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Victory, Chariots of Fire, Seabiscuit, Bad News Bears, Eight Men Out, Raging Bull, The Hustler. (I'd almost throw in M*A*S*H just for the football scene...)

If you want to see a surprising movie, go back and watch the Bad News Bears.

It holds up so well, but there's no way that movie gets made today - it really is remarkable.
 
Jim Thorpe, All American
For Love of the Game
Slapshot
 
Love reading all the lists! So many of my favorites are mentioned, I won't bother to list all my own, but here's my favorite memory while WATCHING a sports movie:

I was watching "Rudy." Had seen it before, but it was one of my favorites. My stepfather, a wonderful man who has been gone for 10 years, had never seen the movie. He did love sports and sports movies, but I think he never watched this one because he, let's say, was not very enamored of Notre Dame, to put it mildly. However, this day, I was watching the movie in our living room and he was behind me in our den, watching through the doorway unbeknownst to me. For some reason, I happened to turn around during the scene where the other players are offering to give up their spot on the team so Rudy can dress for a game, and I saw my stepfather standing there with tears streaming down his cheeks. I mean, really bawling. He was a man with a tender heart, but I had never seen him that emotional over anything before. Of course, that started me tearing up as well, and we just continued to watch the movie together and didn't say a word.
 
“Does it have any sports in it?”
“Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.” - Princess Bride
 
asuwish said:
“Does it have any sports in it?”
“Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.” - Princess Bride
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Another one of my favorite movies. Must be one of yours, too, judging by your handle. I'm going to see a showing of it at The Bushnell this fall, and Cary Elwes is going to be there for a Q and A session. So looking forward to it!
 
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choochoo said:
Gotta add Million Dollar Baby. Outstanding movie. Can not watch without crying like a baby.
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That film is a kick in the nuts. You kind of sit there slack jawed and go WTF just happened. Part of really good bunch of recent Clint Eastwood films.

I love this thread because as I read through the post I keep saying to myself, "oh yeah I like that one too!"

Hoosiers.
Rocky series (excluding 5 which I've never been able to get through)
Cinderella Man.
Rudy
Remember the Titans
Longest Yard (original)
Million Dollar Baby
Raging Bull
Brian's Song (original) - "It's all a question of style."
Major League - some great lines.

Shout out to Slap Shot, though I don't think it is in the top 10.
 
Fishy said:
Victory, Chariots of Fire, Seabiscuit, Bad News Bears, Eight Men Out, Raging Bull, The Hustler. (I'd almost throw in M*A*S*H just for the football scene...)

If you want to see a surprising movie, go back and watch the Bad News Bears.

It holds up so well, but there's no way that movie gets made today - it really is remarkable.
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I think there's a recent remake with that Billy Bob Thorton guy... I haven't seen it.
 
terif831 said:
Another one of my favorite movies. Must be one of yours, too, judging by your handle. I'm going to see a showing of it at The Bushnell this fall, and Cary Elwes is going to be there for a Q and A session. So looking forward to it!
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"I am Inigo Montoya. You killed father. Prepare to die"

"I do not think that word means what you think it means"

"Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line."

"Stop it, I mean it," "Does anyone want a peanut?"
 
CL82 said:
"I am Inigo Montoya. You killed father. Prepare to die"

"I do not think that word means what you think it means"

"Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line."

"Stop it, I mean it," "Does anyone want a peanut?"
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LOL! I just have to correct your last quote, just because it's poetry and the meter HAS to be right:

"No more rhyming now, I mean it!" "Anybody want a peanut?" [Then the scream of frustration.] Perfect.
 
Huskies Rule said:
I guess since ESPN covers billiards, "The Hustler" could be considered a sports movie. But ESPN also covers a ton of poker, in which case I'd have to add "The Cincinnati Kid" to my list. Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson were awesome. And Ann-Margret- vavavoom!
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Zorro- Debbie Does Dallas???
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I think I had that mum as my kindergarten torturer. I meant teacher!
 
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The Express, which was the story of Ernie Davis, was a fine film, albeit fictionalized in parts.
 
My two favorites, already mentioned, are Field of Dreams and Slapshot. Another movie, that I think holds up well, is Downhill Racer with Robert Redford.
 
Kibitzer said:
"I Hate Christian Laetner, , , ,"

. . . because I still do.:mad:
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HATE is an awful strong word. Only things I ever hated was the Nazi and the "Japs" and they earned it. Came close with the Chinese and North Koreans in 1952--now I just seriously dislike their military. Laetner in terms of "dislikes" does not hold a candle to the "Fab 5"
can't think of the worst one's name but he made a fool of himself in the Final 4 against U Ark when he called a time out when his team had none. Him I dislike.

Now my favorite movies: 1. Pride of the Yankee's, 2. Hoosiers 3. Field of Dreams 4. A league of their own (there actually IS crying in baseball) . Damn Yankees isn't really a sports movie--good musical. That's what the true Southerners call us who come and stay. Heard it first in Arkansas.
 
I don't think I could actually list a top 10, too many. But I'll add a few that I love that haven't (I don't think) been mentioned yet.

Breaking Away
Searching for Bobby Fisher
Secretariat
Diggstown
Rollerball
Vision Quest
Radio
 
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1. Slapshot
2. Miracle
3. Youngblood (so bad but it is about hockey)
4. Bull Durham
5. The Natural

That's all I got for now.
 
Do the UConn vs TN championship game DVDs you can buy on Amazon count?
 
RSHERMVIKES said:
4. All the Right Moves Standing up for what you believe in/second chances
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And Lea Thompson's..umm...perky...umm...front side.
Fishy said:
(I'd almost throw in M*A*S*H just for the football scene...)
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Does this qualify Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Lucas? How about Grease?
 
I often wish that my father, who lived through the depression, had lived to see some of the movies depicting athletes of his era: Cinderella Man about James Braddock, or Seabiscuit, about one of his favorite race horses.

I know I enjoyed the movie 61*, after having been a teen during the 1961 season.
 
Fishy said:
Victory, Chariots of Fire, Seabiscuit, Bad News Bears, Eight Men Out, Raging Bull, The Hustler. (I'd almost throw in M*A*S*H just for the football scene...)

If you want to see a surprising movie, go back and watch the Bad News Bears.

It holds up so well, but there's no way that movie gets made today - it really is remarkable.
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I'd like to see you repost this as a poll. List the top ten or so and let each vote for three if that's possible.
 
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Husky25 said:
And Lea Thompson's..umm...perky...umm...front side. [from All The Right Moves] .
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She was something else! And since you went there first, H25, I'll dare take your comment one step further with the question... Who are the most beautiful, provocative vixens IN sports movies? [It's okay if the movie itself is a stinker] My choices (and the top three are positively, indisputably irrefutable):

1. Jessica Biel-------- Summer Catch
2. Linda Fiorentino--Vision Quest
3. Halle Berry---------The Program

AND ALL THE REST...
Christine Taylor----DodgeBall
Fairuza Balk--------The Waterboy
Kim Basinger-------The Natural
Kate Bosworth------Blue Crush
Leslie Bibb---------- Talladega Nights
Brooke Langton-----The Replacements






 
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Huskies Rule said:
She was something else! And since you went there first, H25, I'll dare take your comment one step further with the question... Who are the most beautiful, provocative vixens IN sports movies? [It's okay if the movie itself is a stinker] My choices (and the top three are positively, indisputably irrefutable):

1. Jessica Biel-------- Summer Catch
2. Linda Fiorentino--Vision Quest
3. Halle Berry---------The Program

AND ALL THE REST...
Christine Taylor----DodgeBall
Fairuza Balk--------The Waterboy
Kim Basinger-------The Natural
Kate Bosworth------Blue Crush
Leslie Bibb---------- Talladega Nights
Brooke Langton-----The Replacements
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That is a solid top 3.

Then there's Ali Larter and Amy Smart from Varsity Blues (they were both 23 playing 18 year olds, so I feel less dirty.)
I know I am one of only a few who like her here but Amy Adams gets credit for Talladega Nights, The Fighter, and Trouble with the Curve.
I don't typically like short hair,but only good thing can come of Julie Bowen coming my way in a stark white neglige with two pitchers of lager (Happy Gilmore).
Connie Britton deserved a bigger role in Friday Night Lights.
Gina Gershon from Driven.
Kathy Ireland in Necessary Roughness ("She's got soooome leg." "And it keeps getting better on the way up.")
Finally, and provided you consider tournament cheerleading a sport, Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku from Bring it on.
 
Husky25 said:
That is a solid top 3.

Then there's Ali Larter and Amy Smart from Varsity Blues (they were both 23 playing 18 year olds, so I feel less dirty.)
I know I am one of only a few who like her here but Amy Adams gets credit for Talladega Nights, The Fighter, and Trouble with the Curve.
I don't typically like short hair,but only good thing can come of Julie Bowen coming my way in a stark white neglige with two pitchers of lager (Happy Gilmore).
Connie Britton deserved a bigger role in Friday Night Lights.
Gina Gershon from Driven.
Kathy Ireland in Necessary Roughness ("She's got soooome leg." "And it keeps getting better on the way up.")
Finally, and provided you consider tournament cheerleading a sport, Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku from Bring it on.
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Bring It On ?? Sports movie? You're losing it, 25! :rolleyes: I, too, am enamored of Amy Smart (the wife says it's ok, being a benign old fart). But far more titillating than her role in Varsity Blues was her hysterical, wacky portrayal opposite the crazed Chev Chelios in the majorly entertaining, quirkily droll and mindlessly violent Crank: High Voltage.
Try it, I think you'll like it.
 
Too many to list, but if I had to pick one, I'd say "A League of Their Own".
 
BroadwayVa said:
HATE is an awful strong word. Only things I ever hated was the Nazi and the "Japs" and they earned it. Came close with the Chinese and North Koreans in 1952--now I just seriously dislike their military. Laetner in terms of "dislikes" does not hold a candle to the "Fab 5"
can't think of the worst one's name but he made a fool of himself in the Final 4 against U Ark when he called a time out when his team had none. Him I dislike.

Now my favorite movies: 1. Pride of the Yankee's, 2. Hoosiers 3. Field of Dreams 4. A league of their own (there actually IS crying in baseball) . Damn Yankees isn't really a sports movie--good musical. That's what the true Southerners call us who come and stay. Heard it first in Arkansas.
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Did you lose money on that game?

I absolutely love and adore the Fab 5; Supremely talented, surprisingly successful, startlingly charismatic, and still, to this day, impactful.
The game to which you refer was the 1993 national championship game against North Carolina when Chris Webber called the timeout his team did not have. I, for one, can hardly hold that against him because I committed a similar faux pas in a holiday tournament game in high school; Yes, we lost as a result. To Webber's immense credit, he stood up, accepted full blame and did not duck the media.

As for Laettner, he seems to have had an entire college career of breaking the hearts of opposing fans not the least of whom were UConn fans when he scored the game winner in the Elite 8 game in 1990. My understanding is that Coach K called the play from the bench while Duke was taking the ball out of bounds after seeing how UConn was defending the out of bounds play. Laettner took out Kentucky in the Elite 8 on the long inbounds pass from Grant Hill two years later.
 
These three movies I will watch whenever they are on TV and I am flicking channels. I like other but will not watch unless there is nothing else on.

My three are:

1) Remember the Titans
2) Blindside
3) The Replacements
 
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