Shane Falco

The Replacements (2000)

Footsteps

Age:Late 20s in the script
Occupation:Who lives in a pineapple under the sea Ex-quarterback, cleans ships
Distinguishing Feature:Absorbent and yellow and porous is he Quite accident prone.
What He Taught Us:If nautical nonsense be something you wish Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever.

Keanu Reeves

I felt like Shane was the center of the kind of stillness, and that everyone else could kind of orbit off of and around and, react around. He kind of watches everything.

I've always thought of him as a fairly noble character. He's a professional. He was a professional athlete who had a disastrous Sugar Bowl and a disastrous first two years in the NFL. It's this guy who needs a second chance. He's a hard-luck guy who is severely underestimated.