sijoe22
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Liked movie very much. Berenger did outstanding job as Bryant, showing him as a hard, demanding taskmaster, though in real life, they say he was never this mean and ornery.
Don't know if this was done intentionally or not, but I don't think a single player was over 6 foot tall, nor weighed one-hundred seventy pounds! Nowadays, "players" this size would be lucky to kick field goals, but back in the fifties I'll bet it wasn't unusual.
Conditions for the players on the Texas practice field were inhuman. Actual players from that team who are still alive swear that this was NOT done on purpose to "toughen them up," but something the coach knew nothing about, and was shocked when he got there, but it was too late to turn back, and had to make the best of it.
Had a rather uplifting, yet sad ending, where the Bear tries to make amends. Though names of the players were changed, surviving members say all the players with speaking roles were based on ACTUAL players from Texas A & M.
Berenger/Bryant refers to himself as a "quitter" for leaving University of Kentucky the season before in a "hissy fit." Do you know why? Cause U of Kentucky's football AND basketball teams won the SEC Championship that year. And the Alumni gave hoops coach Adolph Rupp a Cadillac, and coach Bryant got a CIGARETTE LIGHTER!
Here's something ELSE you didn't know; movie was filmed ON LOCATION, start to finish in....................AUSTRAILA!!!!!!!!
Don't know if this was done intentionally or not, but I don't think a single player was over 6 foot tall, nor weighed one-hundred seventy pounds! Nowadays, "players" this size would be lucky to kick field goals, but back in the fifties I'll bet it wasn't unusual.
Conditions for the players on the Texas practice field were inhuman. Actual players from that team who are still alive swear that this was NOT done on purpose to "toughen them up," but something the coach knew nothing about, and was shocked when he got there, but it was too late to turn back, and had to make the best of it.
Had a rather uplifting, yet sad ending, where the Bear tries to make amends. Though names of the players were changed, surviving members say all the players with speaking roles were based on ACTUAL players from Texas A & M.
Berenger/Bryant refers to himself as a "quitter" for leaving University of Kentucky the season before in a "hissy fit." Do you know why? Cause U of Kentucky's football AND basketball teams won the SEC Championship that year. And the Alumni gave hoops coach Adolph Rupp a Cadillac, and coach Bryant got a CIGARETTE LIGHTER!
Here's something ELSE you didn't know; movie was filmed ON LOCATION, start to finish in....................AUSTRAILA!!!!!!!!
Alright, hardly the greatest movie of all time, but not getting the HORRIBLE reviews out here, especially the "one stars."
Yes, movie kind of plodded along for a while, characters were kind of bland, no memorable lines that I can think of, but was anyone expecting that shocking ending? Liars!
My definition of a GOOD movie is one that I'd like to see a SECOND time, and no, I'd have no desire for a repeat, and I can't say this was a movie that I'd recommend to friends, but no way was it as bad as some of the posters out here think. Don't expect any Academy Awards, but I've sure seen a lot worse....
My definition of a GOOD movie is one that I'd like to see a SECOND time, and no, I'd have no desire for a repeat, and I can't say this was a movie that I'd recommend to friends, but no way was it as bad as some of the posters out here think. Don't expect any Academy Awards, but I've sure seen a lot worse....
