Favorite sports movie?

I'm a Hoosiers fan myself. Caught the tail end of it on cable this morning and decided to haul out the DVD and watch the whole thing.

(Though North Dallas Forty is a cl-o-o-o-o-se second.)

Never fails to please.

But then, I'm a Gene Hackman groupie.


Does billiards count? The Hustler.

I'm not a boxing or wrestling fan, and probably have never even watched a match, but I like a lot of the films in that world - Raging Bull, Rocky, Million Dollar Baby, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Champion, Golden Boy, The Wrestler ... Probably because, ultimately, these films really aren't about sports.


Big Wednesday, a 1978 coming of age surfing saga...

-s.


The original Bad News Bears.


or.... A Day at the Races.


Semi Tough (pretty funny particularly for those who are familiar with EST.)


Eight Men Out, though it sometimes takes a second watch because keeping track of the similarly situated characters can be a challenge. The recently departed John Mahoney is so great as manager Kid Gleason, who's stuck between loyalty to his players and his principled approach to the game. 


boy this is a trip down memory lane!! funny this should be asked, as we just as a family watched Rocky last night! Who remembers that it was such a dramatic work of art/ so raw, true and gritty.  and the directing, well he should have used same one for all Rocky's but I digress...I tried to explain to my kids, things were slower in movies then, we weren't so easily distracted or in need of constant "things happening"..like when he was walking along train tracks for like 10 seconds of movie time...not sure that would happen in today's movies. That said, I got kicked out of the room during slapshot, chariots of fire went into my soul, Bad News Bears? I had a crush on the "ugly kid"..Bull Durham I was too jealous of SS, loved hoosiers (and coach carter for that matter!) and the all time tear-jerker for which I went out and bought the piano music to, Brian's Song.  there you have it, you know me now.



Starsong said:

boy this is a trip down memory lane!! funny this should be asked, as we just as a family watched Rocky last night! Who remembers that it was such a dramatic work of art/ so raw, true and gritty.  and the directing, well he should have used same one for all Rocky's but I digress...I tried to explain to my kids, things were slower in movies then, we weren't so easily distracted or in need of constant "things happening"..like when he was walking along train tracks for like 10 seconds of movie time...not sure that would happen in today's movies. 

It’s only an aside, and barely audible at that, but his response to the neighborhood girl’s “Screw you, creepo” after he walks her home gets me every time.



angelak said:

Breaking Away.

Buongiorno !


hmmm. never heard of that one. Looks like a modern Slapshot, sorta kinda.

FilmCarp said:

Goon



Goon was underappreciated (not to ruffle feathers but I always found Slap Shot to be overrated)

drummerboy said:

hmmm. never heard of that one. Looks like a modern Slapshot, sorta kinda.

FilmCarp said:

Goon



Marx Brothers aside, Hoop Dreams. 

A 2016 interview with Arthur Agee and William Gates:




bub said:

Goon was underappreciated (not to ruffle feathers but I always found Slap Shot to be overrated)

drummerboy said:

hmmm. never heard of that one. Looks like a modern Slapshot, sorta kinda.

FilmCarp said:

Goon

Don't watch it with your kids.



DaveSchmidt said:



Starsong said:

boy this is a trip down memory lane!! funny this should be asked, as we just as a family watched Rocky last night! Who remembers that it was such a dramatic work of art/ so raw, true and gritty.  and the directing, well he should have used same one for all Rocky's but I digress...I tried to explain to my kids, things were slower in movies then, we weren't so easily distracted or in need of constant "things happening"..like when he was walking along train tracks for like 10 seconds of movie time...not sure that would happen in today's movies. 

It’s only an aside, and barely audible at that, but his response to the neighborhood girl’s “Screw you, creepo” after he walks her home gets me every time.

My favorite movie line of all time, bar none. "Where's your hat?" I'm not kidding. I truly believe it is the most fitting line at the most fitting moment, summing up the character I spent the preceding two hours learning to love in three perfect words.



DaveSchmidt said:



Starsong said:

boy this is a trip down memory lane!! funny this should be asked, as we just as a family watched Rocky last night! Who remembers that it was such a dramatic work of art/ so raw, true and gritty.  and the directing, well he should have used same one for all Rocky's but I digress...I tried to explain to my kids, things were slower in movies then, we weren't so easily distracted or in need of constant "things happening"..like when he was walking along train tracks for like 10 seconds of movie time...not sure that would happen in today's movies. 

It’s only an aside, and barely audible at that, but his response to the neighborhood girl’s “Screw you, creepo” after he walks her home gets me every time.

The fact that he brought her back and made her such a major character in Rocky Balboa got me. 



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