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6.7/10   521 votes
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Writers:
Bill Carter (book)
Bill Carter (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 January 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
Gifford. Cosell. Meredith. There was more action in the booth than there was on the field.
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Not bad . . . more (22 total)

Cast

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John Turturro ... Howard Cosell

John Heard ... Roone Arledge
Kevin Anderson ... Frank Gifford
Nicholas Turturro ... Chet Forte

Brad Beyer ... Don Meredith
Patti LuPone ... Emmy Cosell

Jay Thomas ... Pete Rozelle

Eli Wallach ... Leonard Goldenson

Zak Orth ... Don Ohlmeyer
Shuler Hensley ... Keith Jackson

Brennan Brown ... Bob Goodrich
Leo Burmester ... Carl Lindemann
Chad Coleman ... O.J. Simpson
Steve Schirripa ... Sal

Steve Nuke ... The Ringleader - PA #1
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Additional Details

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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Blondie Productions more

Fun Stuff

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Factual errors: The night John Lennon was murdered, the Dolphins were playing the Patriots, not the Raiders as in the movie. more
Movie Connections:
References "NFL Monday Night Football" (1970) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Not bad . . ., 18 January 2002
8/10
Author: bbbaldie from United States

This was my time. I was 11 years old when the Monday Night Football thing got rolling. I probably watched as many games through the 70's as the guy in the movie who converted his garage into a Monday night football sanctuary.

I was a Cosell hater who often listened to music on the stereo while watching games. But I also defended him against the ridiculous racism charges (well presented in the film). He had a runaway mouth and an ego the size of John Madden's stomach, but he was colorblind in the truest sense.

The fact is that the movie was a pretty good show. The historical accuracy was a bit lacking (e.g. the theme song of the "first" game was actually not used until the 80's. I was disappointed that the catchy original tune was not featured. I Love Lucy was also long gone by the late 1960's.). But John Turturo played a mean Howard. His performance made up for the lightweight, almost parodied emoting of Brad Beyer and Chad Coleman. Kevin Anderson's Gifford passed muster, but what a shame we didn't get more of Shuler Hensley's brilliant Keith Jackson. I guess that was ultimately Roone Arledge's fault (nicely played by John Hurt).

As far as TNT offerings are concerned, place this movie a (distant) second place to Pirates of Silicon Valley. Not too bad, really.

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