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A retired police officer goes to the current-day Army/Navy football game with his two wacky friends intending to jump onto the field and score a touchdown he should’ve scored decades ago when he fumbled during the same football classic as time ran out, only this time dozens of security guards await him, and it’ll be a friggin’ miracle if he succeeds.

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Written by:
Robert Gately
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Format:
Screenplay
Genres:
Comedy Action-Adventure Sports
Budget:
Low
Starring Roles For:
Robert Duvall
Dustin Hoffman
James Earl Jones
In the Vein Of:
Grumpy Old Men
Rudy
Three Musketeers
Posted:
08/19/2003
Updated:
09/13/2021
Author Bio:
Since retiring early in 1998, Robert has written 2 novels, 2 non-fiction books, 12 screenplays and 3 stage plays. His body of work has been recognized in over 300 festival, stage, book and screenplay competitions around the world (over 180 of those were finalist or better). The finalist or better placements include book, screen and stage play successes in Faulkner/Wisdom Creative Writing contest, Norumbego Fiction Award, Chesterfield, Writer's Network, Dana Awards, Frontiers in Writing, SFWP (Santa Fe), etc.

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Contest Results:
American Movie Awards (First Place) [2016]
Filmmatic Comedy (Semifinalist) [2020]
Indie Gathering (First Place, drama/comedy) [2009]
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