Name: The Game Plan
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 2007-09-28
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sánchez, Morris Chestnut

6 quotes

The Game Plan

Debate on Motherhood and Capability

Joe You need to be a mom to do this stuff.

Monique I don't know about that. True, mothers are smarter, kinder, and better at just about everything...

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A Child's Independence from Parental Attention

Joe Well, who are you here with?

Peyton My father.

Joe Well, you better go get him, because I'm sure he's looking for you.

Peyton He's not looking for me.

Joe How do you know?

Peyton Because he's looking at me.

Joe What?

Peyton Hi, we've never met before, you were married to my mom, Sara. Sara Kelly. My name is Peyton, and I'm your daughter.

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Unexpected Allergy Reaction to Cookies

Peyton Are you okay?

Joe Do I sound okay? What did you put in those cookies?

[speaking with a very evident lisp]

Peyton Um, milk, flour, eggs, and cinnamon.

Joe Cinnamon?! I'm allergic to cinnamon!

Peyton Sorry.

Joe You're sorry? I'm talking like this and all you can say is you're sorry?

Peyton I'm allergic to nuts.

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A Child's Dilemma Before Game Day

Monique Can't you just go home after the game?

[to Peyton]

Peyton No, I have to get back before she does.

[realizes what she said]

Joe What did you say? You said "you have to get back before she does"? Isn't your Mom picking you up?

[Peyton eats her dessert]

Peyton Well, um...

Joe Peyton?

Peyton I was planning to tell you, Joe. I really was. Actually, you're gonna love it. It's just L-O-L...

Joe Quit stalling.

Peyton I was supposed to be studying at a special ballet program this summer, but instead, I snuck away to come meet you.

Joe You ran away? You ran away?! Is your mom even in Africa?

Peyton About that?

Joe What have you done?!

Monique I'm sure there's a reasonable...

Joe The press is gonna eat me alive. What a stupid, stupid, stupid thing for you to do. Did you stop to think about how this was gonna impact me? Oh, that's not gonna work this time. You are in serious trouble.

[Peyton starts to cough out of nut allergies]

Monique OK, she's sweating like crazy, she's coughing, and her lips are swelling.

[examines Peyton as she coughs]

Joe Oh, come on. Don't fall for that. She's a little world-class performer.

Monique I don't think she's acting right now, OK? Give me 1 second. Are you allergic to something?

[to Peyton]

Peyton Nuts.

Monique Did you know that? The dessert has nuts. Take her to the hospital. Come on.

[to Joe, showing him Peyton's dessert; Joe remembers her saying that and turns worried]

Joe Hospital. Where's the nearest hospital?

Monique Ninth and Woodrow. I'll get the car. Hey, where are you going? What are you doing?

[Joe runs off]

Joe Move! Move! Move! Move!

[pushing bystanders out of his way]

Man Excuse me, sir.

[offscreen]

Joe Help, help! My daughter needs help! Help!

Emergency Room Doctor What do we got here?

[approaching Joe, alongside his friends]

Joe Help. She's allergic. She can't breathe. She's allergic to nuts.

Emergency Room Doctor It looks like ]. Set her down.

[[w:Anaphylaxis|an anaphylactic reaction]

Joe She can't breathe.

Emergency Room Doctor Baby. Baby, open up your mouth. ] is almost close. Let's move her. ].

[uses a flashlight to look inside Peyton's mouth; [w:Respiratory tract|The airway; [w:Non-rebreather mask|10 liters non-rebreather mask]

Joe Peyton. Peyton. Peyton.

Dr. Converse I'll show you to the family waiting room. It's going to be fine. They're going to take care of her. She'll be OK.

Dr. Converse Peyton Kelly's father?

[entering with a clipboard]

Joe I'm Peyton's dad.

[approaching Dr. Converse]

Dr. Converse Your daughter is responding well to the treatment. We're gonna keep her overnight just to be sure, but she's gonna be fine.

Joe Thank you so much. Thank you.

[sighing with relief]

Dr. Converse You were really, really lucky this time.

Webber She's going to be alright.

Joe Yeah.

Webber OK.

Woman Please tell me Peyton's alright.

Joe She's going to be…

Monique She's going to be fine. The doctor says that she's going to be fine.

Karen You're lucky that I haven't called the police.

[angry, to Joe]

Joe Karen?

Karen I got home early, and I see you and Peyton. Your faces are plastered on the front of every magazine. I called Peyton 100 times yesterday, but she didn't answer. I flew out here, got off the plane, and I see all of this on the news.

[shows Joe a magazine; approaches Joe]

Joe Karen?

Karen Is that all you can say for yourself is "Karen"?

Joe I thought you were dead.

Karen I can assure you, I'm not dead. How did you find her?

Joe I didn't, she found me. Wait a minute. Is Peyton's mom still in ]?

[[w:Africa|Africa]

Karen She didn't tell you, did she? Joe… Sara died in ] 6 months ago.

[as her eyes widen; short pause; stops talking for a second, then continues; [w:Traffic collision|a car accident]

Joe Oh, Peyton.

The Game Plan

Winning Requires Tackling Unexpected Challenges