Greater Page #10

Synopsis: Brandon Burlsworth is perhaps the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon had always dreamed of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but was considered too short and too fat to play Division I. Undeterred, Brandon took a big risk and walked on in 1994. Written off by fellow teammates and coaches, Brandon displayed dogged determination in the face of staggering odds. An extremely devoted Christian, Brandon never cursed or drank. He was genuinely humble and low-key. He worked harder than anybody, on and off the field, becoming the first Razorback to earn a Bachelor's and Master's degree while still playing. The overly-fat kid who was once an embarrassment to his teammates and an annoyance to his coaches, ended up becoming the most respected player in the history of the program, changing the lives of all he touched. Eleven days after being drafted into the NFL, Brandon was tragically killed in a car accident, crushing all who knew him. Brandon was "too good to be true
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
35
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
PG
Year:
2016
130 min
$1,995,407
1,937 Views


- Yeah, but...

- No, but I'm saying, Garrett.

He's like if Rain Man

and C-3PO had a love child.

No, no, no.

Rain Man and C-3PO are much cooler

than that fat geek.

Come on, man, cut him some slack.

- Slack what? Yeah.

- What is with you?

You wanna take these cookies

back to your friends?

We got plenty at home.

I thought you said I wasn't fat, Mama.

You're not fat. You're just a big old boy.

I'm not getting a scholarship.

They already redshirted me.

I know. Marty told me.

He's been sneakin' away

to some of your practices.

Said you might get to dress,

though, for the last game.

If you do, We'll get some great pictures

so you can show your grandkids

you were a Razorback for a day.

Now, don't forget your laundry.

- You called for it.

- Thanks, Mama.

And watch out for old big trucks.

- I will.

- And pray.

- Love you, Mama.

- I love you too, son.

I... love... you.

Bye, honey.

That's it, move those feet.

Whoa! Whoa!

Jackass, what the hell you trying

to do, make scout team All-American?

I was just going to the whistle,

like coach said.

Hey. You hurt a scholarship player,

and you are out of here.

You understand me?

I don't know why I keep letting

your fat, awkward ass stay here anyway,

but I'm about done, Burlsworth.

Some people were made to play

football and some weren't.

Why don't you just go home?

And quit wasting everybody's time.

What are you all staring at? Not one of

you have proven to be smarter than he is.

I can't believe this.

You know, what, gentlemen?

Hit the showers.

Just wasting time here today, anyway.

Brandon, hold up.

Hey, I was just trying

to do it right, coach.

- I... I didn't wanna let you down.

- Uh-huh.

Look, um, you realize

I'm just doing my job, right?

Yes, sir.

Look, I'm gonna...

gonna tell you a story.

There's these two brothers

they're walking along,

and they come upon this big pile of sh*t,

and the first brother, he dives right in.

He starts digging

with everything he's got.

And the second brother, well, he don't

want nothing to do with it.

You with me?

Yes, sir. Two brothers.

One pile, of, uh, manure,

and one brother doesn't want to dig.

Right. Manure.

And the, uh, second brother

says to the first one,

"What are you doing?

Why are you digging so hard?"

And the first brother says,

"With a pile of manure like this,

I figure there's gotta be

a horse under here somewhere."

Now, I don't know

if you belong here, or not,

and I won't know until you lose some

weight, and I mean a whole lot of weight.

Who knows,

maybe underneath all this manure

there just might be a horse

in there, somewhere.

I'll do whatever you say, coach.

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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