The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
- TV-14
- Year:
- 2018
- 83 min
- 233 Views
Fun. Freedom. Family values.
The American tradition.
And, as always, hunter approved.
Coming around the bend.
Coming around broadside.
Oh!
One shot. One kill.
Hi. I'm Buck Ferguson.
A long time ago,
all over the world.
Lo and behold, my
dreams have come true.
I've seen the best.
And I've killed the best.
And now I'm here to share with you the
joy I've found in hunting whitetail deer.
Out of all my years hunting,
that is, without a doubt,
the most magnificent creature
I've ever laid eyes on.
You see the points on that thing?
Jumping Joseph!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
What...
I saw him and thought,
"Might as well."
I've got a few notches in my belt,
but tonight's episode isn't just
It's also about family.
I suggest you gather you and yours
and sit back to enjoy this very
special edition of Buck Fever.
Just a little more sauce
on the left.
Little more. Okay?
- Is that how you're gonna sit?
- Mmm... Yeah.
Then take it down a notch.
Bring it down. Just a hair.
There. Look at those
beautiful peepers.
That was a good idea, Buck.
You get us both in frame?
I can't get both of you in the frame.
I was gonna pan left and right,
follow the conversation.
No. That's no good, Don.
Jaden and me need to
be in the same frame.
I don't know about that.
Swingles has always been
our bread and butter--
If it's a comedy bit.
But this is an emotional scene.
We gotta sell the father-son
relationship right off the bat.
I'm up against the window.
I can't get much wider.
We gotta figure something out.
If we don't have the building blocks,
the audience won't know
to feel the emotional crescendo
when Jaden kills his first deer.
It won't work.
Okay. Buck, it is gonna work. Okay?
I understand building
dramatic tension as well.
I know this trip means
a lot to you and Jaden.
But believe me,
everything is gonna work
the way it's supposed to.
Raking shot.
- What's that?
- Raking shot.
Camera goes left by the window.
Jaden gets in.
You can see Jaden, but only my eyes.
Slow pan dolly over to me
just as I turn to look at my son.
Saving the reveal of your face
for the button. That is genius.
- Try it out.
- Let me see here.
Bam!
Wow, that is definitely gonna work.
- It is, isn't it?
- Yes.
You know, Don, this will be
the greatest video we've ever made.
- No, Don, stay in the car.
- Copy that.
Hey, Buck.
Looks like somebody's
ready to go hunting.
- Greg? What are you doing here?
- Get your butt out of the cold.
Jaden's upstairs, getting ready.
I'll, uh... Whoo!
Sure is nippy out there.
I'll get him. Make yourself at home.
"Make myself at home."
Psst...
- Oh, hey, Buck.
- Hey.
I'm making breakfast.
Do you want anything to eat?
Oh, no, thanks, Linda.
I stopped at McDonald's on the way.
Oh, don't tell Jaden. He'll be mad
you didn't bring him a McGriddle.
You making bacon?
Man fuel.
That's what I've been waiting for.
Mmm! Thank you so much.
I need to talk to you about Jaden.
What? What is it?
He's been acting out a lot.
If I so much as ask him about school,
he gets upset and plays his video game
and he won't say a
word to me all night.
Getting held back last year
really messed with his head.
It's the teachers' fault.
I mean, everybody knows
that Jaden's not good with tests.
He's a visual learner, like me.
He's not a visual learner, Greg.
He's a regular learner.
I didn't mean it that way. He's
attracted to things like movies--
He's a regular learner.
Leave it alone.
- Hi, Dad.
- Speak of the devil. How you doing, son?
Fine.
Ready to kill your
first whitetail deer?
You bringing that guitar?
- No, I'm carrying it for my health.
- Jaden.
Say goodbye to your mom and Greg.
Just hang on real quick, fellas.
I wanted to get Jaden something
- What is it?
- Go on. Open it.
Ooh! Whoa!
No way!
Well, that's a nice gun, but not
the kind you want to take hunting.
Why not, Buck?
It's overkill.
Too much showboating.
This is awesome. Banana clip. Laser
sight. Matte black. Murdered out.
Does it got a silencer? Nope.
This thing's a certified beast.
Thanks, Greg.
You got it, buddy.
- You remember Don, don't you?
- Oh, yeah, I think so.
How's it going?
It's been a while, huh?
with your hair? A faux-hawk?
It used to be a fade,
but now it's a spike.
My hair's different, too.
I used to do a buzz.
I'm letting it grow out.
The soft curls make my eyes pop.
- Don, you ready to work now?
- Yeah.
We're ready. We're rolling.
Hey, Jaden. Look what I got for you.
Oh, Sausage McGriddle!
You know what I like.
Nailed it. Perfect.
Let's go, boys.
Late in life, I left the family
- Too old to be considered brave
- Too old to be considered brave
- Too young to make a good decision
- Too young to make a good decision
- So frozen in my tracks I stayed
- So frozen in my tracks I stayed
- And late in life, I left the family
- And late in life, I left the family
- Too old to be considered brave
- Too old to be considered brave
- Too young to make a good decision
- Too young to make a good decision
- So frozen in my tracks I stayed
- So frozen in my tracks I stayed
- And late in life, I left the family
- And late in life, I left the family
Too old to be considered brave...
It's beautiful country
out here, Buck.
It's been so long
since I've been up here.
These are the same mountains
I can't believe this day is here.
I hate it when places don't have
Wi-Fi. That's my Achilles' heel.
Wireless access will be
the least of your worries
when you're on
your first whitetail deer hunt.
- Goddamn right.
- Whoo! That's what I'm talking about.
Colorful language.
That's why we leave the women home.
The only women
coming on this trip...
Rosy Palmer and her five sisters.
Look out!
- Whacking off!
- All right, Don.
Tuggin' on your tallywhacker.
- That's enough.
- Pulling out our wieners and jacking off.
- Hey! Hey!
- The whack-off weekend with--
We talked about that sexual stuff.
Stop it.
Yee-haw!
Come on, Buck!
You want some?
- Smoke him, Dad!
- You bet I will!
Come on!
Come on, Buck!
While we're waiting for the deer,
start popping off some of that B-roll.
Copy that.
And remember, Don.
Fly on the wall with the camera.
Me and Jaden are here to bond.
That can't happen if you...
I'll buzz off. Got it.
All right. Great. Where's Jaden?
He's down there on the phone,
yip-yapping.
Hey! Jaden!
That's the stupidest excuse
I've ever heard.
What?
- Come on. You can call 'em back.
- Gotta go. Bye.
Who were you talking to?
My girlfriend.
And she's mad at me now, by the way.
- Thanks.
- Why?
Because I had to get off the phone,
and she can't talk later.
Don't worry about that right now.
Come on.
Hey, Don. Roll camera.
Hold up.
All right. Good.
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