Talking Points: What’s Your Favorite Football Movie of All-Time?

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on February 3, 2008

It’s Sunday morning, that means it is time to do some talking points. More importantly this week, it is Super Bowl Sunday. Later this evening the New York Giants will step onto the field in Phoenix, Arizona and attempt to end the season-long winning streak of the New England Patriots. Eli Manning vs. Tom Brady; Tom Coughlin vs. Bill Belichick. Everyone will be there, and we can assume that just about anyone will be watching. For movie fans, we will be watching because we love the drama, the intensity and the overwhelming glitz and glamour that has engulfed the Super Bowl in recent years. As well, we hear that there are some wicked commercials lined up, including a new Iron Man trailer.

But before we get to the actual game, we’d like to take a moment to talk about football movies. For me, it has always been quirky comedies like Little Giants that have been at the top of the list. As well, no one can deny the uplifting power of Rudy, the insightful and riveting tale behind Remember the Titans or the tear-jerker that was Brian’s Song. I kid you not, but I once watched a very mean 300 pound lineman sob like a little girl at the end of Brian’s Song. Football is one of those true American games, a real test of toughness, heart and determination. And thankfully, Hollywood has always been their to encapsulate it and illuminate its most immaculate moments on the silver screen.

Talking Point: What is your favorite football movie of all-time, and why?

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blackmanjew

any movie where a [expletive deleted] gets hurt B A D ! !

blackmanjew

balls on your face son

piratedan

Would think that there's a bunch of movies that vie for the "best" football movie, each of them cover aspects of what it's like to play, the sacrifices that a person makes of their body and in some cases, even their spirit in order to play. Here's my take on some of the best, as always, ymmv:

1) All The Right Moves - Cruise actually does a good job of showing the passion about playing and Nelson does a respectable job of the Coach who wants things done his way and has to get into power trips with one of his best players.

2) North Dallas Forty/Semi Tough - liked how the players tried to cope with their sacrifice to the game and the corporate indifference present made them question those decisions.

3) The Longest Yard - for the scene where Reynolds throws a football into Ray Nitzsche's nuts on multiple plays.

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It’s Sunday morning, that means it is time to do some talking points. More importantly this week, it is Super Bowl Sunday. Later this evening the New York Giants will step onto the field in Phoenix, Arizona and attempt to end the season-long winning streak of the New England Patriots. Eli Manning vs. Tom Brady; Tom Coughlin vs. Bill Belichick. Everyone will be there, and we can assume that just about anyone will

Talking Points: What’s Your Favorite Football Movie of All-Time?

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