"TALLADEGA NIGHTS" (2006)

by WILL FERRELL andADAMMcKAY

The quotecomes up:"I counthim braver who conquers his desires than him who conquers his enemies;for the hardest victory is the victory overself.ff--Aristotle,philosopher, 361 B.C.

Thisquote fadesaway and another comes up:"Anytimeyou step on the gas hard you' re gonnahaveyourups and downs.'' --Ernie"Swervin"Irvan, stock car driver,1992 .

CLOSEUP ODOMETER- NIGHT

The odometer passes130mpn.

We see a woman, ~LQCYBOBBY,23,inthe midst of giving birth in the backs~at. Driving: the car isREESEBOBBY,26.He is going waytoo :fastiha..gleamingimmaculate tricked-out Chevy. N•

Whoo-whoo!!!Honey willyoulook at tha't:·· speedometer! ! Justlook at it!!

They go rightby the hospital.

We hear the cry of anewborn as thespeedometer strains to hit 140 mph.

An ORDERLY ,31,helpsLucy out of the car whileaNURSE,52, stands by holding the newborn .

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

R~ESEBOBEiY Give .n'le:....aca11whenhe can ctr i ve !

Lucy Bobbypuil,s ·up inawood-paneled station wagon.In the seat nextto hei·ris five-year-old RickyBobby ina dirty Captain America T-shirt.

Beat as Lucy waitsforRicky tosay something.

Shegets out andruns into the store.Assoon as she enters we hear the car squeal and tear out of the parking lot.

Tough high school kids inahotrod listen toloud·:im,1sic while waiting atared light.Another carpU:llis-:::•:up,.ne~tto them and revs its engine. · '.::·.'-~---.-:•:::::-::_-·:::::L__

Driver'sside window rolesdownand::,~ese~•- five..:.yea.r -old Ricky Bobby. ·:·:-;:-:.

FIVEYEJ>,R.QLDRlCKY:::BOBBY I wanna go fast!• · ··. -·.-:::::··

Light turns greenand beth~arst~aroff the line.

DISSO!..VETO:

It is Career6ay an~ ~ ~class of twenty fourth graders are listening_.toa-~ARSNT, :· 35,talkingabout hisjobwithhis DAUGHTER,;·· --~'Iiext·::•.tOhim.In the frontrowisTEN-YE:AR- OLD RICKY. He~ears bra~esand an ill-fitting,bright,~range- collared shiit.He . isclearlynocone of the popular kids.

The Class claps and theTEACHER,a reddish-brown-hairedwoman ofabout 42,steps in front of the class.

The class laughs.Ricky doesn'tknow why.

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

We seeReese is peeking throughthJ'\ ap?rw\thacig.:1rettein his mouth. :,··\: _

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

Ricky runsup to Rees~( a~c;l__ _hugshim.

· ·.·.·.::•:•::·.·. ·.. ,·.·REESEBOEB.Y Hey th¢'reb.9y.Man.-yougot bi g ...'.H9wro·ng's itbeen?Thr:ee mol):t.hs?.·· ·· ·:.:::..,.

-· =0::<Ten :y~}ts.-~ICKY : ·:· ·:. ·•,•, REESEBOBBY Aww·•::•$"crryabout that.Here'sa five dollar bill.

He h~ndsRicky the bill as the other boyand hisDad sit down.·

The kidsoh and ahand Ricky beams with pride.

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Reese Bobby is beingforcibly.',.::r emove'l:i·:fi-;0mthe schoolby three JAN I TORS,whileRi ckyw;ib::he$....:.

.. ... .......··~-· _..... REESE.BOBBY:~ You peopl ei r ei nt hewi~hgon this one! !!Soiri "tlie·-:wrong! !!Th i s is egregious ! ! !Doyou- hear me,

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They tos sReeseonto__the parking lot.Hegetsup .

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He j umpsir.hi s car and takes off .

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CARD: "TheTalladegaSpeedway:Ten Years Later"

Overhead shot of TalladegaSpeedway 1992 .We helicopter pan past an electriccrowd oftwo hundred thousandpeopleas multi-colored stock cars tear down the straightaway witha deafening roar.Mmrnm. It's sweet.

ESPNANCR #l(V.O.) -::: It isa hot one here in Talladega. ~ And thiscrowd of over onehundred:.-::(-,:•::::::,:,::-:.::,-:-:,>..,: and eighty thousand is enjoyingone ·:,.···-·,•,.:.,,,~-~.-:.:. heck ofa race!Cal Naughton Jr. ·· has been dueling Bill Elliot all day long ...

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We see a quick cut ofthe··.-faution.flagbeingwaved.Ahand full of cars pullintopit·xow.We . focuson one particular car:#28 The Laughing .Clown':MaltLiquor Car as it weakly rolls toa stop.As_s ·o◊ri·=·.is·::.-itstops the crew is all over it changing tiresand·:fuelinguplike they're involved insome kind of automotivebaJ,..let.··

We whip pan toth~ crewt9 see Ricky changinga tire.He'son the crew.HETS _NOT :THEDRIVER.He stillhasadorky spiky haircutarid apimple·or·two withaname tag readi ng"Ricky" on hiscr~wsuit~

The crew ch{~t,LUCIUSWASHINGTON,an intimidating African American man,s_tartstalking to the driver.

The driver doesn'trespond.Lucius reaches into the car and touches the driverwhoslumpsover .

Hush fallsover the pitcrew.GLENN,a slightly affected Georgian witha big Adam's apple,speaks up. ·

LUCIUS ~~ Get this body out of the car.·:· (turns to thecrew):' ·· ) ::·:,~:·;'·. · Alright gentleman thebot.tomli9e is if we don't finishthf~'\-race·our sponsor isgonna shit ac:hlck_en.--

The crewstartsto get the.:1:i'ddy\ ~t:1:t:.:9:f·:::-ihecar.

GLENN·.. ··, Think about. it.Hewasd.Eladandhe was stilldi•:i\ring.,Itwas... itwas literally aghosf':*'~F··

....·/\._LUCIUS ~a-;~;d·m~=.:tdri,¥er.Who wants togo

SUPER FAS!'PUSH·.iN.TORICKYBOBBY

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Ricky raise·§·.ihishind.

LIGHTt:NINGQUICKSERIESOF CUTS-

1) Ricky being zipped up in the suit2}Bucklec l icking him into the seat3)Closeup ofa tire peeling out4)The car tearing out ofpit row with a vengeance

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

OPENING CREDITSSTART

In the crowded standswe seeaFATHER,49, a MOTHER,48, and theirtwo SONS all decked out in Nascar hats,shirts and jackets listening to the coverage on their race radios.

ESPNANCR #1 (V.O.) We have gota si~uationfor the Laughing Clown Malt Liquornumber 28 car. Apparently Terry LeCheveaux is sick and one of his crew members ·· has taken the wheel. ..·='·\\?:•::::::-:::::~;::.:;;\:-.

The twoESPN ANNOUNCERS follow the race.

ESPNANNOUNCEif i~ , That's right Kurt.Hisname:•) ,.~ Ricky Bobby andhet·$. :.9urrentry.:::in last place .Let'.s}iisYdJ9P.~he doesn't hurtsorileone · o.ut·tnere.

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Ricky is movingarid shaking.He'sgot his spotteri~his ear as wellas Lucius., .

: :LUCH}S(V.0.) Justplay it:·safe.I don'twantyou ..-wreckingth~tcar and costing us threehundred thousandG.D.bucks.

We see hisfoot on the acceleratorand he begins to pass cars. Ricky fakeshighand then passes low.Tapssomeone's fender then dodgesawreckmasterfully.

ESPNANNOUNCER#1 Well look at that.The tire changer in the28 car is really going after it~

Checkered flag is waving.Wesee Rickyfinishingthird.

A reporterfrom theshow RPM is interviewingCAL.N~UGHTONJR, 32, the winning driver,and Ricky.

REPORTE~·?fior,t·.:{U>M But that's not·thebfg..s·tor:ytoday. The big storyis · alitt::le'."'known tire changer~. .RickyBobby,who finished th.Lidin.the Laughing Clown MaltLiquor·:-:car:.Ricky, where~d you learntddrive like that?':':.:::.:-.

We seethat Ric)<y{f..extremelynervous .Hejust stares at the camera fora 1609time:;'

····' \ :.RICKY D6\:y.ouwantme to talk?

REPORTERFROMRPM 1£ you'd like to say something that'd be great.

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

·tr\t:. ... LUCIUS ...,..: Bad news ishe'.·s :.goingto·=t1eed some on cameratraini~g.Goodnews ishe can driveMi• .Dennit.· •:..:..:_:::.1.::.:·:· ,.:. ·MR.DENN:J:T· I'm justhappy he didn't wreckmy car .jhat•~hisname again?

:LUCIUS ·Ricky~Rick9 ·~obby.

We see Ricky Bobby in his car approaching the finish line with three cars in front of him.He zigzags throughthem tapping bumpers and then throwsa balled-up piece of paper into CalNaughton's car as he wins.

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

MUSICAND CREDITSCONTINUETO ROLL.

MONTAGE OFSPONSORPROGRESSIONON HOOD OFCAR

We see different decals being put on thehood of Ricky's car as they get moreand more successful:

1) Laughing Clown Malt Liquor 2)PabstBlue Ribboh.Beer3)Dom Perignon Champagne4}Halliburton5)The Vatican6)-·:Oprah Winfrey7) 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 donewe seefron(cve.rh.:~i'\ (hathe's written "I'm

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Ricky is lineda~cing/ \,ithadozenpeople behindhim.He's got a different hiirityle; and isa little more cleaned up .

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Ricky Bobby"triestojam between two cars approaching the finish line.··

Ricky-~pinsout and rolls into the infield.He gets outof his car and stands on thehoodand wavestwo small American flags as thecrowd cheershim.

Ricky is line dancingnowwitha hundred people behind him. He now looksgood withsome niceclothes anda good haircut.

Ricky is being introduced at the pre-race introductions.In the crowd a hot drunk blonde,CARLEY,25, issittingon her DIRT BAGGYBOYFRIEND'S shoulders in the crowd.We~ie~her from behind asshe takes off her top andflas.h~~::~~S}q·~.-

Ricky looks over at her and theyl'~fokeyes. It ·is love at first sight. '/\\:'.

..... ·:::,··\f: RICKY

I have foundmy.angel.·,:.,,,...,.,._.-.

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Ricky carriesCarle'y-inwedding ·gown through the front door ofa hugeMcMans.ionina development of identicalMcMansions. There is agiant':-:,qow·onit.They enterand.:lakeout fur:.ously.., ·-·

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We see a fluz:ryof checkered flags shootingt.hroughframe in successionas ' ~r6wdsgo crazy.

Ricky workingon his engine withsome crew members,turns to camer·a:=:

Revealsa bag of pork rinds.

Carley sits behind the wheel of a bright red Porsche convertible whileRicky writesacheck to the salesman.

Ricky is line dancingnow with literallytwo thousand people behind him.He rules the race scene. ··· ··

Ricky is being interviewed byDICKBERGER..ONforFQ}.(_in Victory Lane.Behindhim hiscrew and acro~d.celebrateyet another victory. .... \ ::.:.=.~::·.::=_ /:-:··

•,• DICKBERGERON_::.:.-,:::;. Heck ofwin today,how do.y()_U,feei:?

RICKY/-=~{\:::=-::_:,::,:.:.·:-: (fastand sharp) ··:..:......=:·• Well Dick,I fee~ a likea fatman who-

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Ricky finishes his thought butnow he's enESPN'sT~eHotseat being i nterviewedby.·,StuartScott.

Now he'sbeing interviewedbyKatie Courie.

Ricky i sbeing interviewed byLouDobbs.

Ricky isnow on aSpanish language talk show.

They both chuckle .

Ricky finishingthe.chuck!~''~n,.p _.nowbeing interviewedby Oprah Winfrey. · •.:···

·.,..:OPiU\H·WINFREY You·;_vebe~omeknownas thecriver

Ricky isnow being interviewed by Elmo .

: ·..· RICKY I liveand race by one motto ...

Ricky isnow surroundedby literally three hundred reporters with casetterecordersand mies .Wesee th i sf rom an overhead shot.

Ricky givesa wink and a click as hundreds ofcamera fire.

MUSICAND CREDITSEND

CurrentDay. There area dozen ca,:;; parked_i:n,.J..h~---8:r.:ty,eway: Hummers,pick-ups,a Porsche,a TransAm, etc·.-< ····•.·:::-::::·::,:::::::,::-

WORDSCOME UP ACROSSTHE BOTTOMOFTHE SCREEN:"PRESENT DAY AKA: RIGHTFRIGGIN'NOW" . ·.· ··.:• .

CU of Carly yelling.

,• CARLEY Supper's ready!Comeon _everyone! supper!!

PANNINGPAST A HUGEDINNER

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We seea massive.sprea·d·of fr i edch i cken,burgers,vegetables biscu i ts_,: etc.-·::·

Ricky sitsat thehead of the table inaMountainDew varsity jacket.His TWO. SONS,9 and 7 are there in MountainDew j _ackets as weli with Carley andCARLEY'SDAD,71.

Th~y are all holding handsand saying grace.During the entir~ scene there isadog barkir.g in the background.

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

I will alwayslik.e the·b!=l_byversion the best!Da.: YP.~pear me?!I'm the onewho wins··.i::ac:e:sand I'm~heone whoget_~·--money!!!···::_:: ··

Rickyt°ini_shthe grace. •.·. .. ··::·-.RI CKY

J.~sus,w~thankyou for all the r~~esI'~ewon and the 21.2 million doli~rsin total prize winnings thatI a l one have earned.Also,due toa binding endorsement contract thatstipulatesI mention Mountain DewwheneverI say grace,I'd l ike to say that MountainDewi sthir st quenching and delicious.Amen.

Everyone digsi n .

WI LLIAMS,TR S~titupChip!You'rej usta wri~kled oldfart1

Dadqywhat.'syourson - in - lawgonna do?··.:: ····;:·

•:.....CHIP Ah,.hec k ....win.

She andRicky kissi na rea lly s e xualway.

MUSIC: "Only Daddy That'llWalkThe Line"byWaylonJennings.

We push throughfrom theshadowy bowels of thespeedwayand up and outan entranceway to the sunlit track.It isa breathtaking assaultont h esenses .

We see hundredsofthousandof fansand the jet black asphalt of the track with gleaming cars splayed across pitrow like fighter planes as the crews prepare for therace.

Ricky,in shadesand his driving suit,strides past all the trailers setup in the infield.Other drivers say hello and people grill dogsand eat barbecue. It is likea·miniature city.A constant stream of people come up to Ricky·:andask for his autograph and followhim while hewalJ~..~.::: ,.,: .•

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

More people start toswa:tlf!,;i1~'f\ to.~\ aut6graphs.He signs their programs, shirts,faces,h~nds•:':.•andbreasts without missinga beat. ~

Ricky, didyou see\ ,thismonth's issue ~~fHighOctan~Magazine? -:·..:::::-. <:·RICKY N6 ·baby..·::,(thentosomefans)Is ·t hat: ·:Charla·'withan"S" era"C"?

Carley hol~s , ~pth~~agazine.It says"FormulaOne driver Jean Girardf:QμrDriver of theYear!uThereis a picture ofa dashingdriver-•·in front ofaformulaOne race car.

He signsa program,a WOMAN'schest anda BABY in quick succession.

A CUTE BRUNETTE,27,with glassescomes up to Ricky.

Ricky signs her faceanqshirt really quickly .

RICKY ..·.,·::,.::::_:·:• Awjeez, I'm sorry Susan.· You-~otfa·•::\:j,',. stay clear of mewhen1 ·~0into . ·· autograph mode.I 'mreall~ _sorry• .

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

CARLEY: By theways;usan, ··you might want to but.tonuptha't·top_butt.on on your blouse. If·youdon''-:t.-have the merchandise.,don'tputit in the frontwindow .

The carsar~ ·a11liidout in their start positionson the track.

Luci~s and thecrew all in racing suits and open-faced helmetswait by Ricky's car.

Ricky leansi nto thewi l lcallwindow.

Stephen shows Ricky thet icketsas~icky·1eavJ~~Stephen tur!1Sto theT ICKETTAKER next totj¾1'·

' • ••, S'Y'EPHEN It's so sad,hel ea\testwotickets for hisdaddyat,··evei:"y:::t.ac¢-a:{dhe nevershewsup ....:...·':·•·....,,

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Ric kycomesr unnjrigo~tonto~hetrack.Thecrowdgoes crazy .

..·... ·: .MH~E .:.JOY(V.O. )

,.-i,xea11 ,/ ·becomeone of themost popular·arlverson the circui t .

And thisdespite the factthathe ' s neverwen a poin t schampionship .He

man ywipecutsand no fini shes~o win the overal lpoints c h ampionship...

Rickyj umpsinhis car likeaman i acands t art sthe engine.

Wesee Naughton in h i scar.

We cutaway to Ricky's foot hitting the accelerator,the carburetorsucki~gin awhoosh of air,a spark ignitesand the pistonsslamup from the explosion.The shining chrome engine roars likea metallic lion.

All of the cars tear off down the straightawayw'it:ha deafening wall of sound thatyou hear with yourwhoi~body. Glenn and Lucius watch on from pitrow.

The race is in its finaltwenty laps.CalNaughton is leading withtwo cars behjnd.himandthenRicky.

R~cky. :Bob~i/ jidoing everythinghe can tc·. catch CalNaughton Jr but 'thisisju~t Cal's day.

We·§eethe balcony of spotters watching the racefr~m overheadwithbinoculars.RICKY'SSPOTTER, 52,with a mus~a=heand sunglasses,wavesRicky off.

I NT.RICKY'SCAR- CONTINUOUS

Ricky acceleratestowardsa really smallg~ob~t~~~~t wo cars.He hits oneand they allspin outlea~ingCal in the clear.

CALNAUGHTO~_ Whoo! GoodbyeRicky !!··

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Ricky hasstopp~dsp~nningso that he's facin gthewrongway. He kicksthe car into reverseandkeeps goin g,BACKWARDS.

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

Ri cky passesCaland takes the checkered the flag while fl i ppi ngCa lt h e bird.

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Crew is shootingbottlesofchampagne into the air, ce l ebra ting.

Lucius pulls Ricky aside.

I'm notst!if:\ucius,no onelivJ"s"( :::C>,:-· forever.But with advances in modern scienceand my highin~.ome it ain't crazy to thinkIcan~iv~ to be 245,maybe even threehundred·\·.•:=· years old. ?/ :.,:.•·· ·:

LUCIUS :,····:}\. This isfor real~i:lCJ~yBo~by'!:.:.~very driverknows the..bf<f\t.r.~_<;Jc·is ···. waiting forhim ·~You·=:goft=a:·_.respect the danger ofw~atwe~9! ·

Rick;(, ::··'.. Maybeeven four·t1tiI)¢~edyears.I heard theyjus~pu€i pig heartin some·g~:yf_,romRussia .

'"'•:.ce1ebt~J:e. ·:-::·:::.

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

We see ·.onecrew member hasgonea little too far in his celebration.He is in hisunderwearand is dancingand humping theback of Ricky's car.

Everyone quietsa bit and locksat~heCREW MEMBER:KYLE

Mr. Dennit,the team owner,approaches Ricky.He hasa beautiful and very youngBLONDEWIFE,19,with him.

MR. DENNIT ...

~~~~kw::;ofr~~ts~!~tRi~~kin~u;t._:,'··:""\::L,.:.;:;;::/:(]k.. the big picture here.Our sponsors, along with myselfwould love to.win a points championship. ·.,··:: :❖.::•••

RICKY •\i:.-. Well with allduerespect: ·::5._,irI·had no idea thatyourecentl~Hj~ :· got.tenexperi:nenta+•.:surgeryt :"o..have your ballsremoved:·:.:·: -.:-·· .. MR. DENNIT What thehell ,.~idyou just say to me?! • •.·:

·M,i);;· oENNIT That doesn'tmeanyou ca~ say anythingyou want.

TheCrew Member is back humping the car.

A Gilley's typeHonky Tonk with stage and bar in the back. Five hundred people are pressed up against the stage asKEITH 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 jumpson .stage..~h-~.c:rowdgo.esnuts.

'•·:·..·. RICKY How gqd~is KeithDciby! <·.::.~..::-' · :· KEITHDOBY Th~nks Riiky!thisnext song is one of Ritky's ·favoritesand it's off

'ONE·;TWO, ·THREE,FOUR! :-: : .

The bandkicks:•:·inwitha countryanthem that the crowd obviouslyknowi~

KICKS THECRAP OUTTANUMaERTHREE GIVES NUMBERFOURA WEDGIE).. AND MAKESNUMBERFIVE TOUCH:•:ocGD00 NUMBER SIXSWITCHES· ...SCHOOL...::. DISTRICTS .':··.:\:...... cAusE HE' sTERRoiuzEo,BY··:oNE, THEN ONETOOK A l?OLAROIDOFNUMBER SEVEN'S WEINERAN-DPUTIT ONTHE INTERNET ...:::..·/ .·::·. . MADE NUMBEREIGHT·:ANDNINEKISSIN FRONTOF THEWHOLE'¢1.ASSATTHEPEP RALLY ·:._. THEN TOOKNlJMBEP,TENOUTINTO THE woobs AHD··NOONEWILLSPEAKOF WHAT -HAPPENED .,.

The crowd goes crazy asRickand Keith high five.

MUSIC: ~TightFittinJeansuby Conway Twitty

EveryDRIVER andCREWMEMBERwho's anyone is there.Thep lace is hopping .Afew couples dancear.deve~ycneis partying.

Basically:~;T:a~~::derwindsup ·.>.>:::::.c:· :··.. and throws the shot atyou as hard as he can. :•.

The bartender takesa shot glassandwind~·:Jp:0:t4-kea pitcher and throws the shot atRickywhow~itswith ·his ::mouthopen. The shot hitsRicky splashingbooz~\~:}_loverhim.

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

Cal Naughton pushesthrough'thec~·6wdtowards Ricky grabbing

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him by the collar. . .::····

··--:'., '• •·. • CALNAUGHTON JR. Hey Ric;!(y,.,you.pullanother stunt lik.eycu..:didtoday and I'm gonna bust ·..ipycn~rface!You hear me?!

...:-.: .. RICKY ·•:•:·You'rei:'ightCal.I'm real sorry. Bir~endei,give my friend herea fas·tball.

The Bartenderwhipsa snot glassa~ CalNaughton .Thewhole crew c·racks up.

Mll~k:Iru!_C.Qnway!wittysongwinds__downasanew.s.oogcomes mi..:.M.il.e.s.Davis's"KiJ).d_filBlue."

The whole barcomes toa stand still.

Ricky stands up and throwsabottle at thejukebtix-.A GENTLEMAN in a stylish,racing windbreaker withslaG.)csand sporty European racing shoes turns around.He'.:.;.:i~J.EAtLGIR.l\RD, the driverfrom the cover ofHigh OctaneMagai1'nJ~•:::.,:::/:~: ,

BARTENDER · Ah sh66t, Ijmsorry,I thought that was a ~~s .Davi~CDon there.

Thf::re'sagr~mbleof disbelieffrom the bar.

Thewhole bar goes grumbles.

JEAN GIRARD

JEAN GIRARD _;- :~::\ :·· It means yes,I ama Frenchman. ·;.:.: : RICKY Well then welcometo.America ~.-. .•. ·=···...::· •:.:...

Ricky goes to punch Jean,whode·f_tr/blocksit,grabsRickyby thewrist, doesa specific·.•pressu-rehold andslams his head onto the bar with hisa.~pinnedbehindhis back.All ina split second. ······...:::\ .·

' i=qcKY {f~ce pressedagainst the bar} Le·tme go,you FormulaOne jazz weirdo!

Beat asRicky thinks.

,RICKY Aw man, a r~t hosethese reallythin .._pancar.·es...I'vehac:those.Theyare ~Rod. But ~I 'mstillnotgonna say i t !.!I t 'ib ecomea matter cf pride !

The Gentleman twistsand breaks Ricky'sarm.

His crew and fellow driverscome to his aid.

The Bartende:::hasaplate .·6fcrep~l::. ~-

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

B~RTtNDER I t'sa crepe. ,.

A circle of driversandcrewmove in en theFrench Gentleman. Suddenly there isagunshotfired andMr. Dennit steps in with a pearl-handled pistol.There isaMAN next tohim ina turtleneck with abeard .

I'm gonnaneedallof you to step away from my driver .

Itold youI wanteda points champion.shipRicky .Jean's here to.. get us one.I just signed him as your teammate.

RIC!-:Y.·

~icokih'.right atyou !

..:::..MR .DENNI T ··NQw.· I'11· :·:seeyoui nRichmondwi tha s~ijousattitudeadjustment.

The Manwith th:ebeard goes to Jean.

There isa shocked beat .

HERS.:-l ELL (whispers to the bartender) Didhe justscy husband?

He throwsup and then faintsdead away.

·:cuTTO: ,..

We see theRichmondSpeedway packedwith:·-p~pple.Carsare doing their qualifying runs. · ·:.:·.:.:::·••.···. ·...,.

Ricky is drinkinga beerwtd?~·::c:;~!>t .on···:hisarm while histwo kids jumpon a trampoline.·.Thereis:·,a_TV muted playing the Speed Channel in theba_ckg:found_-..,Carleyis yelling atRicky.

CARLEY<. sothis is whyyoti.',vebeen avoiding me for .the betterpartofaweek!

Kids hear this bouncing on the tramp.

Both kids start to cry while stilljumping onthii ·.~ramp.

He handsone of thema hun9re.d\ dollai:.bil1 as they bounce by.

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

Ricky seessomethingon theTV,. andun-mutes it .

.. ....

We seea Formula.. One··i:acecar passing other carson theTV .

..:··\:. : . 1NSIDENASCARHOST (V.0.1 Aridthe big question in Nascar this week .is,who isJeanGirard?

We .seefootage of Jean celebrating withagold trophy and givl~ghis husband a kiss.

Jean addressescamer a in an interview.

We see Jean with a horse by hisst,a._bles.

-. .•,:•. INSIDENASCARl id$'.!'(V-.0.) Jean haswon every major·Foimula :. One championshiptJi~J;'-e _is·:But·.he still findstime.,.fo{ ·the,:•;finer things inlife.·~ndwh;en.·heisn't caring for hisc9llectionof tho:roughbred_hqrses,he is spending time withhis'belovedhusband Gregory. ' ·: ··( ,:.

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Jean andG~~gbry a#etossinga st:icktoa German Shepherd.

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

Gregory is blowingawhistleand makinghand signals to six German Shepherds.They walk in elaborate patternsandone of them jumps overanother.

Then he givesaseries of short burstson the whistle,we reveal that the dogs haveformedapyramid.

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

JEANGERRARD GREGORY:.,.

America is just another (Gentlys-i~g~9-.~~/i ;rench challenge for us.Butwe lullaby) ··........,...:

believe that ifyoudo something welland with artistry, life will find its way.

The twoSPEEDCHANNEL ANCHORS ' a'respeechless.

SPEED CHANNE°L:.ANCHOR#l Uh ... wow. .... SPEED CHANNELANCHOR#2 Boy .. . that isalo~to take in. Uhhh.:-;

The TV clicks · cff.

An out-of-breath Hershel!comes~unningup.

HERSHEL!., Ricky, yougotta getover here.The Frenchman'sabout tobrea k your track record.

Ricky and Hershellrun over to Jean's pit station as Carley follows.Mr. Dennit,Luciusand Jean'screw are assembled.We hear thecrew chattering in French .A car witha Perrier logo across thehood goes roaring by.

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

Jean pulls into pitrow and his timegoesup onth~board 232 mph. .:-··

Cal Naughton walks bywith:'S-0~~-;'.·;r-Kisc.rewmembers.

....~·.<:·::.MR.DENNIT :. P.\lt·asmileon your faceRicky. That'syourteammate.You should be happy.

Ricky knocksover an entire tooldrawer.

Jean approachesthem ashe is congratulatedbythe crew.

JE;ll.N Didyou ju.st:•a·s~ :·)fIwould sign your balls? ·~

f.l.CKY I saidnot~! .·.

... RICKY (to hiscrew) Ah hell!Getmy car off the trailer!

Now Ricky, let's not be silly. There's no more qualifying time left. Just wait until the next race.

HERSHELL ••o..:-: ·.... You heard themanboy$!Lciok~-like ' k. ....:·•.··-1,·1.• we rewor.ingaf_ter.a··-:.i.:.::.... ..: :

His crew jumps to life asRicky·-:~t,aresat Jean.

;JEAtt:::-::: I lookf_orwardtct ·t:~Gingagainst youMr /Bobby.

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Ricky sit~i n~· chair,methodically sawing off his cast. OccasionalY~1:_ ,heget·s·too close tohi sarm and winces in pain .

...

The. cars are making theirway onto the track.Thestandsare packed. Jet planes fly overhead.

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

Susan walks over toRicky. : .·..:

SUSAN .::::}::::,t,,\: Here's the aspirinyou wantedMr·~ Bobby. What's on yourwincl:5-~ield?

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

· • ·, . .:·::·::.:.

Listen sweetheart,Iknow you're not the:prettiestflower in the garden ~ndyou make up for it by acting ali. conierned and nice but

••.yourrnc·uth.Okay sugar?

Ricky'slooking in through thecar.

Susan is pissed and hurt and walksaway.

Carley kisses Rickyand he winces in pain from his arm.

LUCIUS ·:s\\.. Nope. ButI never thinkhe~igonna be alright.That bqy_'sgot_a·:::f.:ire storm raging inhi:S-::bea~-t .,':·· : ,::::. ·•:,:<? ··. J ••••,

We heara crackle oflightr'iingii'i:.::thesky.Glenn,while securinga tire,looks -up at the~lbuds.

·.: . ···.. .. · GLENN . Is it me er didtha-f · lightning contain asense of foreboding?

All of the~ars h~~e ··teguntheir pre-laps.Finally the green flag Wc;lvesand~hecarscome righttowardscameraa::1dwe crane overthem as they passusby witha shockwaveof sound.

Ricky Bobby isduckingdown to see under the product sticker on his windshield.

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

(oJesee his Spotterupabovetherace track with binoculars.

Jean is driving infirstplace.He?k:ikesasipfrom a flute of champagne. ···--:;:::>·

JEANGIRA~b:::.\:,:-:';;' _. Ahhh, life. . . ...··

Two FANS inRick_y·Bobbyshirt;:J:·aredrinking beers.

/ . _· HARDCOREFAN Go ~icky!~end thatfrenc~ guy and his h~sband ; back _toEuropeland!

Say what·youwant about that fcie:igner,buthe candrive .

Ricky tapsa carand passes itby an inch.He'snow behind Girard.

Ricky is trying desperate to pass Girard.

Ricky bumps into the back of Girardand tries to passon the inside but Girard boxeshim out.We seea black~~a~waved but Ricky ignores it.

DARRYLWALTRIP··,·.(v.0.) He's got winning feverb~d~ \ Boogity Boggity, thiscoul~get hiiij,

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Ricky isright onJeariti~tail.

Ricky·!•··Quit·goingforthe inside! It'sno·tthere! .. Taketheoutside!

Ric.ky tries to cut thewhee lto get around Jean,wincesin pain from the broken arm andthenloses control cfthecar. He rams Jean Girard sending him into the wall.Ocher cars hit him. This startsahuge pileup withdozens of carssp:nning out and colliding.

Then Ricky's cargoes completel y air born.

Thecar flies over the wall,complEftelyw:ipesouta hotdog stand,crashes throughsomePort-A::!:'J:ehns.:.-.

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We see a half dozen fansd~iving.·$imu.latorcars.Ri:::ky'scar comes smashingthrough.·ihewalland·tearsthrough all the video screensandout·the··.otherwall.OneFAN,16,watches slack-jawed. · ·:·:.:·.··

:•. FAN Wow. Thi~.isa-w~some.

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We seea FATHER, 45,and SON,9, leaving thetrackfor the parking lot.··

Suddenly Ricky's carcomes bustingthrcugha gate,rolls over three timesand hitsa concrete barricade exploding intoa huge ball of flames.Im.'1\ediatelya safety truckandcrew is en the scene with fire extinguishers.They pull~ickyclear ancisprayhim.

The Son turns to his Father.

Ricky still thinks he'son fire.He rips off hishelmetand rolls around screaming ina high-pitchedvo_ic~? ',/:-::..':'i•f):\::.

Finallywe are ableto take in the·:·:~} nage·:onthetrack. EVERY SINGLECAR INTHE RACE . HASWRECKEitBECAUSEOFRICKY .

··, ..·. NBCANCR (v.,o.')::... Ihave never seen anything like this ...Ric.ky_Bobby has wrecked the entire field(:.,·:· ·.:·

<P . A..· ANCR( V .0.) LadiesandGer.tlemenIregret to infor6 .youthat today's racehas e~pEi!d.We_:apologize.

The crowd boos like crazy.

Ricky Bobby, stillthinking he'sen fire,isrunning around like a -maniac.Wesee thatanetwork cameracrew ison the scene.

Ricky isrunning around likea crazy man whileResc·.1e Workers yell to him.

Ahhhhhhhh !ff(K:idon't wannaburn!;! ::?t·:.?< :,\. I'M SODAMN AFRAID!!!Help me Jesus! !Helpme Allah and the · JewishGod!! Help me Anthony Robbins! !! ·>::::.:_:•:·•·

Finallysome rescue workers runinfihotackle Ricky.

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We see an ambulancepullingoutcir . ~heracetrack.

DARRY.1/ :-'ijALTRIP(V .o.) There a~~ ·goodday~::.:i.nracing and there~ie bad days.·f*ickyBobby just frachiir.selfabad one. · •,: .

Cal r~.augt:ton·a:nciali'_e>fthedriverswatchuncomfortably.Jean Girard c r osseshimserf -andavertstisgaze.

__.{ ·<::.::•:. :::.JEANGIRARD B6M, vcyageRicky Bobby.

The a:nbulancet'earsoff sirens screaming.

From Ricky's hazy semi - consciousPOVweseeaDOCTOR,44, talking to CarleyandLucius.

Ricky'sPOV fades to black ...

HAZY·DISSOLVE TO:

Once again from Ricky's hazyPOV ofLuci~·s·~i:ttiml··:oyhis bedside reading to him. · ·..=·=',\:·:

"... Istoo!UfJ lrontofI~-~·::i:nirrcr and wondered whyI·~a,sgettfrtg.so lumpy andwhy th~s··stupi<.:i...~rai:ning bra was souncomfortable;·:··so1 said out loud, "Arey~u th~i,God? It' s me Margaret.ff ··

We fade to blackagain...

TO:

Ricky'svery':;hazyPOVof Carley leaning overhim.

Fade to black ...

Ricky's hazyPOV of the empty room and only thesound of the heart monitor flat-lining.Afterasecond,a crash unitcomes into theroom led by apan i ckedRES I DENT,25.

Ricky turns to his rightandHank and Wi lliams Jr·al:"~playing withthe heart monitor.

HANK · .·. Look how scared the wussyD~Gtor·· · ::-... . is! RESIDENT ·..:. .:;:::.: I want t hesekid~outaf here -

We fade to blackagai'n·:.. .·_.:··

Two NURSESFhatb0 1theNurse'ssta~icn.

NURSE#1 I j uit toldhim,"You choose between thesurround sound or me." And thenhe threwme out . ..

Ricky Bobby,in his hospitalgownwit~a sling and tubes hanging off ofhim,walks into the hallway looking like hell.

He collapseson thegrou~das the Nursesrun tohi~.

Luciusand Mr. Dennit pull into the Hospital parking lot.

Ricky is ina wheelchair playing basketball with five ether guys in wheelchairs.Luciusand Mr.Dennit walk up with Ricky'sDoctor.

Ricky is playingrealii~~~g~essively.He slams his chair into anotherguy's chai_r '-·and rips -.:theba l lawayfrom him.

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

Ricky fallscv~~ _inhi swheelchair.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'sa fake!!

A Playerwhips the ball athim .

Ricky wheels over toLuciusand Mr.Dennit .

Ricky,Luciusand Mr. Dennit sit in the visitor'sroom with a TVplaying in the background.

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

i.uc·rus :);:e's·telling thetruthRicky.It's ~11 in yciurhead.

··•· RICKY You sick sons of bitches.Youcome in here walkingon two legs all fat and cockyand tellingme it's inmy head. You wannaknow what's in my head? What's in myheadis knowing that I'll neverbe able to feelthe pleas~re ofa woman!!Or that I'll ~ever do awindJr.illslamdunk again!

He grabsa steak knifefrom anearbylunsh..tray.

Ricky stabs hislegwith die~-n:~;:~::_:::,,I~ediatelyhejumpsout of the chairscreaming inpain,run~ingaround the.room .

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

Ricky, Mr.Denn:i;t_and··Luciuswalkthrough theGarde::-i.

.. ....· RICKY S~~anyway,I'm sorry andIdon't hoptl,.yourboys lose their legs. ·(andthen) So what'sbeen going on since I've ·been gone?

about racing fora little while. Just get better,alrightson?

He pats him on the back and walks off .

Lucius motions toa family walkingthrough theg~:t:den.The Dad and twosons allwear Jean Girard shirts. ½

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Wesee Girard dueling CalNa~9_htonJr.=d.ownthe straightaway of the last lap. .-:' ·- .: ::: •:•::-·

··•:· ··....:-:- ~.•: ..'•·:. DARRYL.EWALTRIP(V.O.} Jean Girard..andCalNaughtonJrare headdown thi i3t.taightaway and Naughton has thein.side!!Girard feints to the outside and Naughton bites ·on it:givingGirard the inside!!'.firard:wins!Girard wins!!

MUSIC;"Comme Mei"by '..EdithPiaf:

MONTAGE:IMAGESOF JEAN'SSUCCESS:liJean finishingthree races firsti~quick succession with checkeredflagsflying 2)Shots of Jeaninside hiscar readinga short story or finisningan impressionist paintingonasmallca:was 3) The cover ofGQ with Jean lookingstylishand the headline "The FrehchRevolution"4) Aconcession stand atarace track with "HotDogs·2.so,Hamburgers 3.50" posted.The Vender putsupa handwritten sign "Escargot 4.50"5)Jean winsaraceand does burn outsin the infield.When he'sdonewe see he's spelled "I loveyou Gregory" in perfect cursive in the grass.6)We see hisname numberone in the points standings in anESPN News graphic.

On thelower third crawlwe seea stcry flash by:"RICKY BOBBYTO DRIVEAGAIN. WILLTEST DRIVEIN CHARLOTTEFOR THE PRESS."

MUSIC:Out

Wesee 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 hiscarwhile Glenn and Hershell give ita finalonce over.

LUCIUS · How you feeli_ngRicky? • ,..:

Ricky givesa thumbs up.

Ricky pulls ·out and accelerates out onto the track.

MUSIC:TRIUMPHANTRETURN

How fast ishe going?

MUSIC:OUT

We see Ricky actually slowsdown going into the banked turn.

The engine accelerates ever sosli~:~tly.

:RICKY , This is~xhilarati~~1~I'm going to bring '.itin~I'mafiaidthe engine might·01·ow!

Ricky pulls into the pits.

We see that theReportersare clearing out.Susancomes back witha tray of coffee.

She knocks the coffee out of Susan's hands.

We see Hershell and Glenn helping Rickyawayfrom the car.

MUSIC:"It Was Almost LikeaSong"by RonnieMilsap·:::.

Tears arenf;E:~methingt~ .befeared :·-:;:\:--· Lucius.They' reahealin·c;f:balm.··:

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

Ricky is in aT-shirt.andswea:tpants.He'sdrinkin;Jtea with Mr. Dennitseate4acres, from him. It's over .

::RICKY These cars ~~olast don't they?I don't ·rememberthem going that fast ...·

Rickyyou need a break .A long break. We've made the decision to deactivate the28 car for awhile.

Ricky gets out of his4X4and heads towards the front door.

MUSIC: The sad Ronnie Milsap song swellsup again.

Ricky walksinto his living room in his streetclotheswith his d·..1fflebag.His wife Carley,twosonsand his father-in- laware in the livingroom,they are eating.di_n.n_e_:i:;i:,n._TV trays in front of theTV,laughing andtalking:/ ·'wherr"Ricky walksin they stop.Chip turns off the TV. ·

Awkward beataseveryonecontinues:%-ct.star~athim.

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JOHNDALY comes out of the kitchen:-:inRicky'srobe ,holdinga big platter of porkchops:~- ·.:-

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Who'$'":.t;,eady :formor·epork chops?Oh he t::- Ric'ky. · ·.·: · · .RICKY What ,ih~heilis John Daly doing in ·ri:iy,_-hous~7..-Wearin'my robe? Eatin' my .porkchops?

Carley holdsup a thick document.

Hank and Williams Jr look at Carley.~~d_Ricky.

_:;~:: HANK ·... .··:.·,:.; Daddy,can we ~atc~-k~ ·•icingfor breakfast and canwerunthe lawn mower overa phoriebook?:-.. .. . .. . .. RICKY I gueS$so.

Long shot of Ricky'sSUV as it drivesdownthe rainyhighway. Ricky drives very slowly andten~ativelywith his hazards on. Cars~ass him likecrazy.

DISSOLVE TC:

MUSIC:Ronnie Milsap songfades out.

Ricky,with two pieces ofluggage and the boys in tcw,knccks on adoor. Lucy,Ricky'sMorn,opens the door.

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The anchors ofSpeedWeek are intht:~iddl~of ashow.

SPEEDWEEK ANCHORtl. .. Well, allof the..tafk.:::a.:at~·lYin Nascar isabout-·:J.he-~l!'erg~frjceof Jean Girard as thecirc-μit's best driver.

SPEEi/\h:-EK.ANCHOR#2 It certainly isPet·~-.Jean haswen four ·o.fh i s .:l ast fiveraces .. .

..: • '....

Jean ish6li~rigu~ : a · goldtrcphy while thecrowd cheershim.

...andis even bringinganew kind of fan to Nascar.

We ieea PREPPY COUPLE in the stands eating wine and cheese. The HUSBAND smokesapipe and theWIFEhas a sweater tied around. · herneck.

PREPPYW!FE Go wide F'in open53 car!

The HardcoreFan fromearliergives thema Bud. Hea l so hasa sweater tiedaroundhis neck.

SPEED WEEKANCHOR#2 (V.O.} But the reaction of Jean's fellow drivers hasn ' tbeen so warm.

Cal Naughton Jrisbeing interviewed. .·. . . .. .

'.• 4••, • :-..-. CAL NAUGHTONJR. No I wouldn't say the situation has gotten ugly.Wejust want this ·: ·:;.· piece of(BEEP)Frenchie .to90 . baik~ ~-. to his (BEEP) - holecount~Y.·

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

cAL NAU~H;;~:,'JrtL·· Well that's ca useyou'iequotingme out of context. · ,,

..INTERVIEWER You'r~:-6ncameraCal'.I'm::1ot quotiri~~you ~Say whatyouwant.

·=· .SPEED WEEKANCHOR #1 ~~~ lanywayy o uslic e it, it's cl~~~that Jean Girard is theman right now .And unless there'sa driver out therewho can beathim, his reign could la s tfor quite awhile .

Ricky is driving nervously withastack of pizzason his passenger side seat andaDominos sign on top of his car.

As he triesto read an address,he clipsaparked car, rippingt he fender off.

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Immediatelywesee flashing red lights ofa police car behind him.Ricky pulls over.The OFFICER writeshim a ticket.

Ricky is backing out of his spot in frontofthe pizza place. He backs into a shopping cart being pushed by aHOUSEWIFE, sending it flyingoutof frame.

TheOFFICER from before finishes givingRicky._ati.dket.

OFFICER ..::, This is yoursecondviolationin two hours.Are youalright?

RICKY / ..... . .... No sir, I'mnot·,.Butlpromiseit won't happen agaln .

Ricky then backs into'the·: ·:p·oliceofficerknockinghim into the air.

Ricky hands_hi_in·hislicense in Slo. Mo.

Ricky steps onto the bus holding three large pizzas,puts tckehs into thecounterandtakes a seat.No one really locks at h i m,exceptforone passenger.

Rickycomes ridingup to his houseona kid'sBMX bike witha pizzaon the back. There'salimo parked in front of the house.Cal Naughton Jr.gets out.

RICKY . .,. Hey Cal,what the hellyou doing here?

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

Ricky starts towalk away.

Cal spitson the ground.

Ricky sheepishly walks back to the house •.. a broken man. Naughton,looking pissed off,makes his way back to thelimo only to see theLIMODRIVER in the middle of thestreet urinating.

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Lucy was watching the exchangebet;;;i~pRickyand Cal through the frontwindow. ····:::·

Ricky rings the bellonadingy- lockingmote lroom.Aftera beat anOLDER MAN,·61,witha ·.scraggly beard in hisboxers opens the door.He'ssippingfrom a long neck .

...._RICK/

::...OLDERMAN Hold on.· Letme findmydamn wallet. Corneon in.

The man looksthrough the mess of hisroom while~ickystill st ·andsat.the door.

OLDERMAN {CONT'D) Either close thedooror come in!I gotweed in herecovboy!

Ricky stepsin and closes the door.

OLDER MAN :.<- Funny. Iheard you were re-pussied:·• -:· ·-.:. You're not doing toogood areyou cowboy?

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

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

0LDE~:_: Mf:\N Well I've . beencal,;I,,ingall day trying ~toget you.Theykept sendiriSJ::,:ot!}.er.delivery people.

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

Cit-useI' -~ --your daddy.That:' swhy.

He continuestdlook for his wallet.

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

Ricky leaves as hisFatherye l ls afterhim.

I NT .LUCY'SKITC!-!EN-LATERTHATNIGHT

Ricky andLucy arein the1-::itche.1.Ri~kyis emotiona land furious.

RICKY .

I can' tbeliev&it!!r hi~-i sthe last thin gIneednow! How cou l d he have foundme!!? ·

A dog begins to barki nthe~jstance.

:....UCYBOBBY I calledhim.

Hank and WilliamsJ renterwipi ng sleepou toft heireyes .

There isa light knock attheback door. It is Ricky'sDad now in aMember'sOnly jacketand white T- shirt .

The OLD MAN nextdoor..leans,..out hiswindow and yells.

ELDERLY.MAN(O.C. ) You people shutth~ ·hellup!I got a wife,ina~oxygen tenttry!ngto sleep!

H~NK Gosbave yo~rbal l syou dusty old fart!!!

More dogsbegin tc bark in the neighborhood.

Ricky -:Bobbyis silent.... but the dogskeep barking.

REESEBOBBY .: : ·: Look, Ricky ...I'm fifty- nine years old and allI got tomy name isa car anda duffle bag full of·::___ underwear and sweet,stinkyweed:··.I_ need this.I screwed upraisingyoti' as a boy, let me atleast{_h.elpyou as a man.

Everyonegoes silent, wait for Ricky's response.

:RICKY Are y~u boys ' iure?

.. WILLIAMSJR. Sute as a trip to the top of shit mountain.

Ricky and hisDad stand facing hisDad's muscle car.

Ricky punches hisDad in thejaw.

Ricky gets in the car .He hearsaterrible·~;ii-·6~:l,,··andturns around to seea COUGARIN THEBACK :: SEAT.+:mmedfatelyRicky jumps out of the car and slamst.he \ dp:~r .

RICKY .-··-.: . What the hell!!Ahlffri'-!:!The r e' ·sa goddamn cougar,-inth·e..ca=.trl!

Beat as Ricky mulls this over.He takesacouple really deep breaths.

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

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Lucy is washing dishes.Ri.ckye~t¢_rs .l'ookinglike hell.

LUCY/\:::.:. HeyRicky~ Soho~~~:.itgo?

~I<:;KY He'~a ~ r~zydirtbagand I'mpretcy sur~I 'rn~..-astingmy time.Where're

······:.:::::.. ·=:.'.,..LUCY Th~y•reat Bible study atmy chtir:ch,.

yard..

Lucy fliesout the door.Thetwo boys have gottena hold of Lucy'sgarden hose and are spraying it throughtheneighbor's openwindow.We hear the screams of the Elderly Man inside the house.

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

Now Mama-

LUCY·::. No RickyI ·No!Iw1J,.lnet havemy grandchild:::-enbehavinglike filthy racco~ns!from now on you children wili obeythe r.ules ..Andifyoudo not .obey ·ther~les,youwillpay the p~ice! ·~~derstood?

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

Lightning fast,both of their faces get slapped.

Ricky and his dad arestanding by Ricky'scaron a dirt oval track.

Ricky gets into the car.

REESE BOBBY .•.•, ..::..: , ,: • I want you togo asslow ;'.\c1syou ....,.· can. Likeyou' re makingto\l:eto ··:·. Reba McEntireandyou wartn;i\ savo.i::: it . ·:.··::>·.

RICKY.···.<t_,:':',t:\::.,~:. How's thisgcnna··.help''mege·tover the fear? '

REisi•~ossY This aiti'taboutfi~t;this is about ·J~achingyouthatthe pedal to the· me~alai~'tall there is. ' ..,•

Ricky pullsawa.yass·l_owashecan.

·<:::RICKY L'i'Ji~th i i?

MUSIC CUE:SultryReba McEntire song.

TIME LAPSE:the sungcing up and then starting to fall.We see R~ckycrawl around thetrackat a snail's pace .

It's dark asRicky crossesthe finish line.Hege~sout and collapses.

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

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Ricky is behind thewheel··'titha:..bi'.indfcldon.His:iadis next tohim in thepasseng~rseat j

Ritfi-.::··;.. This is c·razy.Ic'a;n,'.tsee.

Ricky inhale~deeply.

Ricky puts the car into drive and proceedstowreck into every parked car and tear across everylawnonthe street . It ends with the car crashing into someone's house.

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

HANK ·::_' ;: (getting it) .- . Ahh! . . .Iget it,~◊ralambiguity! The hallmark of~11 :~arly .~weri~ieth Century ~.mericanfict~9n!::.:.

Ricky is asleep in ahammock. · suddenly a bucket ofwate::is thrown ontoR!ck~'sf~~e. Heawakes witha startto find h~~ dad withif-beeri'n::J:iandstanding over him.

Ah!

His dad throws another bucket of wateron him.

His Dad throws another bucket ofwateronhim.

REESEBOBBY '.::..· Cause I filledup three.Now there's nothing likedri.~ingto avoid jail.Nothinghon~f~your: instincts and mind likenec~ssity.

We hear sirens in thedistanc:e ~:

..•.:~::.:-~::.::\: -\ REESE \ BOBBY~' so I tapeda kilo ofcdcaine underneath . ye>ur9arand called the boys in Qlue:·'i'he::.~ayIfigure it you got.fiiominutes.,:.peforethey show ~p andyou do five to ten. Yesterday wewent slew.Todaywe go fas1::.· · ....

Ricky fliesct:t''ofth.e:hamrncckand ir.to thefrontyardwhere his cari ·s :-si'tt:i.ng:.>,It's a l ready running .

.. RICKY You ~ick crazy old-

Wei'..cansee thecop carsdownthe street.Ricky hasno choice. He ·jqmpsinthe car and tears off.

Reese. watches asRicky drives off.Hank and Williams Jrcome up to· him.

Ricky is tearing ass onto the freeway with threeCO?cars behind him.He is driving very fastand veryskillf~llyto getaway.

Ricky looksdown at the speedometer to see he'sgo1~.9160 mph. .:.:,\/t,:,S:i:};~:}::·

He hitsa U- turnin the middle of thefree~·~y:=,4μd•·turnsoff an exitlosing the copscompletely.-:He'srealli?clriving again.

We seea hand reachingun.derthe..c;::ar.It findssomething.

RICKX::. I gotcha..

Ricky unwraps··t)1ep~~kageto revea labag ofLuckyCharms cereal,~ith a~ote ii it. It reads,"FEELSGOODGOING FAST, DO~SN'TIT? BY THEWAY, DCN'T TRYANDSNORT THESEL'JCKY CHARMS."

MUSIC~ Steve Earle's"IFeel AlrightNow"kicks in.

Ricky is driving hisDad'scarwith the live cougar seated next to him.Ricky looks confidentand at ease,so does the cougar.

Lucy hasHank and Williams Jr doing Tai Chi.

Ricky drivesbya kid sitting on the curb.He stops and when he pullsaway ~hekid now has Ricky'sBMX bike.

Hank and Williams Jr are inalarge choir singing perfect l y with angelic looks on their faces whileLucy watch.es on.

We seea sign thatsays Department of Motor Vehicles witha white lineand astarting point for the·dr.~ve_rste:st.No car is there.Then aftera beatwe hear.screechi-n•g::'~iresand Rickyblows into frame doingaside.1:'faysturnintoascreaming s top . :,;;::::::

RICKY _../:" '· · There' syour Mother.::f -1Jpp~i1' d r ivingtest .. .:·.····':':: ··.

We seea TERRIFIED OFFICER~exttd~Rickyin thecar with a clipboard. · ..···:::'i:

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

?he c o~garpo~supfrom the backandgrowls.

,· TERRI FIED OFFICER

There~sa quick flash of Ricky getting his picture taken.He gives awink.

MUSIC:OUT

Ricky andReese are drivinghome.

CloseUp of a WAITRESS stepping into frame.

We see Lucy,Susan,Ricky,Hank, Williams Jr.andReese Bobby sitting ata table. . ...

..••··· WAITRESS .·.\\::=•:/ _:: My name isDelly and I' 11 ._beyoμ.r server tonight.

WILLIAMSJR. · You look lov~l._Ythis evening .

Why thar.kyou .

The table chuckles pleasantly.

CLOSE UPSOF FOOD BEINGPUT INFRONT OF THEFAMILY- TWENTY MINUTES LATER

Ricky bowshis head to say grace.

HANK ..,::tJ;::· •,·... ,·. What a lovelyrtJe.al. .. .

Waitresspops byagain ~ ·

REESEBOBBY ·\>.-,·... Why don't you telluswhat,·•:you're really going to do ..-P.o).ly!·-:x·o·i:.i~,i:;e going to go intbeba°c:k;.:..,.;smokesome reefer withthe..-· pishwa.~heis:and come back outhereand ·act likea dirty hocker! _!! ....,•. ·,··. .·....·

She leaves intears~

Managei walksup with cryingwaitress.

ReeseBobby takesa sip froma·can ofbeer between his legs.

·.':>' :':,. .. ·. MANAGER Sir you are not allowed. tohave that inhere: I'm. goingtohave to ask you tole·av~.;::

Four ·muscularmerr~ersof the Applebee's staff are throwing ReeseBobby out the front door.Ricky and thefamily are tryin~to calm the situation.

They throwhimdown into theparkinglot. ReeseBobby getsup and storms off.

Ricky starts to chase afterhim.

They've stopped in the middle cftheroad·..Cars·:•are going by them with their headlightson . \t::\:.·.

What're you talking about?

Reese starts to walk offdown the road.

Reese stops.

Reese walks off leaving Rickyalonei°>i·themiddleof the road with motorists honkingtheir_J\9_nsand·\,ellingatRicky.

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Ricky is laying in hischildh6~drace car bed surrounded by pos.:ersof great:,driv1frsfrom the early eighties .HisMom walks in.

,LOCY

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

Lucy standsby the mantle.Therearesome little trophiesand certificateson it.

LUCY · ·... You list~nto mt -Ricky.I'm theone who taughtyou tod~~ve stick shift~ I'm~he one~ho tcokyou to those goc~rt tracksand boughtyou you:rfirst.car /Iraisedyou!I kno:,,,._what:Y:oucan do!Nowyou just ..-:;:.+ace_gopdandlet thewi nnin'and ·•:::ios i n'fall\\:hereitmay!

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

We seea strip club off of a dirt road witha sign that reads,"SMOKEY'SHOUSE OFASS - LIVE GIRLSNUDE,WED. FAMILY NIGHT."

CUTTO;

We hear the voice ofLucius,Ricky'sfcrrner . c~ewchief,aswe see the stage. ·•.·. .•.. ·::·:·: ·

We see an Asian strippercime-::~:~'.~~·:,\!-hestage.There areseven drunks in the audience.Th~song'\'fanarna"by VanHa l en kicks in. From across theroom. LuciusseesRickywalk in.

·..-:',•::.::·... ..···LUCIUS··-::":.:..··

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Well l;..'"11begrilled and served with hashb°rowns!Ricky Bobby asI liye an·d:-b:reath:! ·,'·:.•' •, .... Ri.CKY ..·:.lS\:~eal..toGod,ifyouweretwenty ·yearsold"; ·blondeandawoman, I'd ki"ss:you·i

T_heylaugh.

They hug.

Ricky andLuciusare having drinks ata 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 inany way.

Lucius gets up and offers his hand.

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

Beat asLucius locks into Ricky's eyes.

Lucius points to the ass that's shaking between them .We hear CIANE'S vcicefrom behind hershakingrump.

::>IANE(O.C.) It'svery nice to meetyou Ricky. I've heardalot aboutyou. How're thekids?

MUSIC:AWE INSPIRING

We pan over aroad on a hill and seethe _Talladeg~Speedway off inthe distance.Ricky's trailerwith-·ac;t:t:_into·.., overtakesus and heads toward the racet.i::.ack~ ~-·::..:::.•.,

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We see Ricky squinting hiseyesan8\ t,;lkinsf.in themammoth speedway. •:·:>..

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

•. ...

Ricky and hisne~lyr~assembledteam are unloading their car from the back of·thetrai~er.It'scoveredwi thatarp.

:H~RSHELL -<:Sure,:i's·good to be back Ricky. · wo.dti no~ttheMidas Muffler isa i'ar .cryfromall this ...

Theyall laugh .

Awkwardsilence.Someone ccughs.

Ricky is then handed acup of coffee. It's Susan.

The car is off the truck.

,::'·-t}),:,::\?:::?r::. RICKY Now the sponsorsI got aren't high-~ end but they kicked inenough::,~?

Hershellp:::.u:h:h::v::r~~~thec••·reve~:~~~'Jhenew sponsors:RAVENTHONGS FOR MEN;Jiiif·E>-RIDEWQRTHY,AT'fORNEYAT LAW;FISHER PRICEGAS STATIONPLAYSET'i..THE:HULLMONTHIGH SCHOOLSKI CLUB;CATWOMANON.-DVDandDR>.LANE' sBATHSALTS FORMENOPAUSE ANDRACCOONBiifES\ •-:;._.:.::.·.

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

··. suSAN Hey! ·Ricky'basworkedhis ass off to put , this~ogether!Whatdidyou a11 ·sign:•upfor?BecauseIthought it· was allabout racing!Yes,these are mangy sponsors but guesswhat? Their money's greenlikeeveryone else's.Besides, it's what inside that takesyou toVictory Lane ... and if these stickers ain't pretty enough foryou,thenwhy don't you go back toworkingat the Pep Boys for six bucks anhour!!!

They start to peek at the engine.

Susan blushesasLucius lifts the hood to revealtheengine. It'sa wreck. Some pieces are missing and it'sa bit rusted.

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

Ricky starts towalkaway. ·.

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

I'm go~'hagole•tJean Girardknow that I'm·cominc·forhim. ....-. . ..

J~an Girard,anASIAN MAN in a white suit andtwoGORGEOUS MODE.LSall recline ena large,whiteblanket eating gourmet cheeseand fruitswhile drinkingwine.Ricky walksup as they just finish their conversation.He'sbeingescortedbyJean's fashionablepersonalASSISTANT,who is dressed likea bellhop at the Chateau Marrnont.

Eve:::-ycnelaughs:::-eallyhard.

We see Gregory way off in the distancetraining.-:t,isshepherds with intricate whistlesand hand copqnands•.:··

RICKY ·. HonestlyI don'tknow wha·ta stripend ofauik~is. ·•... •'• •... ,lEANGIRA:Rb It's v.~rys i mple. It's liquefied Cilsiasmixed ina broth of Ar~ithenand M~trovine.

...:.,RI CKY -::.:(ccrifused) o~ ~right,·yeah, I' l ltakeone cf those:bad boys.

Ricky is handedwhatlooks likea massive conch shell with an ear of corn sticking out of it .HesLartsto try and put his mouth.onit, thinksbetter of it and then just holds it.

They walk off.

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

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

We hear Gregory's whistle in the distanceastheGerman Shepherds stand on their hind legsandmake,;1,~~rcle.

RICKY ~ Those are finedogs.I'm;~otgoing to arguewith you. ;:::::.=- . : ,,·•.•:·.· JEAN GI~~D But makeno mistake/ about:i,t,··::inuch like me,those animals ···tt1iturn into viciouski l.lers\Jhen·the propercommand is.given ~..Forme, it is thestar-t/ f,1 9g·,Forthem,i tis a random+ychaser{cpmmandword. ... · ·.. ..' RICKY Sc li°k:i j _j.{;;ou.say"firehydrar.t " they migh~go crazy?

..... ···..J'EP.NGIRARD ··::·JJow·•=ctid·:.y.puknow that word? !Iask ydu, how·:didyouknowthatword?!

In anir.stantwesee the dogs stop,turn,snar land break out intoa full speed gallop.

We see thedogs,barking madly,running directly forRicky.

The dogs are getting close.:rh:ey__are·-. goi:ngto eat Ricky Bobby.

•' . JEANGIRARD Rhin-a-cer-.rey~..-.·it isFrench for rhinoceros.··.:··-:::·.:'..

The d:>gs aresti'llcomH1g.

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

The dogs are really close.

The dogs go to leap onhim to attack.

Instantly the dogsbecome like puppies.

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Ricky and hissons:arewatchlng: -TVon the foldoutbed . lt is the SpeedChanne l ~

.. .HOST:OFSPEEDWEEK of··course':\ever~ioneknows the favorite t6~orrowfor the Talladega ..:,,·.500.is..:,,JeanGirard.He hassimply · ·c1orrd.nated.this season.But there are: also ·several smaller stories floating around this race andone of them is the return of Ricky Bobby, who disappearedfrom the circuit almost six months ago.

Ricky turns offtheTV with theremote.

•.....

The massivecrowdis ,jillingup the standsastheca=s are wheeledoμt onto thetrack .

Ricky and histeam are gathered around the car by pitrow. The team looks exhausted .

Ricky pops the hood revealing agleaming ,impressive engine .

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

All the driversand their crewsstandby their cars.Keith Doby finishes thenatib"rial ::anthem.

·-:-. .. KEITHDOBY ..•THlf·.LAND.OFTHEFREE AND THE'HOi~EOF--THEBRAVE so ~o HOME_you.·LrBER.~LHIPPY TERROflSTl~.QVERS!!!

A Nascarbi+ic:i.al:onceagain runs over toKeith .

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

Ricky ·.starts to walk back to pitrowwhen Carley comesup.

Cal Naughton walksup.

They're holding each other.

Ricky just staresasthey~~~~ gffwith each other's hands in their backpockets~

·,•,· RICKY Ah/.-.:1thin~I'm:·gonna cry ... I'm fight·in'it=~:..it's start in'tocome ,..:t;pthroughmythroat .... around the ·sid~sof '. myeyes ... it's hard to ff"ghtit:

Susan comesup, ~·grabshimbythe arm and pullshim~ythe arm.

We see Ricky behind the wheel of hiscar.Hisengin~revs to life.

MUSIC: RUNNINGWITH THEDEVIL:::kicks.in-::ha!'."dand powerful .

RACEMONTAGE:STYLIZEDAN_D::=:MUSlC::\noE!O-ESQtJE

1.Jean Girard looksiqtoh}..srearview mirrorand makeseye contactwith Ricky.They--:'n9t

2.The green flagwavesand the cars explode with speed.

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

4.Two cars wipeout:.'·:::···

5.Cal NaughtonJr=···tapsthe back bumper cf Girard' scar.

6. SLOWMOTIONiRicky swerves forasecond and then regains control.

7.:SLOWMOTION:Lucius yelling.

8. Wesee the Spotter with binoculars finishingacigarette highup over the track.

9. SLOWMOTION:A car goes off the wall.Rickydodges the wreckexpertly.

10. SLOWMOTION:Ricky's sonsand hisMom cheer him on.

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

12. Ricky pulls in fora pit stop.Hiscrew performs expertly.He high fives Hershel! on hisway out.

13.Close up of Ricky's wheels turningand screeching.

MONTAGEENDS: MUSICOUT

LUCIUS \/\:., Let me double check...ye~h·-:thatwas one lap.And becaus'e ,:.9fthat:':.:.: unneeded pitstqp yo1..ii't-~f'.i-trthirty- first place.Coin~onRi._cky)let' s shake a tail feather!~

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TV COVERAGE- FOX\.

We see therace_cove·x;~:F·_.onTVwithannouncers and graphics .

JeanGir~rd,drivingfrom the pole, is·i~utt6a big lead.

FOXANCR #2 As you know he's been doing that ' allyear.Earliertoday we asked him what has been his secret to success.

PRE-TAPE PACKAGE

~estimonialwith Jean Girard in studiolimbo.

TVCOVERAGE -NBC

FOX ANCR#1 I'll be honest,afew monthsago that wouldhave weirdedmeout,..but at a certain pointyou justhave:t~,,- commendthem for havinga·lovitig.-:···•:'·.:. relationship. ·)::.

FOXANNOUNCER#2 -.-:· I'm stilla bit we(rqe_doutbyit, but darnnit ,tha_tguy.·can::-race.

•:I' , ·. :-.•:FOXANCR#1 Now . let•~take~look atRicky Bobby in th_~. .nu.-rnber28 car.

We seeth~ camerafrom over Ricky's shouldershowingthe t!"ackandcars around him.Ricky leans in and looks at the camera.

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

Lucius, furious,speaks toRicky on the headset.

We see RickyBobby start to passsome cars.

·... FOXANCR #1 ·.·:· Ricky Bobby in the Thongs forMen car is makinga big move.He'·s moved upfrom twenty-sixth to:-. ':-.:.:..:: . twelfth place.Andnow let'sgo to·::-::.:.::. John Hannafin,who'sin ;t:hestands··· with a country musicl eg:ifnd. ....·.:··:

JOHN ~NNAFIN is in thestands;\u:ro~-~dedbybeer drinking fans.

Thank you Sean.I'v~·got country music-·~tar.Kenny Rogers herewith me, .

\~esee aHALF..ASIANOLDERMANwitha beard a:1dacowboy hat. seated i .n ··: thes6fods.At besthe vaguely looks likeahalf- Asian-~eriion· '6fK~nnyRogers.

FOXANCR til(O.C.) John,that's notKenny Rogers-

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

Wesee Jean Girard extendinghislead.

FOX ANCR#1 .:.,,_ That cf course,wasrurt.Kenny· >-·\:/:{:·· Rogers.But meanwhileJe~nGirard · has extended his lead.H~'i.got two cars on his tail,Ca lNauglito_nJr:' and RickyBobbywh9_:h _asmade·:a_big move tocome upfrom_·twelf_thplace to third... · · ·

Cal Naughton is trying desperately to pass Jean.

He's drivi'ng:-ie:>;t .·to~alalso-cryingto pass Jean.

Caltaps Jean'sbumper and Jean fishtailsslightiy-.Ricky doesn'tdo anything. ~

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

R!CKY·: ;,: That's not . American, that's cheating.And Americansonly cheat on thei.rtaxes.

Ricky givesC~l ata~ a~~he spins out into theinfield.

FOY.ANNOUNCER#1 Op i:nyGod·! ·RickyBobby justspun cil Naughton out!

FOXANNOUNCER#2 It looked likeR~ckywanted toplay

the RickyBobby I know.

The caution flagcomes out.

Lucius paces with his headseton.

Wealthy sponsors eat fingerfoodsand watchfr.om"th~i··::. corporate box.Mr.Dennit with hisYoungWifedrinks a cocktail and watches. •.,·

•racefrom the roof of

Ticketta~er is ~~alki~g· tcanunseenfigure atthewindow .

..f!.-:.,..··. . :;:.:;.:,•.···:·-TICKETTAKER I =j.ustneedto see someID sir if '~: goingto giveyou these tickets.

We see ahand slide anID under thewindow,thedriver's licens¢picture isReeseBobby. ne'swinking in the photo just ~ikeRicky did in his.

The restart flag iswaved and the pace car peelsaway.

FOXANCR #1 Very surpris~ngto see RickyBobby turn downtha~ assistfrom Cal Naughton. (MORE)

FOXANCR #1 (cont'd) Because if there'sone thingRicky Bobby isknown for, it's winning at all costs.

Ricky in an interview limbo talks to camera.

NBC COVERAGE- CONTIN~OUS

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

_greatnc1tioh .

FOXANCR #2 Speaking of America, let'sgo back to our John Hannifan who's with an American icon,Brucewillis.

John Hanr.ifan is standing in the stands withab-..irlyWOMAN WITH GLASSES.

FOX ANCR#1 Come on John!Pay attention!

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

run your race..... ··::,.. ... RICKY { Do I haveroom topass···:Girardon the inside?

··.SPOTTER :.{V•.0.) That's ..anegat i veRicky.Very sl i m squee ze.All- you haveisthe out;sidEt

... RICKY •IfI.t'a)cetheoutside I'm gonna · 1osethe.damn race ! !

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

Girardis ·stillhexingRicky out of the inside.

Beat as Ricky mulls this over.

Ricky pulls to the outside for the final straightaway.

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

Ricky grabs the outside and punches itharai

THEY BOTHCROSSTHE FINISHLINS.:ATTHE-s~E TIME.

FOXANNOUNCER .#2:, That wasone of thebest outside passes inth~ 1:astthirty years.

I still can't tell~howon!

QUICKCUTS ALL OVER. THETRACK:

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FOXANCR #1 There isa strange quiet over the track...no one is sure who's first.

FOXANCR #2 The video replay isno help. Itis toe closeto call. They'regonna have t ogo to the photo.

We seeVideo Replay. It isimpossible~otell.

Ricky gets out of his car and rips off his helmet,whiledown pitrow, Jean does the same thing.

Susan runsup to him.

We seea PHOTOTECH developil'):9 ::...a .ph6to ·\ l,_nthechemical pan . As itcomes intofocus we..see·: :.tna-t::·:-the...··• •' '',,•cars aredea:::ieven .

P.A.AN1~00NCER Ladies ·::indGentlemeh"after revie~ingsevera lphotographsand th ~.videq.·replc!iY,i thasbeen det~rmin~d:thattheraceis a perfe_ct:_ti-~(.: ...;•:: :: ,

Thecrowd 'gq__e~·crazy ·withboosand cheers.

•:❖. • FOXANNOUNCERl!l This'isthe only tiein the history of Nascar.

Ricky'~ciewthrows downtheir helmets.

Jean~omes up tc Ricky looking sad.

Ricky turns to Lucius,Susanand his crew.

Jean and Ricky both puton their helmetsandjumpin,their cars.

FOXANCR #1 Well it looks like JeanGira~d.and Ricky are takinga dualvictoiy·:-..,.. lap. How nice is that.

FOXANNOUNCERJj.2.. I don't think so Ted.It 'Too.kslike they' re going tor~9-:~~,..~:,::.:, :__··.·.:-::·:=:·::=:::·/.

Ricky and Jeanpullup•:.-ne}(_~:.to each other.

-:. ··-.::.::JEl-.N.· GIRARD

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

Both cars revon the start line.Gregory comes out holdinga red scarfand stands between the cars.He raiseshisarmand drops the scarf and both cars tear off the line.

FOXANCR #1 (V.O.) This is highly illegal but ifyou change thechannelyou area moon calf fool!

Ricky and Jean areneck and neck.Ricky takes the inside and Jean dartsaround him taking it back.They bump fenders.Jean takes the lead.

Thecrowd is going insane.

Carley lifts up her shirt and flashesRicky.a ·s .:::he.c6ines around the turn.He gets distracted forasplift•:•:s~tcsnii..

In thatsecond he loses control of:;::thecaJ:andblunpsinto Jean wreckingthem both.The cars~loi,pand roll beforecoming to a shredded stop. ···::::

··:;-. FoxANCR··:.(v..:o·;,.>..,=.·. Oh no! No!Jean:.Gira'rda·nd:'.Ricky Bobby have wrecked!Thatis such a shame! · ··

Ricky can see Jean··inhisw·:fE!ck.Heundoes himselfand staggers out of the car.Ri cky'sleg is hurtandweseea cut on hisforehead·a•he . r i psoff hishelmet.Jean does the same.Ricky, ina sl i ghtdaze,looks around.He and Jean look at eachother ~fcrabeat.Rickv then looks in~hedirection of hispi tcrew; .l ockingforg~idar.ce,only to catcheyes with Lu<;y,:.who ·ha.sworkedherwaydownt op i tr ow.

With that,slowlyRicky startsrunning to the finish line. Girardwith a slight smile on his face,follows.Thecrowd goes ballistic.

r'OXANCRff1 These men willnot quit!!They are rur.ni ngon foot to the finish line!!!

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

FOXANCR #1 Ricky Bobbywins!!!Ricky Bobby :wins!!You will never see anything like that ina hundred lifetimes!!

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

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

HANKAND WILLIAMSJR·. Yay!! Granny cursed and;'1;).addy won!! ! ·-::=?·.:

He puts.hishand:.on Lucius'shoulder and Lucius wipesa tear away.

Dammit Glenn,sometimesyou see too much. Youknow thatman?

Mr. Dennit is stcne-faced watching the end on TV.He takesa sipof his drink.

Drivers andcrew convergeon Ricky.The fans are climbing over the walls and flooding onto the field.Carle.y pushes her way throughthe crowd towards Ricky.

Ricky looks in her direction and pushes towardsC~rley.

-. RICKY ..:..:~~·\::::.=!:;:~::;._:;::::;Y·~;/\·. Baby!!

Carley goes tohughim but Ricky goes past herand _~ives Susan abig hug and twirls

her around.---,~=:'\ ::\•==\\t··

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

Ricky givesthem a halfwaveand a smileand then is sprayed with champagneby his crew.CalNaughton Jr.walksup to Jean and Gregory.

JEANGIR~RD Thankyou for thewarning.I was wondering,whatis theAmerican word for thesmallmetal stand that thefiremenpl~g their hoses into?

We hear dogs barking in the distance.

Ricky is leaving with Susan,Lucy and Hankan_9:}H).l _iamsJr. The parking lot is pretty muchempty.

Hank and Williams Jrtakeoffrunni:n~:'

RICKY :':-. (toSusan) ·::·:::-..:,:-,.,:,::.. Ycu know yourwa·yar.ot;indi:(race track.You everthink~boutco- owning a tea_~_? ... ·.. .·:;..~....

Maybe, .withtherightdriver ...

Hank andWilliarn·~· ,,.Jr·ar·e~rguingaboutwhowon their foot race.

HANK

They comeupon Lucy's car.

VOICE (O.C.} That was some nice drivingcowboy.

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

REESEBOBBY :.:: Just the answerIwas lobkJngfor.

There's a beat as they looka);9_1,mdthe·empt y parking lot.

REESE·:BOBB.Y.. I got.tasaythin~sare ···prettymuch perfectright_now.And it'smakin' me kinda of·itchy,- ;_

What'd -:.-you -•:saywe all get thrown out _ofan . ~ppl~bee's?

: _Xe ah ' that'dprobably do the trick .

HANK ANDWILLI AMSJR . Yay"! .

Theyjump in the car and drive off to the horizon line.

MUSIC:"I LOVEA RAINYNIGHT" -Eddie Rabbit

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