If you’ve listened to the newest Foycast, then you’ve already heard me discuss in detail the 1981 obscurity Longshot - the world’s only foosball movie. Odds are you’ll never see this film, but in this B-Sides you can experience the magic of its title song and dramatic final shot.
In Foycast Xiii: Marching into Madness, I dissected Longshot in more detail than probably anyone has in over 30 years. For those that haven’t listened, what we’re talking about here is a coming-of-age underdog sports flick based around the game of foosball. Yes, foosball. Someone actually made a foosball movie.
Longshot was directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starred past-his-prime teen idol Leif Garrett as a California dude who wanted to go to Europe with his best friend to become soccer players because they knew nobody in America gave a damn about soccer in 1981. But before they can go become Euro soccer sensations,...
In Foycast Xiii: Marching into Madness, I dissected Longshot in more detail than probably anyone has in over 30 years. For those that haven’t listened, what we’re talking about here is a coming-of-age underdog sports flick based around the game of foosball. Yes, foosball. Someone actually made a foosball movie.
Longshot was directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starred past-his-prime teen idol Leif Garrett as a California dude who wanted to go to Europe with his best friend to become soccer players because they knew nobody in America gave a damn about soccer in 1981. But before they can go become Euro soccer sensations,...
- 3/30/2013
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
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Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Bradley Cooper (above) is 38, Michael Stipe is 52, Danny Pintauro is 37, Diane Keaton is 67, Pamela Sue Martin is 60, January Jones is 35, Robert Duvall is 82, Joe Flanigan is 46, and Dot Marie Jones is 49. 2013 Renewal Scorecard. Revenge is "A Sure Thing," The New Normal is "A Safe Bet," and Happy Endings "Could Go Either Way."Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to host the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony.Out readers have chosen their man of the year , and it's ... Anderson Cooper. Jesse Tyler Ferguson...
- 1/4/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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