Coach Carter Page #3

Synopsis: In 1999, Ken Carter accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both. He imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that demand respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades for players. Any initial resistance is soon dispelled as the team under Carter's tutelage becomes a undefeated competitor. However, when the overconfident team's behavior begins to stray with too many doing poorly in class, Carter takes immediate action. To the outrage of the team, the school and the community, Carter cancels all team activities and locks the court until the team shows acceptable academic improvement. In the ensuing debate, Carter fights to keep his methods, determined to show the boys that they need good values for their futures and eventually finds he has affected them more profoundly than he ever expected.
Director(s): Thomas Carter
Production: Paramount Pictures
  3 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
PG-13
Year:
2005
136 min
$67,169,549
Website
7,886 Views


Are you some preacher man

or some sh*t?

Because God ain't gonna do you

no good in this neighborhood.

- l live in this neighborhood, sir.

- Sir.

Can you believe

this uppity Negro, sir?

Okay, Mr. Cruz...

- ...leave the gym right now.

- For what?

l'll ask you one last time

to leave the gym

- before l help you leave.

- Before you what?

Do you even know who l am?

From what l can see, a very confused

and scared young man.

Scared of who? Scared of you?

l'm supposed to be scared of you?

Nigga, l ain't scared of nobody.

l will lay your ass out.

l don't think so.

All right.

What you doing? Get off me!

Teachers ain't supposed

to touch students.

l'm not a teacher.

l'm your new basketball coach.

This ain't over!

ls there anybody else

who's not feeling this contract?

Come on, man, where you going?

l don't do high school contracts.

Tell us when you need

the real ballers.

l will do that, sir.

There goes our two leading scorers

from last season, man.

There goes our two leading scorers

from last season, man.

Then l guess we'll have new

leading scorers this season, huh?

Now, l cannot teach you the game

of basketball

until your conditioning is at a level

that allows me to do so.

Gentlemen, report to the baseline.

To the baseline!

l presume you all know

what suicides are.

So...

l saw the St. Francis game

the other night.

None of you have a problem

shooting the ball.

You all had a problem

getting up and down the court.

lf you are late, you will run.

lf you give me attitude,

you will do push-ups.

So you can push-up or shut up.

That's up to you.

- Yo, how many we gonna do?

- Sir.

Yo, sir, how many we gonna do?

Let's see how many you can do

in one hour and seven minutes.

Fellas, don't make me

commit homicide.

l said, suicides!

Put your hand on the line!

Put your hand on the line!

Damn, l can't keep this sh*t up, man.

l can barely walk.

- l know, my legs is hella sore, son.

- Need some Gatorade or something.

- There go your girl right there, son.

- Yeah.

Hey, what's with you and her homeys?

You gonna try to holler at them?

Man, l'm hollering

at both of the friends.

- Both of them?

- Yeah, because l need that.

You know, l need variety in my life.

l can't just have one girl.

You know what l'm saying?

l need both.

Hey.

- What's up, baby?

- How you doing?

Ladies, ladies, ladies. Y'all heard

about that two-for-one special, right?

Two of you, one of me.

Now, that's special.

- Please. Whatever, Worm.

- Yeah, special ed.

- Get your arm off me.

- l like this fox.

You working that chinchilla.

But, look, baby, me and you...

You need to tell him to stop playing it

so close. She don't even like him.

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Mark Schwahn

Mark Schwahn (born July 5, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known as creator, head writer and executive producer of the WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. more…

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