
Million dollar purse.
How else can I raise that kind
of money for Codys surgery.
What?
[laughing]
[laughing]
Boy, I ain t had a
laugh this big in a long while.
Woo!
And I sure needed it.
Ain t no way on God s green
earth you riding in the PBR.
Come on, Joe.
You limp on your right leg.
I can tell by
the way you re standing,
you got some
pain in your back.
Your hands is old,
your eyes probably bad,
and your mind is damn sure,
riding south.
Do I need to remind
you what happened last time?
[Joe] No.
And you was
a lot younger then.
Yeah.
Now, I know the
situation you and Sally are in.
It s awful.
But that don t mean you go do
something so damn asinine,
as to ride on a bull.
That ain t no tin bucking
machine and you know it, Joe.
[Joe] He s my
grandson, Charlie.
You got a better idea.
I m all ears.
Yeah, but you could get
yourself killed, you know that?
I know.
There s not time for it.
- No practice rides, nothing.
- No.
Ah, this is just stupid.
You re gonna keep
telling me how stupid I am
or are you gonna help me?
[sighs]
Ain t no sense in
arguing with a
stubborn old goat like you.
No.
[sighs]
Well, I guess
I ll grab my stuff then.
Well, you talking
about leaving right now?
I ride in
three days, Charlie.
I got to call my boss
and ask for a week off.
Sha...
God, only you know
what Agisa is gonna say.
Hey, Charlie.
Yeah?
We re road buddies again.
Yeah.
[birds chirping]
Howdy, Rose.
It s been a while.
I m awfully sorry I haven t
visited you in some time.
I blame Joe.
He never did have
a funeral or anything.
Didn t want anyone to lay you
to rest, but him and me.
[birds chirping]
[groans]
[sighs]
[zips bag closed]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Well, I got
the time off from UPS.
You could say,
"Thank you, Charlie."
Thank you, Charlie.
[Charlie] They still give
away trucks at this event?
[groans]
[Joe] Top three
riders get one, I think.
Well, you win
one you give to me, deal?
[Joe] Deal.
Well, I hope this truck
moves better than you do.
[chuckles]
[engine revs]
[soft music]
[soft music]
[door opens and closes]
[Joe] Hey.
Hey, hey.
How s he doing?
He s fine,
he s sleeping now.
Doesn t complain.
Sounds like someone I know.
Hope I brought
you the right ones,
got you a little
something to eat, too.
Oh yeah, they re fine.
Can t believe
this is happening again.
Reliving a nightmare.
It s gonna
be okay, you hear me?
This is gonna cost hundreds
of thousands of dollars
and insurance
isn t gonna cover it.
Look, I have an idea,
but we have to act fast.
Charlie? Charlie?
Hey.
Hey there, Sal.
[chuckles]
[Sal] It is so good to see you.
Good to see you.
It s been a while.
Yeah.
Listen, I m
terribly sorry about Cody.
You know what, you re here,
it s all that matters.
[Joe] Well,
Charlie s here to help.
We think that maybe--
Well, no, no,
we don t think anything.
The PBR Legends
Championship s in Tulsa.
$750,000 for first place.
Well, they ve invited all
former world champions
to compete if they want.
So what about it?
[laughing]
Oh, come on, y all,
I don t have time for this
because I know you
better than anyone else.
You do not
have a sense of humor.
No, I don t.
No, but this is
genuinely funny
because this is a joke.
This is a joke, right?
You re not kidding?
Have you lost your mind?
That s what I said.
Uh-uh, you don t talk.
You don t talk, just
being here encourages him.
You kidding me?
Let me ask you a question.
Do you remember everything
that you put all of us through
the last time you rode?
- [Joe] Yeah.
- [Sal] No, no, no, but do you?
Because I don t think you do
because after Mama passed away,
you decided to get on a bull
drunk and break your neck.
- [Sal] You remember that?
- [Joe] Mm-hmm
How about when
the doctor saved your life
and put a steel
rod in that neck, huh?
He sent you home
with so many painkillers
that your memory was
about a shot at your neck.
And when you
weren t on those painkillers,
you would
scream at me to kill you.
- You remember that?
- Yeah.
[Sal] How about when I
was getting ready for prom
and I was wearing the
dress that Mama had sewn for me
and what did I
have to do instead?
I had to clean you,
feed you, bathe you, walk you.
[sighs]
For what?
And for how long?
Long time.
Long time, yeah.
You see, you
don t really remember that.
But I will not forget
one second, one minute,
one week,
one month for your
eight seconds of glory.
So this is very simple.
Are you hearing me?
This is very simple.
You will not get on that bull.
Well then, what are we
gonna do about Cody?
I will figure it out.
I will figure it out.
But right now,
I need you to leave.
I need you to leave
before I throw you out.
You too, go.
I m gonna say
goodbye to Cody first.
[Sal] Not one word of this to
him. Do you understand me?
Do you unde--
neither, neither of you.
Not one word.
Yeah.
Well that went well.
Yeah, very.
Pops.
How you doing, buddy boy?
Good.
Hey you remember
Charlie, right?
Yeah, of course I do.
Saw a video of you keeping
that bull from tossing Pops.
You re the bullfighter, right?
That s right, put er there.
[Charlie] Howdy.
Wow, he s got a
nice grip there, Joe.
He must ve got
that from his Mama.
Mm-hmm.
How you feeling?
I m fine.
Headaches?
Not really.
You sure?
It just hurts
a little, but I m okay.
Did your mom
tell you what s going on?
Pops, I know what s going on.
It s the same
thing that Grandma had.
[Joe] No, what Grandma
had was different.
You re gonna
be just fine, kiddo.
[Joe] Look, me and Charlie
are gonna be gone
for a couple of days,
but we ll get
back as quick as we can.
[Cody] Pops, I told you
I ve got this.
Maybe I can FaceTime while
you re gone?
Uh...
You can use mine.
I can put my number in it.
You know what,
I d like that.
[Charlie] Better watch out
now, Joe.
Got his number.
I can tell him all about how
his gramps used to be.
No, you better not.
Come on, I wanna know.
No, later.
[Charlie] All right, Cody,
look here.
Brought you something.
[Cody] Cool.
[Charlie] It looks good on you.
You got some
checkers around here?
[Cody] I wish I did.
[Charlie] Yeah, we ll get some.
[dramatic music]
[Charlie] Well,
she ll come around.
She s pretty hard-headed.
Yeah, but she s also right.
[Joe] Do I have
a choice, Charlie?
[Charlie] Maybe not.
How else can I earn
a lot of money real quick?
Well, I suppose you
could rob a bank.
Give me your phone,
I m gonna call her.
You might wanna
give it some time.
Her baby boy is sick.
Only God knows
what she s going through.
I hate when you re right.
Well, get used to it again.
[music continues]
[Charlie] Give me
just a minute.
Are my eyes deceiving me?
Is this the one and only
Joe Wainwright?
Oh.
Good to see you, Agisa.
Oh, it s
been a long, long time.
Yeah.
[Agisa] I m so sorry
to hear about Cody.
Said prayers to the
Creator this morning.
Thank you.
I brought you
something for the road.
My favorite.
I know.
[Agisa] It s so great to see
you and Charlie together again.
[Agisa] I will never forget,
nor will Charlie,
how you helped him
get back on his feet
after that bull busted him up.
[Charlie] All right,
you be a good girl now.
Oh, now you, you
bring him back in one piece.
[Charlie] Yes, ma am.
This is delicious.
Agree, agree.
You re a lucky man.
Yeah, I am.
[car engine revving]
Joe.
Yeah.
Reach on top of that duffel.
I got something for you.
You left that on the
ground after your last ride.
[Joe] Thank you, ma am,
coffee s just fine.
What you looking at?
The riders
you re up against.
[crowd cheering]
Mm.
Oof.
That ll leave a bruise.
Who s the best?
Well, there s Billy,
Cssio Dias, Ezekiel Mitchell,
Chase Daugherty,
Eli Vastbinder, Silvano Alves.
All I wanna know
is about the bulls.
Just don t get old
bad-ass bull like Ring of Fire.
Now that I know.
You know, I don t see your name
mentioned in the lineup.
I see two other rodeo champs.
Just an omission.
Joe, what s going on?
I need to call Jimmy Mack.
- About?
- The omission.
The letter that he sent me
with the invite, I tossed it.
So you never responded?
So now we re riding
up here to see Jimmy Mack
to ask if he
can kinda reinstate you.
Your words
are not mine, but yeah.
But he owes me, big time.
I ma go wash up.
[sighs]
I haven t seen
much of you in years.
And it hurt, you know that?
I m sorry, Charlie.
Well, I m not
asking for anything.
Well, maybe I am, no, I am.
Every time
I saw you, Charlie,
you reminded
me that Rose was gone.
After you and I dug
her grave together, I just--
You fell to pieces.
And I called you out,
cause that s what friends do.
Now when I told you, you
have got to stop being so mad
at Him up there,
cause He s giving you
more than most.
You just went silent, angry.
Is that what friends do?
Who helped me
when my hand got mangled
and I couldn t
bull ride anymore?
You gave me another shot
as a bull fighter.
That s what friends do.
After you recovered
from your surgery,
you didn t return my calls.
Just nothing.
I knew that you were
going through tough times.
I reached out and I was
patient for a long time.
Even though I
was out of work myself
and I was in
a very dark place,
I needed a friend.
I got so low.
If I hadn t finally
just looked up
and found my faith, I
don t believe I d have made it.
[sighs]
I was looking through some
old photos after you called
and saw this video.
I wasn t sure if
you d wanna see it or not.
It s your wedding to Rose.
Going to the men s room.
[sentimental music]
[sentimental music]
[horse whinny]
[sentimental music]
[Rose] Joe, we did it.
[sighs]
I haven t heard
her voice in so long.
Thank you, Charlie.
[crickets chirping]
Yeah, I could get used to this.
Used to what?
Riding shotgun.
Oh, come on,
you love driving.
Yeah, but I
get to see the world
from a whole
different perspective.
I can use some
of that right about now.
So what exactly
are you planning
to say to Jimmy Mack?
I m working on it.
Well, I could definitely
use a new perspective.
I ll sit right here
and pray for Cody, Sally.
might even get a snooze in,
you drive all you want.
Oh, come on,
you love trucks.
You drive a truck for UPS.
Heck, you drove the
tank when we were deployed.
Now, that was fun,
you got to admit that.
Yeah, it was.
[chuckles]
Except when we
were being shot at
or driving over an IED.
[mimic explosion sound]
Amen. Now talking about
battles not in Afghanistan,
you know how many wars
thereve been over
this here Red River?
No, but I m sure
you re gonna tell me.
Well, only
if you ask me nice.
Nice.
Well, now
that we re in Oklahoma,
man there s been
fighting between Texas folk
and fine citizens of
this state for a long time.
Now, the one
that caught my eye
is the battle of Upper Washita,
also known as the
Battle of Lyman s Wagon Train.
September 1874.
[dramatic music]
Ooh, hot dog!
Man, that is a nice truck.
That s not why we re here.
Yeah, I know, I know that s
not why we re here.
I m just saying,
that s a nice truck.
Charlie.
- [Charlie] Yeah.
- [Joe] Focus.
[Charlie] I am focused,
on that truck.
[dramatic music]
[door closes]
[Charlie] You smell that?
[Joe] Smells the same.
[dramatic music]
[tractor runs]
[Jimmy] Joe, Charlie?
Joe Wainwright
and Charlie Williams.
I must be dreaming right now.
Nope, this is
really happening, Joe.
- [Jimmy] Good to see you, man.
- [Joe] Hey Jimmy.
- [Jimmy] Charlie.
- [Joe] Hey, Jimmy.
- [Jimmy] Uh-oh.
[Charlie] No, that hands
all right. How you?
I m good, good to see you.
Wow, this is a treat.
[Jimmy] Get a little
libation going, boys.
How long s it been now?
10 years?
It s been a while.
Oh no, I ll pass.
Joe, come on.
It s a cause of celebration.
All right, I m just gonna--
Attaboy.
[laughs]
Yeah, that s my
pride and joy right there.
That s my King Air Turbo prop.
Best perk of my job.
Oh.
Have a seat.
All right.
You know I called you
about two years ago.
We were out in Fort Worth,
and I figured I d get
a little reunion together,
Scotty Benson, Lou Frog,
and a little wave to the crowd
a little autograph action,
and good money, boys.
Good money.
All right, 1999.
- Colorado, you remember?
- Oh yeah.
- Tyler Fowler had it
won with an 88.5,
and you
beat him with a 90.
Yeah, Joe did it
on that damn Bodacious.
Bodacious indeed,
what a bull.
152 riders bucked off,
only two made it to
the golden eight seconds.
Them the days.
You know, I called you.
[Jimmy] Oh, yeah, see,
now I m terrible with--
No, no, it s okay.
I called you to take
you up on that invite to ride,
in this year s championships
as a former champion.
You wanna what now?
I wanna ride.
Well, you re
a little late, Joe.
I mean, why didn t
you respond to my letters
like everyone else?
Nothing I could do
at this point.
Everything s printed up,
the slots and the
bulls are all allotted.
I thought you did
whatever you wanted.
Nobody ever stood in your way.
Oh, I wish, not anymore.
I got a board, I got a
network contract,
and they sign
off on everything.
Well, as I understand it,
Joe was invited.
It was just a technicality.
[Jimmy] Technicality?
Aren t you too old
to get on a bull and ride?
I never thought
you d say yes and show up.
I wanna ride, and I
need you to make it happen,
and I want
Charlie in the ring.
Why do you wanna do this?
You can get
yourself crippled or worse,
and you, Charlie,
you gonna be a bullfighter?
[Joe] It s personal.
I wouldn t ask if it
wasn t important.
Hell, I don t wanna
be out there.
Can you get us in or not?
The both of us.
Well, man,
you gonna drink that?
Jimmy, who got
you back on your feet
when you were in trouble?
[Joe] Who?
[Jimmy] I haven t forgotten
what you did for me.
How you backed me
when I went out on my own.
Okay.
You know you almost
got me fired back when, right?
You were disruptive, you were
fighting, you were drinking,
and when you d rode
drunk and broke your neck,
I got the blame.
They said I coddled you.
They said I allowed you
to do whatever,
gave you free range.
Is that why
you won t help me?
No, I didn t
say I wouldn t help you.
Come on, Jimmy, in English.
I said the boys
upstairs need to sign off, Joe.
- Okay, then do it.
- [phone ringing]
Come on, now, work your magic.
I only ask once.
I ll let you
know what they say.
Jimmy.
Hello.
[Charlie whispers] Joe.
Joe, why don t you say--
It s none of
Jimmy s business.
I don t want his sympathy.
I want a ride.
I ll call you back in five.
Come on, now,
don t, don t, don t,
don t let Joe s
past get in the way.
Don t make it personal.
I m not.
Now, I m older,
but I am not dumber.
Now, this could
be a really big deal.
Joe Wainwright,
three-time world champ,
rides again for the
big prize, and, and, and--
And what, Charlie?
Do the right thing, Jimmy.
Give Joe a ride.
And, and, and, and
put me in there with him,
so I can be
in the dirt for him.
[phone ringing]
[Joe] Cody.
[Charlie] Pops.
Can t believe
you got FaceTime to work.
[Joe] Me too.
How you doing, kiddo?
Great.
I heard you re
gonna ride in the competition.
[Joe] How d you hear that?
[Cody] Charlie told me.
Says it s a
secret not to tell mom, but--
I did.
She doesn t seem
too pleased about it.
I told you--
you d beat all the
other riders
if you just got back up.
Well, I--
[Cody] You will.
I hope you re right.
I know I am.
[Joe] Look, could you ask your
mom if she wants to talk to me?
Mom, it s Pops.
[Joe] Sal.
[clears throat]
[Joe] Sal.
When are you riding?
I don t know yet.
[Sal] What does that mean,
are you riding or not?
We re working on it.
You re working on it?
[Joe] A little snafu.
[Sal] Huh?
Doctor s free.
He wants to talk to you now.
Uh, I gotta
go talk to the doctors.
I ll call you later.
Be right back, okay?
[phone vibrates]
Excuse me,
are you Joe Wainwright?
Uh, yeah.
And you re Billy Hamilton.
You don t understand,
Mr. Wainwright.
I worshiped you
when I was younger.
Me and my dad,
we came to see you
in Great Falls, Montana.
You rode that
bull called Leprechaun.
Man, that was the meanest
dang bull I d ever seen.
I swore to God
I thought you were gonna die.
But you just hung
on and rode until you won.
Well, I saw
you on the television.
You re not so bad yourself.
Well, I ve had my
share of successes.
I m riding tomorrow night.
Y all should definitely
come out and watch.
No fighting,
no drunken craziness,
you play by the rules.
You will have to
sign the insurance waiver
and do all interviews
that are required of you.
Ha.
[laughs]
You got this.
[Charlie] Yes, sir, Jimmy Mack.
[crickets chirping]
[Joe] Brand new oil filter,
good as new.
[Charlie] This little truck
needs a lot of tender
love and care.
You don t remember
this place, do you?
[Joe] No.
[Charlie] Owasso Hill.
We were here.
01 there about.
American finals.
Oh yeah.
Yeah, it was me, you,
Rose, Agisa, Sal was so young.
Yeah, good days, Joe.
Real good.
[train passing]
[indistinct chatter]
You know, my
grand folks are from Tulsa.
Really?
Yep, loved it here.
They had a
hardware store and...
just scattered into the wind.
Huh.
Ladies, registration, uh,
Joe Wainwright.
[Young lady] Joe Wainwright,
let me see.
Okay, gotcha.
But we will
need the actual rider
to come and sign
the insurance forms.
Is he here or did
he already go to locker--
That s Joe Wainwright.
My dad s such a big fan.
[laughs]
I m sorry, I just thought--
You didn t think they d
let grandpas ride, now did you?
Well, me neither,
but it s true.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Sorry about that.
It s alright.
Hey, the man, the myth,
the legend shows up.
You know, I thought
there was a strong possibility
you wouldn t show.
I thought to myself "Jimmy,
there s no way Joe is
going to ride today."
Dang it, Joe, than I remembered
you re Joe Wainwright.
Of course
you re gonna show up.
Of course you re gonna give
everyone something to watch.
Hey, I m really excited.
Really.
Charlie, you can
be on the chute with Joe,
but not in the dirt.
I ll be in the dirt.
[laugh]
Good luck.
Hey, my locker.
[tv crowd cheering]
Joe?
Mr. Wainwright?
Billy?
What are you doing?
Getting ready.
Didn t you hear?
Joe Wainwright is riding.
Joe.
Cooper.
His name ain t even
in the program.
How s he riding?
Yeah, what s the deal here?
It s a technicality,
a mistake.
It s been fixed.
An old man like
him shouldn t be riding.
He could die out there.
[Billy] Joe, I meant
what I said last night.
You were a legend.
And if it wasn t for you,
I wouldn t have
got into bull riding.
Huh.
But this ain t
the senior circuit.
Billy, I meant what
I said to you last night.
Good luck.
You re gonna need it.
What is that?
Chocolate milk?
[on TV] Matt West here.
It is time for the
PBR Legends Championship
from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Three days
of the world s best.
The stakes,
$750,000 to the rider
that scores the most points.
Second place
takes home 300 grand.
And of course, the
top three all drive home
in a brand new Ford truck.
Perhaps the biggest
news from this year s event
is the inclusion of
rodeo legend, Joe Wainwright,
who s gonna compete
for the first time in years.
The Texas native
is the oldest competitor
in the history of the sport,
surpassing Ednei Caminhas,
who competed at 48 years old.
The question is, can
the legend Joe Wainwright
keep up with our current
champions? Not likely.
[Clint] Now, please rise
for our national anthem
being performed by country
music star, Lee Ann Womack.
O! say can you see
By the dawn s early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight s
last gleaming
[Preacher] Gracious
Heavenly Father,
we have
gathered here tonight
for fun,
for entertainment, Lord.
But it is now that we ask
that you would just watch over
our competitors tonight,
that you would give
them safety.
We also thank you
for our brothers and sisters
around the world
who can t be here
because they re
otherwise deployed or absent.
So we pray for them as well.
For it s in Your
Holy Name we pray, amen.
[rock music]
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome
to the PBR
Legends Championship.
[Clint] Matt, it
truly is the best
against the best of the best.
[Matt] We expect some thrills,
some spills,
and some top-notch bull riding.
So sit back
and enjoy the roller coaster
ride that awaits you.
[Clint] Ezekiel
Mitchell makes eight.
[Matt] How about it for
Brady Fielder.
Brady gets bucked off
and that is not gonna be
a qualified ride.
[Clint] Wyatt Rogers.
Wyatt Rogers gets bucked off.
[Matt] The Pendleton Whiskey
chute is where we are at
for the returning
champion right here.
[Clint] Now with Cssio Dias
and John Crimber
not competing
due to injuries,
Billy Hamilton has to be the
favorite to repeat as champion.
[Matt] I mean, this guy
is an absolute superstar.
[Clint] He is firing on all
eight cylinders.
[Matt] I think for a lot of
the guys in the locker room,
they should be just,
uh, fighting for second place.
Here we go!
[Clint] Cowboy up!
[Clint] How bout it, Tulsa!
What a great bull ride!
[Matt] A great ride by our
local hero and champion.
[Clint] Hang on, this
is just in here, folks.
There is an
official s challenge.
They want to review this.
[Matt] It looks like Billy s
freehand touched that bull.
Before the 8-second whistle.
[Clint] If so, he ll receive a
no score for this ride.
[Matt] Now from this angle,
it s not clear and convincing,
but that s
why I m not a judge.
[Clint] But did it hit before
eight seconds elapsed or after?
[Matt] That s exactly
what they re
reviewing in
the truck right now.
[Clint] From this angle,
he definitely hit the
bull with his hand.
[Matt] I agree, but
again, did it happen
before the clock hit
eight seconds?
[Clint] And what a
shocker it would be.
If this challenge is upheld,
it will be
an uphill battle for
Billy to last
here at the championship.
[Matt] And the judges
have made their decision.
It is a qualified ride.
[Clint] Billy s hand did hit,
but after eight
seconds had elapsed.
[Matt] Well, that s what a
hundredth of a second
can show you.
[Clint] Well done,
Billy Hamilton.
Whoo!
[Matt] Billy Hamilton picks up
87.5 points for his first ride,
a good one for sure.
That s going to put
him in second,
behind
Ezekial Mitchell.
Well, I ain t
riding against Billy.
I m riding my bull.
[laughing]
Then, let s ride, boy.
Hey, um, Cody s out
of surgery. He s okay.
What did Dr. Agre say?
Um...
That they couldn t
get all of the tumor out.
And--so they have to bring
another surgeon in to consult.
[Joe] When are
they going back in, Sal?
Uh, day after tomorrow.
All right, get some rest.
And when Cody can talk,
just call me.
It s just, um...
Uh, you know, they said
that the procedure is delicate.
It s a delicate procedure--
[phone disconnects]
Hello?
Now, I know this
is going to sound harsh,
but you got to put all this
out of your mind
and focus, Joe.
Otherwise, you got no
business getting on the bull.
[Matt] This is such
an amazing thing to see.
Joe Wainwright competing
at over 50 years young.
Nobody s seen him
compete in 15 years
since back at
the Arizona Special,
where he picked
up a score of 89.5 points
right before
that critical injury.
[Clint] Yeah, Matt, I was there
when Joe broke his neck
ending his bull riding career.
It was a
horrendous accident.
that would have killed
ten ordinary men.
But Joe Wainwright
is no ordinary man.
And it s very similar
to what just happened
to two-time champion
J.B. Mauney,
who has retired
from bull riding.
[Matt] It kind of put me in
mind of that fateful day
in Cheyenne with the
great Lane Frost.--
Uh, no negotiation, Joe.
You got to wear it.
How am I supposed
to ride with this thing?
[Matt] We miss him, so...
[Clint] Yes, we do, Matt.
What a legacy.
[Matt] Without a doubt, I mean,
its because of Lane Frost
- and guys like him--
- Happy?
Yeah.
[Charlie] Come on now.
Dont use the black rosin.
It leaves so much
dirt on the rope.
Use the yellow rosin, here.
[Joe] I like the black
The yellow sticks better.
[Joe] But I ve always
liked the black.
[Matt] Well, that s
Charlie Williamson in the dirt.
Charlie s had a
storied career as a bull rider
and then a bull fighter.
All right. You keep
your chin tucked.
You keep your feet tucked.
No, hero bull, Joe. All right?
If you ain t
feeling it, you get off.
- [Charlie] You hear me?
- [Joe] Yeah.
Pull.
[Joe] All right.
[Clint] Well, it s great to
see him back here
after all of these years.
But to be candid,
no one over 50
has ever ridden
in a PBR competition
and made eight seconds.
[Matt] Joe certainly
doesn t look like an old-timer.
Today may be his lucky day.
[grunting]
[Clint] Absolute move for move.
[Matt] Get up. Get out.
Let s go.
Come on, Joe. Get it.
[Clint] Jump for jump.
[Charlie] Come on, Joe.
Get em.
Get em. Get em.
[Matt] Stay with him. Joe.
Stay with him.
Oh.
[Clint] Watch out, folks.
[Matt] You gotta be kidding me.
Eight, he got eight.
[Clint] He has done it!
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
How bout it for Joe Wainwright!
[grunting]
[Matt] Wainwright s
score is up.
85 points.
That sounds about right.
[Clint] That might be--
Not a great score.
[Matt] But, hey, let s give
the legend a hand right here.
As we get ready to go down to
the Kubota bucking chutes.
[Clint] This is gonna
put Joe Wainwright fourth,
and Hamilton first.
Ezekiel Mitchell second.
And Silvano Alves is third.
It s been quite
a night of bull riding.
[Matt] It s remarkable that Joe
is that high in the standings.
But--
Hey. Don t be moving my gear.
Knock it off.
[Matt] Ouch.
This is gonna hurt for Joe.
Looks like his
knee was stepped on.
He ll have to
pretty much be perfect
from here on out
to even stand a chance.
Take a deep breath.
[Matt] And it s not a surprise
that leading at the moment
is Billy Hamilton.
[Medic] Mr. Williams,
you re gonna have to
lay off for a while.
You got a major
contusion back here.
Wouldn t happen to be a
diabetic, would you, Hoss?
Yes, sir.
[Medic] You actually
taking your meds?
Yeah.
[Medic] All right.
You need to
stay off your feet.
Thanks, Doc, but I m good.
[Medic] As for you,
Mr. Wainwright?
I m fine.
No, get on the table.
Let s go.
[grunting]
- [Medic] Sit down.
- [Joe] Yep.
[sighs]
Let s see
what we re looking at.
[sighs]
All right, does
it hurt when I do this?
[grunts]
Well, these things don t
heal quickly when you re young.
They sure as hell ain t
gonna heal quickly at your age.
[chuckles]
You feel anything here?
Nope.
[Medic] How about
when I do this?
Nope.
When was the last time
you had sensation in your leg?
About 10 years.
[sighs]
You got some nerve
impairment going on, man.
We need to get an MRI.
Look, this should be the end of
your bull riding for now.
I gotta commend y all
on your guts.
I m not gonna say what you got
in the brains department.
Not that that is atypical
for a bull rider, now, is it?
Just tape me up, Doc.
[sighs]
All right.
[chuckles]
[Joe] The hell
are you laughing at?
Boy what a pair we make.
Yeah.
[grunts]
[sighs]
[grunts]
I feel better now.
[Joe] Thanks, Doc.
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, like I told you,
might be wise to quit
while you re still upright.
You don t want to fall and
get a broke hip, do you, Joe?
You got a
problem with me, kid?
I m just busting your balls,
old-timer.
Did you hear that, Charlie?
- Yeah, I did.
- What is that?
Well, I think that s fear.
I think you re right.
Yeah. See, now he
knows you re afraid of him.
- I m just shaking in my boots.
- Uh-huh.
Joe, tough night.
Well, you doing this--
Is good for business, right?
Yeah, it s just--
it was commendable, Joe.
The medic told me there s nerve
damage to your knee,
and you won t
be able to compete.
Maybe I entice you
to stick around
and make a little cash?
Believe me,
I will spin this in
the most positive way for you.
You ll be
remembered as a hero.
We re not done, Jimmy.
We ll be back
tomorrow for round two.
Wait. Joe,
you can t possibly--
I m not quitting, Jimmy.
Oh, well,
this is gonna be big.
[Jimmy] Tear it up, Joe.
Folks, that s a genuine
true legend right there!
That s Joe
Wainwright--Come on.
[people cheering]
Diabetes?
Yeah, that s why I had
to give up a lot.
Yeah, you went
dark before the ride today.
I can t stop
thinking about Cody and Sal.
Well, that s not a surprise,
but you cannot ride
if you re not laser-focused.
She s just so angry at me.
Well, she s angry
at the world, like you.
Huh.
You know, it might
not be my place to say this.
Then don t.
Well, now I will.
You ever think about
how similar you and Sally are?
Well, I have a feeling
you re gonna tell me,
so get on with it.
You remember
when Sally was just a child
and she started riding
with the junior barrel racers.
Of course. You lag first.
And then one day early on,
she fell off her horse,
and what d she do?
Then she d get right back up.
And what else?
She fell off a few more times
and kept getting back up.
Yeah, she did,
didn t she?
Mm-hmm.
You didn t say a word,
but you was proud of her.
Of course.
And she got in a fight
with that girl she
was always competing with.
Well, she decked that girl?
Sal always had a good right.
That s true.
And you called her Sal.
Well, no, I mean, I
think she called herself Sal.
Yeah, well, I could use
a real stiff drink right now.
It ain t easy
talking to you, Joe.
[chuckles]
[soft music]
She never wanted
to disappoint you, Joe.
But I think somehow
she always felt she did.
I m not sure why, but
that s the way it felt to me.
What, are you some
kind of amateur shrink now?
No, no, no, no. Now, Agisa.
Now, she s the
psychologist in the family,
but I do pay attention.
I think I could
use that bourbon myself.
Now, hold on now.
You just drank that
little root beer
you got sitting
over there.
Uh-huh.
And, Joe,
be patient with her.
She loves you fiercely.
Hmm.
[soft music]
Scratch, hee-hee!
Boy, you can t do
nothing with this table.
[crowd cheering]
[Clint] Welcome back to the
PBR Legends Championship,
and the moment weve
all been waiting for.
[crowd cheering]
[Charlie] Joe, use the yellow.
[Clint]...reads just like
a great novel...
Black.
Pull!
[grunts]
[Matt] After that sweet spot.
[grunts]
[Clint] White Dragon,
here they go.
[indistinct chatter]
Come on, grab it up,
grab it up, grab it up!
[gate crashes]
Oh!
[crowd reacts]
- [Charlie] Joe, you okay?
- I m okay.
[Charlie] Yeah, you
don t look okay.
You look like you just got
slammed against the fence.
I m fine, I m fine.
[Matt] Ooh, that hurt.
[Clint] Not as much
as a no score.
This may be
the end of Joe s shot
at placing in the top three.
[Matt] Or finishing
the competition
because Father Time
shows no mercy.
[Joe] Come on, you saw that.
That s gotta be a re-ride.
[Judge] Leave it be, Joe.
He slammed me
against the chute
and you darn
well know it.
I said leave it be.
[Joe] Come on! It s a re-ride,
you darn well know it is.
[Judge] Hey!
It s gotta be a re-ride.
[Clint] Well, hold on a second.
There will be one more ride,
and it will be a re-ride
for Joe Wainwright.
[Matt] You re right, it s
official. It is a re-ride,
but he s gonna have
to get medically cleared first.
[Clint] Well, one
thing is very clear.
Billy Hamilton is not shying
away from this competition.
[Medic] We re gonna have to
get a picture of these ribs.
No, you don t.
We don t have time.
I ll miss my re-ride,
just clear me.
- I gotta do my job, Joe.
- They re busted.
Now you ve done your job.
If you don t clear me now,
I don t ride. I have to ride.
Just clear me.
[grunts]
I ll confer with the Doc.
Get him tight.
[Matt] ...who may give Billy
a run for the money
is of course Silvano Alves,
who is showing no
signs of slowing down.
[Matt] This is gonna be a big
ride for Billy Hamilton.
Here we go! Billy Hamilton!
[Clint] Come on, champ!
Let s do it! Let s do it!
Easy, easy, easy!
- Come on!
- Come on!
He goes!
[Matt] There it is!
[Clint] Oh, Tulsa...
The champ is back!
[Matt] So the standings
right now are
Billy Hamilton in first,
Ezekiel Mitchell
in a close second,
Just a sec.
[Clint] Hold on...
I m fine.
- [Charlie] Of course you are.
- [Clint] Yep. Here it is.
Medical has cleared Joe,
and that means he is
riding the eliminator bull,
the infamous Tiny Tim.
[Matt] Yeah, I don t
know who s meaner
Tiny Tim or Joe Wainwright.
If Joe can hang on,
It s straight to the pay window
and a possible
leaderboard change.
And for the
folks who don t know,
the tougher the bull,
the higher the score.
These names are drawn
at random with these bulls.
That, my friend,
is the luck of the draw.
[Matt] Warming it up inside
that bucking chute right now
as we continue
this Legends Championship.
Let s go to a legend
in Joe Wainwright.
[Clint] Joe
Wainwright from Texas.
Trying to do something
at his age that s never
been done before.
Come on. Focus, Joe.
- You hear me, focus.
- I m trying. I m trying.
[laughing]
Finally, listened
to the wise one.
Nu-uh, Joe, now there s
crazy and then there s stupid.
I m grandfathered in, right?
You right about
that grandad part.
This is me enjoying myself.
Yeah, well, see,
acting like a dang fool.
Pull.
All right, now
we re going to pull it now.
[Charlie] Give me a big nod.
[Matt] He s actually
grandfathered in.
He was born before 1993,
so he s old enough to decide
if he wants to ride
in a helmet or a cowboy hat.
[Clint] Joe is focused
on winning the biggest
prize of the year.
[Matt] This matchup is
about to be high voltage,
and I can
promise you one thing.
This man is fearless.
[Clint] Well, will the
Cinderella story continue here?
Tiny Tim and Wainwright.
Here we go!
Yah!
Come on, Joe!
[Charlie] Come on, squeeze,
squeeze man!
[Clint] Keep going, keep going!
Get it!
He got it!
Way to go old man.
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
we just witnessed history
as Joe Wainwright
puts up an 88.5.
And if my math is right,
he s in first
place for gosh sake.
[Clint] Hey, listen, he is.
Legend Joe Wainwright
is leading the competition.
Oh, yeah.
[Clint] Who would have ever
thought that that was possible?
- That was a good ride.
- Yeah.
I m telling y all,
Billy and Joe. Billy and Joe,
[Charlie] Yeah well,
I miss you too.
Yeah, we ll be home real soon.
Hold on a second.
I m gonna have
to call you right back.
Look, you re
gonna wanna take this.
- Thanks, Charlie.
- Yes, sir.
Cody, hold on a second.
Hey, can you hear me?
Hey, buddy.
Pops, I saw you ride.
Mom showed
it to me on YouTube.
You re in first place.
What did I tell you?
You told me to ride.
First place?
All right, all right.
He s very proud of you.
How s he doing?
You know,
he s, uh, he s hurting.
[Sal] Painkillers are
wearing off.
Well, give him some more.
Nurses are gonna make
their rounds.
He ll get some.
What time is
his operation tomorrow?
Around 10 a.m.
What s the doc saying?
[Sal] Why don t you
just rest, relax a bit , okay?
I m gonna talk
to your Pops, and, uh,
Agisa is right here, okay?
I ll be right back.
So, uh, where it s
located is a little tricky.
What does that mean?
Well, they
need to remove all of it
because there s
a chance that, uh...
Just tell me, Sal.
[sigh]
It could lead to,
uh, paralysis, speech loss,
and brain impairment.
So, uh, uh, that s Cody s
nurse. I gotta go.
Sal, just--
Hey, old timer. Good ride.
- Ah!
- You re in my seat.
Hi.
- I don t see your name on it.
- Huh.
Get up, Marco.
I only ask once.
[Charlie] Mm-mm.
[grunting]
[Billy] Hey, guys, guys!
[grunting]
[Charlie] Watch it,
watch it, watch it!
Up you go!
Down you go!
[laughs]
[sirens blaring]
[indistict chatter]
[footsteps approaching]
[Jimmy] Make it work
better this time.
Just want to keep
the conversation going, okay?
Excuse me.
What d I tell you?
I said, no fighting,
among other things,
and what do you do?
You beat up the number
one rider on that competition.
Number two.
Joe, have
you lost your wits?
If the police press charges,
there s no way
you re gonna ride.
I need to ride.
Well, even if
they don t press charges,
the commissioner s
gotta give you the okay.
- I m riding.
- Joe--
- Jimmy,
- Tell me--
Come here.
Tell me what
the hell is up with him?
Wait.
Why did he even
bother to come back
if he s just
gonna screw everything up?
His grandson s got
a brain tumor.
Oh, no.
That s why he s here, Jimmy.
Not glory.
Not the news.
The boy s being
operated on tomorrow,
and he s got to earn money
because insurance won t
cover it all,
so, yeah,
he s a little touchy.
And you knew his wife, Rose.
She died from
the same kind of tumor.
Get him his last ride, Jimmy.
It s out of
my hands now,
it s a local police matter,
and it can be
very slow and onry.
[Charlie] Yeah well,
work your magic.
You keep
telling me that, Charlie.
Well, you keep pulling the
rabbit out your hat.
[chuckles]
Yeah, I bet you
would ve been a great juggler
in the circus.
I need to
get to the hospital.
I need to be there
for Cody and his operation,
and I...
I don t have a
good feeling about this.
- Why?
- Why?
I ll tell you why.
All that crap you ve
been feeding me about Him
giving me more than most.
He also takes it
away, too, doesn t He?
My wife, my career,
now maybe my grandson,
so you can preach to
me all you want, Charlie,
but you don t really know
what I m feeling.
You have no
idea how--
What, how angry you are?
Maybe I do.
Jimmy s got an airplane.
I need a favor.
I think I m
out of favors to give.
I need to see my grandson.
You ve got a plane,
and I need to borrow it.
It s near midnight, Joe.
[Joe] He s having an
operation in the morning.
I know.
[dramatic music]
[Jimmy] Hey, Mike.
Sorry for the hour.
What s the earliest we can
get a flight plan to Dallas?
Thank you, sir.
[dramatic music]
Was Grandma a
better rider than you?
Ha.
Uh, she s was great rider.
Faster?
No.
I wish I could ve met her.
Me too.
What was she like?
She would ve
spoiled your rotten.
Yeah, but she was tough,
you know?
Uh, she didn t
believe in being sloppy.
There were no excuses.
Mm-mm.
Never could have any excuses.
[laughs]
[sniffles]
[sniffles]
She would ve loved you.
God, she would ve loved you.
Well, this is
a nice way to travel.
[sighs]
[Matt] We ve got some
incredible news coming out
of the PBR Legends
Championship in Tulsa.
[Clint] It was reported to us
just mere moments ago
that Joe Wainwright s
grandson, Cody Wainwright,
from Edna, Texas, is
suffering from a brain tumor
and is gonna require
an extensive surgery.
Our sources have
told us that Joe and his fam--
How did Jimmy Mack know
the details to Cody s surgery?
That s why
Jimmy gave you his airplane.
This is my
personal business.
Well, Jimmy Mack
started a GoFundMe page
to raise money
for Cody s operation.
No, no, no, no, no.
The second operation s
gonna cost what?
$150,000, $250,000?
I don t want strangers help.
It s for Cody.
Good night, blue cheese.
Joe, it ain t about you.
[clock ticking]
This is one loud clock.
Yeah, it was my Mama s.
Still a loud clock.
Yeah, when I
was little, I had strep.
I was having a
hard time falling asleep,
and so she
came in with that clock,
put it by my bed,
got in bed with me,
and she told me that
the rhythm of the ticking
was soothing to her,
and that it might
be soothing to me as well.
She was right.
I felt better
the next morning.
It s really loud.
[laughing]
Yeah, it s only reminding me
of how long
this surgery s taking.
My mom always said time
is a conceit, a Western notion.
How so?
Well, Charlie and Joe
spent much of their lives
trying to last
eight seconds on a bull,
and that seemed like
an eternity.
And then when I was in school,
it seemed like that clock would
never make it to 3 p.m.
when we got let out.
That seemed like an eternity.
And then when my mom died,
it just seemed like
her life went by so quickly.
It didn t, her life.
[clock ticking]
It really is loud, isn t it?
Mmm.
Hey, you got
a question for Him?
No, not again.
Come on, tell me when.
Tell me when to stop.
[sighs]
When.
All right.
"He gives strength to the weary
and increases
the power of the weak."
You happy now?
[soft piano music]
Hey, I didn t know--
what are you doing here?
I was worried about
Cody and you.
How s the operation going?
Ah, Dr. Agre
said that, you know,
he would let us know once
he knows more
after the procedure, but...
it s what they re not saying
that s freaking me out.
Sal?
I ve made a lot of mistakes,
and I couldn t figure
out why I kept making them.
You know, I
couldn t figure out
why I just couldn t
seem to find my footing.
I haven t even
finished high school yet.
How could you? You were busy
saving my sorry ass.
I ran the circuits,
the competition circuits.
I mean, I was running barrels
when I was pregnant with Cody.
- What was I thinking?
- That s enough.
I ve realized that I can t
keep blaming you for
what I haven t experienced,
what I haven t done,
who I haven t become.
I just gotta let go
and move forward.
[Joe] Look, what
I put you through,
no kid should
have to go through.
You were right.
I dragged you and Mom
all over the country.
And when she was gone,
who was there to
nurse me back to shape?
And never complain.
If he gets through this,
everything will work out.
And you and I will have a
chance to get on with it.
Get on with it?
What?
Did you just say,
"Get on with it."
[laughs]
You know, when you
were in the ICU,
you were hopped-up on morphine,
and you looked at me
and you said, "She s here."
And I said, "No, Mom s gone."
And you said, "No, honey.
She is here in this room,
and she s told us
to get on with it."
And it made you smile.
And you just said it, and
that s what I ve been saying.
Well, Mom always did
give great advice.
She did.
How d y all get here anyway?
We stole Jimmy Mack s plane.
So you gonna ride tonight?
You want me to?
Are you gonna win?
[thunder rumbling]
[phone ringing]
Jimmy Mack, any word?
Guess what? You re riding.
That s great.
Uh, you re welcome.
[Charlie] Thanks, Jimmy.
We re on a weather hold
here in Dallas.
[Jimmy] Let me know
when you take off.
Never a dull moment.
Yeah, we got
to get out of here.
No news yet,
but I ll get some updates
as soon as possible.
[Matt] And it s official.
Billy Hamilton will ride,
and Joe Wainwright will follow.
[Clint] Don t forget,
Billy Hamilton needs to beat
88.5 points to regain
that first place lead.
[thunder rumbling]
[lightning crackling]
[Pilot] The good news is
we re clear to land in Tulsa.
The bad news is
you may feel like
you re on a bucking bull.
He s a good pilot, but hes
dang sure ain t no comedian.
Joe.
I gotta do something.
I don t do it very often.
I m sorry.
Well, Billy,
so am I.
If I would ve known,
I never would ve behaved
the way I did.
You better get out there
and ride like the wind,
because I plan on
whooping your ass.
Show me what you got.
[rock music]
[Jimmy] And now, it s time.
The moment you ve all
been waiting for.
The draw for
the championship round.
[crowd cheering]
[Matt] And Jimmy Mack,
it is time for the
PBR Legends
Championship Round draw.
Silvano Alves will reach in
to find out
what his bull will be.
[Clint] Moonlight Party
for the three-time champ,
Silvano Alves.
[Matt] Former rookie
of the year,
Eli Vastbinder now makes
his selection.
[Clint] Vastbinder from North
Carolina will have Fritz Roy.
[Matt] We ll go now
to Ezekiel Mitchell.
Ezekiel will have
[Clint] Wild Thing, will be the
bull for Ezekiel Mitchell
in this championship round.
That means there
are only two bulls left.
One is Loco Loco
and the unridden 34 and 0
fire-breathing dragon,
Ring of Fire.
I want Ring of Fire.
[Clint] So, the
three-time champ,
will have Ring of Fire.
that means, that the
returning champion,
Billy Hamilton,
will have Loco Loco.
[Clint] And he s calling
for it. Here we go.
Come on, Zeke, get em.
Get it Zek!
[buzzer]
[Matt] Ezekiel Mitchell remains
on top the leaderboard for now.
[Clint] How about
Callum Miller?
[Matt] Callum Miller does
not make 8, so he s out.
[Clint] Here we go!
Eli Vastbinder.
Come on, Eli!
[buzzer]
That will take Eli
out of contention.
[Matt] Now that
Ezekiel Mitchell
has made his stand and
remains in contention
It s up to our last two riders,
Billy Hamilton and current
leader, Joe Wainwright.
[Clint] Billy Hamilton
needs a score of 89.5
to regain the lead.
Can he do it?
We ll find out shortly.
[Clint] So, here we go.
It s the hometown hero,
Billy Hamilton.
[Clint] Look at this bull buck.
Going to work!
The kick! The spin!
Right smack dab in the middle.
And here we go.
[Clint] He is one
with that bull.
[Matt] And he made it.
[Clint] This is epic.
[Matt] That has to be
a 90 point ride.
[Clint] I think you re spot on.
What a bull ride!
and what a way to
set himself up
for being the
champ once more.
[Matt] And its official.
91.5.
He is number one now
and you cannot dispute that.
Joe Wainwright needs 91 points
to take first place away
from Billy Hamilton.
[Clint] If he does,
history will be made.
And in this case,
the prize money
will go to the best
of all places;
his grandsons operation.
Alright, let s ride!
[determined music]
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
would you join us
for a moment of
silence and prayer
for Joe Wainwright s
grandson Cody.
[gentle interlude]
[arena silent]
[Matt] Thank you.
[Clint] And back at the PBR
Legends Championship.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the moment
that we have
all been waiting for.
[Matt] Joe Wainwright needs a
ride of 91 to finish first.
I don t need to tell
any of you all fans,
that would be
the ride of a lifetime.
[Clint] And for a man that has
had such a storied career,
[Matt] My question is,
does this story have
a fairytale ending?
Can Joe Wainwright do
the unimaginable?
[Clint] $750,000 on the line
at the PBR
Legends Championship.
[Matt] But more
important than money,
the legacy of an
absolute legend,
Joe Wainwright
and Ring of Fire.
[Clint] The final one.
Will the Cinderella
story be written
for the three time champ?
Here we go!
[crowd cheers]
[Clint] Come on Joe,
Keep going Joe.
Get him! Get him!
Get him! Get him!
[Charlie] Ride up! Ride up!
Ride up!
Come on now!
[electric guiter playing]
Ride up Joe! Ride up!
[buzzer]
[crowd cheers]
Aww!
[Charlie] Joe! Joe!
Hey, Joe. Joe, come on.
Hey, hey, Joe. Come on now.
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
right now we re just
going to give all the time
that our medical team needs
to assess the situation.
[Charlie] Joe. Joe.
[Joe] Aww
Oh, thank God.
You re alright.
[Clint] Well, that s good news.
It appears that Joe
has waved off the EMTs.
[Matt] Let s give him some time
to get himself together.
[Jimmy] Joe, Joe, Is he
alright? Is he okay?
Joe. Joe. Talk to me, Joe.
Joe, you okay?
Did I make eight seconds?
Yeah, you did. You got eight.
[Joe] Then I m okay.
Roll me over...
What?
Roll me over, Charlie.
[groaning]
I can t find her.
I can t see her, Charlie.
[gentle music]
[Joe] We did it, Rose.
We did it for Cody.
Miss Wainwright.
Yes, sir.
[Charlie] This is the nicest
gift you ever gave me,
Joseph Wainwright.
[laughter]
Come on now, Grandpa.
We running late.
[Joe] Uh-huh.
[laughter]
[crowd cheering and clapping]
All right, Cody.
Let s go. Let s go.
Right out of the park.
Right out of the park.
[Sal] Yeah, Cody. Yes.
[crowd cheering and clapping]
[country music]
Look at Cody.
[Charlie] Now, how
lucky were we
that the operation
was so successful?
It s like a miracle.
Well, if that s
not a miracle, what is?
- [Cody] Come on, Pops.
- Yeah, yeah.
[Reporter] I understand
you donated money to
Cody Wainwright s
GoFundMe page.
[Billy] Me and the boys,
we all chipped in.
We re all so delighted that
Cody has recovered so well.
[Reporter] And Joe Wainwright
gave the excess
donations to the
Children s Hospital.
[Billy] He sure did
the right thing there.
What are your thoughts on next
year s championship finals?
Well, it d be great if Joe
Wainwright could ride again.
90 was quite a ride,
but not good enough.
Joe can take that second
place and the 300,000 anytime.
As long as I get
that 750 for winning,
Hell, it d be
fun to beat him again.
It s your move, Pops.
Care to dance?
Excuse me.
- Hey, Dad.
- Dad?
Yeah, I like saying that. Dad.
I like hearing it.
- Dad.
- Yeah.
Thank you.
[country music swells]
[heavy thud]
[heavy thud]
[low growl]
[heavy thud]
[low growl]
[heavy thud]
[gate opens]
[crowd cheers]
Stay centered, cowboy.
Keep going!
[buzzer]
[crowd cheers]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[alarm ringing]
[grunting]
[soft acoustic guitar music]
[guitar music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[Announcer] Give it up,
for Rowdy Mason,
the ten-year-old
from Victoria, Texas.
What a ride, young man.
[music continues]
- Ready?
- [Cody] Yeah.
[Joe] Keep your head toward me.
Pull.
Give me that.
[Joe] You stay
flexible now, right?
It s not my first rodeo, Pops.
[Announcer] Our next rider,
Cody Wainwright
from Edna, Texas
[Joe] Get up on the rope.
[Announcer] And if that name
sounds familiar,
he s the grandson
of the legendary
Joe Wainwright.
[Announcer] He s one tough
little man, like his grandad,
[Announcer] So give it up for
Cody Wainwright.
[Joe] Concentrate on the steer,
not your mom.
Focus.
You got this.
Go.
Ride em Cody, ride em
[Joe] That s it. Yeah.
Ride him, Cody.
Come on.
[buzzer]
Let s go!
[Announcer] That s a heck of a
ride, Cowboys and Cowgirls.
Cody Wainwright.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Oh.
[Cody] Taught me well, Pops.
[Joe] Oh, now
you re just showing off.
[Cody] Come on.
[TV Commercial] PBR has
turned Oklahoma
into the heart
of bull country.
Tulsa has played host--
I bet if you entered that,
you d whoop their asses.
Who taught you
how to talk like that?
You.
Oh.
[Waitress] Two root beers.
Good luck, Joe.
[Joe] Mmhm.
You know if you
did ride, you d win.
[Reporter] I m here
with Billy Hamilton,
reigning champion of the PBR.
What are your thoughts about
the Legends event?
Or as we like to call it,
"unfinished business".
[Billy] Well, as you all know,
I m born and bred
here in Tulsa,
and I couldn t be happier
that they got the
bid to host it this year.
[Reporter] Lots of
competitive riders.
What separates
you from the crowd?
[Billy] Well, I won
it last year.
I see no reason why I
can t win it again, of course.
I bet you could
out-ride that Billy Hamilton.
He s good.
[Cody] Not as good as you.
Not as good as I was.
Not exactly
riding bulls these days.
But if you did,
you d whip his ass.
Language, son.
Come on, let s go to the game.
Don t wanna be late.
Mom doesn t
want me to ride bulls.
No.
Well, I do.
I know.
You rode.
So I m gonna ride.
You make a lot
more money on a diamond
than you do on a bull.
[Coach] Good hit, good hit,
come on, now.
Come on, dig in.
[Umpire] You re out.
[Sal] Did I miss anything?
I was helping
Doc operate on a mare.
Tim was late, again.
[Umpire] Strike one.
You still dating Tim?
[clears throat]
[Sal] You know, seeing him,
not dating him.
And?
Too clingy, serious.
Hm.
Are you seeing anybody?
Yeah, I didn t think so.
Maybe you should
refrain from giving me
some dating advice, huh?
Just looking
out for my daughter.
[Sal] Uh-huh.
You know, I do see a
very pretty woman over there.
Her name s Susie,
she s giving you the eye.
Maybe you
should go talk to her.
You don t want Cody
riding bulls.
No, I don t,
he could get hurt.
Why can t he make
that decision himself
when he s old enough?
I don t want him
riding bulls.
We ve already
been through this,
please don t encourage him,
all right?
Mmhm.
All right, Cody.
All right, bud.
[Cody] Oh!
[Umpire] Foul!
- [Joe] Wait.
- [Umpire] Time!
Wait.
[Sal] What happened?
[Joe] Looks like a ball
bounced off the bat
and hit him under the ear.
[Umpire] You okay?
Get up.
Come on, get up.
[Umpire] You sure you re okay?
Fine.
[light applause]
[Sal] Okay.
All right.
All right.
[Joe] Here we go.
[Sal] All right,
you got this, baby.
Come on!
[cheering]
Yes, yes, yes, baby!
Woo!
[Cody] I ll race you
to the ridge.
[Sal] You can try.
Let s go.
Let s go, keep up.
[triumphant music]
[Joe chuckling]
[Cody] Come on, slow poke.
- [Sal] Come on,
- [Cody] That s not fair!
Come on!
Yah!
[Cody] You ll never
catch me, Mom!
I m lightning fast.
[Joe] Go get her, Cody.
[Cody] Come on, mom, keep up.
[laughing]
[dramatic music]
[birds chirping]
[Sal] Never gets old.
[Joe] Never gets old.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
He is a natural on a horse.
Yeah, he is.
[Joe] Mm-hmm.
And on a steer.
He loves it.
And he loves to compete.
You know what?
You re not hearing me.
I keep hearing the same thing
over and over again.
[Sal] Pa, look, the point is,
you nearly killed
yourself riding bulls,
and you wonder
why I don t want my son
following in your footsteps.
[sighing]
[Cody] Mom?
Mom?
Mom?
[horse whinny]
Mom?
[Sal] Cody?
Are you okay?
[Cody] I got dizzy
and just threw up.
[Joe] Hey, let me see, okay.
[Cody] Pops, I m fine
[Joe] Let me see.
Well, you look alright.
How many fingers do I have up?
Zero.
He s all right.
I m gonna
take him to the clinic.
[Cody] No, I m just--Mom.
[Joe] Really?
[Sal] Let s--really,
let s go.
[Cody] No, I don t--
[Sal] Son?
[Cody] Mom, I m--
[Sal] It s all right.
Come on, come on, come on.
[birds chirping]
[Joe] Oh boy.
[Radio Host] And now its time
for KIOX FM weather.
Currently, its
72 degrees and sunny.
Tomorrow going down
to 23 degrees
and getting up to a balmy 76.
So layer up, its going to be
a roller coaster--
[Cowboy] What do I owe you?
[Joe] Two hundred.
[Cowboy] There you are.
Come on.
Take care, John.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
What?
Sal, Sal, Sal, slow down.
[dramatic music]
How s Cody?
[Doctor] He s with my nurse,
he ll be right in with us.
All right, he just got hit
in the head with a baseball.
I m sure it s
just a concussion, right?
Yes, I m sure he did,
Mr. Wainwright.
But I d like him to see a
neurologist before we--
Neurologist?
It s just a
concussion though, right?
He threw up, so--
[Doctor] Dizziness,
balance, vomiting.
I ve been there a few times.
He has some weakness in
his left hand, maybe nothing.
But Dr. Agre at Dallas
Memorial is one of the best.
Okay, it s
just a precaution, right?
[Doctor] Yes, but a
doctor will get an MRI
and determine what s
causing Cody s symptoms.
But I d get him
there as soon as possible.
[dramatic music]
I m gonna be okay, Mom.
[Dr. Agre] Ms. Wainwright?
Dr. Agre.
I m Joe Wainwright,
her dad, Cody s grandpa.
Thank you for coming
down so early.
I know it was a long drive.
I rushed the MRI results
so we could see
what exactly is causing
Codys symptoms.
What s wrong with him?
One second, please.
[mouse clicking]
Doctor?
He has a glioma,
he has a brain tumor.
I know this is
incredibly difficult to hear.
If there s any minor,
minor consolation,
we do specialize in
these types of procedures.
He needs surgery.
[Joe] When? When
would you do it?
Soon as possible.
That s not an answer.
[Dr. Agre] Well, that s the
best I can do at this moment.
The prognosis, because of
the location, is guarded.
Excuse me.
Makhar needs you stat.
Complication.
Thank you.
Excuse me, Mr. Wainwright.
Doctor, I m, I m sorry.
Believe me, I understand.
[phone ringing]
[somber music]
[Aide] Hello again,
Ms. Wainwright.
So your insurance
will only cover roughly 40%.
Are you going to be
able to pay the difference
to bring the balance to full?
Can we put
him on my benefits?
I m a veteran, so maybe that--
I m sorry, sir,
that s not how it works.
Well, how much is left?
Could be 75,000 to 150,000.
Of course, we ll
go through all the details
once we have a better
idea of what we re looking at.
Now, it could be more,
because this is a complex
and invasive surgery.
We can pay for it.
Are you sure?
Like I said,
we can pay for it.
I ll get the financial
responsibility forms
for you to sign.
You re very fortunate.
There was an opening
and Dr. Agre was able
to schedule a procedure
three days from now.
[Joe] Thank you.
[Aide] Of course.
Okay.
OK.
I can t afford it.
I have no money.
There s no way.
I got loans.
We ll sell the house.
Oh, yeah,
you have two mortgages.
You sold the land.
All right, look, I could--
I could sell the trailers,
the horses, the buckles,
the saddles, and yours--
We ll figure it out.
- Sal?
- Yeah.
We will because we have to.
Right.
I m gonna head home,
get you some clothes and stuff.
Oh, bring Mama s clock.
[light music]
[light music]
[bull bellowing]
[Announcer] Hello, everybody.
I wanna thank
all you fine folks
for coming up to
the Turley Prison Rodeo.
A little bit of the information
here on all these girls.
If they ride that bull
to the dinger,
then they will get to
just go to the pay window.
So let s get a big hand today.
All right.
Okay, in chute number one.
We got Sweet Jeese James, here.
Come on, girl.
Now let s let her buck.
Come on, buck.
Come on, girl
get in there.
Yeah. Okie-doo.
[buzzer]
That s what we
like to see.
A big hand for
Sweet Jeese James.
She s going to
the pay window, folks.
[laughing]
[phone ringing]
[Announcer] Next up is
Miss Mary Lou.
She s a Texas native...
[Charlie] Joe?
Joe?
Charlie.
It s been a long time, Joe.
[Announcer] no pay window today
for Miss Mary Lou.
Yeah.
[Announcer] Clarissa J.
Joe, why d you call?
Where are you now, Charlie?
Well, right
now I m volunteering
at the women s prison rodeo.
[Joe] Prison rodeo.
Well, I figure these girls
could use all that bull I know.
[audience groans]
[Charlie] They need it more
than I do these days.
Can you swing by my place?
Swing?
[Joe] Yeah.
Right away.
What is it?
I ll tell you
when you get here.
I ll see what I can do.
[phone ringing]
[Jimmy] You ve
reached Jimmy Mack.
I can t answer,
so leave me a message
and maybe
I ll get back to you.
[recording tone]
Hey, Jimmy,
it s Joe Wainwright.
I m taking you up on
that offer to ride the bulls
in the Legends Tournament.
I ll see you in Tulsa.
You got my number,
call me if you need me.
[upbeat music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
Mama told me
When I was young
Come sit beside me
My only son
And listen closely
To what I say
And if you do this
It ll help you
Some sunny day
Ah yeah
[grunting]
[upbeat music]
Oh, take your time
Don t live too fast
Troubles will come
And they will pass
What are you doing, Joe?
You ll find a woman
Yeah, and you ll find love
And don t forget, son
There is someone up
Above
And be a simple
Be a simple man.
Oh, be something--
[Charlie] That s not
bad for an old fart.
You do this a lot.
Yeah, every day.
Why am I here?
[Joe] Let s go for a ride,
I ll explain.
[Joe] And that s why
I called you, Charlie.
[Charlie] What?
I damn near
don t believe it, Joe.
So they re operating on him?
Yeah.
Listen Joe,
you were a
good friend, but I...
I don t have much
of any money at all.
Oh I don t want
your money, Charlie.
I need your help.
With what then?
With what you do best.
[horse whinnies]
[Charlie] You crazy fool,
Hell, I ain t fought bulls
since... you know when...
And how in the hell is
that gonna help you and Cody?
[Joe] Well, PBR Legends
Championship
is this weekend in Tulsa.
Okay.
They ve invited all
past world champion riders
to go up against
their 20 best riders.
Million dollar purse.
How else can I raise that kind
of money for Codys surgery.
What?
[laughing]
[laughing]
Boy, I ain t had a
laugh this big in a long while.
Woo!
And I sure needed it.
Ain t no way on God s green
earth you riding in the PBR.
Come on, Joe.
You limp on your right leg.
I can tell by
the way you re standing,
you got some
pain in your back.
Your hands is old,
your eyes probably bad,
and your mind is damn sure,
riding south.
Do I need to remind
you what happened last time?
[Joe] No.
And you was
a lot younger then.
Yeah.
Now, I know the
situation you and Sally are in.
It s awful.
But that don t mean you go do
something so damn asinine,
as to ride on a bull.
That ain t no tin bucking
machine and you know it, Joe.
[Joe] He s my
grandson, Charlie.
You got a better idea.
I m all ears.
Yeah, but you could get
yourself killed, you know that?
I know.
There s not time for it.
- No practice rides, nothing.
- No.
Ah, this is just stupid.
You re gonna keep
telling me how stupid I am
or are you gonna help me?
[sighs]
Ain t no sense in
arguing with a
stubborn old goat like you.
No.
[sighs]
Well, I guess
I ll grab my stuff then.
Well, you talking
about leaving right now?
I ride in
three days, Charlie.
I got to call my boss
and ask for a week off.
Sha...
God, only you know
what Agisa is gonna say.
Hey, Charlie.
Yeah?
We re road buddies again.
Yeah.
[birds chirping]
Howdy, Rose.
It s been a while.
I m awfully sorry I haven t
visited you in some time.
I blame Joe.
He never did have
a funeral or anything.
Didn t want anyone to lay you
to rest, but him and me.
[birds chirping]
[groans]
[sighs]
[zips bag closed]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Well, I got
the time off from UPS.
You could say,
"Thank you, Charlie."
Thank you, Charlie.
[Charlie] They still give
away trucks at this event?
[groans]
[Joe] Top three
riders get one, I think.
Well, you win
one you give to me, deal?
[Joe] Deal.
Well, I hope this truck
moves better than you do.
[chuckles]
[engine revs]
[soft music]
[soft music]
[door opens and closes]
[Joe] Hey.
Hey, hey.
How s he doing?
He s fine,
he s sleeping now.
Doesn t complain.
Sounds like someone I know.
Hope I brought
you the right ones,
got you a little
something to eat, too.
Oh yeah, they re fine.
Can t believe
this is happening again.
Reliving a nightmare.
It s gonna
be okay, you hear me?
This is gonna cost hundreds
of thousands of dollars
and insurance
isn t gonna cover it.
Look, I have an idea,
but we have to act fast.
Charlie? Charlie?
Hey.
Hey there, Sal.
[chuckles]
[Sal] It is so good to see you.
Good to see you.
It s been a while.
Yeah.
Listen, I m
terribly sorry about Cody.
You know what, you re here,
it s all that matters.
[Joe] Well,
Charlie s here to help.
We think that maybe--
Well, no, no,
we don t think anything.
The PBR Legends
Championship s in Tulsa.
$750,000 for first place.
Well, they ve invited all
former world champions
to compete if they want.
So what about it?
[laughing]
Oh, come on, y all,
I don t have time for this
because I know you
better than anyone else.
You do not
have a sense of humor.
No, I don t.
No, but this is
genuinely funny
because this is a joke.
This is a joke, right?
You re not kidding?
Have you lost your mind?
That s what I said.
Uh-uh, you don t talk.
You don t talk, just
being here encourages him.
You kidding me?
Let me ask you a question.
Do you remember everything
that you put all of us through
the last time you rode?
- [Joe] Yeah.
- [Sal] No, no, no, but do you?
Because I don t think you do
because after Mama passed away,
you decided to get on a bull
drunk and break your neck.
- [Sal] You remember that?
- [Joe] Mm-hmm
How about when
the doctor saved your life
and put a steel
rod in that neck, huh?
He sent you home
with so many painkillers
that your memory was
about a shot at your neck.
And when you
weren t on those painkillers,
you would
scream at me to kill you.
- You remember that?
- Yeah.
[Sal] How about when I
was getting ready for prom
and I was wearing the
dress that Mama had sewn for me
and what did I
have to do instead?
I had to clean you,
feed you, bathe you, walk you.
[sighs]
For what?
And for how long?
Long time.
Long time, yeah.
You see, you
don t really remember that.
But I will not forget
one second, one minute,
one week,
one month for your
eight seconds of glory.
So this is very simple.
Are you hearing me?
This is very simple.
You will not get on that bull.
Well then, what are we
gonna do about Cody?
I will figure it out.
I will figure it out.
But right now,
I need you to leave.
I need you to leave
before I throw you out.
You too, go.
I m gonna say
goodbye to Cody first.
[Sal] Not one word of this to
him. Do you understand me?
Do you unde--
neither, neither of you.
Not one word.
Yeah.
Well that went well.
Yeah, very.
Pops.
How you doing, buddy boy?
Good.
Hey you remember
Charlie, right?
Yeah, of course I do.
Saw a video of you keeping
that bull from tossing Pops.
You re the bullfighter, right?
That s right, put er there.
[Charlie] Howdy.
Wow, he s got a
nice grip there, Joe.
He must ve got
that from his Mama.
Mm-hmm.
How you feeling?
I m fine.
Headaches?
Not really.
You sure?
It just hurts
a little, but I m okay.
Did your mom
tell you what s going on?
Pops, I know what s going on.
It s the same
thing that Grandma had.
[Joe] No, what Grandma
had was different.
You re gonna
be just fine, kiddo.
[Joe] Look, me and Charlie
are gonna be gone
for a couple of days,
but we ll get
back as quick as we can.
[Cody] Pops, I told you
I ve got this.
Maybe I can FaceTime while
you re gone?
Uh...
You can use mine.
I can put my number in it.
You know what,
I d like that.
[Charlie] Better watch out
now, Joe.
Got his number.
I can tell him all about how
his gramps used to be.
No, you better not.
Come on, I wanna know.
No, later.
[Charlie] All right, Cody,
look here.
Brought you something.
[Cody] Cool.
[Charlie] It looks good on you.
You got some
checkers around here?
[Cody] I wish I did.
[Charlie] Yeah, we ll get some.
[dramatic music]
[Charlie] Well,
she ll come around.
She s pretty hard-headed.
Yeah, but she s also right.
[Joe] Do I have
a choice, Charlie?
[Charlie] Maybe not.
How else can I earn
a lot of money real quick?
Well, I suppose you
could rob a bank.
Give me your phone,
I m gonna call her.
You might wanna
give it some time.
Her baby boy is sick.
Only God knows
what she s going through.
I hate when you re right.
Well, get used to it again.
[music continues]
[Charlie] Give me
just a minute.
Are my eyes deceiving me?
Is this the one and only
Joe Wainwright?
Oh.
Good to see you, Agisa.
Oh, it s
been a long, long time.
Yeah.
[Agisa] I m so sorry
to hear about Cody.
Said prayers to the
Creator this morning.
Thank you.
I brought you
something for the road.
My favorite.
I know.
[Agisa] It s so great to see
you and Charlie together again.
[Agisa] I will never forget,
nor will Charlie,
how you helped him
get back on his feet
after that bull busted him up.
[Charlie] All right,
you be a good girl now.
Oh, now you, you
bring him back in one piece.
[Charlie] Yes, ma am.
This is delicious.
Agree, agree.
You re a lucky man.
Yeah, I am.
[car engine revving]
Joe.
Yeah.
Reach on top of that duffel.
I got something for you.
You left that on the
ground after your last ride.
[Joe] Thank you, ma am,
coffee s just fine.
What you looking at?
The riders
you re up against.
[crowd cheering]
Mm.
Oof.
That ll leave a bruise.
Who s the best?
Well, there s Billy,
Cssio Dias, Ezekiel Mitchell,
Chase Daugherty,
Eli Vastbinder, Silvano Alves.
All I wanna know
is about the bulls.
Just don t get old
bad-ass bull like Ring of Fire.
Now that I know.
You know, I don t see your name
mentioned in the lineup.
I see two other rodeo champs.
Just an omission.
Joe, what s going on?
I need to call Jimmy Mack.
- About?
- The omission.
The letter that he sent me
with the invite, I tossed it.
So you never responded?
So now we re riding
up here to see Jimmy Mack
to ask if he
can kinda reinstate you.
Your words
are not mine, but yeah.
But he owes me, big time.
I ma go wash up.
[sighs]
I haven t seen
much of you in years.
And it hurt, you know that?
I m sorry, Charlie.
Well, I m not
asking for anything.
Well, maybe I am, no, I am.
Every time
I saw you, Charlie,
you reminded
me that Rose was gone.
After you and I dug
her grave together, I just--
You fell to pieces.
And I called you out,
cause that s what friends do.
Now when I told you, you
have got to stop being so mad
at Him up there,
cause He s giving you
more than most.
You just went silent, angry.
Is that what friends do?
Who helped me
when my hand got mangled
and I couldn t
bull ride anymore?
You gave me another shot
as a bull fighter.
That s what friends do.
After you recovered
from your surgery,
you didn t return my calls.
Just nothing.
I knew that you were
going through tough times.
I reached out and I was
patient for a long time.
Even though I
was out of work myself
and I was in
a very dark place,
I needed a friend.
I got so low.
If I hadn t finally
just looked up
and found my faith, I
don t believe I d have made it.
[sighs]
I was looking through some
old photos after you called
and saw this video.
I wasn t sure if
you d wanna see it or not.
It s your wedding to Rose.
Going to the men s room.
[sentimental music]
[sentimental music]
[horse whinny]
[sentimental music]
[Rose] Joe, we did it.
[sighs]
I haven t heard
her voice in so long.
Thank you, Charlie.
[crickets chirping]
Yeah, I could get used to this.
Used to what?
Riding shotgun.
Oh, come on,
you love driving.
Yeah, but I
get to see the world
from a whole
different perspective.
I can use some
of that right about now.
So what exactly
are you planning
to say to Jimmy Mack?
I m working on it.
Well, I could definitely
use a new perspective.
I ll sit right here
and pray for Cody, Sally.
might even get a snooze in,
you drive all you want.
Oh, come on,
you love trucks.
You drive a truck for UPS.
Heck, you drove the
tank when we were deployed.
Now, that was fun,
you got to admit that.
Yeah, it was.
[chuckles]
Except when we
were being shot at
or driving over an IED.
[mimic explosion sound]
Amen. Now talking about
battles not in Afghanistan,
you know how many wars
thereve been over
this here Red River?
No, but I m sure
you re gonna tell me.
Well, only
if you ask me nice.
Nice.
Well, now
that we re in Oklahoma,
man there s been
fighting between Texas folk
and fine citizens of
this state for a long time.
Now, the one
that caught my eye
is the battle of Upper Washita,
also known as the
Battle of Lyman s Wagon Train.
September 1874.
[dramatic music]
Ooh, hot dog!
Man, that is a nice truck.
That s not why we re here.
Yeah, I know, I know that s
not why we re here.
I m just saying,
that s a nice truck.
Charlie.
- [Charlie] Yeah.
- [Joe] Focus.
[Charlie] I am focused,
on that truck.
[dramatic music]
[door closes]
[Charlie] You smell that?
[Joe] Smells the same.
[dramatic music]
[tractor runs]
[Jimmy] Joe, Charlie?
Joe Wainwright
and Charlie Williams.
I must be dreaming right now.
Nope, this is
really happening, Joe.
- [Jimmy] Good to see you, man.
- [Joe] Hey Jimmy.
- [Jimmy] Charlie.
- [Joe] Hey, Jimmy.
- [Jimmy] Uh-oh.
[Charlie] No, that hands
all right. How you?
I m good, good to see you.
Wow, this is a treat.
[Jimmy] Get a little
libation going, boys.
How long s it been now?
10 years?
It s been a while.
Oh no, I ll pass.
Joe, come on.
It s a cause of celebration.
All right, I m just gonna--
Attaboy.
[laughs]
Yeah, that s my
pride and joy right there.
That s my King Air Turbo prop.
Best perk of my job.
Oh.
Have a seat.
All right.
You know I called you
about two years ago.
We were out in Fort Worth,
and I figured I d get
a little reunion together,
Scotty Benson, Lou Frog,
and a little wave to the crowd
a little autograph action,
and good money, boys.
Good money.
All right, 1999.
- Colorado, you remember?
- Oh yeah.
- Tyler Fowler had it
won with an 88.5,
and you
beat him with a 90.
Yeah, Joe did it
on that damn Bodacious.
Bodacious indeed,
what a bull.
152 riders bucked off,
only two made it to
the golden eight seconds.
Them the days.
You know, I called you.
[Jimmy] Oh, yeah, see,
now I m terrible with--
No, no, it s okay.
I called you to take
you up on that invite to ride,
in this year s championships
as a former champion.
You wanna what now?
I wanna ride.
Well, you re
a little late, Joe.
I mean, why didn t
you respond to my letters
like everyone else?
Nothing I could do
at this point.
Everything s printed up,
the slots and the
bulls are all allotted.
I thought you did
whatever you wanted.
Nobody ever stood in your way.
Oh, I wish, not anymore.
I got a board, I got a
network contract,
and they sign
off on everything.
Well, as I understand it,
Joe was invited.
It was just a technicality.
[Jimmy] Technicality?
Aren t you too old
to get on a bull and ride?
I never thought
you d say yes and show up.
I wanna ride, and I
need you to make it happen,
and I want
Charlie in the ring.
Why do you wanna do this?
You can get
yourself crippled or worse,
and you, Charlie,
you gonna be a bullfighter?
[Joe] It s personal.
I wouldn t ask if it
wasn t important.
Hell, I don t wanna
be out there.
Can you get us in or not?
The both of us.
Well, man,
you gonna drink that?
Jimmy, who got
you back on your feet
when you were in trouble?
[Joe] Who?
[Jimmy] I haven t forgotten
what you did for me.
How you backed me
when I went out on my own.
Okay.
You know you almost
got me fired back when, right?
You were disruptive, you were
fighting, you were drinking,
and when you d rode
drunk and broke your neck,
I got the blame.
They said I coddled you.
They said I allowed you
to do whatever,
gave you free range.
Is that why
you won t help me?
No, I didn t
say I wouldn t help you.
Come on, Jimmy, in English.
I said the boys
upstairs need to sign off, Joe.
- Okay, then do it.
- [phone ringing]
Come on, now, work your magic.
I only ask once.
I ll let you
know what they say.
Jimmy.
Hello.
[Charlie whispers] Joe.
Joe, why don t you say--
It s none of
Jimmy s business.
I don t want his sympathy.
I want a ride.
I ll call you back in five.
Come on, now,
don t, don t, don t,
don t let Joe s
past get in the way.
Don t make it personal.
I m not.
Now, I m older,
but I am not dumber.
Now, this could
be a really big deal.
Joe Wainwright,
three-time world champ,
rides again for the
big prize, and, and, and--
And what, Charlie?
Do the right thing, Jimmy.
Give Joe a ride.
And, and, and, and
put me in there with him,
so I can be
in the dirt for him.
[phone ringing]
[Joe] Cody.
[Charlie] Pops.
Can t believe
you got FaceTime to work.
[Joe] Me too.
How you doing, kiddo?
Great.
I heard you re
gonna ride in the competition.
[Joe] How d you hear that?
[Cody] Charlie told me.
Says it s a
secret not to tell mom, but--
I did.
She doesn t seem
too pleased about it.
I told you--
you d beat all the
other riders
if you just got back up.
Well, I--
[Cody] You will.
I hope you re right.
I know I am.
[Joe] Look, could you ask your
mom if she wants to talk to me?
Mom, it s Pops.
[Joe] Sal.
[clears throat]
[Joe] Sal.
When are you riding?
I don t know yet.
[Sal] What does that mean,
are you riding or not?
We re working on it.
You re working on it?
[Joe] A little snafu.
[Sal] Huh?
Doctor s free.
He wants to talk to you now.
Uh, I gotta
go talk to the doctors.
I ll call you later.
Be right back, okay?
[phone vibrates]
Excuse me,
are you Joe Wainwright?
Uh, yeah.
And you re Billy Hamilton.
You don t understand,
Mr. Wainwright.
I worshiped you
when I was younger.
Me and my dad,
we came to see you
in Great Falls, Montana.
You rode that
bull called Leprechaun.
Man, that was the meanest
dang bull I d ever seen.
I swore to God
I thought you were gonna die.
But you just hung
on and rode until you won.
Well, I saw
you on the television.
You re not so bad yourself.
Well, I ve had my
share of successes.
I m riding tomorrow night.
Y all should definitely
come out and watch.
No fighting,
no drunken craziness,
you play by the rules.
You will have to
sign the insurance waiver
and do all interviews
that are required of you.
Ha.
[laughs]
You got this.
[Charlie] Yes, sir, Jimmy Mack.
[crickets chirping]
[Joe] Brand new oil filter,
good as new.
[Charlie] This little truck
needs a lot of tender
love and care.
You don t remember
this place, do you?
[Joe] No.
[Charlie] Owasso Hill.
We were here.
01 there about.
American finals.
Oh yeah.
Yeah, it was me, you,
Rose, Agisa, Sal was so young.
Yeah, good days, Joe.
Real good.
[train passing]
[indistinct chatter]
You know, my
grand folks are from Tulsa.
Really?
Yep, loved it here.
They had a
hardware store and...
just scattered into the wind.
Huh.
Ladies, registration, uh,
Joe Wainwright.
[Young lady] Joe Wainwright,
let me see.
Okay, gotcha.
But we will
need the actual rider
to come and sign
the insurance forms.
Is he here or did
he already go to locker--
That s Joe Wainwright.
My dad s such a big fan.
[laughs]
I m sorry, I just thought--
You didn t think they d
let grandpas ride, now did you?
Well, me neither,
but it s true.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Sorry about that.
It s alright.
Hey, the man, the myth,
the legend shows up.
You know, I thought
there was a strong possibility
you wouldn t show.
I thought to myself "Jimmy,
there s no way Joe is
going to ride today."
Dang it, Joe, than I remembered
you re Joe Wainwright.
Of course
you re gonna show up.
Of course you re gonna give
everyone something to watch.
Hey, I m really excited.
Really.
Charlie, you can
be on the chute with Joe,
but not in the dirt.
I ll be in the dirt.
[laugh]
Good luck.
Hey, my locker.
[tv crowd cheering]
Joe?
Mr. Wainwright?
Billy?
What are you doing?
Getting ready.
Didn t you hear?
Joe Wainwright is riding.
Joe.
Cooper.
His name ain t even
in the program.
How s he riding?
Yeah, what s the deal here?
It s a technicality,
a mistake.
It s been fixed.
An old man like
him shouldn t be riding.
He could die out there.
[Billy] Joe, I meant
what I said last night.
You were a legend.
And if it wasn t for you,
I wouldn t have
got into bull riding.
Huh.
But this ain t
the senior circuit.
Billy, I meant what
I said to you last night.
Good luck.
You re gonna need it.
What is that?
Chocolate milk?
[on TV] Matt West here.
It is time for the
PBR Legends Championship
from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Three days
of the world s best.
The stakes,
$750,000 to the rider
that scores the most points.
Second place
takes home 300 grand.
And of course, the
top three all drive home
in a brand new Ford truck.
Perhaps the biggest
news from this year s event
is the inclusion of
rodeo legend, Joe Wainwright,
who s gonna compete
for the first time in years.
The Texas native
is the oldest competitor
in the history of the sport,
surpassing Ednei Caminhas,
who competed at 48 years old.
The question is, can
the legend Joe Wainwright
keep up with our current
champions? Not likely.
[Clint] Now, please rise
for our national anthem
being performed by country
music star, Lee Ann Womack.
O! say can you see
By the dawn s early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight s
last gleaming
[Preacher] Gracious
Heavenly Father,
we have
gathered here tonight
for fun,
for entertainment, Lord.
But it is now that we ask
that you would just watch over
our competitors tonight,
that you would give
them safety.
We also thank you
for our brothers and sisters
around the world
who can t be here
because they re
otherwise deployed or absent.
So we pray for them as well.
For it s in Your
Holy Name we pray, amen.
[rock music]
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome
to the PBR
Legends Championship.
[Clint] Matt, it
truly is the best
against the best of the best.
[Matt] We expect some thrills,
some spills,
and some top-notch bull riding.
So sit back
and enjoy the roller coaster
ride that awaits you.
[Clint] Ezekiel
Mitchell makes eight.
[Matt] How about it for
Brady Fielder.
Brady gets bucked off
and that is not gonna be
a qualified ride.
[Clint] Wyatt Rogers.
Wyatt Rogers gets bucked off.
[Matt] The Pendleton Whiskey
chute is where we are at
for the returning
champion right here.
[Clint] Now with Cssio Dias
and John Crimber
not competing
due to injuries,
Billy Hamilton has to be the
favorite to repeat as champion.
[Matt] I mean, this guy
is an absolute superstar.
[Clint] He is firing on all
eight cylinders.
[Matt] I think for a lot of
the guys in the locker room,
they should be just,
uh, fighting for second place.
Here we go!
[Clint] Cowboy up!
[Clint] How bout it, Tulsa!
What a great bull ride!
[Matt] A great ride by our
local hero and champion.
[Clint] Hang on, this
is just in here, folks.
There is an
official s challenge.
They want to review this.
[Matt] It looks like Billy s
freehand touched that bull.
Before the 8-second whistle.
[Clint] If so, he ll receive a
no score for this ride.
[Matt] Now from this angle,
it s not clear and convincing,
but that s
why I m not a judge.
[Clint] But did it hit before
eight seconds elapsed or after?
[Matt] That s exactly
what they re
reviewing in
the truck right now.
[Clint] From this angle,
he definitely hit the
bull with his hand.
[Matt] I agree, but
again, did it happen
before the clock hit
eight seconds?
[Clint] And what a
shocker it would be.
If this challenge is upheld,
it will be
an uphill battle for
Billy to last
here at the championship.
[Matt] And the judges
have made their decision.
It is a qualified ride.
[Clint] Billy s hand did hit,
but after eight
seconds had elapsed.
[Matt] Well, that s what a
hundredth of a second
can show you.
[Clint] Well done,
Billy Hamilton.
Whoo!
[Matt] Billy Hamilton picks up
87.5 points for his first ride,
a good one for sure.
That s going to put
him in second,
behind
Ezekial Mitchell.
Well, I ain t
riding against Billy.
I m riding my bull.
[laughing]
Then, let s ride, boy.
Hey, um, Cody s out
of surgery. He s okay.
What did Dr. Agre say?
Um...
That they couldn t
get all of the tumor out.
And--so they have to bring
another surgeon in to consult.
[Joe] When are
they going back in, Sal?
Uh, day after tomorrow.
All right, get some rest.
And when Cody can talk,
just call me.
It s just, um...
Uh, you know, they said
that the procedure is delicate.
It s a delicate procedure--
[phone disconnects]
Hello?
Now, I know this
is going to sound harsh,
but you got to put all this
out of your mind
and focus, Joe.
Otherwise, you got no
business getting on the bull.
[Matt] This is such
an amazing thing to see.
Joe Wainwright competing
at over 50 years young.
Nobody s seen him
compete in 15 years
since back at
the Arizona Special,
where he picked
up a score of 89.5 points
right before
that critical injury.
[Clint] Yeah, Matt, I was there
when Joe broke his neck
ending his bull riding career.
It was a
horrendous accident.
that would have killed
ten ordinary men.
But Joe Wainwright
is no ordinary man.
And it s very similar
to what just happened
to two-time champion
J.B. Mauney,
who has retired
from bull riding.
[Matt] It kind of put me in
mind of that fateful day
in Cheyenne with the
great Lane Frost.--
Uh, no negotiation, Joe.
You got to wear it.
How am I supposed
to ride with this thing?
[Matt] We miss him, so...
[Clint] Yes, we do, Matt.
What a legacy.
[Matt] Without a doubt, I mean,
its because of Lane Frost
- and guys like him--
- Happy?
Yeah.
[Charlie] Come on now.
Dont use the black rosin.
It leaves so much
dirt on the rope.
Use the yellow rosin, here.
[Joe] I like the black
The yellow sticks better.
[Joe] But I ve always
liked the black.
[Matt] Well, that s
Charlie Williamson in the dirt.
Charlie s had a
storied career as a bull rider
and then a bull fighter.
All right. You keep
your chin tucked.
You keep your feet tucked.
No, hero bull, Joe. All right?
If you ain t
feeling it, you get off.
- [Charlie] You hear me?
- [Joe] Yeah.
Pull.
[Joe] All right.
[Clint] Well, it s great to
see him back here
after all of these years.
But to be candid,
no one over 50
has ever ridden
in a PBR competition
and made eight seconds.
[Matt] Joe certainly
doesn t look like an old-timer.
Today may be his lucky day.
[grunting]
[Clint] Absolute move for move.
[Matt] Get up. Get out.
Let s go.
Come on, Joe. Get it.
[Clint] Jump for jump.
[Charlie] Come on, Joe.
Get em.
Get em. Get em.
[Matt] Stay with him. Joe.
Stay with him.
Oh.
[Clint] Watch out, folks.
[Matt] You gotta be kidding me.
Eight, he got eight.
[Clint] He has done it!
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
How bout it for Joe Wainwright!
[grunting]
[Matt] Wainwright s
score is up.
85 points.
That sounds about right.
[Clint] That might be--
Not a great score.
[Matt] But, hey, let s give
the legend a hand right here.
As we get ready to go down to
the Kubota bucking chutes.
[Clint] This is gonna
put Joe Wainwright fourth,
and Hamilton first.
Ezekiel Mitchell second.
And Silvano Alves is third.
It s been quite
a night of bull riding.
[Matt] It s remarkable that Joe
is that high in the standings.
But--
Hey. Don t be moving my gear.
Knock it off.
[Matt] Ouch.
This is gonna hurt for Joe.
Looks like his
knee was stepped on.
He ll have to
pretty much be perfect
from here on out
to even stand a chance.
Take a deep breath.
[Matt] And it s not a surprise
that leading at the moment
is Billy Hamilton.
[Medic] Mr. Williams,
you re gonna have to
lay off for a while.
You got a major
contusion back here.
Wouldn t happen to be a
diabetic, would you, Hoss?
Yes, sir.
[Medic] You actually
taking your meds?
Yeah.
[Medic] All right.
You need to
stay off your feet.
Thanks, Doc, but I m good.
[Medic] As for you,
Mr. Wainwright?
I m fine.
No, get on the table.
Let s go.
[grunting]
- [Medic] Sit down.
- [Joe] Yep.
[sighs]
Let s see
what we re looking at.
[sighs]
All right, does
it hurt when I do this?
[grunts]
Well, these things don t
heal quickly when you re young.
They sure as hell ain t
gonna heal quickly at your age.
[chuckles]
You feel anything here?
Nope.
[Medic] How about
when I do this?
Nope.
When was the last time
you had sensation in your leg?
About 10 years.
[sighs]
You got some nerve
impairment going on, man.
We need to get an MRI.
Look, this should be the end of
your bull riding for now.
I gotta commend y all
on your guts.
I m not gonna say what you got
in the brains department.
Not that that is atypical
for a bull rider, now, is it?
Just tape me up, Doc.
[sighs]
All right.
[chuckles]
[Joe] The hell
are you laughing at?
Boy what a pair we make.
Yeah.
[grunts]
[sighs]
[grunts]
I feel better now.
[Joe] Thanks, Doc.
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, like I told you,
might be wise to quit
while you re still upright.
You don t want to fall and
get a broke hip, do you, Joe?
You got a
problem with me, kid?
I m just busting your balls,
old-timer.
Did you hear that, Charlie?
- Yeah, I did.
- What is that?
Well, I think that s fear.
I think you re right.
Yeah. See, now he
knows you re afraid of him.
- I m just shaking in my boots.
- Uh-huh.
Joe, tough night.
Well, you doing this--
Is good for business, right?
Yeah, it s just--
it was commendable, Joe.
The medic told me there s nerve
damage to your knee,
and you won t
be able to compete.
Maybe I entice you
to stick around
and make a little cash?
Believe me,
I will spin this in
the most positive way for you.
You ll be
remembered as a hero.
We re not done, Jimmy.
We ll be back
tomorrow for round two.
Wait. Joe,
you can t possibly--
I m not quitting, Jimmy.
Oh, well,
this is gonna be big.
[Jimmy] Tear it up, Joe.
Folks, that s a genuine
true legend right there!
That s Joe
Wainwright--Come on.
[people cheering]
Diabetes?
Yeah, that s why I had
to give up a lot.
Yeah, you went
dark before the ride today.
I can t stop
thinking about Cody and Sal.
Well, that s not a surprise,
but you cannot ride
if you re not laser-focused.
She s just so angry at me.
Well, she s angry
at the world, like you.
Huh.
You know, it might
not be my place to say this.
Then don t.
Well, now I will.
You ever think about
how similar you and Sally are?
Well, I have a feeling
you re gonna tell me,
so get on with it.
You remember
when Sally was just a child
and she started riding
with the junior barrel racers.
Of course. You lag first.
And then one day early on,
she fell off her horse,
and what d she do?
Then she d get right back up.
And what else?
She fell off a few more times
and kept getting back up.
Yeah, she did,
didn t she?
Mm-hmm.
You didn t say a word,
but you was proud of her.
Of course.
And she got in a fight
with that girl she
was always competing with.
Well, she decked that girl?
Sal always had a good right.
That s true.
And you called her Sal.
Well, no, I mean, I
think she called herself Sal.
Yeah, well, I could use
a real stiff drink right now.
It ain t easy
talking to you, Joe.
[chuckles]
[soft music]
She never wanted
to disappoint you, Joe.
But I think somehow
she always felt she did.
I m not sure why, but
that s the way it felt to me.
What, are you some
kind of amateur shrink now?
No, no, no, no. Now, Agisa.
Now, she s the
psychologist in the family,
but I do pay attention.
I think I could
use that bourbon myself.
Now, hold on now.
You just drank that
little root beer
you got sitting
over there.
Uh-huh.
And, Joe,
be patient with her.
She loves you fiercely.
Hmm.
[soft music]
Scratch, hee-hee!
Boy, you can t do
nothing with this table.
[crowd cheering]
[Clint] Welcome back to the
PBR Legends Championship,
and the moment weve
all been waiting for.
[crowd cheering]
[Charlie] Joe, use the yellow.
[Clint]...reads just like
a great novel...
Black.
Pull!
[grunts]
[Matt] After that sweet spot.
[grunts]
[Clint] White Dragon,
here they go.
[indistinct chatter]
Come on, grab it up,
grab it up, grab it up!
[gate crashes]
Oh!
[crowd reacts]
- [Charlie] Joe, you okay?
- I m okay.
[Charlie] Yeah, you
don t look okay.
You look like you just got
slammed against the fence.
I m fine, I m fine.
[Matt] Ooh, that hurt.
[Clint] Not as much
as a no score.
This may be
the end of Joe s shot
at placing in the top three.
[Matt] Or finishing
the competition
because Father Time
shows no mercy.
[Joe] Come on, you saw that.
That s gotta be a re-ride.
[Judge] Leave it be, Joe.
He slammed me
against the chute
and you darn
well know it.
I said leave it be.
[Joe] Come on! It s a re-ride,
you darn well know it is.
[Judge] Hey!
It s gotta be a re-ride.
[Clint] Well, hold on a second.
There will be one more ride,
and it will be a re-ride
for Joe Wainwright.
[Matt] You re right, it s
official. It is a re-ride,
but he s gonna have
to get medically cleared first.
[Clint] Well, one
thing is very clear.
Billy Hamilton is not shying
away from this competition.
[Medic] We re gonna have to
get a picture of these ribs.
No, you don t.
We don t have time.
I ll miss my re-ride,
just clear me.
- I gotta do my job, Joe.
- They re busted.
Now you ve done your job.
If you don t clear me now,
I don t ride. I have to ride.
Just clear me.
[grunts]
I ll confer with the Doc.
Get him tight.
[Matt] ...who may give Billy
a run for the money
is of course Silvano Alves,
who is showing no
signs of slowing down.
[Matt] This is gonna be a big
ride for Billy Hamilton.
Here we go! Billy Hamilton!
[Clint] Come on, champ!
Let s do it! Let s do it!
Easy, easy, easy!
- Come on!
- Come on!
He goes!
[Matt] There it is!
[Clint] Oh, Tulsa...
The champ is back!
[Matt] So the standings
right now are
Billy Hamilton in first,
Ezekiel Mitchell
in a close second,
Just a sec.
[Clint] Hold on...
I m fine.
- [Charlie] Of course you are.
- [Clint] Yep. Here it is.
Medical has cleared Joe,
and that means he is
riding the eliminator bull,
the infamous Tiny Tim.
[Matt] Yeah, I don t
know who s meaner
Tiny Tim or Joe Wainwright.
If Joe can hang on,
It s straight to the pay window
and a possible
leaderboard change.
And for the
folks who don t know,
the tougher the bull,
the higher the score.
These names are drawn
at random with these bulls.
That, my friend,
is the luck of the draw.
[Matt] Warming it up inside
that bucking chute right now
as we continue
this Legends Championship.
Let s go to a legend
in Joe Wainwright.
[Clint] Joe
Wainwright from Texas.
Trying to do something
at his age that s never
been done before.
Come on. Focus, Joe.
- You hear me, focus.
- I m trying. I m trying.
[laughing]
Finally, listened
to the wise one.
Nu-uh, Joe, now there s
crazy and then there s stupid.
I m grandfathered in, right?
You right about
that grandad part.
This is me enjoying myself.
Yeah, well, see,
acting like a dang fool.
Pull.
All right, now
we re going to pull it now.
[Charlie] Give me a big nod.
[Matt] He s actually
grandfathered in.
He was born before 1993,
so he s old enough to decide
if he wants to ride
in a helmet or a cowboy hat.
[Clint] Joe is focused
on winning the biggest
prize of the year.
[Matt] This matchup is
about to be high voltage,
and I can
promise you one thing.
This man is fearless.
[Clint] Well, will the
Cinderella story continue here?
Tiny Tim and Wainwright.
Here we go!
Yah!
Come on, Joe!
[Charlie] Come on, squeeze,
squeeze man!
[Clint] Keep going, keep going!
Get it!
He got it!
Way to go old man.
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
we just witnessed history
as Joe Wainwright
puts up an 88.5.
And if my math is right,
he s in first
place for gosh sake.
[Clint] Hey, listen, he is.
Legend Joe Wainwright
is leading the competition.
Oh, yeah.
[Clint] Who would have ever
thought that that was possible?
- That was a good ride.
- Yeah.
I m telling y all,
Billy and Joe. Billy and Joe,
[Charlie] Yeah well,
I miss you too.
Yeah, we ll be home real soon.
Hold on a second.
I m gonna have
to call you right back.
Look, you re
gonna wanna take this.
- Thanks, Charlie.
- Yes, sir.
Cody, hold on a second.
Hey, can you hear me?
Hey, buddy.
Pops, I saw you ride.
Mom showed
it to me on YouTube.
You re in first place.
What did I tell you?
You told me to ride.
First place?
All right, all right.
He s very proud of you.
How s he doing?
You know,
he s, uh, he s hurting.
[Sal] Painkillers are
wearing off.
Well, give him some more.
Nurses are gonna make
their rounds.
He ll get some.
What time is
his operation tomorrow?
Around 10 a.m.
What s the doc saying?
[Sal] Why don t you
just rest, relax a bit , okay?
I m gonna talk
to your Pops, and, uh,
Agisa is right here, okay?
I ll be right back.
So, uh, where it s
located is a little tricky.
What does that mean?
Well, they
need to remove all of it
because there s
a chance that, uh...
Just tell me, Sal.
[sigh]
It could lead to,
uh, paralysis, speech loss,
and brain impairment.
So, uh, uh, that s Cody s
nurse. I gotta go.
Sal, just--
Hey, old timer. Good ride.
- Ah!
- You re in my seat.
Hi.
- I don t see your name on it.
- Huh.
Get up, Marco.
I only ask once.
[Charlie] Mm-mm.
[grunting]
[Billy] Hey, guys, guys!
[grunting]
[Charlie] Watch it,
watch it, watch it!
Up you go!
Down you go!
[laughs]
[sirens blaring]
[indistict chatter]
[footsteps approaching]
[Jimmy] Make it work
better this time.
Just want to keep
the conversation going, okay?
Excuse me.
What d I tell you?
I said, no fighting,
among other things,
and what do you do?
You beat up the number
one rider on that competition.
Number two.
Joe, have
you lost your wits?
If the police press charges,
there s no way
you re gonna ride.
I need to ride.
Well, even if
they don t press charges,
the commissioner s
gotta give you the okay.
- I m riding.
- Joe--
- Jimmy,
- Tell me--
Come here.
Tell me what
the hell is up with him?
Wait.
Why did he even
bother to come back
if he s just
gonna screw everything up?
His grandson s got
a brain tumor.
Oh, no.
That s why he s here, Jimmy.
Not glory.
Not the news.
The boy s being
operated on tomorrow,
and he s got to earn money
because insurance won t
cover it all,
so, yeah,
he s a little touchy.
And you knew his wife, Rose.
She died from
the same kind of tumor.
Get him his last ride, Jimmy.
It s out of
my hands now,
it s a local police matter,
and it can be
very slow and onry.
[Charlie] Yeah well,
work your magic.
You keep
telling me that, Charlie.
Well, you keep pulling the
rabbit out your hat.
[chuckles]
Yeah, I bet you
would ve been a great juggler
in the circus.
I need to
get to the hospital.
I need to be there
for Cody and his operation,
and I...
I don t have a
good feeling about this.
- Why?
- Why?
I ll tell you why.
All that crap you ve
been feeding me about Him
giving me more than most.
He also takes it
away, too, doesn t He?
My wife, my career,
now maybe my grandson,
so you can preach to
me all you want, Charlie,
but you don t really know
what I m feeling.
You have no
idea how--
What, how angry you are?
Maybe I do.
Jimmy s got an airplane.
I need a favor.
I think I m
out of favors to give.
I need to see my grandson.
You ve got a plane,
and I need to borrow it.
It s near midnight, Joe.
[Joe] He s having an
operation in the morning.
I know.
[dramatic music]
[Jimmy] Hey, Mike.
Sorry for the hour.
What s the earliest we can
get a flight plan to Dallas?
Thank you, sir.
[dramatic music]
Was Grandma a
better rider than you?
Ha.
Uh, she s was great rider.
Faster?
No.
I wish I could ve met her.
Me too.
What was she like?
She would ve
spoiled your rotten.
Yeah, but she was tough,
you know?
Uh, she didn t
believe in being sloppy.
There were no excuses.
Mm-mm.
Never could have any excuses.
[laughs]
[sniffles]
[sniffles]
She would ve loved you.
God, she would ve loved you.
Well, this is
a nice way to travel.
[sighs]
[Matt] We ve got some
incredible news coming out
of the PBR Legends
Championship in Tulsa.
[Clint] It was reported to us
just mere moments ago
that Joe Wainwright s
grandson, Cody Wainwright,
from Edna, Texas, is
suffering from a brain tumor
and is gonna require
an extensive surgery.
Our sources have
told us that Joe and his fam--
How did Jimmy Mack know
the details to Cody s surgery?
That s why
Jimmy gave you his airplane.
This is my
personal business.
Well, Jimmy Mack
started a GoFundMe page
to raise money
for Cody s operation.
No, no, no, no, no.
The second operation s
gonna cost what?
$150,000, $250,000?
I don t want strangers help.
It s for Cody.
Good night, blue cheese.
Joe, it ain t about you.
[clock ticking]
This is one loud clock.
Yeah, it was my Mama s.
Still a loud clock.
Yeah, when I
was little, I had strep.
I was having a
hard time falling asleep,
and so she
came in with that clock,
put it by my bed,
got in bed with me,
and she told me that
the rhythm of the ticking
was soothing to her,
and that it might
be soothing to me as well.
She was right.
I felt better
the next morning.
It s really loud.
[laughing]
Yeah, it s only reminding me
of how long
this surgery s taking.
My mom always said time
is a conceit, a Western notion.
How so?
Well, Charlie and Joe
spent much of their lives
trying to last
eight seconds on a bull,
and that seemed like
an eternity.
And then when I was in school,
it seemed like that clock would
never make it to 3 p.m.
when we got let out.
That seemed like an eternity.
And then when my mom died,
it just seemed like
her life went by so quickly.
It didn t, her life.
[clock ticking]
It really is loud, isn t it?
Mmm.
Hey, you got
a question for Him?
No, not again.
Come on, tell me when.
Tell me when to stop.
[sighs]
When.
All right.
"He gives strength to the weary
and increases
the power of the weak."
You happy now?
[soft piano music]
Hey, I didn t know--
what are you doing here?
I was worried about
Cody and you.
How s the operation going?
Ah, Dr. Agre
said that, you know,
he would let us know once
he knows more
after the procedure, but...
it s what they re not saying
that s freaking me out.
Sal?
I ve made a lot of mistakes,
and I couldn t figure
out why I kept making them.
You know, I
couldn t figure out
why I just couldn t
seem to find my footing.
I haven t even
finished high school yet.
How could you? You were busy
saving my sorry ass.
I ran the circuits,
the competition circuits.
I mean, I was running barrels
when I was pregnant with Cody.
- What was I thinking?
- That s enough.
I ve realized that I can t
keep blaming you for
what I haven t experienced,
what I haven t done,
who I haven t become.
I just gotta let go
and move forward.
[Joe] Look, what
I put you through,
no kid should
have to go through.
You were right.
I dragged you and Mom
all over the country.
And when she was gone,
who was there to
nurse me back to shape?
And never complain.
If he gets through this,
everything will work out.
And you and I will have a
chance to get on with it.
Get on with it?
What?
Did you just say,
"Get on with it."
[laughs]
You know, when you
were in the ICU,
you were hopped-up on morphine,
and you looked at me
and you said, "She s here."
And I said, "No, Mom s gone."
And you said, "No, honey.
She is here in this room,
and she s told us
to get on with it."
And it made you smile.
And you just said it, and
that s what I ve been saying.
Well, Mom always did
give great advice.
She did.
How d y all get here anyway?
We stole Jimmy Mack s plane.
So you gonna ride tonight?
You want me to?
Are you gonna win?
[thunder rumbling]
[phone ringing]
Jimmy Mack, any word?
Guess what? You re riding.
That s great.
Uh, you re welcome.
[Charlie] Thanks, Jimmy.
We re on a weather hold
here in Dallas.
[Jimmy] Let me know
when you take off.
Never a dull moment.
Yeah, we got
to get out of here.
No news yet,
but I ll get some updates
as soon as possible.
[Matt] And it s official.
Billy Hamilton will ride,
and Joe Wainwright will follow.
[Clint] Don t forget,
Billy Hamilton needs to beat
88.5 points to regain
that first place lead.
[thunder rumbling]
[lightning crackling]
[Pilot] The good news is
we re clear to land in Tulsa.
The bad news is
you may feel like
you re on a bucking bull.
He s a good pilot, but hes
dang sure ain t no comedian.
Joe.
I gotta do something.
I don t do it very often.
I m sorry.
Well, Billy,
so am I.
If I would ve known,
I never would ve behaved
the way I did.
You better get out there
and ride like the wind,
because I plan on
whooping your ass.
Show me what you got.
[rock music]
[Jimmy] And now, it s time.
The moment you ve all
been waiting for.
The draw for
the championship round.
[crowd cheering]
[Matt] And Jimmy Mack,
it is time for the
PBR Legends
Championship Round draw.
Silvano Alves will reach in
to find out
what his bull will be.
[Clint] Moonlight Party
for the three-time champ,
Silvano Alves.
[Matt] Former rookie
of the year,
Eli Vastbinder now makes
his selection.
[Clint] Vastbinder from North
Carolina will have Fritz Roy.
[Matt] We ll go now
to Ezekiel Mitchell.
Ezekiel will have
[Clint] Wild Thing, will be the
bull for Ezekiel Mitchell
in this championship round.
That means there
are only two bulls left.
One is Loco Loco
and the unridden 34 and 0
fire-breathing dragon,
Ring of Fire.
I want Ring of Fire.
[Clint] So, the
three-time champ,
will have Ring of Fire.
that means, that the
returning champion,
Billy Hamilton,
will have Loco Loco.
[Clint] And he s calling
for it. Here we go.
Come on, Zeke, get em.
Get it Zek!
[buzzer]
[Matt] Ezekiel Mitchell remains
on top the leaderboard for now.
[Clint] How about
Callum Miller?
[Matt] Callum Miller does
not make 8, so he s out.
[Clint] Here we go!
Eli Vastbinder.
Come on, Eli!
[buzzer]
That will take Eli
out of contention.
[Matt] Now that
Ezekiel Mitchell
has made his stand and
remains in contention
It s up to our last two riders,
Billy Hamilton and current
leader, Joe Wainwright.
[Clint] Billy Hamilton
needs a score of 89.5
to regain the lead.
Can he do it?
We ll find out shortly.
[Clint] So, here we go.
It s the hometown hero,
Billy Hamilton.
[Clint] Look at this bull buck.
Going to work!
The kick! The spin!
Right smack dab in the middle.
And here we go.
[Clint] He is one
with that bull.
[Matt] And he made it.
[Clint] This is epic.
[Matt] That has to be
a 90 point ride.
[Clint] I think you re spot on.
What a bull ride!
and what a way to
set himself up
for being the
champ once more.
[Matt] And its official.
91.5.
He is number one now
and you cannot dispute that.
Joe Wainwright needs 91 points
to take first place away
from Billy Hamilton.
[Clint] If he does,
history will be made.
And in this case,
the prize money
will go to the best
of all places;
his grandsons operation.
Alright, let s ride!
[determined music]
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
would you join us
for a moment of
silence and prayer
for Joe Wainwright s
grandson Cody.
[gentle interlude]
[arena silent]
[Matt] Thank you.
[Clint] And back at the PBR
Legends Championship.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the moment
that we have
all been waiting for.
[Matt] Joe Wainwright needs a
ride of 91 to finish first.
I don t need to tell
any of you all fans,
that would be
the ride of a lifetime.
[Clint] And for a man that has
had such a storied career,
[Matt] My question is,
does this story have
a fairytale ending?
Can Joe Wainwright do
the unimaginable?
[Clint] $750,000 on the line
at the PBR
Legends Championship.
[Matt] But more
important than money,
the legacy of an
absolute legend,
Joe Wainwright
and Ring of Fire.
[Clint] The final one.
Will the Cinderella
story be written
for the three time champ?
Here we go!
[crowd cheers]
[Clint] Come on Joe,
Keep going Joe.
Get him! Get him!
Get him! Get him!
[Charlie] Ride up! Ride up!
Ride up!
Come on now!
[electric guiter playing]
Ride up Joe! Ride up!
[buzzer]
[crowd cheers]
Aww!
[Charlie] Joe! Joe!
Hey, Joe. Joe, come on.
Hey, hey, Joe. Come on now.
[Matt] Ladies and gentlemen,
right now we re just
going to give all the time
that our medical team needs
to assess the situation.
[Charlie] Joe. Joe.
[Joe] Aww
Oh, thank God.
You re alright.
[Clint] Well, that s good news.
It appears that Joe
has waved off the EMTs.
[Matt] Let s give him some time
to get himself together.
[Jimmy] Joe, Joe, Is he
alright? Is he okay?
Joe. Joe. Talk to me, Joe.
Joe, you okay?
Did I make eight seconds?
Yeah, you did. You got eight.
[Joe] Then I m okay.
Roll me over...
What?
Roll me over, Charlie.
[groaning]
I can t find her.
I can t see her, Charlie.
[gentle music]
[Joe] We did it, Rose.
We did it for Cody.
Miss Wainwright.
Yes, sir.
[Charlie] This is the nicest
gift you ever gave me,
Joseph Wainwright.
[laughter]
Come on now, Grandpa.
We running late.
[Joe] Uh-huh.
[laughter]
[crowd cheering and clapping]
All right, Cody.
Let s go. Let s go.
Right out of the park.
Right out of the park.
[Sal] Yeah, Cody. Yes.
[crowd cheering and clapping]
[country music]
Look at Cody.
[Charlie] Now, how
lucky were we
that the operation
was so successful?
It s like a miracle.
Well, if that s
not a miracle, what is?
- [Cody] Come on, Pops.
- Yeah, yeah.
[Reporter] I understand
you donated money to
Cody Wainwright s
GoFundMe page.
[Billy] Me and the boys,
we all chipped in.
We re all so delighted that
Cody has recovered so well.
[Reporter] And Joe Wainwright
gave the excess
donations to the
Children s Hospital.
[Billy] He sure did
the right thing there.
What are your thoughts on next
year s championship finals?
Well, it d be great if Joe
Wainwright could ride again.
90 was quite a ride,
but not good enough.
Joe can take that second
place and the 300,000 anytime.
As long as I get
that 750 for winning,
Hell, it d be
fun to beat him again.
It s your move, Pops.
Care to dance?
Excuse me.
- Hey, Dad.
- Dad?
Yeah, I like saying that. Dad.
I like hearing it.
- Dad.
- Yeah.
Thank you.
[country music swells]