Sports movies

[Fire]

 

[Dogs Of War]

North Dallas Forty
White Men Can't Jump
Cool Runnings
Rocky (1,2,5)
Happy Gilmore
The Fighter

I think most of the other ones I was thinking of have already been spoken for.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Warrior
Gridiron gang
The fan
The wrestler

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Already mentioned but when I was kid the Mighty Ducks movies got me more into Ice Hockey.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

The Final Winter

Thoughts on this one? Any good?

Ive never got around to watching it but have always been intrigued as its the only Rugby League movie basically out there right?

 

[thorson1987]

Thoughts on this one? Any good?

Ive never got around to watching it but have always been intrigued as its the only Rugby League movie basically out there right?

I loved it personally. Just when you do watch it try and forget that Matt Nable was commentating this year.

 

[Parra]

Thoughts on this one? Any good?

Ive never got around to watching it but have always been intrigued as its the only Rugby League movie basically out there right?

This Sporting Life is a rugby league movie.

 

[thorson1987]

Just watching Any Given Sunday (again), great movie, great football movie.

"I don't get strokes motherf**ker! I give 'em!"

What's yer fave sports movies?

One of my all time favourite movie speeches.

 

[horrie hastings]

I will probably get shot down in flames for posting a movie about AFL but The Club which deals with the boardroom and on field shenanigans of an AFL club is a bloody good movie.

 

[nöyd]

I will probably get shot down in flames for posting a movie about AFL but The Club which deals with the boardroom and on field shenanigans of an AFL club is a bloody good movie.

I remember seeing it probably over 30 years ago on betamax lol

All I can remember is Jack Thompson in short Collingwood gear, and Graham Kennedy in his element.

Might be worth a rewatch if I can find a copy.

 

[thorson1987]

I will probably get shot down in flames for posting a movie about AFL but The Club which deals with the boardroom and on field shenanigans of an AFL club is a bloody good movie.

Yeah I watched it and read the book back in High School. Enjoyable movie really.

 

[Parra]

Don't know if The Club is still on the reading lists for schools nowadays. Was a big deal going back a few decades - a contemporary Aussie play with a movie as a teaching aid. You can see why teachers liked it and it was more interesting for schoolboys than most of the stuff they foisted on them.

 

[horrie hastings]

I remember seeing it probably over 30 years ago on betamax lol

All I can remember is Jack Thompson in short Collingwood gear, and Graham Kennedy in his element.

Might be worth a rewatch if I can find a copy.

I remember watching on VHS back in the 80s then watched it on the ABC quite a few years ago and one key scene was cut, it was where Graham Kennedys character went out back to the stripper/entertainer dressing room and he slapped her in the face, it was a key part of the plot and while I deplore violence against anyone the aftermath seemed a bit more muddled with the deletion of the scene, I bought it on DVD a few years ago and the scene is still missing. Still though a great movie, as you say Jack Thompson and Graham Kennedy are in it and it also features a very young and slim John Howard