A football coach gene hackman recruits ragtag players during a strike. A motley group of replacement players for the washington. Back to the replacements which had falco join a team of ragtag players coached by gene hackman. The washington sentinels great could start for no fewer than 10 nfl teams. Here is a pretty decent list of american football films that every fan will enjoy help us rate the movies on this list to choose the best football movie ever. Teams would consist of three players each from baseball, basketball and football, two players from hockey, three wildcard players from any other sport and one coach to rule them all. Check out our semifinals bracket of the finest football flicks of all time, and check in next friday, july 12. The washington sentinels are one of the strongest teams in pro football until contract negotiations break. Falco, who is played by the incomparable keanu reeves, is the greatest movie quarterback ever created. The replacements stars keanu reeves as shane falco, a former allstar college quarterback who dropped off the radar after a disastrous game. American football films any given sunday 1999 this film is probably the most recognized film. Team could only feature players who appeared in a movie that featured hockey and movies based on true stories did not qualify for the roster. The washington sentinels are one of the strongest teams in pro football until.
The replacements manages to be both completely formulaic and yet immensely enjoyable. Gene hackman plays jimmy mcginty, a semiretired football coach known for being an outofthebox thinker. The replacements, a movie which came out in the year 2000, is loosely. All 37 songs from the the replacements 2000 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. It, in my opinion, accurately depicts how ridiculous some players have become and how football is the least important aspect of many players lives. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. A little while back i had some fun and put together a definitive hockey roster made up solely from characters in fictional hockey movies. A fictional pro football league finds themselves hit with a players strike with the season still needing to be finished.
With everyone from the coach to her next door neighbor against her, shes out to prove that not only can she can play football, but she can win the state championship. Burt reynolds makes this list but tom brady doesnt. The washington sentinels are one of the strongest teams in pro football. Alltime best football roster using movie characters. The 1987 nfl season was the 68th regular season of the national football league. The replacements reminded us of that and woke up a sleeping giant in quarterback shane falco. The replacements, for all intensive purposes, is a complete parody of professional football. A comedy that spoofs inspirational sports movies, this movie tells the story of an outofluck coach, lambeau fields, who takes a ragtag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. The replacements howard deutch, keanu reeves, gene. The replacements is a 2000 american sports comedy film directed by howard deutch. It has some comedy, and it has some romance, and it has a kicker who smokes cigarettes.
While theres plenty in this movie thats mildly funny, the replacements is nothing more than. Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. To the striking players and the fans, these guys were known as scabs, a derogatory term used to describe workers who cross the picket line. With david koechner, robert richard, carl weathers, melora hardin. If you like football comedies, chances are youve already seen this. In the process, this lifelong loser discovers that he is a. The washington sentinels, a fictional team, recruit prisoners, bouncers and fishermen to form a team of replacement players, and hilarity ensues. An espn documentary about the 1987 redskins replacement players is the ultimate underdog story youve never heard. The season ended with super bowl xxii, with the washington redskins defeating the denver broncos 4210 at.
This season featured games predominantly played by replacement players as the national football league players association nflpa players were on strike from weeks four to six. The replacements 2000 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Its about professional american football, and a disagreement between the players and owners, causing the players to go on strike. The replacements is primarily a good screwball comedy, in the vein of, but significantly better than, best of show and the waterboy. The replacements 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the replacements near you. The replacements 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The lesser known actors, whether they play football players or exotic dancers. To honor another super bowl sunday, were ranking the 25 best football movies ever. The destination for all national football leaguerelated video on the web. Football books and movies during break from sports. The replacements 2000 official trailer keanu reeves, gene hackman sports comedy hd duration. The replacements is a film that sets out to tell a simple story devoid of lofty goals. Thats up for debate, sure, but he checks off every box needed. There have been a ton of mostly bad fictional football movies, so there exists a large talent pool for me to choose from, but can i really believe that a team. When the washington sentinels left the stadium that date, there was no tickertape parade, no endorsement deals for sneakers or soda pop, or breakfast cereal. While fans of the replacements may enjoy the soundtrack as a souvenir from the film, the album doesnt really work on its own terms.
The replacements stars keanu reeves as shane falco, a former allstar. The replacements, here all the right moves 1983 a very young, premission impossible tom cruise and peak craig t. Projected firstround pick mekhi becton has talked to teams about a flagged drug test from the nfl combine, but is still awaiting official word, a source told espns josina anderson. It stars keanu reeves, gene hackman, brooke langton, jon favreau and jack warden in what would be his last film appearance. The 1987 national football league players strike inspired this sportsthemed comedy. A motley group of replacement players for the washington sentinels overcome all odds. The washington sentinels are one of the strongest teams in pro football until contract negotiations break down and the sentinels go on strike.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The 10 best football coaches in movies when it comes to giving great pep talks, getting the teams energy pumped or just giving a stubborn player a kick in the pants, these movie coaches have all the right moves. There have been a ton of mostly bad fictional football movies, so there exists a large talent pool for me to choose from, but can i really believe that a team of fictional characters could beat a. Click the movie title or image to buy it from amazon 1. The maida family has moved to oregon, and daughter tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team.
Two weeks into the 1987 season, the nfls players went on strike. During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players. Some may even take a message away, about the importance of teamwork, belief in oneself, true love qb and the head cheerleader. The replacements 2000 official trailer keanu reeves, gene.
Football movies to watch while sports are delayed due to. In the uk, greece, finland, australia and new zealand this film is called sports movie. The replacements, the replacements movie, football movie. As for the score, most of debneys incidental music is a bombastic, pseudoanthemic mix of sawing strings, booming drums, and keyboards that sounds like its overcompensating for the films lackluster action. The comebacks is a 2007 american satirical comedy film directed by tom brady film director. Denzel washington inspires a racially divided high school football team in this drama based on the true story of coach herman boone. For the first time in the history of professional sports in the united states, replacement players would take. In 1987, the redskins replacement players go into dallas and beat the cowboys a win that inspired a movie. The replacements cast and crew cast photos and info. Specific television episodes are noted when available. The greatest fictional football players of all time. An espn documentary about the 1987 redskins replacement. The movie was released to theaters on october 19, 2007.
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