Critically acclaimed documentary about the 1968 football game played by two undefeated teams from Harvard and Yale.Critically acclaimed documentary about the 1968 football game played by two undefeated teams from Harvard and Yale.Critically acclaimed documentary about the 1968 football game played by two undefeated teams from Harvard and Yale.
John Yovicsin
- Self - Harvard Coach
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTed Livingston recalls stories about his roommate, George W. Bush, as a Yale cheerleader being detained by Police for helping tear down the goal posts that season after the game at Princeton.
- SoundtracksTelephone Melody
Arranged and Performed by Greg Smith
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I'm not interested in football, so I expected to be bored by this film. Moreover, 1968 was a year of spectacular events world wide, from human cultural evolution to political revolution, so why should some football game between two private elitist universities matter? But wow! -- what a riveting and unforgettable story! The story of the game is recalled by the players on both sides -- many of whom are highly articulate, interesting characters to watch. We get the "7-Up" effect (only the age jumps between, say, 21 and 56) where we can see in the older men the same distinct personality and character of the young men they are remembering. For example, we see Brian Dowling, the demigod-like undefeated Yale QB, remind the audience, with visible irritation, that the 29-29 game was not a defeat but a tie -- he's still attached to his undefeated status all those years later. It's hard to describe why the story of this one football game feels so archetypal and earth-shattering. I felt like I'd just seen a remake of the Trojan War, or something on that epic and mythic scale, where the warrior heroes are reflecting back on battlefield highlights. No exaggeration.
- ehzimmerman
- Mar 21, 2011
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $268,431
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,088
- Nov 23, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $268,431
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
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By what name was Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) officially released in Canada in English?
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