BLACK BEAUTY SCRIPT BLANKS
BLACK BEAUTY SCRIPT BLANKS
PART 1 00:00-23:50
A wise horse once told me...
And to tell you what it is, we have to start at the very _______________.
It was endless...
and beautiful.
My mother said it was my mustang spirit, and it would always guide me.
She said I should never kick or bite without a good reason, but always try to be gentle and kind.
That night my mother told me a story about what happens when a horse leaves this Earth.
Whoo-hoo!
Ha-ha!
- Yeehaw!
- Yah, yah!
humans.
Hey.
Just a few.
Wow!
I know.
Well-built too.
Elegant.
Hold on.
As we drove away from that ___________________, I had no idea how lucky I was to be one of the few
chosen.
Buck it out.
-It's just...
Tame?
Hey!
God!!
- Trust me.
- I do.
But the rescues have a time limit here, John.
I miss my family.
It was peaceful.
All right.
-Easy.
I always won.
My mother would not have ___________________, but humans had not been kind or good to me.
Wouldn't you be if a UFO came down and stole you from your family?
Still, I don't see how you can break a horse like that.
Good girl.
Okay.
The man who brought me there made his home near my paddock.
Hello.
John Manly.
What?
Jo.
I'm so ver...
Something I ___________________.
Jo.
I'm sorry.
I don't.
Just...
You know, that horse out there, she was rounded up out west.
Taken away from her herd, her family, all she'd ever known.
Please stop.
Stop what?
I'm here because the state says that I have to be, instead of in my ___________________.
Jo.
Look.
Well, good.
It isn't about controlling him or forcing him or making him do something he doesn't wanna do.
Now, he might not be able to talk, but he's saying a whole lot to me right now.
My goal through this work is to help each horse find his ___________________.
Nope.
Yeah.
- Hey, Jo.
Well, like it or not, I'm better with horses than I am with people.
That's good.
That's weird.
And neither do I.
You gotta always say, "Thank you." You show him ___________________when he's trusted you, done a
good thing for you.
Attaboy.
Thank you.
Um...
No thanks.
I...
What's it about?
"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse." R. S. Surtees.
- I do.
Thank you.
PART 2 23:50-47:07
-Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Beauty.
Beauty.
Black Beauty.
After that day, I realized that, just maybe, there was one person who could actually understand me.
John...
Nope.
Does Jo ride?
Thank you.
Jo...
Stop.
eventually.
-Why?
- No, no.
I met you.
- Yeah?
- I saw you.
- Yeah?
Jo.
I'm sorry.
Jo.
- Jo?
- I said, ___________________!
You stop...
And as I watched them, I realized maybe humans and horses weren't so different after all.
In that moment...
I wished I could tell Jo where her parents were, like my mother had told me.
Jo?
Jo?
Jo.
Thank God.
You're grounded.
Really?
Yeah, really.
I'm not...
That is so sad.
Super sad.
I heard if they can't save them, they turn them into glue.
- ___________________.
Um...
Yeah.
- I'm sorry.
- Just...
My God!
-You're fine.
It's just...
Sorry.
School sucks.
People suck.
I'm sorry.
It's gone.
Did you know that wild mustang bands aren't led by a stallion?
Not always the biggest or ___________________or most popular, but the one who's gone through the
most life experience.
'Cause, to me, I think you're more of a wise mustang than a yappy little show dog.
Now, you know we just can't keep the mustangs that won't be gentle.
So, Mr. Gordon says that if you don't get tamed, you're gonna have to go somewhere else.
Now...
ever.
I know.
I know.
Please.
Here, look.
Wow.
See?
Okay.
See?
There.
Almost there.
Come on.
Beginner's luck.
Yeah.
This is different.
The sparring between Jo and her uncle ___________________much less after that.
Well, good.
Uncle John says you're safe for now, but you'll be broken in soon, whatever that means.
I have an idea.
-There you...
But horses?
Beauty.
It was so embarrassing.
Saddle is next.
You take the pad first and get her used to something weighing on her.
- Ready?
- Nice.
Yeah.
Easy now.
Come on.
There we go.
What?
Breaking a horse.
Should ___________________it.
All right.
Ready?
Attagirl.
Hi, Jo.
Sell her?
Jo.
The conservancy part is to train and adopt out a few mustangs a year, not to keep them.
Thousands.
It's okay.
Attagirl.
Uncle John!
Uncle John!
Ooh!
together.
It _______________too much.
You know?
I can't.
Okay.
Whoa!
Whoa!.
I had ___________________her.
John!
Mr.
Gordon!
- Beauty!
- What the...
I knew that if Jo could feel the wind in her mane, it would help her to heal.
- Jo!
Whoa!
-Jo!
-Jo!
No!
Jo.
Jo?
- Is that good?
- It's good.
That's it.
___________________.
- Yeah.
-Back on?
-Back on.
But we got the hang of it, together.
Partners.
Let's ___________________.
we were one.
together.
Riding wasn't as much fun without Jo, but I had to learn to have others on my back.
Come on.
I'm trying to keep the mustang program alive, but business hasn't been...
I understand.
Hey.
You gotta get your nose out of that phone while you're working.
Sure thing.
I was surprised when the groom put down his little box for a while, and the frozen look he always had on
his face faded away.
We were trapped.
I tried to sound a ___________________, but Jo was too far away to hear me.
Beauty!
- Okay.
- It's okay.
It's okay.
Please.
Jo!
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
- Jo!
- Help them!
Beauty.
- Jo.
Jo!
You gotta...
-Jo!
Jo!
Don't!
She's coming.
Where's Jo?
Jo wasn't ___________________.
-Jo!
Jo!
Good God.
PART 3 47:07-1:11:40
It was because of Jo's courage that the horses were all saved.
Her calm, ___________________broke through my fear, which was the only reason I could even follow
her.
The young groom didn't mean to hurt anyone, but his carelessness put our lives in danger...
- Mr. Gordon.
-But...
Sorry?
Help train the others, rebuild the barn, anything you need.
Well, it is only after working with Beauty that your ___________________have improved.
Exactly.
All right.
If you can pay for her food and what she's cost us so far by the end of summer, ___________________.
And you can board her here for free in exchange for being Birtwick's mascot.
All right.
There's a chance I might lease Beauty out for the summer, just to free up space while we build the new
stable, if anybody wants her.
-Deal?
-Deal.
-Thank you.
-Darling, quiet.
George Winthorp.
I mean, ___________________.
This filly is spirited, but a fine jumper with a right gentle touch.
I mean, yeah.
My gosh.
- So?
She's so beautiful.
Beauty.
-But like your mother said, you probably...
No.
Wow!
Is it even ___________________?
She is.
- Good.
Okay, go.
But...
- No, Mummy.
- Let's go.
- What happened?
Why...
No, it wasn't.
Hello.
Hi.
Well, partnered.
I like that.
Jo.
-Sorry.
-What for?
Yay!
- Good.
What?
Thank you.
Well, I told them it would be beneficial to Beauty's transition and much, much safer for the girl if you
were there.
All right.
Wow.
-I got it.
Thanks.
They're here!
The new girl's voice was at a pitch I was sure only horses and dogs could hear.
You...
Yes.
Mr.
York.
Come on.
This way.
George!
George!
something about Earlshall felt very cold and not nearly as welcoming.
Here we are.
-Yup.
And she flailed around like she was having a tantrum on my back.
- Gently now.
- Come on.
York!
Well, then you need ___________________to it because she's not fit to be seen.
I wondered how she'd feel if they chopped off all of her hair.
Canter, Beauty.
York, are you never going to get the horses head up?
I could take it up another ___________________, ma'am, but I'd prefer not to.
Do it, please.
The only thing worse than Georgina's kicks was the draw rein.
I knew that if I threw her off, Jo and I would both be in trouble, - so I had a better idea.
Nothing.
That's it.
Stupid horse!
- Stupid horse!
- Georgina, I've got...
Fine.
It's a big place, but that doesn't mean the people are any ___________________.
I heard my son put a word in so that you could ___________________with the horse.
Yes, um...
Thank you.
I...
And it's upsetting Georgina, so you're going to need to keep your distance.
No, no.
Of course not.
Hi, girl.
Beauty.
- Jo!
- Where is she?
Who?
What happened?
Your sister put holes into Beauty's sides, and I'm gonna show her exactly...
Whoa.
Wait, wait.
Slow down.
My God.
Jo, please.
I know he's...
He's nice and...
smart.
And very...
handsome.
-Hey.
-Hi.
I'm fine.
I figured.
___________________?
Fair enough.
I'll start.
Except, you know, I'd buy the properties around it, extend the barn so we could stay a little more.
Sorry, it's probably really boring.
No.
I'm ___________________.
So, I've been reading about how there are ___________________of wild horses out west, and they're
being rounded up by helicopters and stuffed into holding pens, just hoping that people will adopt them,
but most of them are just stuck in there forever.
I can't imagine what would've happened to Beauty if my uncle didn't save her.
So I guess I would buy Birtwick and help save thousands of wild horses.
So...
Okay.
Me?
I couldn't.
You could.
___________________my parents.
-Excellent.
Hello.
Bradley Eastland on Just Magic ___________________, taking home the cup for the youth competition.
Hi, George.
-Where's George?
Is that George?
At last.
-It is casual.
-Where, darling?
-There.
Hi, Ginger.
God.
God.
She's of no means.
Yes.
Where's Beauty?
Wish me luck.
Good luck.
Come on.
- Come on!
- Whoo!
Go!
-Go, George.
Come on!
-That's it.
Beauty!
Wow.
He's so fast.
He's a lot of things.
Come on!
Yes!
George Winthorp, taking home the cup for the third year running.
Yes!
And now, ___________________, boys and girls, the final event for the day, the Women's Invitational.
- Darling, look.
There's Georgina.
- Yeah.
Yes!
-Hey.
-Hi.
Congratulations.
On my signal!
Faster, Beauty!
Go!
I tried to listen...
-Yes!
Something's wrong.
-Come on.
Go!
Come on.
Come on.
Faster!
My God.
Darling, run!
- Beauty!
- Don't worry.
Useless horse!
We could've won!
She was limping at the first turn, but you forced her to keep going.
Selfish girl!
Aw, Georgina.
Does it hurt?
Come on.
- No!
Beauty.
I know.
I know.
Come on.
Good girl.
Good girl.
___________________these scars will last for a lifetime, -but there is a surgery if you want me...
Y-You...
Jo...
-The help?
-Yes, George.
The help.
George!
But Jo and I were stronger because of it.
George!
So, I've saved up over $800, and I've done the math.
Gordon, and if I just keep going, I can finally take her away from here.
Jo.
I have ___________________.
You're my family.
My heart stopped.
I ___________________.
- I cried.
I screamed.
- Wait!
Wait!
Beauty!
The only thing I could do was look back at Jo's ___________________as she disappeared from my life
___________________.
PART 4 1:11:40-1:40
Losing Jo made my old anger come back.
I began to bite and kick, anything I could do to make them send me home.
- Hey.
-Yeah.
A few years ago, I ___________________with this little bay mustang we rescued from the BLM in
Nevada.
If I'd fought for every horse I'd ever loved, I'd have a hundred of 'em.
Terry was a quiet man and good to me, but I couldn't help but think Jo had been right.
Come on.
Come on.
That's my ___________________.
Terry, stop.
Terry and I risked our lives every day for people we'd never met.
That's my girl.
That's my girl.
Hey!
Help me, please!
Hang on in there!
Hold on in there!
- Please hurry!
- I'm coming!
My leg is ___________________!
I got ya!
I'm coming!
Only once in my life had I seen a river overflow, - and it wiped out everything in its path.
- Please!
My leg is stuck!
- Okay.
He had to hurry.
Hold on!
Come on!
Come on!
Engine 5, Dispatch.
Requesting backup.
Tanner, get the horse's bridle and saddle off, and make sure she has ___________________.
Goodness, girl.
Okay.
Come.
No.
Stupid kid.
My brave horse.
Get up.
It's colic.
Then...
I saw Jo.
I promise.
You're up.
- My.
He decided to retire.
I was sent to a place so far in the country, the farmers still used old tools to work.
I dreamed of Jo.
and free.
I've been working extra shifts, and I've almost saved up ___________________to buy Beauty back.
I knew it was just another dream, but some days, when I thought I could almost hear Jo's voice, I
whinnied as loudly as I could just in case somehow she could hear me too.
Love, Jo.
It had been almost seven years since I'd last seen Jo.
We bought a horse.
But hope can be a very powerful thing if you can manage to hang on to it.
Easy now.
That's it.
Only ___________________.
It's okay.
Lady it is.
Lady.
- Thousands.
- Good girl.
Whoa now.
Walk on.
It was Ginger.
The fire and life in her eyes had been replaced by deep sadness.
She told me she had won many prizes for George, but when he left for school, his mother had sold her
without him even knowing.
- Hey, how much for a ride?
While my ___________________could endure that hard life just for the hope of seeing Jo again...
I also knew it was the last time I would ever see her.
Okay.
Come on.
Careful.
She said Merrylegs and I were the only friends she ever had.
Move on.
Beauty?
Good girl.
Good girl.
You're a good...
I'm fine.
I'm fine.
The cold had climbed into his lungs, just like when I ___________________.
The doctor said Jerry can't drive for the rest of the winter, maybe even until spring.
All right.
After I was taken from Jo, I didn't think my life could get any worse...
Come on.
That's okay.
-Whoa, whoa.
Easy.
-Easy, easy.
Come on.
How could some people not understand that horses can feel what they do?
Come on!
But others thought it was okay to just throw a horse's life away like it meant nothing.
I mean, where are the years that a horse could work ___________________hours a day?
But that was too many hours, Tom, as evidenced by the fact that your horse was outside on the streets
yesterday.
Midtown Stables.
Nope.
Means pretty.
Sure, sure.
You're a ___________________now.
See?
Yeah, but if you put her out to pasture, she should recover in a couple of months.
Nah.
Midtown Stables.
No, miss.
I'm sorry.
Sure, sure.
I'll...
Hey.
What are you doing in there?
Yes, sir.
Well, Mr.
This is what we agreed on for her, and here's the other one we talked about.
We got a deal?
- Absolutely.
- Great.
- Now listen.
- For sure.
but I felt ___________________for the little bay mare, who was so exhausted, she didn't care what
happened to her.
I wondered if she ever had someone to love her like Jo had loved me.
And I wished, somehow, I could see her just one last time.
Hello.
A white star.
- Which one?
Back.
Stand still.
Whoa!
- Come on.
Let me see.
- Come on.
- This is wrong.
- Seriously?
Stop.
All right?
Just...
- Please.
___________________.
Really.
Beauty?
It's okay.
It's me.
It's Jo.
My Beauty.
My Jo.
My Beauty.
And I finally understood what it was that kept Jo and I connected all that time.
Don't worry.
Adiós, hermosa.
Let's go home.
You're home.
Anna...
this...
is Beauty.
Hello.
She was...
once.
So, when I was growing up, something happened that changed my life...
forever.
Home.
It took me a long time to realize why ___________________, but now I know it is because a true
mustang never gives up on hope...
or on love.