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Draft Day (I) (2014) 6.8
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Reviews: 74 user | 135 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he's willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams. Director:Ivan Reitman |
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Cast
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Danny
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Tom Michaels
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Walt Gordon
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Mel Kiper | ... |
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Deion Sanders | ... |
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Mike Mayock | ... |
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Anthony Rizzo | ... |
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Aaron Goldhammer | ... |
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Jordan Harris | ... |
Vontae's Nephew
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Vontae's Nephew
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It's draft day in the NFL and as general manager of the Cleveland Browns, Sonny is forced to come up with a big move. After trading for the number one pick, Sonny has to choose between a lower-ranked linebacker with a questionable past or a celebrated quarterback with a questionable future. All the while, Sonny is walking in the footsteps of his father and personal complications force their way to the surface. Written by Anne Campbell
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The greatest victories don't always happen on the field.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 April 2014 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Decisión final See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$9,783,603 (USA) (11 April 2014)Gross:
$28,831,145 (USA) (13 June 2014)Company Credits
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Summit Entertainment, OddLot Entertainment, Montecito Picture Company, The See more »
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Coach Penn: Yeah, they do. They win.
[holds up his Super Bowl ring]
Coach Penn: A lot!
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The team Sonny trades for the top pick was originally supposed to be the New York Jets but they dropped out of the movie at the last minute. See more »Goofs
In the beginning of the film the radio host says "football was invented in Canton Ohio". This is not in any way true. American football comes from rugby, football was an east coast game mostly in colleges, developed further by a Yale man and the first pro game was played in Pittsburgh. The American Professional Football Association, the forerunner of the NFL, was founded in a Canton car dealership on September 17, 1920, but football was not "invented" in Canton. See more »Quotes
Sonny Weaver Jr.: [arguing with Penn] There's me doing my job, you doing yours. Your job is to coach the team I give you. They do it different in Dallas?Coach Penn: Yeah, they do. They win.
[holds up his Super Bowl ring]
Coach Penn: A lot!
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On April 11, treat yourself to a nearly perfect film: Draft Day. Ivan Reitman directs a star- studded cast led by Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, and Dennis Leary. I scored tickets to a special pre-screening of the film and I haven't seen Costner this good since 1989's Field of Dreams. Draft Day is an amazing story for anyone who enjoys America's gladiator sport. It is also a brilliant hook for the NFL to use to attract new fans. In particular, those who have never seen the battles fought on the business side of the multibillion dollar franchise will find the story difficult to resist.
Several stories are told through characters who are all connected by one of the sport's holiest of days: NFL Draft Day. We see the worry experienced by a veteran quarterback who may lose his job if the press is right. We see a touching story of a son who wants to join the team his father played for. We see the conflict of a rookie torn between what is right and what is lucrative. We see a love story born from a mutual love and respect for football that clashes with a son's duty to his mother and the memory of his father.
No other film has ever looked so beautiful while capturing the excitement of football without centering on action sequences on the field. The beauty of this film is in the chemistry between Costner and Leary as they fight for control of the destiny of the Cleveland Browns, the looks exchanged and words unsaid between Costner and Garner as he struggles to be the man he wants to become, and in the struggle between Costner and Ellen Burstyn who is struggling to be the mother he needs.
Throughout the film we are privileged to see performances worthy of any prize yet the most surprising is that of Griffin Newman as Rick, the intern. He learns faster and bonds with more characters than any other cast member. He is simply brilliant and is officially on my list of actors to watch in the coming year.
Draft Day is everything we wish American football will be. We want the struggle, the fight, and the triumph of Draft Day. I only hope a sequel is coming soon because after watching what these characters endure just to make it to the draft, I desperately want to see how their first season ends.