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  1. C.Evans

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    To make it a bit easier and to expand on the other movies topics. I was wondering what your favorite sports movie was. And if you can't list just one-it's okay by me as I can't list just one.

    My Nr.1 at this time, is Champion w/ Kirk Douglas and Arthur Kennedy. This is the movie that made Kikr Douglas; a movie star. (Boxing)

    Nr.2 Pride of the Yankees w/ Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, BABE RUTH and Dan Duryea. (Baseball)

    Nr.3 Gentleman Jim w/ Errol Flynn and Ward Bond. (Boxing)

    Nr.4 Knute Rockne: All American w/ Ronald Reagan and Pat O'Brien. (Football)

    Nr.5 The Longest Yard w/ Burt Reynolds. (Football)
     
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  2. GrossBorn

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    1. Friday Night Lights
    2. Remember the Titans
    3. Hoosiers
    4. Rocky
     
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  3. C.Evans

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    From lack of posters, I guess the boys here don't like sports movies? :wolf:
     
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    Remember the Titans
    Longest Yard (1974)
    Cool Runnings
    Major League
     
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    without a doubt, The Longest Yard!! i actually really like that flick! but not the re-make!!
     
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    Hey, What did y'all think of the movie "Victory" with Sylvester Stallone and Pele set in WWII?
     
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    It was awful in the best way possible.

    I'd have to say SlapShot is the best sports film out there. :hockeypuck:
     
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  8. skunk works

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    Chick-Flicks & all

    Cutting Edge
    Sea biscuit
    Brian's Song
    Slap Shot
    North Dallas Forty
    Balls of Fury
    The Last Boyscout
    Jericho Mile
    Caddyshack
    Vanishing Point?
    Major League
    Tin Cup
    Blue Chips
    Peaceful Warrior
    King Pin
     
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    oh man Otto!
    i forgot about that one!

    "putting on the foil Coach!"

    also a great flick!
     
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    For me it would have to be Miracle.
     
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    Hi Skunk.W and all, thanks for listing those others. Most i've heard of but never seen and or did not know they were sports movies, such as: Brian's Song, Teh Last Boyscout and Cutting Edge.

    Also, I've seen Victory-when it first came out. I don't really remember much about it except that a Soccer game was played.
     
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    The Program
    Waterboy
    Hoosiers
    Coach Carter
     
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    Cool Runnings (1993 )

    Rocky IV

    The Fan (1996)

    Any Given Sunday (1999)

    Raging bull

    When we were kings

    F1-season 1998

    F-1 season 1999

    F-1 season 2007

    Matti Nykänen
     
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    Hi Scott, I agree w/ ya on this one. The remake sucked Prune Pits.
     
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    The Best of Times, with Robin Williams and Kirk Russell. It came out in 1986 or so. The story was about two has beens who tied the big game in high school back in the old days, and they get the teams together for the replay, to settle who was the best.
     
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    Hated It................


    Aka: Cassius Clay- A documentary

    Ali- (Will Smith)

    Replacements

    North Dallas 40

    The Last Boy Scout

    Slapshot (Paul Newman)

    Happy Gilmore

    Bad News Bears
     
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  18. C.Evans

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    I don't know if this one can be classified as an actual sports movie or not? but it has a sort of motorcycle racing in it as well as a sort of discus throwing segment. Anyway-the movie is called: Tron.

    Another one I remember and this one I do call a sports movie even though its an animated movie-and was absolutely hilarious-is called: Animalympics-and featured a LOT of funny people as the voices of the characters. In Animalympics-they played Soccer if I remember correctly? ;-))

    Does anyone here remember either of these?
     
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    ROLLERBALL
     
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    CLASSIC! nice choice Richard:D
     
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