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Searching
for Bobby Fischer –
1993 (PG) – Chess/Drama; Joe Montegna, Max Pomeranc,
Laurence Fishburne. Parents struggle to balance support
for their son's newfound talents for world class chess,
while providing him with a "normal" childhood.
Semi-Tough –1977
(R) – Football/Comedy; Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson,
Jill Clayburgh. Two best-friends and pro-football players
vie for the affections of their owner's daughter in
this satire on the self-awareness groups of the '70s.
Tin Cup –
1996 (R) – Golf/Romantic Comedy; Kevin Costner,
Rene Russo, Don Johnson. A washed-up golf instructor
falls for one of his students.
BASEketball
– 1998 (R) – BASEketball/Comedy; Trey
Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleethe. Slacker buddies
invent new game, combining Basketball with Baseball
rules, and watch it spiral out of their control into
a big business.
Million Dollar
Baby – 2004
(PG-13) – Boxing/Drama; Clint Eastwood, Hilary
Swank, Morgan Freeman. Tough as nails ex-boxer reluctantly
trains a waitress who is determined to become a prizefighter.
Somebody Up There
Likes Me – 1956
(N/R)(BW) – Boxing/Drama; Paul Newman. The rousing
biography of boxer Rocky Graziano stars Newman in one
of his earliest roles. Also marks the screen debut of
Steve McQueen and Robert Loggia.
Caddyshack
– 1980 (R) – Golf/Comedy; Chevy Chase,
Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield. It's the Slobs vs.
the Snobs at the posh Bushwood Country Club.
Chilly Dogs
– 2001 (PG-13) – Iditarod/Comedy/Adventure;
Skeet Ulrich, Nastasha Henstridge. City boy must win
the Iditarod across Alaska in order to inherit his grandfather's
estate.
8 Seconds
– 1994 (PG13) – Rodeo/Drama; Luke Perry,
Cynthia Geary, Stephen Baldwin. This is true-life story
of Lane Frost, the youngest U.S. National Champion Bull
Rider in history, tragically struck down in the ring
way before his time.
Happy Gilmore
– 1996 (PG-13) – Golf/Comedy; Adam Sandler,
Christopher McDonald, Carl Weather. Failed hockey player
discovers his slapshot techniques translate into 300-yard
drives on the golf course.
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