Well... he was the oldest rookie to play in the nfl without playing college. (besides kickers, and punters) I would say that that is quite the accomplishment.
there are some nobodies on this feed making fun of Papale and Wahlberg? wow two guys that did something with their lives while you sit on RU-vid and criticize them because you have nothing better to do...smooth
I have really gained so much respect for Wahlberg for the way he throws himself into movies. You're talking about a guy who was a teenage thug, then in a boy band, and now has given performances like in this, The Fighter, Rockstar, Patriots Day, etc.... Not the greatest actor, but someone who always gives 100% and seems like one of the best people in Hollywood off screen.
The most impressive thing about him in this movie if you rewatch it there is a scene where during a game where the character gets absolutely blown up running down the sideline and then gets back up and keeps running, it wasnt scripted and wasn't supposed to happen one of the stunt men (other player in this case) miss timed the hit and caught him head on and flush full force and they decided to keep it all in
The real Vince Papale was not a small guy who came out of no where. He was a track star in high school and college. At 6' 2" and about 200 he was not a small guy as portrayed in the movie. He also played in a semi pro league as a wide receiver. Still an accomplishment to get to the NFL...and stay fro three years.
Not unheard of. Even if you count kickers as not really being football players, there are more than a hand full of players that went Pro without playing college football. Ray Seals even played for a SB winning team with Pittsburgh. Granted most are guys who were academically ineligible for college football but some have come from Rugby teams.
He also played 2 seasons for the Philadelphia Bell in 1974 and 1975, immediately prior to his 3-year stint with the Eagles. At the time, the WFL was essentially the USFL of its time (also similar to the first few years of the AFL in the early 60's.)
Mark whalberg also played the Texan Marcus Lutrell in Lone Survivor, which mark is 5'8 and Marcus is 6'5 😂 he did good, but the size was off haha 😂 Marcus Lutrell is actually in a couple of small scenes in the film to
I instantly remembered this line when Super Bowl LII was the Eagles vs the Patriots. Mark was asked about who he wanted to win, and he said that he didn't mind who the winner would be, he was going to enjoy it regardless of the outcome. I'm sure he was very happy for us when we won.
Loved the movie but they really played fast and loose with his prior football experience as a pro. He was a pro player in another league the two years prior to joining the Eagles. He also was invited by Dick V. to a private try out for the Eagles. The open call tryouts were for real but Vince wasn't a part of that on the field.
Except for some of the action during game action looking a little "Disneysized", I was impressed at their attention to detail. All the clothing, hairstyles, football equipment (shoes, facemasks, etc. were of that era). This in contrast to "Rudy", which was supposed to take place in 1975 and yet looked more 1965 with the clothes, hairstyles, etc. I was an undergrad in 1975 and the only guys wearing their hair like Rudy and the other ND's, were ROTC.
The only true Vince Papale was the one I worked for at Atlantic Express in Philadelphia the greatest shop manager who would never back down in helping you knocking out kingpins in the buses and also who cared about you as a person (Just so you kown the Vince I know and the one for the Eagles are related)
He is great but not for this roll . He's just too short and young Papale had such a strong and a thick neck and a very strong overall bone structure. Look at the size of his head!
@@igalflint I agree but people woulda bitched about that too because then they couldn’t act. Maybe Mark isn’t nest actor but he has an undeniable strong screen presence. Take act of valor for example. They used real navy seals for the lead roles, so they had the build, the attitude/personality and techniques Down Absolutely Perfectly. Yet they were NOT strong actors so the movie is hated on and didn’t do well. It no has a cult following but when it came out it was trashed.
Wahlberg is a man's man. Love this guy and I respect him. Major successful and yet humble with not a shred of fake bullshit talk. What you see is what you get.......
Probably a central slip rupture and resultant boutonere deformity of the finger or just broken with a flexion contracture. VINCE, you're awesome. You to Mark.
Did Wahlberg call the Pats vs Eagles superbowl or was this taken after?? Cuz the movie came out in 06' but filming must've been in 04 or 05 so this interview was presumably done around there...If he called that that is awesome haha
SunsetSupermanRMB without a doubt. Football now is an incredibly brutal game, it used to be alot worse, guys now are faster and stronger, but back then they didnt have rules against dirty hits. so yeah i assume Papale injured hia finger balling
Interesting choice to play the part of NFL WR Vince Papale. Mark Wallberg is like 5'8", 170#. Just a wee bit small for a high school player yet alone an NFL guy. 🤣
I'm really curious about anyone who was in the stands , did they just open up the stadium and tell anyone and everyone who can show up please do? The picture is grainy enough I can't tell but are these the scenes vs the giants in the film?
I am so sick of these actors believing their own crap. Dude you are 5’8”. You couldn’t be a professional ping pong player. Yet alone a pro Footballer. It’s scripted. Do you see how big Vince is and was?? Wake up
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