VIDEO

AUDIO







 


Kid:   Mr. Greene! Mr. Greene!

Greene: Yeah?

Kid: You need some help?

Greene:  uh-uh

Kid: I just want you to know:
I think you’re the greatest!

Greene: Yeah. Sure.



Kid: Want my Coke? It’s OK:
you can have it.


 

Greene: Okay,  Thanks.



(Music swells: Lyric is heard
A coke and a smile..makes me feel good..makes me feel nice.)


Kid: See ya, Joe.

Greene: Key kid!  Catch!

Kid: Wow! Thanks Mean Joe!

 

 

(Music swells.)

 

Video Audio
Camera up on grim Greene, limping slowly down tunnel from field toward locker room; words
"Mean Joe Greene" superimposed on picture. Because he is alone, game must still be going on with Greene out of it, due to injury.

Cut to kid ( white, about age nine) standing in tunnel, bottle of Coke in hand.

Cut to Greene, scowling.

Cut to kid.

Cut to Greene.

Cut to kid.

Cut to Greene, grimacing.

Cut to kid, offering bottle.

Cut to Greene, sighing, He takes it, drinks, greedily.

Cut to kid, who hesitates, waiting for autograph or sign of recognition from his hero.

Finally kid turns to leave, reluctantly.

Cut to Greene, suddenly animated and smiling.

Greene grabs his game jersey and tosses it.

Cut to kid, beaming, catching shirt.

Supers fill screen:
"Have a Coke and a Smile" (centered) "Coke Adds Life" (in right corner)








Kid [sound on film (SOF)]: Mr. Greene! Mr.Greene!

Greene [SOF]:  Yeah?

Kid [SOF]: You need some help?

Greene [SOF]: Uh-uh.

Kid [SOF]: I just want you to know: I think--you're the greatest.

Greene [SOF]: Yeah, sure.

Kid [SOF]: Want my Coke? It's Okay. You can have it.


Greene [SOF]: Okay. Thanks.

As much swells under dialogue, lyric is heard:
A Coke and a smile/makes me feel good/makes me feel nice


Kid [SOF]: See ya, Joe.

Greene [SOF]: Hey kid!


Greene [SOF]: Catch


Kid [SOF]: Wow! Thanks, Mean Joe!


Music Swells.

Transcript above taken from "The Spot" (1984) Chapter 1, pgs 8-9