Rudy (1993)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

David Anspaugh

Writer (WGA):

Angelo Pizzo (written by)

Release Date:

13 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

When people say dreams don't come true, tell them about Rudy

Plot:

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.

Plot Keywords:

College Football | Aspiration | Family Relationships | Father Son Relationship | Teen

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17

8:00 AM

AMC

Cast

Sean Astin	...	Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger
Jon Favreau	...	D-Bob
Ned Beatty	...	Daniel Ruettiger
Greta Lind	...	Mary
Scott Benjaminson	...	Frank Ruettiger
Mary Ann Thebus	...	Betty
Charles S. Dutton	...	Fortune
Lili Taylor	...	Sherry
Christopher Reed	...	Pete
Deborah Wittenberg	...	Young Sherry
Christopher Erwin	...	7-Year-Old Mark
Kevin Duda	...	9-Year-Old Bernie
Robert Benirschke	...	11-Year-Old Mark
Luke Massery	...	13-Year-Old Rudy
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.	...	13-Year-Old Pete

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | USA:PG (certificate #32500) | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Holy Cross College - 54515 State Road 933 N., Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Rudy runs his fingers down the list in a close-up two times. The first time he starts on one name, the second time he starts on another name. The two names he starts his finger on are the actual names of the two players who picked him up and carried him off the field.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Rudy comes home for Thanksgiving after his first semester at Holy Cross Junior College, his older brother walks in with a bag of groceries. At the top of the bag is a bag of Frito-Lay chips with the current Frito-Lay logo clearly showing, even though this was supposed to be from the mid-1960s.

Quotes:

Daniel: [Upon entering Notre Dame Stadium] This is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

Soundtrack:

Merrily Kiss the Quaker's Wife

A terrific inspiring movie

This is a movie for everyone who ever felt like the little person, overlooked by those who were bigger or more popular. "Rudy" had kind of a lame title for a sports movie, and i remember the first time I saw a preview of it, I was totally moved and involved by the scenes and then guffawed aloud at the end when the announcer intoned, "RUDY." That set the rest of the theater laughing too, so imagine my surprise when i saw it a couple months later and it was a 10 out of 10 in my book. I'm not even a sports fan but this movie got me. It shows the power of faith to get by with any frustration in life, the performances are great and it's a shame that Sean Astin had to wait eight years to get another great break with "Lord of the Rings." His is a worldclass performance in this film, see it as it is one of the most inspiring films you'll ever see.