Glory Road Page #3

Synopsis: In 1965, the coach of the high school girl basketball team Don Haskins is invited by the Texas Western Miners to be their coach. Despite the lack of budget, Haskins sees the chance to dispute the NCAA and moves with his wife and children to the college dormitory. He recruits seven talented and rejected black players to play with five Caucasian players and formed a legendary team that won the 1966 national championship against the powerful Kentucky.
Director(s): James Gartner
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
58
PG
Year:
2006
118 min
1,931 Views


It's, um... It's more cosmopolitan.

Pops already got me a good job

at the factory...

- I always wanted an education for Harry.

- They got schools here.

I don't feel comfortable

sending my boy that far away

and trusting him to a stranger.

I know. I understand. I will look

after him like he's one of my own.

- You ate my pie.

- We're church people around here.

Are you?

I won't lie.

I hadn't been to church in so long.

I can't remember

which day of the week it falls on.

I'm ashamed to say I'm... I'm just a wretch.

Well...

We all fall short.

And we're saved by grace.

- Tell me more about El Paso.

- No. Mama. Mama, come on, now.

It's lovely, ma'am. It's right on the banks

of the Rio Grande. It's a little oasis.

Nah.

- I got plenty of offers.

- Yeah?

From who? Duke? Kansas?

- I'm playing for the Globetrotters.

- It's probably for the best.

You're better off with the Trotters

playing its team of patsies every night.

You can't get past an average defender in

our league with that fancy dribble of yours.

Man, no offense, but that's bull.

Hey, brother, no offense.

but without work.

I don't think you'd get past

a beat-up old-timer like me.

Get past you?

I would go past you, through you.

over you, under you, around you.

As a matter of fact.

I'll spin you like a top.

eat your lunch, steal your girl

and kick your dog at the same time.

Get past you.

- Come on. Orsten!

- Hey, come on.

Do your thang.

- You fouling me.

- You call that a foul?

My three year old calls that a love tap.

Ooh! Come on, man.

Hey, hold it, hold it.

You expect me to react to all

that head-shake and body gyration?

It's activity without accomplishment.

You got the ball in front of you.

You ain't going anywhere without it.

Try this. It's called a rocker step.

You ready? Get in your stance.

OK?

The difference between me and you

is I got the ball protected.

It looks like I'm starting to dribble.

so you react, and when you do.

cross over, dribble right by you.

Try it. It's simple, but it'll make

that pretty little shot of yours work.

First time. There it is.

Excuse me!

I'm looking for three guys. Uh...

Names of Nevil Shed.

Willie Worsley and Willie Cager.

They're colored boys.

You know them?

- Did he say "colored"?

- He said what I think he did.

Yeah.

And I don't think he was talking

about no television set, neither.

He got a nice car.

These New York kids may be

from the street, but they sure can play.

Little guard plays like a giant.

Forward runs like an antelope.

Never seen anything like him.

- How long till you can have 'em out?

- A week maybe.

How's it with Lattin?

These boys play big, but they ain't big.

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