The look on Rooney’s face, realizing in that second when he overthrows his receiver, that his dream has just come to a irreversible conclusion is to me heartbreaking.
The song really was a perfect selection for this scene. They used Kap Rooney for everything he had left and he gave them his all. Left it all on the field. Damn I love this movie! If you played football you appreciate it soooo much more.
As good as friday nights lights was and as much as this movie underperformed this is the best football game ever caught on celenoid. The NFL films esque capture of that last spiral. Beautiful. We even had Terrell Owens make a cameo.
I love the cinematography in this movie. You can’t see shit down there at eye level. Especially back then before helmets were cut a bit wider around the eyes.
Not a player (at least I don't think he was an NFL player), but Barry Switzer is in the movie. He's one of the commentators @ 1:08 (left side. Oliver Stone is on the right), right before the closeup of T.O.
I can't even imagine it. Jamie Foxx was doing his thing before this movie, but this film put him directly opposed to an acting legend, and he more than held his own.
My all-time favorite sports related movie.... criminally underrated. I think people weren't ready for the "cloverfield style" jumping around among other things.
@@theman1412 I don't mean the audiences that saw it, but rather the movie critics, people liked the movie. Yes, it made money $100 Million GROSS WORLDWIDE, which if you think about it isn't that much WORLDWIDE for all of the countries it was shown in, and they had a budget of $60 Million or more because you never get the amount of the true expenditures, but that was a huge budget for a movie made during that time period, so yes they basically doubled their money.
@@normancarter5419 I love this movie as well. People that have never played don't understand how physical aggressive this game is, this is no way near over the top. this portrays Pro football and I have experienced stuff worse than this in high school and college. love this movie.
The NFL used their influence to downplay the movie as well as the ESPN series 'Playmakers'. The NFL hates when people tell the glorious, entertaining truth about Football. They'd have us believe the coaches are just wholesome leaders, the players are role models to kids and the executives care about the players.
We football game that 2k sports could definitely make money off when it comes to football movie video games like Any Given Sunday, Water Boy, The Replacements, The Longest Yard 1 and 2🎮.
I heard Oliver Stone is a 49ers fan which doesn’t mean the Sharks were the 49ers. There are similarities though: Owens (Owens) Coach Tony D (Mike Shanahan) Cap (Steve Young) LL (Keena Turner) Cristina P (Denise Debartolo York). I think he used other teams and players to help formulate his characters and story line
@@allengreene9954 yes! I always thought the only thing that would have improved this movie is if the fictional football league more closely resembled the real NFL. They were on the right track with the Sharks subbing for the Dolphins but IMO it would have been cool if other teams were close parallels for the real world counterparts. Like having a team called the Dallas Ranchers in silver and blue as well as the Sharks in pastel blue and orange. I’m guessing they wanted to stay away from any trademark issues but the uniforms were a bit over the top in the film.
This is such a rare blend of action an score to match the feel of what's at stake. Two old timers getting that one last shot until they're "used up", with a classic Bill Withers soul groove underpinning it. Love how Cap is like, "Young Blood (Beamen), hold my beer", as he shows him how to be the heart of a team.
Yes indeed. Kinda an old bull convo to a young boy. I hope everyone is doing something in their career, where it doesn’t matter how much dough you make, you know deep down inside you would do it for free. Trying to find that.
That is what makes football such a special game. It's beyond the physical. The suspense and emotion behind every single play and moment, every second, every inch.
