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Ron Shelton (writer)
Release Date:
31 January 1986 (USA)
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A film with a catch (or two). more
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A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game. | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robin Williams | ... | Jack Dundee |
 | Kurt Russell | ... | Reno Hightower |
 | Pamela Reed | ... | Gigi Hightower |
| Holly Palance | ... | Elly Dundee |
| Donald Moffat | ... | The Colonel |
| Margaret Whitton | ... | Darla |
 | M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Charlie |
| Donovan Scott | ... | Eddie |
| R.G. Armstrong | ... | Schutte |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Mac |
| Carl Ballantine | ... | Arturo |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | Rosie |
| Tony Plana | ... | Chico |
 | Kirk Cameron | ... | Teddy |
 | Robyn Lively | ... | Jaki |
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104 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Taft High School's actual mascot is the Wildcats (not the Rockets, as in the film). Bakersfield High School's real mascot is the Drillers.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: A few times during the movie when Reno yells at Jack, you can see Kurt Russell is saying "fuck" but his word is over-dubbed to the common fall-back words like "freak", "friggin", and "fool". Any use of the word "fuck" more than once would turn the film into an R-rated picture.
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Quotes:
Jack Dundee:
Elly, I have a new move for you.
Elly Dundee: Oh? Show me.
Jack Dundee: It's part Smokey Robinson, Part Gladys Knight, but it's all me.
[Spins while undressing]
Jack Dundee: Jack....Aquarius...gotta gotta gotta gotta, satisfy.
Elly Dundee: Sort of a white 'Pip', I love it.
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Elly Dundee: Oh? Show me.
Jack Dundee: It's part Smokey Robinson, Part Gladys Knight, but it's all me.
[Spins while undressing]
Jack Dundee: Jack....Aquarius...gotta gotta gotta gotta, satisfy.
Elly Dundee: Sort of a white 'Pip', I love it.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Robin Williams/James Taylor (#13.9)" (1988)
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
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The Best of Times is one of the great sleepers of all time. The setup does not tax your patience, the development is steady, the many intertwined relationships are lovingly established, the gags and bits all work and all are funny. There is lots of sentimentality. Kurt Russell playing Reno Hightower puts in one of his best performances, and Robin Williams playing Jack Dundee is sure-footed as ever. The cast also includes many great supporters. Jack's wife is played by Jack Palance's daughter, who is lovely, as is Reno's wife, who is a great comedian. I can't tell you how many times I've watched this movie, how many times I have enjoyed it and how often I wish that more people could see it.