1 00:01:16,516 --> 00:01:18,040 All right, guys, line up. 2 00:01:18,385 --> 00:01:22,685 Rudy, take that stupid helmet off. You're not even playing. 3 00:01:23,724 --> 00:01:28,457 Me and Pete, we're Notre Dame. You guys, you're Michigan. 4 00:01:28,662 --> 00:01:30,357 Okay, huddle up. Come on. 5 00:01:31,698 --> 00:01:35,464 - Same play. I'll hand it off to you. - Okay. I got it. 6 00:01:36,370 --> 00:01:38,270 One, two, three, break! 7 00:01:38,572 --> 00:01:40,267 Come on, Rudy. Get on the ball. 8 00:01:41,408 --> 00:01:43,467 Ready! 42, blow! 9 00:01:43,777 --> 00:01:44,641 Set, hut! 10 00:01:44,845 --> 00:01:46,870 One, 1000. Two, 1000. 11 00:01:48,615 --> 00:01:50,048 Oh, no! Oh! 12 00:01:50,250 --> 00:01:51,717 I told you to cut inside. 13 00:01:51,918 --> 00:01:53,283 Do it right. 14 00:01:54,388 --> 00:01:55,218 Come on, Todd. 15 00:01:55,422 --> 00:01:56,616 Try it again. Let's go. 16 00:01:56,823 --> 00:01:58,950 All right, Todd. Same thing, okay? 17 00:01:59,159 --> 00:02:00,251 Break. 18 00:02:00,460 --> 00:02:02,394 - Ready? - Let's go. Get on the ball. 19 00:02:02,596 --> 00:02:04,530 I'm sick of being all-time center. 20 00:02:04,731 --> 00:02:07,029 - What? - I'm sick of being all-time center. 21 00:02:07,234 --> 00:02:08,428 I told you five times. 22 00:02:08,635 --> 00:02:11,035 You can't play anything else but that. 23 00:02:11,238 --> 00:02:12,705 You're too small. 24 00:02:12,906 --> 00:02:15,397 - I can too. - You guys, I'm going. I'm sorry. 25 00:02:15,609 --> 00:02:16,906 - I gotta go. - We need you. 26 00:02:17,110 --> 00:02:19,340 - Come on. - Let Rudy play in my place. 27 00:02:19,546 --> 00:02:21,446 Good idea, Frank. Let Rudy play. 28 00:02:21,648 --> 00:02:22,876 Come on. Why not? 29 00:02:23,083 --> 00:02:25,677 Okay, you can rush the passer. 30 00:02:26,987 --> 00:02:28,318 All right, Rudy. 31 00:02:30,157 --> 00:02:31,124 We gotta get them. 32 00:02:31,324 --> 00:02:32,518 - Break. - Okay. 33 00:02:33,293 --> 00:02:34,225 Okay, let's go. 34 00:02:34,428 --> 00:02:35,554 Ready! 35 00:02:35,762 --> 00:02:37,559 Set, hut! 36 00:02:37,798 --> 00:02:39,390 Get him, Rudy. Get him. 37 00:02:43,937 --> 00:02:46,462 - The snow, for the touchdown. - Yeah! 38 00:02:46,673 --> 00:02:47,970 All right! 39 00:02:49,076 --> 00:02:50,805 What a spaz. 40 00:02:51,611 --> 00:02:53,442 All right! We won, guys! 41 00:02:53,647 --> 00:02:55,478 Oh, yeah! 42 00:03:45,132 --> 00:03:47,066 - There you go. - Thanks. 43 00:03:47,267 --> 00:03:49,701 Pete, you got your own home? 44 00:03:49,903 --> 00:03:52,770 - Last time I looked. - You're welcome here anytime. 45 00:03:52,973 --> 00:03:55,100 Excuse me, young lady. Who are you? 46 00:03:55,308 --> 00:03:56,275 Sherry Walinski. 47 00:03:56,476 --> 00:03:58,000 - Bob's kid? - Rudy's girlfriend. 48 00:03:58,211 --> 00:03:59,303 She is not. 49 00:03:59,513 --> 00:04:00,537 Yes, I am. 50 00:04:02,983 --> 00:04:06,009 - Everybody has a job at the mill. - But I don't want that. 51 00:04:06,219 --> 00:04:11,088 Where else you gonna get 5 bucks an hour? You got union protection. 52 00:04:11,291 --> 00:04:14,124 You got relatives watching your front and your back. 53 00:04:14,327 --> 00:04:16,158 Tell me where you'll find this... 54 00:04:16,363 --> 00:04:19,332 ...and God be with you. - But, Dad, Pat's going there... 55 00:04:19,533 --> 00:04:22,764 - You gonna give me indigestion here? - Leave the boy alone. 56 00:04:22,969 --> 00:04:25,460 But this boy can go off on his own. You heard him. 57 00:04:25,672 --> 00:04:27,333 That's enough. 58 00:04:28,842 --> 00:04:32,141 Has anybody else got anything to say before I start this meal? 59 00:04:34,047 --> 00:04:36,982 After high school, I'm gonna play football at Notre Dame. 60 00:04:39,152 --> 00:04:40,744 Play football at Notre Dame? 61 00:04:42,189 --> 00:04:44,214 And I'll buy a mansion on Lake Shore Drive. 62 00:04:44,624 --> 00:04:45,716 Rudy... 63 00:04:56,436 --> 00:04:58,836 What are we watching? Channel 7. 64 00:05:00,340 --> 00:05:04,174 - Don't you want something to drink? - That's okay. Thanks. 65 00:05:09,149 --> 00:05:10,844 - Mr. Ruettiger? - Yeah, Pete. 66 00:05:11,051 --> 00:05:14,452 At halftime, could we watch some of the Indiana-Purdue game? 67 00:05:15,856 --> 00:05:18,848 There's only one team we watch in this house, right? 68 00:05:19,059 --> 00:05:20,253 Right. 69 00:05:29,469 --> 00:05:32,734 And I want the ends in there fast, every play, every play. 70 00:05:32,939 --> 00:05:34,304 We're under control. 71 00:05:34,507 --> 00:05:37,670 Any men in the backfield, analyze before you move. 72 00:05:37,878 --> 00:05:40,972 If they throw a forward pass, see the ball in the air... 73 00:05:41,181 --> 00:05:43,445 ...and then go and get it. When we get it... 74 00:05:43,650 --> 00:05:46,710 ...that's when we go on offense. That's when we go to them. 75 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,151 We're going inside and outside them, inside and outside them. 76 00:05:50,357 --> 00:05:52,791 We'll get them and keep them on the run. 77 00:05:52,993 --> 00:05:56,053 We won't pass unless our secondary comes up too close. 78 00:05:56,263 --> 00:05:59,699 But don't forget, we'll get them on the run and go, go, go, go! 79 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:02,095 Don't stop until we're over the goal line. 80 00:06:02,302 --> 00:06:05,032 Don't forget men, today's the day we're gonna win. 81 00:06:05,238 --> 00:06:09,231 They can't beat us in the fight and we'll fight, fight, fight, fight! 82 00:06:09,442 --> 00:06:11,933 What do you say, men? Yeah! 83 00:06:20,086 --> 00:06:21,713 Ruettiger! Hey, Rudy! 84 00:06:21,922 --> 00:06:24,356 Kill that halfback. Move that secondary back. 85 00:06:24,557 --> 00:06:27,583 - We gotta get ready for those... - Come on, offense. Break! 86 00:06:31,598 --> 00:06:33,361 Black, 80! 87 00:06:34,801 --> 00:06:36,496 Set, hut! 88 00:06:40,206 --> 00:06:42,800 - Bring it on down. Come on! - All right, let's go. 89 00:06:44,577 --> 00:06:46,238 Come on, Pete. Come on, buddy. 90 00:06:46,446 --> 00:06:48,107 I didn't hurt you, did I? 91 00:06:51,184 --> 00:06:52,879 Take a knee, guys. 92 00:06:54,587 --> 00:06:55,747 Listen up. 93 00:06:55,956 --> 00:06:59,119 You seniors, this is your last practice. 94 00:06:59,793 --> 00:07:03,889 And with the exception of Thomas, Lee, Bo... 95 00:07:04,364 --> 00:07:06,832 ...Sypitch, you get on the weights... 96 00:07:07,033 --> 00:07:10,901 ...tomorrow night will be the last time you put on a football uniform. 97 00:07:12,038 --> 00:07:15,064 You know these last four years have gone by too fast. 98 00:07:16,176 --> 00:07:17,507 They always do. 99 00:07:19,112 --> 00:07:20,977 And I gotta tell you guys... 100 00:07:21,181 --> 00:07:24,947 ...that I really appreciate the hard work and effort... 101 00:07:25,151 --> 00:07:28,279 ...that you've given to me, to the coaches... 102 00:07:28,488 --> 00:07:30,251 ...and to the Hilltoppers. 103 00:07:31,157 --> 00:07:32,385 As a reward... 104 00:07:32,592 --> 00:07:34,856 ...I'll give each one of you seniors... 105 00:07:35,695 --> 00:07:40,189 ...one final hit on me and my friend down there. 106 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,732 All right. Seniors, stay here. 107 00:07:42,936 --> 00:07:46,702 Underclassmen, two lines, five yards apart. Let's go! 108 00:07:56,883 --> 00:07:58,748 You're first, McConnell! 109 00:07:58,952 --> 00:08:02,251 Give me your best shot! Remember, it's gonna be your last! 110 00:08:08,828 --> 00:08:09,920 Good shot! 111 00:08:10,130 --> 00:08:11,062 Shower room. 112 00:08:12,332 --> 00:08:13,993 Constantino! 113 00:08:14,534 --> 00:08:16,058 Come on, David! 114 00:08:23,476 --> 00:08:24,738 Ruettiger! 115 00:08:40,326 --> 00:08:42,021 Okay, Rudy. Okay. 116 00:08:43,063 --> 00:08:45,429 Hey, Rudy, we're gonna miss you. 117 00:08:49,169 --> 00:08:50,500 Come on, Pete! 118 00:09:02,348 --> 00:09:04,373 I can't believe it's over. 119 00:09:12,392 --> 00:09:14,622 The bicameral legislature originated... 120 00:09:15,095 --> 00:09:18,531 ...not in the United States, but where? 121 00:09:20,233 --> 00:09:22,030 Rudy, Rudy. 122 00:09:24,270 --> 00:09:27,433 Mr. Ruettiger, would you be interested in joining us? 123 00:09:29,175 --> 00:09:31,473 - The House and the Senate... - Don't even try. 124 00:09:32,745 --> 00:09:37,546 If I were giving out grades for daydreaming, you'd be getting an A. 125 00:09:37,750 --> 00:09:40,048 But in civics, you're failing. 126 00:09:40,253 --> 00:09:42,187 You see, ladies and gentlemen... 127 00:09:42,388 --> 00:09:45,186 ...the problem with dreamers is, they usually aren't doers. 128 00:09:45,725 --> 00:09:49,320 Their achievements are grand up here... 129 00:09:49,529 --> 00:09:52,987 ...but here where it counts, they fall short. 130 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:59,001 Now, the bicameral legislature originated... Hold up. 131 00:09:59,205 --> 00:10:00,866 I have an announcement. 132 00:10:01,908 --> 00:10:06,845 "If you are a student interested in the University of Notre Dame... 133 00:10:07,046 --> 00:10:11,312 ...a bus will be leaving here at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 15th... 134 00:10:11,518 --> 00:10:14,078 ...for a one-day guided tour of the campus. 135 00:10:14,287 --> 00:10:18,519 Please sign up by Wednesday, November 5th." 136 00:10:38,211 --> 00:10:40,839 And Raciniak, good. 137 00:10:41,281 --> 00:10:43,374 Whoa, wait! 138 00:10:43,583 --> 00:10:44,982 Where are you going? 139 00:10:45,585 --> 00:10:47,075 I'm going to see Notre Dame. 140 00:10:47,287 --> 00:10:49,380 Do you have some friends in South Bend? 141 00:10:51,090 --> 00:10:54,025 - No. - Then there must be some other reason. 142 00:10:56,563 --> 00:10:59,760 When you announced it in class, I thought anybody could go. 143 00:10:59,966 --> 00:11:04,369 I'm sorry. This bus is for students who want to attend the university. 144 00:11:04,571 --> 00:11:06,539 It's not a sightseeing tour. 145 00:11:09,209 --> 00:11:11,234 Maybe someday I'll go to school there. 146 00:11:13,580 --> 00:11:16,981 - Father Joseph, take over for me. - Of course. 147 00:11:18,952 --> 00:11:20,112 Rudy... 148 00:11:20,486 --> 00:11:24,422 ...you don't have the grades for Joliet Community, much less Notre Dame. 149 00:11:25,491 --> 00:11:27,618 The secret to happiness in this life... 150 00:11:27,827 --> 00:11:31,888 ...is to be grateful for the gifts the good Lord has bestowed upon us. 151 00:11:33,032 --> 00:11:34,192 Rudy... 152 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,096 ...not everyone is meant to go to college. 153 00:12:16,409 --> 00:12:17,307 Dad, wait up! 154 00:12:18,011 --> 00:12:19,911 What about this order? 155 00:12:20,113 --> 00:12:22,946 We have to change the rollers on number 13. 156 00:12:23,149 --> 00:12:24,582 - Thirteen? - Yeah. 157 00:12:24,784 --> 00:12:27,514 All right, we'll have the crane ready for you, okay? 158 00:12:28,221 --> 00:12:29,552 Hey, Rudy. 159 00:12:29,789 --> 00:12:30,915 Rudy! 160 00:12:34,294 --> 00:12:36,125 You were late again today? 161 00:12:36,996 --> 00:12:38,395 You were late? 162 00:12:39,098 --> 00:12:40,463 Get serious. 163 00:12:40,667 --> 00:12:42,601 No special days here. 164 00:12:53,279 --> 00:12:54,576 What is today? 165 00:12:54,781 --> 00:12:57,614 - Friday. - No, no, I mean the date. 166 00:12:58,484 --> 00:12:59,314 August 23rd. 167 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,010 And that is...? 168 00:13:02,689 --> 00:13:04,088 My birthday. 169 00:13:04,657 --> 00:13:07,490 Twenty-two big ones! 170 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,258 Pete, it's starting to go by too fast. 171 00:13:11,497 --> 00:13:13,988 Well, I didn't have time to wrap it, but... 172 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,259 - Go ahead, open it. - You shouldn't have. 173 00:13:30,316 --> 00:13:32,045 This is fantastic. 174 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:35,844 Where did you find this? 175 00:13:36,055 --> 00:13:39,718 I saw it in this surplus store and I said, "That's gotta be yours." 176 00:13:40,259 --> 00:13:41,954 This is unbelievable. 177 00:13:42,995 --> 00:13:45,725 Pete, I don't know how I'm ever gonna thank you. 178 00:13:53,005 --> 00:13:54,267 How's it look? 179 00:13:55,541 --> 00:13:57,133 You were born to wear it. 180 00:14:03,149 --> 00:14:04,138 Do you know Ara... 181 00:14:04,350 --> 00:14:08,844 ...is the only coach in Notre Dame history who encourages walk-on players? 182 00:14:09,088 --> 00:14:12,285 You probably know more about the team than half the players. 183 00:14:12,658 --> 00:14:14,489 I can't wait to get there. 184 00:14:16,062 --> 00:14:17,996 Guess how much money I have saved up? 185 00:14:18,698 --> 00:14:19,790 Twenty? 186 00:14:21,167 --> 00:14:22,691 Eighty? Fifty? 187 00:14:22,902 --> 00:14:24,062 1000 dollars. 188 00:14:28,174 --> 00:14:29,835 That's a good start! 189 00:14:35,081 --> 00:14:37,777 You're the only one who ever took me serious, Pete. 190 00:14:40,353 --> 00:14:42,844 Well, you know what my dad always said. 191 00:14:43,055 --> 00:14:45,523 "Having dreams is what makes life tolerable." 192 00:14:56,068 --> 00:14:58,036 - 2-2-0-5. - 2-2-0-9. 193 00:14:58,237 --> 00:15:00,671 That's 2-2-0-9. That's the house, Rudy! 194 00:15:00,873 --> 00:15:02,397 Isn't it cute? 195 00:15:02,608 --> 00:15:03,939 We can afford this. 196 00:15:04,143 --> 00:15:06,703 And know what else it has? Wall-to-wall carpeting. 197 00:15:06,913 --> 00:15:09,575 It has a fireplace. 198 00:15:10,683 --> 00:15:13,709 And a big kitchen. 199 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:15,820 It's close to the schools. 200 00:15:17,523 --> 00:15:18,683 What's wrong? 201 00:15:19,358 --> 00:15:20,552 Nothing. 202 00:15:23,296 --> 00:15:26,891 It's great, Sherry. It's great. You did a great job. 203 00:15:31,704 --> 00:15:32,932 Look, buddy... 204 00:15:33,272 --> 00:15:35,069 ...I've put in my time. 205 00:15:36,576 --> 00:15:39,136 I've been very patient waiting for us to save up... 206 00:15:39,345 --> 00:15:41,939 ...so we could get married and do this right. 207 00:15:43,182 --> 00:15:44,479 You owe me. 208 00:15:45,384 --> 00:15:46,408 Come on. 209 00:15:48,087 --> 00:15:49,884 I think you're gonna like it. 210 00:15:52,124 --> 00:15:53,591 Hey, Joe, what do you know? 211 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:58,423 - Can I get another beer down here? - Sure. Coming right up. 212 00:15:58,965 --> 00:16:00,956 What are you doing tomorrow night? 213 00:16:01,167 --> 00:16:02,464 A little TV. 214 00:16:02,869 --> 00:16:06,498 Coach Parseghian is speaking at the Chicago Grid Iron Club. Wanna go? 215 00:16:06,706 --> 00:16:09,072 Sure. If Rhonda lets me stay out late. 216 00:16:09,275 --> 00:16:12,369 Tell her the D train gets back no later than 10:30... 217 00:16:12,578 --> 00:16:15,206 Ara Parseghian? You just can't give it up, can you? 218 00:16:15,414 --> 00:16:17,848 He's the greatest coach in the country, Frank. 219 00:16:18,417 --> 00:16:21,045 Are you gonna kiss his autographed picture every night? 220 00:16:21,254 --> 00:16:25,054 - What is your problem? - Or maybe he'll let you wipe his ass. 221 00:16:25,258 --> 00:16:28,227 - Why don't you leave him alone? - Mind your own business. 222 00:16:28,594 --> 00:16:32,963 As long as my brother talks this crazy Notre Dame shit, he deserves this. 223 00:16:33,165 --> 00:16:35,861 Hey, you were a pretty big Notre Dame fan. 224 00:16:36,636 --> 00:16:39,002 I used to collect baseball cards too. 225 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:41,572 Forget about it. 226 00:16:43,442 --> 00:16:46,411 You know what Coach Gillespie said about you, Frank? 227 00:16:47,113 --> 00:16:49,206 He said you had a lot of talent. 228 00:16:49,415 --> 00:16:52,509 But your problem was, you were too afraid of getting hit. 229 00:16:52,718 --> 00:16:54,310 You had no guts. 230 00:16:54,921 --> 00:16:56,286 Go to hell, Pete. 231 00:16:56,989 --> 00:16:58,923 - Come on. - It's okay. 232 00:17:01,193 --> 00:17:04,822 He used to tell me if you had one half of Rudy's heart and desire... 233 00:17:05,031 --> 00:17:07,397 ...you could have been all-conference. 234 00:17:08,467 --> 00:17:10,492 He said you were a pussy. 235 00:17:14,574 --> 00:17:15,404 Frank! 236 00:17:20,413 --> 00:17:21,903 Come on, Frank. 237 00:17:24,183 --> 00:17:25,013 Rudy! 238 00:17:25,217 --> 00:17:26,844 - Rudy! Rudy! - All right! 239 00:17:27,053 --> 00:17:28,077 That's enough! 240 00:17:28,287 --> 00:17:29,948 Do you hear me?! 241 00:17:30,156 --> 00:17:31,555 That's enough! 242 00:17:35,261 --> 00:17:36,956 Frank, good! 243 00:17:40,900 --> 00:17:42,595 Don't nothing ever change? 244 00:17:44,770 --> 00:17:46,465 Throw them out, Mary Ann. 245 00:17:53,346 --> 00:17:57,510 You didn't have to get into it with Frank. I can take care of myself. 246 00:17:57,717 --> 00:18:00,880 I know you can. That was between him and me! 247 00:18:01,387 --> 00:18:04,550 Ever since he started working here, he's been pissed off. 248 00:18:04,757 --> 00:18:07,419 Because he's not the same kind of god around here... 249 00:18:07,627 --> 00:18:09,686 ...that he was in high school. 250 00:18:16,669 --> 00:18:18,000 We got a breakout! 251 00:18:32,385 --> 00:18:33,716 Rudy, I need more water! 252 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:35,914 I'm not getting any! 253 00:18:36,622 --> 00:18:38,522 Try another valve! 254 00:18:42,561 --> 00:18:43,926 I'm not getting any, Pete! 255 00:18:45,698 --> 00:18:47,325 Come on, goddamn it. 256 00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:51,866 There's no pressure in the line. We need to get out of here! 257 00:18:52,304 --> 00:18:54,204 Turn something! 258 00:18:58,010 --> 00:18:59,534 Pete! 259 00:19:18,664 --> 00:19:20,029 Let us pray. 260 00:19:21,534 --> 00:19:26,471 O, God, who alone are ever merciful and sparing of punishment... 261 00:19:26,739 --> 00:19:31,233 ...humbly we pray You in behalf of the soul of Your servant, Peter... 262 00:19:31,444 --> 00:19:35,005 ...whom You have commanded to go forth today from this world. 263 00:19:35,214 --> 00:19:39,878 Do not hand him over to the enemy, and do not forget him forever... 264 00:19:40,386 --> 00:19:44,288 ...but command that this soul be taken up by the holy angels... 265 00:19:44,590 --> 00:19:47,616 ...and brought home to Paradise. So that, since he hoped... 266 00:19:47,827 --> 00:19:51,319 ...and believed in You, he may not undergo the punishments of Hell... 267 00:19:51,530 --> 00:19:54,624 - I'm so sorry. He was a friend. - Thank you. 268 00:19:54,834 --> 00:19:56,927 Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 269 00:20:24,029 --> 00:20:25,360 You okay? 270 00:20:25,965 --> 00:20:27,523 You wanna just go home? 271 00:20:31,003 --> 00:20:32,937 I'm going to South Bend. 272 00:20:33,873 --> 00:20:35,306 Now is not the time. 273 00:20:35,875 --> 00:20:40,812 If I don't go now, I'll never be any good for you or for me or anybody. 274 00:20:46,719 --> 00:20:47,845 I'm sorry. 275 00:20:51,357 --> 00:20:52,346 Well... 276 00:20:55,961 --> 00:20:58,953 ...if you have to go, then you'll have to go alone. 277 00:21:01,901 --> 00:21:03,027 I know. 278 00:21:06,005 --> 00:21:07,597 I'm sorry. 279 00:21:36,602 --> 00:21:37,762 Dad. 280 00:21:38,971 --> 00:21:40,495 What are you doing here? 281 00:21:49,949 --> 00:21:52,110 You can take a couple of weeks off. 282 00:22:09,401 --> 00:22:13,030 Your grandfather saved all of his life... 283 00:22:13,239 --> 00:22:15,707 ...to bring the family to this country. 284 00:22:17,676 --> 00:22:21,510 He got a good job in the stockyards. He had a nice little house... 285 00:22:21,714 --> 00:22:23,477 ...South Chicago. 286 00:22:26,418 --> 00:22:28,750 I was about 12. 287 00:22:32,892 --> 00:22:36,726 Somebody sold him on the idea he ought to move to the country... 288 00:22:37,496 --> 00:22:39,464 ...and become a dairy farmer. 289 00:22:45,971 --> 00:22:47,097 Well... 290 00:22:47,373 --> 00:22:51,207 ...he buys some land, you know, and gets a couple hundred cows. 291 00:22:53,979 --> 00:22:57,779 Within five months, every one of those cows was dead with disease. 292 00:23:02,655 --> 00:23:04,282 It was the Depression. 293 00:23:05,824 --> 00:23:07,451 Couldn't sell the land. 294 00:23:10,229 --> 00:23:11,594 There was no work. 295 00:23:14,867 --> 00:23:16,300 So one day... 296 00:23:17,736 --> 00:23:19,203 ...he took off. 297 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,107 Didn't come back. 298 00:23:25,978 --> 00:23:28,310 My brothers and me, we split up... 299 00:23:28,514 --> 00:23:31,142 ...to live with friends and relatives. 300 00:23:37,756 --> 00:23:40,384 Chasing a stupid dream... 301 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:46,029 ...causes nothing but you and everyone around you heartache. 302 00:23:48,867 --> 00:23:51,597 Notre Dame is for rich kids... 303 00:23:52,037 --> 00:23:53,902 ...smart kids... 304 00:23:54,573 --> 00:23:58,031 ...great athletes. It's not for us. 305 00:23:59,278 --> 00:24:00,768 You're a Ruettiger. 306 00:24:01,513 --> 00:24:05,711 There's nothing wrong with that. You can have a damn nice life. 307 00:24:06,652 --> 00:24:09,644 Frank is gonna take over plant number two. 308 00:24:09,888 --> 00:24:12,482 A couple years, he'll make more than me and Johnny. 309 00:24:12,791 --> 00:24:14,850 He's in charge of the expansion program. 310 00:24:15,060 --> 00:24:18,223 I don't wanna be Frank or John. 311 00:24:53,599 --> 00:24:57,262 Excuse me, I need to see somebody about going to school here. 312 00:24:57,703 --> 00:24:58,829 Now? 313 00:24:59,138 --> 00:25:02,505 Admissions office doesn't open for another couple of hours yet. 314 00:25:03,642 --> 00:25:06,509 There's gotta be somebody I can talk to now. 315 00:25:06,979 --> 00:25:08,037 Please? 316 00:25:08,447 --> 00:25:13,384 Well, you could talk to a priest. Maybe that's what you need, son. 317 00:25:14,653 --> 00:25:16,553 Yeah, I'd appreciate that. 318 00:25:17,523 --> 00:25:18,820 Just a minute. 319 00:26:28,327 --> 00:26:29,487 Mr. Ruettiger? 320 00:26:29,695 --> 00:26:32,129 - Rudy. - I'm Father Cavanaugh. 321 00:26:35,367 --> 00:26:39,064 How long have you thought about this decision? 322 00:26:40,272 --> 00:26:42,001 For as long as I can remember... 323 00:26:42,207 --> 00:26:46,303 Have you taken the proper steps, investigated the process? 324 00:26:46,512 --> 00:26:50,710 - Yes. I have more to learn, but... - Are you fully aware... 325 00:26:50,916 --> 00:26:53,680 ...of the sacrifices you'll have to make? 326 00:26:55,053 --> 00:26:56,145 I am. 327 00:26:56,822 --> 00:26:58,619 I'll do whatever it takes. 328 00:27:01,493 --> 00:27:03,222 What brought you here today? 329 00:27:04,830 --> 00:27:08,129 I just came from my best friend's funeral. He said that... 330 00:27:08,333 --> 00:27:09,732 Of course. 331 00:27:09,935 --> 00:27:11,800 What do you mean, "Of course"? 332 00:27:12,437 --> 00:27:14,462 Well, it's very common for people... 333 00:27:14,673 --> 00:27:17,904 ...suffering a crisis to seek escape into the cloth. 334 00:27:18,110 --> 00:27:20,670 - We recommend a grieving... - Escape into the cloth? 335 00:27:20,879 --> 00:27:23,143 That's just an expression that we use... 336 00:27:23,348 --> 00:27:27,444 ...for those who are running away from emotional or psychological pain... 337 00:27:27,653 --> 00:27:30,588 ...by choosing priesthood. 338 00:27:32,057 --> 00:27:34,116 You think I want to become a priest? 339 00:27:36,562 --> 00:27:37,859 Don't you? 340 00:27:38,597 --> 00:27:41,760 Nothing against being a priest, but I don't think it's for me. 341 00:27:43,402 --> 00:27:44,801 Why are you here? 342 00:27:45,571 --> 00:27:48,039 I want to go to school at Notre Dame. 343 00:27:52,377 --> 00:27:53,742 Well, have you applied? 344 00:27:54,146 --> 00:27:57,479 No, my grades have never been very good, even though I tried. 345 00:27:57,683 --> 00:28:01,676 But I'll try harder. I'll study 20 hours a day if I have to. 346 00:28:01,887 --> 00:28:04,913 This university, it's not for everybody. 347 00:28:06,525 --> 00:28:09,790 Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to go to school here. 348 00:28:09,995 --> 00:28:14,728 And ever since I was a kid, everyone said it couldn't be done. 349 00:28:16,268 --> 00:28:20,728 My whole life, people have been telling me what I could do and couldn't do. 350 00:28:20,939 --> 00:28:24,500 I've always listened to them, believed in what they said. 351 00:28:27,446 --> 00:28:29,641 I don't want to do that anymore. 352 00:28:33,018 --> 00:28:34,883 Okay, Mr. Rudy. 353 00:28:36,255 --> 00:28:37,654 Here's the deal... 354 00:28:38,957 --> 00:28:43,894 ...Holy Cross Junior College is nearby. I can get you one semester there. 355 00:28:45,063 --> 00:28:48,294 You make grades, you get another semester. 356 00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:50,127 Maybe with a good GPA... 357 00:28:50,335 --> 00:28:53,532 ...you might have a chance of getting into Notre Dame. 358 00:30:37,909 --> 00:30:38,807 Hey, kid! 359 00:30:41,713 --> 00:30:43,578 You're not supposed to be here! 360 00:30:45,050 --> 00:30:47,883 Hey, this place is really something else, huh? 361 00:30:49,287 --> 00:30:52,984 Someday, I'm gonna come out of that tunnel and run onto this field! 362 00:30:53,191 --> 00:30:55,125 Well, it ain't gonna be this day. 363 00:30:58,563 --> 00:31:01,191 I'm here to play football for the Irish. 364 00:31:02,033 --> 00:31:04,501 Coach Parseghian know about it? 365 00:31:07,339 --> 00:31:08,931 No, not yet. 366 00:31:09,908 --> 00:31:12,468 Well, maybe you best tell him first. 367 00:31:13,879 --> 00:31:15,506 Yeah, you're right. 368 00:31:15,714 --> 00:31:17,409 Yeah, that's what I should do. 369 00:31:18,483 --> 00:31:19,711 Thanks. 370 00:31:20,285 --> 00:31:21,718 I'll see you around. 371 00:31:25,190 --> 00:31:26,418 Is he expecting you? 372 00:31:26,625 --> 00:31:27,557 This'll just take a second. 373 00:31:28,193 --> 00:31:29,854 - Now just a moment... - Coach? 374 00:31:30,061 --> 00:31:33,121 - Can I talk to you for a second? - I'm sorry, coach, I tried. 375 00:31:33,865 --> 00:31:37,767 - No, it's all right. I've got it. - Shall I close the door? 376 00:31:38,203 --> 00:31:40,694 - How can I help you, son? - I'm Rudy Ruettiger. 377 00:31:42,474 --> 00:31:45,102 I'm here to talk about playing football for Notre Dame. 378 00:31:45,343 --> 00:31:47,811 Our walk-on tryout date was two weeks ago. 379 00:31:48,413 --> 00:31:52,747 I'm not talking about this year. I was thinking about next springtime. 380 00:31:52,951 --> 00:31:54,816 Are you a student here? 381 00:31:55,220 --> 00:31:59,156 No. I'm at Holy Cross. But I'm gonna be a student here. 382 00:31:59,357 --> 00:32:04,294 I've been a Notre Dame fan for as long as I can remember, since I was little. 383 00:32:05,063 --> 00:32:08,794 In high school, I started... Is it all right if I sit down? 384 00:32:09,568 --> 00:32:11,934 In high school, I started at cornerback. 385 00:32:13,438 --> 00:32:17,602 I wasn't the quickest guy on the team or the biggest... 386 00:32:17,809 --> 00:32:19,538 ...but I lead in tackles. 387 00:32:20,011 --> 00:32:21,911 But anyway... 388 00:32:22,514 --> 00:32:25,506 ...I've been working at a steel mill for about four years. 389 00:32:25,717 --> 00:32:27,878 And I've been saving up my money. 390 00:32:28,253 --> 00:32:31,552 And I've been planning on coming here. But... 391 00:32:32,324 --> 00:32:35,122 My friend Pete really understood what my dream was. 392 00:32:35,327 --> 00:32:37,795 And he told me not to waste any more time. 393 00:32:38,730 --> 00:32:41,198 But I don't know. For some reason, I couldn't... 394 00:32:42,033 --> 00:32:44,593 See, he died in an accident on Friday. 395 00:32:45,770 --> 00:32:48,170 And I came here right after the funeral. 396 00:32:48,740 --> 00:32:50,105 You see what I mean? 397 00:32:50,308 --> 00:32:51,502 Son... 398 00:32:52,744 --> 00:32:54,735 ...I think you're in the wrong office. 399 00:32:55,347 --> 00:32:56,609 Come on, now. 400 00:32:57,883 --> 00:32:59,111 I don't understand. 401 00:32:59,317 --> 00:33:02,514 You might want to go and talk to Father Cavanaugh. 402 00:33:02,721 --> 00:33:06,350 I talked to Father Cavanaugh. He got me into Holy Cross. 403 00:33:06,558 --> 00:33:07,582 He did? 404 00:33:07,792 --> 00:33:10,727 He said that if I got good enough grades at Holy Cross... 405 00:33:10,929 --> 00:33:15,332 - and I will, I promise... that I'd be admitted here officially. 406 00:33:17,736 --> 00:33:21,797 I just wanted to introduce myself and say I look forward to practice. 407 00:33:22,641 --> 00:33:24,802 - Thank you. - So long. 408 00:33:27,212 --> 00:33:28,406 Sorry. 409 00:33:30,815 --> 00:33:34,581 For us, divine inspiration does not mean that God possesses a man... 410 00:33:34,786 --> 00:33:38,051 ...and simply dictates the inspired text to him. 411 00:33:38,256 --> 00:33:39,086 Rather... 412 00:33:39,524 --> 00:33:43,756 ...that God implants into a man's mind the general concept. 413 00:33:43,962 --> 00:33:45,224 When God does that... 414 00:33:45,430 --> 00:33:49,059 ...He allows the man to write that in his historical context. 415 00:33:49,267 --> 00:33:52,896 The sitz im leben, or, "That is the setting in life." 416 00:33:53,104 --> 00:33:56,437 So a man may have historical inaccuracies... 417 00:33:56,641 --> 00:33:59,667 ...but God allows those misunderstandings... 418 00:33:59,878 --> 00:34:02,403 ...because what is important and inherent... 419 00:34:02,614 --> 00:34:05,947 ...is the theological concept that God is getting across to mankind. 420 00:34:06,151 --> 00:34:08,244 I think that's all for today. 421 00:34:08,453 --> 00:34:12,355 We will have a quiz on Monday, so please prepare yourselves for it. 422 00:34:13,725 --> 00:34:15,283 Well done, Father. 423 00:34:15,594 --> 00:34:17,186 Please grade these for me. 424 00:34:17,395 --> 00:34:19,522 - Appreciate it. Thank you. - Certainly. 425 00:34:22,901 --> 00:34:24,926 You learning stenography or what? 426 00:34:26,037 --> 00:34:28,005 Everything he's mouthing is in the book. 427 00:34:28,673 --> 00:34:30,641 I gotta make an A in this class. 428 00:34:30,842 --> 00:34:34,642 Just remember your sitz im leben, and it shouldn't be a problem. 429 00:34:40,018 --> 00:34:43,215 I'm not talking to you, man. Not after what you did. 430 00:34:44,055 --> 00:34:46,182 You brought a girl to meet me... 431 00:34:46,391 --> 00:34:49,417 ...and the next thing you know, she sits next to Brian... 432 00:34:49,628 --> 00:34:51,562 Hi, could you hold this? 433 00:34:51,763 --> 00:34:53,128 - Yeah, sure. - Thanks. 434 00:34:53,465 --> 00:34:55,660 So you're interested in a room to rent? 435 00:34:56,534 --> 00:34:57,831 I don't know. Maybe. 436 00:34:58,036 --> 00:35:00,903 My brother has a house about five blocks from campus. 437 00:35:01,106 --> 00:35:03,131 I'm sick and tired of... 438 00:35:03,642 --> 00:35:06,304 - I have an extra card I can give you. - Just forget it. 439 00:35:06,945 --> 00:35:09,140 Forget it. See you. 440 00:35:10,215 --> 00:35:11,944 So if you're interested, call soon. 441 00:35:12,150 --> 00:35:14,675 Maybe tonight. All right, bye. 442 00:35:19,357 --> 00:35:21,587 You don't have a goddamn clue, do you? 443 00:35:23,528 --> 00:35:24,392 About what? 444 00:35:24,596 --> 00:35:26,757 About how to get an A in that class. 445 00:35:27,399 --> 00:35:28,889 I could help you. 446 00:35:29,834 --> 00:35:33,065 Look, besides being an honor student at Notre Dame... 447 00:35:33,271 --> 00:35:35,569 ...and a TA in Father... 448 00:35:37,642 --> 00:35:40,770 I'm also a tutor for hire. 449 00:35:40,979 --> 00:35:43,539 I can't even afford a room to rent. 450 00:35:44,783 --> 00:35:47,718 Wait, maybe we can make some other kind of deal. 451 00:35:48,653 --> 00:35:50,245 What kind of deal? 452 00:35:50,622 --> 00:35:51,714 Well... 453 00:35:56,094 --> 00:35:59,154 ...I got Notre Dame pretty well staked out. 454 00:35:59,698 --> 00:36:00,926 Staked out? 455 00:36:01,332 --> 00:36:02,162 Girls. 456 00:36:02,367 --> 00:36:04,096 - I don't know here... - Excuse me. 457 00:36:04,302 --> 00:36:06,133 - Sorry. - Sorry. 458 00:36:07,405 --> 00:36:09,703 I don't know the girls here at Holy Cross. 459 00:36:09,908 --> 00:36:12,502 - What's your point? - Well, maybe you could... 460 00:36:12,711 --> 00:36:13,541 What? 461 00:36:13,745 --> 00:36:17,010 - Introduce me to a few... - I don't know any girls here. 462 00:36:19,017 --> 00:36:20,245 So be it. 463 00:36:25,056 --> 00:36:26,216 Wait a minute. 464 00:36:26,424 --> 00:36:27,721 Hey, wait! 465 00:36:28,793 --> 00:36:30,260 Hey, wait a minute. 466 00:36:30,829 --> 00:36:32,319 Maybe I do know some girls. 467 00:36:32,530 --> 00:36:34,725 In fact, I know a lot of girls. 468 00:36:34,933 --> 00:36:37,766 - I just gotta find them. - That's the spirit. 469 00:36:37,969 --> 00:36:40,563 As you can see, I'm pretty goddamn desperate. 470 00:36:40,772 --> 00:36:41,830 I'm D-Bob. 471 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,031 - Rudy. - And I'm in love. 472 00:36:44,242 --> 00:36:46,802 - Hey, how you doing? - Don't say anything. 473 00:36:47,011 --> 00:36:49,844 Pretty sweater you're wearing. This is D-Bob. 474 00:36:50,048 --> 00:36:51,879 He's feeling not well. 475 00:36:52,083 --> 00:36:53,641 Will you cut it out? 476 00:36:54,986 --> 00:36:56,283 Branski twisted his knee. 477 00:36:56,488 --> 00:36:58,012 He's not gonna make... 478 00:36:58,223 --> 00:37:01,192 - Is this the practice field? - All practices are closed. 479 00:37:01,392 --> 00:37:02,916 - I know Coach Parseghian. - Are you... 480 00:37:03,128 --> 00:37:05,460 - I talked to him the other day. - Watch out. 481 00:37:08,666 --> 00:37:10,258 - Step back, okay? - All right. 482 00:37:15,206 --> 00:37:16,366 Hey, coach! 483 00:37:19,944 --> 00:37:23,004 You gotta keep your eyes open around here, kid. 484 00:37:24,983 --> 00:37:26,780 Hey, coach! 485 00:37:27,118 --> 00:37:28,449 Coach Parseghian... 486 00:37:28,987 --> 00:37:32,150 ...anything I can do to help the team, you just let me know. 487 00:37:34,292 --> 00:37:35,725 See you. 488 00:37:45,904 --> 00:37:47,428 - Who's that? - Your lunch breaks are too long. 489 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:49,971 Go plug in the end zone. 490 00:37:50,175 --> 00:37:52,700 - Tell Jake I need to talk to him. - All right, boss. 491 00:37:53,778 --> 00:37:58,408 - What did I tell you about trespassing? - You're the guy I need to talk to. 492 00:37:59,050 --> 00:38:01,712 - I need your help. - Why should I help you? 493 00:38:02,020 --> 00:38:05,717 - I want to be your assistant. - I've got a full crew. 494 00:38:05,924 --> 00:38:08,825 Couldn't you use somebody else? I mean, I'll work for free. 495 00:38:09,661 --> 00:38:11,288 What's in it for you? 496 00:38:11,629 --> 00:38:14,860 I volunteered to help the team do anything I can, but... 497 00:38:15,066 --> 00:38:17,432 ...I can't, because I'm not a student here. 498 00:38:17,635 --> 00:38:19,125 But I will be. 499 00:38:19,404 --> 00:38:23,033 I figured if I'm gonna play here, I need to know the lay of the land. 500 00:38:23,608 --> 00:38:24,973 You're nuts. 501 00:38:25,176 --> 00:38:26,803 I've heard that a lot. 502 00:38:27,011 --> 00:38:29,741 Well, you've got to be nuts to want to work for nothing. 503 00:38:33,051 --> 00:38:35,611 I just want to be a part of this university. 504 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,427 Okay. 505 00:38:44,095 --> 00:38:46,825 Meet me here tomorrow, 10 a.m. 506 00:38:47,165 --> 00:38:49,759 - Thanks. - Minimum wage. 507 00:38:52,170 --> 00:38:54,104 - Thanks again. - All right. 508 00:38:55,106 --> 00:38:57,472 Did you understand what I was trying to say? 509 00:38:57,675 --> 00:38:58,733 You don't understand. 510 00:38:58,943 --> 00:39:01,138 - Let me give you a hand. - Are you sure? 511 00:39:01,346 --> 00:39:03,644 - No problem. Here. - I got it. 512 00:39:03,848 --> 00:39:05,748 - Keep it straight, kid. - Okay. 513 00:39:06,784 --> 00:39:09,412 - Poet. Scholar. - Dickinson. Dickinson. 514 00:39:10,255 --> 00:39:12,416 Hut, hut. Blue and gold, let's go. 515 00:39:13,157 --> 00:39:15,284 - Hi there, what's your name? - Donna. 516 00:39:15,493 --> 00:39:18,929 - Great. My name's Rudy Ruettiger. - Hi, I'm Colleen. 517 00:39:20,431 --> 00:39:23,730 - I've got this buddy, D-Bob. - D-Bob with the two watches? 518 00:39:23,935 --> 00:39:25,596 Mr. Marshall Fields? 519 00:39:25,803 --> 00:39:29,762 - His name's D-Bob. He's a sweetheart. - Well, maybe I'll see you around. 520 00:39:29,974 --> 00:39:32,966 - No, I have class. - I sit behind you in 235. 521 00:39:36,214 --> 00:39:38,739 - Two watches! - Two watches! 522 00:39:40,985 --> 00:39:45,479 Don't waste time reading the question if it's a long test in a short period. 523 00:39:45,690 --> 00:39:47,715 - All right. - Two of them will be similar. 524 00:39:47,926 --> 00:39:51,054 It'll be one of those two. One's absurd. Forget that one. 525 00:39:51,262 --> 00:39:52,923 - This is important. - "Increase... 526 00:39:53,164 --> 00:39:55,758 ...in psychological responses." - What do you think? 527 00:39:55,967 --> 00:39:57,264 Excuse me. 528 00:39:57,468 --> 00:40:00,528 I'm sorry to interrupt, but I just have to ask you... 529 00:40:00,738 --> 00:40:03,002 ...have we met somewhere before? 530 00:40:03,274 --> 00:40:06,300 You know, you look really familiar to me. 531 00:40:08,713 --> 00:40:12,444 Maybe psych class. Do you have psych on Monday, Wednesday, Friday? 532 00:40:12,650 --> 00:40:14,618 I'm in there at 10:00. 533 00:40:16,487 --> 00:40:17,954 Yeah, he's in that class. 534 00:40:18,156 --> 00:40:20,818 I bet that's where. I knew you looked familiar. 535 00:40:21,025 --> 00:40:24,358 Well, anyway, this is kind of embarrassing, but... 536 00:40:24,562 --> 00:40:27,292 ...you heard about the dance on Saturday night, right? 537 00:40:30,501 --> 00:40:32,298 - Right? - Yeah, we've heard about it. 538 00:40:32,503 --> 00:40:37,406 Okay. All right, well, I was just wondering, do you have any plans? 539 00:40:41,279 --> 00:40:46,080 - That's great. So you're available? - D-Bob would love to go. 540 00:40:46,317 --> 00:40:48,046 Really? This is so great. 541 00:40:48,252 --> 00:40:51,517 I would love to introduce you to my roommate, Elza. 542 00:40:53,858 --> 00:40:55,553 Elza, come here. 543 00:41:04,702 --> 00:41:09,196 D-Bob was suspicious, so he made me go to a language lab to take these tests. 544 00:41:09,407 --> 00:41:12,342 They said I had a slight case of dyslexia. 545 00:41:12,543 --> 00:41:15,876 It's when the words get mixed up in your head when you're reading. 546 00:41:17,048 --> 00:41:21,178 I'm doing exercises to help me, and... 547 00:41:21,386 --> 00:41:24,753 ...I got an A on a literature test. - That's great, kid. 548 00:41:26,391 --> 00:41:28,086 Hey, do you live in here? 549 00:41:29,060 --> 00:41:31,187 Believe it or not, got my own home. 550 00:41:31,396 --> 00:41:33,557 That cot's for when my sciatica acts up. 551 00:41:33,898 --> 00:41:35,729 Okay, let's go to work. 552 00:41:37,168 --> 00:41:39,227 See that hose on top of the locker? 553 00:41:39,437 --> 00:41:40,802 Bring that with you. 554 00:41:59,090 --> 00:42:00,182 So you're in student housing? 555 00:42:00,825 --> 00:42:02,986 Huh? 556 00:42:03,194 --> 00:42:05,287 No, I'm living with a friend in town. 557 00:42:05,496 --> 00:42:06,929 Where in town? 558 00:42:08,332 --> 00:42:12,359 - I haven't found a place to stay yet. - Funds pretty low, huh? 559 00:42:13,571 --> 00:42:16,631 All my savings went for tuition. 560 00:42:16,841 --> 00:42:19,036 I shower at Holy Cross. I'm all right. 561 00:42:19,243 --> 00:42:23,873 - So this is it, huh? - This is where it starts and finishes. 562 00:42:54,278 --> 00:42:55,973 "I've gotta go, Rock. 563 00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:58,339 It's all right. I'm not afraid. 564 00:42:59,016 --> 00:43:01,041 Sometime, when the team's in trouble... 565 00:43:01,252 --> 00:43:04,744 ...and things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys... 566 00:43:04,956 --> 00:43:08,756 ...tell them to go in there and win just one for the Gipper. 567 00:43:10,194 --> 00:43:14,722 I don't know where I'll be then, Rock, but I'll know about it... 568 00:43:14,932 --> 00:43:16,627 ...and I'll be happy." 569 00:43:24,876 --> 00:43:26,241 The Four Horsemen. 570 00:43:27,378 --> 00:43:29,141 Knute Rockne. 571 00:43:30,615 --> 00:43:32,310 Moose Krause. 572 00:43:32,850 --> 00:43:34,215 Angelo Bertelli. 573 00:43:34,418 --> 00:43:36,113 Johnny Lujack. 574 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:39,517 Leon Hart, Terry Hanratty, Jack Snow. 575 00:43:40,158 --> 00:43:41,682 John Lattner. 576 00:43:47,064 --> 00:43:49,624 Paul Hornung could've dressed in this locker. 577 00:43:50,468 --> 00:43:52,333 We got work to do, kid. 578 00:44:04,115 --> 00:44:07,243 "We're gonna go inside. We're gonna go outside. 579 00:44:07,451 --> 00:44:11,182 We're gonna get them on the run. We're gonna keep them on the run. 580 00:44:11,389 --> 00:44:13,050 Then we're gonna go, go, go, go, go! 581 00:44:13,257 --> 00:44:15,623 We won't stop until we're across that goal line. 582 00:44:16,093 --> 00:44:20,962 This is a team they say is good. Well, I think we're better than them. 583 00:44:21,332 --> 00:44:22,799 They can't lick us. 584 00:44:24,135 --> 00:44:25,659 What do you say, men?" 585 00:45:01,872 --> 00:45:04,102 By the way, Gipper, I got your gym card. 586 00:45:04,308 --> 00:45:06,003 - Great! - Wait, we had a deal. 587 00:45:06,210 --> 00:45:09,771 - I do your laundry for two months. - This was hard to get. 588 00:45:09,981 --> 00:45:13,007 - It's gonna be a semester. - Of doing your laundry? 589 00:45:13,584 --> 00:45:15,415 - Come on, let me see. - A semester. 590 00:45:15,620 --> 00:45:17,850 All right, fine. Just let me see the card. 591 00:45:20,625 --> 00:45:23,992 - Come on, that's impossible. - It's your job to give it a shot. 592 00:45:24,195 --> 00:45:26,322 She's out of our league. 593 00:45:26,530 --> 00:45:28,327 Tell her I'm a Fields. 594 00:45:28,799 --> 00:45:32,735 As in Marshall Fields. She'll know. Just tell her that, please. 595 00:45:41,479 --> 00:45:44,539 That looks great. I think you'll really enjoy it. 596 00:45:45,349 --> 00:45:48,341 Hi, are you interested in joining a student activity? 597 00:45:49,620 --> 00:45:51,178 Here's your choices. 598 00:45:55,259 --> 00:45:58,786 Do you see that guy over there? Over by the pillar. 599 00:45:58,996 --> 00:46:02,659 Could you wave at him a little bit? Just kind of humor him. 600 00:46:03,534 --> 00:46:04,728 Please? 601 00:46:11,309 --> 00:46:13,140 That was perfect. Thank you. 602 00:46:13,344 --> 00:46:14,311 Well? 603 00:46:14,745 --> 00:46:17,976 Choir looks good. I used to sing in the high school choir. 604 00:46:18,182 --> 00:46:21,913 - What's Football Boosters? - We organize the pep rallies and... 605 00:46:22,119 --> 00:46:25,020 ...paint the helmets the night before the game. 606 00:46:25,222 --> 00:46:27,622 The actual football helmets? You guys... 607 00:46:27,825 --> 00:46:29,952 That's definitely me. Where do I sign? 608 00:46:30,161 --> 00:46:31,389 Right here. 609 00:46:33,364 --> 00:46:35,423 You are a student at Notre Dame, right? 610 00:46:37,401 --> 00:46:39,596 Yeah. Why, don't I look like one? 611 00:46:39,804 --> 00:46:41,704 Oh, no, we're just supposed to ask. 612 00:46:41,906 --> 00:46:45,239 Yeah, I'm Notre Dame gold and blue, through and through. 613 00:46:45,676 --> 00:46:50,079 The first meeting is tomorrow night at the ACC, 7:00. 614 00:46:50,314 --> 00:46:52,305 - See you there. - All right, bye. 615 00:46:53,551 --> 00:46:55,951 Like to sign up for a student activity? 616 00:46:56,153 --> 00:46:57,814 - Strike? - Out. 617 00:46:58,222 --> 00:47:01,020 She has a boyfriend who's on the football team. 618 00:47:01,225 --> 00:47:04,558 - You looked like you were in. - Well, I'm sorry. 619 00:47:04,762 --> 00:47:07,959 You look awful goddamn happy about this. 620 00:47:09,500 --> 00:47:10,899 Thank you. 621 00:47:12,937 --> 00:47:16,600 - Did you get the field passes? - Chuck hasn't given them to me yet. 622 00:47:17,208 --> 00:47:18,334 Mary. 623 00:47:21,011 --> 00:47:22,035 Mary! 624 00:47:28,886 --> 00:47:31,081 - Watch yourself. - Oh! Sorry. 625 00:47:41,699 --> 00:47:42,757 Hey... 626 00:47:43,567 --> 00:47:45,159 ...isn't this fantastic? 627 00:47:45,369 --> 00:47:47,633 There's 24-karat gold in the paint! 628 00:47:47,838 --> 00:47:51,069 - What's your name again? - Rudy Ruettiger. 629 00:47:51,642 --> 00:47:55,100 I need your student I.D. To get your card section pass. 630 00:47:56,881 --> 00:47:59,008 I don't have it now, but I'm gonna get it. 631 00:47:59,216 --> 00:48:03,209 - I'll have it by tomorrow. - I gotta send the names in tonight. 632 00:48:03,421 --> 00:48:05,355 Couldn't you let it slide this once? 633 00:48:05,556 --> 00:48:08,491 It's the rules, sorry. Next game. 634 00:48:10,728 --> 00:48:14,129 Are you gonna come to Corby's? It's where we all go afterwards. 635 00:48:14,331 --> 00:48:16,492 Yeah, I'll be there. Thanks. 636 00:48:31,282 --> 00:48:35,651 Is that Bob Gladieux and Ron Dushney sitting at the end of the bar? 637 00:48:36,353 --> 00:48:38,821 - How about another one? - Sure. 638 00:48:39,457 --> 00:48:42,688 Now, that's a game to remember: 1966 against Michigan State. 639 00:48:42,893 --> 00:48:47,159 Gladieux caught the greatest pass in Notre Dame football history. 640 00:48:48,199 --> 00:48:49,029 Hey! 641 00:48:49,233 --> 00:48:52,964 "Mary, Mary quite contrary, what makes your garden grow?" 642 00:48:54,538 --> 00:48:57,598 Excuse me, could I get change for a dollar, please? 643 00:48:57,808 --> 00:48:59,139 Thank you. 644 00:48:59,810 --> 00:49:00,640 You all right? 645 00:49:01,679 --> 00:49:05,877 Yeah. I just wanted to say it's been a pleasure working with you. 646 00:49:06,717 --> 00:49:07,547 Thanks. 647 00:49:07,751 --> 00:49:12,154 You said before you were the greatest Notre Dame football fan in history. 648 00:49:12,356 --> 00:49:16,053 I thought I was, so I guess that means we got something in common. 649 00:49:18,629 --> 00:49:22,622 In fact, I'm gonna be playing football for the Irish next fall. 650 00:49:22,833 --> 00:49:25,199 I've talked to Coach Parseghian about it. 651 00:49:25,402 --> 00:49:28,894 You see, I'm at Holy Cross for a semester, maybe two at the most. 652 00:49:29,106 --> 00:49:31,438 Father Cavanaugh says if I make the grades... 653 00:49:31,876 --> 00:49:34,436 ...I'll have a real good shot at getting in. 654 00:49:34,712 --> 00:49:38,273 And for the first time in my life, my grades have been really good. 655 00:49:39,083 --> 00:49:41,108 You're not a Notre Dame student? 656 00:49:43,187 --> 00:49:44,051 Not officially. 657 00:49:44,255 --> 00:49:47,713 - But I will be next semester. - You can't be a part of the Boosters. 658 00:49:47,925 --> 00:49:50,758 - I'm sorry. - Mary, wait a minute. 659 00:49:51,228 --> 00:49:53,059 Will you please forget I said that? 660 00:49:53,264 --> 00:49:56,199 - You know what a tremendous fan I am. - It's the rules. 661 00:49:56,400 --> 00:49:57,833 I know, but... 662 00:49:59,670 --> 00:50:00,967 Damn! 663 00:50:33,804 --> 00:50:34,828 I need one ticket. 664 00:50:35,039 --> 00:50:37,064 No way. 665 00:50:37,274 --> 00:50:41,176 - Mister, I got 10 bucks for a ticket. - Ten bucks? You're 90 short. 666 00:50:42,079 --> 00:50:45,845 - Kid, can I buy that ticket from you? - Yeah, for 20 bucks. 667 00:50:47,251 --> 00:50:51,950 - Please, can I get in? I got $10. - I couldn't do it. I'd lose my job. 668 00:50:52,156 --> 00:50:53,350 Really. 669 00:50:53,624 --> 00:50:55,285 I'd like to, buddy. 670 00:50:57,795 --> 00:51:01,925 - Hands off to Eric Penick for the Notre Dame touchdown. 671 00:51:10,341 --> 00:51:12,366 Do you have an extra ticket? Please? 672 00:51:12,576 --> 00:51:15,409 - One ticket. I just need one seat. - I'm sorry, no. 673 00:51:32,630 --> 00:51:37,567 Point after attempt is good. Score: Irish, 7, Northwestern, nothing. 674 00:53:02,686 --> 00:53:05,985 Fortune, did you see Eric Penick's kickoff return yesterday? 675 00:53:06,724 --> 00:53:08,248 I saw it on TV. 676 00:53:08,459 --> 00:53:10,586 He broke free right about here. 677 00:53:11,061 --> 00:53:14,428 The 40. The 35. The 30! 678 00:53:14,631 --> 00:53:17,225 The 25! The 20! The 15! 679 00:53:17,434 --> 00:53:20,631 The 10! The 5! Touchdown Irish! 680 00:53:25,876 --> 00:53:28,071 Hey, hey, hey, we got work to do. 681 00:53:29,213 --> 00:53:31,443 Down, set, hut! 682 00:53:36,553 --> 00:53:39,613 - You ever see a game from in here? - Nope. 683 00:53:40,457 --> 00:53:44,291 Well, then your first game will be one I'm playing in. 684 00:53:44,495 --> 00:53:48,591 Whatever you say, kid. You gonna watch me or help me? 685 00:53:53,137 --> 00:53:55,435 Thanks for the blanket and the key. 686 00:53:55,639 --> 00:53:57,607 I don't know nothing about it. 687 00:53:58,041 --> 00:54:00,202 Then who put the key on the cot? 688 00:54:02,045 --> 00:54:03,979 You hear what I just said? 689 00:54:05,449 --> 00:54:06,381 Yeah. 690 00:54:21,298 --> 00:54:23,323 All B's. 691 00:54:24,501 --> 00:54:25,991 And an A. 692 00:54:28,172 --> 00:54:30,732 I know my grades have gone down, Father, but... 693 00:54:30,941 --> 00:54:33,466 ...I have a lot of extracurricular activities. 694 00:54:33,911 --> 00:54:36,004 You did a good job, kid. 695 00:54:36,547 --> 00:54:41,484 Admissions people, you never can tell. They're a funny bunch of squirrels. 696 00:54:42,085 --> 00:54:43,985 Have I done all I can? 697 00:55:06,310 --> 00:55:07,436 Excuse me. 698 00:55:07,644 --> 00:55:10,010 Hi, I need box 620, please. 699 00:55:15,452 --> 00:55:16,714 Thank you. 700 00:55:27,965 --> 00:55:30,957 "Dear Mr. Ruettiger, Your application for admission... 701 00:55:31,168 --> 00:55:34,399 ...to the University of Notre Dame has been evaluated by..." 702 00:55:46,984 --> 00:55:49,646 - Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas to you. 703 00:55:59,830 --> 00:56:03,857 Tommy, where did you get that? Oh, you're all sticky. 704 00:56:04,067 --> 00:56:08,197 It's okay, but it's just gonna get everything all over the place. 705 00:56:09,706 --> 00:56:10,695 Rudy! 706 00:56:11,742 --> 00:56:13,573 Where have you been for so long? 707 00:56:13,777 --> 00:56:17,474 I've been going to college at Holy Cross. It's in South Bend. 708 00:56:17,714 --> 00:56:21,343 If you're going to Holy Cross, why do you have a Notre Dame jacket? 709 00:56:21,551 --> 00:56:24,349 - I'll go there next year. - Then that's where I'll go too! 710 00:56:24,554 --> 00:56:27,022 Do you want something to eat? 711 00:56:32,529 --> 00:56:34,429 An A and three B's. 712 00:56:37,067 --> 00:56:38,500 Good for you. 713 00:56:42,839 --> 00:56:46,536 I didn't make it into Notre Dame this semester. I saw a few home games. 714 00:56:46,977 --> 00:56:50,879 I thought about you. You'd have loved it. You gotta come over for a game. 715 00:56:51,148 --> 00:56:52,740 It's so exciting. You've... 716 00:56:52,950 --> 00:56:56,408 I watch the games here on my television. That's fine for me. 717 00:56:56,620 --> 00:56:58,747 I know, but it's not the same thing. 718 00:57:02,559 --> 00:57:03,958 What if I were in the game? 719 00:57:04,161 --> 00:57:06,527 Jesus, we still have to listen to this crap? 720 00:57:06,730 --> 00:57:08,994 That semester at college didn't make you smarter. 721 00:57:09,333 --> 00:57:11,699 I'm glad you made good grades. 722 00:57:13,503 --> 00:57:15,164 Come on, Johnny. Please tell me. 723 00:57:15,605 --> 00:57:17,368 It wouldn't be a surprise if I tell. 724 00:57:17,574 --> 00:57:19,633 You can do better than that. 725 00:57:19,843 --> 00:57:21,674 Okay, one more hint. 726 00:57:23,313 --> 00:57:27,374 Hey, Johnny-boy, aren't you gonna wish your brother a merry Christmas? 727 00:57:43,033 --> 00:57:44,364 How you doing, Rudy? 728 00:57:46,203 --> 00:57:47,192 Fine. 729 00:57:48,672 --> 00:57:53,405 I just want to tell you that you going to college and all... 730 00:57:54,344 --> 00:57:55,902 ...I think that's great. 731 00:57:57,080 --> 00:57:58,604 Thanks, Johnny. 732 00:58:03,153 --> 00:58:04,848 I'll be in the kitchen. 733 00:58:10,794 --> 00:58:12,022 I gotta go. 734 00:58:13,830 --> 00:58:15,661 Why don't you stay for a while? 735 00:58:15,866 --> 00:58:17,299 I have to go to work. 736 00:58:17,501 --> 00:58:18,968 Rudy, I'm sorry. 737 00:58:19,536 --> 00:58:23,028 I just want to tell you that I hope you make it. I do. 738 00:58:58,508 --> 00:58:59,475 Hi. 739 00:59:00,177 --> 00:59:01,166 Hi. 740 00:59:10,187 --> 00:59:12,712 Twelve o'clock. Closing time. 741 00:59:12,923 --> 00:59:15,221 - Thanks, Mrs. Mackenzie. - You're welcome. 742 00:59:21,398 --> 00:59:22,387 Thanks. 743 00:59:44,287 --> 00:59:47,723 Vacation, that's all I hear from you. "I'm gonna go on vacation." 744 00:59:48,091 --> 00:59:50,525 After this game you're gonna pay my money, right? 745 00:59:50,727 --> 00:59:52,661 What about the end of the month? 746 00:59:55,632 --> 00:59:57,429 Total failure. 747 00:59:57,634 --> 00:59:59,101 Everything I did. 748 00:59:59,302 --> 01:00:03,363 Work, the studying, four hours a night's sleep in a dungeon. 749 01:00:08,378 --> 01:00:10,778 I've blown another year of eligibility. 750 01:00:10,981 --> 01:00:12,778 This entire year's been a waste. 751 01:00:12,983 --> 01:00:14,041 A waste, huh? 752 01:00:15,485 --> 01:00:19,148 You got your head so far up your ass about that damn football team... 753 01:00:19,356 --> 01:00:23,258 ...you don't get that you just got one year of top-quality education. 754 01:00:23,460 --> 01:00:24,791 "Waste." 755 01:00:25,495 --> 01:00:27,588 Don't be wasting my time. 756 01:00:30,700 --> 01:00:32,634 Ain't you got some work to do? 757 01:00:49,085 --> 01:00:52,521 First three chapters for next week. Start thinking about those. 758 01:00:58,628 --> 01:00:59,686 Thank you. 759 01:01:22,652 --> 01:01:23,812 Damn it! 760 01:02:00,390 --> 01:02:01,424 We gotta do our own cooking and laundry. 761 01:02:01,424 --> 01:02:02,857 We gotta do our own cooking and laundry. 762 01:02:03,059 --> 01:02:05,084 I'm not very good at that either. 763 01:02:05,295 --> 01:02:07,855 You gonna invite me? 764 01:02:08,064 --> 01:02:09,463 You'll be the first one. 765 01:02:09,666 --> 01:02:13,693 - First? I'm gonna be the guinea pig? - If you live through it, why... 766 01:02:13,903 --> 01:02:16,269 - Excuse me. - Sure. 767 01:02:24,714 --> 01:02:27,342 Taking your appeal to a higher court. 768 01:02:27,751 --> 01:02:29,082 I'm desperate. 769 01:02:29,653 --> 01:02:32,622 If I don't get in next semester, it's over, done. 770 01:02:33,023 --> 01:02:35,617 Notre Dame doesn't accept senior transfers. 771 01:02:39,062 --> 01:02:42,896 Well, you did a hell of a job, kid, chasing down your dream. 772 01:02:43,600 --> 01:02:47,764 I don't care. If it doesn't produce results, it doesn't mean anything. 773 01:02:49,406 --> 01:02:51,931 I think you'll discover that it will. 774 01:02:54,277 --> 01:02:56,643 Maybe I haven't prayed enough. 775 01:02:56,846 --> 01:02:58,711 I'm sure that's not the problem. 776 01:02:59,816 --> 01:03:02,046 Praying is something we do in our time. 777 01:03:02,252 --> 01:03:04,550 The answers come in God's time. 778 01:03:05,855 --> 01:03:10,417 Have I done everything I possibly can? Can you help me? 779 01:03:14,531 --> 01:03:17,659 Son, in 35 years of religious studies... 780 01:03:17,867 --> 01:03:21,633 ...I've come up with only two hard, incontrovertible facts: 781 01:03:21,838 --> 01:03:23,203 There is a God... 782 01:03:25,375 --> 01:03:26,899 ...and I'm not Him. 783 01:03:48,698 --> 01:03:51,326 Is there anything in box 620, please? 784 01:04:31,641 --> 01:04:33,404 "...has been approved. 785 01:04:35,478 --> 01:04:39,073 You've been accepted as a freshman for the fall semester..." 786 01:04:51,661 --> 01:04:53,424 Oh, thank God. 787 01:05:12,282 --> 01:05:13,544 What's wrong? 788 01:05:13,750 --> 01:05:14,910 Read it. 789 01:05:22,926 --> 01:05:26,623 "Congratulations, you are..." 790 01:05:32,769 --> 01:05:33,827 I did it. 791 01:05:36,906 --> 01:05:38,100 You did it. 792 01:05:38,842 --> 01:05:40,139 You did it. 793 01:05:41,811 --> 01:05:43,039 Hey, guys. 794 01:05:44,147 --> 01:05:45,739 My son's going to Notre Dame. 795 01:05:45,949 --> 01:05:47,940 All right, Rudy. Way to go! 796 01:05:49,986 --> 01:05:51,681 Hey, you guys! 797 01:05:52,489 --> 01:05:55,083 My son's going to Notre Dame! 798 01:05:57,293 --> 01:06:00,694 You hear that, Johnny? Your brother's going to Notre Dame. 799 01:06:00,897 --> 01:06:02,558 Can you believe it, Frank? 800 01:06:03,066 --> 01:06:04,397 Congratulations. 801 01:06:04,801 --> 01:06:08,703 So, listen, you wanna work till it's time to go to school? 802 01:06:08,905 --> 01:06:12,500 I gotta get back, Pop. Football tryouts start this week. 803 01:06:20,416 --> 01:06:21,747 I'll call you. 804 01:06:39,569 --> 01:06:42,231 One, two, three... 805 01:06:43,039 --> 01:06:46,566 ...four, five, six... 806 01:06:46,776 --> 01:06:48,767 ...seven, eight! 807 01:07:02,992 --> 01:07:05,085 Let me tell it to you as clean as I can. 808 01:07:06,563 --> 01:07:07,962 We have 95 players here... 809 01:07:08,398 --> 01:07:11,060 ...so accomplished as athletes in high school... 810 01:07:11,267 --> 01:07:15,601 ...they have full scholarships to the best football program in the country. 811 01:07:15,805 --> 01:07:20,105 NCAA regulations allow us to dress just 60 for home games... 812 01:07:20,310 --> 01:07:23,302 ...which means at least 35 scholarship players... 813 01:07:23,513 --> 01:07:25,811 ...will be watching the game from the stands. 814 01:07:26,015 --> 01:07:28,483 So if any of you has any fantasies... 815 01:07:28,685 --> 01:07:32,712 ...about running out of that tunnel with your helmet shining in the sun... 816 01:07:32,922 --> 01:07:34,787 ...you best leave them right here. 817 01:07:34,991 --> 01:07:39,223 Of you 15 dreamers out there, maybe we'll keep one or two. 818 01:07:40,063 --> 01:07:44,762 My job is to basically beat the shit out of you for the next five days. 819 01:07:44,968 --> 01:07:47,300 And whoever is still standing at the end... 820 01:07:47,503 --> 01:07:49,971 ...maybe we'll use for our scout teams. 821 01:07:50,173 --> 01:07:54,007 You'll be running the opposition's plays week in and week out. 822 01:07:54,477 --> 01:07:58,106 Your greatest value to us is, we don't care whether you get hurt. 823 01:07:58,314 --> 01:08:02,751 Our first teams are gonna pound on you like you're their worst enemies. 824 01:08:03,886 --> 01:08:06,013 Like what you hear so far? 825 01:08:07,256 --> 01:08:11,158 Any of you want to run home to Mama? Now's your chance. 826 01:08:12,795 --> 01:08:15,093 Joe, they're all yours. 827 01:08:15,298 --> 01:08:19,166 Don't just stand there trying to think. Let's hit those ropes. Move it! 828 01:08:19,369 --> 01:08:21,394 Move it, I said! Come on! 829 01:08:22,839 --> 01:08:24,466 Pick them up, pick them up! 830 01:08:24,674 --> 01:08:27,404 High knees! Let's go, gentlemen, let's go! 831 01:08:27,610 --> 01:08:29,874 Pump your arms, keep your heads up. 832 01:08:30,146 --> 01:08:32,273 That's it, don't step on that rope! 833 01:08:32,482 --> 01:08:36,680 Up and down, let's go! We want to see how quick you are here. 834 01:08:36,886 --> 01:08:38,513 Keep it rolling, keep it rolling. 835 01:08:40,590 --> 01:08:42,615 Heads up, keep moving, keep moving. 836 01:08:42,825 --> 01:08:45,919 Pump those arms, pump those arms when you're backwards running. 837 01:08:46,129 --> 01:08:48,393 Move it, move it, move it! 838 01:08:48,598 --> 01:08:50,498 Keep your heads up, keep your heads up! 839 01:08:50,700 --> 01:08:51,724 Run! 840 01:09:10,086 --> 01:09:12,054 Get in there, Ruettiger, get in there! 841 01:09:19,395 --> 01:09:21,955 All right, let's concentrate and get it right. 842 01:09:23,900 --> 01:09:26,198 Go hard, charge him. 843 01:09:38,281 --> 01:09:41,250 What is that? What are you doing? Come on! 844 01:09:41,451 --> 01:09:43,578 Who has the play? Who wants to do it right? 845 01:09:44,187 --> 01:09:45,279 I got it. 846 01:09:45,822 --> 01:09:47,756 All right, stay low. 847 01:09:56,132 --> 01:09:58,191 Come on, let's do it again! 848 01:09:59,535 --> 01:10:02,003 - Get out of here. - Coach, I can do it. 849 01:10:02,438 --> 01:10:04,838 Oh, yeah? All right, we'll see. 850 01:10:18,621 --> 01:10:20,987 This is where we separate the men from the girls. 851 01:10:21,190 --> 01:10:22,953 30, hit the spot. 852 01:10:36,939 --> 01:10:40,306 Get in there. Now pick him off. Pick him off, damn it! 853 01:10:44,714 --> 01:10:47,046 All right, if you want to make this team... 854 01:10:51,954 --> 01:10:54,149 Relax for a few minutes. 855 01:10:58,761 --> 01:11:01,059 If it was up to me, I'd get rid of all of them. 856 01:11:01,464 --> 01:11:04,058 If they can't protect themselves, I don't want them. 857 01:11:04,267 --> 01:11:05,529 The kid with blood on him. 858 01:11:05,735 --> 01:11:07,100 Ruettiger? 859 01:11:07,303 --> 01:11:09,794 Have you been watching? No athletic skill. 860 01:11:10,006 --> 01:11:14,033 - He's put more effort than anybody. - You fellows decide. 861 01:11:14,243 --> 01:11:17,804 Not in my defensive backfield. You want him, you got him. 862 01:11:18,781 --> 01:11:22,148 All right, shower up. We'll let you know. 863 01:11:24,353 --> 01:11:25,877 You think you made it? 864 01:11:26,923 --> 01:11:28,618 Unfortunately, yeah. 865 01:11:29,358 --> 01:11:31,883 What is so unfortunate about making the team? 866 01:11:32,094 --> 01:11:34,085 This is my third year as a walk-on. 867 01:11:34,297 --> 01:11:37,266 I had scholarships to two Big Ten schools. 868 01:11:37,466 --> 01:11:39,900 But my father was an all-American here... 869 01:11:40,102 --> 01:11:42,195 ...so I get a lot of family pressure. 870 01:11:42,405 --> 01:11:43,838 I don't understand. 871 01:11:44,040 --> 01:11:46,702 If you haven't been cut, then you still have a chance. 872 01:11:46,909 --> 01:11:49,343 - What, a chance to play? - Yeah. 873 01:11:49,545 --> 01:11:53,037 The only reason they keep me on here is because I'm a legacy. 874 01:11:53,249 --> 01:11:56,047 To them I'm no more valuable than a tackling dummy. 875 01:11:56,252 --> 01:11:57,947 Ruettiger, come with me. 876 01:11:58,154 --> 01:11:59,416 Yeah, coach. 877 01:12:00,823 --> 01:12:02,586 You want on the team pretty bad. 878 01:12:02,792 --> 01:12:04,259 You have no idea. 879 01:12:04,594 --> 01:12:07,791 - You sure busted your balls out there. - Coach, I'll do anything. 880 01:12:07,997 --> 01:12:10,124 You think you can give the same effort... 881 01:12:10,333 --> 01:12:13,302 ...day in and day out for the next five months? 882 01:12:13,502 --> 01:12:15,163 Sir, I have no doubt. 883 01:12:15,371 --> 01:12:19,137 Fine. If you do lighten up one hair... 884 01:12:20,209 --> 01:12:23,770 ...I'll throw you off this team so fast you won't know what hit you. 885 01:12:25,481 --> 01:12:26,470 Wait a minute. 886 01:12:26,682 --> 01:12:29,617 Throw me off? That means I gotta be on the team first. 887 01:12:29,819 --> 01:12:32,344 - Don't let me down. - Does that mean I'm on the team? 888 01:12:32,555 --> 01:12:34,648 - Yeah, kid, you're on the team. - Thank you! 889 01:12:34,857 --> 01:12:36,324 Hey, hey, come on. 890 01:12:36,525 --> 01:12:38,083 Go put some shoes on. 891 01:12:59,815 --> 01:13:01,544 Thanks for everything. 892 01:13:02,184 --> 01:13:03,116 Here. 893 01:13:03,319 --> 01:13:04,513 What's that? 894 01:13:05,254 --> 01:13:07,449 It's the key to the maintenance room. 895 01:13:08,791 --> 01:13:10,691 Don't know nothing about it. 896 01:13:16,799 --> 01:13:17,925 Yeah... 897 01:13:22,471 --> 01:13:26,168 You promised. You'll come see your first game if I ever dress. 898 01:13:34,583 --> 01:13:38,451 Well, I'll stop by every now and again, just to bother you. 899 01:13:39,789 --> 01:13:41,222 See you later. 900 01:13:42,191 --> 01:13:43,385 Hey, kid. 901 01:13:45,227 --> 01:13:46,888 You ever dress... 902 01:13:48,731 --> 01:13:49,993 ...I'll be there. 903 01:13:54,603 --> 01:13:57,902 Rally, sons of Notre Dame 904 01:13:58,107 --> 01:14:01,235 Sing the glory and sound the fame 905 01:14:01,677 --> 01:14:04,908 Raise the gold and blue And cheer with voices true 906 01:14:05,114 --> 01:14:07,173 Rah-rah for Notre Dame 907 01:14:08,684 --> 01:14:11,551 We will fight in every game 908 01:14:11,754 --> 01:14:15,485 Strong of heart and true to her name 909 01:14:15,691 --> 01:14:18,421 We will ne'er forget her And will cheer her ever 910 01:14:18,627 --> 01:14:21,494 Loyal to Notre Dame 911 01:14:22,131 --> 01:14:25,430 Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame 912 01:14:25,634 --> 01:14:28,535 Wake up the echoes cheering her name 913 01:14:28,738 --> 01:14:31,502 Send the volley cheer on high 914 01:14:32,108 --> 01:14:35,100 Shake down the thunder from the sky 915 01:14:35,311 --> 01:14:38,337 What tho the odds be great or small 916 01:14:39,615 --> 01:14:41,913 Old Notre Dame will win over all 917 01:14:42,118 --> 01:14:45,178 While her loyal sons are marching 918 01:14:45,388 --> 01:14:47,856 Onward to victory 919 01:14:48,691 --> 01:14:51,819 Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame 920 01:14:52,028 --> 01:14:55,293 Wake up the echoes cheering her name 921 01:14:55,498 --> 01:14:58,365 Send the volley cheer on high 922 01:14:58,567 --> 01:15:01,536 Shake down the thunder from the sky 923 01:15:01,737 --> 01:15:05,434 What tho the odds be great or small 924 01:15:05,641 --> 01:15:08,337 Old Notre Dame will win over all 925 01:15:08,544 --> 01:15:11,672 While her loyal sons are marching 926 01:15:11,881 --> 01:15:13,371 Onward to victory 927 01:15:15,418 --> 01:15:18,319 Onward to victory 928 01:15:26,829 --> 01:15:27,659 Sloppy! 929 01:15:28,330 --> 01:15:30,821 Run it again. Sloppy, for chrissake! 930 01:15:31,033 --> 01:15:32,091 38 counter. 931 01:15:32,301 --> 01:15:35,759 The back missed the hole. He's gotta go to the outside. 932 01:15:35,971 --> 01:15:38,166 You all right, man? Come on, get up. 933 01:15:40,709 --> 01:15:42,336 - Get in the huddle. - Ruettiger! 934 01:15:42,545 --> 01:15:44,069 Ruettiger, get out. 935 01:15:44,280 --> 01:15:45,804 I can do it, coach! 936 01:15:49,952 --> 01:15:51,476 - Ready? - Let's go, fellas. 937 01:16:06,202 --> 01:16:07,533 What are you doing? 938 01:16:07,736 --> 01:16:11,797 Don't treat me like your kid brother. I'm playing defense for Purdue. 939 01:16:14,009 --> 01:16:16,842 You ain't here to be no nanny in no kindergarten! 940 01:16:17,046 --> 01:16:19,344 - Now, go play ball. - Hit me, man. 941 01:16:32,261 --> 01:16:33,888 Red 40! 942 01:16:34,663 --> 01:16:36,153 Red 40! 943 01:16:46,108 --> 01:16:47,837 Keep your ass down. 944 01:16:55,484 --> 01:16:57,679 So on Eagle, do I go on "set" or "2"? 945 01:16:57,887 --> 01:17:00,151 You gotta go on "set." You gotta pick the man up. 946 01:17:00,356 --> 01:17:03,416 On Eagle Slant, do I let him slide or do I pick him up too? 947 01:17:03,626 --> 01:17:05,958 Hey, little buddy! Hold up, man. 948 01:17:06,729 --> 01:17:09,163 I'm not talking to you. You keep going. 949 01:17:10,032 --> 01:17:12,865 I'm sorry about what happened at practice today. 950 01:17:13,068 --> 01:17:14,399 Don't be sorry. 951 01:17:14,970 --> 01:17:18,098 If you don't cool it out there, you'll get yourself killed. 952 01:17:18,774 --> 01:17:23,177 If I cool it, I won't be helping you get ready for the games. Got it? 953 01:17:26,081 --> 01:17:27,514 I got it. 954 01:17:28,150 --> 01:17:31,085 He's just a showboat, man. That's all he's about. 955 01:17:31,287 --> 01:17:34,051 He's just doing his job, Jamie. Can it. 956 01:17:38,794 --> 01:17:40,125 Go Irish! 957 01:17:41,030 --> 01:17:43,931 Go Irish! 958 01:18:17,433 --> 01:18:20,027 - Let's go. Come on. - Come on, here we go. 959 01:18:33,315 --> 01:18:34,976 What are you doing, huh? 960 01:18:37,586 --> 01:18:38,610 Break it up! 961 01:18:38,821 --> 01:18:39,913 Get off me! 962 01:18:40,389 --> 01:18:41,686 Come on, Ruettiger! 963 01:18:43,559 --> 01:18:45,823 Break it up, I said. And cool down. 964 01:18:46,262 --> 01:18:48,924 You brown-nosed suck-ass! You suck ass! 965 01:18:49,999 --> 01:18:52,160 What's your problem, O'Hare? 966 01:18:52,368 --> 01:18:55,633 Last practice and this asshole thinks it's the Super Bowl. 967 01:18:55,971 --> 01:18:59,998 You just summed up your entire sorry career here... 968 01:19:00,209 --> 01:19:01,836 ...in one sentence! 969 01:19:02,044 --> 01:19:05,536 If you had a tenth of Ruettiger's heart, you'd have made all-American. 970 01:19:05,748 --> 01:19:08,444 As it is, you just went from third team to prep team. 971 01:19:08,651 --> 01:19:11,085 Go on, get out of here. Get me another tailback. 972 01:19:11,287 --> 01:19:12,549 - Huddle! - Let's run it. 973 01:19:12,755 --> 01:19:14,689 Come on, let's rock some ass. 974 01:19:15,391 --> 01:19:18,485 - Huddle! - Let's go. Defense, come on out. 975 01:19:19,561 --> 01:19:22,860 Rudy, I want you to ice this twice more in your room tonight. 976 01:19:23,065 --> 01:19:24,259 We'll see you tomorrow. 977 01:19:24,466 --> 01:19:27,697 Keep that pack on that shoulder for at least 15 more minutes. 978 01:19:32,474 --> 01:19:33,498 Hey, Jim. 979 01:19:35,044 --> 01:19:38,707 Your bullshit out there makes us look bad, so dial it down a notch. 980 01:19:39,181 --> 01:19:40,011 Dial it down? 981 01:19:40,215 --> 01:19:44,015 Everybody's sick and tired of hearing, "Put out more like Ruettiger." 982 01:19:44,219 --> 01:19:46,813 What do you get out of getting your head kicked in? 983 01:19:48,023 --> 01:19:49,513 It's not worth it, you know? 984 01:19:49,725 --> 01:19:52,353 You gotta be in at least one play during a game... 985 01:19:52,561 --> 01:19:55,155 ...to officially be part of this team. 986 01:19:55,564 --> 01:19:59,500 The only uniform you'll put on is that grungy thing you've been wearing. 987 01:19:59,702 --> 01:20:02,364 If you hate it so much, why don't you just quit? 988 01:20:03,906 --> 01:20:05,134 I can't. 989 01:20:05,841 --> 01:20:07,138 Why not? 990 01:20:09,511 --> 01:20:12,412 If I quit, my father won't pay my tuition. 991 01:20:17,052 --> 01:20:18,542 Is that why you're here? 992 01:20:23,826 --> 01:20:28,195 I'm under the delusion that I might get a chance to run out that tunnel. 993 01:20:41,610 --> 01:20:43,202 Does he think I'm lying to him? 994 01:20:43,412 --> 01:20:45,676 Nobody said nothing about lying. 995 01:20:45,881 --> 01:20:48,975 I have to get pictures taken of practice to prove I'm on the team? 996 01:20:49,184 --> 01:20:50,344 I believe you. 997 01:20:50,552 --> 01:20:53,248 What happened to my face? Where did I get these? 998 01:20:53,455 --> 01:20:57,084 - So you're a glorified waterboy. - Oh, you just don't get it. 999 01:20:57,292 --> 01:21:01,058 If you are on that team, my opinion of Notre Dame just hit the shits. 1000 01:21:01,263 --> 01:21:02,321 Leave him alone. 1001 01:21:02,531 --> 01:21:03,520 There's no "if." 1002 01:21:03,732 --> 01:21:07,133 I wear a uniform, I block and tackle. You just don't understand. 1003 01:21:07,336 --> 01:21:08,462 Actually, it's simple. 1004 01:21:08,670 --> 01:21:11,400 Every Saturday when we turn on the TV to watch... 1005 01:21:11,607 --> 01:21:15,771 ...we see players wearing the blue and gold. We just don't see you. 1006 01:21:16,111 --> 01:21:17,271 You will. 1007 01:21:17,479 --> 01:21:19,140 - What? - You will. Now shoot. 1008 01:21:19,381 --> 01:21:20,848 Just shoot. 1009 01:21:27,022 --> 01:21:29,547 Coach, Rudy Ruettiger's here to see you. 1010 01:21:31,326 --> 01:21:32,759 Send him in. 1011 01:21:41,870 --> 01:21:43,929 This won't take long, coach. 1012 01:21:44,473 --> 01:21:48,409 First, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity of being on the team. 1013 01:21:48,610 --> 01:21:50,805 I never thought I'd be saying this... 1014 01:21:51,013 --> 01:21:54,107 ...but it's been a pleasure. Now what can I do for you? 1015 01:21:56,018 --> 01:21:59,852 Well, one of the many things that I've learned this year... 1016 01:22:00,055 --> 01:22:03,718 ...is that no matter how hard I try, I'll never get above the prep team. 1017 01:22:03,926 --> 01:22:08,625 I've accepted that God made some people football players, but not me. 1018 01:22:09,064 --> 01:22:12,932 I wish God would put your heart in some of my players' bodies. 1019 01:22:17,039 --> 01:22:20,998 My father loves Notre Dame football more than anything else in the world. 1020 01:22:21,443 --> 01:22:23,536 He doesn't believe I'm on the team... 1021 01:22:23,745 --> 01:22:26,077 ...because he can't see me during the games. 1022 01:22:27,149 --> 01:22:30,983 Next year, my senior year, I'd love to be able to give him this gift: 1023 01:22:31,787 --> 01:22:35,314 I'd really appreciate it if you'd let me dress one game next season. 1024 01:22:37,593 --> 01:22:38,719 Look, Rudy... 1025 01:22:38,927 --> 01:22:43,364 ...the NCAA really hamstrings us with this 60 rule. 1026 01:22:43,565 --> 01:22:45,829 In some positions we only have one backup. 1027 01:22:46,034 --> 01:22:49,902 You know every year we're competing for the national championship. 1028 01:22:53,408 --> 01:22:55,376 Is this just for your father? 1029 01:22:57,479 --> 01:23:01,848 No, it's for everybody who told me that it would be impossible. 1030 01:23:02,251 --> 01:23:03,843 It's for my brothers... 1031 01:23:04,052 --> 01:23:07,419 ...the kids in my high school, the guys I work with at the mill. 1032 01:23:08,257 --> 01:23:12,250 They can't come to practice and see that I am part of the team. 1033 01:23:16,999 --> 01:23:18,159 Okay. 1034 01:23:21,203 --> 01:23:24,104 You deserve it. You'll dress for one game next season. 1035 01:23:26,775 --> 01:23:28,299 Thank you, coach. 1036 01:23:31,880 --> 01:23:33,074 Yes! 1037 01:23:33,882 --> 01:23:37,818 I don't know which game yet, but it'll definitely be next season. 1038 01:23:38,787 --> 01:23:40,311 I'm sure. 1039 01:23:42,190 --> 01:23:45,250 I guess they'll tell me a few days before the game. 1040 01:23:45,460 --> 01:23:47,792 Look, just be ready, okay? 1041 01:23:50,632 --> 01:23:51,963 Thanks, Dad. 1042 01:23:53,068 --> 01:23:54,296 All right, bye. 1043 01:23:55,971 --> 01:23:57,272 V-l-C-T-O-R-Y 1044 01:23:57,272 --> 01:23:58,705 V-l-C-T-O-R-Y 1045 01:23:58,907 --> 01:24:02,172 Victory, victory, that's our cry 1046 01:24:03,278 --> 01:24:05,405 Gipper. Hey, Gipper! 1047 01:24:06,548 --> 01:24:08,573 Goddamn Miami law school beckons. 1048 01:24:09,685 --> 01:24:11,448 Miami! 1049 01:24:11,920 --> 01:24:13,353 I had to go. 1050 01:24:15,958 --> 01:24:17,482 What's wrong with you? 1051 01:24:21,463 --> 01:24:22,487 Look. 1052 01:24:25,100 --> 01:24:26,567 Ara quit? 1053 01:24:28,036 --> 01:24:30,869 I'll be goddamned. Who's the new coach? 1054 01:24:31,073 --> 01:24:34,133 - Dan Devine from the Green Bay Packers. - Wow... 1055 01:24:34,943 --> 01:24:39,073 I'm sure Ara's gonna let him know about his promise to let you dress. 1056 01:24:40,182 --> 01:24:41,809 Come on, let's take a walk. 1057 01:24:44,720 --> 01:24:45,948 When are you leaving? 1058 01:24:46,188 --> 01:24:48,213 - In about six minutes. - Really? 1059 01:24:48,423 --> 01:24:51,153 The spring semester starts in two weeks. 1060 01:24:52,828 --> 01:24:55,456 We've had a hell of a goddamn... 1061 01:24:55,664 --> 01:24:58,155 We've had a hell of a goddamn run, haven't we? 1062 01:24:58,367 --> 01:24:59,732 Yeah, we have. 1063 01:25:00,602 --> 01:25:03,469 You let me know when you dress. I'll fly out for that. 1064 01:25:05,207 --> 01:25:07,971 There's no way I can thank you for everything you've done. 1065 01:25:10,646 --> 01:25:12,170 You already have. 1066 01:25:14,583 --> 01:25:16,141 You remember Elza, right? 1067 01:25:17,486 --> 01:25:19,044 - Hi. - Good to see you again. 1068 01:25:19,254 --> 01:25:21,916 She's my girl now. She's coming with me. 1069 01:25:22,124 --> 01:25:24,718 - Isn't that goddamn something? - Dennis. 1070 01:25:24,926 --> 01:25:29,022 I forgot. I'm not allowed to say "goddamn" no more. 1071 01:25:30,198 --> 01:25:32,598 What's a lapsed Catholic to do? 1072 01:25:34,803 --> 01:25:37,033 - We should get going. - Yeah. 1073 01:25:37,339 --> 01:25:39,102 I'll see you next fall, right? 1074 01:25:41,710 --> 01:25:43,405 Thanks for everything. 1075 01:25:48,450 --> 01:25:50,509 - You take care of him. - We're going. 1076 01:26:59,154 --> 01:27:00,883 Don't I know you? 1077 01:27:01,389 --> 01:27:03,721 Ruettiger, get your ass back out here! 1078 01:27:46,768 --> 01:27:48,201 Touchdown! 1079 01:28:42,924 --> 01:28:44,414 Sorry, man. 1080 01:28:51,333 --> 01:28:52,595 Sorry, man. 1081 01:28:56,004 --> 01:28:57,471 It just ain't right. 1082 01:28:57,672 --> 01:28:59,196 No, it's not. 1083 01:29:01,743 --> 01:29:03,370 - Where are you going? - I quit. 1084 01:29:03,578 --> 01:29:06,069 - Wait up. - The hell with Devine, with Yonto! 1085 01:29:06,281 --> 01:29:09,546 Wait up. In two years, you haven't missed one practice. 1086 01:29:09,751 --> 01:29:11,218 And now you just quit? 1087 01:29:11,419 --> 01:29:14,013 - That's what I said. - I don't want you to quit. 1088 01:29:14,222 --> 01:29:16,247 What the hell is it to you? 1089 01:29:17,292 --> 01:29:21,456 You're one of the reasons I stayed on this last year. 1090 01:29:22,864 --> 01:29:24,263 Well, I'm sorry. 1091 01:29:24,466 --> 01:29:25,865 You're sorry? 1092 01:29:26,067 --> 01:29:27,728 You're full of crap! 1093 01:29:27,936 --> 01:29:31,269 Everything you did and everything you said is bullshit! 1094 01:29:33,608 --> 01:29:35,803 Tell Jake to make sure the top's ready. 1095 01:29:36,011 --> 01:29:40,573 We'll check with the weather service by 5, and we'll make a decision then. 1096 01:29:46,821 --> 01:29:48,584 Hey, hey, hey, hey. 1097 01:29:48,957 --> 01:29:51,425 What you doing here? Don't you have practice? 1098 01:29:52,727 --> 01:29:54,786 Not anymore. I quit. 1099 01:29:56,431 --> 01:29:59,093 Well, since when are you the quitting kind? 1100 01:30:01,036 --> 01:30:02,867 I don't see the point anymore. 1101 01:30:03,371 --> 01:30:05,669 So you didn't make the dress list. 1102 01:30:05,941 --> 01:30:08,171 There are greater tragedies in the world. 1103 01:30:08,376 --> 01:30:11,903 I wanted to run out of that tunnel for my dad. 1104 01:30:12,113 --> 01:30:13,102 To prove to everyone... 1105 01:30:13,315 --> 01:30:14,612 Prove what? 1106 01:30:16,618 --> 01:30:20,247 - That I was somebody. - Oh, you are so full of crap. 1107 01:30:21,456 --> 01:30:25,187 You're 5 feet nothing. A hundred and nothing. 1108 01:30:25,393 --> 01:30:27,884 And you've got hardly a speck of athletic ability. 1109 01:30:28,229 --> 01:30:32,791 You hung in with the best college football team in the land for 2 years! 1110 01:30:33,001 --> 01:30:37,665 And you're gonna walk out of here with a degree from Notre Dame. 1111 01:30:37,872 --> 01:30:42,332 In this life you don't have to prove nothing to nobody except yourself. 1112 01:30:42,544 --> 01:30:46,878 And after what you've gone through, if you haven't done that by now... 1113 01:30:47,082 --> 01:30:49,209 ...it ain't gonna never happen. 1114 01:30:53,388 --> 01:30:55,253 Now go on back. 1115 01:30:58,626 --> 01:31:01,186 I'm sorry I never got you to see your first game. 1116 01:31:04,432 --> 01:31:07,629 Hell, I've seen too many games in this stadium. 1117 01:31:07,836 --> 01:31:11,431 - You said you never saw a game. - I've never seen one from the stands. 1118 01:31:12,640 --> 01:31:14,335 You were a player? 1119 01:31:16,077 --> 01:31:19,012 I rode the bench for two years. 1120 01:31:19,881 --> 01:31:22,281 Thought I wasn't being played because of my color. 1121 01:31:22,484 --> 01:31:26,420 I got filled up with a lot of attitude, so I quit. 1122 01:31:27,088 --> 01:31:29,750 Still not a week goes by, I don't regret it. 1123 01:31:29,958 --> 01:31:33,792 And I guarantee a week won't go by, you won't regret walking out... 1124 01:31:33,995 --> 01:31:36,293 ...letting them get the best of you. 1125 01:31:40,201 --> 01:31:42,533 Now, you hear me clear enough? 1126 01:31:45,140 --> 01:31:46,266 Yeah. 1127 01:32:14,969 --> 01:32:19,099 Bill? The pitch was too soon. Wait. Make him commit. 1128 01:32:19,808 --> 01:32:21,605 38 option, 38 option. 1129 01:32:22,277 --> 01:32:23,608 Hustle up. 1130 01:32:36,157 --> 01:32:37,351 It's Rudy. 1131 01:33:08,123 --> 01:33:10,250 Welcome back. Line up. 1132 01:33:11,793 --> 01:33:14,353 What's going on down there? Get back to work. 1133 01:33:24,739 --> 01:33:25,728 Yeah? 1134 01:33:30,245 --> 01:33:32,338 Oh, hi, Roland. Come in. 1135 01:33:36,317 --> 01:33:38,251 I want Rudy to dress in my place. 1136 01:33:39,220 --> 01:33:40,744 He deserves it. 1137 01:33:44,626 --> 01:33:46,856 Don't be ridiculous. 1138 01:33:47,061 --> 01:33:50,519 Georgia Tech's one of the top offensive teams in the country. 1139 01:33:58,673 --> 01:34:01,938 You're an all-American and our captain. Act like it. 1140 01:34:03,344 --> 01:34:04,868 I believe I am. 1141 01:34:14,656 --> 01:34:15,987 Me too, coach. 1142 01:34:16,824 --> 01:34:19,122 I want Rudy to dress in my place. 1143 01:34:23,298 --> 01:34:25,630 Coach, this is for Rudy. 1144 01:34:28,503 --> 01:34:30,334 This is for Rudy, coach. 1145 01:34:55,563 --> 01:34:57,827 I promise. This is the real thing. 1146 01:34:58,433 --> 01:35:01,596 I'm gonna be on the sidelines, in uniform. 1147 01:35:04,706 --> 01:35:08,472 Frank, I've never asked you for anything in my life. 1148 01:35:08,676 --> 01:35:11,372 Promise me he'll be on that bus tomorrow. 1149 01:35:16,784 --> 01:35:20,242 Frank, I want you to be there too. 1150 01:35:26,127 --> 01:35:27,355 Please. 1151 01:36:09,237 --> 01:36:10,226 Here you go. 1152 01:36:10,438 --> 01:36:12,463 What a day for a game, huh? 1153 01:36:12,674 --> 01:36:13,936 You bet. 1154 01:36:15,043 --> 01:36:17,273 All right. Go Irish! 1155 01:36:17,478 --> 01:36:20,311 - Go Irish! Thank you. - Thank you. 1156 01:36:20,515 --> 01:36:23,109 I'll get you on the way back. I don't got my wallet. 1157 01:36:24,519 --> 01:36:25,577 This is our gate. 1158 01:36:28,890 --> 01:36:29,982 Hey, Rudy? 1159 01:36:32,960 --> 01:36:36,418 I just want you to know that I think this is a great thing. 1160 01:36:38,066 --> 01:36:39,090 Thanks. 1161 01:36:40,068 --> 01:36:41,399 You're welcome. 1162 01:37:16,304 --> 01:37:17,669 It's your day. 1163 01:37:27,682 --> 01:37:31,118 - I wish you could be out there with me. - I know. 1164 01:37:47,168 --> 01:37:50,729 This is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen. 1165 01:37:53,241 --> 01:37:54,572 Come on, Dad. 1166 01:38:00,214 --> 01:38:01,545 Huddle up. 1167 01:38:06,053 --> 01:38:07,782 Bring it in, guys. 1168 01:38:11,793 --> 01:38:12,782 Father. 1169 01:38:13,828 --> 01:38:15,693 Everyone, take a hand. 1170 01:38:17,698 --> 01:38:19,859 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. 1171 01:38:20,067 --> 01:38:24,003 Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. 1172 01:38:24,205 --> 01:38:27,106 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now... 1173 01:38:27,308 --> 01:38:28,832 ...and at the hour of our death. 1174 01:38:29,043 --> 01:38:30,032 Notre Dame, Our Mother. 1175 01:38:30,344 --> 01:38:31,971 Pray for us! 1176 01:38:40,221 --> 01:38:42,052 You all know what you have to do. 1177 01:38:43,691 --> 01:38:44,919 Remember... 1178 01:38:45,293 --> 01:38:46,157 ...no one... 1179 01:38:46,694 --> 01:38:50,027 ...and I mean no one... 1180 01:38:51,165 --> 01:38:54,794 ...comes into our house and pushes us around. 1181 01:38:57,071 --> 01:38:59,596 This is your game now, gentlemen. 1182 01:39:01,042 --> 01:39:04,170 And for you seniors, it's your last one, so make it count... 1183 01:39:05,112 --> 01:39:08,639 ...because you'll remember it for the rest of your lives. 1184 01:39:13,955 --> 01:39:15,081 Let's get 'em. 1185 01:40:01,002 --> 01:40:01,991 Rudy! 1186 01:40:07,942 --> 01:40:09,273 You ready, champ? 1187 01:40:09,477 --> 01:40:11,411 I've been ready for this my whole life. 1188 01:40:12,146 --> 01:40:14,273 Then you take us out on the field. 1189 01:40:26,260 --> 01:40:27,557 All right, let's go. 1190 01:40:42,944 --> 01:40:44,172 Here they go! 1191 01:40:49,984 --> 01:40:52,748 - That's him. 45. - 45. You see him? 1192 01:40:59,594 --> 01:41:02,119 Forty-five! Forty-five! 1193 01:41:02,330 --> 01:41:05,128 That's him! I know him! That's Rudy! 1194 01:41:13,107 --> 01:41:14,665 You guys already know this... 1195 01:41:14,875 --> 01:41:17,673 ...but this is the most important game of your lives! 1196 01:41:17,878 --> 01:41:20,369 No excuses! Do the work! 1197 01:41:20,581 --> 01:41:23,106 - Our Lady of Victory! - Pray for us! 1198 01:41:33,461 --> 01:41:36,123 What the hell? They're across the line. 1199 01:41:51,078 --> 01:41:53,171 Watch number 70. He's waltzing with him. 1200 01:42:16,370 --> 01:42:19,533 Forty yards for a Notre Dame touchdown. 1201 01:43:12,626 --> 01:43:16,790 It's the fourth quarter with 3 minutes to play and the issue still in doubt. 1202 01:43:17,098 --> 01:43:21,831 As Barratt fades back to pass for Georgia Tech from his 30-yard line. 1203 01:43:22,036 --> 01:43:23,094 Looks upfield, throws. 1204 01:43:23,904 --> 01:43:26,134 Intercepted by Roland Steele! 1205 01:43:26,340 --> 01:43:28,638 He has a convoy of blockers down the sidelines. 1206 01:43:28,843 --> 01:43:33,644 Steele going in unmolested for a Notre Dame touchdown. 1207 01:43:33,848 --> 01:43:36,373 It's a backbreaker for Georgia Tech. 1208 01:43:38,285 --> 01:43:40,845 Joe, play all the seniors! 1209 01:43:41,088 --> 01:43:41,986 And Rudy? 1210 01:43:42,990 --> 01:43:45,356 - Let him in for one play. - Absolutely not. 1211 01:43:47,962 --> 01:43:52,092 Coach, you gotta play him. Come on, coach. One play. 1212 01:43:57,304 --> 01:43:59,397 Give him a chance, coach! 1213 01:43:59,607 --> 01:44:03,805 Notre Dame all over the ball. Thompson recovers for the Irish. 1214 01:44:09,150 --> 01:44:10,412 Rudy! 1215 01:44:10,618 --> 01:44:13,212 Rudy! Rudy! 1216 01:44:13,420 --> 01:44:17,288 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 1217 01:44:37,645 --> 01:44:41,206 37 seconds remaining and it'll be all over here at Notre Dame. 1218 01:44:41,816 --> 01:44:43,010 To our left... 1219 01:44:43,217 --> 01:44:46,482 ...I'm picking up a chant from the Notre Dame student body. 1220 01:44:46,687 --> 01:44:48,985 Can't quite make out just what it is. 1221 01:44:49,356 --> 01:44:54,225 Devine's gonna empty his bench with a little time remaining in the game. 1222 01:44:54,562 --> 01:44:58,259 One of the players going into the game is Jamie O'Hare. 1223 01:44:58,465 --> 01:45:03,129 O'Hare was heavily recruited throughout the country several years ago. 1224 01:45:03,337 --> 01:45:05,396 He came to Notre Dame... 1225 01:45:05,606 --> 01:45:09,633 ...and it's safe to say that his career has been a disappointment. 1226 01:45:17,384 --> 01:45:19,045 They're chanting for Rudy. 1227 01:45:25,693 --> 01:45:27,627 Tell him to go to a knee. 1228 01:45:35,870 --> 01:45:37,895 Listen up. Victory formation. 1229 01:45:38,539 --> 01:45:40,063 The hell with Devine. 1230 01:45:40,274 --> 01:45:42,265 If the offense is here, Rudy can't play. 1231 01:45:42,476 --> 01:45:45,274 - We gotta run the play. - No, we gotta score now. 1232 01:45:45,713 --> 01:45:48,705 - Let's get a score for Rudy. - It's the last game! 1233 01:45:48,916 --> 01:45:51,646 All right, this one's yours. Pro right. 1234 01:45:51,852 --> 01:45:54,980 38 halfback pass on one. On one. Ready? 1235 01:46:27,021 --> 01:46:28,784 What the hell is he doing? 1236 01:46:47,775 --> 01:46:52,439 Touchdown. Notre Dame, 23. Georgia Tech, 3. 1237 01:46:54,481 --> 01:46:55,914 That was for you. 1238 01:46:58,719 --> 01:47:01,153 What was that? Who called that play? 1239 01:47:01,355 --> 01:47:02,913 It's just occurred to me... 1240 01:47:03,123 --> 01:47:06,183 ...what they've been chanting for the last few minutes. 1241 01:47:06,994 --> 01:47:08,962 It's the name "Rudy." 1242 01:47:09,930 --> 01:47:12,899 Dan Ruettiger, a walk-on senior... 1243 01:47:13,100 --> 01:47:17,867 ...subject of an article in yesterday's student newspaper, The Observer. 1244 01:47:20,374 --> 01:47:22,706 All right, go get 'em, kid! 1245 01:47:35,823 --> 01:47:36,812 He's so little! 1246 01:47:50,371 --> 01:47:52,532 Come on. One more play. 1247 01:47:55,776 --> 01:47:57,437 What do I do? 1248 01:47:58,379 --> 01:48:00,108 Stay in. Stay there! 1249 01:49:20,127 --> 01:49:22,493 Who's the wild man now?! 1250 01:49:33,040 --> 01:49:34,337 That's it. 1251 01:49:34,541 --> 01:49:35,872 You won.