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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Denis O'Neill (written by)
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Release Date:
12 July 2002 (Italy) more
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Tagline:
Sometimes in life you only have one chance to win. more
Plot:
Gordon McCloud is the manager of a second tier Scottish football team. Faced with pressure from his American owner... more | add synopsis
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Duvall Slams Russell Crowe
 (From WENN. 27 February 2002)

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One of the better football movies more (40 total)

Cast

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Andy Gray ... Commentator 1
Finlay MacDonald ... Eric the Bagpiper
Sheila Latimer ... Widow Wilson

Robert Duvall ... Gordon McCloud

Michael Keaton ... Peter Cameron
Ally McCoist ... Jackie McQuillan
Ida Schuster ... Wee Brenda
Alex Howden ... Horace

Bill Murdoch ... Desmond
John McVeigh ... Ian McVeigh
Scott G. Anderson ... Alan Barnes (as Scott Anderson)

Cole Hauser ... Kelsey O'Brian
John Martin ... Brian Burns
Paul Agnew ... Kilnockie Football Team
Ian Constable ... Kilnockie Football Team
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Road to Glory (USA) (working title)
The Cup (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and brief sexuality.
Runtime:
114 min
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Color:
Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Ally McCoist, who plays a former Celtic player is, in real life, a former Rangers player, McCoist is now in actual fact the Rangers No 2 coach. They actually super-impose Celtic colors on to his blue Rangers shirts. He wouldn't wear a real Celtic shirt for the film. more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
One of the better football movies, 25 December 2003
Author: Dan from United States

It's difficult to make a movie about football (soccer) that will satisfy one's appetite for interesting match scenes as well as a desire for a worthwhile plot. 'A Shot at Glory' certainly does not pull this off, but it is an attempt worth watching in any case.

The plot is rather mediocre, but at least it is somewhat linked to the fortunes of the team itself. Nosy American owner (Keaton) buys team, threatens to move it to Ireland if aging coach (Duvall) can't win the Scottish Cup. The second strand of the plot involves the former Golden Boot winner (McCoist) brought in by the owner, who is the somewhat estranged son-in-law of the coach. The third element, of course, is the performance of the team itself. There is certainly some awful dialog in the film, but it quickly passes from memory once the matches begin.

In comparison to 'Bend It Like Beckham' and 'Mean Machine,' the two football-related films 'A Shot at Glory' can easily be weighed against, the film at hand establishes itself as the clear choice in terms of the realism of the matches. The experience of watching each match is rather like watching a cinematic version of Championship Manager -- there is very little continuity between moves, but it somehow seems to make sense.

At the end of the day, 'A Shot at Glory' is well worth watching if you are looking for a well-executed football movie. The plot may be formulaic, but the match scenes put many others to shame.

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