(Guitar music like “American Idiot” plays as James Faraci and Paulo Fonseca on guitars, Andrew Beach on Bass Guitar, and Nick Lopez on the Drums and the set is like the set of “American Idiot” except the colors are Patriotically Red, White, and Blue)
James Faraci (Singing):
All year we’re cheering American Icons! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) From John Wayne to Rocky Balboa (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all! (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues.) We’re going to show off the hard work! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Even if it makes me look like a real jerk. (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Now everyone get ready to celebrate with us! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) And make sure you have a dose of common sense. (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues with a guitar solo.) All year we’re cheering American Icons! Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! Information about them will be a lot, you’re going to know whether you like or not [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues and concludes and the words “Americans Icons” are put up in different styles of text. The scene cuts to James in his office.)
TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans, the views that I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. (A knock on the door as James gets up to answer.) Yes? (Cut to Jessica Lopez-Barkl.)
Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
James, I feel we need to apologize for everything we’ve done over the past few months. You stayed the course and have thrived. So, how about this: you talk about the John Wayne movie that made you want to be an actor, and we can all watch it in the lobby. (Cut to James)
TLOTA:
Okay, I’m reasonably fine in watching it with you, as long as you guys can be reasonable. (Cut to Jessica Lopez-Barkl.)
Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
Of course, we can! (James steps out of the office to join everyone in the lobby.) So, what is the John Wayne movie that we’re going to endure without jokes at your taste.
TLOTA:
Well, since you asked… (Cut to the title of the 1969 “True Grit” movie then to clips of the 1969 “True Grit” Movie as James does a voiceover.)
TLOTA (V.O.):
Released in 1969, and based on the book by Charles Portis, “True Grit” was the movie that made the acting careers of Kim Darby and Glen Campbell (AKA The Rhinestone Cowboy) but gave something John Wayne had earned after a lifetime of great western movies couldn’t do at that point, the Academy Award for Best Actor in a motion picture. It made me aware of what acting was. It made me understand drama, comedy, and emotions I had barely understood as a kid watching it on a VCR. But does this movie still hold up to… (Cut to James physically.)
TLOTA:
You know what, I don’t care about modern standards anymore. I think this movie holds up, it’s a classic, it’s one the greatest movies I’ve ever seen and I’m doing a review, brace yourselves this is the 1969 “True Grit.”
What happens when I finally decide to review the first movie that I’ve ever seen and loved
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