Sports Movies That Launched Acting Careers
I've always been a fan of sports films. The sport movie has been the launching point for several big name stars over the years. You may not always recognize these pop icons because of the bit parts that they portrayed, because, after all, it IS before they were stars.
This list includes Academy Award nominees, producers, writers, models, and directors. Who would have thought they would have started in cheesy sports movies?
Categories: Entertainment, Sports Tags: goldie hawn, jon favreau, major league, necessary roughness, rene russo, rudy, Scott Bakula, sean astin, sinbad, sports movies, tom berenger, vince vaughn, wesley snipes, wildcats, woody harrelson
5 Best Football Movies Of All Time Based On Real Life
With football season just beginning, there are a lot of movies out right now celebrating this great sport. These movies typically show the ability to overcome weaknesses and endure, no matter what the odds. Like baseball movies, they generally are well-loved by their fans and watched over and over again. As for me, I can never get enough of them. The remote control always stops on one of these all-time favorites. Here are five of my best choices. Note: I only chose serious football movies. Comedy football movies are a whole other topic. These are just the ones that create a source of accomplishment and good feeling. Let's hear about some of your own. Read more...
Categories: Entertainment, Sports Tags: Brian Picallo, Brian's Song, chicago bears, Daniel Ruttiger, detroit lions, Elmira Express, Ernie Davis, Fighting Irish, Gayle Sayers, George Gipp, George Gipp, George Plimpton, knute rockne, Lou Gehrig, notre dame, Paper Lion, pride of the yankees, rudy, the Express, the gipper
Five Movies To Watch Till Kickoff!
Since both the college game and NFL will kickoff their regular season soon, I've decided to list the five greatest football movies for you to watch and enjoy during the countdown to kickoff. Read more...
Categories: Entertainment, Sports Tags: football movies, friday night lights, gridiron movies, necessary roughness, remember the titans, rudy, the program
