A semi-fictional account of life as a professional (American-style) football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
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Title: North Dallas Forty (1979)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Nick Nolte | ... | Phillip Elliott | |
| Mac Davis | ... | Seth Maxwell | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Coach Johnson | |
| Dayle Haddon | ... | Charlotte Caulder | |
| Bo Svenson | ... | Jo Bob Priddy | |
| John Matuszak | ... | O. W. Shaddock | |
| Steve Forrest | ... | Conrad Hunter | |
| G.D. Spradlin | ... | B. A. Strothers | |
| Dabney Coleman | ... | Emmett Hunter | |
| Savannah Smith Boucher | ... | Joanne Rodney (as Savannah Smith) | |
| Marshall Colt | ... | Art Hartman | |
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Guich Koock | ... | Eddie Rand |
| Deborah Benson | ... | Mrs. Hartman | |
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Jim Boeke | ... | Stallings (as James F. Boeke) |
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John Bottoms | ... | Vip |
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A semi-fictional account of life as a professional (American-style) football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s. Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
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football | football movie | sports team | reference to sigmund freud | nfl |Taglines:
"Wait till you see the weird part." [USA Theatrical] See more »Parents Guide:
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3 August 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$26,079,312Company Credits
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Performed by Chic
Written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
courtesy of Atlantic Records
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According to writer Peter Gent, the role of Seth Maxwell (played Mac Davis) was actually offered to NFL player 'Don Meredith (I)' who the character is apparently based on. See more »Goofs
When Aclie Weeks injures his left hamstring, he hops on his left leg, putting all of his weight on the leg that is injured. If his left hamstring were pulled, he would have been hopping on his right leg. See more »Soundtracks
Good TimesPerformed by Chic
Written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
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I hadn't seen ND40 since it first opened, but I always remembered it as my favorite football movie. Since my friends are sick of me comparing every football movie to it, I decided to make sure I was still right after 20 years. The movie holds up remarkably over the years. Sure, lots has changed--making the movie a humorous period statement. The bad hair, the bad polyester clothes, and cigarettes everywhere. The coach actually has to tell the team to put out their cigarettes five minutes before the big game!
On substance, the movie is still right on the mark. The addiction to pain killers, the crippling effect of the game, and the effect the game has on the players personal lives all ring true today. Although we try to unsuccessfully bury some of those problems today, they sneak out anyway in Bret Favre's pain killers or OJ Simpson's arthritis.
One problem: if Nolte really is the best receiver on the team with the best hands in the league, why isn't he playing? I can hypothesize reasons, but the writer/director could have made the reasons more obvious.
9 stars out of 10