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"Playing for Keeps" movie quotes tell the tale of a former soccer star who in an effort to get his life back on track, finds himself in demand as a soccer coach, dad and potential suitor for soccer moms. The romantic comedy film was directed by Gabriele Muccino and written by Robbie Fox. It released on December 7, 2012, in the United States.
In "Playing for Keeps," viewers are introduced to former soccer pro George (Gerard Butler), who is now down on his luck and looking to take back control of his life. George starts by rebuilding his relationship with his son Lewis (Noah Lomax) and trying his best to win back his ex-wife Stacie (Jessica Biel). George tries all kinds of cheap tricks to win back Stacie but that's complicated by the fact that she's engaged to another man, Matt (James Tupper).
George is soon roped into coaching his son's soccer team as his expertise in the sport eclipses that of other coaches. As George is helping the kids, he becomes the center of attention and attracts the eye of the fellow soccer dads (including Dennis Quaid) and the soccer moms (including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman and Judy Greer), the latter bunch who try to seduce him. But when George finally gets an opportunity to get back into his professional career, he's forced to choose between the spotlight and his family.
George: "Hey, can I take him for dinner after?"
Lewis: "Yeah, come on mom. What if we're back by seven?"
George: "What if we're back by seven?"
Stacie: "Okay fine, seven"
George: "Seven it is. Don't worry. Say 'bye mom.'"
Lewis: "Bye mom"
George: "Bye mom"
In a typical interaction with his ex-wife Stacie, George picks up his son, Lewis, for a visit. After a little negotiating, George and Lewis drive off for a day of fun plus some dinner.
George: "You ever think what it might have been like had I not screwed it all up?"
Stacie: "All the time I wondered. You were the most exciting thing that ever happened to me, George."
Trying every cheap trick in his book, George constantly tries to win back ex-wife Stacy, including this time arriving at her house in the middle of the night in an expensive car. While Stacie admits to wondering about what could have been between them, clearly their history prevents any kind of happily ever after ending.
Lewis: "Are you upset mom's getting married?"
George: "Yeah, but Matt seems like a nice guy."
Lewis: "I've decided I'm not going to call him dad."
George has a hear-to-heart with his son Lewis right before George's ex-wife and Lewis' mom Stacie marries another man. George takes the high road and is pleasant when talking about this other man, Matt, but is happy when he hears that Lewis is not overly excited about the move.
George: "Hey, kiddo, give me the ball. Okay, anybody want to know how to shoot?"
Lewis: "Dad, what are you doing?"
George: "No, it's fine. Any of you guys want to score some goals this season?"
Kids: "Yeah"
George: "Okay, so first of all you need to know what you don't kick the ball with your toe. You plant your foot here and you follow through on the laces, okay? You gotta put your foot down and follow through."
Kids: "Whoa!"
George: "Who wants to learn how to do that?"
Kids: "Me! Me!"
George may have his personal life in a mess but that doesn't change the fact that he is a talented soccer player. This comes in especially handy when he takes it upon himself to help out with his son's soccer team.
George: "All right, folks, so it's my first game as coach. I want you to show me what you got, all right? And I want you to go out there and show those wankers what you got, all right? And I want you to be killers. When you go out, use the field. I want you to talk to each other. I want you to pass the ball to each other and remember, you can't score if you don't shoot. Ready for that?"
Kids: "Yeah!"
George: "Come around. Come in. Okay, hands up. One, two, three: Go Cyclones."
Kids: [silence]
George: "Okay see the idea is that we all do it together. Okay so on three let's try it again. One, two, three"
Kids: "Go Cyclones!"
Boy: "Let's go out there and get these wankers!"
An attempt to get the Cyclones soccer team fired up before a game is successful for George, but maybe a bit too successful when one young boy mimics George and shouts about wankers.
Coach Jacob: "Everybody now listen up. This is Lewis' dad, George. He's going to be your new coach. I'm going to be the assistant coach, which I'm fine with."
George: "Thanks a lot, Coach Jacob. In any event, I am Lewis' dad and I've never coached before but I have played the game since I was pretty much your age and it's a great game. So the only thing I'm going to ask you guys to do on your own, do five-ten minutes a day maybe passing the ball about with somebody, anybody you can find. I mean, you guys have all got a mother or a brother or a sister or somebody."
[Girl raises her hand]
George: "Yeah?"
Girl: "Coach, I had a sister but she died."
George: "Oh really?"
Girl: "I have a brother though. Should I play with him?"
George: "Yeah, yeah, that would be good."
Boy: "Coach, my grandpa died of smoking."
Other Girl: "Coach, my dad sleeps in the maid's room and my mom cries at night."
Coach Jacob: "Okay, okay kids, come on, let's take the field."
George knows soccer and can definitely help his son's team in that regard but little did he know that taking on the job of coach would come with other unique challenges, such as dealing with the personal lives of his players.
