Read Former Utah Jazz Center Mark Eaton's Screenplay: Riding the Bench

Clay Travis — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:00:04 EDT

Everyone believes they have a screenplay in them. Your mom, your unemployed uncle, and anyone else who has ever watched a movie. Including 7'4 former Utah Jazz Center Mark Eaton. But most of these screenplays never see the light of day, which is fortunate. Not so with the first eight pages of Eaton's opus, Riding the Bench. You need to read this script, it will change your life.

Here's an excerpt from the first page:

Appearing from nowhere Boswell walks up to Mark.

Boswell: Nice job out there.
Mark: Thanks.
Boswell: I don't think we've formally met. I'm Coach Boswell, the athletic director here at Westminster. Can I talk to you for a second?
Mark: About what?

Mark stands revealing his towering 6'11 frame.

Boswell: Basketball.

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Riding the Bench screenplay [Mark Eaton's screeplay]
Mark Eaton's personal website [7 foot 4.com]
The ten man rotation starring Mark Eaton's movie script [Yahoo]

Some Casting Director Has Their Work Cut Out For Them

mjdeadspin — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:30:00 EST

Apparently, they'll make a movie about damn near anyone these days. The latest athlete to get the big screen treatment is spectacularly-bearded former Jazz center Mark Eaton. Eaton will be the subject of a film by Stacy Dymalski that will probably not be entitled, "What's Eatin' Mark Eaton?"

Eaten had some internal conflict on his way to the NBA; growing up ashamed of his own height. He played water polo as a child, eventually did get around to basketball in high school, but couldn't get off the bench. He had a brief career as an auto mechanic before UCLA gave him a scholarship to once again sit on the bench. The Jazz ended up spending a 4th round pick on him, and he went on to become the shot-blocking force that we all know, love, and still have posters of in our bedrooms.

"The greatest thing I see is how basketball allowed him to smile and be happy with himself. Everything that has happened was supposed to happen. That's how I feel. It's just beautiful."

Mark Eaton. Beautiful.

The Ryan Leaf Movie Will Probably Be Just Like "Brian's Song" [Deadspin]
The Mark Eaton Story: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You [NBA FanHouse]

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Read Former Utah Jazz Center Mark Eaton's Screenplay: Riding the Bench

Some Casting Director Has Their Work Cut Out For Them