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Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Odessa, Texas, is a small, town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team,...
4) Possums
Publisher
Monarch Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
Mac Davis stars in this feel good story about a team facing an impossible task with an indominatable spirit. And about the town that gets behind them and learns a few important things about itself.
5) Gus
Publisher
Buena Vista
Pub. Date
[c2003]
Language
English
Description
The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy.
6) Rudy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1994.
Language
English
Description
A working-class boy intent on realizing his dream of playing football at old Notre Dame, despite his uninspiring academic record, not to mention unimposing athletic ability.
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Daniel is 15 years old and has a passion for football, with hopes for a college football scholarship. Raised by his grandmother snce he was four, he is very close to her. Then he must make a life-altering decision, sacrificing one of this loves.
11) Brian's song
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
p2000.
Language
English
Description
A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
12) The longest yard
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Filmed on location at the Georgia State Prison, semi-pro football is played with the cons as the heroes and the guards as the heavies.
13) Brian's song
Publisher
Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Remake of the 1971 drama about the friendship between Chicago Bears football players Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers.
14) The replacements
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Will pro football ever be the same after a bunch of blue collar guys step into the shoes of striking players? The newest gridiron stars are a washed-out All-American, a motormouth receiver and a nicotine-wired kicker, among others, recruited by a veteran coach.
15) We are Marshall
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, tells the story of the 1970 plane crash that killed almost the entire Marshall University football team and how the university rebuilt the football program while dealing with the tragic loss.
16) Forever strong
Publisher
Excel Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Rick and Lars are best friends and rugby teammates who become rivals when Rick's free-spirited lifestyle lands him in juvenile detention. Once there, a concerned counselor and a championship rugby coach recruit Rick for a new team--and a new direction.
17) The waterboy
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
An oddball mama's boy who lives to carry water for football players becomes a star when a coach discovers his hidden ferocity and channels it into gridiron greatness.
19) Any given Sunday
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Tony D'Amato, the embattled Sharks coach, faces a full-on blitz of team strife plus a new, marketing-savvy Sharks owner who's sure Tony is way behind times.
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