| My 10 Favorite Sports Movies 1. "Hoosiers", 1986. "My team is on the floor!" 2. "Slapshot", 1977. Classic Paul Newman, classic "old time hockey..." 3. "North Dallas Forty", 1979. Sex, drugs, and football- almost makes you nostalgic for the 70's! 4. "Everybody's All-American", 1988. Did you know Dennis Quaid's collarbone was broken by former Patriot Tim Fox in this film? 5. "Blue Chips", 1994. Countless cameos (that Shaquille O'Neal, what an actor! :) 6. "Any Given Sunday", 1999. Al Pacino-as-Bill Parcells clone, yet it works. 7. "Rocky IV", 1985. Christmas Day. Godless Soviet Moscow. Underdog Rocky vs. Soviet Superman. Guess who wins (even the Gorbachev-clone cheers!) 8. "All The Right Moves", 1983. Tom Cruise, and Craig T. Nelson as a pre-"Coach" coach! 9. "Personal Best", 1982. For obvious reasons...:) 10. "The Best of Times", 1986. Who wouldn't want to replay their last game, especially if they lost? (We won!:) Requests & Nominations! (Email me some of yours) "Bull Durham", 1988. After NUMEROUS requests, threats, coercions, etc...I guess Annie and Nuke won't be making it to Cooperstown THIS year! "The Bad News Bears," 1976. For the Little Leaguer in everyone :) "8 Seconds," about rodeo rider Lane Frost. "Remember The Titans," 2000. High school football in more troubled times (a request from Down Under yet- thx Clayton! :) "Brian's Song," 1971. Always makes you cry.(Thx, Stef! :) "Chariots of Fire," 1981. I always think of Vangelis' soundtrack music (thx RJ!) "Rudy," 1993, and "Tin Cup," 1996. "Rudy" has grown on me over the years (thx Babbs! :) "The Natural," 1984. A thoughtful, enigmatic tale (w/ several of my fav actors- thx, Lua! :) "Invincible," 2006. Mark Wahlberg as bartender-turned-Philadelphia Eagle Vince Papale (thx Chris!) |