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Paterno

  • TV Movie
  • 20182018
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
6.9K
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POPULARITY
7,044
57
Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
The film centers on Joe Paterno, who, after becoming the winningest coach in college football history, is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims.
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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno becomes embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.Penn State football coach Joe Paterno becomes embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.Penn State football coach Joe Paterno becomes embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
6.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,044
57
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    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Debora Cahn
      • John C. Richards
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Kathy Baker
      • Kenneth Maharaj
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Debora Cahn
      • John C. Richards
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Kathy Baker
      • Kenneth Maharaj
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 61User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
    Al Pacino and Barry Levinson in Paterno (2018)
    Al Pacino and Kathy Baker in Paterno (2018)
    Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
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    Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
    Riley Keough in Paterno (2018)
    Al Pacino, Kathy Baker, Greg Grunberg, Michael Mastro, Annie Parisse, and Larry Mitchell in Paterno (2018)
    Al Pacino, Greg Grunberg, and Annie Parisse in Paterno (2018)
    Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
    Riley Keough in Paterno (2018)
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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Joe Paterno
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Sue Paterno
    Kenneth Maharaj
    Kenneth Maharaj
    • MRI Tech
    Michael Mastro
    Michael Mastro
    • Guido D'Elia
    Joshua Morgan
    Joshua Morgan
    • Bobby - Media Wrangler
    Ross Degraw
    Ross Degraw
    • Sports Producer
    Mitchell L. Mack
    • Devon Smith
    • (as Mitchell Mack)
    Larry Mitchell
    Larry Mitchell
    • Jay Paterno
    Darren Goldstein
    Darren Goldstein
    • Mike McQueary
    Riley Keough
    Riley Keough
    • Sara Ganim
    Nicholas Sadler
    Nicholas Sadler
    • Todd - Press Photographer
    Sir Brodie
    Sir Brodie
    • Security Guard
    Greg Grunberg
    Greg Grunberg
    • Scott Paterno
    Annie Parisse
    Annie Parisse
    • Mary Kay Paterno
    Vito Vitiello
    • Sports Director
    Laura Verillo
    • Control Room Tech
    Harold Garcia
    • Control Room Tech
    Julian Gamble
    Julian Gamble
    • Galen Hall
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Debora Cahn
      • John C. Richards
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    • Trivia
      Sara Ganim and members of The Patriot-News Staff won a number of national awards including the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, making her the third youngest winner of a Pulitzer. The award cited "courageously revealing and adeptly covering the explosive Sandusky sex scandal involving former football coach Jerry Sandusky."
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Sara Ganim: Uh, I'm sorry. You said... 1976?

    • Crazy credits
      The title appears after 10 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un Bel Di Vedremo
      Written by Giacomo Puccini

      Performed by Maria Callas

      Courtesy of Warner Classics U.K. Ltd.

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews61

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    Top review
    That's kind of the point
    I thought the movie was going to be your typical made for TV movie and that's exactly what we got. Not good, not bad just somewhere in the middle. That being said this movie wasn't meant to be uplifting, it was meant to be dark and brooding because of the subject matter. This movie absolutely should have been about Paterno because he is the story here. The most powerful person in the state who could have stopped this long ago but was too worried about his sport, his university and his legacy to lift a finger. Paterno was made out to be a idiot in this movie because when the scandal broke that's exactly how he acted, the portrayal is spot on. He played the old man card in the most transparent way possible, blaming his memory and feeble mindedness when asked questions after it broke that he knew what was going on. I kept expecting to hear him say no habla ingles towards the end.

    Far as I'm concerned he was portrayed accurately I could care less about his legacy and even the most loyal and diehard Nittany Lion fan should feel the same.
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    5
    • prog-58654
    • May 17, 2018

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Happy Valley
    • Filming locations
      • Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Pressman Film
      • The Levinson / Fontana Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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