Facing The Giants Page #6

Synopsis: An action-packed drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. In six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never led his Shiloh Eagles to a winning season. After learning that he and his wife Brooke face infertility, Grant discovers that a group of fathers are secretly organizing to have him dismissed as head coach. Devastated by his circumstances, he cries out to God in desperation. When Grant receives a message from an unexpected visitor, he searches for a stronger purpose for his football team. He dares to challenge his players to believe God for the impossible on and off the field. When faced with unbelievable odds, the Eagles must step up to their greatest test of strength and courage. What transpires is a dynamic story of the fight between faith and fear.
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director(s): Alex Kendrick
Production: Destination Film
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
38
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
PG
Year:
2006
111 min
$10,127,352
Website
3,723 Views


What?

It's me.

Like everything else is me.

We can't have our own children

because of me.

What's God doing?

I mean, why is it so hard?

It's OK, Grant.

It's OK.

"I love you, O Lord, my strength."

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress,

my deliverer,

my God in whom I trust,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold."

"I will call upon the Lord

who is worthy to be praised."

"So shall I be saved from my enemies."

Lord Jesus, would you help me?

I need you.

Lord, I feel like

there's giants of fear and failure

just staring down at me

waiting to crush me.

And I don't know how to beat 'em, Lord.

I'm tired of being afraid.

Lord, if you want me

to do something else, show me.

If you don't want me to have children,

so be it.

But you're my guide.

You're on the throne.

You can have

my hopes and my dreams.

Lord, give me something.

Show me something.

If the Lord never gives us children,

will you still love him?

Field-goal unit.

Hold on, Joshua. I wanna give David

a shot at this one. David, come here.

This is your field goal.

Put us on the board.

Hit.

It's all right, man. It's hard.

You'll get it next time.

Dad, I don't even know

why they let me on the team.

Did you do your best, son?

I knew I was gonna miss it

before I kicked it.

Your actions will always

follow your beliefs, David.

Dad, I can't even kick it straight.

And I can't walk. Should I just

stay home and pout about it?

If you accept defeat, David,

then that's what you'll get.

Well, Brady, another fine example

of Grant Taylor's

wonderful coaching abilities.

Look, the kids don't deserve it.

The fans don't deserve it.

When you gonna get

a bellyful of this guy?

What's it gonna take?

You got a chance, man.

You got a chance to step in

and take over this program

and carry it up for a while.

When are you gonna get

sick and tired of it?

You got an opportunity here.

This program's going in the tank.

Ryker's gotta...

Grant, he came to me.

You're not doing anybody any favors

sitting on the fence.

You determine which side

you wanna be on and stay on it.

Mr. Bridges.

Revelation Chapter 3 says:

"We serve a God

that opens doors that no one can shut,

and he shuts doors

that no one can open."

"He says:
'Behold, I have placed before

you an open door that no one can shut.

'I know you have a little strength,

yet you have kept my word

and have not denied my name."'

Coach Taylor,

the Lord is not through with you yet.

You still have an open door here,

and until the Lord moves you, you're

to bloom right where you're planted.

I just felt led

to come and tell you that today.

Mr. Bridges.

Do you believe

God told you to come tell me that?

Rate this script:5.0 / 2 votes

Alex Kendrick

Alex Kendrick (born June 11, 1970) is an American film writer, producer, director and award-winning actor. more…

All Alex Kendrick scripts | Alex Kendrick Scripts

1 fan

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Facing The Giants" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 Jun 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/facing_the_giants_7925>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Facing The Giants

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.