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19 November 2008 (USA) more
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Documentary | Biography | Sport | War more
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On November 23, 1968, Yale and Harvard's undefeated football teams met in Cambridge, with Yale heavily favored... more | add synopsis
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Give This Football Film One Big Pass........... more (7 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| George Bass | ... | Himself - Yale Tackle | |
| Rick Berne | ... | Himself - Harvard Defensive Tackle | |
| Mike Bouscaren | ... | Himself - Yale Linebacker | |
| Kingman Brewster | ... | Himself - Yale University President (archive footage) | |
| Frank Champi | ... | Himself - Harvard Quarterback | |
| Pat Conway | ... | Himself - Harvard Defensive Back | |
| Nick Davidson | ... | Himself - Yale Halfback | |
| Brian Dowling | ... | Himself - Yale Captain and Quarterback | |
| Gary Farneti | ... | Himself - Harvard Linebacker | |
| Bruce Freeman | ... | Himself - Harvard End | |
| Rick Frisbie | ... | Himself - Harvard Cornerback | |
| Vic Gatto | ... | Himself - Harvard Captain | |
| Kyle Gee | ... | Himself - Yale Tackle | |
| Don Gillis | ... | Himself - Sportscaster (voice) | |
| J.P. Goldsmith | ... | Himself - Yale Safety | |
| Calvin Hill | ... | Himself - Yale Halfback (archive footage) | |
| John Ignacio | ... | Himself - Harvard Cornerback | |
| Ron Kell | ... | Himself - Yale Defensive Back | |
| Mick Kleber | ... | Himself - Yale Defensive Guard | |
| George Lalich | ... | Himself - Harvard Quarterback | |
| Bob Levin | ... | Himself - Yale Fullback | |
| Ted Livingston | ... | Himself - Yale Tackle | |
| Alex MacLean | ... | Himself - Harvard Middle Guard | |
| Del Marting | ... | Himself - Yale End | |
| Rich Mattas | ... | Himself - Yale Tackle | |
| Joe McKinney | ... | Himself - Harvard Defensive End | |
| Fred Morris | ... | Himself - Yale Center | |
| Dale Neal | ... | Himself - Harvard Linebacker | |
| Tom Peacock | ... | Himself - Yale Tackle | |
| Jack Perkowski | ... | Himself - Yale Guard | |
| Jim Reynolds | ... | Himself - Harvard Halfback | |
| Ted Skowronski | ... | Himself - Harvard Center | |
| Meryl Streep | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Bruce Weinstein | ... | Himself - Yale End | |
| Dick Williams | ... | Himself - Yale Middle Guard | |
| John Yovicsin | ... | Himself - Harvard Coach (archive footage) | |
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105 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Yale Fullback Bobby Levin reminisces about his campus Vietnam War protests with girlfriend Meryl Streep. more
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This was about one of the most boring documentaries I can recall ever seeing. Despite being a Yale Grad during that vintage decade, I could barely muster enough interest to watch the entire film. I had hoped for more than a bunch of aging males reveling in their past football exploits. To be sure, the game was dramatic and close, quite obviously by the final score. Despite an occasional foray into other topical issues of the era, the seemingly endless mechanics recounted by team members from both sides left one wishing for more depth and intelligent commentary by those having attended such august universities. And to see one of the Yale team gloating over his attempts to injure a key player to get him out of the game only gave this viewer a sour taste in his mouth rather than any admiration for such macho antics. In addition, one of the key celebrity participants looked like he had come off a month long drunk, pitching comments like some sort of arrogant poseur. The final puzzle of the film was the title. Am I missing something? A tie is a tie. Games are all about points and you're not a winner unless you score more points than your opponent. Notwithstanding some cutesy philosophical point that the director Kevin Rafferty might be trying to make, the title seems to fall flat as any kind of sophisticated summation of the movie's content.