Foxcatcher Page #2

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:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
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Year:
2014
134 min
$9,744,477
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EXT. INDUSTRIAL ROAD - EARLY MORNING

Mark runs hard past warehouses and auto repair outlets.

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EXT. FIELD AND HILL NEXT TO CAR DEMOLITION YARD - MORNING

Mark runs through knee-high weeds dragging a CAR TIRE

attached to a rope behind him. He reaches a hill and heads

straight up, dragging the tire all the way

MARK (V.O.)

Coach Teller? This is Mark Schultz-

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6.

INT. MARK’S APARTMENT - DAY

An ink-stained directory of Wisconsin Public Schools lies

open on the kitchen table.

MARK (ON PHONE)

I won a freestyle wrestling gold

medal at the ‘84 Olympics.

Mark, the phone tucked against his shoulder, slips a BLANK

TAPE into a cheap VCR. He slides a HAND-LABELED TAPE into a

second VCR, wired to the first. We can read the label: “THE

MARK SCHULTZ WRESTLING CLINIC.” He starts making a copy.

MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

I’m arranging a clinic in your area

next weekend, and I wanted to

invite you and some of your

wrestlers to join...

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MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

That’s Dave, my brother. I wrestle

at 180... No, he won’t be there,

just me... Okay - well, good luck

with your season, coach.

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On the screen is a montage of highlights from Mark’s career:

take downs, pins. He’s an animal - powerful, aggressive.

MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

Yes, there’s a small fee.

JUMP TO:

MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

S-C-H-U-L-T-Z....

JUMP TO:

On the screen, Mark wrestles Resit Karabajak, a Turkish

wrestler, in his first round match at the ‘84 Olympics.

MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

A unique, character-building

opportunity for young wrestlers....

Yes, a small fee...

Mark throws Karabajak to the mat. Pins him. Walks away, arms

raised. Crowd cheers. Karabajak’s on the mat, hurt.

7.

MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

Dave’s my brother...

On screen, Mark does a back flip.

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MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

Olympic Champion...

Mark does a back flip.

MARK (ON PHONE) (CONT’D)

Dave’s my brother...

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Mark’s holds the phone on his lap, just watching himself on

the screen, wrestling... winning... match after match...

EXT. MARK’S APARTMENT/OUTSIDE WALKWAY - EVENING

Mark’s outside at the second floor railing of this two-story

stucco building, looking out over the bleak landscape: a 711,

an Auto-Zone. He eats a hard-boiled egg. He watches a CAR

pull into the lot below. Dave gets out, looks up.

DAVE:

Where were you today?

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INT. MARK’S APARTMENT - MOMENTS LATER

Dave fills two mismatched glasses with tap water from the

faucet.

DAVE:

How far’d you run? Ten?

Mark’s on the tattered couch. He shrugs, though we should see

that he loves the fact that Dave is concerned about him.

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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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