Football coach

Run! Turn! Go!

Forrest turns up the sidelines and runs toward the end zone.

Some opposing players fall down. Forrest runs along the

sidelines. The opposing players try to catch him.

Forrest runs into the end zone as an opposing player dives

at his feet. The referee holds up his arm, signaling a touch

down. The crowd cheers wildly.

Forrest continues to run, smashing through the band members,

then all the way toward the team tunnel. The football coach

looks at an assistant coach.

FOOTBALL COACH

He must be the stupidest son-of-a-

bitch alive. But he sure is fast!

FORREST (V.O.)

Now, maybe it was just me but college

was very confusing times.

INT. GREENBOW/BARBER SHOT - BLACK & WHITE TELEVISION (JUNE

11, 1963)

An anchorman named CHET HUNTLEY appears over the television.

CHET HUNTLEY

(on TV)

Federal troops enforcing a court

order integrated the University of

Alabama today.

EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - DAY

Forrest walks through a crowd of people.

CHET HUNTLEY

Governor George Wallace had carried

out his symbolic threat to stand in

the schoolhouse door.

GOVERNOR WALLACE

We hereby denounce and forbid this

illegal and unwarranted action by

the central government.

INT. GREENBOW/BARBER SHOP

A black & white television reveals George Wallace as he stands

in the doorway of the schoolhouse.

KATZENBACH

(on TV)

Governor Wallace, I take it from

that, uh...

EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Forrest steps over to a young man as the crowd looks at the

demonstration.

KATZENBACH

...statement that you are going to

stand in that door, and that you are

not going to carry out the orders of

this court, and that you are going

to resist us from doing so. I would

ask you once again to responsibility

step aside and if you do not, I'm

going to assure you...

FORREST

Earl, what's going on?

EARL

Coons are tryin' to get into school.

FORREST

Coons? When raccoons try to get on

our back porch, Momma just chase 'em

off with a broom.

EARL

Not raccoons, you idiot, niggas. And

they want to go to school with us.

FORREST

With us? They do?

Forrest walks toward the schoolhouse.

INT. COACHES' OFFICE

A football coach looks at a black and white television as a

newsman outside the schoolhouse speaks to the camera.

NEWSMAN

(on TV)

...block the doorway, President

Kennedy ordered the Secretary of

Defense then to use the military

force.

BLACK AND WHITE FOOTAGE

The footage cuts to Governor Wallace as he speaks to General

Graham.