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Any Given Sunday

  • 1999
  • 14A
  • 2h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
123K
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Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino, James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J in Any Given Sunday (1999)
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A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.

  • Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Writers
    • Daniel Pyne
    • John Logan
    • Oliver Stone
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Dennis Quaid
    • Cameron Diaz
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    123K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oliver Stone
    • Writers
      • Daniel Pyne
      • John Logan
      • Oliver Stone
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Cameron Diaz
    • 488User reviews
    • 112Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

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    Cameron Diaz and Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday (1999)
    Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J in Any Given Sunday (1999)
    Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday (1999)
    Tony, Willie and Cap on the sidelines
    Cindy Rooney
    Christina Pagniacci
    Willie
    Cap on the field
    Christina and Harvey talk in the locker room
    Julian in uniform
    Julian on the sidelines
    Tony talks to the team

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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Tony D'Amato
    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    • Jack 'Cap' Rooney
    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Christina Pagniacci
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Dr. Harvey Mandrake
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Willie Beamen
    LL Cool J
    LL Cool J
    • Julian Washington
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Dr. Ollie Powers
    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
    • Montezuma Monroe
    Lawrence Taylor
    Lawrence Taylor
    • Luther 'Shark' Lavay
    Bill Bellamy
    Bill Bellamy
    • Jimmy Sanderson
    Andrew Bryniarski
    Andrew Bryniarski
    • Patrick 'Madman' Kelly
    Lela Rochon
    Lela Rochon
    • Vanessa Struthers
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Cindy Rooney
    Ann-Margret
    Ann-Margret
    • Margaret Pagniacci
    Aaron Eckhart
    Aaron Eckhart
    • Nick Crozier
    Elizabeth Berkley
    Elizabeth Berkley
    • Mandy Murphy
    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • AFFA Football Commissioner
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Jack Rose
    • Director
      • Oliver Stone
    • Writers
      • Daniel Pyne
      • John Logan
      • Oliver Stone
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Dennis Quaid's character Cap Rooney's house is really Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino's house.
    • Goofs
      During the playoff game which was played in Dallas, the on-screen scoreboard shows the Miami Sharks on the bottom of the scoreboard which, in American sport, is the usual place for the home team.
    • Quotes

      Tony D'Amato: I don't know what to say, really. Three minutes to the biggest battle of our professional lives. All comes down to today, and either, we heal as a team, or we're gonna crumble. Inch by inch, play by play. Until we're finished. We're in hell right now, gentlemen. Believe me. And, we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell... one inch at a time. Now I can't do it for ya, I'm too old. I look around, I see these young faces and I think, I mean, I've made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I've pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who's ever loved me. And lately, I can't even stand the face I see in the mirror. You know, when you get old, in life, things get taken from you. I mean, that's... that's... that's a part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losin' stuff. You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when add up all those inches, that's gonna make the fucking difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! I'll tell you this, in any fight it's the guy whose willing to die whose gonna win that inch. And I know, if I'm gonna have any life anymore it's because I'm still willing to fight and die for that inch, because that's what living is, the six inches in front of your face. Now I can't make you do it. You've got to look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes. Now I think ya going to see a guy who will go that inch with you. Your gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team, because he knows when it comes down to it your gonna do the same for him. That's a team, gentlemen, and either, we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals. That's football guys, that's all it is. Now, what are you gonna do?

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits, we see D'Amato accepting an award and telling of his future plans with the league.
    • Alternate versions
      Alternate television versions of several scenes were filmed.
    • Connections
      Edited into Ann-Margret: Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghost Dance
      Written by Robbie Robertson and Jim Wilson

      Performed by Robbie Robertson

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

    User reviews488

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    8/10
    Of Sharks and Men.
    Any Given Sunday (1999)

    Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, LL Cool J, James Woods, Matthew Modine, Lawrence Taylor, Jim Brown, John C. McGinley, Aaron Eckhart, Charlton Heston, Oliver Stone, Elizabeth Berkley. Directed by Oliver Stone. Spoilers herein.

    "Any Given Sunday" is a film that is a feast for the eyes, but not the mind. Stone does a great job for creating a dizzying direction, eye-opening visuals, and extremely loud sound, and he does all of this with the 2 and a half+ hours that he has to spare with the film but never does go deep into detail on the characters.

    The story consists of a professional football team struggling with their season. The film opens with a quote from football legend Vince Lombardi, and then fades into a football game, where the starting quarterback for the Sharks, Jack Rooney is hurt in the middle of a game, unknown third string quarterback Willie Beaman is sent in for the rest of the season. As Beaman starts rising to fame, aging Coach D'Amato and Rooney begin to question if Beaman is worth risking the rest of the season and their chance for the championship as he is trying to make the team win by himself.

    The performances are pretty good and powerful. Al Pacino and Jamie Foxx do great with the lead characters, and other familiar faces such as Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, James Woods, LL Cool J, Matthew Modine and John C. McGinley in the supporting performances.

    One thing I did really like about "Any Given Sunday" is how the action during the games is very realistic, gritty, and fast. It ultimately captures the intensity and hard work from the sport of Football. But like "Natural Born Killers" and "U Turn", the sound is so unbearably loud and images are so fast and dizzying that the film could give some viewers a headache. Stone has been known to cause controversy among his films, and this is a way that he seems to do it, but it didn't bother me so much as haters of the film. Despite of some of the strengths, "Any Given Sunday" does have a few flaws. The film is unnecessarily overlong, overly stylish, and underdeveloped. Stone really could have made the film about 20-30 minutes shorter, and with most of the time the characters are either playing on the game field or yelling at each other. Some scenes showing Willie's rise are no more interesting than a Nike Gridiron commercial or a Michael Bay film. Another thing Stone forgets to do is add emotion to the film, and he replaces that with mostly sports action.

    Overall I really did enjoy this film a lot, for it's realistic football scenes and the living hell that the players go through in order to win. But at times it really does try too hard, especially when it's absent with a great script and follows clichés of older Football (or even gladiator) films. But I would recommend it to Stone fans and football fans especially. A very considerate 4 stars out of 5.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1999 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Les héros du dimanche
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Ixtlan
      • Donners' Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $75,530,832
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,584,625
      • Dec 26, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $100,230,832
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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