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Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:49 am
by kdigz
This thread will likely die early, but after reading the "thanks" thread, I felt compelled to inquire about which movie bobcat nation feels is the best football movie of all time.
So feel free to discuss....or not....

As for me: The Program

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:56 am
by ilovethecats
necessary roughness....

:D

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:56 am
by Old Skool Cat
1) North Dallas Forty
2) The Blind Side
3) The Longest Yard

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:03 pm
by FTG247365
Remember the Titans!

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:18 pm
by gocats
Waterboy

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:20 pm
by GoldrushGrad
Rudy
(but consideration for The Program and Necessary Roughness)

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:03 pm
by gocats
Remember the Titans.

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:04 pm
by SACCAT
I would have to go with RUDY. It is a true story about a great young man. All other Football movies are fake compared to RUDY!!!

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:25 pm
by CelticCat
Rudy is my favorite. :)

The Program, Remember the Titans, and what the hell, The Replacements.

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:22 pm
by MashTun
Rudy.

and I don't want to hear any crap BAC :lol:

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:49 pm
by Hawks86
Those are all good. My new favorite is actually the documentary "The Boys of Fall."

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:32 pm
by CapitalCityCat
Brian's Song

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:56 pm
by Air Force Cat
Rudy, Blind Side, Any Given Sunday, Longest Yard, and They Call Me Sirr (not well known but an amazing movie)

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:34 am
by Old Skool Cat
CapitalCityCat wrote:Brian's Song
Good one.

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:39 am
by RMD
Varsity Blues and the Little Giants

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:53 am
by rtb
RMD wrote:Varsity Blues
I give this post.......

"A ten, a ten, a f*&kin ten!"

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:58 am
by 91catAlum
No love for Friday Night Lights?

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:38 pm
by Gorak
naughty cheerleaders 7

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:27 pm
by CatBlitz
Friday Night Lights is probably near the top, but there really isn't a football movie that I really like. Just my thoughts. :shrug:

Re: Greatest football movie

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:14 pm
by Eric Ohs
SACCAT wrote:I would have to go with RUDY. It is a true story about a great young man. All other Football movies are fake compared to RUDY!!!
From Cracked.com- "7 movies based on a true story (that are complete ******.)"

#4.Rudy


The Hollywood Version:
It seems that back in the '70s, there was a plucky little football player who dreamed of nothing other than playing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Unfortunately for young Rudy, his support system consisted of people who went out of their way to point out his flaws, of which there were many, and let him know repeatedly that dreams are the main ingredient in the devil's pudding.

Thankfully, Rudy's best friend from back home got blown right the ****** up in a freak accident, inspiring him to play football for some reason. And play he did, no thanks to the evil scheming of Notre Dame coach Dan Devine, who only allowed Rudy on the field after the entire team threatened to walk out otherwise.

In reality ...
The real life Dan Devine was actually the one who insisted on playing Rudy in his final game. Hell, even when the movie was being made, Devine gave the filmmakers permission to turn him into the film's villain in order to help Rudy, who he considered a good friend.

Devine sounds like one helluva guy, right? So naturally he was repaid for his kindnesses by being turned into the Snidely ****** Whiplash of college football (sans mustache), and forever being remembered as the crotchety coach to whom winning football games was more important than anything. Anything other than ensuring that Rudy's dream would die.


By the way, ever wonder who saw Rudy play that day and got so inspired he just had to make it into a movie? Nobody. It was Rudy himself who spent a full decade trying to convince studios that his life was so awesome it deserved a movie, before one of them finally relented. That's the spirit, little guy!



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