That Championship Season (1982)

It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The meeting forces the five men to reveal ... See full summary »

Director:

Jason Miller

Writer:

Jason Miller (play)

Stars:

Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Dern	...	George Sitkowski
Stacy Keach	...	James Daley
Robert Mitchum	...	Coach Delaney
Martin Sheen	...	Tom Daley
Paul Sorvino	...	Phil Romano
Arthur Franz	...	Macken
Michael Bernosky	...	Jacks
Joseph Kelly	...	Malley
James M. Langan	...	Cooney
Tony Santaniello	...	Marelli
William G. McAndrew	...	Harrison
Barry Weiner	...	Sharman
Edward Cunningham	...	Newspaper Editor
Robert E. Schlesinger	...	Nelson
George Lowry	...	Zookeeper

Storyline

It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The meeting forces the five men to reveal their true identity, to be honest with each other for the first time in their lives. When the night comes to an end they decide to go back to the old glorious days and reunite into the team which won that championship season, back in 1957...

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Plot Keywords:

coach | basketball | mayor | father figure | election | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Champions

Filming Locations:

Taylor, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Holden was being considered for this picture, but he died before it was made. Robert Mitchum replaced Holden.

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Goofs

When Mayor Sitkowski is riding the exercise bicycle in his office in Scranton, the sun is shining outside, but the apparently live baseball game he is watching from Yankee Stadium is being played at night. Scranton isn't far enough west of the Bronx for this to happen.

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Connections

Version of That Championship Season (1999)

User Reviews

I was in this Movie!

This is a great story based somewhat factually on events in the City of Scranton. I was cast as an extra (as was many of the Scranton Inhabitants)I was the kid with the red stripped Tube Socks walking on the left of the Elephant in the parade. The events of the Elephant actually happened in Scranton about 1976. The Main Characters are based on High School Basketball Players that Jason Miller went to High School with at Scranton Central High School. The Stores that line the street that the parade moved past, were blown up @1992 to make way for a shopping mall. Jason Miller became a Drama Professor at the University of Scranton. At Miller's Funeral, many of the original stars of the movie were in attendance.