The Boys in the Boat (2023)
The Boys in the Boat is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film produced and directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, based on the 2013 book of the same name by Daniel James Brown. The film follows the University of Washington rowing team, and their quest to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics. It stars Joel Edgerton as coach Al Ulbrickson Sr. and Callum Turner as rower Joe Rantz.
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00:04:41 >> Engineering design is different from other areas of creativity in that,
00:04:46 you must be able to actually build what you imagine.
00:04:50 And then make sure it works as you design.
00:04:52 The design process is structured to help direct your creativity.
00:04:57 Now.
00:04:58 >> What kind of engineer do you want to be?
00:05:05 I'm thinking mechanical for me, because I like building things.
00:05:08 You want to partner up and- >> Something you two gentlemen would like
00:05:10 to share with us?
00:05:11 >> Okay, now continue.
00:05:12 >> Sorry.
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00:05:58 >> Okay, I just need one more.
00:06:11 Let's see.
00:06:13 You.
00:06:15 That's all I need today, fellas.
00:06:18 Sorry.
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00:06:29 >> Morning.
00:06:39 >> Morning.
00:06:41 This was in my box this morning.
00:06:44 >> Okay, but looks like you still owe a balance on this semester.
00:06:49 >> Yeah, well I paid half already and they said I could pay the other half later.
00:06:53 >> Afraid later has arrived, Mr. Rance.
00:06:55 Maybe a part time job would help?
00:06:57 >> I've been looking.
00:07:01 >> Well there's a board down the hall.
00:07:02 I can give you two weeks.
00:07:04 After that you will need to consider other educational options.
00:07:08 >> Thanks.
00:07:12 >> It's a waste of time.
00:07:17 I called every number up here.
00:07:19 And that nanny job, I'll fill before semester even started.
00:07:22 I check every day to get a jump on a new one, but there haven't been any.
00:07:27 I'm staying by my aunt's, like an afforded place.
00:07:30 Spend half my day pulling cat hair off of my clothes.
00:07:32 I hate cats.
00:07:35 You like them?
00:07:36 Cats, I mean.
00:07:38 >> Yeah, never thought much about it.
00:07:42 >> Hey.
00:07:42 >> Thought I saw you in class.
00:07:48 You remember me?
00:07:49 >> Mm-hm.
00:07:50 >> All right, then what's my name?
00:07:52 >> Joyce Indorce.
00:07:53 >> And you're Joe Rance.
00:07:55 >> Oh.
00:07:55 >> I remember because you had a huge crush on me in the fourth grade.
00:08:00 >> No I didn't.
00:08:00 >> Yeah, yeah you did.
00:08:01 You made me this pretty little card with some flowers stuffed in it.
00:08:04 Right before my family went away to Olympia.
00:08:06 >> You're one of those people who can't eat when you're nervous.
00:08:10 >> I'm not nervous.
00:08:11 >> No?
00:08:11 So what are you doing here, Joe?
00:08:15 >> Trying to learn engineering.
00:08:17 >> I'm gonna be a teacher.
00:08:21 Mostly here just to get away from home, though.
00:08:23 You remember my mother?
00:08:25 >> Sort of.
00:08:25 Always had a Bible in her hand.
00:08:27 >> Yeah, well she's throwing it at you.
00:08:30 >> You like rowboats?
00:08:31 You know, like paddling them.
00:08:34 >> Who's this?
00:08:35 >> I'm Roger.
00:08:36 >> Hi Roger, I'm Joyce.
00:08:37 This is Joe, but he's not real talkative right now cuz he's a little bit nervous.
00:08:41 >> No I'm not.
00:08:42 >> He is a little nervous.
00:08:43 >> I'm not nervous.
00:08:44 >> We might be able to make some money if you can row.
00:08:45 >> Joyce, you ready?
00:08:47 >> Gotta go, boys.
00:08:48 Nice seeing you again, Joe.
00:08:51 >> Roger.
00:08:51 By the way, did you ever get over that crush?
00:08:55 >> She's a looker, huh?
00:09:02 >> So what's that about, making some money?
00:09:10 >> Yeah, the rowing team.
00:09:11 You're on it, you get a part time job included, cheap place to live,
00:09:14 you get free of them cats.
00:09:16 All you gotta do is make the team.
00:09:18 How hard can that be?
00:09:18 >> How am I gonna make the team?
00:09:31 >> Hey, how many fellas get picked?
00:09:40 >> Eight, I think.
00:09:40 >> Eight?
00:09:42 >> What'd she say?
00:09:47 >> He didn't know.
00:09:47 >> All right, listen up.
00:10:01 I'm Coach Overtson.
00:10:04 Well, that's Coach Bowles, Coach Brown.
00:10:08 You're all here because we're looking for
00:10:12 the eight most qualified young men to fill out JV Boat.
00:10:16 That means that most of you will not be chosen.
00:10:18 In fact, the majority of you will most likely walk away on your own within
00:10:22 the next few weeks, because your bodies will hurt, your minds will tire.
00:10:25 And you'll decide this dream of yours to compete against the greatest crews in
00:10:29 the world is just not worth it.
00:10:30 There's no shame in that.
00:10:32 Eight man crew is the most difficult team sport in the world.
00:10:37 The average human body is just not meant for such things.
00:10:42 It's just not capable of such things.
00:10:44 But average, not gonna get a seat on my boat.
00:10:47 So good luck.
00:10:51 >> Okay, follow the two lines.
00:10:55 Registration on the left, uniforms on the right.
00:10:58 >> That was a beautiful speech, coach.
00:11:03 Name?
00:11:07 >> Joe Rance.
00:11:08 >> Joe, you ever crewed before?
00:11:10 >> What's your name?
00:11:12 >> Roe, you ever rowed before?
00:11:13 >> No, no.
00:11:14 How much does a job pay once you're on a team?
00:11:16 >> Go pick up your gear over there.
00:11:17 >> You were right.
00:11:19 Next. >> Name?
00:11:21 >> Roger Morris.
00:11:22 >> Roger, you ever crewed before?
00:11:23 >> No.
00:11:24 >> All right, pick up your gear across the way.
00:11:27 >> You're right.
00:11:28 >> Name?
00:11:28 >> You're right.
00:11:29 >> You're right.
00:11:29 >> You're right.
00:11:30 >> You're right.
00:11:31 >> You're right.
00:11:31 >> You're right.
00:11:32 >> You will be divided into groups and rotate through training stations.
00:11:35 When you hear your number called, follow the coach.
00:11:38 One through 16, you're with me.
00:11:40 17 through 32 with coach Matthews, 33 to 48 with me.
00:11:45 Line up.
00:11:46 You got any idea what we're in for?
00:11:50 >> No.
00:11:51 >> Good.
00:11:52 Me either.
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00:11:57 One through 16, come on.
00:12:00 The average adult man is capable of taking in roughly four liters of oxygen per minute.
00:12:07 An orzle must be able to consume as much as eight.
00:12:10 You have to teach your bodies to do that.
00:12:13 We'll do 50 push-ups followed by 50 sit-ups and 50 jacks.
00:12:17 We'll keep doing sets of 50 because it's time to change stations.
00:12:21 Eight on each side, feet in stretchers.
00:12:23 Lace them up.
00:12:25 Let's take old Nero out.
00:12:28 All right, on my count, straight back, use your legs.
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00:12:36 12, don't just slap the water, roll your wrists.
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00:13:19 >> Four parts to a stroke, not three, okay?
00:13:28 Catch, drive, finish, and recovery.
00:13:31 You can't skip any of them.
00:13:32 And you know why we're not going to the straight line?
00:13:34 Because number 22 here is the only one that's listening to me.
00:13:38 Catch, drive, finish, recover, head splatter.
00:13:43 All right, let's pick up the pace to 18.
00:13:45 >> A lot of tall timber in this bunch, coach.
00:13:48 You boys there could even push your varsity crew.
00:13:49 >> It's hard to judge off one day.
00:13:51 >> Still, you had to see enough to make you almost finally crack a smile.
00:13:54 >> I'll let you know at the end of this season.
00:13:56 >> Olympic year this year, so ideally it'll stretch longer than most.
00:13:59 >> Olympic year?
00:14:00 I didn't realize.
00:14:01 >> I spoke with Coach Ebright down in Cali, sure aware of it.
00:14:05 Feels good about his chances too.
00:14:06 >> Yeah?
00:14:07 >> Any first impressions you'd like to see in print?
00:14:09 >> You know I don't read the paper, Royal.
00:14:11 >> Excuse me, coach.
00:14:12 >> You're looking for tips, you're gonna have to get them in practice like
00:14:14 everybody else.
00:14:15 >> No, sir, I was just wondering how much it's gonna pay.
00:14:18 >> Say again?
00:14:19 >> You said there was a job included if you make the team.
00:14:21 I just need to know if it's gonna cover the rest of my tuition.
00:14:24 >> Well, I'm sure it will.
00:14:26 You just concentrate for now on making the squad, son.
00:14:30 >> Thank you, sir.
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00:14:35 >> Now here's a question I bet those Ivy League coaches never get.
00:14:38 Speaking of, I sure hope this year goes better than the last.
00:14:41 No one's rooting for your boys more than me.
00:14:43 Good luck, coach.
00:14:45 >> And you, Royal.
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00:14:48 >> Wanna go grab some food?
00:14:49 >> Nah, I'm not hungry.
00:14:50 >> I got enough for us both if you want.
00:14:53 >> Not that hungry.
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00:15:00 >> I'm gonna see you later.
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00:15:11 >> Here you go.
00:15:24 [BLANK_AUDIO]
00:15:27 >> Here you go, son.
00:15:28 >> Thank you.
00:15:29 >> There you are.
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00:15:41 >> How's your chicken?
00:15:43 >> Great.
00:15:44 >> Yeah, that's a pork chop you're eating.
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00:15:53 >> Sorry.
00:15:55 >> So I saw Royal Brom today, and he made sure to tell me that
00:15:59 Kyle Ebright's squad is strong this year.
00:16:01 >> Kyle's always strong.
00:16:04 And you always worry.
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00:16:10 How'd you new boys look?
00:16:11 >> Well, it's too early to say.
00:16:14 He's done with a lot of them.
00:16:17 >> That's good.
00:16:18 Nice big staple to choose from.
00:16:19 >> If enough of them last.
00:16:21 >> The best ones will.
00:16:22 Just like you did.
00:16:24 >> Mm.
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00:16:33 >> What's wrong with you?
00:16:46 >> Nothing, just a little stiff.
00:16:49 >> Yeah, looks it, how come?
00:16:50 >> Rope boats till it almost killed us.
00:16:53 >> What?
00:16:54 >> Page 43 in your text.
00:16:55 >> So in solving the framework, what does it mean to reflect?
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00:17:21 >> Excuse me, young man.
00:17:23 Would you like me to speak quieter so you can rest?
00:17:25 >> I feel like that's maybe a trick question.
00:17:29 >> Quiet.
00:17:30 Pay attention or go home to sleep.
00:17:33 You can't do both in here.
00:17:33 [BLANK_AUDIO]
00:17:37 >> You're welcome, young man.
00:17:39 >> Thank you.
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00:18:00 >> 48-12, we're down.
00:18:06 >> Yeah, I can't.
00:18:08 [MUSIC]
00:18:13 >> We've got Morris and Six behind us.
00:18:16 [MUSIC]
00:18:26 >> Keep time with me.
00:18:38 Rope, two, three, four, rope, two.
00:18:41 [MUSIC]
00:18:51 [MUSIC]
00:19:01 >> Come on, boys, who wants it more?
00:19:13 [MUSIC]
00:19:18 >> Keep time with those legs, do not let 22 beat you.
00:19:22 [MUSIC]
00:19:46 >> You still remember me?
00:19:48 >> Mm-hm.
00:19:50 >> Wasn't sure, I haven't seen you much lately.
00:19:52 >> I've just been busy with stuff.
00:19:54 >> Rowing stuff?
00:19:55 >> Mostly.
00:19:57 >> I heard Roger say that they're announcing the team today.
00:19:59 Are you gonna make it?
00:20:01 >> There's a lot of guys trying.
00:20:05 >> You wanna take me on a boat ride when you do?
00:20:08 >> Sure.
00:20:09 [MUSIC]
00:20:19 >> Gentlemen, I wanna thank you all for coming out and giving your best effort.
00:20:24 [MUSIC]
00:20:26 Every single one of you left standing has performed admirably.
00:20:31 Unfortunately, only a few of you can be chosen to continue.
00:20:36 Coach Bowles.
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00:20:41 Hume.
00:20:42 [MUSIC]
00:20:44 Hunt.
00:20:44 [MUSIC]
00:20:47 McMillan.
00:20:48 [MUSIC]
00:20:53 Day.
00:20:54 [MUSIC]
00:20:56 Morris.
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00:20:58 White.
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00:21:01 Adam.
00:21:02 [MUSIC]
00:21:05 Rance.
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00:21:11 Coy, you're the reserve.
00:21:14 We thank the rest of you for your time and your effort.
00:21:16 [MUSIC]
00:21:20 >> All right then.
00:21:23 Go and celebrate.
00:21:25 We'll see you on the water tomorrow.
00:21:28 Well done.
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00:21:38 >> That's my favorite part.
00:21:50 >> Come on boys.
00:21:56 Let's go.
00:21:58 >> Lift him up.
00:22:00 >> That's all this guy talks about is Dodge.
00:22:15 [LAUGH]
00:22:18 >> Hey listen, I'm not saying that.
00:22:20 >> I knew you'd made it.
00:22:22 >> I'm glad one of us did.
00:22:23 >> You were always in the bag.
00:22:24 When coach called my name, my knees almost buckled.
00:22:27 >> What about seats they'll put us in?
00:22:28 >> I just want the stroke.
00:22:30 >> That's Hume's seat, guaranteed.
00:22:32 >> Hey, you're not a mute, are you?
00:22:33 Cuz I've never once heard you say nothing.
00:22:35 >> Nope.
00:22:36 >> He doesn't need to talk the way he pulls that oar.
00:22:38 >> Yeah, Chuck, maybe you should pull more and tug less.
00:22:40 You want that stroke seat.
00:22:41 >> I don't care where they put me, as long as I'm in there somewhere.
00:22:43 >> We're all in there somewhere.
00:22:45 >> Yeah.
00:22:46 >> Bow down to Washington.
00:22:49 Bow down to Washington.
00:22:53 Mighty are the men who wear the purple and the gold.
00:22:57 Joyfully we welcome them to the Mickey's ball.
00:23:00 We will char our names in the hall of fame
00:23:03 to preserve the memory of our devotion.
00:23:07 So heaven help the hoes of Washington.
00:23:10 The trembling and the beating of mighty Washington.
00:23:14 Our climes are there with bells, the mighty blood excels.
00:23:17 It's harder to push tomorrow out across the dark.
00:23:20 >> Hey.
00:23:38 >> Hi.
00:23:39 >> You, uh, wanna go for a boat ride?
00:23:42 >> Now?
00:23:44 >> Yeah.
00:23:46 >> Okay.
00:23:48 >> Catch, drive, finish, recover.
00:23:53 You gotta do all four before you can start again.
00:23:57 That's better.
00:23:58 You got a feather next.
00:24:00 >> Feather?
00:24:01 What's a feather?
00:24:03 >> Here, look.
00:24:06 You roll your wrists to spin the oar.
00:24:12 You see?
00:24:15 Try again.
00:24:21 You're a natural.
00:24:23 >> I thought you said you were gonna take me on a boat ride.
00:24:26 >> All right, scooch over.
00:24:35 All right.
00:24:37 >> Do you like it, rowing?
00:24:40 >> Well, getting a job out of it.
00:24:45 And a room, so I guess.
00:24:48 >> Who else made the team?
00:24:50 >> Roger, Shorty, some others.
00:24:54 >> You know, they put the races on the radio.
00:24:57 Everybody listens.
00:24:59 >> Yeah, they took some photos.
00:25:02 Asked a bunch of questions.
00:25:04 >> What kinds of questions?
00:25:05 >> Just, you know, where we're from, stuff like that.
00:25:08 >> Did you tell them the truth?
00:25:11 >> Mostly.
00:25:18 >> You're all gonna be famous.
00:25:21 And you really will forget about me.
00:25:28 >> I don't think I could if I tried.
00:25:47 >> Get to row us back to shore.
00:25:49 We have class in the morning.
00:26:07 >> Which bed do you want?
00:26:08 >> Couldn't care less.
00:26:13 >> We got to keep these, right?
00:26:17 >> As long as we stay on the team.
00:26:24 >> Each seat on the boat has its own purpose.
00:26:27 Like eight separate parts of one great racehorse.
00:26:30 Morris in one, day in two, and Adam in the three.
00:26:34 Your technique will keep the boat on its proper course.
00:26:37 Four, five, and six are like the engine room.
00:26:40 That is the power.
00:26:43 White, McMillan, and Hunt.
00:26:45 Rance is our seven.
00:26:47 So you set the pace with Hume and the stroke.
00:26:50 And every good racehorse has a jockey.
00:26:54 Glenn Mori.
00:26:56 Come on, Glenn.
00:26:59 Is our coxswain.
00:27:02 He calls the strategy set up by myself and coach Bowles.
00:27:06 He'll give you rain when he wants you to run.
00:27:08 He'll pull you back to slow you down.
00:27:10 And when the time is right, you'll get out his whip.
00:27:14 >> Hey, fellas.
00:27:16 >> Okay, time to get in the water.
00:27:19 [dramatic theme music]
00:27:23 ♪ ♪
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00:27:35 ♪ ♪
00:28:04 >> Let's go again!
00:28:06 >> Hey, junior boat.
00:28:12 You tired after your first day?
00:28:14 [laughing]
00:28:17 Hey, where are you going? Come back.
00:28:19 >> I hate those assholes.
00:28:24 >> I hate the bell.
00:28:27 [water splashing]
00:28:29 [footsteps]
00:28:32 [water splashing]
00:28:35 [footsteps]
00:28:38 [door opens]
00:28:55 [door closes]
00:28:58 [footsteps]
00:29:00 >> It's Joe, isn't it?
00:29:09 >> Mm-hmm.
00:29:11 >> Most of you boys don't have an interest in a boat
00:29:15 until you can sit in it.
00:29:18 You like to work with wood?
00:29:20 >> Yeah, my father did some.
00:29:22 Used to make things.
00:29:24 Nothing like this, just porches and stuff.
00:29:27 Helped him fix up an old canoe once.
00:29:32 >> I'm sure he and your mother must be very proud of you now.
00:29:36 Making the team.
00:29:38 This is for you boys.
00:29:47 Your racing shell.
00:29:53 Always welcome to give me a hand with it.
00:29:56 If you find some free time.
00:29:58 I didn't mean right now.
00:30:10 You should rest up tonight.
00:30:12 >> I'm okay.
00:30:18 >> Technique is more important than power.
00:30:22 You have to be able to pull a perfect door
00:30:24 stroke after stroke.
00:30:27 It's called swing.
00:30:29 When all eight are rowing in such perfect unison
00:30:32 that no single action is out of sync
00:30:35 with the rest of the boat,
00:30:37 then you aren't fighting each other.
00:30:39 You're moving with less effort.
00:30:41 Each one of your strokes is worth
00:30:43 one and a half of the other boat's.
00:30:45 Most crews never find it.
00:30:48 But when they do,
00:30:50 rowing is more poetry than sport.
00:30:53 >> White and day.
00:30:56 Switch.
00:30:58 Grants, Adam, switch back.
00:31:03 Row! Row!
00:31:10 Row! Come on!
00:31:12 Row! Come on!
00:31:14 Row! Row!
00:31:16 Row! Row!
00:31:18 >> What, do you forget everything you learned
00:31:20 in the last three years?
00:31:22 Brown, you're still skying.
00:31:24 Billings, are you the stroke?
00:31:26 You're rushing.
00:31:28 You have seven men behind you, all chasing the boat.
00:31:30 34 strokes.
00:31:32 You find the 34 strokes, anything higher
00:31:34 and you fall apart.
00:31:36 34 strokes, you don't beat Cal.
00:31:38 34 strokes, you don't win at Poughkeepsie.
00:31:41 You certainly don't get to Germany.
00:31:43 You beat with 34 strokes?
00:31:45 The J.B. boat? Maybe.
00:31:48 What are you guys waiting for?
00:31:50 Get back in the boat.
00:31:52 You guys, you're gonna get back out there
00:31:55 and you're gonna do it again until you get it right.
00:31:58 [knock on door]
00:32:00 Hope I'm not intruding, Al.
00:32:02 >> Not at all, Ben. Come on in. Take a seat.
00:32:04 Great timing.
00:32:06 Just going through the equipment budget
00:32:08 to send over to your committee.
00:32:10 Nothing unreasonable.
00:32:12 I've been looking at the team.
00:32:14 The five-year-old uniform's starting to look a little ragged.
00:32:16 We'll see what we can do.
00:32:18 Committee's meeting next week.
00:32:20 More wins usually means more money from the alumni.
00:32:23 Sure.
00:32:25 So how are boys doing, Coach?
00:32:27 Early to say, but solid.
00:32:29 They've been working hard.
00:32:31 My boy Bo had them training all off-season.
00:32:33 Think they're gonna make a real run at Cal this year.
00:32:35 I hope we can.
00:32:37 They've got a good junior boat to push them to.
00:32:39 Be nice to finally hang a banner up in our place
00:32:41 for them all.
00:32:43 We'll do our best, sir.
00:32:45 And an Olympic medal to go with it.
00:32:47 Bo says his boat's got a shot.
00:32:49 If we work hard, we'll catch some breaks.
00:32:51 Winners make our own breaks in life, Coach.
00:32:53 And we need this.
00:32:55 It's now or never.
00:32:57 If we shadows have offended,
00:33:09 think but this, and all is mended,
00:33:12 that you have but slumbered here
00:33:14 while these visions did appear.
00:33:17 Thank you.
00:33:19 That's some fella-call Shakespeare, right?
00:33:22 You know, music people should have to take care of their own trash.
00:33:25 Better than the cafeteria last night.
00:33:27 I mean, God, I almost couldn't eat today.
00:33:29 You see that old food all mushed around like that?
00:33:31 Ugh! You ever notice how under the girls' tables,
00:33:34 it's always the worst?
00:33:36 You look close. Girls are nasty.
00:33:38 You don't realize it 'cause of their nice dresses
00:33:41 and their hair's all fixed up.
00:33:43 But I'll clean under 10 boys' tables before I do one.
00:33:45 Don, is there anything you can't do?
00:33:51 Keep going.
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00:34:25 What about Morris in the six behind Rance
00:34:28 and Hunt in the one?
00:34:30 We tried that last week.
00:34:32 I don't know.
00:34:34 On paper, this should work.
00:34:36 Better than just work.
00:34:38 If you put them in singles against 100 other kids,
00:34:40 I'd bet on that being the top-eight finishers out there.
00:34:42 That's the problem. They have a hard time remembering
00:34:44 they aren't in skulls, especially Rance.
00:34:46 They're as strong a group as I've ever seen come through here,
00:34:48 and they might also be the worst crew I've ever seen.
00:34:51 It's a bad mix.
00:34:54 It's my fault.
00:34:56 Well, maybe those names aren't the problem.
00:35:00 Sometimes young horses need a louder jockey.
00:35:03 [knock on door]
00:35:16 You wanted to see me, coach?
00:35:18 Close the door.
00:35:20 Sit down, man.
00:35:23 [door opens]
00:35:25 You know why I called you here?
00:35:34 My guess is you need someone to help you beat Cal.
00:35:38 Let me explain something to you.
00:35:41 I'm giving you a second chance.
00:35:43 You're gonna drive the J.V. boat.
00:35:45 J.V.?
00:35:46 Yeah, that's right.
00:35:48 Now, listen to me. You're gonna do what I tell you,
00:35:50 then I tell you, and if I see you going off on your own,
00:35:52 then you're out for good this time.
00:35:54 You understand?
00:35:56 Yeah, I do.
00:35:58 All right.
00:36:00 Get out.
00:36:02 Come on!
00:36:07 Your hands are too high!
00:36:09 Fix the tack! One tack! Let's go!
00:36:11 Like a team, fellas!
00:36:13 Legs! Move! Eyes up!
00:36:15 Legs! Move! You guys are out of sync!
00:36:17 Find Q! Take it off Q!
00:36:19 Watch those legs, all right?
00:36:21 Hey, Ransom, with us. Stay with Q.
00:36:24 Legs! Move!
00:36:26 Legs! Move! Come on!
00:36:28 Your tack's too high! Lower!
00:36:30 Lower! Too late!
00:36:32 Enough! Way enough! Way enough!
00:36:34 Yeah, good ride.
00:36:48 My favorite part is how my nuts vibrated
00:36:50 when you guys were all hitting the water at different times.
00:36:53 I mean, we were moving slow as shit, but the sensation was nice.
00:36:55 Screw you, buck!
00:36:57 No, Danny, you're the one screwed.
00:36:59 This coach told me if you guys don't get yourselves figured out,
00:37:01 you're not only missing the regatta,
00:37:03 you're not racing at all this year.
00:37:05 That's a whole hell of a lot of work to just do nothing with.
00:37:08 So, if you like trying it again,
00:37:11 I'm ready.
00:37:14 ( sighs )
00:37:16 That's good.
00:37:21 Always with the grain.
00:37:25 How's the crew coming along?
00:37:28 A lot harder than I expected.
00:37:30 Well, that's what practice is for.
00:37:33 Coaches will have you ready for the regatta.
00:37:36 Your folks gonna make it?
00:37:40 My mother, she passed when I was young.
00:37:43 And my poppy had to move off several years ago to find work.
00:37:48 Kind of lost touch.
00:37:50 Who brought you up?
00:37:54 Pop figured I was okay on my own.
00:37:56 Hmm.
00:37:58 How old were you?
00:38:00 When I was 14.
00:38:04 Having my stepmom, they had two young boys to care for,
00:38:08 and I was the only one.
00:38:10 There was no work around swim.
00:38:14 Worked out best for everybody.
00:38:16 ( men chanting )
00:38:23 Stop at the shoulders. Eyes up!
00:38:30 Stay loose.
00:38:32 Shoulders down, Joe.
00:38:34 Stay low.
00:38:36 Stay loose.
00:38:38 Eyes up.
00:38:40 Better?
00:38:42 Here she is, boys.
00:38:57 Maybe the finest George has ever made.
00:39:04 Now, this is your new home.
00:39:06 Treat her that way.
00:39:08 Care for her. Protect her.
00:39:12 Most of all, you better respect her.
00:39:16 All right, suit up and get out there.
00:39:25 You race against Cal in a week.
00:39:29 ( music playing )
00:39:32 Won't let you down, Coach.
00:39:49 ( music playing )
00:39:52 Welcome to a beautiful day at Lake Washington
00:40:08 for the annual showdown between the Washington Huskies
00:40:10 and the Cal Bears of Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Regatta.
00:40:13 And just as it has been for the past 30 years,
00:40:15 the two-mile race will extend from Sand Point
00:40:17 up to Sheridan Beach.
00:40:19 We have 100,000 race fans gathered here
00:40:21 for what is sure to be another maritime battle
00:40:23 the likes of which we haven't seen since New Orleans.
00:40:25 And in the purple and gold,
00:40:27 Washington Huskies coach Al Ulbrichson
00:40:29 is bringing back a strong senior team
00:40:31 and an inexperienced junior boat
00:40:33 in hopes of reversing a devastating season last year.
00:40:36 Without a doubt, he's facing stiff competition.
00:40:39 Legendary coach Kai Ebright has once again brought two strong boats
00:40:42 and has called his junior crew possibly the best young oarsman he has ever had.
00:40:47 ( cheering )
00:40:50 Don't try and move too much.
00:41:11 Listen to Mark.
00:41:13 Stay close, and we'll hope Cal makes a mistake.
00:41:16 Stay tall with the body.
00:41:18 Inspiring.
00:41:20 You missed the part where I told him just to try not to tip over.
00:41:24 Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
00:41:28 Five minutes, don't stop.
00:41:41 Hey, my boys are feeling a little under the weather, Al.
00:41:44 I hope you take it easy on us.
00:41:46 Not even if I believed you, Kai.
00:41:49 Both teams are in position.
00:42:02 Winds are out of the north at five miles an hour.
00:42:07 The temperature is a mild 71 degrees.
00:42:11 ( cheering )
00:42:35 All right, boys, you heard Ulbrickson.
00:42:38 Stick close and hope they make a mistake.
00:42:41 That's his way of saying don't embarrass him.
00:42:44 'Cause that's what he thinks you're gonna do.
00:42:47 I say to hell with all that.
00:42:50 All these people didn't just come to see you stick close.
00:42:54 Let's show Ulbrickson what's in this boat.
00:43:04 Ready.
00:43:06 The old men are at the ready.
00:43:17 - Roll! - And they're off.
00:43:30 - 19. - Washington is slow off the block.
00:43:34 Step on him early, 38.
00:43:39 Let's go!
00:43:41 Good. Yeah, we got him.
00:43:44 All right, be nice, easy, 28.
00:43:47 In and move.
00:43:49 And pull.
00:43:51 Washington's J.V. boat is racing for the first time in competition.
00:43:57 Easy work.
00:44:00 Easy, boys, nice and easy.
00:44:02 Cal jumps out to an early lead.
00:44:04 Washington is struggling to keep pace.
00:44:06 That's right. Just keep them in sight.
00:44:09 Don't die in the plane, you fellas.
00:44:11 In, move. In, move.
00:44:15 Don't move. In the lane.
00:44:18 Cal opening up a full boat for Washington.
00:44:21 And at the quarter mark, it's Cal up a full boat.
00:44:24 Come on, boys, come on.
00:44:27 We got this, boys, come on.
00:44:32 Move, in, move.
00:44:35 Don't panic, buddy.
00:44:37 Don't rush.
00:44:39 Cal still showing no signs of slowing down.
00:44:41 Washington is getting its first taste of competition,
00:44:43 something Coach Ulbrichson can hope to build on.
00:44:46 Move, in, and move.
00:44:50 Push, push.
00:44:52 Here we go, boys.
00:44:54 Give me 35.
00:44:56 Show 'em what we got.
00:44:58 Spin, spin.
00:45:00 What are they doing?
00:45:02 I said let Cal come back to them.
00:45:04 Now at the halfway mark.
00:45:07 The Huskies with a burst.
00:45:10 Just passing the halfway point, and Washington is surging.
00:45:13 You better be right, Bob.
00:45:15 In, move.
00:45:18 In, move.
00:45:20 Here comes Washington.
00:45:22 Push, push.
00:45:24 Push, push.
00:45:26 Just past the three-quarter mark.
00:45:28 Cal and Washington are neck and neck.
00:45:31 Move.
00:45:35 Move.
00:45:37 Push, push.
00:45:39 Cal is falling back.
00:45:42 Washington is kicking up the pace.
00:45:44 Washington passing Cal.
00:45:46 And look at this.
00:45:48 The Washington boat has taken the lead.
00:45:51 Washington by half a boat.
00:45:54 200 meters to go.
00:45:57 Washington is pulling ahead.
00:45:59 20 more strokes.
00:46:01 Washington by a full boat.
00:46:07 15 more.
00:46:13 Come on.
00:46:16 Move.
00:46:18 10 more.
00:46:20 15 meters.
00:46:22 15 meters.
00:46:24 Washington is going to do it.
00:46:26 Move.
00:46:28 In, move.
00:46:30 Push.
00:46:32 25 meters.
00:46:35 And there's the flag.
00:46:39 Washington has done it.
00:46:41 The junior boat has won their first competition.
00:46:44 What a promising start for these young men.
00:46:47 Jesus.
00:46:49 I got nine seconds under the course record.
00:46:52 Same.
00:46:54 And the final third is faster than the first.
00:46:57 Where the hell did that come from?
00:47:00 I guess that little runt knew what he was doing.
00:47:07 Go, boys.
00:47:09 Go.
00:47:11 [cheering]
00:47:15 [cheering]
00:47:40 One, two, three.
00:47:44 Go, man.
00:47:58 Washington.
00:48:00 Come on.
00:48:02 Oh, my.
00:48:04 I could get used to this.
00:48:08 How'd you first win, Phil?
00:48:10 Great.
00:48:12 Next one's going to be even faster.
00:48:14 How'd you go so fast?
00:48:28 Oh, we just rode as quick as we could.
00:48:30 Must have been hard, even though you're strong.
00:48:33 You get tired?
00:48:35 I think I was pretty rough.
00:48:37 Too tired to go someplace quiet and show me how you did it?
00:48:41 Oh, hell no.
00:48:43 You know, this might make all the times
00:48:47 Morris spooked on my back worth it.
00:48:49 I got this today.
00:48:51 Some fella in a suit just gave it to me.
00:48:53 Said us winning made him so happy he wanted--
00:48:55 Shoot, we all made him happy, Gordo.
00:48:57 Get my algebra class off and do my homework for me.
00:48:59 You'll have to stack to it.
00:49:01 We keep on winning.
00:49:03 You did so good today.
00:49:05 Huh?
00:49:07 I said you did so-- I said you did so good today.
00:49:11 Thank you.
00:49:13 It was fun.
00:49:15 What?
00:49:17 Come here. I said it was fun.
00:49:31 [music playing]
00:49:33 [chatter]
00:49:35 [music playing]
00:49:49 [chatter]
00:49:51 What you doing?
00:50:13 I'm watching.
00:50:15 Why aren't you talking to anybody?
00:50:17 I'm not much of a talker.
00:50:19 Huh?
00:50:21 Hey, look over there.
00:50:23 See that beanpole in the glasses?
00:50:27 Yeah.
00:50:29 You're studying Latin.
00:50:31 Oh.
00:50:33 Latin.
00:50:35 You don't have to say much.
00:50:37 Listen, human, tonight,
00:50:39 not tomorrow night or next week,
00:50:41 tonight is your best shot.
00:50:45 Keep going. I think I'm gonna--
00:50:47 Oh, Christ.
00:50:49 Listen up!
00:51:11 We got a musician in our midst.
00:51:13 With a little encouragement,
00:51:15 we might just get him to give us some live music.
00:51:17 Don Hugh?
00:51:19 Get up here.
00:51:21 Get up here.
00:51:23 [applause]
00:51:25 Watch out.
00:51:27 No, no, no, no.
00:51:29 Bobby, get the stool.
00:51:31 The piano, man.
00:51:33 John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John.
00:51:35 No, no, no, no, no.
00:51:37 There we go. All ready for you there, maestro.
00:51:39 It does.
00:51:41 [applause]
00:51:43 Come on, Don.
00:51:57 Come on, Donny.
00:51:59 [inhales and exhales]
00:52:09 [piano playing]
00:52:11 I don't think that I should be here.
00:52:25 He can't be in here.
00:52:35 Oh, shut up, Carolyn.
00:52:37 I saw you smoking at your window last week.
00:52:39 [laughs]
00:52:41 It's too loud in there.
00:52:45 Yeah, people are happy. They're having fun.
00:52:47 Yeah, because of you.
00:52:49 Okay, I'm changing.
00:52:55 Eyes on the wall.
00:52:57 All right.
00:52:59 Did you know you were gonna win?
00:53:05 No, my arms, they were shaking.
00:53:07 I was so nervous.
00:53:09 We were all screaming so loud.
00:53:11 The radio said it was the fastest ever.
00:53:13 Yeah, that's what Coach told us.
00:53:15 I bet you win every race.
00:53:21 Just don't get all stuck up and everything.
00:53:33 I just kept that in case I ever ran into you again.
00:53:35 And had to, um...
00:53:37 prove that you had that crush on me,
00:53:39 like I said.
00:54:01 [music]
00:54:03 Miss Simdars, open this door.
00:54:21 You should go.
00:54:23 You should go.
00:54:25 You need to go.
00:54:27 Miss Simdars, open this door right now, young lady.
00:54:29 There's a male visitor in there.
00:54:31 Well, you know that consequence is.
00:54:33 One minute!
00:54:35 Is that your phone?
00:54:37 Miss Simdars!
00:54:39 [music]
00:54:41 As the electors get closer,
00:54:43 still we are fine.
00:54:45 There's nothing surer
00:54:47 than the rich and the rich
00:54:49 and the poor and the poorer.
00:54:51 In the meantime,
00:54:53 in between time,
00:54:55 hey, we are fine.
00:54:57 [applause]
00:54:59 [applause]
00:55:01 [applause]
00:55:03 [applause]
00:55:05 [applause]
00:55:33 Harvard, Yale?
00:55:35 Mm-hmm. Both have put up times
00:55:37 we haven't gotten close to.
00:55:39 That's how it usually goes.
00:55:43 Kids back East are in boats
00:55:45 before they're in shoes.
00:55:47 Schools just have more talent to choose from.
00:55:49 That's where money buys you.
00:55:53 We need an edge, Tom.
00:56:01 [music]
00:56:03 [music]
00:56:05 [music]
00:56:07 [music]
00:56:09 [music]
00:56:11 [music]
00:56:13 [music]
00:56:15 (somber music)
00:56:17 (footsteps thudding)
00:56:20 (liquid sloshing)
00:56:30 (door thudding)
00:56:41 (door thudding)
00:56:43 (door thudding)
00:57:10 (door thudding)
00:57:13 (dramatic music)
00:57:22 (men shouting)
00:57:32 (men shouting)
00:57:35 (men shouting)
00:57:37 (men shouting)
00:57:40 (men shouting)
00:57:43 (men shouting)
00:57:45 (men shouting)
00:58:14 - Everybody else tires and they just get stronger.
00:58:17 That's the third time they beat Varsity Square.
00:58:22 - Maybe next time!
00:58:24 - I just think it's too big of a risk.
00:58:26 Poughkeepsie is more than just the championship this year,
00:58:29 it's for the Olympics.
00:58:30 - I know what the race means, Tom.
00:58:31 - Experience counts for something in big races.
00:58:33 Half those guys on Varsity competed at Poughkeepsie last year.
00:58:35 - And they lost.
00:58:36 - They're better this year.
00:58:37 - If you didn't know their ages,
00:58:38 you didn't know how long they'd been rowing,
00:58:40 you're looking at both boats for the first time.
00:58:42 - A time trial in the backyard does not count.
00:58:45 That is not the same thing as a race.
00:58:45 - Look at the competition, Tom.
00:58:47 - It's not that easy.
00:58:49 Come on, you know this.
00:58:50 - Yes.
00:58:51 Yes, I know.
00:58:54 - You're acting like the Varsity boat is scrapping.
00:58:56 You know, that boat hasn't lost a race either.
00:58:58 And it wasn't that long ago,
00:59:00 you were just hoping the JV boat was gonna make it
00:59:02 to the finish line without sinking.
00:59:03 Now, Al, now you're talking about putting all our chips on.
00:59:06 - Do you think Varsity could medal in Berlin?
00:59:08 - We're not talking about a medal.
00:59:10 We're talking about a shot at getting there.
00:59:11 - If they got there.
00:59:12 - I don't know.
00:59:17 We need a win this year, Al.
00:59:29 The people who pay us, they need a win.
00:59:34 You send a boat full of kids down there and they trip up,
00:59:38 you're sticking your neck way out there.
00:59:40 Makes it a real easy target, and mine too.
00:59:42 I need this job.
00:59:44 What do you think, George?
01:00:03 - Hmm.
01:00:04 - When you were in a boat,
01:00:11 you rode like no one else that's ever come through here.
01:00:15 I remember watching you, wondering how fast
01:00:18 one of my shells could go
01:00:19 if there were eight just like you in it.
01:00:21 That bunch of kids might be as close to that
01:00:26 as I'll ever get.
01:00:30 - And if I send them out there and they aren't ready?
01:00:33 - Then it's like Tom said,
01:00:35 the ax will likely fall and fall hard.
01:00:39 - Now you're starting to sound like my wife.
01:00:42 - Well, Hazel's a smart woman.
01:00:44 I'll take that as a compliment.
01:00:45 (audience applauding)
01:00:51 - Good morning, everybody.
01:00:57 Thank you.
01:00:59 Now, as we all know,
01:01:02 Kempsey-Bregatta is always
01:01:04 the most important race of the season.
01:01:06 This year, there's even more riding on it
01:01:11 because the winner will qualify for an Olympic spot.
01:01:15 It's also a race that the University of Washington
01:01:24 has not won in almost two decades,
01:01:27 but we have a boat this year
01:01:32 that I believe could change all that.
01:01:36 A boat that could not only win it for Kempsey,
01:01:42 but strong enough to have a real shot in Berlin.
01:01:46 (audience applauding)
01:01:49 And that boat is our junior boat.
01:02:08 Yeah, you heard me.
01:02:14 (audience applauding)
01:02:16 I understand that that's unorthodox.
01:02:18 - Unorthodox?
01:02:19 It's insane.
01:02:20 - I can't.
01:02:21 - You can't do that.
01:02:22 - In the best interest of our team
01:02:23 and the University of Washington, thank you.
01:02:25 - This is bullshit.
01:02:34 - Have you lost your mind?
01:02:39 What about those boys who spent the last four years
01:02:41 working for this?
01:02:42 - My job to put the best boat in the world.
01:02:43 - Your job?
01:02:44 I pay for your job.
01:02:46 Without the boosters, where do you think the money
01:02:47 for your boats comes from, huh?
01:02:48 For your goddamn salary.
01:02:49 - How about you let me do my job?
01:02:51 - Let's just settle down and talk about this calmly.
01:02:53 Come on.
01:02:54 - There's nothing to talk about, Jay.
01:02:55 My team, my decision.
01:02:57 - Then it's not your team anymore.
01:02:59 I'll make sure your ass is fired
01:03:00 before the train leaves for Poughkeepsie.
01:03:01 - Why not, Ben?
01:03:02 We're not gonna get--
01:03:03 - Foles is just as capable as you, better even.
01:03:06 - I'd do the same as Al.
01:03:07 (footsteps)
01:03:09 - Hope you know what you're doing.
01:03:18 Ben!
01:03:20 - Do I?
01:03:28 - Sure you do.
01:03:31 - I can't believe you're going to the Olympics.
01:03:36 - We gotta beat those other schools first,
01:03:37 but coach says we have as good a shot as anybody.
01:03:40 (laughs)
01:03:41 - You can't flirt with any of those New York girls.
01:03:43 What's wrong?
01:03:57 - Back in a second.
01:04:05 - Dope.
01:04:06 (soft music)
01:04:09 (people chattering)
01:04:12 (soft music)
01:04:14 - Saw your picture in the paper.
01:04:42 Harry Jr. clipped it out.
01:04:43 - When'd you get back from California?
01:04:48 - Couple of years.
01:04:48 You know, things weren't much better down there.
01:04:52 - So you've been here all that time?
01:04:55 - Down the road a bit.
01:04:57 - You ever gonna tell me?
01:04:58 - You're doing all right.
01:05:00 - I was 14 when you left.
01:05:01 - I went to war when I was that age.
01:05:09 - So what do you wanna do, Joe?
01:05:11 Huh?
01:05:14 Move home?
01:05:15 I mean, I could use the help.
01:05:16 Tell you what, I'll pay you a dollar a day
01:05:18 if you still remember how to cut a tree.
01:05:20 Or maybe you'd rather just keep rowing your boat.
01:05:26 You don't owe me a thing, Joe.
01:05:31 I don't owe you.
01:05:34 I'm doing just fine.
01:05:37 (soft music)
01:05:40 I'll pass on regards.
01:05:41 - I'm sorry.
01:05:57 - Works out for the best.
01:06:05 - Yeah, but it doesn't make it okay.
01:06:07 - Maybe.
01:06:09 I gotta go.
01:06:18 (soft music)
01:06:20 (soft music)
01:06:23 (soft music)
01:06:25 (soft music)
01:06:28 (soft music)
01:06:30 (soft music)
01:06:32 (soft music)
01:06:35 (soft music)
01:06:37 (soft music)
01:07:06 - You should come get some sleep
01:07:07 before the sun rises over that.
01:07:09 - I'll be in there soon.
01:07:11 I sure love that view.
01:07:19 - I know.
01:07:23 - I just wish I could enjoy it the way I used to.
01:07:28 - Why don't you come see
01:07:33 if there's another view you can enjoy?
01:07:35 (soft music)
01:07:38 Okay.
01:07:46 (soft music)
01:07:49 (soft music)
01:07:52 (soft music)
01:07:54 (soft music)
01:08:22 (soft music)
01:08:25 - We hope the championship fails.
01:08:38 - It's all right.
01:08:39 - Come on, come on, come on.
01:08:40 - Oh boy.
01:08:42 We might wanna try and win this thing, huh?
01:08:45 - No pressure.
01:08:46 - I'll be listening on the radio.
01:08:52 - Say hello if they interview you.
01:08:54 Might be a good time to tell you
01:08:58 that I'm in love with you, Joe.
01:08:59 - All right, I gotta go.
01:09:02 - Hey, hey.
01:09:14 (soft music)
01:09:21 (crowd cheering)
01:09:23 (soft music)
01:09:26 (crowd cheering)
01:09:29 (soft music)
01:09:31 (crowd cheering)
01:09:34 (soft music)
01:09:36 (crowd cheering)
01:09:39 (soft music)
01:09:41 (crowd cheering)
01:09:44 (soft music)
01:09:47 (soft music)
01:09:49 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:09:57 Raph.
01:09:58 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:10:01 [SIREN]
01:10:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:10:06 [SHOUTING]
01:10:08 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:10:19 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:10:32 Busted.
01:10:33 Someone give me a penny.
01:10:34 I'm not going to let you watch.
01:10:35 Hey, Joe, give me your jacket.
01:10:36 That'll get me halfway to Annie.
01:10:38 Oh, Joe, stick around.
01:10:39 They don't run away, hobo Joe.
01:10:41 [SHOUTING]
01:10:44 He's playing.
01:10:45 [SHOUTING]
01:10:47 Joe, he's playing.
01:10:48 He's playing.
01:10:49 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:10:54 Jesus, Chuck.
01:10:55 He's just joking.
01:10:57 Yeah, well, your jokes are lousy.
01:10:59 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:11:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:11:07 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:11:10 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:11:38 I didn't mean anything by it.
01:11:41 Truth is, my old man went bust years ago, so any new clothes
01:11:46 I wear, I swipe from Woolworth's.
01:11:50 Doesn't matter.
01:11:53 I'm just saying we're not different, you and me.
01:11:59 Except you're not a thief.
01:12:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:12:05 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:12:08 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:12:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:12:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:12:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:12:18 [SHOUTING]
01:12:21 Again.
01:12:22 Need to get sharper.
01:12:24 Come on.
01:12:25 You guys are out of sync.
01:12:26 Find you.
01:12:27 Take it off you.
01:12:28 Take it off you.
01:12:29 Just like a team, fellas.
01:12:31 And one.
01:12:32 Get out of sync.
01:12:33 OK, no, no.
01:12:35 Straighten up.
01:12:37 Where are we off?
01:12:38 Hey, Joe, you with us?
01:12:39 Me?
01:12:40 Yeah, locking on Don, huh?
01:12:41 What are you talking about?
01:12:42 I'm not the problem.
01:12:44 Go again.
01:12:46 One, two, three, four.
01:12:51 Three, two, one.
01:12:56 Go.
01:12:57 That'll get us a solid six.
01:12:59 New water, they're still getting comfortable.
01:13:02 First times were fast, and they're getting less comfortable.
01:13:04 What is the matter?
01:13:05 Nine-two yet.
01:13:06 I'll get them then, coach.
01:13:07 Let's do it before the race, Bobby.
01:13:10 Go again.
01:13:11 All right, fellas.
01:13:12 Port side, back it down.
01:13:14 Starboard, tap on.
01:13:15 Ready?
01:13:17 Probably nervous.
01:13:19 Just can't tell.
01:13:22 That's why everybody told me I was wrong for bringing them.
01:13:26 I just can't afford to be kids.
01:13:30 Not anymore.
01:13:32 Not anymore.
01:13:34 [music]
01:13:45 [music]
01:13:53 [music]
01:14:01 [music]
01:14:11 It looks like--
01:14:12 I don't know what's wrong.
01:14:14 Bring it in.
01:14:16 You have 500 perfect meters.
01:14:19 And then another five where it looks like you're rowing eight different boats.
01:14:22 The time is just a little off.
01:14:23 Joe, where is your head at, son?
01:14:26 It's in the boat.
01:14:27 No, it's not.
01:14:28 You're setting your own pace.
01:14:29 The catch is higher than the rest.
01:14:31 I'm trying to--
01:14:32 Don't interrupt me.
01:14:33 You're rowing like you're in a single.
01:14:34 We've been doing this too goddamn long to forget you're in an eight-man shell.
01:14:38 I'm going to get out of the boat, or am I going to put someone else in his seat?
01:14:43 I don't care.
01:14:45 [music]
01:14:51 Coy, you're in Rance's seat.
01:14:55 Get out.
01:14:56 If you don't care, get out.
01:15:01 Coy, come on.
01:15:02 Let's go.
01:15:05 I'll see you tomorrow.
01:15:16 Now, maybe we can row as a team.
01:15:25 You just go, talk to Coach, tell him you want him back here.
01:15:27 I'm not begging him to get my place back.
01:15:29 I'm done with that.
01:15:30 Where are you going to go?
01:15:31 It ain't like you got money enough for a train ticket.
01:15:32 Figure something out.
01:15:33 I always have.
01:15:34 Hello, Roger.
01:15:35 Hello, Joe.
01:15:36 I need to put another coat on the husky clipper.
01:15:37 I could use a hand.
01:15:38 My grandfather would let me help oil the shells he built.
01:15:39 Most hated.
01:15:40 I'm not going to let you do that.
01:15:41 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:42 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:43 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:44 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:45 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:46 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:47 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:48 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:49 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:50 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:51 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:52 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:53 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:54 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:55 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:56 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:57 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:58 I'm going to let you do it.
01:15:59 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:00 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:01 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:02 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:03 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:04 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:05 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:06 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:07 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:08 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:09 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:10 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:11 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:12 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:13 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:14 I'm going to let you do it.
01:16:15 That's how I'd know it was good and slick.
01:16:18 So it would cut through the water like a knife blade.
01:16:23 It didn't matter how far someone rode if the water didn't
01:16:26 flow across the hull in the exact right way.
01:16:32 If the weight wasn't balanced just right,
01:16:35 every piece working with the other.
01:16:42 It's the same with the crew.
01:16:45 So much that there's really no difference between the two.
01:16:49 They're connected by all the hours spent together.
01:16:54 The sweat and pain bleeds into the grain as they become one
01:16:59 magical thing that moves across the water like it was born to be
01:17:02 nowhere else.
01:17:03 I built a lot of good boats, but the best ones,
01:17:10 the boats where every part sits exactly as it should,
01:17:14 where every man trusts the one behind him.
01:17:18 They're the boats people remember forever.
01:17:20 That's what this boat could be.
01:17:25 It'd be a shame for anyone to miss seeing how fast it could go
01:17:28 with all the right pieces.
01:17:29 Joe, your dad gave up on you.
01:17:37 He quit on you.
01:17:39 You know he's quitting.
01:17:40 But it seems to me you're not him.
01:17:46 Or are you?
01:18:07 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:18:11 [CHATTER]
01:18:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:18:17 [CHATTER]
01:18:21 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:18:24 [CHATTER]
01:18:27 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:18:31 [CHATTER]
01:18:59 I'll, uh, see you over there.
01:19:02 What can I do for you, Joe?
01:19:13 I want my seat back.
01:19:17 Why?
01:19:20 All that time I spent in it, the work we all did together.
01:19:28 That boat.
01:19:29 It's all I got.
01:19:34 The boys and--
01:19:35 it's all I got.
01:19:41 And I can't lose that.
01:19:42 You know, one of the first things I said to you boys
01:19:53 was there's no shame if your body can't hold up to this.
01:19:57 And the same goes for the mind.
01:19:59 Listen, I know it isn't easy to trust every other person
01:20:03 on that boat as much as you trust yourself.
01:20:06 But it's not about you.
01:20:07 As good as you are, it's not about you, Joe,
01:20:11 or me, or anybody else.
01:20:13 It's about the boat.
01:20:14 Yes, sir.
01:20:18 That's where I want to be.
01:20:19 That's where I want to be.
01:20:20 OK.
01:20:27 Well, you better get dressed.
01:20:31 Thank you.
01:20:34 Really, thank you.
01:20:37 Today's regatta is as much a social experiment
01:20:48 as it is a race.
01:20:49 A clash of character.
01:20:51 Old money versus no money at all.
01:20:53 Six boats of want-tos against one filled with have-tos.
01:20:57 These nine working-class boys arrive from the American West
01:21:00 on the shoulders of a country that sees itself
01:21:02 in their determined young faces,
01:21:03 sees their struggles, their grit, their spirit.
01:21:05 And they've claimed the Husky Clipper as their own.
01:21:08 Because it's a boat full of underdogs
01:21:09 representing an underdog nation,
01:21:11 a nation of people who've been beaten down
01:21:13 but refuse to go away, refuse to stop working hard,
01:21:16 and that's all they know, all they've ever done.
01:21:19 So find your place by the river or the radio.
01:21:23 Cheer for guts and heart and brawn to beat
01:21:25 privilege and prestige to the finish line today.
01:21:29 Cheer for the boys from Washington.
01:21:31 Listen up.
01:21:34 We're in lane seven.
01:21:36 David and Kyle are going to want to jump to a lead.
01:21:39 Just let 'em.
01:21:40 This is it, boys.
01:21:41 Nice, strong start.
01:21:42 We're going to keep a 42 count coming out, right?
01:21:44 California's going to go out hard, okay?
01:21:46 You've got to stick with them.
01:21:47 As long as you're within two lengths,
01:21:48 stay under a 30 stroke.
01:21:49 How's your shoulder? You okay?
01:21:51 I want to see you push yourself through that pain.
01:21:53 Then go to a 35, the halfway mark.
01:21:55 You're going to slow down, ease into a nice, steady 34.
01:21:57 Keep going, keep pushing, keep pushing all the way through.
01:22:00 All the boats out in front are starting to tire,
01:22:02 and you'll just forget and start.
01:22:03 We'll plan and save something for the end.
01:22:05 Four miles in a boat should be nothing to you.
01:22:07 This is your race, all right?
01:22:09 This is our time.
01:22:10 We know what we're doing.
01:22:11 You've been here before, boys.
01:22:13 You've got to get out there and show them what I already know.
01:22:16 The Poughkeepsie Regatta, today's regatta,
01:22:29 is the greatest one-day rowing event in America.
01:22:33 Coaches like Kai Ebright, Busty Calloway, and Al Ulbrichson
01:22:37 are not only hoping for a win, but a chance to compete in Berlin.
01:22:41 As rowing fans board observation cars
01:22:43 and crowd the shores of the Hudson River,
01:22:46 the seven shells take their places at the starting line.
01:22:49 Syracuse, Navy, Cornell, and Columbia,
01:22:53 Penn, Cal, and Washington ready themselves
01:22:56 for what could be the most important race
01:22:58 of their young lives--
01:23:00 a chance to compete in the Olympics.
01:23:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:23:06 The starting gun is up.
01:23:30 Oars to front stops.
01:23:33 Nearly 100,000 spectators hold their breath in anticipation,
01:23:38 a hush falling over Crum Elbow.
01:23:40 And here we go.
01:23:51 Washington Huskies are now rowing
01:23:53 against the seniors of Cal.
01:23:55 Huskies are the only junior boat in the competition.
01:23:57 Give me a nice, easy 28.
01:23:59 [INAUDIBLE]
01:24:00 These seven finely trained crews are
01:24:06 churning the waters of the upper Hudson
01:24:08 in the supreme rowing test of power, speed, and coordination.
01:24:11 Oh, that pays for me.
01:24:16 And at the quarter mark, we've got California, Penn,
01:24:18 and Navy out in front with a half boat
01:24:20 lead on the rest of the field.
01:24:22 Stand your power.
01:24:26 Let him get tired.
01:24:28 [INAUDIBLE]
01:24:31 Washington has fallen back to last place,
01:24:33 four lengths behind the leaders.
01:24:35 Now, Bobby.
01:24:36 [INAUDIBLE]
01:24:38 What's he doing?
01:24:42 It has to be now.
01:24:43 Come on, boys.
01:24:44 [INAUDIBLE]
01:24:45 All right, guys.
01:24:49 Give me 36.
01:24:50 Go.
01:24:51 [INAUDIBLE]
01:24:52 And here they come.
01:24:57 Waiting for fresh water, Bobby Mock is steering
01:24:59 right into Syracuse's lane.
01:25:01 Speed and move.
01:25:02 Let's go.
01:25:03 Right turn.
01:25:04 Yeah.
01:25:05 Yeah.
01:25:06 Get off of.
01:25:07 I don't know how, Syracuse.
01:25:09 What the hell are you doing?
01:25:11 Washington is passing Syracuse, and with a mile
01:25:13 and a half behind them, teams are falling away,
01:25:15 but no one is gaining on California and Navy.
01:25:18 Come on.
01:25:20 Come on.
01:25:21 Only the four lengths lead.
01:25:23 Val and Navy are in a two boat race.
01:25:26 All right.
01:25:27 Give me 10 big ones for all of us and go.
01:25:29 Washington has picked up the pace.
01:25:35 Bobby Mock finally getting his groove in this race.
01:25:39 The Huskies sweeping by Cornell, headed for Penn and Columbia.
01:25:42 Navy and Cal still ahead by four lengths.
01:25:45 Let's go.
01:25:48 Washington is quickly gaining on Columbia's Lions.
01:25:54 It better not be too late.
01:25:56 The Husky Clipper muscles by Columbia and into third place.
01:26:03 Come on.
01:26:04 Push.
01:26:05 Let's go.
01:26:06 Come on.
01:26:07 Val, give me 10 more for both of them.
01:26:11 With 400 meters to go, here comes Washington.
01:26:22 20 more strokes.
01:26:23 19.
01:26:24 Washington has taken second place.
01:26:30 Do they have enough left to catch Cal?
01:26:33 All right.
01:26:35 Move.
01:26:36 Look at Washington.
01:26:40 I don't believe what I'm seeing.
01:26:42 Can the Huskies do it?
01:26:43 Can they do it?
01:26:44 10 big ones for all the people who didn't believe in you.
01:26:51 Let's go.
01:26:52 Give me Cal.
01:26:57 I want Cal.
01:26:59 Yeah, we're working.
01:27:01 Woo!
01:27:02 Make an effort.
01:27:03 With 200 meters left, Washington is passing Cal.
01:27:14 Washington is passing Cal.
01:27:16 Eve, move.
01:27:21 Eyes up.
01:27:22 With 100 meters to go, Washington is going to do it.
01:27:25 Washington is going to do it.
01:27:27 Eyes up.
01:27:31 Washington has won the race.
01:27:41 Washington has won the race.
01:27:44 Washington has won.
01:27:47 [cheering]
01:27:49 What a race!
01:28:05 Coach Ulbrichton's big gamble has paid off, ladies and gentlemen.
01:28:09 The Washington Huskies are going to Berlin to compete for gold.
01:28:13 What a race, indeed.
01:28:15 What a race.
01:28:16 Oh, I do love your smile.
01:28:21 You should do it more often.
01:28:23 I think that you were trying to give us all a heart attack.
01:28:36 I just didn't want to break the rhythm until I had to.
01:28:38 I honest to God didn't know there were this many shrunk little tyrants.
01:28:41 I'm sure our listeners, what was the feeling in the boat when you were four lengths back?
01:28:45 Was there any panic?
01:28:46 There was no panic.
01:28:51 All of us, we knew we could make up the ground when we needed to.
01:28:54 And if I could, could I say hello to my girl Joyce back home?
01:28:59 I'll let you wear the gold medal when I get back.
01:29:02 That's right, folks.
01:29:03 I'll be bringing the gold medal home for all of us back in Washington.
01:29:08 This is great. So you guys don't know about it, but I'm hearing about it tonight.
01:29:13 You know what this sounds like to me?
01:29:14 It sounds like you guys are changing your rules because you're trying to steal this from us.
01:29:18 No one is trying to steal anything, Coach O'Brien.
01:29:21 I'm just speaking to you as the U.S. rowing Olympic chairman and telling you the facts.
01:29:26 U.S. rowing does not have the money to fund your trip to Berlin.
01:29:29 And how is that even possible?
01:29:30 It's not just rowing.
01:29:32 Swimming, fencing, there are many other sports that are dealing with it.
01:29:36 How much are we supposed to come up with?
01:29:38 Five thousand dollars.
01:29:41 Five? In a week?
01:29:43 In a week.
01:29:44 And what if we can't come up with it?
01:29:46 Well, the committee would have to find a suitable replacement to compete in Berlin.
01:29:49 Suitable like who, Henry? Like your Penn squad?
01:29:51 If necessary, yes.
01:29:53 We'd of course give California the first opportunity.
01:29:56 Either team is a better option than not sending a team at all.
01:29:59 This is bullshit, Henry. It's bullshit.
01:30:01 You didn't expect us to win, and we won.
01:30:04 You couldn't win on the water. None of you.
01:30:06 I don't like the situation.
01:30:07 Yeah, you're making up the rules.
01:30:08 Bullshit.
01:30:09 I don't like the situation any more than you do.
01:30:10 Yeah, sure you don't.
01:30:11 Bullshit.
01:30:12 We'll figure this out.
01:30:14 How are we supposed to come up with five thousand dollars?
01:30:16 Well, the university will reach out to alumni and boosters, see if they can scrape anything up.
01:30:26 And if they can't find enough?
01:30:28 Then it'd be Cal or Penn.
01:30:32 We'd beat those guys.
01:30:34 I know.
01:30:36 And where would we let those rich pricks go instead of us?
01:30:39 Then we'd better find some money.
01:30:41 Al, where are you going?
01:30:50 [music]
01:31:09 Hey, guys.
01:31:10 [music]
01:31:14 Fellas, I got a dollar.
01:31:15 Spare a couple dollars. Help us beat the Germans.
01:31:18 [music]
01:31:20 Alright.
01:31:22 Thanks.
01:31:24 My name's Roger.
01:31:25 I'm Chuck.
01:31:26 [music]
01:31:28 Well, you're running out of days. Coach, you have what, four left?
01:31:31 Three. And we've only gotten halfway to what the Olympic committee says we need.
01:31:36 So if you don't raise the money, you go back to Seattle while some other team goes to Berlin.
01:31:40 Correct. And that goes against everything sports should be about.
01:31:43 Athletes should be rewarded for performance.
01:31:46 No politics. No adjusted scoring or selection based on wealth and standing.
01:31:51 May the best man win.
01:31:53 That's what they say. Well, that's what it should be.
01:31:55 These boys, Washington's boys, this country's boys, my boys,
01:32:01 they have proven themselves to be the best.
01:32:04 [music]
01:32:08 [chatter]
01:32:11 Thank you so much.
01:32:13 [chatter]
01:32:38 We got $92 from Tacoma in honor of Roger Morris,
01:32:42 $75 more from Squim for Joe Rance,
01:32:44 $90 from Olympia for Don Hume.
01:32:47 You know, every hometown of these boys should give them something.
01:32:50 Pacific Telegraph just sent $250 this evening.
01:32:53 Where does that put us with everything else we've got?
01:32:55 Close.
01:32:56 What?
01:32:57 Close is just close, Al.
01:32:59 We're out of time.
01:33:07 [knock on door]
01:33:09 Mrs. Aldrich, sir?
01:33:17 I'm looking for your husband.
01:33:19 Still got four hours, Kai.
01:33:30 Racing the clock as usual.
01:33:33 I'm not gonna lie to you, Al, my boys would love to go to Berlin.
01:33:38 How short are you?
01:33:40 $300, give or take.
01:33:44 Hm.
01:33:46 May I?
01:34:01 [music]
01:34:14 This is from the Cal Bears.
01:34:17 And I owe you for $300.
01:34:21 Give or take.
01:34:26 [music]
01:34:28 Kai.
01:34:34 No one deserves to go but your boys.
01:34:41 Gentlemen, Mrs. Aldrich.
01:34:48 And if there's any extra, you can bring me back a souvenir.
01:34:53 [music]
01:34:55 [laughing]
01:35:09 Aboard the SS Manhattan, a shipload of American athletes sails for Hamburg.
01:35:19 The Olympic Games their goal.
01:35:21 Here is Jesse Owens, the one-man track team from the University of Ohio.
01:35:26 Some say the greatest ever.
01:35:28 More than 300 athletes will march ashore on German soil ready to fight for gold.
01:35:34 Among the participants are the University of Washington's Junior Varsity 8-man rowing crew.
01:35:40 The boat is ready to do battle with the likes of Italy, Great Britain, and Germany.
01:35:45 All favorites in this most grueling of events.
01:35:48 In Berlin, the preparations for the Games are complete.
01:35:52 And the German people are ready to welcome athletes from 52 countries.
01:35:57 German Chancellor Adolf Hitler has promised a spectacle like no other.
01:36:01 And plans to attend a variety of events.
01:36:04 In Hamburg, thousands of cheering Germans welcome the Americans as they ready to disembark.
01:36:11 These amateur athletes have sacrificed so much to represent their country.
01:36:15 And as the opening of the Games is just days away,
01:36:18 Americans at home and abroad look forward to rooting for these dedicated athletes.
01:36:23 [cheering]
01:36:27 [cheering]
01:36:30 [cheering]
01:36:48 [cheering]
01:36:51 Get changed. We'll go look over the course.
01:37:15 [chatter]
01:37:18 Not bad.
01:37:25 What's the deal?
01:37:27 It's better than back home.
01:37:29 I gotta go. Remember the Alamo.
01:37:33 Yo, opening ceremony. Come on, you're gonna be late.
01:37:39 I think I gotta skip. I'm just too tired.
01:37:43 Well, what's the problem, doc?
01:37:46 How does it feel so great?
01:37:51 Go join the rest. I'll stay.
01:38:09 I'll hang back. You need to walk with your team.
01:38:13 Thanks, George.
01:38:17 Get some rest. Try and eat something.
01:38:22 [cheering]
01:38:49 You're Jesse, right? Jesse Owens?
01:38:52 I am.
01:38:53 You're into the fastest man in the world?
01:38:56 I don't know.
01:38:57 Folks around here say you're gonna win every race you're in.
01:38:59 Well, I hope so.
01:39:00 Your shoulder's German. It's about four, right?
01:39:03 No.
01:39:04 No?
01:39:05 Not the Germans. The folks back home.
01:39:09 United States of America.
01:39:19 [cheering]
01:39:21 The Hungarian team offering their respect to the German leader.
01:39:25 And here come the Americans.
01:39:28 With no salute from the United States.
01:39:32 Sounds like the boys are making friends.
01:39:35 That wins Iraq. That's good for us.
01:39:42 Protected in lane two.
01:39:44 Let all the other folks farther out deal with the gusts.
01:39:47 Bobby, tighter you hold the line, smoother the ride.
01:39:51 Now, three prelifts.
01:39:53 Winner of each gets an automatic berth in the finals.
01:39:56 If that is what you want, you want a day off
01:39:58 to let the other teams wear themselves out with an extra race.
01:40:01 So do not hold back.
01:40:03 Great Britain's a team to watch in our heat.
01:40:05 Bobby, not another Poughkeepsie.
01:40:08 They won't fade like Cal,
01:40:09 so never let them get more than two lengths up.
01:40:11 Fellas, you've earned this.
01:40:14 They don't give gold medals for style.
01:40:17 All that matters is how fast you are in the water.
01:40:20 Nobody here is fast.
01:40:22 [cheering]
01:40:24 The Americans are already leading by half a boat
01:40:36 over Great Britain and looking for more,
01:40:38 followed by France and Czechoslovakia.
01:40:40 France is in third position and is trying to catch up with England
01:40:43 to have a chance to race again tomorrow.
01:40:45 [grunting]
01:40:47 The stroke brand lorry is digging furiously for the British boat.
01:40:52 The Americans are pouring it on now, extending their lead.
01:40:56 [grunting]
01:40:58 With only 100 meters to go,
01:41:02 the Americans could be closing in on an Olympic record.
01:41:05 [grunting]
01:41:09 [cheering]
01:41:11 Six minutes, .8 seconds, a new Olympic record!
01:41:14 The United States has won!
01:41:16 [cheering]
01:41:18 You all right?
01:41:19 Hey, you know we won?
01:41:20 You know we won, right?
01:41:22 Huh?
01:41:23 Hey, come on.
01:41:24 Good race.
01:41:25 Olympic record's a nice start.
01:41:27 All that does is get us into the race that matters.
01:41:30 Nobody's gonna remember you set a record at a preliminary.
01:41:33 Now, let's go see what we're up against.
01:41:38 [indistinct chatter]
01:41:41 Way to go, way to go.
01:41:45 Way to go, guys.
01:41:48 [indistinct chatter]
01:42:00 [indistinct chatter]
01:42:03 [cheering]
01:42:11 [speaking German]
01:42:16 Singles, doubles, fours.
01:42:21 They haven't lost a race yet.
01:42:23 [cheering]
01:42:27 [cheering]
01:42:29 Fast.
01:42:31 Don, come on.
01:42:40 Hey, come on.
01:42:43 You all right?
01:42:49 Coach, coach!
01:42:52 You okay?
01:42:53 Mm-hmm. I'm just worn out.
01:42:56 [siren wailing]
01:42:59 Thank you, doctor. Thanks for your help.
01:43:05 What's the word?
01:43:09 Some kind of bug. They're not sure what.
01:43:11 Right now he's very dehydrated.
01:43:13 Needs rest.
01:43:14 You all stay away from him for the next 24 hours.
01:43:17 We can't afford losing anybody else.
01:43:19 What do you mean, losing?
01:43:20 He's just like this in two days. He's not racing.
01:43:23 [indistinct chatter]
01:43:26 Lane assignments for the finals.
01:43:30 You can't change the rules in the middle of a competition.
01:43:42 The fastest qualifiers earn the favorite lanes.
01:43:45 That is the way it's always been.
01:43:47 And we posted the best time,
01:43:48 and you've gone and stuck us on the outside.
01:43:50 This was the lane formula as the committee decided.
01:43:52 Right after your squad posted the slowest qualifying time?
01:43:55 Careful of your accusations, Coach Ulbrichson.
01:43:57 You've seen the wins on that course,
01:43:58 and you know there's a two-length disadvantage when it blows.
01:44:01 I'm sure your crew will manage.
01:44:02 The forecasters expect a calm day.
01:44:04 We'll protest this.
01:44:11 Noted. And good luck.
01:44:14 [dramatic music]
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01:44:53 ♪ ♪
01:44:58 ♪ ♪
01:45:03 [announcer speaking German]
01:45:06 ♪ ♪
01:45:13 All right. Listen up, boys.
01:45:16 It's a tough lane, so you gotta start quick.
01:45:19 You gotta keep the men's sight.
01:45:22 That wind will be blocked for the last 500 meters.
01:45:25 That's your shot.
01:45:26 That's where you're gonna take 'em.
01:45:27 But only if you keep 'em in sight.
01:45:29 Listen, every one of those teams
01:45:31 have trained their whole lives for this moment.
01:45:34 They're all legacy.
01:45:35 We're not.
01:45:37 Row for your country.
01:45:44 Row for each other.
01:45:47 Row for that one moment when everything
01:45:49 that's stacked against you can take a back seat.
01:45:52 ♪ ♪
01:45:58 For what it's worth, I'm proud of you boys.
01:46:01 ♪ ♪
01:46:05 All right, push off.
01:46:07 ♪ ♪
01:46:14 What?
01:46:16 Nothing.
01:46:18 ♪ ♪
01:46:22 [announcer speaking German]
01:46:26 ♪ ♪
01:46:31 Well, they might as well have stuck us down in the North Atlantic.
01:46:35 ♪ ♪
01:46:42 Thousands of people are taking their seats
01:46:45 gathered for the men's eight finals.
01:46:48 The world's six best rowing teams
01:46:50 in one last race for the gold.
01:46:52 Germany, Italy, Hungary.
01:46:53 Germany has taken gold in singles, doubles, and fours,
01:46:56 and they're looking for a sweep.
01:46:58 Switzerland, Great Britain, and the United States
01:47:00 round out the six.
01:47:02 The boys from Washington so close
01:47:04 to bringing an Olympic title back to Seattle.
01:47:07 [cheers and applause]
01:47:10 ♪ ♪
01:47:17 [chanting "Germany"]
01:47:20 ♪ ♪
01:47:27 [cheers and applause]
01:47:30 ♪ ♪
01:47:37 ♪ ♪
01:47:43 Don, you okay?
01:47:46 I'm just done, all right?
01:47:48 Hey. Hey.
01:47:51 Hey. Hey.
01:47:53 Hey, what'd he say?
01:47:55 All right, come on, let's win this.
01:47:59 Who's ready?
01:48:01 [chatter]
01:48:03 ♪ ♪
01:48:08 All right, we got two lengths of wind
01:48:10 to make up on this clutch.
01:48:11 Hudson!
01:48:12 [chatter]
01:48:15 Shit!
01:48:16 Row! Row!
01:48:18 [chatter]
01:48:20 ♪ ♪
01:48:22 Oh, God, he couldn't get him.
01:48:24 The Americans have doubled out of the gate already
01:48:26 and fours both behind.
01:48:28 [chatter]
01:48:31 ♪ ♪
01:48:34 Hey, move!
01:48:36 [chatter]
01:48:39 ♪ ♪
01:48:44 [chatter]
01:48:47 ♪ ♪
01:48:50 [cheers and applause]
01:48:53 ♪ ♪
01:48:55 All right.
01:48:56 [chatter]
01:48:59 ♪ ♪
01:49:05 Come on, guys, pick it up.
01:49:07 In the legs.
01:49:09 Move, move, move, move.
01:49:12 ♪ ♪
01:49:13 Time to break.
01:49:14 Come on, guys.
01:49:15 ♪ ♪
01:49:22 Come on, guys.
01:49:24 ♪ ♪
01:49:27 Don't fight against.
01:49:29 On two.
01:49:30 On two.
01:49:31 On two.
01:49:33 [chatter]
01:49:36 ♪ ♪
01:49:41 - Germany is just behind Italy,
01:49:43 followed by Great Britain.
01:49:45 The U.S. still amassed well behind Hungary.
01:49:48 ♪ ♪
01:49:50 - Give me more!
01:49:52 You gotta have more!
01:49:54 Come on, Don.
01:49:55 Give me 40.
01:49:57 In the legs!
01:49:58 - Shit, Don.
01:49:59 - Come on, Don.
01:50:00 - That would be a good time, dude.
01:50:01 - Come on, Don.
01:50:02 Pick it up.
01:50:03 Don, come on!
01:50:05 Come on, Don!
01:50:07 ♪ ♪
01:50:09 Come on, Don.
01:50:10 You gotta give me 40.
01:50:11 You have it.
01:50:13 Give it to me.
01:50:14 Come on.
01:50:15 Give me 40.
01:50:17 Come on, Don.
01:50:19 Come on!
01:50:20 Don!
01:50:22 Don!
01:50:23 Don!
01:50:24 Come on!
01:50:25 ♪ Every morning, every evening ♪
01:50:27 ♪ Ain't we got fun ♪
01:50:29 ♪ How much money, oh, much money ♪
01:50:31 ♪ Ain't we got ♪
01:50:33 That's right, Don!
01:50:34 Give me 40!
01:50:35 Go!
01:50:36 - Boom!
01:50:37 Nice!
01:50:38 Boom!
01:50:39 [shouting]
01:50:43 - And here comes the United States for the burst.
01:50:47 [shouting]
01:50:51 - Nearing the 500-meter arc,
01:50:52 the Americans have caught up to the Hungarian and Swiss team.
01:50:56 [shouting]
01:50:57 Stay!
01:50:58 [shouting]
01:51:02 - Move!
01:51:03 - In!
01:51:04 - The Americans have overtaken the Swiss
01:51:05 and the Hungarian boats.
01:51:06 Germany and Italy,
01:51:07 Galilee,
01:51:08 and France are in the trailing.
01:51:10 [shouting]
01:51:13 - Move!
01:51:14 In!
01:51:15 Move!
01:51:16 [shouting]
01:51:18 - In!
01:51:19 - Move!
01:51:20 - Oh, my God!
01:51:21 - In!
01:51:22 - Move!
01:51:23 - Give me 40!
01:51:24 Move!
01:51:25 - Now!
01:51:26 - In!
01:51:27 - Move!
01:51:28 - In!
01:51:29 - Move!
01:51:30 - In!
01:51:31 - Move!
01:51:32 - 15 more!
01:51:33 - In!
01:51:34 - Come on!
01:51:35 - Move!
01:51:36 - 10 more!
01:51:37 - Move!
01:51:38 - Now!
01:51:39 - Move!
01:51:40 [shouting]
01:51:42 - More!
01:51:43 - Move!
01:51:44 - In!
01:51:45 - And the Americans continue strong,
01:51:47 moving past Great Britain and heading for third.
01:51:50 - The U.S. is moving into battle positions.
01:51:53 - Move!
01:51:54 - I'm off!
01:51:56 - [speaking German]
01:51:58 - Move!
01:51:59 - In!
01:52:00 - Move!
01:52:01 - [speaking German]
01:52:02 - Move!
01:52:03 - In!
01:52:04 - Here!
01:52:05 - Give me more!
01:52:06 - Oh, my God!
01:52:07 - In!
01:52:08 - Move!
01:52:09 - In!
01:52:10 - Now!
01:52:11 - In!
01:52:12 - Here!
01:52:13 - In!
01:52:14 - Move!
01:52:15 - Give me 46!
01:52:17 - Move!
01:52:18 - In!
01:52:19 - Move!
01:52:20 - In!
01:52:21 - Move!
01:52:22 - 300 meters, and the Americans have pulled even!
01:52:26 Up to three across now, 250 meters to go!
01:52:30 - Move!
01:52:31 - It's a three-vote race.
01:52:33 Who's going to break?
01:52:35 - Move!
01:52:36 - It's Germany-Italy.
01:52:38 - Move!
01:52:39 - Here!
01:52:40 - Move!
01:52:41 - It's Italy-Germany!
01:52:42 - [speaking German]
01:52:43 - He did it!
01:52:44 The U.S. and Italy, it's just too close!
01:52:47 - [speaking German]
01:52:49 - 100 meters to go, it's neck and neck!
01:52:52 [cheers and applause]
01:52:55 ♪ ♪
01:52:57 - All right.
01:52:58 [all chanting "Berlin"]
01:53:01 ♪ ♪
01:53:06 - In!
01:53:07 - Move!
01:53:08 - In!
01:53:09 - Move!
01:53:10 - In!
01:53:11 - In!
01:53:12 - Move!
01:53:13 - In!
01:53:14 - Give it everything!
01:53:16 - Go!
01:53:17 - 50 meters!
01:53:20 - Stay central as a team!
01:53:25 - Move!
01:53:26 - Move!
01:53:27 - As one!
01:53:29 - As one!
01:53:31 - As one!
01:53:33 - On the mark!
01:53:34 - In!
01:53:35 - Move!
01:53:36 - Go!
01:53:37 - In!
01:53:38 - Move!
01:53:39 - As one!
01:53:40 - As one!
01:53:41 - As one!
01:53:42 - As one!
01:53:43 - As one!
01:53:44 - As one!
01:53:45 - Germany, Italy, America!
01:53:47 - As one!
01:53:48 - As one!
01:53:49 - As one!
01:53:50 - As one!
01:53:51 - And that's it!
01:53:52 That's it!
01:53:53 The results are just too close for this reporter to tell.
01:53:57 [cheers and applause]
01:54:00 ♪ ♪
01:54:02 - Come on.
01:54:04 [dramatic music]
01:54:07 ♪ ♪
01:54:09 - [panting]
01:54:10 - Who won?
01:54:11 ♪ ♪
01:54:16 - The German fans believe they've got their sixth win
01:54:19 of these 1936 Olympics.
01:54:21 We can only sit and wait for the results.
01:54:24 ♪ ♪
01:54:31 ♪ ♪
01:54:38 ♪ ♪
01:55:06 - America!
01:55:08 - The United States has won the gold!
01:55:10 [cheers and applause]
01:55:13 ♪ ♪
01:55:20 - Hey, boy!
01:55:26 - [grunts]
01:55:27 - What the hell is wrong with him?
01:55:29 ♪ ♪
01:55:36 - America!
01:55:45 - They've won the gold!
01:55:49 - [laughs]
01:55:50 Hell of a race.
01:55:52 - You beat out.
01:55:53 - I did it. - We did it.
01:55:55 ♪ ♪
01:56:02 - How about this, huh, N'Nani?
01:56:20 - How about this?
01:56:22 Anything you'd like to say about those boys, Al?
01:56:25 ♪ ♪
01:56:29 - They're the finest I ever saw seated in a shell.
01:56:32 ♪ ♪
01:56:39 ♪ ♪
01:56:46 ♪ ♪
01:56:53 - Not bad, huh, fellas?
01:57:14 ♪ ♪
01:57:21 [laughs]
01:57:23 ♪ ♪
01:57:30 - Did you see that?
01:57:42 The boat pushed me right into the bank.
01:57:44 Look at this.
01:57:45 - Don't worry. We'll fix it.
01:57:47 ♪ ♪
01:57:54 - Hey, Grandpa?
01:57:56 You think someday I could row crew?
01:57:59 - Well, you gotta keep at it.
01:58:01 ♪ ♪
01:58:05 - Did you like rowing eight-man crew?
01:58:07 - Eight?
01:58:08 - Yeah.
01:58:11 - We were never right.
01:58:16 We were wrong.
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