These are my top five favorite sports movies:
I should probably comment about The First Olympics as many of you might not even know what I'm talking about. This mini-series was a great depiction of the very first modern olympics. One of the stars was a young David Caruso as James Connolly, an Irish-American triple jumper. The trials and successes of that first American team are simply amazing. Unfortunately, this movie is not available on DVD and hard to get on VHS! I actually saw it when it originally aired on May 20th and 21st, 1986. When I was younger we used to have a copy someone videotaped off of the Disney Channel.
I also wanted to give special mention to Four Minutes, which is the story of Roger Bannister, the first person to break the four minute mile barrier. This movie was made for TV, and probably wasn't technically that great, but I enjoyed it because I'm into running.
Does "the Longest Yard" (of course the original) count?
Posted by: Tom | June 22, 2006 at 12:02 PM
Sure. But you realize it has Burt Reynolds in it, right?
Posted by: Bill | June 22, 2006 at 12:20 PM
Since I already included "The First Olympics" on a different list, I won't list it again. But I do agree that it's one of the best.
1) The Program
2) Michael Jordan's Playground
3) Hoosiers
4) Varsity Blues
5) Diggstown
Posted by: Adam | June 22, 2006 at 01:20 PM
1) The Cutting Edge
2) Bring It On
3) A League of Their Own
I'd list a few more, but I can't think of any other sports movies I've seen all the way through.
Posted by: deborah | June 22, 2006 at 03:11 PM
1) Hoosiers
2) The Replacements
3) Miracle (Hockey Olympics)
4) Rudy
5) The Mighty Ducks (come on, it's got kids, hockey, and Emilio Estevez)
Posted by: Ken | June 22, 2006 at 03:17 PM
Remember the Titans
The Natural
Major League or Bull Durham (maybe they tie)
Rudy
Replacements
What about Field of Dreams? hmmm
The Lou Gerhig (sp?) Story
Does Abbott and Costello doing "Who's on First" count?
Posted by: george | June 22, 2006 at 03:49 PM
Major League is a good one. I forgot about that one.
Posted by: ken | June 22, 2006 at 04:16 PM
Major League
Mighty Ducks
Chariots of Fire - does that count?
The Program
Hoosiers
For the record, I avoid sports movies like the plague!
Posted by: Jennie | June 22, 2006 at 05:09 PM
Chariots of Fire definitely counts.
It's funny because I like sports movies even though I don't like watching sports for the most part. I think it's all that unscripted action! ;-)
Posted by: Bill | June 22, 2006 at 05:11 PM
Add the Mighty Ducks to mine!
Posted by: deborah | June 22, 2006 at 05:17 PM
What, Burt Reynolds doesn't stack up to Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estavez?!?
Posted by: Tom | June 22, 2006 at 07:29 PM
Does the original version of "The Longest Yard" count as a "sports movie"? It should right? That was a good one.
What about "Rollerball". (you all may be too young to remember that one.)
Posted by: George | June 22, 2006 at 08:37 PM
1. For the Love of the Game
2. Chariots of Fire
3. Field of Dreams
4. Remember the Titans
5. The Natural/Hoosiers (I am a Hoosier after all)
Honorable mentions: A League of their Own-"There's no crying in baseball!
Miracle, and Major League
Posted by: Rob | June 23, 2006 at 02:15 AM
What happened to "winning one for the Gipper?' The Knute Rockne Story
Does "Jerry Maguire" count? - Cube Gooding had me at "Show me the money!"
Other than those two, I loved
Hoosiers and
Remember the Titans
Posted by: Just Me | June 23, 2006 at 10:45 AM
I agree with "Rollerball". That movie rocks!
Posted by: Tom | June 23, 2006 at 12:08 PM