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Release Date:
4 April 2008 (USA)
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In the beginning, the rules were simple. There weren't any. more
Plot:
A romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football, where the owner of a professional team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fiancée. full summary | full synopsis
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2 nominations
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A slapstick comedy that is cute and enjoyable to watch
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Krasinski | ... | Carter Rutherford | |
| David de Vries | ... | Princeton Reporter #1 (as David DeVries) | |
| Rick Forrester | ... | Princeton Reporter #2 | |
| Craig S. Harper | ... | Princeton Reporter #3 (as Craig Harper) | |
| George Clooney | ... | Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly | |
| Malcolm Goodwin | ... | Bakes | |
| Matt Bushell | ... | Curly | |
| Tommy Hinkley | ... | Hardleg | |
| Tim Griffin | ... | Ralph | |
| Robert Baker | ... | Stump | |
| Nick Paonessa | ... | Zoom | |
| Lance Barber | ... | Toledo Referee | |
| Wayne Duvall | ... | Coach Frank Ferguson | |
| Nicholas Bourdages | ... | Bug | |
| Jason Drago | ... | Toledo Player |
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Also Known As:
Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
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114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:PG |
Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44052) |
Germany:6 |
Australia:PG |
Netherlands:6 |
Finland:K-11 |
South Korea:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Japan:PG-12 |
New Zealand:PG
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More than 400 local extras were hired. They were paid around $9 per hour.
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Anachronisms: In a wide shot over the stadium during the final game, modern freight cars are seen in the distance.
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Lexie Littleton:
You're just acting like a big baby 'cause you miss your mother's bosoms.
Leonard: My mother's what?
Lexie Littleton: Her bosoms, you goof! You're substituting *my* bosoms for your mother's.
Leonard: What? No, I'm not!
Lexie Littleton: Why not? What's wrong with my bosoms?
Leonard: Honestly, Miss Littleton, we're in public. The rules of etiquette apply.
Lexie Littleton: Oh, Leonard, it's 1925. There are no rules. Except that boys like you are tedious until they're forty, at which point they become *unbearably* tedious.
Leonard: I didn't come over her to be insulted.
Lexie Littleton: No? Where do you usually go?
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Leonard: My mother's what?
Lexie Littleton: Her bosoms, you goof! You're substituting *my* bosoms for your mother's.
Leonard: What? No, I'm not!
Lexie Littleton: Why not? What's wrong with my bosoms?
Leonard: Honestly, Miss Littleton, we're in public. The rules of etiquette apply.
Lexie Littleton: Oh, Leonard, it's 1925. There are no rules. Except that boys like you are tedious until they're forty, at which point they become *unbearably* tedious.
Leonard: I didn't come over her to be insulted.
Lexie Littleton: No? Where do you usually go?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Getaway: (#17.15)" (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Variety Stomp
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(Synopsis) Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (George Clooney) is the team captain of the Bulldogs in the struggling pro football league in 1925. The entire pro football league is in danger of collapsing, one team at a time, and his team is next. Dodge gets an idea of saving the team by recruiting a college football star who fills the college stadium with over 45,000 cheering fans. With the lure of big money, Dodge is able to convince Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski) to drop out of college and join the team. Carter is not only a star football player who can outrun his completion, but he is also a national war hero of WWI who single-handedly captured a platoon of German soldiers. Lexie Littleton (Renee Zellweger) is a newspaper journalist assigned to get Carter's real inside story about the capture of the German soldiers. To get the story, Lexie must travel with the team, and in time, both Carter and Dodge fall for her. Only one will win her love as the fourth quarter comes to an end.
(My Comment) George Clooney not only starred in this slapstick comedy, he also directed it. The movie may not win any awards, but it is enjoyable to watch. Since the movie took place in 1925, the writers took us back to that time, and slapstick was the rule. If you let yourself go and get into the movie, you will actually get the feel of that era. George is very talented, but I don't think he has a flair for comedy. Renee Zellweger and George share a chemistry together that works well for this movie. You may think this is a chick flick, but you would be somewhat wrong. The love angle doesn't really get going until the end. You will love the way they play pro football with very few rules, especially, the last game that is played in the mud. This is a cute movie, and I know they had a lot of fun making it, because it shows. (Universal Pictures, Run Time 1:54, Rated PG-13)(7/10)