You son of a bitch!
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O'Dell:
Besides, didn't your dad say no more rockets? Homer:
No, he said no more rockets on company property. O'Dell:
Do you realize how far we'd have to go to be off company property? Homer:
Yeah, we'd have to go to Snakeroot. Quentin:
Snakeroot? That's eight miles! Homer:
It's not *that* far. I mean we could walk if we had to... O'Dell:
Hey, walk! Heh! That's a great idea! Homer:
Come on let's go! Roy Lee:
Wait the hell up, will you Homer? Now I got about as much chance of winning that science fair as you do winning a football scholarship. I know I'm gonna be a miner. I've known my entire life. What the hell's so bad about mining coal anyway? Homer:
Nothing Roy Lee. It's great. That's why your stepdaddy is the biggest drunk in West Virginia! I mean, come on guys! You know the mine'll kill you! [to Quentin] Homer:
You ever hear the story about how O'Dell's dad died? Roy Lee:
Homer... will you forget it, man? O'Dell:
Shut up, Homer. Homer:
Piece of slate caught him right in the neck... and it cut his head clear off. O'Dell:
[tackles Homer]
You son of a bitch!
Besides, didn't your dad say no more rockets? Homer:
No, he said no more rockets on company property. O'Dell:
Do you realize how far we'd have to go to be off company property? Homer:
Yeah, we'd have to go to Snakeroot. Quentin:
Snakeroot? That's eight miles! Homer:
It's not *that* far. I mean we could walk if we had to... O'Dell:
Hey, walk! Heh! That's a great idea! Homer:
Come on let's go! Roy Lee:
Wait the hell up, will you Homer? Now I got about as much chance of winning that science fair as you do winning a football scholarship. I know I'm gonna be a miner. I've known my entire life. What the hell's so bad about mining coal anyway? Homer:
Nothing Roy Lee. It's great. That's why your stepdaddy is the biggest drunk in West Virginia! I mean, come on guys! You know the mine'll kill you! [to Quentin] Homer:
You ever hear the story about how O'Dell's dad died? Roy Lee:
Homer... will you forget it, man? O'Dell:
Shut up, Homer. Homer:
Piece of slate caught him right in the neck... and it cut his head clear off. O'Dell:
[tackles Homer]
You son of a bitch!
Full Transcript
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Besides um didn't your dad say no more rockets
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He said no more rockets on company property
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Do you realize how far we'd have to go to get off company property
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Yeah We have to go to Snakeroot Snakeroot That's eight miles
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It's not that far We could walk if we have to
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Oh walk That's a fantastic idea
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Let's go Come on Wake the hell up will ya Homer
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I got about as much chance of winnin' that science fair
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as you do winnin' a football scholarship
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I know I'm gonna be a miner I've known my entire life
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What the hell's so bad about minin' coal
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Movie Summary
Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
