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Shot at Glory
– 2000 (R) – Soccer/Drama; Robert
Duvall, Michael Keaton. Duvall coaches a second-rate
soccer team in a fiercely loyal Scottish town.
The Last Boy
Scout – 1991 (R) – Football/Action/Thriller;
Bruce Willis, Daymon Wayans. Detective and ex-quarterback
team up to investigate a murder case involving corruption
between a dirty politician and professional team owner.
School Ties –
1992 (PG-13) – Football/Drama; Brendan Frasier.
Recruited to help the football team, student must hide
his Jewish heritage while attending prestigious 1950's
prep school.
Viva Las Vegas
– 1964 (N/R) – Auto Racing/Romantic Comedy/Musical;
Elvis Presley, Anne-Margaret. Not much racing gets done
as Elvis travel to Vegas, enters the Grand Prix, and
woos a sexy swimming instructor.
Fear Strikes
Out – 1957 (N/R)(BW) – Baseball/Drama;
Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore. Anthony Perkins
may have given the performance of his career in this
fine autobiography of Jimmy Piersall, outfielder for
the Boston Red Sox, whose career was marred by mental
illness.
Cool Runnings
– 1993 (PG) – Bobsledding/Olympics/Comedy;
Leon, Doug E. Doug, John Candy. Unlikely team of Jamaican
bobsledders goes to the 1988 Olympics.
61* –
2001 (TV) – Baseball/Drama; Thomas Jane, Barry
Pepper. Marris and Mantle face mounting pressure from
the press as they approach The Babe's 60 HR record.
Chariots of Fire
– 1981 (PG) – Running/Olympics/Drama;
Ben Cross Ian Charleson. Two English runners, one a
devout Christian, the other, a Jew facing anti-Semitism,
compete in the 1924 Olympics and become life-long friends.
Mr. 3000 –
2004 (PG-13) – Baseball/Comedy; Bernie Mac, Angela
Bassett. An aging baseball star returns to the field
after discovering he's few short of the 3,000 hits that
have become his namesake.
Dempsey –
1983 (TV) – Boxing/Drama/Biography; Treat Williams,
Sam Waterson, Sally Kellerman. This account of the famed
world heavyweight champ's rise through the ranks of
boxing also explores his turbulent personal life.
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