How to Have a Football Movie Marathon
- 1). Watch the 1986 comedy "Wildcats." Goldie Hawn stars as Molly McGrath, a high-school track coach who loves football. When the position of football coach becomes vacant, she applies for the job while facing resistance and judgment from fellow staff members and her former husband.
- 2). Watch the 1991 comedy "Necessary Roughness." The Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos find themselves forming a football team using a 34-year-old quarterback, a female place kicker and other such misfits. The movie stars the eclectic cast of Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Sinbad, Larry Miller, Rob Schneider, Jason Bateman and Kathy Ireland.
- 3). Watch the 1993 drama "Rudy." Sean Astin plays Rudy, a small-town boy who dreams of playing Notre Dame football. His small size, poor athletic skills and bad grades prove no match for Rudy as he overcomes the odds to fulfill his lifelong dream. Costars include Jon Favreu and Ned Beatty.
- 4). Watch the 1994 family comedy "Little Giants." Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill star as brothers Danny and Kevin O'Shea coaching opposite peewee football teams--Danny's being the "misfits" and Kevin's being the "good team." Child costars include Devon Sawa, Todd Bosley and Sam Horrigan.
- 5). Watch the 1998 comedy "The Waterboy." Adam Sandler stars as Bobby Boucher, Jr., the lowly water boy for a Louisiana college football team. Constantly picked on, Bobby finds his luck changing when the team's coach (portrayed by Henry Winkler) discovers his ability to tackle people much larger than him--and puts him on the team.
- 6). Watch the 1999 teen drama "Varsity Blues." In a small town in Texas, high-school football is a big deal. Mox (portrayed by James Van Der Beek) finds himself replacing the injured first-string quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker). Coach Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is counting on this second-string quarterback to help with the district championship, but Mox begins to realize the hardship of being off the bench and on the field.
- 7). Watch the 1999 drama "Any Given Sunday." Football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid) finds himself out of the game and is replaced by young, unknown third-stringer Willie Beaman (Jamie Foxx). Willie's performance on the field causes Coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) to rethink his game strategies as he butts heads with president and co-owner Christina (Cameron Diaz).
- 8). Watch the 2000 comedy "The Replacements," a film based on the 1987 professional football players' strike. The NFL's Washington Sentinels hire a team of replacements to finish out the last four games of the season. Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman star.
- 9). Watch the 2000 drama "Remember the Titans." This film is based on the true story of a newly appointed African-American coach, Herman Boone (portrayed by Denzel Washington), as he coaches the first season of a racially integrated football team in the 1970s. Costars include Will Patton, Donald Faison, Ryan Gosling and Kate Bosworth.
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Watch the 2005 crime comedy "The Longest Yard." Prison guards are challenged to a football game by a newly formed team of prison inmates. It stars Adam Sandler with costars Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds. Also watch the 1974 original "The Longest Yard," which puts Burt Reynolds in the title role. - 11
Watch the 2006 drama "Invincible." Based on a true story, Mark Wahlberg stars as Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philly who shows up for an open tryout on a whim--and winds up getting his big break playing for the 1976 Philadelphia Eagles. Greg Kinnear and Elizabeth Banks costar. - 12
Watch the 2006 drama "We Are Marshall." When players and fans of of the Marshall University football team are tragically killed in a plane crash, the team's new coach Jack Lengyel (portrayed by Matthew McConaughey) and the surviving players work to keep the spirit of football going.
