Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advanc | dG1fWWtPSTFpWDBCT0k
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:00Shane Falco had given up his dream of playing for the pros.
00:08Hey, Falco! You're not even a has-been!
00:11You're a never-was!
00:14Thanks, guys.
00:16Until fate...
00:17The player's strike became official at 4 p.m. Eastern time.
00:21...handed him the ball.
00:23We're gonna use replacement players.
00:24I'm talking about a team of poor nobodies.
00:27We're gonna take those people and try to put together a winning team.
00:29Why me?
00:29Could be part of something.
00:31If nothing else, they should be fun to watch.
00:37The drinks are on the outside!
00:43Now, he must lead a team of amateurs...
00:46There's some who will say that you're not real players.
00:50That this isn't a real team.
00:51...and find what it takes...
00:52You know, you're the first player I can remember who seems to care more about his teammates than he does himself.
00:56...to win...
00:57Just have to find a way to lead your team.
00:59...earn the respect.
01:02Warner Brothers presents...
01:04We got a game to play!
01:04We play the world champions.
01:06Keanu Reeves...
01:07I wish I could say something that was classy and inspirational.
01:10But that just wouldn't be our size.
01:11...and Gene Hackman...
01:12You can do this.
01:13Now, come on.
01:13Come on!
01:14In a comedy for everyone who wasn't good enough...
01:17Now, that is a hit!
01:19...to get in the game.
01:21As of today, you're all professional football players.
01:23Get me the ball.
01:33Are you going to get me the ball?
01:34I hope he doesn't kill somebody.
01:38The Replacements...
01:40You'll never be more than a replacement player.
01:41Yeah, I can live with that.
01:43Bye-bye.