Foxcatcher Page #3

Synopsis: When wealthy John du Pont (Steve Carell) invites Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) to move to his estate and help form a wrestling team for the 1988 Olympics, Mark sees a way to step out of the shadow of his charismatic brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo). However, du Pont begins to lead Mark down a dark road, causing the athlete's self-esteem to slip. Meanwhile, du Pont becomes fixated on bringing Dave into the fold, eventually propelling all three toward an unforeseen tragedy.
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 74 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
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Year:
2014
134 min
$9,744,477
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DAVE (CONT’D)

More than ten? Dragging weight the

whole way?

(Dave turns off the water)

You’re a sick f***, you know that?

Dave turns to look at Mark, sitting in the bare living room.

8.

DAVE (CONT’D)

Place is looking good, by the way.

I like what you’ve done with it.

Dave notices the Public Schools Directory on the table.

DAVE (CONT’D)

You setting up clinics?

MARK:

Talked to some coaches.

Dave comes toward Mark, handing off a water glass, dragging

the folding chair over to sit across from him.

DAVE:

I hope you don’t have anything

booked for Saturday.

MARK:

Why?

DAVE:

I need a favor. This school called

me months ago to do a gig but now I

can’t. Nancy’s got a thing all day

so I gotta watch the kids. You

free?

MARK:

I’ll check.

He goes into the bedroom, looks at the calendar. There’s

NOTHING WRITTEN DOWN for any of the days.

MARK (CONT’D)

You said Saturday or Sunday?

DAVE:

Saturday.

MARK:

Saturday could work.

He comes back in.

DAVE:

Good. Thank you.

Dave looks at the BACK OF HIS HAND, where he’s written down a

name and phone number in MARKER. He grabs one of Mark’s VHS

labels and a pen and writes the information.

9.

DAVE (CONT’D)

Coach Vinson, Radnor High. I’ll let

him know you’ll call tomorrow.

He peels off the label and slaps it on Mark’s leg.

DAVE (CONT’D)

And Mark. Please come back to the

gym. You don’t have to do anything

with the team. Just train with me.

Mark’s just looking at his older brother.

DAVE (CONT’D)

I need you there. Stay focused on

what’s important. For both of us.

Seoul’s the goal.

Beat. Beat. Then, Mark nods at his brother.

MARK:

Seoul’s the goal.

CUT TO:

INT. RADNOR HIGH SCHOOL GYM - DAY

Seven HIGH SCHOOL BOYS plus a couple of PRE-TEENS, all in

wrestling gear, sit on the mat in front of Mark. He seems

manic, evangelical, not tuned into his audience.

MARK:

The minute you step on the mat, you

are exactly who you are. You can’t

hide. You can’t pretend you trained

harder than you did, you want it

more than you do. My brother Dave

and me care about this more than we

care about anything. The difference

between the number one guy in the

world and the number four guy is

paper thin. The one who wins is the

one who wants it more, who’s

willing to sacrifice, who can take

the pain. I can take the pain. My

brother Dave can take the pain. Can

you take the pain?

Blank looks from the teenage wrestlers. Mark gestures to a

table set up near the door, on which is his OPEN BRIEFCASE,

with a stack of TAPES.

10.

MARK (CONT’D)

I talk about all this in my

instructional videotape - which you

can purchase at the end of the day

for a nominal fee.

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E. Max Frye

Eric Max Frye is an American screenwriter and film director from Oregon. In 2015, he received an Academy Award nomination for co-writing, with Dan Futterman, the original screenplay for Foxcatcher. more…

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