All language subtitles for Rudy (1993).en

Source of original subtitles: Director’s Cut of Renren Film and Television, supplementary translation and proofreading: mills

Translation: Gang I think moo(hanabi) jumper1127 RichardZhh

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Proofreading: jumper1127 Beautiful scenery Producer: Beautiful scenery Later: LP_LadiesMan

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This film is adapted from a true story

Chasing dreams with pure heart

All right, guys, line up.All right, guys, line up.

Rudy, take that stupid helmet off. you're not even playing.Rudy, take that stupid helmet off. you're not even playing.

Me and pete, we're notre dame. you guys, you're michigan.

Okay, huddle up. come on. Okay, huddle up. come on.

-Same play. i'll hand it off to you. -okay. l got it.

One, two, three, come onOne, two, three, break!

Come on, rudy. get on the ball.

Prepare 42 Tactical OffenseReady! 42, blow!

Prepare to serveSet, hut!

One thousand two thousandOne, 1 000. two, 1 000.

Oh, no! Oh, no! oh!

I told you to cut inside.

Do it as I sayDo it right.

Come on, todd.Come on, todd.

Try it again. let's go.

All right, todd. same thing, okay?

Come onBreak.

-ready? -let's go. get on the ball.

I'm sick of being all-time center.I'm sick of being all-time center.

-What? -I said I hate playing center every time-what? -i'm sick of being all-time center.

I told you five times.I told you five times.

You can only play this position nowYou can't play anything else but that.

You're too small.You're too small.

-i can too. -you guys, I'm going. I'm sorry.

-I gotta go-we need you-i gotta go. -we need you.

-Let rudy play in my place. -Let rudy play in my place.

Good idea, frank. let rudy play.Good idea, frank. let rudy play.

Come on. why not? Come on. why not?

Okay, you can rush the passer.Okay, you can rush the passer.

Ready RudyAll right, rudy.

We gotta get them.We gotta get them.

-come on-break-break. -okay.

Okay, let's go.Okay, let's go.

Get on your feet! Ready!

Ready to kick off! Set, hut!

Stop him Rudy stop himGet him, rudy. get him.

-The touchdown -that's great-the snow, for the touchdown. -yeah!

GreatAll right!

What a foolWhat a spaz.

All right! we won, guys!

GreatOh, yeah!

-there you go. -thanks.

Pete, you got your own home? Pete, you got your own home?

-You're welcome here anytime. -last time I looked. -you're welcome here anytime.

Excuse me, young lady. who are you? Excuse me, young lady. who are you?

Sherry walinskiSherry walinski.

-Bob's kid? -Rudy's girlfriend-bob's kid? -rudy's girifriend.

She is not.She is not.

No I amYes, I am.

-Everybody has a job at the mill. -but I don't want that.

Where else you gonna get 5 bucks an hour? You got union protection.

Relatives will look at you with envyYou got relatives watching your front and your back.

Tell me where you'll find this...

-but, dad, pat's going there--...and god be with you. -but, dad, pat's going there--

-Are you here to spoil my appetite? -Leave the boy alone.

But this boy can go off on his own. you heard him.

Stop talkingThat's enough.

Does anyone else have anything to say before I start this meal? Has anybody else got anything to say before I start this meal?

After high school, I'm gonna play football at notre dame.

Play football at notre dame? Play football at notre dame?

And I'll buy a mansion on lake shore drive. Don't be kiddingAnd I'll buy a mansion on lake shore drive.

RudyRudy...

What are we watching? Channel 7.

-Would you like something to drink? -No, thank you. -don't you want something to drink? -That's okay. thanks.

-Mr. Ruettiger? -What's the matter Peter-mr. ruettiger? -yeah, pete.

Can we watch some of the indiana-purdue game later? At halftime, could we watch some of the indiana-purdue game?

There's only one team we watch in this house, right? There's only one team we watch in this house, right?

RightRight.

And I want the ends in there fast, every play, every play.

We're under control.We're under control.

All defensive players think clearly before they moveAny men in the backfield, analyze before you move.

If they throw a forward pass, see the ball in the air...

Then rush forward to catch the ball and grab it...and then go and get it. when we get it...

That's when we go on offense. that's when we go to them.

We're going inside and outside them, inside and outside them.

We'll get them and keep them on the run. We'll get them and keep them on the run.

We won't pass unless our secondary comes up too close.We won't pass unless our secondary comes up too close.

But don't forget, we'll get them on the run and go, go, go, go!

Don't stop until we're over the goal line.Don't stop until we're over the goal line.

Don't forget men, today's the day we're gonna win.

We will never be defeated by them. Come on, come on. They can't beat us in the fight and we'll fight, fight, fight, fight!

What do you say, men? yeah!

Ruettiger! hey, rudy!

Kill that halfback. move that secondary back. Kill that halfback. move that secondary back.

-We gotta get ready for those-- -come on, offense. break!

Black 80 TacticsBlack, 80!

Prepare for kick-offSet, hut!

- Come on, come on! - All right, let's go.

Come on, pete. Come on, buddy.

Didn't hurt you? I didn't hurt you, did i?

Take a knee, guys.Take a knee, guys.

ListenListen up.

Seniors, this is your last practice.You seniors, this is your last practice.

And with the exception of thomas, lee, bo...

Sypitch will continue to play basketball...sypitch, you get on the weights...

Tomorrow night will be the last time you put on a football uniform.

The past four years have gone by too fast.You know these last four years have gone by too fast.

Time flies as it always doesThey always do.

And I gotta tell you guys...

I really appreciate you...that I really appreciate the hard work and effort...

To me, to all the coaches...that you've given to me, to the coaches...

and to the hilltoppers....and to the hilltoppers.

As a reward...

I'll give each one of you seniors...

One final hit on me and my friend down there.

All right. seniors, stay here.All right. seniors, stay here.

Underclassmen, two lines, five yards apart. let's go!

You're first, mcconneil!

Give me your best shot! remember, it's gonna be your last!

Good jobGood shot!

Go take a showerShower room.

CasentinoConstantino!

Come on, davidCome on, david!

鲁帝格 Ruettiger!

Okay RudyOkay, rudy. okay.

Rudy we're gonna miss youHey, rudy, we're gonna miss you.

Come on, peteCome on, pete!

I can't believe it's over.I can't believe it's over.

The bicameral legislature originated...

Not in the United States but where? ...not in the united states, but where?

RudyRudyRudy, rudy.

Mr. Ruettiger, would you be interested in joining us? Mr. ruettiger, would you be interested in joining us?

-The house and the senate-- -don't even try.

If I were giving out grades for daydreaming, you'd be getting an A.If I were giving out grades for daydreaming, you'd be getting an A.

But in civics, you're failing.

You see, ladies and gentlemen...

The problem with dreamers is, they usually aren't doers.

Their achievements are grand up here...

But here where it counts, they fall short.

Now, the bicameral legislature originated-- hold up.

I have an announcement.I have an announcement.

If youIf you are a student

If you are interested in the University of Notre Dameinterested in making the university of notre dame your college choice

A bus will be leaving here at 10 am saturday, december 15th...

Go for a one-day guided tour of the campus....for a one-day guided tour of the campus.

Please sign up by Wednesday, November 5th.''

And raciniak, good.And raciniak, good.

WaitWhoa, wait!

Where are you going? Where are you going?

I'm going to see notre dame.

Do you have some friends in south bend? Do you have some friends in south bend?

-No-then there must be some other reason.-no. -then there must be some other reason.

When you announced it in class, I thought anybody could go.

I'm sorry. this bus is for students who want to attend the university.I'm sorry. this bus is for students who want to attend the university.

It's not a sightseeing tour.

Maybe someday I'll go to school there.Maybe someday I'll go to school there.

-Father Joseph, take over for me. -of course.

RudyRudy...

You don't have the grades for joliet community, much less notre dame....you don't have the grades for joliet community, much less notre dame.

The secret to happiness in this life...

To be grateful for all that God has given us...is to be grateful for the gifts the good lord has bestowed upon us.

RudyRudy...

Not everyone is meant to go to college....not everyone is meant to go to college.

-Merry Christmas. -Put your hands up.

-Daniel -We got these for Mom.

Seems like your family grows in size from Sunday to Sunday.

Betty and I are finished having kids, we think.

But, you know, with the girlfriends, wives...

Melinda here, Frank's wife, Father,

Just joined the familyis new with us.

Hello, Father? Pleasure to meet you.How do you do, Father? Pleasure to meet you.

幸会 Nice to meet you.

The more Ruettigers, the better for St. Anthony's.The more Ruettigers, the better for St. Anthony's.

Your family has always been generousYou've always been generous.

If any of my boys give less than 10 percent of their salary, I wanna know that.

Rudy's next. He's starting in the mill next summer.

CongratulationsOh, really? Congratulations.

-Thanks, Father. Good to see you. -Good to see you.

Good kidGood kid.

FrankHey, hey, Frank.

There's Tommy Pendle over there. See him?

-Hey, go Irish. -So? -Hey, go Irish.

He's a second-string defensive back for Notre Dame. That's so.

我不懂 Well, I mean, I don't get it.

Is Notre Dame football so important?What's the big deal about Notre Dame football anyway?

Before immigrating here, my father used to talk about the greatness of America.In the old country, my father used to talk about the greatness of America.

And he would say,

An immigrant family with nothing,

They can come here and have a good life.They can come here and have a good life.

And poor Irish, and Italian, and Polish boys could go

All can come to play football at this great university in the middle of the country.and play football at this great university in the middle of the country.

It's the University of Notre DameOur Lady of the Lord, Notre Dame.

Thank youThank you.

And how they would beat the rich boys from the big schools back east.

Yale University Military AcademyYale, Army...

So when we did finally come here during the Depression,

Catholic immigrant groups faced a lot of hate.Catholic immigrant groups faced a lot of hate.

So every victory by Notre Dame, eh?

That's a victory for us.That's a victory for us.

But it's not the Depression anymore.Yes, but it's not the Depression anymore.

And poor Catholic boys can't even afford to go to Notre Dame now.

There is no difference in my heartIn here, it's the same.

That's enough talking. Let's eat something.

Here's your napkin.

Say a prayer there, Pop? Say a prayer there, Pop?

Four years later

Dad, wait upDad, wait up!

How does this work? What about this order?

We have to change the rollers on number 13.We have to change the rollers on number 13.

-No. 13? -Yes-thirteen? -yeah.

All right, we'll have the crane ready for you, okay? All right, we'll have the crane ready for you, okay?

Rudy HelloHey, rudy.

RudyRudy!

You were late again today? You were late again today?

Were you late? You were late?

Get seriousGet serious.

No special days here.No special days here.

What day is it today? What is today?

-Friday-no, no, I mean the date. -no, no, I mean the date.

August 23rdAugust 23rd.

What dayAnd that is...?

It's my birthdayMy birthday.

22 years old! Twenty-two big ones!

Peter, time is starting to fly Pete, it's starting to go by too fast.

Well, I didn't have time to wrap it, but....

-No problem, open it. -You shouldn't have.

This is fantastic.This is fantastic.

Where did you find this? Where did you find this?

I saw it in this surplus store and I said, ''that's gotta be yours.''

It's unbelievableThis is unbelievable.

Peter, I don't know how I'm ever gonna thank you.Pete, I don't know how I'm ever gonna thank you.

How does it look? How's it look?

It looks perfect on youYou were born to wear the jacket.

Do you know? Do you know ara...

Ava is the only coach in Notre Dame history who encourages walk-on players...is the only coach in notre dame history who encourages walk-on players?

You probably know more about the team than half the players.

I can't wait to get there.I can't wait to get there.

Guess how much money I have saved up? Guess how much money I have saved up?

20 yuan? Twenty?

80 yuan? 50 yuan? Eighty? fifty?

1000 yuan1000 dollars.

That's a good start!That's a good start!

Peter You're the only one who ever took me serious, pete.

Well, you know what my dad always said.

Having dreams is what makes life tolerable.''

-No.2205-No.2209-2-2-0-5. -2-2-0-9.

That's 2-2-0-9. that's the house, rudy!

Isn't it cute? Isn't it cute?

We can afford this.We can afford this.

And know what else it has? wall-to-wall carpeting.

There's a fireplaceIt has a fireplace.

And a big kitchenAnd a big kitchen.

It's close to the schools.It's close to the schools.

What's wrong? What's wrong?

NothingNothing.

It's great, sherry. it's great. you did a great job.

LookLook, buddy...

I've spent a lot of time...i've put in my time.

I've been very patient waiting for us to save up...

So we could get married and do this right....so we could get married and do this right.

You owe meYou owe me.

ComeCome on.

I think you're gonna like it.I think you're gonna like it.

Any news about Joey? Hey, joe, what do you know?

-Can I get another beer down here? -sure. coming right up.

What are you doing tomorrow night? What are you doing tomorrow night?

Watch TV for a whileA little tv.

Coach parseghian is speaking at the chicago gridiron club. wanna go? Coach parseghian is speaking at the chicago gridiron club. wanna go?

Of course if rhonda lets me stay out lateSure. if rhonda lets me stay out late.

Tell her the D train gets back no later than 10:30Tell her the d train gets back no later than 10:30--

Ara parseghian? you just can't give it up, can you? Ara parseghian? you just can't give it up, can you?

He's the greatest coach in the country, frank.He's the greatest coach in the country, frank.

Are you gonna kiss his autographed picture every night? Are you gonna kiss his autographed picture every night?

-What do you want? -Maybe he'll give you permission to wipe his ass-what is your problem? -or maybe he'll give you permission to wipe his ass.

-Can you mind your own business? -It's none of your business -Why don't you leave him alone? -mind your own business.

As long as my brother talks this crazy notre dame shit, he deserves this.

Hey, you were a pretty big notre dame fan.Hey, you were a pretty big notre dame fan.

I used to collect baseball cards too.

Forget itForget about it.

You know what coach Gillespie said about you, Frank? You know what coach Gillespie said about you, Frank?

He said you had a lot of talent.He said you had a lot of talent.

But your problem was, you were too afraid of getting hit.

You had no gutsYou had no guts.

Go to hell, pete.

-Forget it-it's okay-come on. -it's okay.

He used to tell me if you had one half of rudy's heart and desire...

You could have been all-conference....you could have been all-conference.

He said you were a pussy.He said you were a pussy.

FrankFrank!

Come on, frank.Come on, frank.

RudyRudy!

-RudyRudy-Okay-rudy! rudy! -all right!

That's enough!

Do you hear me? Do you hear me?!

That's enough!

Frank, good!Frank, good!

Are you still the same? Don't nothing ever change?

Throw them out, mary ann.Throw them out, mary ann.

You didn't have to get into it with frank. I can take care of myself.

I know you can. That was between him and me!

Ever since he started working here, he's been pissed off.

Because he's not the same kind of god around here...

Become a big shot...that he was in high school.

The boiler leakedWe got a breakout!

Rudy, I need more waterRudy, I need more water!

I don't have anything hereI'm not getting any!

Try another valveTry another valve!

Peter still doesn'tI'm not getting any, pete!

Come on, goddamn it.

There's no pressure in the line. we need to get out of here!

Just open somethingTurn something!

PeterPete!

Let us pray.Let us pray.

O, God, who alone are ever merciful and sparing of punishment...

Humbly we pray you in behalf of the soul of your servant, peter... humbly we pray you in behalf of the soul of your servant, peter...

Today you take him away from this world...whom you have commanded to go forth today from this world.

Please don't hand him over to the enemy, and do not forget him forever...

Please give this soul to the holy angels...but command that this soul be taken up by the holy angels...

and brought home to paradise. so that, since he hoped... and brought home to paradise. so that, since he hoped...

and believed in you, he may not undergo the punishments of hell....and believed in you, he may not undergo the punishments of hell....

-i'm so sorry. he was a friend. -thank you.

Through christ our lord. amen.

Are you okay? You okay?

Do you wanna just go home? You wanna just go home?

I'm going to south bend.I'm going to south bend.

Now is not the time.Now is not the time.

If I don't go now, I'll never be any good for you or for me or anybody.

I'm sorryI'm sorry.

Your dad says you don't have to go back right away.Your dad says you don't have to go back right away.

You can take as much time off as you need.

SherrySherry.

I'm not going back.I'm not going back.

You don't have to go back nowYou don't have to right away.

I'm going to South BendI'm going to South Bend.

Rudy, you can't make decisions like this on the day of your best friend's funeral.

You're not thinking clearly.You're not thinking clearly.

I've never thought more clearly about anything in my entire life.

What should we doWhat about our dreams, huh?

Our houseWhat about the house?

What about those things?And the family? What about those things?

I wish I could.I wish I could.

But I can't.But I can't.

I can't believe it.I can't believe it.

Just take care of yourselfGood luck.

DadDad.

What are you doing here? What are you doing here?

You can take a couple of weeks off.You can take a couple of weeks off.

Your grandfather has worked hard all his lifeYour grandfather saved all of his life...

To bring our family here...to bring the family to this country.

He got a good job in the stockyards. he had a nice little house...

In South Chicago...south chicago.

I was about 12 years oldI was about 1 2.

Somebody sold him on the idea he ought to move to the country...

Be a dairy farmer...and become a dairy farmer.

He buys some land, you know, and gets a couple hundred cows.

Within five months, every one of those cows was dead with disease.

It was the Great Depression.It was the depression.

Couldn't sell the land.Couldn't sell the land.

There was no work.There was no work.

One daySo one day...

He ran away from home...he took off.

Didn't come backDidn't come back.

My brothers and me, we split up...

To live with friends and relatives...to live with friends and relatives.

Chasing a stupid dreamChasing a stupid dream...

It can only make you and everyone around you heartache...causes nothing but you and everyone around you heartache.

Notre dame is for rich kidsNotre dame is for rich kids...

smart kids...smart kids...

and great athletes. it's not for us.

You're a ruettiger.You're a ruettiger.

There's nothing wrong with that. you can have a damn nice life.There's nothing wrong with that. you can have a damn nice life.

Frank is gonna take over plant number two.Frank is gonna take over plant number two.

A couple years, he'll make more than me and johnny.A couple years, he'll make more than me and johnny.

He's in charge of the expansion program.

I don't wanna be frank or john.

Excuse me, I need to see somebody about going to school here.

Now? Now?

The Admissions office doesn't open for another couple of hours yet.

There's gotta be somebody I can talk to now.There's gotta be somebody I can talk to now.

Excuse mePlease?

Well, you could talk to a priest. maybe that's what you need, son.

OK Thank youYeah, I'd appreciate that.

Just a minute.Just a minute.

Mr. Ruettiger? Mr. ruettiger?

-Rudy-i'm father cavanaugh-rudy. -i'm father cavanaugh.

How long have you thought about this decision? How long have you thought about this decision?

It's been a long timeFor as long as I can remember--

Have you taken the proper steps, investigated the process? Have you taken the proper steps, investigated the process?

-Yes. I have more to learn, but-- -are you fully aware...

Have a clear understanding of the sacrifices that must be made? ...of the sacrifices you'll have to make?

YesI am.

I'll do whatever it takes.

What brought you here today? What brought you here today?

I just came from my best friend's funeral. he said that--

Of courseOf course.

What do you mean, ''of course''? What do you mean, ''of course''?

People going through drastic changes in their livesWell, it's very common for people...

Often people want to find relief by becoming a priest...suffering a crisis to seek escape into the cloth.

-We recommend a grieving-- -escape into the cloth? -we recommend a grieving-- -escape into the cloth?

That's just an expression that we use...

To escape from emotional or psychological pain...for those who are running away from emotional or psychological pain...

A saying ...by choosing priesthood.

You think I want to become a priest? You think I want to become a priest?

Isn't it? Don't you?

No offense, but I don't think it's for me.Nothing against being a priest, but I don't think it's for me.

Why are you here? Why are you here?

I want to go to school at notre dame.I want to go to school at notre dame.

Have you applied? Well, have you applied?

No, my grades have never been very good, even though I tried.

But I'll try harder. I'll study 20 hours a day if I have to.

This university, it's not for everybody.This university, it's not for everybody.

Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to go to school here.

And ever since I was a kid, everyone said it couldn't be done.

My whole life,

People have been telling me what I could do and couldn't do.

I've always listened to them, believed in what they said.

I don't want to do that anymore.I don't want to do that anymore.

Okay, mr. rudy.Okay, mr. rudy.

Here's the deal...

Holy cross junior college is nearby. I can get you one semester there.

If you make grades, you get another semester.You make grades, you get another semester.

Maybe with a good gpa...

You might have a chance of getting into notre dame...you might have a chance of getting into notre dame.

Hey kidHey, kid!

You're not supposed to be here!You're not supposed to be here!

This place is really special, isn't it? Hey, this place is really something else, huh?

Someday, I'm gonna come out of that tunnel and run onto this field!

Well, it ain't gonna be this day.

I'm here to play football for the irish.

Coach parseghian know about it? Coach parseghian know about it?

No, not yet.No, not yet.

Well, maybe you best tell him first.Well, maybe you best tell him first.

Yeah, you're right.Yeah, you're right.

Yeah, that's what I should do.Yeah, that's what I should do.

ThanksThanks.

See you laterI'll see you around.

Did he know you were coming? Is he expecting you?

I won't take too longThis'll just take a second.

-Please wait a moment-coach? -now just a moment-- -coach?

-Can I talk to you for a second? -i'm sorry, coach, I tried.

-It's okay, I'll handle it. -Do you need to close the door? -no, it's all right. I've got it. -shall I close the door?

-What can I help you, son? -I'm rudy ruettiger. -How can I help you, son? -i'm rudy ruettiger.

I'm here to talk about playing football for notre dame.

Our walk-on tryout date was two weeks ago.Our walk-on tryout date was two weeks ago.

I'm not talking about this year. I was thinking about next springtime.

Are you a student here? Are you a student here?

No. I'm at holy cross. but I'm gonna be a student here.

I've been a notre dame fan for as long as I can remember,

I've been a Notre Dame fan since I was a little kid.

In high school, I started-- is it all right if I sit down? In high school, I started-- is it all right if I sit down?

In high school, I started at cornerback.

I wasn't the quickest guy on the team or the biggest...

But I led the team in tackles.

But having said thatBut anyway...

I've been working at a steel mill for about four years.

And I've been saving up my money.And I've been saving up my money.

And I've been planning on coming here. but....

My friend pete really understood what my dream was.My friend pete really understood what my dream was.

He advised me not to waste any more timeAnd he told me not to waste any more time.

But I don't know. for some reason, I couldn't--

See, he died in an accident on friday.See, he died in an accident on friday.

And I came here right after the funeral.

Do you understand what I mean? You see what I mean?

ChildSon...

I think you're in the wrong office....i think you're in the wrong office.

Come onCome on, now.

I don't understandI don't understand.

You might want to go and talk to father cavanaugh.You might want to go and talk to father cavanaugh.

I talked to father cavanaugh. he got me into holy cross.

Really? He did?

He said that if I got good enough grades at holy cross--

I swear I will, I will be admitted to Notre Dame--and I will, I promise-- that I'd be admitted here officially.

I just wanted to introduce myself and say I look forward to practice.

-Thank you -Goodbye -thank you. -so long.

SorrySorry.

For us, divine inspiration does not mean that god possesses a man...

Then dictate the will directly to him...and simply dictates the inspired text to him.

ButRather...

That god implants into a man's mind the general concept.

When god does that...

He allows the man to write that in his historical context.

The sitz im leben, or, 'that is the setting in life.''

So a man may have historical inaccuracies...

But god allows the man to write with those misunderstandings... but god allows the man to write with those misunderstandings...

because what is important and what is inherent...because what is important and what is inherent...

The theological concept that God conveyed to mankind...is the theological concept that god is trying to get across to mankind.

That's all for today, classmatesI think that's all for today, ladies and gentlemen.

We will have a quiz on monday, so please prepare yourselves for it.

Well done, father.Well done, father.

Please grade these for me.Please grade these for me.

-Thank you. -Leave it to me-appreciate it. thank you. -certainly.

Are you learning stenography or what? You learning stenography or what?

Everything he's mouthing is in the book.Everything he's mouthing is in the book.

I want to get an A in this class I gotta make an a in this class.

Just remember your sitz im leben, and it shouldn't be a problem.

I'm not talking to you, man. not after what you did.

You brought a girl to meet me...

And the next thing you know, she sits next to brian--

Hi, could you hold this? Hi, could you hold this?

-Yeah, sure. -thanks.

Do you want to rent a room? So you're interested in a room to rent?

I don't know. maybe.I don't know. maybe.

My brother has a house about five blocks from campus.My brother has a house about five blocks from campus.

I'm sick and tired of--

-i have an extra card I can give you. -just forget it.

Forget it. see you.Forget it. see you.

So if you're interested, call soon.So if you're interested, call soon.

Maybe tonight. all right, bye.Maybe tonight. all right, bye.

You don't have a goddamn clue, do you? You don't have a goddamn clue, do you?

What? About what?

How to get an A in that class About how to get an a in that class.

I could help youI could help you.

Look, besides being an honor student at notre dame...

And Father Yawn's teaching assistant...and a ta in father--

I'm also a tutor for hire.I'm also a tutor for hire.

I can't even afford a room to rent.I can't even afford a room to rent.

Wait, maybe we can make some other kind of deal.Wait, maybe we can make some other kind of deal.

What kind of deal? What kind of deal?

Well... Well...

I got a good look at Notre Dame...i got notre dame pretty well staked out.

Thoroughly observed? Staked out?

To girlsGirls.

-I don't know here--excuse me.

-sorry-sorry-sorry. -sorry.

I don't know the girls here at holy cross.

-What's your point? -well, maybe you could....

What? What?

-Introduce me to a few-- -i don't know any girls here.

Forget itSo be it.

WaitWait a minute.

Hey, wait a minuteHey, wait!

Wait a minuteHey, wait a minute.

Maybe I do know some girls.Maybe I do know some girls.

In fact, I know a lot of girls.

-I just gotta find them. -That's the spirit.

As you can see, I'm pretty goddamn desperate.

My name is d-bobI'm d-bob.

-Rudy-I'm looking for someone-rudy. -and I'm in love.

-How are you? -Don't say anything-hey, how you doing? -don't say anything.

Pretty sweater you're wearing. this is d-bob.

There's something wrong with himHe's feeling not well.

Can you stop? Will you cut it out?

Branski twisted his knee.Branski twisted his knee.

He's not gonna make--

-Is this the practice field? -All practices are closed.-Is this the practice field? -All practices are closed.

-i know coach parseghian. -are you--

-I talked to him before -careful-i talked to him the other day. -watch out.

-step back, okay? -all right.

CoachHey, coach!

Keep your eyes open around here, kid.You gotta keep your eyes open around here, kid.

Hey coachHey, coach!

Coach parseghianCoach parseghian...

If there's anything I can do to help the team, you just let me know....anything I can do to help the team, you just let me know.

GoodbyeSee you.

-Who's that? -Your lunch breaks are too long.

Go plug in the end zone.

-tell jake I need to talk to him. -all right, boss.

-Didn't I tell you not to come in casually? -He said I could talk to you -what did I tell you about trespassing? -you're the guy I need to talk to.

-I need your help. -Why should I help you? -i need your help. -Why should I help you?

-i want to be your assistant. -i don't need an assistant. i've got a full crew.

Couldn't you use somebody else? I mean, I'll work for free.

What's in it for you? What's in it for you?

I volunteered to help the football team. I'll do anything I can, but...

I can't, because I'm not a student here.

But I will be.But I will be.

I figured if I'm gonna play here, I need to know the lay of the land.

You're crazyYou're nuts.

I've heard that a lot.I've heard that a lot.

Well, you've got to be nuts to want to work for nothing.

I just want to be a part of this university.I just want to be a part of this university.

OkayOkay.

Meet me here tomorrow, 1 0 am

-minimum wage-thanks. -minimum wage.

-Thanks again. -all right.

Did you understand what I was trying to say? Did you understand what I was trying to say?

You don't understandYou don't understand.

-let me give you a hand. -are you sure? -let me give you a hand. -are you sure?

-No problem here. -I got it.

-keep it straight, kid. -okay.

-Poet Scholar-Dickinson Dickinson-poet. scholar. -dickinson. dickinson.

Kickoff Kickoff Notre Dame Hut, hut. blue and gold, let's go.

-Hi there, what's your name? -donna.

-Hi, I'm colleen. -hi, I'm colleen.

-I've got this buddy, d-bob. -d-bob with the two watches? -i've got this buddy, d-bob. -d-bob with the two watches?

Mr. Marshall Fields? Mr. marshall fieids?

-His name's d-bob. He's a sweetheart. -Well, maybe I'll see you around later.

-No, I have class. -i sit behind you in 235.

-two watches-two watches-two watches! -two watches!

If you have to do a lot of test questions in a short period of timeDon't waste time reading the question

Just don't waste time reading questionsespecially if it's a long test in a short period.

-Okay-two of them will be similar.-all right. -two of them will be similar.

One of them will be absurd. Just skip It'll be one of those two. one's absurd. forget that one.

-This is important. -''increase...

-Psychological responses-What do you think? -...in psychological responses.'' -what do you think?

Excuse me.Excuse me.

I'm sorry to interrupt, but I just have to ask you...

Have we met somewhere before? ...have we met somewhere before?

You know, you look really familiar to me.You know, you look really familiar to me.

Maybe psych class. Do you have psych on monday, wednesday, friday? Maybe psych class. do you have psych on monday, wednesday, friday?

I mean there at ten o'clock.I mean there at ten o'clock.

Yeah, he's in that class.Yeah, he's in that class.

I bet that's where. I knew you looked familiar.

Well, anyway, this is kind of embarrassing, but...

...you heard about the dance on saturday night, right?

-Yeah? -yeah, we've heard about it.

Okay. All right, well, I was just wondering, do you have any plans? Okay. all right, well, I was just wondering, do you have any plans?

-No -No? -no -no

-That's great. so you're available? -d-bob would love to go.

Really? This is so great.Really? this is so great.

I would love to introduce you to my roommate, elza.I would love to introduce you to my roommate, elza.

Elza, come here.Elza, come here.

D-bob was suspicious,

So he made me go to a language lab to take these tests.

They said I had a slight case of dyslexia.They said I had a slight case of dyslexia.

It's when the words get mixed up in your head when you're reading.

I'm doing exercises to help myselfI'm doing exercises to get better.

-guess what? i got an a on a literature test. -that's great, kid.

Do you live in here? Hey, do you live in here?

Believe it or not, got my own home.Believe it or not, got my own home.

That cot's for when my sciatica acts up.

Okay, let's go to work.Okay, let's go to work.

See that hose on top of the locker? See that hose on top of the locker?

Bring that with you.

So you're in student housing? So you're in student housing?

What? Huh?

No, I'm living with a friend in town.No, I'm living with a friend in town.

Where in town? Where in town?

-i haven't found a place to stay yet. -funds pretty low, huh?

All my savings went for tuition.All my savings went for tuition.

I shower at holy cross. I'm all right.

-So this is it, huh? -This is where it starts and finishes.

I've got to go, rock.I've got to go, rock.

It's all right. I'm not afraid.It's all right. I'm not afraid.

Sometime, rock, when the team's up against it

The ensuing problems test the playerswhen things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys...

tell them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the gipper.

I don't know where I'll be then, rock, but I'll know about it...

I'll be happy...and I'll be happy.

The four horsemen.

Knute rockneKnute rockne.

Moose krauseMoose krause.

Angelo bertelliAngeio bertelli.

John. LujackJohnny lujack.

Leon hart, terry hanratty, jack snow.Leon hart, terry hanratty, jack snow.

John lattnerJohn lattner.

Paul hornung could've dressed in this locker.Paul hornung could've dressed in this locker.

We got work to do, kid.We got work to do, kid.

We're pounding their ranks back and forthWe're gonna go inside. we're gonna go outside.

We're gonna get them on the run. we're gonna keep them on the run.

Then we're gonna go, go, go, go, go!

We won't stop until we're across that goal line.

Everyone says this is a strong team, but I think we're better.This is a team they say is good. well, I think we're better than them.

They can't lick us.They can't lick us.

What do you say, men? What do you say, men?

By the way, gipper, l got your gym card.By the way, gipper, l got your gym card.

-wait, we had a deal. -great! -wait, we had a deal.

-I do your laundry for two months. -This was hard to get.

-A semester is almost enough -A semester of laundry? -it's gonna be a semester. -a semester of doing your laundry?

-Come on, let me see. -a semester.

All right, fine. just let me see the card.

- Come on, that's impossible. - it's your job to give it a shot.

You can't catch herShe's out of our league.

Tell her I'm a fields.

As in marshall fields. she'll know. just tell her that, please.

That looks great. I think you'll really enjoy it.

Hi, are you interested in joining a student activity? Hi, are you interested in joining a student activity?

Here's your choices.Here's your choices.

Do you see that guy over there? over by the pillar.

Could you wave at him a little bit? just kind of humor him.

Excuse mePlease?

That was perfect. thank you.

Well... Well?

Choir looks good. I used to sing in the high school choir.Choir looks good. I used to sing in the high school choir.

-what's football boosters? -we organize the pep rallies and...

Paint the helmets the night before the game and the card section.

The actual football helmets? you guys--

That's me. That's definitely me. where do I sign? That's me. That's definitely me. where do I sign?

Right here.

You are a student at notre dame, right? You are a student at notre dame, right?

Yeah. Why, don't I look like one? Yeah. why, don't I look like one?

Oh, no, we're just supposed to ask.

I'm a real Notre Dame studentYeah, I'm notre dame gold and blue, through and through.

The first meeting is tomorrow night at the acc, 7:00.

-See you there. -All right, bye.

Looks like you signed up for a student activity? Like to sign up for a student activity?

-Successful? -No-strike? -out.

She has a boyfriend who's on the football team.

-You looked like you were in. -well, I'm sorry.

You look awful goddamn happy about this.You look awful goddamn happy about this.

Thank youThank you.

See you next timeCatch you later.

Whoa, wait a second. Don't think I've seen you in here before.

Casentino"Constantino."

The photo doesn't look like you.This doesn't look like you.

I took that picture last year.I took that picture last year.

I lost a lot of weight since then. I had mono.

BrothersHey, guys,

FreshmenFreshmen.

See that guy right there? Jamie O'Hare? -Yeah.

Most highly recruited halfback in the country.

They're counting on him to be the next Heisman.

I think I read about him.I think I read about him.

You ask me, he needs to get coldcocked a few times, bring him down to earth.

Have funHave fun.

-Thanks-It's okay-Thanks. -Yeah.

HelloHow you doing?

I know this great exercise for your quads. Might help you with your first step.

Who asked youWho the hell asked you?

Just trying to be helpful.Just trying to be helpful.

Have I never been in a gym beforeThink I've never been in a weight room before?

We might as well be friends. We'll be on the same team next year.

Dream onIn your dreams.

Come on, Prince, we'll do a circuit in 15.

This guy is hassling me.This guy Is hassling me.

Get into less trouble, you know?Leave the money alone, got it?

Back off, Steve. He's not doing anything.

He's just working out, that's all.

I got you a beer.I got you a beer.

I'm not 21 yetOh, I'm not 21.

Sorry. I'm 22. I took some time off after high school.

I traveled and worked a little bit. You know, the usual.

It's a little loud in here, isn't it?

I'll take you over to Malone's, buy you dinner.

NoOh, I don't think so.

OkayAll right.

-Have you seen Angelo anywhere? -Saw him five minutes ago.

What's your major?What's your major?

NewsJournalism.

Will you go to a newspaper office in the future? Are you gonna be part of the paper?

Yeah, sports sectionYeah, sports.

Oh, that's great.

I think it's great that they let girls come to Notre Dame this year.

I think so too-Me too. -Finally.

Jamie, I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine, Mary McDonald.Jamie, I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine, Mary McDonald.

-Jamie O'Hare -Hi, Mary.

Hello-Hi. -Nice to meet you.

How do you know each other?How do you know each other?

-Actually... -We worked out together yesterday.

Jamie is our freshman halfback.Jamie is our freshman halfback.

You're that Wilkes-Barre High SchoolWho rushed for over 3,000 yards

In his senior year at Wilkes-Barre High School,

was named Pennsylvania Player of the Year twice,

He was forced to rest because of an Achilles tendon injuryand is out his freshman year because of an Achilles tendon tear,

So you're here for the game tomorrowwhich explains why he's in here the night before the game.

How'd you know all that?How'd you know all that?

-I'm the biggest Notre Dame football fan. -1 thought I was the biggest fan.

I'm meeting my brother and his wife for dinner.I'm meeting my brother and his wife for dinner.

-Would you like to join us? -Sure.

-I don't wanna interrupt anything. -No.

See you laterSee you later.

-Did you get the field passes? -Chuck hasn't given them to me yet.

MaryMary.

MaryMary!

-Careful-Sorry-watch yourself. -oh! sorry.

HeyHey...

It's fantastic...isn't this fantastic?

There's 24-karat gold in the paint!

-Tell me what's your name again? -rudy ruettiger-what's your name again? -rudy ruettiger.

I need your student id to get your card section pass.

I don't have it with me now, but I'm gonna get it.I don't have it now, but I'm gonna get it.

-I'll have it by tomorrow. -i gotta send the names in tonight.

Couldn't you let it slide this once? Couldn't you let it slide this once?

It's the rules, sorry. next game.It's the rules, sorry. next game.

Are you gonna come to corby's? it's where we all go afterwards.

Yeah, I 'll be there. thanks.

Is that bob giadieux and ron dushney sitting at the end of the bar? Is that bob giadieux and ron dushney sitting at the end of the bar?

-Would you like another drink? -Okay-how about another one? -sure.

1966 game against michigan state1 966 against michigan state.

Giadieux caught the greatest pass in notre dame football history.

HeyHey!

"Mary, mary quite contrary, what makes your garden grow?" Mary, mary quite contrary, what makes your garden grow?''

Excuse me, could I get change for a dollar, please? Excuse me, could I get change for a dollar, please?

Thank youThank you.

Are you okay? You all right?

Yeah. I just wanted to say it's been a pleasure working with you.

Thank youThanks.

You said before you were the greatest notre dame football fan in history.You said before you were the greatest notre dame football fan in history.

But I thought I was, so I guess that means we got something in common.

In fact, I'm gonna be playing football for the irish next fall.

I've talked to coach parseghian about it.I've talked to coach parseghian about it.

You see, I'm at holy cross for a semester, maybe two at the most.

Father cavanaugh says if I make the grades...

I'll have a real good shot at getting in....i'll have a real good shot at getting in.

And for the first time in my life, my grades have been really good.

You're not a notre dame student? You're not a notre dame student?

Not officiallyNot officially.

-But I will be next semester. -You can't be a part of the boosters.

-mary, wait a minute-i'm sorry. -mary, wait a minute.

Will you please forget I said that? Will you please forget I said that?

-You know what a tremendous fan I am. -it's the rules.

I know, but... I know, but--

DamnDamn!

I need one ticket.I need one ticket.

It's impossibleNo way.

-Mister, I got 1 0 bucks for a ticket. -ten bucks? you're 90 short.

-kid, can I buy that ticket from you? -yeah, for 20 bucks.

-Please, can I get in? I got $1 0. -i couldn't do it. I'd lose my job.

Really? Really.

I'd like to, buddy.I'd like to, buddy.

Hands off to eric penick for the notre dame touchdown--hands off to eric penick for the notre dame touchdown.

Do you have an extra ticket? Please? Do you have an extra ticket? please?

-one ticket. I just need one seat. -i'm sorry, no.

Notre Dame University 7 points Northwestern University 0 pointsIrish, 7, northwestern, nothing.

Fortune, did you see eric penick's kickoff return yesterday? Fortune, did you see eric penick's kickoff return yesterday?

I saw it on tvI saw it on tv.

He broke free right about here.

40 yards 35 yards 30 yardsThe 40. the 35. the 30!

25 yards 20 yards 15 yards The 25! the 20! the 1 5!

10 yards and 5 yards Notre Dame touchdownThe 1 0! the 5! touchdown irish!

Hey, hey, hey, we got work to do.Hey, hey, hey, we got work to do.

The offense begins and prepares for kickoffDown, set, hut!

-You ever see a game from in here? -nope.

Well, then your first game will be one I'm playing in.

Whatever you say, kid. You gonna watch me or help me? Whatever you say, kid. you gonna watch me or help me?

Thanks for the blanket and the key.Thanks for the blanket and the key.

I don't know nothing about it.

Then who put the key on the cot? Then who put the key on the cot?

Did you hear what I just said? You hear what I just said?

YesYeah.

All B All b's.

There is an A And an a.

I know my grades have gone down, father, but...

I have participated in a lot of extracurricular activities...i have a lot of extracurricular activities.

You did a good job, kid.You did a good job, kid.

Admissions people, you never can tell. they're a funny bunch of squirrels.

Is there anything else I can do? Have I done all I can?

SorryExcuse me.

Please help me check box 620Hi, I need box 620, please.

Thank youThank you.

Dear Mr. Ruettiger, Dear mr. Ruettiger, your application for admission...

The application for admission has been evaluated... ...to the university of notre dame has been evaluated by....''

I'm proud of you. I know how hard you worked to get those grades.

But no matter how hard I work, I'm not gonna get in?

It's obviousI mean, it's obvious.

I couldn't say. I'm not on the admissions committee.

Maybe my dad was right. Maybe I just don't belong here.

If Holy Cross is all there is, I just don't see the point.

Maybe you should go home.Maybe you should go home.

-Merry Christmas-Merry Christmas-merry christmas. -merry christmas to you.

Tommy, where did you get that? Oh, you're all sticky.

It's okay, but it's just gonna get everything all over the place.

RudyRudy!

Where have you been for so long? Where have you been for so long?

I've been going to college at holy cross. it's in south bend.

If you're going to holy cross, why do you have a notre dame jacket? If you're going to holy cross, why do you have a notre dame jacket?

-I'll go there next year. -then that's where I'll go too!

Do you want something to eat? Do you want something to eat?

An A and three B's. An a and three b's.

Good for youGood for you.

I didn't make it into notre dame this semester. I saw a few home games.

I thought about you. you'd have loved it. you gotta come over for a game.

It's so exciting. you've never seen anything--

I watch the games here on my television. That's fine for me.

I know, but it's not the same thing.

What if I were in the game? What if I were in the game?

Jesus, we still have to listen to this crap? Jesus, we still have to listen to this crap?

That semester at college didn't make you smarter.

I'm glad you made good grades.I'm glad you made good grades.

Come on, johnny. please tell me.

It wouldn't be a surprise if I tell.It wouldn't be a surprise if I tell.

You don't have to say it allYou can do better than that.

Okay, one more hint.Okay, one more hint.

Hey John, shouldn't you wish your brother a merry christmas? Hey, johnny-boy, aren't you gonna wish your brother a merry christmas?

How are you doing, rudy? How you doing, rudy?

Not badFine.

I just want to tell you that you going to college and all...

It's a great thing...i think that's great.

Thanks, johnny.Thanks, johnny.

I'll be in the kitchen.I'll be in the kitchen.

I gotta goI gotta go.

Why don't you stay for a while? Why don't you stay for a while?

I have to go to workI have to go to work.

Rudy, I'm sorry.Rudy, I'm sorry.

I just want to tell you that I hope you make it. I do.

HelloHi.

HelloHi.

It's 12 o'clock and it's closing time.Tweive o'ciock. closing time.

-Thanks, mrs. mackenzie. -You're welcome.

Thank youThanks.

Vacation, that's all I hear from you. 'i'm gonna go on vacation.'

After this game you're gonna pay my money, right?

What about the end of the month? What about the end of the month?

Total failure.Total failure.

Everything I didEverything I did.

Work, the studying, four hours a night's sleep in a dungeon.Work, the studying, four hours a night's sleep in a dungeon.

I've browned another year of eligibility.I've browned another year of eligibility.

This entire year's been a waste.This entire year's been a waste.

A waste, huh? A waste, huh?

You got your head so far up your ass about that damn football team...

You don't get that you just got one year of top-quality education.

WasteWaste.''

Don't be wasting my time.Don't be wasting my time.

Ain't you got some work to do? Ain't you got some work to do?

First three chapters for next week. start thinking about those.

Thank youThank you.

Damn it! Damn it!

You gotta do our own cooking and laundry.We gotta do our own cooking and laundry.

I'm not very good at that either.I'm not very good at that either.

Do you want to invite me? You gonna invite me?

Of course you are the first choiceYou'll be the first one.

-first? I'm gonna be the guinea pig? -if you live through it, why....

-Sorry-It's okay-excuse me. -sure.

You can tell GodTaking your appeal to a higher court.

I'm desperate.I'm desperate.

If I don't get in next semester, it's over, done.

Notre dame doesn't accept senior transfers.Notre dame doesn't accept senior transfers.

Well, you did a hell of a job, kid, chasing down your dream.

I don't care. if it doesn't produce results, it doesn't mean anything.

I think you'll discover that it will.I think you'll discover that it will.

Maybe I haven't prayed enough.Maybe I haven't prayed enough.

I'm sure that's not the problem.I'm sure that's not the problem.

All we can do is prayPraying is something we do in our time.

And the answers come in god's time.The answers come in god's time.

Is there really nothing I can do? Can you help me? Have I done everything I possibly can? can you help me?

Son, in 35 years of religious studies...

Only got one result...i've come up with only

God does existThere is a god...

It's a pity that I'm not God...and I'm not him.

Is there anything in box 620, please? Ls there anything in box 620, please?

...has been approved--has been approved.

You've been accepted as a freshman for the fall semester....''

Thank GodOh, thank god.

What's wrong? What's wrong?

Read itRead it.

Congratulations, you are... Congratulations, you are....''

I succeededI did it.

You succeededYou did it.

You really succeededYou did it.

Hey guysHey, guys.

My son's going to notre dame.My son's going to notre dame.

Great, come on RudyAll right, rudy. way to go!

Hey guysHey, you guys!

My son's going to notre dameMy son's going to notre dame!

You hear that, johnny? your brother's going to notre dame.You hear that, johnny? your brother's going to notre dame.

Can you believe it, frank? Can you believe it, frank?

CongratulationsCongratulations.

So, listen, you wanna work till it's time to go to school? So, listen, you wanna work till it's time to go to school?

I gotta get back, pop. football tryouts start this week.

I'll call youI'll call you.

One, two, threeOne, two, three...

Four, five, six...four, five, six...

Seven, eight...seven, eight!

Let me tell you as clearly as possibleLet me tell it to you as clean as l can.

We have 95 players here...

...so accomplished as athletes in high school...so accomplished as athletes in high school...

They have full scholarships to the best football program in the countryThey have full scholarships to the best football program in the country.

National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations allow us to dress just 60 for home games...

This means at least 35 scholarship players...which means at least 35 scholarship players...

Can only watch the game from the stands...will be watching the game from the stands.

So if any of you has any fantasies...

About running out of that tunnel with your helmet shining in the sun...

You'd better wake up now...you best leave them right here.

Of you 1 5 dreamers out there, maybe we'll keep one or two.

My job is to basically beat the shit out of you for the next five days.

And whoever is still standing at the end...

Maybe we'll use him for our scout teams.

You'll be running the opposition's plays week in and week out.

Your greatest value to us is, we don't care whether you get hurt.Your greatest value to us is, we don't care whether you get hurt.

Our first teams are gonna pound on you like you're their worst enemies.

Did you hear clearly? Like what you hear so far?

Any of you want to run home to mama? now's your chance.

Joe, they're all yours. Joe, they're all yours.

Don't just stand there trying to think. let's hit those ropes. move it!

Move it, I said, move fasterMove it, I said! come on!

Pick them up, pick them up!

High knees! Let's go, gentlemen, let's go!

Pump your arms, keep your heads up.Pump your arms, keep your heads up.

That's it, don't step on that rope!

Up and down, let's go! we want to see how quick you are here.Up and down, let's go! we want to see how quick you are here.

Keep it rolling, keep it rollingKeep it rolling, keep it rolling.

Heads up, keep moving, keep moving.

Pump those arms, pump those arms when you're backwards running.

Come on, come on, come on Move it, move it, move it!

Keep your heads up, keep your heads up!

RunRun!

Get in there, ruettiger, get in there!

All right, let's concentrate and get it right.

Go hard, charge him.

What is that? what are you doing? come on!

Who wants to try it? Who can come up and demonstrate it properly? Who has the play? who wants to do it right?

I got it.I got it.

All right, stay low.All right, stay low.

Come on, let's do it again! Come on, let's do it again!

-Get out of here. -Coach, I can do it.

Really? Oh, yeah? all right, we'll see.

This is where we separate the men from the girls.This is where we separate the men from the girls.

Tactic No. 30 attacks this point30, hit the spot.

Get in there. now pick him off. pick him off, damn it!

All right, if you want to make this team.... All right, if you want to make this team....

Relax for a few minutes.

If it were up to me, I wouldn't use any of themIf it was up to me, I'd get rid of all of them.

If they can't protect themselves, I don't want them.

The kid with blood on him.

鲁帝格? Ruettiger?

Have you been watching? no athletic skill.

-He's put more effort than anybody. -you fellows decide.

As long as it's not in my defensive backfield, you want him. Not in my defensive backfield. you want him, you got him.

All right, shower up. we'll let you know.All right, shower up. we'll let you know.

Do you think you can make it? You think you made it?

Unfortunately Unfortunately, yeah.

What is so unfortunate about making the team? What is so unfortunate about making the team?

This is my third year as a walk-on.This is my third year as a walk-on.

I had scholarships to two big ten schools.

But my father was an all-american here...

So I get a lot of family pressure....so I get a lot of family pressure.

I don't understandI don't understand.

If you haven't been cut, then you still have a chance.If you haven't been cut, then you still have a chance.

-What, a chance to play? -yeah.

The only reason they keep me on here is because I'm a legacy.

To them I'm no more valuable than a tackling dummy.

Ruettiger, come with me.Ruettiger, come with me.

Good coachYeah, coach.

You want on the team pretty bad.You want on the team pretty bad.

Desire beyond your imaginationYou have no idea.

-Are you willing to go through fire and water for this? -Coach, I'll do anything. -You sure busted your balls out there. -Coach, I'll do anything.

You think you can give the same effort in the next five monthsYou think you can give the same effort...

Do you work so hard every day? ...day in and day out for the next five months?

Coach, I will definitely do thisSir, I have no doubt.

Fine. if you do lighten up one hair...

I'll throw you off this team so fast you won't know what hit you.

WaitWait a minute.

Throw me off? that means I gotta be on the team first.Throw me off? that means I gotta be on the team first.

-don't let me down. -does that mean I'm on the team? -don't let me down. -does that mean I'm on the team?

-yeah, kid, you're on the team. -thank you!

Hey, hey, come on.Hey, hey, come on.

Go put some shoes on.Go put some shoes on.

This course in mythology will be more than an ancient stroll through the Acropolis.

More about the insideThese stories are about the inside.

About our hopesAbout our hopes,

fearour fears,

And dreamsand our dreams.

See you next time.See you next time.

They also allowed Holy Cross students in this class.I didn't know they allowed Holy Cross students in this class.

You're still pretending, right-You don't give up pretending, do you?

Wait a minuteHey, wait a minute.

I just have two things to say to you.Hey, I just have two things to say to you.

One, I'm an official student at this school.

And two, I'm on the football team.

It was all done in compliance with the regulationsAnd I did it by the rules.

-Three what? That's three. -Three what?

You said you had only two things to say. That's three.

I can't win with you.I can't win with you.

Congratulations on the first pointCongratulations on Thing 1.

Thank youThank you.

The second pointThing 2...

I just can't believe.

If you don't believe me, come out to practice.If you don't believe me, come out to practice.

All right, I'll do that.

MaryHey, Mary.

It's really good to see you again.It's really good to see you again.

Yeah, we're gonna have to replace these supports over here.

Give me a handGive me a hand.

Thank you for everything.Thanks for everything.

Here.Here.

What's that? What's that?

It's the key to the maintenance room.It's the key to the maintenance room.

I don't know nothing about it.Don't know nothing about it.

OkayYeah....

You promised. you'll come see your first game if I ever dress.

I'll stop by every now and again, just to bother you. Well, I'll stop by every now and again, just to bother you.

GoodbyeSee you later.

ChildHey, kid.

As long as you playYou ever dress...

I'll come to the game...i'll be there.

Rally, sons of notre dame

Sing the glory and sound the fameSing the glory and sound the fame

Raise the gold and blue and cheer with voices trueRaise the gold and blue and cheer with voices true

Rah-rah for notre dameRah-rah for notre dame

We will fight in every gameWe will fight in every game

Strong of heart and true to her nameStrong of heart and true to her name

We will ne'er forget her and will cheer her ever

Loyal to notre dameLoyal to notre dame

Cheer, cheer for old notre dameCheer, cheer for old notre dame

Wake up the echoes cheering her name

Send the volley cheer on highSend the volley cheer on high

Shake down the thunder from the skyShake down the thunder from the sky

No matter the odds are great or smallWhat tho the odds be great or small

Old notre dame will win over all

While her loyal sons are marching

Onward to victoryOnward to victory

Cheer, cheer for old notre dameCheer, cheer for old notre dame

Wake up the echoes cheering her name

Send the volley cheer on highSend the volley cheer on high

Shake down the thunder from the skyShake down the thunder from the sky

No matter the odds are great or smallWhat tho the odds be great or small

Old notre dame will win over all

While her loyal sons are marching

Onward to victoryOnward to victory

Onward to victoryOnward to victory

Too sloppySloppy!

Run it again. sloppy, for chris sake!

Countdown to 38 seconds38 counter.

The back missed the hole. he's gotta go to the outside.

You all right, man? come on, get up.You all right, man? come on, get up.

-Get in the huddle. -ruettiger!

Ruettiger, get out.Ruettiger, get out.

I can do it, coachI can do it, coach!

-Ready? -Come on guys-ready? -let's go, fellas.

What are you doing? What are you doing?

Don't treat me like your kid brother. I'm playing defense for purdue.

You ain't here to be no nanny in no kindergarten!

-Go play ball. -Hit me, man.

Red 40 TacticsRed 40!

Red 40 TacticsRed 40!

Get down on the groundKeep your ass down.

When using the eagle tactic, should I use the setup or the 2 tactic? So on eagle, do I go on ''set'' or ''2''?

You gotta go on ''set.'' you gotta pick the man up.

On eagle slant, do I let him slide or do I pick him up too? On eagle slant, do I let him slide or do I pick him up too?

Hey, little buddy! hold up, man.

I'm not talking to you. You can go.I'm not talking to you. you keep going.

I'm sorry about what happened at practice today.I'm sorry about what happened at practice today.

Don't be sorry.Don't be sorry.

Don't you understand if you don't cool it out there, you'll get yourself killed. Don't you understand if you don't cool it out there, you'll get yourself killed.

If I cool it, I won't be helping you get ready for the next week's games. got it?

I understandI got it.

He's just a showboat, man. that's all he's about.

He's just doing his job, jamie. can it.

Go irish, University of Notre DameGo irish!

Go irish, University of Notre DameGo irish!

What are you doing here?What are you doing here?

I want to write a story about you.I want to write a story about you.

WhyWhy?

Because you're interestingI think you're an interesting guy.

Don't write No.

There's nothing interesting about a practice player.There's nothing interesting about a practice player.

I feel interestingMaybe there is to me.

Let's do itI'll tell you what.

If I ever dress for a game, you can write your story.If I ever dress for a game, you can write your story.

It's a deal.It's a deal.

- Come on, everyone - Come on, look at our - let's go. come on. -come on, here we go.

What are you doing, huh?

StopBreak it up!

Get off meGet off me!

Come on, ruettigerCome on, ruettiger!

I said stop and cool downBreak it up, I said. and cool down.

You showy bastard, you bastardYou brown-nosed suck-ass! you suck ass!

What's your problem, o'hare? What's your problem, o'hare?

Last practice and this asshole thinks it's the super bowl.

You just summed up your entire sorry career here...

A bad sports career...in one sentence!

If you had a tenth of Ruettiger's heart, you'd have made all-american.If you had a tenth of ruettiger's heart, you'd have made all-american.

As it is, you just went from third team to prep team.As it is, you just went from third team to prep team.

Go on, get out of here. get me another tailback.

-Huddle-huddle up quickly-huddle! -let's run it.

Move faster, move fasterFor Chris's SakeCome on, let's rock some ass.

-Gather-Let's go. Defense, come on out. -huddle! -let's go. defense, come on out.

Rudy, I want you to ice this twice more in your room tonight.

See you tomorrow morningWe'll see you tomorrow morning.

Keep that pack on that shoulder for at least 15 more minutes.

Hello JimHey, jim.

Your bullshit out there makes us look bad, so dial it down a notch.

Dial it down? Dial it down?

Everybody's sick and tired of hearing, 'put out more like ruettiger.''

What do you get out of getting your head kicked in everyday? What do you get out of getting your head kicked in everyday?

It's not worth it, you know? It's not worth it, you know?

You gotta be in at least one play during a game...

To officially be part of this team....to officially be part of this team.

The only uniform you'll put on is that grungy thing you've been wearing everyday.

If you hate it so much, why don't you just quit? If you hate it so much, why don't you just quit?

I can'tI can't.

Why not? Why not?

If I quit, my father won't pay my tuition.If I quit, my father won't pay my tuition.

Is that the only reason you're here? Is that the only reason you're here?

I'm under the delusion that I might get a chance to run out that tunnel.

Does he think I'm lying to him? Does he think I'm lying to him?

No one said nothing about lying.Nobody said nothing about lying.

Do I have to get pictures taken of practice to prove I'm on the team? I have to get pictures taken of practice to prove I'm on the team?

I believe you, rudyI believe you, rudy.

Look where did these scars on my face come from? What happened to my face? where did I get these?

-Maybe you're a great waterboy. -You just don't believe it. -So you're a glorified waterboy. -oh, you just don't get it.

If you are part on that team, my opinion of notre dame just hit the shits.

Leave him alone.Leave him alone.

There's no 'if.'

I wear a uniform, I block and tackle. you just don't understand.

Actually, it's simple.Actually, it's simple.

Every saturday when we turn on the tv to watch...

We see players wearing the blue and gold. we just don't see you.

You willYou will.

-What? -You will. now shoot.

Just shoot.Just shoot.

Coach, rudy ruettiger's here to see you.Coach, rudy ruettiger's here to see you.

Send him in.Send him in.

I won't take long, coach.This won't take long, coach.

First, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity of being on the team.

I never thought I'd be saying this...

But it's been a pleasure. Now what can I do for you? ...but it's been a pleasure. now what can I do for you?

Well, one of the many things that I've learned this year...

No matter how hard I try, I'll never get above the prep team.

I've accepted that god made some people football players, but not me.

I wish god would put your heart in some of my players' bodies.

My father loves notre dame football more than anything else in the world.

He doesn't believe I'm on the team...

Because he can't see me at the sidelines during the games.

Next year, my senior year, I'd love to be able to give him this gift.

I'd really appreciate it if you'd let me dress one game next season.I'd really appreciate it if you'd let me dress one game next season.

You know RudyLook, rudy...

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has a very strict limit of 60 people...the ncaa really hamstrings us with this 60 rule.

In some positions we only have one backup.

You know every year we're competing for the national championship.You know every year we're competing for the national championship.

Is this just for your father? Is this just for your father?

No, it's for everybody who told me that it would be impossible.No, it's for everybody who told me that it would be impossible.

It's for my brothers...

The kids in my high school, the guys I work with at the mill.

They can't come to practice and see that I am part of the team.

OkayOkay.

Okay? Okay?

You deserve it. you'll dress for one game next season.

Thank you, coachThank you, coach.

YesYes!

I don't know which game yet, but it'll definitely be next season.

I'm sureI'm sure.

I guess they'll tell me a few days before the game.

Look, just be ready, okay? Look, just be ready, okay?

Thanks, dad.Thanks, dad.

All right, bye.All right, bye.

VictoryVictory

Victory, victory, that's our cryVictory, victory, that's our cry

Gipper Hey GipperGipper. hey, gipper!

Goddamn miami law school beckons.Goddamn miami law school beckons.

MiamiMiami!

I had to go.I had to go.

What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?

LookLook.

Coach Ara quit? Ara quit?

I'll be goddamned. who's the new coach? I'll be goddamned. who's the new coach?

-Dan Devine from the green bay packers. -wow....

I'm sure ara's gonna let him know about his promise to let you dress.

Come on, let's take a walk.Come on, let's take a walk.

When are you leaving? When are you leaving?

-in about six minutes. -really? -in about six minutes. -really?

The spring semester starts in two weeks.

We've known each other so fucking... We've had a hell of a goddamn--

We've known each other for a fucking long time, haven't we? We've had a hell of a goddamn run, haven't we?

YeahYeah, we have.

Tell me when you play and I'll fly out for that.You let me know when you dress. I'll fly out for that.

I really don't know how to thank you for everything you've done.There's no way I can thank you for everything you've done.

You already have thankedYou already have.

Do you remember Elza? You remember elza, right?

-Hello-good to see you again-hi. -good to see you again.

She's my girl now. she's coming with me.

-isn't that goddamn something? -dennis.

I forgot. I'm not allowed to say ''goddamn'' no more.

What's a lapsed catholic to do? What's a lapsed catholic to do?

-We should get going. -yeah.

See you next fall, right? I'll see you next fall, right?

Sincerely thank youThanks for everything.

-You take care of him. -we're going.

I still don't understand why you have to leave.I still don't understand why you have to leave.

Walk with meWalk with me.

It wasn't easy for me to become a priest.It wasn't easy for me to become a priest.

I fought a lot of battles.I fought a lot of battles.

Mainly in terms of thoughtMostly in here and here.

When I came to Notre DameBut then when I got assigned to Notre Dame,

I thought that I'd achieved everything that I'd worked for.

HereThis place.

The years I spent here are the best years of my life.

Maybe they've been too good.But maybe they've been too good.

I'm no longer firmI've gotten soft.

Really hereNo, here.

And in here.And in here.

In fact, Rudy, the last two years,

You've been reminding me of something I lost along the way.

You've got a warrior's spirit, Rudy.

You're a fighter, you're a battler, and that's what gives you life.

I don't understandI don't understand.

In the trade, we call Notre Dame a little slice of heaven.

I think it's time I got out of heaven.But I think it's time I got out of heaven.

Got back to earthGot back to earth.

So ISo l'm..

I'm gonna go do some missionary work. I'm going to Bangladesh.

Leaving first thing in the morning.

Who knows?Who knows?

I might find a third incontrovertible truth.I might find a third incontrovertible truth.

You take care of the place while I'm gone.You take care of the place while I'm gone.

Thank you, Father.Thank you, Father.

And send me a team picture.

You must be in itBut only if you're in it.

Rudy RuettigerRudy Ruettiger.

I was a walk-on for Coach Parseghian last year.

You know, I don't believe in walk-ons.

Especially with the caliber of program we have here.

95 quality athletes on scholarshipsI have 95 quality athletes on scholarships

We can only use up to 60and we'll probably play 60 of them at the most.

Why would I need walk-ons?

The prep team is important, because it doesn't matter if we get hurt.

There are at least 35 people in the reserve teamWell, my bottom 35 can prep.

They're good enoughIt'll toughen them up.

If I could have a chance to show you, prove to you that I'm a valuable asset...

Football here at Notre Dame is serious business.

There's no room for sentiment with so much at stake.

But... But...

Coach Yonto made a special plea for you.Coach Yonto made a special plea for you.

He seems to think you'll serve some kind of purpose.

So I'm still on the team? So I'm still on the team?

You won't be sorry.You won't be sorry.

Remember me? Don't I know you?

Ruettiger, get your ass back out here!

TouchdownTouchdown!

Did the coach really say that? Did Coach Y really say that?

Not exactly. It was more like we have a shot.

But my dad still doesn't believe I'm an official member of the team.

Maybe he's rightI don't know. Maybe he's right.

You haven't gotten where you are with that kind of self-pity junk.You haven't gotten where you are with that kind of self-pity junk.

Just remember, you promised not to print that article if I don't dress.

I will obeyYou know me. I play by the rules.

We're here.

I don't believe in that kind of stuff.

Light a candle for me to be on that dress list tomorrow.Light a candle for me to be on that dress list tomorrow.

PleasePlease.

I can pay my own way.

Sorry, manSorry, man.

Sorry, manSorry, man.

It's not fairIt just ain't right.

No, it's not.

-Where are you going? -I quit.-where are you going? -i quit.

-Wait up. -The hell with devine, the hell with coach yonto!

Wait up. in two years, you haven't missed one practice.

And last one you said you just quit? And last one you said you just quit?

-I don't want you to quit. -That's what I said. -i don't want you to quit.

What the hell is it to you? What the hell is it to you?

You're one of the reasons I stayed on this last year.

I'm sorryWell, I'm sorry.

You're sorry? You're sorry?

You're full of crap! You know that

Everything you did and everything you said is bullshit!

Tell jake to make sure the top's ready.

We'll check with the weather service by 5, and we'll make a decision then.

Hey hey hey Hey, hey, hey, hey.

What are you doing here? Don't you have practice? What you doing here? don't you have practice?

Not anymore. I quit.

Well, since when are you the quitting kind? Well, since when are you the quitting kind?

I don't see the point anymore.I don't see the point anymore.

You didn't make the dress listSo you didn't make the dress list.

There are greater tragedies in the worldThere are greater tragedies in the world.

I just wanted to run out of that tunnel for my dad.

To prove to everyone--

Prove what? Prove what?

-Prove I can do it. -That I was somebody. -oh, you are so full of crap.

You're 5 feet nothing. a hundred and nothing.

You don't have any athletic ability at allAnd you've got hardly a speck of athletic ability.

You hung in with the best college football team in the land for 2 years!

And you're gonna walk out of here with a degree from notre dame.

In this life you don't have to prove nothing to nobody except yourself.

And after what you've gone through, if you haven't done that by now...

Then it'll never come true...it ain't gonna never happen.

Now go on backNow go on back.

I'm sorry I never got you to see your first game.

Hell, I've seen too many games in this stadium.

-You said you never saw a game. -i've never seen one from the stands.

Were you a player? You were a player?

I rode the bench for two years.

I thought I wasn't being played because of my color.

I was very dissatisfied and quit the teamI got filled up with a lot of attitude, so I quit.

Still not a week goes by, I don't regret it.

I guarantee a week won't go by, you won't regret walking out...

And let those people destroy the best of you...letting them get the best of you.

Do you hear me clearly? Now, you hear me clear enough?

YesYeah.

Bill, the pitch was too soon. wait. make him commit.

Tactics No. 38 Tactics No. 3838 option, 38 option.

GatheringHustle up.

That's RudyIt's rudy.

Welcome back. line up.Welcome back. line up.

What's going on down there? get back to work.

Please come inYeah?

Oh, hi, Roland. come in. Oh, hi, Roland. come in.

I want rudy to dress in my place.I want rudy to dress in my place.

He deserves this opportunityHe deserves it.

Don't be ridiculousDon't be ridiculous.

Georgia tech's one of the top offensive teams in the country.

You're an all-american and our captain. act like it.You're an all-american and our captain. act like it.

I think I understandI believe I am.

Me too, coach.Me too, coach.

I want rudy to dress in my place.I want rudy to dress in my place.

Coach, this is for rudy.Coach, this is for rudy.

This is for rudy, coach.This is for rudy, coach.

I promise. this is the real thing.

I'm gonna be on the sidelines, in uniform.

Frank, I've never asked you for anything in my life.

Please promise me he'll be on that bus tomorrow.Promise me he'll be on that bus tomorrow.

Frank, I want you to be there too.

PleasePlease.

We arrivedHere you go.

What a day for a game, huh?

That's rightYou bet.

Great, come on, Holy MotherAll right. go irish!

-Go irish! Thank you. -Thank you.

I'll get you on the way back. I don't got my wallet.

Enter from hereThis is our gate.

Hey RudyHey, rudy?

I just want you to know that I think this is a great thing.

Thank youThanks.

You're welcomeYou're welcome.

Today belongs to youIt's your day.

-i wish you could be out there with me. -i know.

What I see in front of me is the most spectacular sight I have ever seen in my lifeThis is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen.

Come on, dad.Come on, dad.

Huddle up.Huddle up.

Bring it in, guys.

FatherFather.

Everyone, take a hand.Everyone, take a hand.

Hail mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, jesus.

Holy mary, mother of god, pray for us sinners now...

Pray to God for us sinners...and at the hour of our death.

Notre dame, our mother.

Pray for usPray for us!

You all know what you have to do.You all know what you have to do.

RememberRemember...

No one...no one...

I mean anyone...and I mean no one...

Go wild on our home court...comes into our house and pushes us around.

This is your game now, gentlemen.This is your game now, gentlemen.

For you seniors, it's your last one, so make it count...

Because you'll remember it for the rest of your lives.

Let's get 'em.Let's get 'em.

RudyRudy!

Are you ready, champ? You ready, champ?

I've been ready for this my whole life.I've been ready for this my whole life.

Then you take us out on the field.Then you take us out on the field.

All right, let's go.All right, let's go.

Here they goHere they go!

-That's him. 45. -45. you see him?

No. 45 No. 45Forty-five! forty-five!

That's him! I know him! that's rudy!

You guys already know this...

This is the most important game of your lives...but this is the most important game of your lives!

No excuses! do the work!

-Goddess of victory-pray for us-our lady of victory! -pray for us!

What's going on? They're across the line.What the hell? they're across the line.

Watch number 70. he's waltzing with him.Watch number 70. he's waltzing with him.

Forty yards for a notre Dame touchdown.Forty yards for a notre dame touchdown.

It's the fourth quarter with 3 minutes

The result of the game is still in doubtTo play and the issue still in doubt.

As barratt fades back to pass for georgia tech from his 30-yard line.

Pass the ball toward the frontcourtLooks upfield, throws.

Intercepted by roland steeleIntercepted by roland steele!

He has a convoy of blockers down the sidelines.

Steele going in unmolested for a notre dame touchdown.

The current situation is not good for Georgia TechIt's a backbreaker for georgia tech.

Joe, play all the seniors!

Can Rudy get in? what about rudy?

-Let him in for one play. -Absolutely not.

Coach, you gotta play him. come on, coach. one play.

Give him a chance, coachGive him a chance, coach!

Notre dame all over the ball. thompson recovers for the irish.

RudyRudy!

RudyRudyRudy! rudy!

RudyRudyRudyRudy! rudy! rudy!

37 seconds remaining and it'll be all over here at notre dame stadium.

To our left...

I heard the Notre Dame students chanting slogans...I'm picking up a chant from the notre dame student body.

I still can't hear exactly what they are shoutingCan't quite make out just what it is.

Devine's gonna empty his bench with a little time remaining in the game. Devine's gonna empty his bench with a little time remaining in the game.

One of the players going into the game is jamie o'hare.

He played for different teams across the countryO'hare was heavily recruited throughout the country several years ago.

Then he came to Notre DameHe came to notre dame...

But his career has been quite a failure...and it's safe to say that his career has been a disappointment.

They're chanting for rudy.They're chanting for rudy.

Tell him to squatTell him to go to a knee.

Listen up. victory formation.

The hell with devine.The hell with devine.

If the offense is here, rudy can't play.If the offense is here, rudy can't play.

-We gotta run the play. -no, we gotta score now.

-let's get a score for rudy. -it's the last game!

All right, this one's yours. pro right.

Tactical No. 38 halfback pass to No. 1. Are No. 1 ready? 38 halfback pass on one. on one. ready?

What is he doing? What the hell is he doing?

Touchdown. Notre Dame, 23. Georgia Tech, 3.

That was for you.That was for you.

What did you do? Who told you to do this? What was that? who called that play?

I just realizedIt's just occurred to me...

What they've been chanting for the last few minutes.

They kept shouting "Rudy"'s nameIt's the name ''rudy.''

Dan Ruettiger, a walk-on senior playerDan ruettiger, a walk-on senior...

The subject of an article in yesterday's student newspaper, the observer.

All right, go get 'em, kid!

He's so little!He's so little!

Come on. one more play.Come on. one more play.

What should I do? What do I do?

Stay in. stay there!

Who's the wild man now?!

No Notre Dame player has been carried off the court since 1975

Daniel E. "Rudy" Ruediger graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1976

Rudy’s five younger brothers all attended the University of Notre Dame and all received degrees.