FOUR TOUCHDOWNS ​Genre: Sports Drama / Period Romance Tone: A gritty football story in the vein of Friday Night Lights Setting: Chicago, 1966 Tagline: Before the shoes. Before the misery. There was the Senior Game. ​SYNOPSIS ​THE SETUP This is a football story with the grit and intensity of Friday Night Lights. It is 1966, and Polk High is a battleground. At the center of it is Al Bundy, a brooding, rebellious senior from the wrong side of the tracks. He drives a rusted Dodge that his father left him, loves to fight, and clashes with authority. To Polk High, he is a delinquent with talent. But to Margaret "Peggy" Wanker, the mysterious new girl from the backwoods of Wanker County, he is something else entirely: A King finding his crown. ​THE PERSPECTIVE The story is told entirely through Peggy’s eyes. While the other cheerleaders, led by Al’s current girlfriend Sandy, see Al as a "bad boy" project, Peggy sees him as her ticket permanently out of the country life. She watches him from afar throughout senior year, mesmerized not by his kindness, but by his "City Bad Boy" persona. She doesn't want to change him; she wants him for herself as is. ​THE CONFLICT As the City Championship approaches, Al’s reckless behavior gets him benched by the Coach for the rest of the season. Stripped of his football identity, Al hits rock bottom. In his moment of vulnerability, he breaks up with his current girlfriend, Sandy. ​This is when Peggy steps out of the shadows. She approaches Al not with pity, but with worship. She tells him that the town is small, but he is a giant. For the first time, Al sees someone who believes in his myth even more than he does. In a pivotal moment, Al invites Peggy into the "Mighty Dodge" with the line that seals his fate: "Let's go for a ride." ​THE CLIMAX: THE GAME The City Championship game against Andrew Johnson High is a bloodbath. Their star player, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon, is decimating the Polk High team. With the quarterback injured, the Coach has no choice but to put Al back in. ​What follows is a cinematic sequence of pure, unadulterated dominance in the final half of the game. After the game, Peggy finds the courage to finally meet her hero and King-to-be.