Off Topic But Fun: Favorite Football Movies
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DirectorRobert LiebermanStarsRobert UrichBonnie BedeliaRichard HerdFootball jock Rocky Bleier makes it all the way to the pros with the Pittsburgh Steelers, only to be drafted in the Vietnam War. Wounded by a hand grenade overseas, Bleier returns to the U.S., and told he will never walk again. However, after a lengthy, grueling rehabilitation, Bleier ultimately walks again. Soon, he trains with his old team for inspiration. Boss Art Rooney's sympathy and regard for Bleier pays off when Bleier improbably comes all the way back, ultimately playing for a Super Bowl Championship with the Steelers. But are all the good feelings and inspiration Bleier engenders enough to carry him to an NFL championship?
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What's your top three favorite football movies?
I gotta go with Rudy (easily), Brian's Song and the original The Longest Yard, which barely edges out Remember the Titans.
original The Longest Yard
the re make sucked, I honestly can say i hate adam sandler
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original The Longest Yard
the re make sucked, I honestly can say i hate adam sandler
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Like Dutch, gotta go with Brian's Song.?
Like Dutch, gotta go with Brian's Song.?
A movie I would never watch with someone else.
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The Replacements
Varsity Blues
Any Given Sunday
I have to admit, I've never seen Any Given Sunday.
The Replacements is a quirky choice, Varsity Blues is a good one.
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I have to admit, I've never seen Any Given Sunday.
The Replacements is a quirky choice, Varsity Blues is a good one.
You know how there's "Walk off" Homeruns? This could very well be "Laugh Flugel off" the board Dumb Ass cubed. "All the Right Moves" came out 1 year after I graduated from High School. Great cast - credible story in a blue collar town. Before this I liked Brian's Song and The Paper Lion.
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
I have to admit, I've never seen Any Given Sunday.
One of the best monologues in sports movies.
The Replacements
Heart. Miles and Miles of heart.
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I have to admit, I've never seen Any Given Sunday.
The Replacements is a quirky choice, Varsity Blues is a good one.
You know how there's "Walk off" Homeruns? This could very well be "Laugh Flugel off" the board Dumb Ass cubed. "All the Right Moves" came out 1 year after I graduated from High School. Great cast - credible story in a blue collar town. Before this I liked Brian's Song and The Paper Lion.
You know how there's "Walk off" Homeruns? This could very well be "Laugh Flugel off" the board Dumb Ass cubed. "All the Right Moves" came out 1 year after I graduated from High School. Great cast - credible story in a blue collar town. Before this I liked Brian's Song and The Paper Lion.
This is a really underrated movie! Good choice, you can almost smell the steel mills in this movie.
Damn, I might have to find if it is on a streaming service and watch it soon. For high school movies I liked this one far better than Friday Night Lights.
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........ " I LOVE YOU BRIAN PICCOLO ". Sniff, sniff .....
GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND! -
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1. Rudy
2. Remember the Titans
3. Brian's Song
Spoiler Alert: One of my college coaches, Tom Gullickson, played Guard on those ND Teams. He HATED Rudy, the man. Hated him. He called him a crybaby, a bitch and a tattletale. I take everything with a grain of salt, and it's come out that there were some embellishments for the silverscreen, but a great football movie nonetheless.
This scene was left on cutting room floor. I can't imagine why, it would have made the movie even better.
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Comedy
Replacements
Wildcats
Necessary roughness
Serious or/true story
Greater
Facing the Giants
Invincible
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1. Rudy
2. Remember the Titans
3. Brian's Song
Spoiler Alert: One of my college coaches, Tom Gullickson, played Guard on those ND Teams. He HATED Rudy, the man. Hated him. He called him a crybaby, a bitch and a tattletale. I take everything with a grain of salt, and it's come out that there were some embellishments for the silverscreen, but a great football movie nonetheless.
This scene was left on cutting room floor. I can't imagine why, it would have made the movie even better.
1. Rudy
2. Remember the Titans
3. Brian's Song
Spoiler Alert: One of my college coaches, Tom Gullickson, played Guard on those ND Teams. He HATED Rudy, the man. Hated him. He called him a crybaby, a bitch and a tattletale. I take everything with a grain of salt, and it's come out that there were some embellishments for the silverscreen, but a great football movie nonetheless.
This scene was left on cutting room floor. I can't imagine why, it would have made the movie even better.
Damn - I forgot to "Remember the Titans." In fairness, I forget I don't have the right glasses on in the morning when I'm working from home. Too many premature senior moments for me to compete in this thread. Well done AP1!
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
........ " I LOVE YOU BRIAN PICCOLO ". Sniff, sniff .....
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FWIW, Sean Austin (the main actor in Rudy) is in another football movie called Woodlawn. A significant part of this movie is about former Alabama Crimson Tide and Miami Dolphins RB Tony Nathan back when he was in high school and some surprisingly significant changes that program was willing to make. Sean Austin is excellent in this movie!
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