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Director:
Jerrold Freedman
Writer:
Jerrold Freedman (writer)
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Release Date:
5 December 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Plot:
A high school athlete is torn between his father, who wants him to get a football scholarship, and his coach, who wants a winning season. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Ben Johnson ... Dwayne Birdsong

Gary Busey ... David Lee Birdsong

Larry Hagman ... Coach Marshall
William Lucking ... Dennis Birdsong
David Doyle ... Mr. Schmidt
Mimi Saffian ... Mary Louise Schmidt
Peggy Rea ... Mrs. Birdsong

Craig Richard Nelson ... Michael Braun
Michael Talbott ... Bubba Montgomery

Val Avery ... Frank Dorsdale
Jan Clayton ... Blanche Birdsong
Misty Rowe ... Holly
William Hansen ... Mr. Millsaps
Michael Lembeck ... Reuben
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marlyn Bingham
Asher Brauner ... C.C.
Lee Delano ... Besco
Richard Hamilton
Bert Verrall ... Football Player - Center
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bloodsport (USA) (alternative spelling)
Poetry in Motion (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
How can I get a copy of this movie?, 11 June 2005
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Author: ttprize (ttprize@yahoo.com) from United States

If anyone can help me I would be most grateful! It's my favorite sports movie of all time and I have been trying to obtain a copy for years. I think the depiction of the importance of high school sports in small town America is well done in this film. Also, Ben Johnson was just so believable as the meddling, intrusive father who wants the dream of a college football scholarship more than his son, played by Gary Busey. Larry (JR Ewing) Hagman was also quite convincing as the callous, self-serving coach who puts winning above any real concern for his players. This movie is filled with very believable characters and common truths about the spoiling of sports as they become under the control of selfish and obsessed parents and coaches.

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