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Overview

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Director:
Michael Ritchie
Writers:
Walter Bernstein (writer)
Dan Jenkins (novel)
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Release Date:
June 1978 (Austria) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
They Lead The League In Scoring ... After The Game! more
Plot:
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Ron Silver Dies at 62
 (From toxicshock. 17 March 2009, 12:00 AM, PDT)

Director Ritchie Dead At 62
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 April 2001)

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What a guy will do to get a woman. more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Burt Reynolds ... Billy Clyde Puckett

Kris Kristofferson ... Marvin 'Shake' Tiller
Jill Clayburgh ... Barbara Jane Bookman
Robert Preston ... Big Ed Bookman
Bert Convy ... Friedrich Bismark
Roger E. Mosley ... Puddin Patterson Sr.
Lotte Lenya ... Clara Pelf
Richard Masur ... Phillip Hooper
Carl Weathers ... Dreamer Tatum

Brian Dennehy ... T.J. Lambert
Mary Jo Catlett ... Earlene Emery
Joe Kapp ... Hose Manning

Ron Silver ... Vlada Kostov
Jim McKrell ... Bud McNair
Peter Bromilow ... Kostov's Interpreter
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Dallas, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
When Burt Reynolds and 'Kris Kristofferson' began shooting the football scenes, they were working with actual pro athletes. They hit Kristofferson so hard, they broke a couple of his bones. more
Quotes:
Billy Clyde Puckett: Why are you getting married? Did she knock you up? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.23)" (2009) more

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What a guy will do to get a woman., 15 October 2005
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Author: PWNYCNY from United States

Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristhofferson play two pro football players who are interested in the the daughter of the owner of the team. This movie is actually humorous. It shows what these two guys will do to try to win over the girl who is playing these guys off against each other and enjoying every second if it. Two men competing for the girl, and willing to make total fools of themselves in the process, until the Burt Reynolds character wises up, steps back, examines the situation objectively and then plots his strategy to gain the girl's attention. It's not the greatest movie, and it's definitely not a sports movie, but it's worth watching, has funny moments, and shows what a guy is willing to do to get a woman.

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