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LionJim

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Why seven? Alrighty, here’s eight:

Slap Shot, Eight Men Out, The Longest Yard (original), The Cutting Edge (go ahead, laugh), Bull Durham, Against All Odds, North Dallas Forty, Breaking Away.

Very few good sports movies prior to the Sixties.
 
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I was on Hogan staff for years and still couldn't come to like Follow the Sun. The story is second to none. The movie itself? There are some athletes that you can't, just CAN'T realistically portray. Hogan was one of them imo.
 
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For a Disney film, I really liked The Greatest Game Ever Played. Another golf movie w/ an incredible true story line, but very well done. Before Shiah went off the deep end.

He spent a lot of time w/ the UCLA golf team and 7 hrs. a day for 7 months on his golf swing.
 
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LionJim said:
Why seven? Alrighty, here’s eight:

Slap Shot, Eight Men Out, The Longest Yard (original), The Cutting Edge (go ahead, laugh), Bull Durham, Against All Odds, North Dallas Forty, Breaking Away.

Very few good sports movies prior to the Sixties.
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The Cutting Edge is fine--Moira Kelly was hot
Eight Men Out is my top choice--probably the only one I'd fight to keep of any sports movie.
 
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LionJim said:
Why seven? Alrighty, here’s eight:

Slap Shot, Eight Men Out, The Longest Yard (original), The Cutting Edge (go ahead, laugh), Bull Durham, Against All Odds, North Dallas Forty, Breaking Away.

Very few good sports movies prior to the Sixties.
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I didn’t have Eight Men Out on my list, but that’s a good one. Another classic is The Natural.
 
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MtNittany said:
I was on Hogan staff for years and still couldn't come to like Follow the Sun. The story is second to none. The movie itself? There are some athletes that you can't, just CAN'T realistically portray. Hogan was one of them imo.
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If you can get past the horrific “golf swing” of Glenn Ford, and you love the story, then I think it’s pretty good.
 
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SouthHalls410

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Rocky
Field of Dreams
Eight Men Out
Hoosiers
McFarland, USA
We Are Marshall
Miracle
Honorable Mention- Iron Will

I love 8 Men Out…. I read the book too! Very awesome
 
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The Natural was my 8th. Bull Durham is very good, and very accurate as to depicting minor league baseball back then, but Susan Sarandon's character (and Millie) just creeped me out.
 
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MtNittany said:
I may have to edit this. I'm excluding Something For Joey (as others should, as it's a given).


Rocky
The Hustler (I'm counting it as a sport b/c I love the movie)
Field of Dreams
Hoosiers
Bad News Bears
Slap Shot
Breaking Away
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Adding to others, Bang The Drum Slowly, starring DeNiro.

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AND.....
Karate Kid with ....Elisabeth Shue.

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SouthHalls410 said:
Rocky
Field of Dreams
Eight Men Out
Hoosiers
McFarland, USA
We Are Marshall
Miracle
Honorable Mention- Iron Will

I love 8 Men Out…. I read the book too! Very awesome
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Good list.

Mine

Hoosiers
Remember the Titans
Miracle
We Are Marshall
Rudy
Rocky
McFarland
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The Game of Their Lives (aka Miracle Match) about the 1950 US World Cup team that beat England. while focused more on the St Louis players on the team, there's some important Penn State connections. One of the other major characters was Walter Bahr, former Penn State coach, and of course John Rhys-Davies played Bill Jeffrey, the US Coach--who was Penn State's coach at the time. There's some inaccuracies, as Joe Gaetjens was NOT into voodoo. But it's a fun flick.

Wes Bentley (from Yellowstone) played Bahr.
 
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psuro

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This won't be different than most of the lists, but....

Bad News Bears
Slap Shot
Caddyshack
Field of Dreams
On Any Given Sunday
Rocky
Hoosiers
 
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Do not forget 'Downhill Racer' with Robert Redford -
include 'Raging Bull'
'Somebody up there Likes me'
'The Fighter'
'Million Dollar Baby'
'The Way Back'
'Chariots of Fire'
'Seabiscuit'
what about 'Senna' and of course .... 'Caddyshack'
 
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Do not forget 'Downhill Racer' with Robert Redford -
include 'Raging Bull' and 'Somebody up there Likes me' or 'The Fighter' and 'Million Dollar Baby'
then 'The Way Back' also 'Chariots of Fire' and 'Seabiscuit'
what about 'Senna' and of course .... 'Caddyshack'
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my boys and I go skiing, and one of they younging decides to do the fun run race. You are side by side against some other random dude going down the slalom course. Our guy wins his heat!! We all have cameras and film this. I dont ski great, but I do know how to use Final Cut pro. When we get back, I make out ski movie. I rip a bunch of Redford in 'Downhill Racer ' in with the videos we have of out guy winning his race!! It was a blast!! The key when you do this is to have an extra long cocktail hour(s) !!
 
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