pimy95
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Bad writing. Bad directiong. Bad continuity. Bad acting. Just an overall terrible production that is only watchable by fans of beto the bomb.. In a long line of dissapoints from HBO which was excellent at one time. Truly sad.
This film came out in 1979, right before the start of the NFL season.
The NFL was incredibly popular, but had a dark side that was not well known.
It was not long after this film that the infamous "Player's Strike" was conducted, almost 40 years ago. Since then the NFL has changed so much, player's Union, the salaries of the players, and become even more corporate then it was back then. Very telling moment, when the coach tells the players to be sure to take off their hats during the national anthem. This was a long time ago.
Nick Nolte was fantastic as Phil Elliot. He got across to people that do not like sports, what he got out of playing. A tragic figure, he was not corporate enough, for the system.
Mac Davis was also excellent. He did a "Dandy Don Meredith" imitation that was awesome. Furthermore, the singer was built well enough, that he even looked like he could play, ..even naked.
Bo Svensson, was also awesome. At one point, a bullying brute, to a comedic star, then to a suffering victim.
Lastly, believe it or not, being 21 when this came out, my favorite character was that played by the infamous, LYLE ALZADO! A real player, known for his off field antics, "Cruzin' with the Tuz", the only current player that comes close and not very is, Rob Grownkoski. He harkins back to the age when you could really enjoy the off field antics of the players.
Alzado gave the best speech of the whole film after the loss in Chicago. After Coach Johnson criticized, Jo Bob, for not studying tendencies, his character OW, goes off on him. Most notably the line, "When we say its a game, you says its a business. When we say it's a business, you say it's a game". "I want to get some feeling"... That little soliloquy, really put the NFL in perspective, which would be addressed in the years to come.
On a personal note, I was in college and going to medical school when this came out. I graduated Medical school as all the changes in medicine really got going, turning it into a business. For me, "when we say it's a business, you say it's an art and science". When we say it's an art and science, you say it's a business". Almost 40 years after its release, the similarities to the profession I would be entering are still striking to me.
Nick Nolte was fantastic as Phil Elliot. He got across to people that do not like sports, what he got out of playing. A tragic figure, he was not corporate enough, for the system.
Mac Davis was also excellent. He did a "Dandy Don Meredith" imitation that was awesome. Furthermore, the singer was built well enough, that he even looked like he could play, ..even naked.
Bo Svensson, was also awesome. At one point, a bullying brute, to a comedic star, then to a suffering victim.
Lastly, believe it or not, being 21 when this came out, my favorite character was that played by the infamous, LYLE ALZADO! A real player, known for his off field antics, "Cruzin' with the Tuz", the only current player that comes close and not very is, Rob Grownkoski. He harkins back to the age when you could really enjoy the off field antics of the players.
Alzado gave the best speech of the whole film after the loss in Chicago. After Coach Johnson criticized, Jo Bob, for not studying tendencies, his character OW, goes off on him. Most notably the line, "When we say its a game, you says its a business. When we say it's a business, you say it's a game". "I want to get some feeling"... That little soliloquy, really put the NFL in perspective, which would be addressed in the years to come.
On a personal note, I was in college and going to medical school when this came out. I graduated Medical school as all the changes in medicine really got going, turning it into a business. For me, "when we say it's a business, you say it's an art and science". When we say it's an art and science, you say it's a business". Almost 40 years after its release, the similarities to the profession I would be entering are still striking to me.
