"TALLADEGA NIGHTS" (2006)

by WILL FERRELL and ADAM McKAY

OPEN ON: BLACK SCREEN

The quote comes up: "I count him braver who conquers his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.ff --Aristotle, philosopher, 361 B.C.

This quote fades away and another comes up: "Anytime you step on the gas hard you' re gonna have your ups and downs.'' --Ernie "Swervin" Irvan, stock car driver, 1992 .

CLOSE UP ODOMETER - NIGHT

The odometer passes 130 mpn.

We see a woman, ~LQCY BOBBY, 23, in the midst of giving birth in the back s~at. Driving: the car is REESE BOBBY, 26. He is going way too : fast ih a.. gleaming immaculate tricked-out Chevy. N •

Whoo-whoo!!! Honey will you look at tha't:·· speedometer ! ! Just look at it!!

They go right by the hospital.

We hear the cry of a newborn as the speedometer strains to hit 140 mph.

An ORDERLY , 31, helps Lucy out of the car while a NURSE, 52, stands by holding the newborn .

Reese floors it and ~~iii~6~; of the hospital driveway.

R~ESE BOBEiY Give . n'le:....a ca 11 when he can ctr i ve !

Lucy Bobby puil,s · up in a wood-paneled station wagon. In the seat next to hei·r is five-year-old Ricky Bobby in a dirty Captain America T-shirt.

Beat as Lucy waits for Ricky to say something.

FIVE YEAR OLD RICKY BOBBY 1 wanna go fast!

She gets out and runs into the store. As soon as she enters we hear the car squeal and tear out of the parking lot.

Tough high school kids in a hot rod listen to loud ·:im,1sic while waiting at a red light. Another car pU:llis-:::•:up,.ne~t to them and revs its engine. · '.::·.'-~---.-:•:::::-::_-·:::::L__

Driver's side window roles down and: :,~e se~•- five..:.yea.r -old Ricky Bobby. ·: · :-;:-:.

FIVE YEJ>,R. QLD RlCKY:::BOBBY I wanna go fast!• · ··. -·. -::: :: ··

Light turns green and beth ~ars t~ar off the line.

DISSO!..VE TO:

It is Career6ay an~ ~ ~ class of twenty fourth graders are listening_.to a -~ARSNT, :· 35, talking about his job with his DAUGHTER,;·· --~' Iiext·::•.tO him. In the front row is TEN-YE:AR- OLD RICKY. He ~ears bra~es and an ill-fitting, bright, ~range- collared shiit. He . is clearly noc one of the popular kids.

The Class claps and the TEACHER, a reddish-brown-haired woman of about 42, steps in front of the class.

The class laughs. Ricky doesn't know why.

There's a little tap at the door. . ....;_;... ·-:; ~:; :· . ·:

We see Reese is peeking through thJ'\ ap?r w\th a cig.:1rette in his mouth. :, ··\: _

RICKY _.: . ,_,_:\.;::t::,,::,_:•:t:(: ·-... Dad! ,· -:

Ricky runs up to Rees~( a~c;l__ _hugs him.

· ·.·.·.::•:•::·.·. ·. . ,· .·REESE BOEB.Y Hey th¢' re b.9y. Man .-you got bi g ...'.H9w ro·ng' s it been? Thr:ee mol):t.hs? .·· ·· ·:.::: .., .

-· =0::<Ten : y~}ts. -~ICKY : ·:· ·:. ·•,•, REESE BOBBY Aww·•::•$"crry about that. Here's a five dollar bill.

He h~nds Ricky the bill as the other boy and his Dad sit down.·

The kids oh and ah and Ricky beams with pride.

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Reese Bobby is being forcibly.',.::r emove'l:i ·:fi-;0m the school by three JAN I TORS, while Ri cky w;ib::he$. ...:.

.. ... .. ..... ··~-· _..... REESE .BOBBY :~ You peopl e i r e i n t he wi~hg on this one! ! ! So iri "tlie ·-:wrong! ! ! Th i s is egregious ! ! ! Do you- hear me,

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They tos s Reese onto__ the parking lot. He gets up .

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He j umpsir. hi s car and takes off .

SLOW DISSOLVE:

CARD: "The Talladega Speedway: Ten Years Later"

Overhead shot of Talladega Speedway 1992 . We helicopter pan past an electric crowd of two hundred thousand people as multi-colored stock cars tear down the straightaway with a deafening roar. Mmrnm. It's sweet.

ESPN ANCR #l(V.O.) -::: It is a hot one here in Talladega. ~ And this crowd of over one hundred:.-::(-,:•::::::,:,::-:.::,-:-:,>..,: and eighty thousand is enjoying one ·:,.···-·,•,.:.,,,~-~.-:.:. heck of a race! Cal Naughton Jr. ·· has been dueling Bill Elliot all day long ...

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We see a quick cut of the··.-faution .flag being waved. A hand full of cars pull into pit ·xow. We . focus on one particular car: #28 The Laughing . Clown': Malt Liquor Car as it weakly rolls to a stop. As_ s ·o◊ri · =·.is ·::.-it stops the crew is all over it changing tires and·:fueling up like they're involved in some kind of automotive baJ,..let. · ·

We whip pan to th~ crew t9 see Ricky changing a tire. He's on the crew. HE TS _NOT :THE DRIVER. He still has a dorky spiky haircut arid a pimple·or· two with a name tag readi ng "Ricky" on his cr~w suit~

The crew ch{~t, LUCIUS WASHINGTON, an intimidating African American man, s_tarts talking to the driver.

LUCIUS

running a terrible race man! We're in last place. You haven't passed anyone in forty-five minutes. Terry?

The driver doesn't respond. Lucius reaches into the car and touches the driver who slumps over .

Hush falls over the pit crew. GLENN, a slightly affected Georgian with a big Adam's apple, speaks up. ·

LUCIUS ~~ Get this body out of the car. ·: · (turns to the crew) :' ·· ) ::·:,~:·;' ·. · Alright gentleman the bot.tom li9e is if we don't finish thf~'\-race ·our sponsor is gonna shit a c:hlck_en. --

The crewstart s to get the.: 1:i'ddy\ ~t:1:t:.:9:f·:::-ihe car.

GLENN·.. ··, Think about. it. He was d.Elad and he was still di•:i\ring., It was ... it was literally a ghosf':*'~F··

.... ·/\. _LUCIUS ~a-;~;d · m~=.:t dri,¥er. Who wants to go

SUPER FAS!' PUSH ·.iN. TO RICKY BOBBY

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Ricky raise·§·.ihis hind.

LIGHTt:NING QUICK SERIES OF CUTS-

1) Ricky being zipped up in the suit 2} Buckle c l icking him into the seat 3)Close up of a tire peeling out 4) The car tearing out of pit row with a vengeance

MUSIC: Steve Earle's "Last of the Troubadours" kicks in hard.

OPENING CREDITS START

In the crowded stands we see a FATHER, 49, a MOTHER, 48, and their two SONS all decked out in Nascar hats, shirts and jackets listening to the coverage on their race radios.

ESPN ANCR #1 (V.O.) We have got a si~uation for the Laughing Clown Malt Liquor number 28 car. Apparently Terry LeCheveaux is sick and one of his crew members ·· has taken the wheel. ..·='·\\?:•::::::-:::::~;::.:;;\:-.

The two ESPN ANNOUNCERS follow the race.

ESPN ANNOUNCEif i~ , That's right Kurt. His name:•) ,.~ Ricky Bobby and het·$. :. 9urrentry.:::in last place . Let' .s }iisYdJ9P.~ he doesn't hurt sorileone · o.ut ·tnere.

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Ricky is moving arid shaking. He's got his spotter i~ his ear as well as Lucius., .

: :LUCH}S (V.0.) Just play it:·safe. I don't want you .. -wrecking th~t car and costing us three hundred thousand G.D. bucks.

We see his foot on the accelerator and he begins to pass cars. Ricky fakes high and then passes low. Taps someone's fender then dodges a wreck masterfully.

ESPN ANNOUNCER #1 Well look at that. The tire changer in the 28 car is really going after it~

Checkered flag is waving. We see Ricky finishing third.

A reporter from the show RPM is interviewing CAL. N~UGHTON JR, 32, the winning driver, and Ricky.

RE PO RTE~·?f ior,t·.:{U>M But that's not ·the bfg.. s·tor:y today. The big story is · a litt::le'."'known tire changer~ . .Ricky Bobby, who finished th.Lid in .the Laughing Clown Malt Liquor·:-:car:. Ricky, where~d you learn td drive like that?':':.:::.:- .

We see that Ric)<y {f..extremely nervous . He just stares at the camera for a 1609 time:;'

····' \ : .RICKY D6\:y.ou want me to talk?

REPORTER FROM RPM 1£ you'd like to say something that'd be great.

The team owner, Mr. DENNIT, a larg~'.·::garrulo1:1.s man, watches the interview with Lucius.

·tr\t:. ... LUCIUS ...,.. : Bad news is he'.·s :. going to· =t1eed some on camera traini~g. Good news is he can drive Mi • .Denni t. · •:..: ..:_:::.1.::.:·:· ,. :. ·MR. DENN:J:T · I'm just happy he didn't wreck my car . jhat•~ his name again?

:LUCIUS ·Ricky~ Rick9 ·~obby .

We see Ricky Bobby in his car approaching the finish line with three cars in front of him. He zig zags through them tapping bumpers and then throws a balled-up piece of paper into Cal Naughton's car as he wins.

Cal Naughton opens the piece of paper and it reads "Bye Eye."

MUSIC AND CREDITS CONTINUE TO ROLL.

MONTAGE OF SPONSOR PROGRESSION ON HOOD OF CAR

We see different decals being put on the hood of Ricky's car as they get more and more successful:

1) Laughing Clown Malt Liquor 2)Pabst Blue Ribboh.Beer 3) Dom Perignon Champagne 4} Halliburton 5) The Vatican 6) -·:Oprah Winfrey 7) and finally ... Skoal Bandits. -·' :.':<;-::: .. ·

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Ricky is doing big victory donuts in the '·in..ff~'lq•,:- tearing up grass. ':{(:>: ::: ·

'••.. RICKY .;': : .. Whooo ! ! ! Whooo ! ! ! ... ·

When he's done we see fron( cve.rh.:~i'\ (hat he's written "I'm

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Ricky is line da~cing/ \,ith a dozen people behind him. He's got a different hiirityle; and is a little more cleaned up .

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Ricky Bobby "tries to jam between two cars approaching the finish line. · ·

Ricky-~pins out and rolls into the infield. He gets out of his car and stands on the hood and waves two small American flags as the crowd cheers him.

Ricky is line dancing now with a hundred people behind him. He now looks good with some nice clothes and a good haircut.

Ricky is being introduced at the pre-race introductions. In the crowd a hot drunk blonde, CARLEY, 25, is sitting on her DIRT BAGGY BOYFRIEND'S shoulders in the crowd. We ~ie~ her from behind as she takes off her top and flas.h~~: :~~S}q·~.-

Ricky looks over at her and they l'~fok eyes. It ·is love at first sight. '/\\:'.

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I have found my .angel.·,:.,,,...,.,._.-.

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Ricky carries Carle'y - in wedding · gown through the front door of a huge McMans.ion in a development of identical McMansions. There is a giant':-:,qow ·on it. They enter and .:lake out fur:.ously. ., ·-·

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We see a fluz:ry of checkered flags shooting t.hrough frame in succession as ' ~r6wds go crazy.

Ricky working on his engine with some crew members, turns to camer·a:=:

Reveals a bag of pork rinds.

Carley sits behind the wheel of a bright red Porsche convertible while Ricky writes a check to the salesman.

Ricky is line dancing now with literally two thousand people behind him. He rules the race scene. ··· · ·

Ricky is being interviewed by DICK BERGER..ON for FQ}.(_ in Victory Lane. Behind him his crew and a cro~d. celebrate yet another victory. .... \ ::.:.=.~::·.::=_ / :-:··

•,• DICK BERGERON _::.:.-,:::;. Heck of win today, how do. y()_U, feei:?

RICKY / -=~{\:::=-::_:,::,:. :.·:-: (fast and sharp) ··:..:. ..... =:·• Well Dick, I fee~ a like a fat man who-

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Ricky finishes his thought but now he's en ESPN's T~e Hotseat being i nterviewed by.·, Stuart Scott.

Now he's being interviewed by Katie Courie.

Ricky i s being interviewed by Lou Dobbs.

Ricky is now on a Spanish language talk show.

They both chuckle .

Ricky finishing the. chuck!~ ''~n,.p _.now being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. · •.: ···

·., ..: OPiU\H· WINFREY You·;_ve be~ome known as the criver

Ricky is now being interviewed by Elmo .

: ·..· RICKY I live and race by one motto ...

Ricky is now surrounded by literally three hundred reporters with casette recorders and mies . We see th i s f rom an overhead shot.

Ricky gives a wink and a click as hundreds of camera fire.

MUSIC AND CREDITS END

Current Day. There are a dozen ca,:;; parked _i:n,.J..h~---8:r.:ty,eway: Hummers, pick-ups, a Porsche, a Trans Am, etc·.-< ····•.·:::-::::·::,:::::::,::-

WORDS COME UP ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN: "PRESENT DAY AKA: RIGHT FRIGGIN' NOW" . ·. · ··.:• .

CU of Carly yelling.

,• CARLEY Supper's ready! Come on _everyone! supper!!

PANNING PAST A HUGE DINNER

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We see a massive. sprea·d · of fr i ed ch i cken, burgers, vegetables biscu i ts_,: etc. -· ::·

Ricky sits at the head of the table in a Mountain Dew varsity jacket. His TWO. SONS, 9 and 7 are there in Mountain Dew j _ackets as weli with Carley and CARLEY'S DAD, 71.

Th~y are all holding hands and saying grace. During the entir~ scene there is a dog barkir.g in the background.

RICKY · Honey I just like the Christmas Jesus best.. ::/::"·

I will always lik.e the ·b!=l_by version the best! Da.: YP.~ pear me?! I'm the one who wins·· .i::ac:e:s and I'm ~he one who get_~· --money! ! ! ···::_:: · ·

Ricky t°ini_sh the grace. •.· . .. ··::·- . RI CKY

J.~sus, w~ thank you for all the r~~es I'~e won and the 21.2 million doli~rs in total prize winnings that I a l one have earned. Also, due to a binding endorsement contract that stipulates I mention Mountain Dew whenever I say grace, I'd l ike to say that Mountain Dew i s thir st quenching and delicious. Amen.

Everyone digs i n .

WI LLIAMS ,TR S~tit up Chip! You're j ust a wri~kled old fart 1

Dadqy what.' s your son - in - law gonna do?··.:: ····; :·

•:..... CHIP Ah,. hec k .... win.

She and Ricky kiss i n a rea lly s e xual way.

MUSIC: "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" by Waylon Jennings.

We push through from the shadowy bowels of the speedway and up and out an entrance way to the sunlit track. It is a breathtaking assault on t h e senses .

We see hundreds of thousand of fans and the jet black asphalt of the track with gleaming cars splayed across pit row like fighter planes as the crews prepare for the race.

Ricky, in shades and his driving suit, strides past all the trailers set up in the infield. Other drivers say hello and people grill dogs and eat barbecue. It is like a·miniature city. A constant stream of people come up to Ricky ·:and ask for his autograph and follow him while he walJ~..~. ::: ,.,: .•

FANS Hey Ricky Bobby! If you ain't' ::>-::-. first, you're last! ... Hey lodk• I ~:·: ·: .. ." •.\ •• it's Ricky Bobby! ·.•:"·

More people start to swa:tlf!, ;i1~'f\ to.~\ aut6graphs. He signs their programs, shirts, faces, h~nds•:':.•and breasts without missing a beat. ~

Ricky, did you see\ ,this month's issue ~~f High Octan~ Magazine? -:·..:::::- . <:· RICKY N6 ·baby .. ·::,( then to some fans) Is · t hat: ·:Charla ·'with an "S" er a "C"?

Carley hol~s , ~p th~~agazine. It says "Formula One driver Jean Girardf:Qμr Driver of the Year!u There is a picture of a dashing driver-•· in front of a formula One race car.

He signs a program, a WOMAN's chest and a BABY in quick succession.

A CUTE BRUNETTE, 27, with glasses comes up to Ricky.

Ricky signs her face anq shirt really quickly .

RICKY ..·. ,·::,.::::_:·:• Aw jeez, I'm sorry Susan.· You -~otfa·•::\:j,',. stay clear of me when 1 ·~0 into . ·· autograph mode. I 'm reall~ _sorry • .

Ricky and Carley start to w~~K~way. ciiley turns back to Susan.

CARLEY: By the way s;usan, ·· you might want to but.ton up tha't ·top_ butt.on on your blouse. If· you don''-:t. -have the merchandise., don't put it in the front window .

The cars ar~ ·a11 liid out in their start positions on the track.

Luci~s and the crew all in racing suits and open-faced helmets wait by Ricky's car.

Ricky leans i nto the wi l l call window.

Stephen shows Ricky the t ickets as ~icky ·1eavJ~~ Stephen tur!1S to the T ICKET TAKER next to tj¾1'·

' • • •, S'Y'EPHEN It's so sad, he l ea\tes two tickets for his daddy at, ··evei:"y:::t.ac¢- a:{d he never shews up ....:... · ': ·•·....,,

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Ric ky comes r unnjrig o~t onto ~he track. The crowd goes crazy .

..·... ·: . MH~E .:.JOY (V.O. )

,.-i, xea11 ,/ ·become one of the most popular ·arlvers on the circui t .

And this despite the fact that he ' s never wen a poin t s championship . He

man y wipe cuts and no fini shes ~o win the overal l points c h ampionship ...

Ricky j umps in his car like a man i ac and s t art s the engine.

We see Naughton in h i s car.

We cut away to Ricky's foot hitting the accelerator, the carburetor sucki~g in a whoosh of air, a spark ignites and the pistons slam up from the explosion. The shining chrome engine roars like a metallic lion.

All of the cars tear off down the straightaway w'it:h a deafening wall of sound that you hear with your whoi~ body. Glenn and Lucius watch on from pit row.

The race is in its final twenty laps. Cal Naughton is leading with two cars behjnd .him and then Ricky.

R~cky. :Bob~i/ ji doing everything he can tc·. catch Cal Naughton Jr but 'this is ju~t Cal's day.

We ·§ee the balcony of spotters watching the race fr~m overhead with binoculars. RICKY'S SPOTTER, 52, with a mus~a=he and sunglasses, waves Ricky off.

I NT. RICKY'S CAR - CONTINUOUS

Ricky accelerates towards a really small g~o b~t~~~~ t wo cars. He hits one and they all spin out lea~ing Cal in the clear.

CAL NAUGHTO~_ Whoo! Goodbye Ricky ! ! ··

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Ricky has stopp~d sp~nning so that he's facin g the wrong way. He kicks the car into reverse and keeps goin g, BACKWARDS.

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iace in ' ieverse! This is urib.elievabl e ! !

Ri cky passes Cal and takes the checkered the flag while fl i ppi ng Ca l t h e bird.

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Crew is shooting bottles of champagne into the air, ce l ebra ting.

Lucius pulls Ricky aside.

I'm not st!if:\ucius, no one livJ"s"( :::C>,:-· forever. But with advances in modern science and my high in~.ome it ain't crazy to think I can~iv~ to be 245, maybe even three hundred·\·.•:=· years old. ?/ :.,:. •· · ·:

LUCIUS :, ····:}\. This is for real ~i:lCJ~y Bo~by'!:.:.~very driver knows the.. bf<f\t.r.~_<;Jc· is ···. waiting for him ·~ You·=:goft=a:·_.respect the danger of w~at we ~9! ·

Rick;(, ::··'.. Maybe even four ·t1tiI)¢~ed years. I heard they jus~ pu€i pig heart in some ·g~:y f_,rom Russia .

'"'•: .ce1ebt~J:e. ·:-::·:::.

We see the -~rew dancing and spraying champagne all over each other. Ricky }oins them.

We see ·.one crew member has gone a little too far in his celebration. He is in his underwear and is dancing and humping the back of Ricky's car.

Everyone quiets a bit and locks at ~he CREW MEMBER: KYLE

Mr. Dennit, the team owner, approaches Ricky. He has a beautiful and very young BLONDE WIFE, 19, with him.

·M,i);; · oENNIT That doesn't mean you ca~ say anything you want.

The Crew Member is back humping the car.

A Gilley's type Honky Tonk with stage and bar in the back. Five hundred people are pressed up against the stage as KEITH TOBY, 35, a country western singer, sings his American brand of music.

Crowd goes nuts. Keith waits for the crowd ·to :af-J .:_:db°~h .·

Ricky jumps on .stage . .~h-~. c:rowd go.es nuts.

'• ·:· ..· . RICKY How gqd~ is Keith Dciby! <·.::.~..::-' · :· KEITH DOBY Th~nks Riiky! this next song is one of Ritky's · favorites and it's off

'ONE·; TWO, · THREE, FOUR! :-: : .

The band kicks:•:·in with a country anthem that the crowd obviously knowi~

KICKS THE CRAP OUTTA NUMaER THREE GIVES NUMBER FOUR A WEDGIE).. AND MAKES NUMBER FIVE TOUCH:•:ocG D00 NUMBER SIX SWITCHES· ...SCHOOL. . .::. DISTRICTS . ':··.:\: ...... cAusE HE' s TERRoiuzEo ,BY··:oNE, THEN ONE TOOK A l?OLAROID OF NUMBER SEVEN'S WEINER AN-D PUT IT ON THE INTERNET ...:::.. ·/ . ·::· . . MADE NUMBER EIGHT ·:AND NINE KISS IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE '¢1.ASS AT THE PEP RALLY ·:._. THEN TOOK NlJMBEP, TEN OUT INTO THE woobs AHD· ·NO ONE WILL SPEAK OF WHAT -HAPPENED ., .

The crowd goes crazy as Rick and Keith high five.

MUSIC: ~Tight Fittin Jeansu by Conway Twitty

Every DRIVER and CREW MEMBER who's anyone is there. The p lace is hopping . A few couples dance ar.d eve~ycne is partying.

Basically :~;T:a~~::der winds up · . >.>: ::::.c:· : ·· .. and throws the shot at you as hard as he can. :•.

The bartender takes a shot glass and wind~· :Jp:0:t4-ke a pitcher and throws the shot at Ricky who w~its with · his ::mouth open. The shot hits Ricky splashing booz~\~:}_l over him.

··..:'.;.· RICKY ·... Damn! I almost had •:tt ,f\Gi:ve. me·:•· another! ! ·: ·., :.:•:···:: -:~~..

Cal Naughton pushesthrough' the c~·6wd towards Ricky grabbing

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him by the collar. . . ::····

··--:'., '• •· . • CAL NAUGHTON JR. Hey Ric;!(y, .,you .pull another stunt lik.e ycu.. :did today and I'm gonna bust ·..ip ycn~r face! You hear me?!

...:-.: . . RICKY ·•:•:·You're i:'ight Cal. I'm real sorry. Bir~endei, give my friend here a fas·tball.

The Bartender whips a snot glass a~ Cal Naughton . The whole crew c·racks up.

Mll~k: Iru!_C.Qnway !witty song winds__down as a new .s.oog comes mi..:. M.il.e.s. Davis's "KiJ).d_fil Blue."

The whole bar comes to a stand still.

Ricky stands up and throws a bottle at the jukebtix-. A GENTLEMAN in a stylish, racing windbreaker with slaG.)cs and sporty European racing shoes turns around. He'.:.;.:i~ J.EAtLGIR.l\RD, the driver from the cover of High Octane Magai1'nJ~•:::.,:::/:~: ,

BARTENDER · Ah sh66t, Ijm sorry, I thought that was a ~~s .Davi~ CD on there.

Thf::re's a gr~mble of disbelief from the bar.

The whole bar goes grumbles.

JEAN GIRARD _;- :~::\ :·· It means yes, I am a Frenchman. ·;.:.: : RICKY Well then welcome to. America ~.-. .•. ·=···... : :· •:.: .. .

Ricky goes to punch Jean ,who de·f_tr/blocks it, grabs Ricky by the wrist, does a specific ·.•pressu-re hold and slams his head onto the bar with his a.~ pinned behind his back. All in a split second. ······ ...:::\ .·

' i=qcKY {f~ce pressed against the bar} Le·t me go, you Formula One jazz weirdo!

Beat as Ricky thinks.

,RICKY Aw man, a r~ t hose these really thin .. _pancar.·es ... I've hac: those. They are ~Rod. But ~I 'm still not gonna say i t !.! I t 'i b ecome a matter cf pride !

The Gentleman twists and breaks Ricky's arm.

His crew and fellow drivers come to his aid.

The Bartende::: has a plate .·6f crep~l::. ~-

That's '~oo~. What is that?

B~RTtNDER I t's a crepe. ,.

A circle of drivers and crew move in en the French Gentleman. Suddenly there is a gunshot fired and Mr. Dennit steps in with a pearl-handled pistol. There is a MAN next to him in a turtleneck with a beard .

RIC!-:Y.·

~icokih'. right at you !

.. :::.. MR . DENN I T ··NQw.· I' 11· :·:see you i n Richmond wi th a s~ijous attitude adjustment.

The Man with th:e beard goes to Jean.

There is a shocked beat .

HERS.:-l ELL (whispers to the bartender) Did he just scy husband?

He throws up and then faints dead away.

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We see the Richmond Speedway packed with:·-p~pple. Cars are doing their qualifying runs. · ·:.:·.:.:::·••.···. · ...,.

Ricky is drinking a beer wt d?~·::c:;~!>t . on···:his arm while his two kids jump on a trampoline.·. There is :·,a_ TV muted playing the Speed Channel in the ba_ckg:found _-..,Carley is yelling at Ricky.

CARLEY<. so this is why yoti.',ve been avoiding me for .the better part of a week!

Kids hear this bouncing on the tramp.

Both kids start to cry while still jumping on thii · .~ramp.

He hands one of them a hun9re.d\ dollai:. bil 1 as they bounce by.

RI~KY ·:, Wait! Hold i.t. _down! Shhhli ! ! !

Ricky sees something on the TV,. and un-mutes it .

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We see a Formula.. One ··i:ace car passing other cars on the TV .

..: ··\:. : . 1NSIDE NASCAR HOST (V.0.1 Arid the big question in Nascar this week .is, who is Jean Girard?

We .see footage of Jean celebrating with a gold trophy and givl~g his husband a kiss.

Jean addresses camer a in an interview.

We see Jean with a horse by his st,a._bles.

-. .•,:•. INSIDE NASCAR l id$'.!' (V-.0.) Jean has won every major ·Foimula : . One championship tJi~J;'-e _ is·: But·.he still finds time.,. fo{ ·the,:•;finer things in life.· ~nd wh;en. ·he isn't caring for his c9llection of tho:roughbred_hqrses, he is spending time with his' beloved husband Gregory. ' ·: · · ( ,: .

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Jean and G~~gbry a#e tossing a st:ick to a German Shepherd.

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Greg6ry understands me. He is my patience. He is my wisdom. He is my love .

Gregory is blowing a whistle and making hand signals to six German Shepherds. They walk in elaborate patterns and one of them jumps over another.

Then he gives a series of short bursts on the whistle, we reveal that the dogs have formed a pyramid.

It's now Gregory and Jean being interviewed. As Jean talks, Gregory rubs his shoulders.

JEAN GERRARD GREGORY :.,.

America is just another (Gently s-i~g~9-.~~/i ;rench challenge for us. But we lullaby) · ·.... . ... ,... :

believe that if you do something well and with artistry, life will find its way.

The two SPEED CHANNEL ANCHORS ' a're speechless.

SPEED CHANNE°L: .ANCHOR#l Uh ... wow. .... SPEED CHANNEL ANCHOR #2 Boy .. . that is a lo~ to take in. Uhhh. :-;

The TV clicks · cff.

An out-of-breath Hershel! comes ~unning up.

HERSHEL!., Ricky, you gotta get over here. The Frenchman's about to brea k your track record.

Ricky and Hershell run over to Jean's pit station as Carley follows. Mr. Dennit, Lucius and Jean's crew are assembled. We hear the crew chattering in French . A car with a Perrier logo across the hood goes roaring by.

RICKY .·.. ·.·.. ..· .·.·• ·: •·: What the hell's going on?

Jean pulls into pit row and his time goes up on th~ board 232 mph. . :-··

Cal Naughton walks by with:' S-0~~-;'.·;r-Kis c.rew members.

....~·.<:·::. MR. DENN IT :. P.\lt·a smile on your face Ricky. That's your teammate. You should be happy.

Ricky knocks over an entire tool drawer.

Jean approaches them as he is congratulated by the crew.

JE;ll.N Did you ju.st:•a·s~ :·)f I would sign your balls? ·~

f.l.CKY I said not~! .·.

(to his crew) Ah hell! Get my car off the trailer!

HERSHELL •• o..:-: ·.... You heard the man boy$! Lciok~-like ' k. .... :·•. ··-1,· 1 . • we re wor .ing af_ter .a· ·-:.i.:.::.... .. : :

His crew jumps to life as Ricky ·-:~t,ares at Jean.

;JEAtt: ::-: :: I look f_orward tct ·t:~Ging against you Mr / Bobby.

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Ricky sit~ i n ~· chair, methodically sawing off his cast. OccasionalY~1:_ ,he get·s · too close to hi s arm and winces in pain .

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The. cars are making their way onto the track. The stands are packed. Jet planes fly overhead.

Ricky's car is in pit row. We see Carley is putting a giant Fig Newton sticker across the front of Ricky's windshield.

Susan walks over to Ricky. : .·..:

SUSAN . ::::}::::,t,,\: Here's the aspirin you wanted Mr·~ Bobby. What's on your wincl:5-~ield?

RICKY ,:·-·. . It' s a giant Fig__.- N"e.i.Jt°bn -s:c.icker. ..•... ···· .•: SUSAN Isn't that dangerous?

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Listen sweetheart, I know you're not the: prettiest flower in the garden ~nd you make up for it by acting ali. conierned and nice but

• •. your rnc·uth. Okay sugar?

Ricky's looking in through the car.

Susan is pissed and hurt and walks away.

Carley kisses Ricky and he winces in pain from his arm.

LUCIUS ·:s\\.. Nope. But I never think he~i gonna be alright. That bqy_' s got_ a· :::f.:ire storm raging in hi:S-::bea~-t ., ': ·· : ,:::: . ·•:,:<? ··. J • ••• ,

We hear a crackle of lightr'iing ii'i:.::the sky. Glenn, while securing a tire, looks -up at the ~lbuds.

·. : . ··· .. .. · GLENN . Is it me er did tha-f · lightning contain a sense of foreboding?

All of the ~ars h~~e ··tegun their pre-laps. Finally the green flag Wc;lves and ~he cars come right towards camera a::1d we crane over them as they pass us by with a shockwave of sound.

LUCIUS

Ricky Bobby is ducking down to see under the product sticker on his windshield.

Ri:CKY Hey eyes in the sky, tell me what's going on?

(oJe see his Spotter up above the race track with binoculars.

Jean is driving in first place. He?k:ikes a sip from a flute of champagne. ·· ·--:;: ::> ·

JEAN GI RA~b:::.\:,:-:';;' _. Ahhh, life. . . ... ··

Two FANS in Rick_y ·Bobby shirt;:J :·are drinking beers.

/ . _· HARDCORE FAN Go ~icky! ~end that frenc~ guy and his h~sband ; back _to Europeland!

Say what ·you want about that fcie:igner, but he can drive .

Ricky taps a car and passes it by an inch. He's now behind Girard.

Ricky is trying desperate to pass Girard.

Ricky bumps into the back of Girard and tries to pass on the inside but Girard boxes him out. We see a black ~~a~ waved but Ricky ignores it.

DARRYL WALTRIP··,·.(v .0.) He's got winning fever b~d~ \ Boogity Boggity, this coul~ get hiiij,

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Ricky is right on Jeariti~tail.

Ricky·!•·· Quit ·going for the inside! It's no·t there! .. Take the outside!

Ric.ky tries to cut the whee l to get around Jean, winces in pain from the broken arm and then loses control cf the car. He rams Jean Girard sending him into the wall. Ocher cars hit him. This starts a huge pile up with dozens of cars sp:nning out and colliding.

Then Ricky's car goes completel y air born.

The car flies over the wall, complEftely w:ipes out a hot dog stand, crashes through some Port-A::!:'J:ehns. :.-.

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We see a half dozen fans d~iving. ·$imu.lator cars. Ri:::ky' s car comes smashing through.· ihe wall and· tears through all the video screens and out· the··. other wall. One FAN, 16, watches slack-jawed. · ·: ·:.:· .··

:•. FAN Wow. Thi~. is a-w~some.

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We see a FATHER, 45, and SON, 9, leaving the track for the parking lot. ··

Suddenly Ricky's car comes busting thrcugh a gate, rolls over three times and hits a concrete barricade exploding into a huge ball of flames. Im.'1\ediately a safety truck and crew is en the scene with fire extinguishers. They pull ~icky clear anci spray him.

The Son turns to his Father.

Ricky still thinks he's on fire. He rips off his helmet and rolls around screaming in a high-pitched vo_ic~? ',/:-::..':'i•f):\::.

Finally we are ableto take in the ·:·:~} nage ·:on thetrack. EVERY SINGLE CAR INTHE RACE . HAS WRECKEit BECAUSEOF RICKY .

··, .. ·. NBC ANCR (v.,o.') ::... I have never seen anything like this ... Ric.ky_ Bobby has wrecked the entire field(:.,·:· ·.:·

<P . A . .· ANCR ( V .0.) Ladies and Ger.tlemen I regret to infor6 .you that today's race has e~pEi!d. We_: apologize.

The crowd boos like crazy.

Ricky Bobby, still thinking he's en fire, is running around like a -maniac. We see that a network camera crew is on the scene.

Ricky is running around like a crazy man while Resc·.1e Workers yell to him.

Ahhhhhhhh ! ff(K:i don't wanna burn!;! :: ?t ·:. ?< :,\. I'M SO DAMN AFRAID!!! Help me Jesus! ! Help me Allah and the · Jewish God!! Help me Anthony Robbins ! ! ! · >::::.:_:•:·• ·

Finally some rescue workers run infiho tackle Ricky.

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We see an ambulance pulling out cir . ~he racetrack.

DARRY.1/ :-'ijALTRIP (V .o.) There a~~ · good day~::.:i.n racing and there ~ie bad days.·f*icky Bobby just frac hiir.self a bad one. · •,: .

Cal r~.augt:ton ·a:nci ali'_ e>f the drivers watch uncomfortably. Jean Girard c r osses himserf -and averts tis gaze.

__.{ ·<::.::•:. :: : .JEAN GIRARD B6M, vcyage Ricky Bobby.

The a:nbulance t'ears off sirens screaming.

From Ricky's hazy semi - conscious POV we see a DOCTOR, 44, talking to Carley and Lucius.

Ricky's POV fades to black ...

HAZY· DISSOLVE TO:

Once again from Ricky's hazy POV of Luci~·s ·~i:ttiml··:oy his bedside reading to him. · · .. =·=',\:·:

" ... I stoo!UfJ lront of I~-~·::i:nirrcr and wondered why I ·~a,s gettfrtg.so lumpy and why th~s·· stupi<.:i...~rai:ning bra was so uncomfortable;·:··so 1 said out loud, "Are y~u th~i, God? It' s me Margaret.ff ··

We fade to black again ...

Ricky's very':;hazy POV of Carley leaning over him.

Fade to black ...

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Ricky's hazy POV of the empty room and only the sound of the heart monitor flat-lining. After a second, a crash unit comes into the room led by a pan i cked RES I DENT, 25.

Ricky turns to his right and Hank and Wi lliams Jr ·al:"~ playing with the heart monitor.

HANK · .·. Look how scared the wussy D~Gtor ·· · ::-... . is! RESIDENT ·.. :. .:;:::.: I want t hese kid~ out af here -

We fade to black agai'n·:.. . ·_.: · ·

Two NURSES Fhat b01the Nurse's sta~icn.

NURSE #1 I j uit told him, "You choose between the surround sound or me." And then he threw me out . ..

Ricky Bobby, in his hospital gown wit~ a sling and tubes hanging off of him, walks into the hallway looking like hell.

He collapses on the grou~d as the Nurses run to hi~.

Lucius and Mr. Dennit pull into the Hospital parking lot.

Ricky is in a wheelchair playing basketball with five ether guys in wheelchairs. Lucius and Mr. Dennit walk up with Ricky's Doctor.

Ricky is playing realii~~~g~essively. He slams his chair into another guy's chai_r '-· and rips -.:the ba l l away from him.

:: ·>: _RICKY You-. . . snci6ze... . you ~lose! !

Ricky falls cv~~ _in hi s wheelchair. He crawls back to it on all four.s :._ Cl~afiy._ he .- can walk.

PLAYER #1 Hey\: You just used your legs!!

PLAYER #2 This guy's a fake!!

A Player whips the ball at him .

Ricky wheels over to Lucius and Mr. Dennit .

Ricky, Lucius and Mr. Dennit sit in the visitor's room with a TV playing in the background.

LUCIUS :,·.-:•. . Mr. Dennit, we 9-9tta·_,:_telJ •_.him.

i.uc·rus :);:e's ·telling the truth Ricky. It's ~11 in yciur head.

··•· RICKY You sick sons of bitches. You come in here walking on two legs all fat and cocky and telling me it's in my head. You wanna know what's in my head? What's in my head is knowing that I'll never be able to feel the pleas~re of a woman!! Or that I'll ~ever do a windJr.ill slam dunk again!

He grabs a steak knife from a nearby lunsh.. tray.

Ricky stabs his leg with die ~-n:~;:~::_:::,,I~ediately hejumps out of the chair screaming in pain, run~ing around the.room .

RICKY-::\·:,: AHHHHHHHHH ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ft;t,! .·

Ricky, Mr. Denn:i;t_ and ··Lucius walk through the Garde::-i .

.. .... · RICKY S~~anyway, I'm sorry and I don't hoptl,.your boys lose their legs. ·(and then) So what's been going on since I've ·been gone?

MR. DENNIT

about racing for a little while. Just get better, alright son?

He pats him on the back and walks off .

Lucius motions to a family walking through the g~:t:den. The Dad and two sons all wear Jean Girard shirts. ½

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We see Girard dueling Cal Na~9_hton Jr. =d.own the straightaway of the last lap. .-:' ·- .: ::: •:•: :-·

··•:· ··.... :-:- ~. •: .. '• ·:. DARRYL.E WALTRIP (V.O.} Jean Girard ..and Cal Naughton Jr are head down thi i3t.taight away and Naughton has the in.side!! Girard feints to the outside and Naughton bites ·on it: giving Girard the inside!! '.firard:wins! Girard wins!!

MUSIC; "Comme Mei" by '..Edi th Piaf:

MONTAGE: IMAGES OF JEAN'S SUCCESS:li Jean finishing three races first i~ quick succession with checkered flags flying 2) Shots of Jean inside his car reading a short story or finisning an impressionist painting on a small ca:was 3) The cover of GQ with Jean looking stylish and the headline "The Frehch Revolution" 4) A concession stand at a race track with "Hot Dogs ·2.so, Hamburgers 3.50" posted. The Vender puts up a handwritten sign "Escargot 4.50" 5) Jean wins a race and does burn outs in the infield. When he's done we see he's spelled "I love you Gregory" in perfect cursive in the grass. 6) We see his name number one in the points standings in an ESPN News graphic.

On the lower third crawl we see a stcry flash by: "RICKY BOBBY TO DRIVE AGAIN. WILL TEST DRIVE IN CHARLOTTE FOR THE PRESS."

MUSIC: Out

We see 30 Reporters in the stands of a test track. Mr. Dennit, Carley, Susan and Lucius all stand by the side of the track. Ricky is in his car while Glenn and Hershell give it a final once over.

LUCIUS · How you feeli_ng Ricky? • , . .:

Ricky gives a thumbs up.

HERSHELL

Ricky pulls ·out and accelerates out onto the track.

MUSIC: TRIUMPHANT RETURN

MUSIC: OUT

We see Ricky actually slows down going into the banked turn.

The engine accelerates ever so sli~:~tly.

: RICKY , This is ~xhilarati~~1~ I'm going to bring '.it in~ I'm afiaid the engine might ·01·ow !

Ricky pulls into the pits.

We see that the Reporters are clearing out. Susan comes back with a tray of coffee.

She knocks the coffee out of Susan's hands.

We see Hershell and Glenn helping Ricky away from the car.

MUSIC: "It Was Almost Like a Song" by Ronnie Milsap·:::.

Tears arenf;E:~mething t~ . be feared :·-:;:\:--· Lucius. They' re a healin·c;f:balm. ··:

LUCIUS ·:- :•,: . Man, you are one creepy .:little·· dude. ···· ~

Ricky is in a T-shirt. and swea:t pants. He's drinkin;J tea with Mr. Dennit seate4 acres, from him. It's over .

::RICKY These cars ~~o last don't they? I don't ·remember them going that fast ... ·

Ricky gets out of his 4X4 and heads towards the front door.

MUSIC: The sad Ronnie Milsap song swells up again.

Ricky walks into his living room in his street clothes with his d·..1ffle bag. His wife Carley, two sons and his father-in- law are in the living room, they are eating .di_n.n_e_:i:; i:,n._TV trays in front of the TV, laughing and talking:/ ·'wherr" Ricky walks in they stop. Chip turns off the TV. ·

Awkward beat as everyone continues:%-ct. star~ at him.

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JOHN DALY comes out of the kitchen :-:in Ricky's robe , holding a big platter of pork chops:~- ·.:-

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Who'$ '":.t;,eady : for mor·e pork chops? Oh he t::- Ric'ky. · ·.·: · · .RICKY What ,ih~ heil is John Daly doing in · ri:iy, _-hous~7.. -Wearin' my robe? Eat in' my .pork chops?

Carley holds up a thick document.

Hank and Williams Jr look at Carley. ~~d_ Ricky.

_:;~:: HANK ·... .··:.·,:.; Daddy, can we ~at c~-k~ · •icing for breakfast and can we run the lawn mower over a phoriebook? :-.. .. . .. . .. RICKY I gueS$ so.

Long shot of Ricky's SUV as it drives down the rainy highway. Ricky drives very slowly and ten~atively with his hazards on. Cars ~ass him like crazy.

DISSOLVE TC:

MUSIC: Ronnie Milsap song fades out.

Ricky, with two pieces of luggage and the boys in tcw, knccks on a door. Lucy, Ricky's Morn, opens the door.

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The anchors of Speed Week are in tht:~iddl~ of a show.

SPEED WEEK ANCHOR tl. .. Well, all of the.. tafk.:::a.:at~·lY in Nascar is about-·:J.he -~l!'erg~frjce of Jean Girard as the circ-μit' s best driver.

SPEEi/\h:-EK .ANCHOR #2 It certainly is Pet·~-. Jean has wen four ·o.f h i s .: l ast five races .. .

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Jean is h6li~rig u~ : a · gold trcphy while the crowd cheers him.

... and is even bringing a new kind of fan to Nascar.

We iee a PREPPY COUPLE in the stands eating wine and cheese. The HUSBAND smokes a pipe and the WIFE has a sweater tied around. · her neck.

PREPPY W!FE Go wide F'in open 53 car!

The Hardcore Fan from earlier gives them a Bud. He a l so has a sweater tied around his neck.

SPEED WEEK ANCHOR #2 (V.O.} But the reaction of Jean's fellow drivers hasn ' t been so warm.

Cal Naughton Jr is being interviewed. .·. . . .. .

' . • 4 •• , • :-..-. CAL NAUGHTON JR. No I wouldn't say the situation has gotten ugly. We just want this ·: ·:;.· piece of (BEEP) Frenchie .to 90 . baik~ ~-. to his (BEEP) - hole count~Y.·

INTERVIEWER Boy Cal, that sure -=sounds··.ugly.

cAL NAU~H;;~:,'JrtL ·· Well that's ca use you'ie quotingme out of context. · ,,

.. INTERVIEWER You' r~:-6n camera Cal'. I'm ::1ot quotiri~~you ~ Say what you want.

·= · . SPEED WEEK ANCHOR #1 ~~~ l anyway y o u slic e it, it's cl~~~that Jean Girard is the man right now . And unless there's a driver out there who can beat him, his reign could la s t for quite awhile .

Ricky is driving nervously with a stack of pizzas on his passenger side seat and a Dominos sign on top of his car.

As he tries to read an address, he clips a parked car, ripping t he fender off.

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Immediately we see flashing red lights of a police car behind him. Ricky pulls over. The OFFICER writes him a ticket.

Ricky is backing out of his spot in front of the pizza place. He backs into a shopping cart being pushed by a HOUSEWIFE, sending it flying out of frame.

The OFFICER from before finishes giving Ricky. _a ti.dket.

OFFICER ..::, This is your second violation in two hours. Are you alright?

RICKY / . . ... . .. .. No sir, I'm not·,. But l promise it won't happen agaln .

Ricky then backs into 'the·: ·:p·olice officer knocking him into the air.

Ricky hands_ hi_in ·his license in Slo. Mo.

Ricky steps onto the bus holding three large pizzas, puts tckehs into the counter and takes a seat. No one really locks at h i m, except for one passenger.

Ricky comes riding up to his house on a kid's BMX bike with a pizza on the back. There's a limo parked in front of the house. Cal Naughton Jr. gets out.

RICKY . .,. Hey Cal, what the hell you doing here?

RICKY / /\\:·:.;\:::::,.-.... :: No Cal, I didn't> know .:that-:::

Ricky starts to walk away.

Cal spits on the ground.

Ricky sheepishly walks back to the house •.. a broken man. Naughton, looking pissed off, makes his way back to the limo only to see the LIMO DRIVER in the middle of the street urinating.

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Lucy was watching the exchange bet;;;i~p Ricky and Cal through the front window. ··· ·: ::·

Ricky rings the bell on a dingy- locking mote l room. After a beat an OLDER MAN,· 61, with a ·. scraggly beard in his boxers opens the door. He's sipping from a long neck .

::... OLDER MAN Hold on.· Let me find my damn wallet. Corne on in.

The man looks through the mess of his room while ~icky still s t ·ands at . the door.

OLDER MAN {CONT'D) Either close the door or come in! I got weed in here covboy!

Ricky steps in and closes the door.

OLDER MAN :.<- Funny. I heard you were re-pussied :·• -:· · -.:. You're not doing too good are you cowboy?

Rickysees that he's got three une~'.;t•t J)izzason the table.

You know y:~c::t: ~-~:•~'t =!frri~ite~ pizzas just sittin' hei;~.

0LDE~:_: Mf:\N Well I've . been cal,;I,,ing all day trying ~to get you. They kept sendiriSJ::,: ot!}.er. deli very people.

·· •-:. RICKY Tryin.'.: to :g¢~ me? Why? ... .

Cit-use I' -~ -- your daddy. That:' s why.

He continues td look for his wallet.

Ricky steps right at him and punches him in the jaw. He falls back into a bureau.

Ricky leaves as his Father ye l ls after him.

I NT . LUCY'S KITC!-!EN - LATER THAT NIGHT

Ricky and Lucy are in the 1-::itche.1. Ri~ky is emotiona l and furious.

A dog begins to bark i n the ~jstance.

:....UCY BOBBY I called him.

Hank and Williams J r enter wipi ng sleep ou t of t heir eyes .

There is a light knock at the back door. It is Ricky's Dad now in a Member's Only jacket and white T- shirt .

The OLD MAN next door.. leans,. . out his window and yells.

ELDERLY.MAN (O.C. ) You people shut th~ ·hell up! I got a wife ,in a~ oxygen tent try!ng to sleep!

H~NK Go sbave yo~r bal l s you dusty old fart!!!

More dogs begin tc bark in the neighborhood.

Ricky -:Bobby is silent .... but the dogs keep barking.

REESE BOBBY . : : ·: Look, Ricky ... I'm fifty- nine years old and all I got to my name is a car and a duffle bag full of · :: ___ underwear and sweet, stinky weed:··. I_ need this. I screwed up raising yoti' as a boy, let me at least{_h.elp you as a man.

Everyone goes silent, wait for Ricky's response.

:RICKY Are y~u boys ' iure?

.. WILLIAMS JR. Sute as a trip to the top of shit mountain.

Ricky and his Dad stand facing his Dad's muscle car.

Ricky punches his Dad in the jaw.

Ricky gets in the car . He hears a terrible ·~;ii-·6~:l,,··andturns around to see a COUGAR IN THE BACK :: SEAT. +:mmedfatelyRicky jumps out of the car and slams t.he \ dp:~r .

RICKY .-··-.: . What the hell!! Ahlffri'-!:! The r e' ·s a goddamn cougar ,-in th·e ..ca=.trl!

Beat as Ricky mulls this over. He takes a couple really deep breaths.

Ricky opens the door and immediately the cougar leaps on top of him, knocking him to the ground, mauling him.

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Lucy is washing dishes.Ri.cky e~t¢_rs . l'ooking like hell.

LUCY/\:::.: . Hey Ricky~ So ho~~~:.it go?

~I<:;KY He'~ a ~ r~zy dirtbag and I'm pretcy sur~ I ' rn ~..-a sting my time. Where' re

······:.:::::.. ·=:.'.,. . LUCY Th~y•re at Bible study at my chtir:ch, .

yard..

Lucy flies out the door. The two boys have gotten a hold of Lucy's garden hose and are spraying it through the neighbor's open window. We hear the screams of the Elderly Man inside the house.

Lucy turns the hose off. Grabs the ·c;l'ii/~9reri . by their hair. Ricky jogs over. ·'·:::·.·:

Now Mama-

LUCY·::. No Ricky I · No! I w1J,.l net have my grandchild:::-en behaving like filthy racco~ns! from now on you children wili obey the r.ules . .And if you do not . obey ·the r~les, you will pay the p~ice! · ~~derstood?

:-.: . HANK Sorry Granny, you're shit out of luck·.

WILLIAMS JR .

Lightning fast, both of their faces get slapped.

Ricky and his dad are standing by Ricky's car on a dirt oval track.

Ricky gets into the car.

REESE BOBBY .•.•, .. : : .. : , ,: • I want you to go as slow ;'.\c1s you ....,.· can. Like you' re making to\l:e to ··:·. Reba McEntire and you wartn;i\ savo.i::: it . ·:. ··::>· .

RICKY.··· . <t_,:':',t:\::.,~:. How's this gcnna··.help ''me ge·t over the fear? '

REisi•~ossY This aiti't about fi~t; this is about ·J~aching you that the pedal to the· me~al ai~'t all there is. ' .. ,•

Ricky pulls awa.y as s·l_ow as he can .

·<::: RICKY L'i'Ji~ th i i?

MUSIC CUE: Sultry Reba McEntire song.

TIME LAPSE: the sun gcing up and then starting to fall. We see R~cky crawl around the track at a snail's pace .

It's dark as Ricky crosses the finish line. He ge~s out and collapses.

Hank and Williams Jr. are wearing orange mesh vests while cleaning up trash off the side of the highway. L~cy waits in her car.

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Ricky is behind the wheel··'ti th a: .. bi'.indfcld on. His :iad is next to him in the passeng~r seat j

Ri tfi-.::·· ; .. This is c·razy. I c'a;n,'.t see.

Ricky inhale~ deeply.

Ricky puts the car into drive and proceeds to wreck into every parked car and tear across every lawn on the street . It ends with the car crashing into someone's house.

Lucy is reading to Hank and Williams J~. They are asking her questions. We see she is reading them Faulkner's The Bear.

HANK ·::_' ;: (getting it) . - . Ahh! . . . I get it, ~◊ral ambiguity! The hallmark of ~11 :~arly .~weri~ieth Century ~.merican fict~9n ! :: .:.

Ricky is asleep in a hammock. · suddenly a bucket of wate:: is thrown onto R!ck~'s f~~e. He awakes with a start to find h~~ dad with if- beer i'n::J:iand standing over him.

Ah!

His dad throws another bucket of water on him.

His Dad throws another bucket of water on him.

REESE BOBBY '.::.. · Cause I filled up three. Now there's nothing like dri.~ing to avoid jail. Nothing hon~f~your : instincts and mind like nec~ssity.

We hear sirens in the distanc:e ~:

..•.:~::.:-~::.::\: -\ REESE \ BOBBY~ ' so I taped a kilo of cdcaine underneath . ye>ur 9ar and called the boys in Qlue :· 'i'he::.~ay I figure it you got. fiio minutes.,:.pefore they show ~p and you do five to ten. Yesterday we went slew. Today we go fas1::. · · ....

Ricky flies ct:t ''of th.e: hamrncck and ir.to the front yard where his car i ·s :-si 'tt:i.ng:.>, It's a l ready running .

You ~ick crazy old-

Wei'..can see the cop cars down the street. Ricky has no choice. He ·jqmps in the car and tears off.

Reese. watches as Ricky drives off. Hank and Williams Jr come up to· him.

Ricky is tearing ass onto the freeway with three CO? cars behind him. He is driving very fast and very skillf~lly to get away.

Ricky looks down at the speedometer to see he's go1~.9 160 mph. .:.:, \/t,:,S:i:};~:}::·

He hi ts a U- turn in the middle of the free~·~y:=,4μd• ·turns off an exit losing the cops completely.-: He's realli?clriving again.

We see a hand reaching un.der the.. c;::ar. It finds something.

RICKX :: . I gotcha ..

Ricky unwraps ··t)1e p~~kage to revea l a bag of Lucky Charms cereal, ~ith a ~ote ii it. It reads, "FEELS GOOD GOING FAST, DO~SN' T IT? BY THE WAY, DCN' T TRY AND SNORT THESE L'JCKY CHARMS."

MUSIC~ Steve Earle's "I Feel Alright Now" kicks in.

Ricky is driving his Dad's car with the live cougar seated next to him. Ricky looks confident and at ease, so does the cougar.

Lucy has Hank and Williams Jr doing Tai Chi.

Ricky drives by a kid sitting on the curb. He stops and when he pulls away ~he kid now has Ricky's BMX bike.

Hank and Williams Jr are in a large choir singing perfect l y with angelic looks on their faces while Lucy watch.es on.

We see a sign that says Department of Motor Vehicles with a white line and a starting point for the ·dr.~ve_rs te:st. No car is there. Then after a beat we hear. screechi-n•g: :'~ires and Ricky blows into frame doing a side.1:'fays turn into a screaming s top . :,;;::::::

RICKY _../:" '· · There' s your Mother.: :f -1Jpp~i1' d r iving test . . .:·. · ··· ':':: ··.

We see a TERRIFIED OFFICER ~ext td~Ricky in the car with a clipboard. · ..···:::'i:

TERRIFIEh-:OFFICER Mr. Bql;>by. ,':_; you are magnificent. · · - •,, , • ..·

?he c o~gar po~s up from the back and growls.

,· TERRI FIED OFFICER

There~s a quick flash of Ricky getting his picture taken. He gives a wink.

MUSIC: OUT

Ricky and Reese are driving home.

Close Up of a WAITRESS stepping into frame.

We see Lucy, Susan, Ricky, Hank, Williams Jr. and Reese Bobby sitting at a table. . ...

..••··· WAITRESS .·. \\::=•:/ _:: My name is Delly and I' 11 ._be yoμ.r server tonight.

WILLIAMS JR. · You look lov~l._Y this evening .

Why thar.k you .

The table chuckles pleasantly.

RICKY

· -for the Bobby family.

CLOSE UPS OF FOOD BEING PUT IN FRONT OF THE FAMILY - TWENTY MINUTES LATER

Ricky bows his head to say grace.

HANK .. ,::tJ;: :· •,· ... ,·. What a lovely rtJe.al. . . .

Waitress pops by again ~ ·

REESE BOBBY ·\>.-,·.. . Why don't you tell us what, ·•:you' re really going to do ..-P.o).ly! ·-:x·o·i:.i~ ,i:;e going to go in tbe ba°c:k;.:..,.;smoke some reefer with the..-· pishwa.~heis: and come back out here and ·act like a dirty hocker! _! ! .... ,•. ·,··. .·....·

She leaves in tears~

Managei walks up with crying waitress.

Reese Bobby takes a sip from a· can of beer between his legs.

·. ':>' : ':, . .. ·. MANAGER Sir you are not allowed. to have that in here: I'm. going to have to ask you to le·av~.;::

Four ·muscular merr~ers of the Applebee's staff are throwing Reese Bobby out the front door. Ricky and the family are tryin~ to calm the situation.

They throw him down into the parking lot. Reese Bobby gets up and storms off.

Ricky starts to chase after him.

They've stopped in the middle cf the road·.. Cars·:•are going by them with their headlights on . \t::\:.·.

What're you talking about?

Reese starts to walk off down the road.

Reese stops.

Reese walks off leaving Ricky alone i°>i· the middle of the road with motorists honking their_J\9_ns and· \,elling at Ricky.

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Ricky is laying in his childh6~d race car bed surrounded by pos.:ers of great :,dri v1frs from the early eighties . His Mom walks in.

,LOCY

~n~ ·gra~e soda. I thought it'd help you .relax.

Lucy stands by the mantle. There are some little trophies and certificates on it.

LUCY · ·... You list~n to mt -Ricky. I'm the one who taught you to d~~ve stick shift~ I'm~he one ~ho tcok you to those go c~rt tracks and bought you you:r first. car / I raised you! I kno:,,,. _what :Y:ou can do! Now you just ..-:;: .+ace_ gopd and let the wi nnin' and ·•:::ios i n' fall \\:here it may!

_..., . RICKY (chuckles) I didn't knew you were lunch lady of the year ...

We see a strip club off of a dirt road with a sign that reads, "SMOKEY'S HOUSE OF ASS - LIVE GIRLS NUDE, WED. FAMILY NIGHT."

CUT TO;

We hear the voice of Lucius, Ricky's fcrrner . c~ew chief, as we see the stage. ·•.·. .•.. · :: · : ·: ·

We see an Asian stripper cime-::~:~'.~~·:,\!-he stage. There are seven drunks in the audience. Th~ song '\'fanarna" by Van Ha l en kicks in. From across the room. Lucius sees Ricky walk in.

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Well l;..'"11 be grilled and served with hash b°rowns! Ricky Bobby as I li ye an·d:-b:rea th:! ·,'·:. •' •, ... . Ri.CKY .. ·:.l S\:~eal ..to God, if you were twenty ·years old"; · blonde and a woman, I'd ki"ss: you·i

T_hey laugh.

They hug.

Ricky and Lucius are having drinks at a table. During the entire length of their conversation, a stripper's bikini clad rump is positioned in between them and comes in and out of frame. They never acknowledge this in any way.

Lucius gets up and offers his hand.

' RICKY I'v~ chan~ed· Lucius. I'll listen to you. •. I need · this. De you hear me? .I n~ed this, for me.

Beat as Lucius locks into Ricky's eyes.

Lucius points to the ass that's shaking between them . We hear CIANE'S vcice from behind her shaking rump.

::>IANE (O.C.) It's very nice to meet you Ricky. I've heard a lot about you. How're the kids?

MUSIC: AWE INSPIRING

We pan over a road on a hill and see the _Talladeg~ Speedway off in the distance. Ricky's trailer with-· ac;t:t:_ in to·.., overtakes us and heads toward the race t.i::.ack~ ~-·:: ..:::.•.,

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We see Ricky squinting his eyes an8\ t,;lkinsf. in the mammoth speedway. •: ·:>..

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RICKY .. ·:.. ··...:::.:....... ·· Talladega. . . sQm=iehow··:•i£•:;,,i]~ays comes down to yoiJ,.. . •.•

• . ...

Ricky and his ne~ly r~assembled team are unloading their car from the back of ·the trai~er. It's covered wi th a tarp.

:H~RSHELL -<: Sure,:i's·good to be back Ricky. · wo.dti no~t the Midas Muffler is a i'ar .cryfrom all this ...

They all laugh .

Awkward silence. Someone ccughs.

Ricky is then handed a cup of coffee. It's Susan.

The car is off the truck.

,::'·-t}),:,::\?:::?r ::. RICKY Now the sponsors I got aren't high -~ end but they kicked in enough::,~?

Hershell p:::. u:h:h::v::r~~~ the c••·reve~:~~~'Jhe new sponsors: RAVEN THONGS FOR MEN; Jiiif ·E>-RIDEWQRTHY, AT'fORNEY AT LAW; FISHER PRICE GAS STATION PLAYSET'i. .THE :HULLMONT HIGH SCHOOL SKI CLUB; CATWOMAN ON .-DVD and DR> .LANE' s BATH SALTS FOR MENOPAUSE AND RACCOON BiifES\ •-: ;._.:.: : . ·.

-' .CREW . . This is embarrassing ... We're gonna be a j8ke .• ~ etc.

··. suSAN Hey! ·Ricky' bas worked his ass off to put , this ~ogether! What did you a11 · sign :•up for? Because I thought it· was all about racing! Yes, these are mangy sponsors but guess what? Their money's green like everyone else's. Besides, it's what inside that takes you to Victory Lane ... and if these stickers ain't pretty enough for you, then why don't you go back to working at the Pep Boys for six bucks an hour!!!

They start to peek at the engine.

Susan blushes as Lucius lifts the hood to reveal the engine. It's a wreck. Some pieces are missing and it's a bit rusted.

LUCIUS \:i+~:. ... This is diffici;lt for me ·io: · s_ay, but I agree with GJ.:.enn. L~:t' ·s:· get to work. ...,.:,·:-::.:::::}:::;=·:•.•:i:·. · ··-: ..:;_:<.

Ricky starts to walk away. ·.

SUSAN ·.::: Where' re. you going) .. Ricky? '• \':•:·

I'm go~'ha go le•t Jean Girard know that I'm·cominc· for him. .... -. .

J~an Girard, an ASIAN MAN in a white suit and two GORGEOUS MODE.LS all recline en a large, white blanket eating gourmet cheese and fruits while drinking wine. Ricky walks up as they just finish their conversation. He's being escorted by Jean's fashionable personal ASSISTANT, who is dressed like a bellhop at the Chateau Marrnont.

Eve:::-ycne laughs :::-eally hard.

We see Gregory way off in the distance training.-:t,is shepherds with intricate whistles and hand copqnands •.: ··

RICKY ·. Honestly I don't know wha·t a stripend of auik~is. ·•... •'• •... ,lEAN GIRA:Rb It's v.~ry s i mple. It's liquefied Cilsias mixed in a broth of Ar~ithen and M~trovine .

-::. : (ccrifused) o~ ~right,· yeah, I' l l take one cf those: bad boys.

Ricky is handed what looks like a massive conch shell with an ear of corn sticking out of it . He sLarts to try and put his mouth .on it, thinks better of it and then just holds it.

They walk off.

JEAN · GIRARo··.. Tres bien Ricky Bobby.Tres bien. (and theri}:- -.-.· Do you know the ·re·a.sonI came to America?

: RICKY Money, fcime, the giant water parks ... the.same reasons everyone

We hear Gregory's whistle in the distance as the German Shepherds stand on their hind legs and make ,;1,~~rcle.

RICKY ~ Those are fine dogs. I'm;~ot going to argue with you. ;:::::.=- . : ,, ·•.•:·.· JEAN GI~~D But make no mistake/ about :i,t,· ·::inuch like me, those animals ···tt1i turn into vicious ki l.lers \Jhen ·the proper command is. given ~.. For me, it is the star-t/ f,1 9g·, For them, i t is a random+y chaser{ cpmmand word.

..' RICKY Sc li°k:i j _j.{ ;;ou. say "fire hydrar.t " they migh~ go crazy?

..... ·· ·.. J'EP.N GIRARD ·· ::·JJow ·•=ctid·:.y.pu know that word? ! I ask ydu, how ·:did you know that word?!

In an ir.stant we see the dogs stop, turn, snar l and break out into a full speed gallop.

We see the dogs, barking madly, running directly for Ricky.

The dogs are getting close. :rh:ey__ are·-. goi:ng to eat Ricky Bobby.

•' . JEAN GIRARD Rhin-a-cer-.rey~..- .·it is French for rhinoceros. · ·. :· ·-:::·.:'..

The d:>gs are sti'll comH1g.

Yd~ ~ust do the c~rrect proriquncement. Rh1n-os -se-rey.

The dogs are really close.

The dogs go to leap on him to attack.

Instantly the dogs become like puppies.

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Ricky and his sons :are watchlng: -TV on the foldout bed . lt is the Speed Channe l ~

.. . HOST :OF SPEED WEEK of·· course': \ever~ione knows the favorite t6~orrow for the Talladega .. :,,·.500 .is ..:,,Jean Girard. He has simply · ·c1orrd.nated. this season. But there are: also · several smaller stories floating around this race and one of them is the return of Ricky Bobby, who disappeared from the circuit almost six months ago.

Ricky turns off the TV with the remote.

•.....

The massive crowd is ,jilling up the stands as the ca=s are wheeled oμt onto the track .

Ricky and his team are gathered around the car by pit row. The team looks exhausted .

Ricky pops the hood revealing a gleaming , impressive engine .

The crew just stares at him , awkwa;:dly . Someone·coughs.

All the drivers and their crews stand by their cars. Keith Doby finishes the natib"rial ::anthem.

·-:- . .. KEITH DOBY ..• THlf·.LAND .OF THE FREE AND THE' HOi~E OF-- THE BRAVE so ~o HOME _you. ·LrBER.~L HIPPY TERROflST l~.QVERS ! ! !

A Nascar bi+ic:i.al :once again runs over to Keith .

NASCAR OFFICIAL That~s it! You're banned!!

Ricky ·.starts to walk back to pit row when Carley comes up.

Cal Naughton walks up.

They're holding each other.

Ricky just stares as they~~~~ gff with each other's hands in their back pockets~

·,•, · RICKY Ah/.-.:1 thin~ I'm:· gonna cry ... I'm fight·in' it=~:.. it's start in' to come ,..: t;p through my throat .... around the ·sid~s of '. my eyes ... it's hard to ff"ght it:

Susan comes up, ~·grabs him by the arm and pulls him ~y the arm.

We see Ricky behind the wheel of his car. His engin~ revs to life.

MUSIC: RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL:::kicks . in-:: ha!'."d and powerful .

RACE MONTAGE: STYLIZED AN_D::=:MUSlC::\noE!O-ESQtJE

1. Jean Girard looks iqto h}.. s rear view mirror and makes eye contact with Ricky. They--:'n9t

2. The green flag waves and the cars explode with speed.

3. SLOW MOTION: The. crowd:.cheers.

4. Two cars wipe out:.'·:: :···

5. Cal Naughton Jr=···taps the back bumper cf Girard' s car.

6. SLOW MOTIONi Ricky swerves for a second and then regains control.

7. :SLOW MOTION: Lucius yelling.

8. We see the Spotter with binoculars finishing a cigarette high up over the track.

9. SLOW MOTION: A car goes off the wall. Ricky dodges the wreck expertly.

10. SLOW MOTION: Ricky's sons and his Mom cheer him on.

11. Ricky passes several cars. His face is pouring with sweat.

12. Ricky pulls in for a pit stop. His crew performs expertly. He high fives Hershel! on his way out.

13. Close up of Ricky's wheels turning and screeching.

MONTAGE ENDS: MUSIC OUT

LUCIUS \/\:., Let me double check ... ye~h ·-:that was one lap. And becaus'e ,:.9f that :':.:.: unneeded pit stqp yo1..ii't-~f'.i-tr thirty- first place. Coin~ on Ri._cky) let' s shake a tail feather! ~

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TV COVERAGE - FOX\ .

We see the race_ cove·x;~:F· _.on TV with announcers and graphics .

Jean Gir~rd, driving from the pole, is·i~ut t6 a big lead.

FOX ANCR #2 As you know he's been doing that ' all year. Earlier today we asked him what has been his secret to success.

FOX ANNOUNCER #2 -. -:· I'm still a bit we(rqe_d out by it, but darnni t , tha_t guy. ·can::-race.

• : I' , ·. :-.• :FOX ANCR #1 Now . let•~ take~ look at Ricky Bobby in th_~. . nu.-rnber 28 car.

We see th~ camera from over Ricky's shoulder showing the t!"ack and cars around him. Ricky leans in and looks at the camera.

Boy, he should really keep his eyes on the road. That is dangerous.

Lucius, furious, speaks to Ricky on the headset.

We see Ricky Bobby start to pass some cars.

·... FOX ANCR #1 ·. ·:· Ricky Bobby in the Thongs for Men car is making a big move. He'·s moved up from twenty-sixth to :-. ':-.:.:..:: . twelfth place. And now let's go to ·::-:: .:. ::. John Hannafin, who's in ;t:he stands ··· with a country music l eg:ifnd. ... . ·.:·· :

JOHN ~NNAFIN is in the stands ;\u:ro~-~ded by beer drinking fans.

JOHN .HANNAfIN Thank you Sean. I'v~· got country music- ·~tar. Kenny Rogers here with me, .

\~e see a HALF ..ASIAN OLDER MAN with a beard a:1d a cowboy hat. seated i .n ··: the s6fods. At best he vaguely looks like a half- Asian -~eriion· '6f K~nny Rogers.

FOX ANCR til (O.C.) John, that's not Kenny Rogers-

FOX ANCR #1 (O.C.) John, that's not-

We see Jean Girard extending his lead.

FOX ANCR #1 . :.,,_ That cf course, was rurt. Kenny · >-·\:/:{:· · Rogers. But meanwhile Je~n Girard · has extended his lead. H~'i. got two cars on his tail, Ca l Nauglito_n Jr:' and Ricky Bobby wh9_: h _as made ·:a_ big move to come up from _·twelf_th place to third... · · ·

Cal Naughton is trying desperately to pass Jean.

He's dri vi'ng :-ie:>;t .· to ~al also -crying to pass Jean.

Cal taps Jean's bumper and Jean fishtails slightiy-. Ricky doesn't do anything. ~

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CAL NAUGHTON JR. What're you doing Ricky? Finish him off!!

R!CKY ·: ;,: That's not . American, that's cheating. And Americans only cheat on thei.r taxes.

Ricky gives C~l a ta~ a~~ he spins out into the infield.

FOY. ANNOUNCER #1 Op i:ny God·! · Ricky Bobby just spun cil Naughton out!

FOX ANNOUNCER #2 It looked like R~cky wanted to play

the Ricky Bobby I know.

The caution flag comes out.

Lucius paces with his headset on.

Wealthy sponsors eat finger foods and watch fr.om" th~i·· ::. corporate box. Mr. Dennit with his Young Wife drinks a cocktail and watches. •.,·

•race from the roof of

Ticket ta~er is ~~alki~g· tc an unseen figure at the window .

..f!.-:. ,.. ·· . . :;:.:; .:,•. ···:·- TICKET TAKER I =j.ust need to see some ID sir if '~: going to give you these tickets.

We see a hand slide an ID under the window, the driver's licens¢ picture is Reese Bobby. ne's winking in the photo just ~ike Ricky did in his.

The restart flag is waved and the pace car peels away.

FOX ANCR #1 Very surpris~ng to see Ricky Bobby turn down tha~ assist from Cal Naughton. (MORE)

FOX ANCR #1 (cont'd) Because if there's one thing Ricky Bobby is known for, it's winning at all costs.

Ricky in an interview limbo talks to camera.

NBC COVERAGE - CONTIN~OUS

Couldn't a:gre~5 with Ricky more .

_great nc1tioh .

FOX ANCR #2 Speaking of America, let's go back to our John Hannifan who's with an American icon, Bruce willis.

John Hanr.ifan is standing in the stands with a b-..irly WOMAN WITH GLASSES.

FOX ANCR #1 Come on John! Pay attention!

FOX ANNOUNCER#2 ....::,: Things have heated up as Girard is boxing out Bobby for the lead!

run your race. . . .. ··:: ,.. ... RICKY { Do I have room to pass···:Girard on the inside?

·· .SPOTTER : .{V • .0. ) That's .. a negat i ve Ricky. Very sl i m squee ze. All- you have is the out;sidEt

... RICKY • If I. t'a)ce the outside I'm gonna · 1ose the. damn race ! !

P.A. ANCR #1 Ladi~~ and gentlemen this is the final lap! !

Girard is ·still hexing Ricky out of the inside.

Beat as Ricky mulls this over.

Ricky pulls to the outside for the final straight away.

FCX ANNOUNCER#! I can't believe it! Ricky Bobby went outside!

Ricky grabs the outside and punches it harai

THEY BOTH CROSS THE FINISH LINS.: AT THE -s~E TIME.

FOX ANNOUNCER . #2 :, That was one of the best outside passes in th~ 1:ast thirty years.

I still can't tell ~ho won!

QUICK CUTS ALL OVER. THE TRACK:

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FOX ANCR #1 There is a strange quiet over the track ... no one is sure who's first.

FOX ANCR #2 The video replay is no help. It is toe close to call. They're gonna have t o go to the photo.

We see Video Replay. It is impossible ~o tell.

Ricky gets out of his car and rips off his helmet, while down pit row, Jean does the same thing.

Susan runs up to him.

We see a PHOTO TECH developil'):9 ::...a . ph6to ·\ l,_n the chemical pan . As it comes into focus we ..see·: :.tna-t::·:-the ... ··• • ' '',,• cars are dea:::i even .

P . A . AN1~00NCER Ladies ·::ind Gentlemeh"after revie~ing severa l photographs and th ~. videq. ·replc!iY, i t has been det~rmin~d:that the race is a per f e_ct:_ ti-~ (.: ...;•:: :: ,

The crowd 'gq__e~· crazy · with boos and cheers.

•:❖. • FOX ANNOUNCER l!l This'is the only tie in the history of Nascar.

Ricky'~ ciew throws down their helmets.

Jean ~omes up tc Ricky looking sad.

Ricky turns to Lucius, Susan and his crew.

Jean and Ricky both put on their helmets and jump in, their cars.

FOX ANCR #1 Well it looks like Jean Gira~d. and Ricky are taking a dual victoiy ·:-.. ,.. lap. How nice is that.

FOX ANNOUNCER Jj.2 .. I don't think so Ted. It 'Too.ks like they' re going to r~9-:~ ~,.. ~:,::.:, : __ ··.·.:-::·:=:·::=:::·/.

Ricky and Jean pull up•:.-ne}(_~:. to each other.

-:. ··-.:: .:: JEl-.N .· GIRARD

· .-fa'nci then)

FOX ANNOUNCER #1 They are going to race! Ricky just held up one finger! They're going one lap for the whole enchilada!

Both cars rev on the start line. Gregory comes out holding a red scarf and stands between the cars. He raises his arm and drops the scarf and both cars tear off the line.

FOX ANCR #1 (V.O.) This is highly illegal but if you change the channel you are a moon calf fool!

Ricky and Jean are neck and neck. Ricky takes the inside and Jean darts around him taking it back. They bump fenders. Jean takes the lead.

The crowd is going insane.

Carley lifts up her shirt and flashes Ricky .a ·s .:::he .c6ines around the turn. He gets distracted for a splift•:•:s~tcsnii..

In that second he loses control of:;::the caJ: and blunps into Jean wrecking them both. The cars ~loi,p and roll before coming to a shredded stop. ·· ·::::

··:;-. Fox ANCR · ·:.(v. .:o·;,.>.., =. ·. Oh no! No! Jean :.Gira'rd a·nd:'.Ricky Bobby have wrecked! That is such a shame! · · ·

Ricky can see Jean ··in his w·:fE!ck. He undoes himself and staggers out of the car. Ri cky's leg is hurt and we see a cut on his forehead· a• he . r i ps off his helmet. Jean does the same. Ricky, in a sl i ght daze, looks around. He and Jean look at each other ~fcr a beat. Rickv then looks in ~he direction of his pi t crew; . l ocking for g~idar.ce, only to catch eyes with Lu<;y,: . who · ha.s worked her way down t o p i t r ow.

With that, slowly Ricky starts running to the finish line. Girard with a slight smile on his face, follows. The crowd goes ballistic.

r'OX ANCR ff 1 These men will not quit!! They are rur.ni ng on foot to the finish line!!!

Bl oodied and staggering, they both lurch towards the checkered flag. As they ge~ near, they both fall with their hands outstretched.

FOX ANCR #1 Ricky Bobby wins!!! Ricky Bobby :wins!! You will never see anything like that in a hundred lifetimes!!

FOX ANNOUNCER #2 Yup. That was good. That was real good.

Lucius, the crew, Susan, the boys and Lucy celebrate.

HANK AND WILLIAMS JR·. Yay ! ! Granny cursed and ;'1;).addy won! ! ! ·-::=?·.:

He puts .his hand: .on Lucius' shoulder and Lucius wipes a tear away.

Dammit Glenn, sometimes you see too much. You know that man?

Mr. Dennit is stcne-faced watching the end on TV. He takes a sip of his drink.

Drivers and crew converge on Ricky. The fans are climbing over the walls and flooding onto the field. Carle.y pushes her way through the crowd towards Ricky.

Ricky looks in her direction and pushes towards C~rley.

-. RICKY

Baby!!

Carley goes to hug him butRicky goes past her and _~ives Susan a big hug and twirls

her around. ---,~=:'\ ::\•==\\t··

Ricky and Susan ~alk~way. Th~y see Jean and Gregory waving to them with big smiles . -

JEAN GIRARD

Ricky gives them a half wave and a smile and then is sprayed with champagne by his crew. Cal Naughton Jr. walks up to Jean and Gregory.

JEAN GIR~RD Thank you for the warning. I was wondering, what is the American word for the small metal stand that the firemen pl~g their hoses into?

We hear dogs barking in the distance.

Ricky is leaving with Susan, Lucy and Hank an_9:}H).l _iams Jr. The parking lot is pretty much empty.

Hank and Williams Jr take off runni:n~:'

RICKY :':-. (to Susan) ·::·:::-..:,:-,.,:,::. . Ycu know your wa·y ar.ot;ind i:(race track. You ever think ~bout co- owning a tea_~_? ... ·.. .· :;..~ ....

Maybe, . with the right driver ...

Hank and Williarn·~· ,,.Jr ·ar·e ~rguing about who won their foot race.

They come upon Lucy's car.

VOICE (O.C.} That was some nice driving cowboy.

We see Reese sitting on the hood of Ricky's car.

REESE BOBBY :.:: Just the answer I was lobkJng for.

There's a beat as they look a);9_1,md the· empt y parking lot.

REESE·: BOBB.Y.. I got.ta say thin~s are ···pretty much perfect right_ now. And it's makin' me kinda of ·itchy,- ;_

What' d -:.-you -•:say we all get thrown out _of an . ~ppl~bee's?

: _Xe ah ' that'd probably do the trick .

HANK AND WILLI AMS JR . Yay"! .

They jump in the car and drive off to the horizon line.

MUSIC: "I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT" - Eddie Rabbit

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