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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Peter Gent (novel)
Peter Gent (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 August 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
"Wait till you see the weird part." [USA Theatrical] more
Plot:
A semi-fictional account of life as a professional Football (American-style) player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s. more | add synopsis
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One of the best sports films ever. more (30 total)

Cast

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Nick Nolte ... Phillip Elliott
Mac Davis ... Seth Maxwell
Charles Durning ... Coach Johnson
Dayle Haddon ... Charlotte Caulder
Bo Svenson ... Jo Bob Priddy
John Matuszak ... O. W. Shaddock
Steve Forrest ... Conrad Hunter
G.D. Spradlin ... B. A. Strothers

Dabney Coleman ... Emmett Hunter

Savannah Smith Boucher ... Joanne Rodney (as Savannah Smith)
Marshall Colt ... Art Hartman
Guich Koock ... Eddie Rand

Deborah Benson ... Mrs. Hartman
Jim Boeke ... Stallings (as James F. Boeke)
John Bottoms ... Vip
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Runtime:
119 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: There are several lip-synch problems throughout, probably due to re-dubbing lines. more
Quotes:
Conrad Hunter: People who confuse brains and luck can get in a whole lot of trouble. Seeing through the game is not the same as winning the game. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hollywood Harlots (1979) more

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One of the best sports films ever., 8 May 2008
9/10
Author: jkd15-1 from United States

Ruby was inspiring and Brians song was a tear jerker. ND40 was just a great movie.

Nolte is a great actor period. Down and out in Beverly Hills, 48hrs, Cape Fear and The Deep. Just a few of his many great roles. Sad to see him in some of his worst times. Though they should be forgiven due to his great contributions to film.

The movie is about a receiver in the NFL and his conflicts with people and the team he plays for. A person that comes to realize that the damage to his honor and soul, not to mention his body are not worth the price anymore and his struggles to come to grips with this.

This was before free agentry.

Great scenes follow this movie throughout. If you haven't seen this movie, make some time and watch it.

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