At the start of 2007, in one of our monthly meetings, the subject of sport related movies
came up. Everyone contributed to the conversation. It was amazing how many of the
movies many of us had forgotten about! The topic finally came around to the question:
"I wonder how many movies we FORGOT about". So the gauntlet was thrown by our
webmaster to the club members to email a list a we would present it on the website.
Thanks to the hard work of Bob Senior and Roy Abbett - we present this list - which we
are sure is far from complete. Feel free to email us any additions! ENJOY!
BASEBALL
ALIBI IKE, 1935 - Joe E. Brown.
AIR BUD, SEVENTH INNING FETCH, 2002 - Can a dog catch a baseball?
AMERICAN PASTIME, 2007 – Aaron Yoo, Sarah Drew, Gary Cole – Imprisoned Japanese-Americans start league
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, 1951 - Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, 1994 – Christopher Lloyd, Danny Glover, Tony Danza
ANGELS IN THE INFIELD, 2000 – Brittney Irvin, David Alan Greer
THE BABE, 1992 - John Goodman, Babe Ruth
THE BABE RUTH STORY - William Bendix
THE BAD NEWS BEARS, 1976 - Walter Matthau
THE BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN, 1978 – George Wyner, Jackie Earle Haley, Tony Curtis
BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY, 1956 – Paul Newman, Albert Salmi
BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY, 1974 - Robert DeNiro, Michael Moriarity – Remake
BASEBALL - Ken Burns’ PBS documentary
THE BENCHWARMERS, 2006 – Rob Schneider, David Spade, Molly Sims, Jon Lovitz
BINGO LONG’S TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS, 1976 – Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor
BLEACHER BUMS, 2002 – Brad Garrett, Charles Durning
BROOKLYN DODGERS: THE GHOSTS OF FLATBUSH, 2007 - Louis Gosset Jr., Larry King, Duke Snider
BULL DURHAM, 1988 - Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
CHASING 3000, 2006 – Ray Liotta, Rory Culkin – Two bros. go to Pittsburgh to see Roberto Clemente get his 3000th hit
COBB, 1994 – Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl – A story about Ty Cobb
COMRADES OF SUMMER, 1992 – David Lewis, Joe Mantegna – Ex-Mariners manager coaches Russian Olympic team
DAMN YANKEES, 1958 - Gwen Verdon, Tab Hunter - Broadway musical & a pact with the devil
DON’T LOOK BACK: The Story Of LeRoy ”Satchel” Paige, 1981 – Louis Gossett Jr., Bev Todd
ED, 1996 – Minor League pitcher with stage fright and a chimp
EIGHT MEN OUT - John Cusack, David Strathairn - The Black Sox Scandal
ELMER THE GREAT, 1933 - Joe E. Brown, Preston Foster
EVERYONE’S HERO, 2006 – animated movie – Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, William H. Macy, Brian Dennehy
THE FAN, 1996 - Robert DeNiro, Wesley Snipes
FASTPITCH, 2000 – Ken Billingley, Tony Hunloff
FEAR STRIKES OUT, 1957 - Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden - The Jimmy Piersall story
FEVER PITCH, 2005 - Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon
FIELD OF DREAMS - Kevin Costner - Fantasy - “If you build it, they will come”.
THE FINAL SEASON, 2007 – Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook
FINDING BUCK McHENRY, 2000 – Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Ernie Banks
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, 1999 – Kevin Costner
FREEDOM PARK, 2005 – Matt McDonald, Tim Fields
GAME 6, 2005 – Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara
HARDBALL, 2001 – Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane
HUSTLE, 2004 - Dash Mihok, Sarain Boylan, Tom Sizemore – ESPN movie about Pete Rose
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING, 1949 - Ray Milland, Jean Peters
IT HAPPENED IN FLATBUSH, 1942 – Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY, 1950 - Jackie plays himself, Ruby Dee
THE KID FROM LEFT FIELD, 1953 - Dan Dailey, Ann Bancroft, Lloyd Bridges
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, 1992 - Gina Davis, Tom Hanks - Women’s war-time professional league
LITTLE BIG LEAGUE, 1994 – Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield
A LITTLE INSIDE, 2001 – Sean Michael Arthur, Hallie Kate Eisenberg
LONG GONE, 1987 – William Peterson, Henry Gibson
MAJOR LEAGUE, 1989 - Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen
MAJOR LEAGUE II, 1994 - Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen
MAJOR LEAGUE: BACK TO THE MINORS, 1998 – Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen
THE MAN FROM LEFT FIELD, 1993 – Burt Reynolds, Reba McIntire
MICKEY, 2004 – Harry Connick Jr., Mark Joy
MR. BASEBALL, 1992 – Tom Selleck
MR. DESTINY, 1990 – Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton
MR. 3000, 2004 – Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett
THE NATURAL, 1984 - Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger – The Eddie Waitkus story?
NIGHT GAME, 1989 – Roy Scheider – Serial killer strikes only at Astros’ night games
PASTIME, 1991 – William Russ, Glenn Plummer, Jeffrey Tambor, Noble Willingham, Ass’t B.B. stars
PAST THE BLEACHERS, 1995 – Richard Dean Anderson, Barnard Hughes, Glynnis O’Conner
PERFECT GAME, 2000 – Cameron Finley, Ed Asner, Patrick Duffy
A PERFECT GAME, 2007 – Cheech Marin, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames – True story of the 1957 Monterrey, Mexico
team that becomes the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series
THE PRIDE OF ST. LOUIS, 1952 – Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru – The Dizzy Dean story
PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, 1942 - Gary Cooper - Lou Gehrig story
RHUBARB, 1951 - Ray Milland, Jan Sterling - Cat inherits team after owner dies
THE ROOKIE, 2002, Dennis Quaid – The Jim Morris story
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, 1993 – Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey
SAFE AT HOME, 1962 – Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, William Frawley, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk
THE SANDLOT, 1993, II, 2005, & III, 2007 (Trilogy) - Tom Guiry - Kids baseball
THE SCOUT, 1994 – Albert Brooks, Brendan Frasier
61*, 2001 - Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane - Roger Maris’ 1961 quest to break the home run record
THE SLUGGER’S WIFE, 1985 - Michael O’Keefe, Rebecca DeMornay, Randy Quaid
SOUL OF THE GAME, 1996 – Delroy Lindo, Blair Underwood – Breaking color barrier in baseball
SQUEEZE PLAY, 1980 – Jim Harris, Jenni Hetrick – (R)
STEALING HOME, 1988 – Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster
THE STRATTON STORY, 1949 - Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson - One-legged pitcher Monty Stratton
SUMMER CATCH, 2001 – Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jessica Beal
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME, 1949 – Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Esther Williams
TALENT FOR THE GAME, 1991 – Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco
TIGER TOWN, 1983 – Roy Scheider
WAIT TILL THIS YEAR, 2004 – Monika Lahiri, Ges Selmont – The 2004 Red Sox season thru the eyes of a female fan
WHEN IT WAS A GAME, 1992 – Billy Crystal, Bob Costas - Baseball documentary
A WINNER NEVER QUITS, 1986 – Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham – Based on Pete Gray
THE WINNING SEASON, 2004 – Kristen Davis, Mark Rendell, Matthew Modine
THE WINNING TEAM, 1952 - Ronald Reagan, Doris Day - Alcoholic Grover Cleveland Alexander
BASKETBALL
:03 FROM GOLD, 2002 - HBO documentary on controversial US-USSR basketball game in the Munich Olympics.
THE 6TH MAN, 1997 – Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison
THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, 1961 – Fred MacMurray, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk
AIR BUD, 1997 – Michael Jeter
THE AIR UP THERE, 1994 - Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina - Recruiting in Africa
AMAZING CHUCK AND GRACE, 1987 - Jamie Lee Curtis, Alex English - Nuclear weapons protest.
ANNIE O, 1995 – Rob Stewart, Coco Yares, Chad Willett
BAD AS I WANNA BE: THE DENNIS RODMAN STORY, 1988 – Dwayne Adway
BASEKETBALL, 1998 – Trey Parker, Matt Stone
THE BASKET, 1999 – Peter Coyote, Karen Allen
BASKETBALL DIARIES, 1995 – Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco
THE BASKETBALL FIX, 1951 – John Ireland, Marshall Thompson
BIG SHOT-CONFESSIONS OF A CAMPUS BOOKIE, 2002 – David Krumholtz, Nicholas Turturro
BLUE CHIPS, 1994 – Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Ed O’Neill, Bob Cousy, Shaquille O’Neill
BOYS KLUB, 2001 – Beau Bridges, Rachel Hunter
CAMPUS CONFESSIONS, 1938 – Betty Grable, Hank Liusetti (Inventor of the one-handed shot)
CELTIC PRIDE, 1996 – Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Akroyd
COACH, 1998 - Cathy Lee Crosby, Michael Biehn
COACH CARTER, 2004 - Samuel L. Jackson - Ashanti High school coach
THE COOKOUT, 2004 – Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jonathan Silverman
CORNBREAD, EARL & ME, 1975 – Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Laurence Fishburne, Bernie Casey
CROSSING THE LINE, 2002 – Terry Farrell, Adrian Pasdar - Parents lose control at kids’ athletic events.
CROSSOVER, 2006 – Tamer Werfali, Gavin J. Behrman
DOUBLE TEAMED, 2002 - Poppi Monroe, Annie McElwain
DRIVE, HE SAID, 1972 – William Tepper, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, David Ogden Stiers
EDDIE, 1996 – Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella
EDGE OF AMERICA, 2004 – James McDaniel, Tim Daly
EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS, 2002 – Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler
FASTBREAK, 1979 – Gabe Kaplan, Harold Sylvester
FINAL SHOT: THE HANK GATHERS STORY, 1992 – Victor Love, George Kennedy, Nell Carter
FINDING FORRESTER, 2000 – Sean Connery, Rob Brown
THE FISH THAT SAVED PITTSBURGH, 1979 - Julius Erving, Jonathan Winters, Meadowlark Lemon
FORGET PARIS, 1995 – Billy Crystal, Debra Winger
FULL COURT MIRACLE, 2003 – Richard T. Jones
THE GAMBLER, 1974 – James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, James Woods
GAME DAY, 1999 – Richard Lewis, Sean Squire
GLORY ROAD, 2006 - Texas Western championship, with five black starters
GO, MAN, GO, 1954 - Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier, Harlem Globetrotters
THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS, 1951 – Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge
HE GOT GAME, 1998 - Denzel Washington. Ray Allen, aka Jesus Shuttlesworth
THE HEART OF THE GAME, 2006 – Seattle’s Roosevelt High School’s girl’s basketball team
HEAVEN IS A PLAYGROUND, 1991 – Bo Kimle, Michael Warren, D.B. Sweeney
HIGH SCHOOL HERO, 1927 – Nick Stuart, Sally Phipps - Possibly first movie made about basketball
HOOP DREAMS, 1994 - Follows two high school stars.
HOOSIERS, 1986 - Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
JUWANNA MANN, 2002 – Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollack
THE LAST GAME, 1995 – Joey Travolta, Israel Gonzales, Sherean Neville
LIKE MIKE, 2002 – Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki
LIKE MIKE 2: STREETBALL, 2006 - Jascha Washington, Kel Mitchell, Michael Beach
LOVE AND BASKETBALL, 2000 – Nathaniel Bellamy Jr., Christine Dunford
MAURIE, 1972 – Bernie Casey, Bo Svenson, Janet MacLachlin
MICHAEL JORDAN: AN AMERICAN HERO, 1999 – Michael Jace, Christopher Jacobs
MICHAEL JORDAN TO THE MAX, 2000 – Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Doug Collins, Bob Costas
MIXED COMPANY, 1974 – Joseph Bologna, Barbara Harris
NEW JERSY TURNPIKES, 1999 – Kelsey Grammer, Robert Conrad, Lee Majors, Jim Brown
O, 2001 - Julia Stiles, Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett
ONE ON ONE, 1977 – Robby Benson, Melanie Griffith, Cory Faucher
ONE SPECIAL VICTORY, 1991 – John Larroquette, Kathy Baker, Joe Pantoliano
PASSING GLORY, 1999 – Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Ruby Dee, Sean Squire
PISTOL: THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND, 1991 – Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict - The Pete Maravich Story
REBOUND, 2005 – Martin Lawrence
REBOUND: THE STORY OF EARL “THE GOAT” MANIGAULT, 1996 – Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones – Based on a true story
THE RED SNEAKERS, 2002 – Dempsey Pappion, Vincent D’Onofino, Gregory Hines
A SEASON ON THE BRINK, 2002 – Brian Dennehy - A year w/Bobby Knight & the Indiana Hoosiers
SLAM DUNK ERNEST, 1995 – Jim Varney, Kareem Abdul Jabbar
SOUL IN THE HOLE, 1996 – Kenny Jones, Ronnet Jones, Ed Smith – Documentary
SPACE JAM, 1996 – Michael Jordan, Billy West, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle
THE ST. TAMMANY MIRACLE, 1994 – Paul-Mark Gosselaar, Soleil Moon Frye
SUNSET PARK, 1996 – Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr, Carol Kane, Terrence Howard
TALL STORY, 1960 – Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda
TEEN WOLF, 1985 – Michael J. fox, James Hampton
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, 1982 – Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, 1999 - Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Gary Sinise, Paul Sorvino.
THROUGH THE FIRE, 2005 – Asher Beard, Nyen Boateng, Jay-Z
WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP, 1992 - Woody Harrelsen, Wesley Snipes.
FOOTBALL
THE FRESHMAN, 1925 - Silent movie starring
AIR BUD, 1998 – Tim Conway, Dick Martin – A golden retriever that can play football
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES, 1983 - Tom Cruise
THE ALL-AMERICAN, 1953 – Tony Curtis, Lori Nelson
ANGELS IN THE ENDZONE, 1997 – Christopher Lloyd
ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, 1999 – Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, James Woods
BACKFIELD IN MOTION, 1991 – Rosanne Barr, Tom Arnold
THE BEAR, 1984 – Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton – Biography of Paul “Bear” Bryant
THE BEST OF TIMES, 1986 – Robin Williams, Kurt Russell
BLACK SUNDAY, 1977 – Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern - Super Bowl terror plot
BLOOD SPORT, 1973 – Ben Johnson, Larry Hagman, Gary Busey
BRIAN’S SONG, 1971 - James Caan, Billy Dee Williams - The Brian Piccolo Story
COACH OF THE YEAR, 1980 – Robert Conrad, Erin Gray
THE COMEBACKS, 2007 – David Koechner, Melora Hardin, Carl Weathers
CRAZY LEGS, 1953 - Elroy ’Crazy Legs’ Hirsch, Lloyd Nolan
EASY LIVING, 1949 – Lucille Ball, Victor Mature
EVERYBODY’S ALL-AMERICAN, 1988 – Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, Timothy Hutton
FACING THE GIANTS, 2006 – James Blackwell, Bailey Cave
FATHER WAS A FULLBACK, 1949 – Fred McMurray, Maureen O’Hara
FIGHTING BACK - THE ROCKY BLIER STORY, Robert Urich - Made for TV.
FOOTBALL NOW AND THEN, 1953 – Disney animated story of old-time vs. modern teams
FOOTSTEPS, 1972 – James Woods, Richard Crenna, Robert Carradine, Forrest Tucker, Ned Beatty
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, 2004 - Billy Bob Thornton
FULL RIDE, 2001 – Riley Smith, Meredith Monroe
FUMBLEHEADS, 1999 – Ed Asner, Barry Corbin
GARBAGE PICKING, FIELD GOAL KICKING, PHILADELPHIA PHENOMINON, 1998 – Tony Danza, Jessica Tuck
GLORY DAYS, 1988 – Robert Conrad, Shane Conrad, Duane Davis, Stacy Edwards
GO TIGERS!, 2001 – Dave Irwin, Ellery Moore, Joe Paterno
GRAMBLING’S WHITE TIGER, 1981 – Bruce Jenner, Dennis Haysbert – True story of Jim Gregory, Grambling’s
first white football player
GRIDIRON GANG, 2006 – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
GUS, 1976 – Ed Asner, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Dick Butkus
THE GUY WHO CAME BACK, 1951 – Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Don DeFore, Zero Mostel
HEAVEN CAN WAIT, 1978 - Warren Beatty. Julie Christie
HOLD THAT LINE, 1952 – Leo Gorcy, Huntz Hall, Gil Stratton – Bowery Boys
HOMETOWN LEGEND, 2002 – Terry O’Quinn, Lacy Chabert
HORSE FEATHERS, 1932 - The Marx Brothers
INVINCIBLE, 2006 – Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear
JERRY McGUIRE - Tom Cruise, Rene Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Kelly Preston - Sports agent
JIM BROWN: All-American, 2002 – Art Modell, Walter Beach, Ed Walsh
JIM THORPE–ALL-AMERICAN, 1951 - Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford
JOHN GOLDFARB, PLEASE COME HOME, 1965 – Richard Crenna, Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov
JOHNNY BE GOOD, 1988 – Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Uma Thurman
THE JUNCTION BOYS, 2002 – Tom Berenger – Bear Bryant’s first summer coaching Texas A & M
KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN, 1940 - Ronald Reagan, Pat O’Brian, Gale Page
THE LAST BOY SCOUT, 1991 – Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans
THE LAST GAME, 2002 – Mike Pettine
LEATHERHEADS, 2008 – George Clooney
LEGEND IN GRANITE, 1973 – Ernest Borgnine, Colleen Dewhurst – Vince Lombardi’s football career
LITTLE GIANTS, 1994 – Rick Moranis, Ed O’Neill
THE LONGEST YARD, 1974 - Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert - Prison football team
THE LONGEST YARD, 2005 Remake – Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds
NORTH DALLAS FORTY, 1979 - Nick Nolte, Mac Davis - Early 1970’s Dallas Cowboys?
NUMBER ONE, 1969 – Charlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce Dern
OFF SIDES, aka PIGS VS. FREAKS, 1984 – Brian Dennehey, Gloria DeHaven, Patrick Swayze, Tony Randall, Grant
Goodeve – Virtually unknown TV movie about small-town gridiron showdown
PAPER LION - Alan Alda. Lauren Hutton. Alex Karras - Author George Plimpton
POSSUMS, 1998 – Mac Davis, Cynthia Sikes
THE PROGRAM, 1993 – Craig Sheffer, Halle Berry, James Can, Kristy Swanson, Omar Epps
QUARTERBACK PRINCESS, 1983 – Don Murray, Barbara Babcock, Daphne Zuniga, Dana Elcar
QUIET VICTORY: THE CHARLIE WEDEMEYER STORY, 1988 – Michael Nouri
RADIO, 2003 - Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ed Harris - Developmentally disabled person
REGGIE’S PRAYER, 1997 – Reggie White, Brett Favre, Mike Holmgren, Keith Jackson, Pat Morita
REMEMBER THE TITANS, 2000 - Denzel Washington.
THE REPLACEMENTS, 2000 – Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman
RISE & WALK: THE DENNIS BYRD STORY, 1994 – Peter Berg, Kathy Morris – Story of NY Jets’ defensive end,
Dennis Byrd, paralyzed in a game in 1992.
THE ROSE BOWL STORY, 1952 – Marshall Thompson, Vera Miles
RUDY, 1993 - Sean Astin, Charles S. Dutton - Diminutive Notre Dame student gets in a game.
SATURDAY’S HERO, 1951 – John Derek, Donna Reed
SECOND STRING, 2002 – Gil Bellows, Jon Voight, Teri Polo
SEMI-TOUGH, 1977 - Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson
SOMETHING FOR JOEY, 1977 – Marc Singer, Geraldine Page – John Cappeletti scores touchdowns for
younger brother Joey, who suffers from leukemia.
SUPERDOME, 1978 – David Janssen, Edie Adams, Ken Howard, Van Johnson, Tom Selleck, Dick Butkus - TV-movie
about a killer stalking the New Orleans Super Bowl. A remake of Two Minute Warning.
THAT’S MY BOY, 1951 – Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
TRIUMPH OF THE HEART: THE RICKY BELL STORY, 1991 – Mario Van Peebles, Susan Ruttan
TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY, 1951 – John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn
TWO FOR THE MONEY, 2005 – Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo
TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1976 – Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes
VARSITY BLUES, 1999 - James Van Der Beek, John Voight
THE WATER BOY, 1998 - Adam Sandler, Henry Winkler, Kathy Bates
WE ARE MARSHALL - Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox
WILDCATS, 1986 – Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes
BOXING
AGAINST THE ROPES, 2004 - Meg Ryan, Omar Epps - Lady boxing promoter
ALI, 2001 - Will Smith, Jamie Foxx
BATTLING BUTLER, 1926 – Buster Keaton, Frances McDonald
BODY AND SOUL, 1947 - John Garfield, William Conrad - Story of champion Barney Ross.
BROKEN NOSES, 1987 - Documentary
THE CHAMP, 1931 – Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper
CHAMP, 1979 – Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway
CHAMPION, 1949 - Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy
CINDERELLA MAN, 2005 - Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger
DIGGSTOWN, 1992 – James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr
FAT CITY, 1972 - Stacey Keach, Jeff Bridges
FIGHT FOR THE TITLE, 1957 – Michael Landon, Dan Haggerty
GENTLEMAN JIM, 1942 - Erroll Flynn, Alexis Smith - About champion James J. Corbett
GIRLFIGHT, 2000 – Michelle Rodriguez – Best film on female boxing?
GLADIATOR, 1992 – James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr
GOLDEN BOY, 1939 - William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, 1970 - James Earl Jones
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, 1996 – Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Damon Wayans
THE HARDER THEY FALL, 1956 – Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger
HOLD EVERYTHING, 1930 - Joe E. Brown
THE HURRICANE, 2000 - Denzel Washington - The Hurricane Carter Story
THE JOE LOUIS STORY, 1953 - Coley Wallace
KID GALAHAD, 1962 – Elvis Presley, Gig Young
THE KINGS OF THE RING, 1995 – Muhammad Ali, Louis Gossett Jr
LEGENDS OF THE RING, SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, POUND FOR POUND, 1955 – Torin Thatcher
THE MAIN EVENT, 1979 - Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal
MILLION DOLLAR BABY, 2005 - Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman
MONKEY ON MY BACK, 1957 - Cameron Mitchell - Morphine addict/champion Barney Ross.
NIGHT & THE CITY, 1992 – Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange
RAGING BULL, 1980 - Robert De Niro – Jake Lamotta story
REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT, 1962 - Anthony Quinn
RESURRECTING THE CHAMP, 2008 – Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett
RING OF FIRE-THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY, 2005 - Emile Griffith. Killed a man in the ring.
ROCKY, 1976 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers
ROCKY II, 1979 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith
ROCKY III, 1982 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
ROCKY IV, 1985 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
ROCKY V, 1990 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
ROCKY BALBOA, 2006 - Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young
ROCKY MARCIANO, 1999 – Joe Favreau, Penelope Ann Miller
THE SET-UP, 1948 - Robert Ryan
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME, 1956 - Paul Newman, Pier Angeli – Rocky Graziano story
SPIKE OF BENSONHURST, 1988 – Ernest Borgnine
THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH, 1938 - Joe Louis
TOUGH ENOUGH, 1983 – Dennis Quaid
TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT, 1989 – Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos
UNDISPUTED, 2002 – Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk
UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON, 2004 - Jack Johnson.
WHEN WE WERE KINGS, 1997 - Muhammad Ali, George Foreman - Documentary
GOLF
A GENTLEMAN’S GAME, 2001 – Gary Sinise, Mason Gamble
BOBBY JONES: STROKE OF GENIUS, 2004 - Jim Caviezel - The Bobby Jones story
CADDY SHACK, 1980 - Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase
CADDY SHACK 2, 1988 - Chevy Chase, Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Dan Akroyd
DEAD SOLID PERFECT, 1988 – Randy Quaid, Kathryn Harrold
FOLLOW THE SUN, 1951 – Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter, Dennis O’Keefe – The Ben Hogan story
THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED – Golf’s 1913 U.S. Open Championship
HAPPY GILMORE, 1996 – Adam Sandler, Christopher MacDonald, Julie Bowen, Bob Barker
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, 2000 - Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron
ONE ON ONE, 1977 - Robby Benson, Annette O’Toole, Melanie Griffith
PAT AND MIKE, 1952 - Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy
TIN CUP, 1996 - Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin
HOCKEY
THE DEADIEST SEASON, 1977 – Michael Moriarty, Meryl Streep – Made for TV movie
FACE OFF, 1971 – Art Hindle, Trudy Young – Canadian made story of Toronto Maple Leafs rookie
GROSS MISCONDUCT, 1993 – Daniel Kash – Story of NHL leftwinger Brian “Spinner” Spencer
HOCKEY NIGHT, 1984 – Rick Moranis, Megan Follows
MAURICE RICHARD, 2005 – Sean Avery, Roy Dupuis
THE MIGHTY DUCKS, 1992 – Emilio Estevez, Lane Smith
MIRACLE, 2004 - Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson – 1980 Olympic Games USA Hockey Gold Medal
MIRACLE ON ICE, 1981 – Karl Malden, Steve Guttenberg, Andrew Stevens
MYSTERY, ALASKA, 2001 – Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, mary McCormick, Burt Reynolds
NET WORTH, 1995 – Ted Lindsay
ROCKET MAURICE RICHARD, 1998 – Roy Dupuis
SLAP SHOT, 1977 - Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Jennifer Warren, Andrew Duggan
SLAP SHOT 2-BREAKING THE ICE, 2002 – Stephen Baldwin, Jessica Steen, Gary Busey
TOUCH AND GO, 1986 – Michael Keaton, Maria Conchita Alonso
YOUNGBLOOD, 1988 – Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves
BOAT RACING
ACROSS THE LAKE, 1988 - Anthony Hopkins - Donald Campbell, jet boat record setter
MADISON, 2005 - Jim Caviezel, Bruce Dern, Jake Lloyd - Miss Madison wins 1971 Gold Cup
RACING FEVER, 1964 – Joe Morrison - A “B” movie, once described as the worst movie ever made!
AUTO RACING / MOTOR SPORTS
THE BIG WHEEL, 1949 – Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell
DAYS OF THUNDER, 1990 - Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Cary Elwes
DRIVEN, 2001 – Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Gina Gershon
GRAND PRIX, 1966 - James Garner, Yves Montand, Jessica Walter, Eva Marie Saint
GREASED LIGHTNING, 1977 – Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges
HEART LIKE A WHEEL, 1983 – Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Anthony Edwards
HELL ON WHEELS, 1967 – Marty Robbins
THE LAST AMERICAN HERO, 1973 – Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey
LE MANS, 1971 – Steve McQueen
REDLINE, 2007 – Nathan Phillips, Nadia Bjorlin, Tim Matheson
RED LINE 7000, 1965 - James Caan, Laura Devon - NASCAR
SPEEDWAY, 1968 – Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra
SPINOUT, 1966 – Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares
STROKER ACE, 1983 – Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Ned Beatty
TALADEGA NIGHTS, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006 - Will Farrell, John C. Reilly, Sasha Cohen
THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN, 2005 - Anthony Hopkins - Motor Cycle at Bonneville Salt Flats
OLYMPIC GAMES - TRACK AND FIELD
CHARIOTS OF FIRE, 1981 - Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Sir John Gielgud
COOL RUNNINGS, 1993 - The Jamaican Bob Sled Team
THE CUTTING EDGE, 1991 – D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly – Figure skating
THE LONLINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER, 1962 – Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay
MILLION DOLLAR LEGS, 1932 - W. C. Fields - Olympic Games
OLYMPIA, 1938 – Documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER. 2002. Israeli athletes killed at Munich Olympics.
PREFONTAINE. 1997. Jared Leto. Kevin Calabro.
WITHOUT LIMITS, 1998, Steve Prefontaine bio, Billy Crudup. Donald Sutherland
HORSE RACING
A DAY AT THE RACES, 1937 – Marx Brothers, Alan Jones, Maureen O’Sullivan
APRIL LOVE, 1957 – Pat Boone, Shirley Jones, Arthur O’Connell, Jeanette Nolan – Harness racing
BLACK BEAUTY, 1994 – Children’s drama
BLACK GOLD, 1947 – Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille
THE BLACK STALLION, 1979 – Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Hoyt Axton
BLUE GRASS OF KENTUCKY, 1950 – Bill Williams, Jane Nigh, Ralph Morgan
BOOTS MALONE, 1952 – William Holden, Johnny Stewart
CASEY’S SHADOW, 1978 – Walter Matthau, Alexis Smith, Robert Webber
CHAMPIONS, 1983 – John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Ben Johnson, Kirstie Alley
FIGHTING THOROUGHBREDS, 1939 – Charles Wilson, Mary Carlisle, Robert Allen, “Gabby” Hayes
THE GREAT DAN PATCH, 1949 – Dennis O’Keefe, Gail Russell, Ruth Warrick, Charlotte Greenwood
HIDALGO, 2004 - Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif - Million-dollar race in the Middle-East
THE HOMESTRETCH, 1947 – Cornell Wilde, Maureen O’Hara
LET IT RIDE, 19898 – Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly
LIGHTNING-THE WHITE STALLION, 1986 – Mickey Rooney, Susan George, Billy Wesley
THE LONG SHOT, 2004 – Julie Benz, Marsha Mason
NATIONAL VELVET, 1944 - Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney
PHAR LAP, 1983 - Tom Burlinson, - Dynamic 1930’s race horse in Australia and New Zealand
SEABISCUIT, 2003 - Toby McGuire, Chris Cooper, Jeff Bridges
THE STORY OF SEABISCUIT, 1949 – Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Rosemary DeCamp
THE WINNER’S CIRCLE, 1948 – Jean Willes, Johnny Longden
WINTER SPORTS
DOWN HILL RACER, 1969, Skiing - Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv
ICE CASTLES, 1979, Figure Skating – Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robbie Benson, Tom Skerritt
ICE PRINCESS, 2005 – Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere
THE ICE PRINCESS, 1995, Figure Skating – Katarina Witt, Toller Cranston
MEN WITH BROOMS, 2002, Curling – Paul Gross, Connor Price, Leslie Nielsen
SNOW DOGS, 2002 – Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Nichelle Nichols(Star Trek’s “Uhura”) – Miami
dentist inherits team of sled dogs.
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS
AMERICAN FLYERS, 1985, Kevin Costner - Bicycle Racing
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, 2002 - Keira Knightley, Parminder Nagra - Soccer
BREAKING AWAY, 1979, Bicycle Racing
BEST IN SHOW, 2000 – Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy – Dog Show
BRING IT ON, 2000 – Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union – Cheerleading competition
THE CINCINNATI KID, 1965 - Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden - Poker
THE COLOR OF MONEY, 1986 – Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Helen Shaver – Sequel to The Hustler - Billiards (Pool)
DODGE BALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY, 2004 - Vince Vaughn. Ben Stiller - dodge ball
DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS, 2001, Sean Penn, Tony Hawk - Skateboarding
THE ENDLESS SUMMER, 1966, Surf Boarding – Bruce Brown, Michael Hynson - surfing
EVIL KNIEVEL MOVIE, 1971 - George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed - motorcycle stunts
EVIL KNIEVEL MOVIE, 1974 - Sam Elliott, Gary Barton, Noble Willingham - motorcycle stunts
EVIL KNIEVEL, TV, 2004 – George Eads, Jamie Pressly, Lance Henriksen, Beau Bridges - motorcycle stunts
THE FIREBALL, 1950, Mickey Rooney, Pat O’Brian, Marilyn Monroe - Roller Derby
GRIND, 2003, Mike Vogel, Adam Brody, Vince Vieluf - Skateboarding
THE HUSTLER, 1961 - Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott - Billiards (Pool)
KANSAS CITY BOMBER, 1972 - Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy, Jodie Foster - Roller Derby
THE KARATE KID, 1984 - Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elizabeth Shue, Martin Kove - karate
THE KARATE KID II, 1986 - Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Martin Kove - karate
MURDERBALL, 2005 - Mark Zupan, Joe Bishop - Quadriplegic rugby players
OXFORD BLUES, 1984 – Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Cary Elwes - Rowing
PUMPING IRON, 1977 - Arnold Schwartznegger, Lou Ferigno, Franco Columbu - Weight Lifting
ROLLER BALL, 2002 – Chris Klein, Jean Reno, Naveen Andrews, Rebecca Romijn, LL Cool J - roller ball
ROUNDERS, 1998 - Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Famke Janssen, Martin Landau - Poker
SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISHER, 1993 - Ben Kingsley, Joe Montegna, William H. Macy - Chess
SPELLBOUND, 2003 - follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee
SPETTERS, 1980 - Motocross motorcycle racing
THE TAO OF PONG, 2004 – Paulo Costanzo, Jake Busey - Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
THIS SPORTING LIFE, 1963 – Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts - Rugby
VISION QUEST, 1985 - Matthew Modine - Wrestling
VIVA KNIEVEL, 1977 - Evil Knievel, Gene Kelly, Lauren Hutton, Red Buttons, Leslie Nielsen - motorcycle stunts
VICTORY, 1981, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Pele - Soccer
WORDPLAY, 2006 – Bill Clinton - Documentary of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle championship
came up. Everyone contributed to the conversation. It was amazing how many of the
movies many of us had forgotten about! The topic finally came around to the question:
"I wonder how many movies we FORGOT about". So the gauntlet was thrown by our
webmaster to the club members to email a list a we would present it on the website.
Thanks to the hard work of Bob Senior and Roy Abbett - we present this list - which we
are sure is far from complete. Feel free to email us any additions! ENJOY!
BASEBALL
ALIBI IKE, 1935 - Joe E. Brown.
AIR BUD, SEVENTH INNING FETCH, 2002 - Can a dog catch a baseball?
AMERICAN PASTIME, 2007 – Aaron Yoo, Sarah Drew, Gary Cole – Imprisoned Japanese-Americans start league
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, 1951 - Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, 1994 – Christopher Lloyd, Danny Glover, Tony Danza
ANGELS IN THE INFIELD, 2000 – Brittney Irvin, David Alan Greer
THE BABE, 1992 - John Goodman, Babe Ruth
THE BABE RUTH STORY - William Bendix
THE BAD NEWS BEARS, 1976 - Walter Matthau
THE BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN, 1978 – George Wyner, Jackie Earle Haley, Tony Curtis
BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY, 1956 – Paul Newman, Albert Salmi
BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY, 1974 - Robert DeNiro, Michael Moriarity – Remake
BASEBALL - Ken Burns’ PBS documentary
THE BENCHWARMERS, 2006 – Rob Schneider, David Spade, Molly Sims, Jon Lovitz
BINGO LONG’S TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS, 1976 – Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor
BLEACHER BUMS, 2002 – Brad Garrett, Charles Durning
BROOKLYN DODGERS: THE GHOSTS OF FLATBUSH, 2007 - Louis Gosset Jr., Larry King, Duke Snider
BULL DURHAM, 1988 - Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
CHASING 3000, 2006 – Ray Liotta, Rory Culkin – Two bros. go to Pittsburgh to see Roberto Clemente get his 3000th hit
COBB, 1994 – Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl – A story about Ty Cobb
COMRADES OF SUMMER, 1992 – David Lewis, Joe Mantegna – Ex-Mariners manager coaches Russian Olympic team
DAMN YANKEES, 1958 - Gwen Verdon, Tab Hunter - Broadway musical & a pact with the devil
DON’T LOOK BACK: The Story Of LeRoy ”Satchel” Paige, 1981 – Louis Gossett Jr., Bev Todd
ED, 1996 – Minor League pitcher with stage fright and a chimp
EIGHT MEN OUT - John Cusack, David Strathairn - The Black Sox Scandal
ELMER THE GREAT, 1933 - Joe E. Brown, Preston Foster
EVERYONE’S HERO, 2006 – animated movie – Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, William H. Macy, Brian Dennehy
THE FAN, 1996 - Robert DeNiro, Wesley Snipes
FASTPITCH, 2000 – Ken Billingley, Tony Hunloff
FEAR STRIKES OUT, 1957 - Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden - The Jimmy Piersall story
FEVER PITCH, 2005 - Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon
FIELD OF DREAMS - Kevin Costner - Fantasy - “If you build it, they will come”.
THE FINAL SEASON, 2007 – Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook
FINDING BUCK McHENRY, 2000 – Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Ernie Banks
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, 1999 – Kevin Costner
FREEDOM PARK, 2005 – Matt McDonald, Tim Fields
GAME 6, 2005 – Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara
HARDBALL, 2001 – Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane
HUSTLE, 2004 - Dash Mihok, Sarain Boylan, Tom Sizemore – ESPN movie about Pete Rose
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING, 1949 - Ray Milland, Jean Peters
IT HAPPENED IN FLATBUSH, 1942 – Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY, 1950 - Jackie plays himself, Ruby Dee
THE KID FROM LEFT FIELD, 1953 - Dan Dailey, Ann Bancroft, Lloyd Bridges
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, 1992 - Gina Davis, Tom Hanks - Women’s war-time professional league
LITTLE BIG LEAGUE, 1994 – Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield
A LITTLE INSIDE, 2001 – Sean Michael Arthur, Hallie Kate Eisenberg
LONG GONE, 1987 – William Peterson, Henry Gibson
MAJOR LEAGUE, 1989 - Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen
MAJOR LEAGUE II, 1994 - Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen
MAJOR LEAGUE: BACK TO THE MINORS, 1998 – Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen
THE MAN FROM LEFT FIELD, 1993 – Burt Reynolds, Reba McIntire
MICKEY, 2004 – Harry Connick Jr., Mark Joy
MR. BASEBALL, 1992 – Tom Selleck
MR. DESTINY, 1990 – Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton
MR. 3000, 2004 – Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett
THE NATURAL, 1984 - Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger – The Eddie Waitkus story?
NIGHT GAME, 1989 – Roy Scheider – Serial killer strikes only at Astros’ night games
PASTIME, 1991 – William Russ, Glenn Plummer, Jeffrey Tambor, Noble Willingham, Ass’t B.B. stars
PAST THE BLEACHERS, 1995 – Richard Dean Anderson, Barnard Hughes, Glynnis O’Conner
PERFECT GAME, 2000 – Cameron Finley, Ed Asner, Patrick Duffy
A PERFECT GAME, 2007 – Cheech Marin, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames – True story of the 1957 Monterrey, Mexico
team that becomes the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series
THE PRIDE OF ST. LOUIS, 1952 – Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru – The Dizzy Dean story
PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, 1942 - Gary Cooper - Lou Gehrig story
RHUBARB, 1951 - Ray Milland, Jan Sterling - Cat inherits team after owner dies
THE ROOKIE, 2002, Dennis Quaid – The Jim Morris story
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, 1993 – Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey
SAFE AT HOME, 1962 – Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, William Frawley, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk
THE SANDLOT, 1993, II, 2005, & III, 2007 (Trilogy) - Tom Guiry - Kids baseball
THE SCOUT, 1994 – Albert Brooks, Brendan Frasier
61*, 2001 - Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane - Roger Maris’ 1961 quest to break the home run record
THE SLUGGER’S WIFE, 1985 - Michael O’Keefe, Rebecca DeMornay, Randy Quaid
SOUL OF THE GAME, 1996 – Delroy Lindo, Blair Underwood – Breaking color barrier in baseball
SQUEEZE PLAY, 1980 – Jim Harris, Jenni Hetrick – (R)
STEALING HOME, 1988 – Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster
THE STRATTON STORY, 1949 - Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson - One-legged pitcher Monty Stratton
SUMMER CATCH, 2001 – Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jessica Beal
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME, 1949 – Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Esther Williams
TALENT FOR THE GAME, 1991 – Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco
TIGER TOWN, 1983 – Roy Scheider
WAIT TILL THIS YEAR, 2004 – Monika Lahiri, Ges Selmont – The 2004 Red Sox season thru the eyes of a female fan
WHEN IT WAS A GAME, 1992 – Billy Crystal, Bob Costas - Baseball documentary
A WINNER NEVER QUITS, 1986 – Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham – Based on Pete Gray
THE WINNING SEASON, 2004 – Kristen Davis, Mark Rendell, Matthew Modine
THE WINNING TEAM, 1952 - Ronald Reagan, Doris Day - Alcoholic Grover Cleveland Alexander
BASKETBALL
:03 FROM GOLD, 2002 - HBO documentary on controversial US-USSR basketball game in the Munich Olympics.
THE 6TH MAN, 1997 – Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison
THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, 1961 – Fred MacMurray, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk
AIR BUD, 1997 – Michael Jeter
THE AIR UP THERE, 1994 - Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina - Recruiting in Africa
AMAZING CHUCK AND GRACE, 1987 - Jamie Lee Curtis, Alex English - Nuclear weapons protest.
ANNIE O, 1995 – Rob Stewart, Coco Yares, Chad Willett
BAD AS I WANNA BE: THE DENNIS RODMAN STORY, 1988 – Dwayne Adway
BASEKETBALL, 1998 – Trey Parker, Matt Stone
THE BASKET, 1999 – Peter Coyote, Karen Allen
BASKETBALL DIARIES, 1995 – Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco
THE BASKETBALL FIX, 1951 – John Ireland, Marshall Thompson
BIG SHOT-CONFESSIONS OF A CAMPUS BOOKIE, 2002 – David Krumholtz, Nicholas Turturro
BLUE CHIPS, 1994 – Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Ed O’Neill, Bob Cousy, Shaquille O’Neill
BOYS KLUB, 2001 – Beau Bridges, Rachel Hunter
CAMPUS CONFESSIONS, 1938 – Betty Grable, Hank Liusetti (Inventor of the one-handed shot)
CELTIC PRIDE, 1996 – Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Akroyd
COACH, 1998 - Cathy Lee Crosby, Michael Biehn
COACH CARTER, 2004 - Samuel L. Jackson - Ashanti High school coach
THE COOKOUT, 2004 – Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jonathan Silverman
CORNBREAD, EARL & ME, 1975 – Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Laurence Fishburne, Bernie Casey
CROSSING THE LINE, 2002 – Terry Farrell, Adrian Pasdar - Parents lose control at kids’ athletic events.
CROSSOVER, 2006 – Tamer Werfali, Gavin J. Behrman
DOUBLE TEAMED, 2002 - Poppi Monroe, Annie McElwain
DRIVE, HE SAID, 1972 – William Tepper, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, David Ogden Stiers
EDDIE, 1996 – Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella
EDGE OF AMERICA, 2004 – James McDaniel, Tim Daly
EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS, 2002 – Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler
FASTBREAK, 1979 – Gabe Kaplan, Harold Sylvester
FINAL SHOT: THE HANK GATHERS STORY, 1992 – Victor Love, George Kennedy, Nell Carter
FINDING FORRESTER, 2000 – Sean Connery, Rob Brown
THE FISH THAT SAVED PITTSBURGH, 1979 - Julius Erving, Jonathan Winters, Meadowlark Lemon
FORGET PARIS, 1995 – Billy Crystal, Debra Winger
FULL COURT MIRACLE, 2003 – Richard T. Jones
THE GAMBLER, 1974 – James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, James Woods
GAME DAY, 1999 – Richard Lewis, Sean Squire
GLORY ROAD, 2006 - Texas Western championship, with five black starters
GO, MAN, GO, 1954 - Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier, Harlem Globetrotters
THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS, 1951 – Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge
HE GOT GAME, 1998 - Denzel Washington. Ray Allen, aka Jesus Shuttlesworth
THE HEART OF THE GAME, 2006 – Seattle’s Roosevelt High School’s girl’s basketball team
HEAVEN IS A PLAYGROUND, 1991 – Bo Kimle, Michael Warren, D.B. Sweeney
HIGH SCHOOL HERO, 1927 – Nick Stuart, Sally Phipps - Possibly first movie made about basketball
HOOP DREAMS, 1994 - Follows two high school stars.
HOOSIERS, 1986 - Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
JUWANNA MANN, 2002 – Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollack
THE LAST GAME, 1995 – Joey Travolta, Israel Gonzales, Sherean Neville
LIKE MIKE, 2002 – Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki
LIKE MIKE 2: STREETBALL, 2006 - Jascha Washington, Kel Mitchell, Michael Beach
LOVE AND BASKETBALL, 2000 – Nathaniel Bellamy Jr., Christine Dunford
MAURIE, 1972 – Bernie Casey, Bo Svenson, Janet MacLachlin
MICHAEL JORDAN: AN AMERICAN HERO, 1999 – Michael Jace, Christopher Jacobs
MICHAEL JORDAN TO THE MAX, 2000 – Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Doug Collins, Bob Costas
MIXED COMPANY, 1974 – Joseph Bologna, Barbara Harris
NEW JERSY TURNPIKES, 1999 – Kelsey Grammer, Robert Conrad, Lee Majors, Jim Brown
O, 2001 - Julia Stiles, Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett
ONE ON ONE, 1977 – Robby Benson, Melanie Griffith, Cory Faucher
ONE SPECIAL VICTORY, 1991 – John Larroquette, Kathy Baker, Joe Pantoliano
PASSING GLORY, 1999 – Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Ruby Dee, Sean Squire
PISTOL: THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND, 1991 – Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict - The Pete Maravich Story
REBOUND, 2005 – Martin Lawrence
REBOUND: THE STORY OF EARL “THE GOAT” MANIGAULT, 1996 – Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones – Based on a true story
THE RED SNEAKERS, 2002 – Dempsey Pappion, Vincent D’Onofino, Gregory Hines
A SEASON ON THE BRINK, 2002 – Brian Dennehy - A year w/Bobby Knight & the Indiana Hoosiers
SLAM DUNK ERNEST, 1995 – Jim Varney, Kareem Abdul Jabbar
SOUL IN THE HOLE, 1996 – Kenny Jones, Ronnet Jones, Ed Smith – Documentary
SPACE JAM, 1996 – Michael Jordan, Billy West, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle
THE ST. TAMMANY MIRACLE, 1994 – Paul-Mark Gosselaar, Soleil Moon Frye
SUNSET PARK, 1996 – Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr, Carol Kane, Terrence Howard
TALL STORY, 1960 – Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda
TEEN WOLF, 1985 – Michael J. fox, James Hampton
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, 1982 – Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, 1999 - Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Gary Sinise, Paul Sorvino.
THROUGH THE FIRE, 2005 – Asher Beard, Nyen Boateng, Jay-Z
WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP, 1992 - Woody Harrelsen, Wesley Snipes.
FOOTBALL
THE FRESHMAN, 1925 - Silent movie starring
AIR BUD, 1998 – Tim Conway, Dick Martin – A golden retriever that can play football
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES, 1983 - Tom Cruise
THE ALL-AMERICAN, 1953 – Tony Curtis, Lori Nelson
ANGELS IN THE ENDZONE, 1997 – Christopher Lloyd
ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, 1999 – Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, James Woods
BACKFIELD IN MOTION, 1991 – Rosanne Barr, Tom Arnold
THE BEAR, 1984 – Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton – Biography of Paul “Bear” Bryant
THE BEST OF TIMES, 1986 – Robin Williams, Kurt Russell
BLACK SUNDAY, 1977 – Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern - Super Bowl terror plot
BLOOD SPORT, 1973 – Ben Johnson, Larry Hagman, Gary Busey
BRIAN’S SONG, 1971 - James Caan, Billy Dee Williams - The Brian Piccolo Story
COACH OF THE YEAR, 1980 – Robert Conrad, Erin Gray
THE COMEBACKS, 2007 – David Koechner, Melora Hardin, Carl Weathers
CRAZY LEGS, 1953 - Elroy ’Crazy Legs’ Hirsch, Lloyd Nolan
EASY LIVING, 1949 – Lucille Ball, Victor Mature
EVERYBODY’S ALL-AMERICAN, 1988 – Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, Timothy Hutton
FACING THE GIANTS, 2006 – James Blackwell, Bailey Cave
FATHER WAS A FULLBACK, 1949 – Fred McMurray, Maureen O’Hara
FIGHTING BACK - THE ROCKY BLIER STORY, Robert Urich - Made for TV.
FOOTBALL NOW AND THEN, 1953 – Disney animated story of old-time vs. modern teams
FOOTSTEPS, 1972 – James Woods, Richard Crenna, Robert Carradine, Forrest Tucker, Ned Beatty
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, 2004 - Billy Bob Thornton
FULL RIDE, 2001 – Riley Smith, Meredith Monroe
FUMBLEHEADS, 1999 – Ed Asner, Barry Corbin
GARBAGE PICKING, FIELD GOAL KICKING, PHILADELPHIA PHENOMINON, 1998 – Tony Danza, Jessica Tuck
GLORY DAYS, 1988 – Robert Conrad, Shane Conrad, Duane Davis, Stacy Edwards
GO TIGERS!, 2001 – Dave Irwin, Ellery Moore, Joe Paterno
GRAMBLING’S WHITE TIGER, 1981 – Bruce Jenner, Dennis Haysbert – True story of Jim Gregory, Grambling’s
first white football player
GRIDIRON GANG, 2006 – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
GUS, 1976 – Ed Asner, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Dick Butkus
THE GUY WHO CAME BACK, 1951 – Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Don DeFore, Zero Mostel
HEAVEN CAN WAIT, 1978 - Warren Beatty. Julie Christie
HOLD THAT LINE, 1952 – Leo Gorcy, Huntz Hall, Gil Stratton – Bowery Boys
HOMETOWN LEGEND, 2002 – Terry O’Quinn, Lacy Chabert
HORSE FEATHERS, 1932 - The Marx Brothers
INVINCIBLE, 2006 – Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear
JERRY McGUIRE - Tom Cruise, Rene Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Kelly Preston - Sports agent
JIM BROWN: All-American, 2002 – Art Modell, Walter Beach, Ed Walsh
JIM THORPE–ALL-AMERICAN, 1951 - Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford
JOHN GOLDFARB, PLEASE COME HOME, 1965 – Richard Crenna, Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov
JOHNNY BE GOOD, 1988 – Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Uma Thurman
THE JUNCTION BOYS, 2002 – Tom Berenger – Bear Bryant’s first summer coaching Texas A & M
KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN, 1940 - Ronald Reagan, Pat O’Brian, Gale Page
THE LAST BOY SCOUT, 1991 – Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans
THE LAST GAME, 2002 – Mike Pettine
LEATHERHEADS, 2008 – George Clooney
LEGEND IN GRANITE, 1973 – Ernest Borgnine, Colleen Dewhurst – Vince Lombardi’s football career
LITTLE GIANTS, 1994 – Rick Moranis, Ed O’Neill
THE LONGEST YARD, 1974 - Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert - Prison football team
THE LONGEST YARD, 2005 Remake – Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds
NORTH DALLAS FORTY, 1979 - Nick Nolte, Mac Davis - Early 1970’s Dallas Cowboys?
NUMBER ONE, 1969 – Charlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce Dern
OFF SIDES, aka PIGS VS. FREAKS, 1984 – Brian Dennehey, Gloria DeHaven, Patrick Swayze, Tony Randall, Grant
Goodeve – Virtually unknown TV movie about small-town gridiron showdown
PAPER LION - Alan Alda. Lauren Hutton. Alex Karras - Author George Plimpton
POSSUMS, 1998 – Mac Davis, Cynthia Sikes
THE PROGRAM, 1993 – Craig Sheffer, Halle Berry, James Can, Kristy Swanson, Omar Epps
QUARTERBACK PRINCESS, 1983 – Don Murray, Barbara Babcock, Daphne Zuniga, Dana Elcar
QUIET VICTORY: THE CHARLIE WEDEMEYER STORY, 1988 – Michael Nouri
RADIO, 2003 - Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ed Harris - Developmentally disabled person
REGGIE’S PRAYER, 1997 – Reggie White, Brett Favre, Mike Holmgren, Keith Jackson, Pat Morita
REMEMBER THE TITANS, 2000 - Denzel Washington.
THE REPLACEMENTS, 2000 – Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman
RISE & WALK: THE DENNIS BYRD STORY, 1994 – Peter Berg, Kathy Morris – Story of NY Jets’ defensive end,
Dennis Byrd, paralyzed in a game in 1992.
THE ROSE BOWL STORY, 1952 – Marshall Thompson, Vera Miles
RUDY, 1993 - Sean Astin, Charles S. Dutton - Diminutive Notre Dame student gets in a game.
SATURDAY’S HERO, 1951 – John Derek, Donna Reed
SECOND STRING, 2002 – Gil Bellows, Jon Voight, Teri Polo
SEMI-TOUGH, 1977 - Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson
SOMETHING FOR JOEY, 1977 – Marc Singer, Geraldine Page – John Cappeletti scores touchdowns for
younger brother Joey, who suffers from leukemia.
SUPERDOME, 1978 – David Janssen, Edie Adams, Ken Howard, Van Johnson, Tom Selleck, Dick Butkus - TV-movie
about a killer stalking the New Orleans Super Bowl. A remake of Two Minute Warning.
THAT’S MY BOY, 1951 – Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
TRIUMPH OF THE HEART: THE RICKY BELL STORY, 1991 – Mario Van Peebles, Susan Ruttan
TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY, 1951 – John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn
TWO FOR THE MONEY, 2005 – Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo
TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1976 – Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes
VARSITY BLUES, 1999 - James Van Der Beek, John Voight
THE WATER BOY, 1998 - Adam Sandler, Henry Winkler, Kathy Bates
WE ARE MARSHALL - Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox
WILDCATS, 1986 – Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes
BOXING
AGAINST THE ROPES, 2004 - Meg Ryan, Omar Epps - Lady boxing promoter
ALI, 2001 - Will Smith, Jamie Foxx
BATTLING BUTLER, 1926 – Buster Keaton, Frances McDonald
BODY AND SOUL, 1947 - John Garfield, William Conrad - Story of champion Barney Ross.
BROKEN NOSES, 1987 - Documentary
THE CHAMP, 1931 – Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper
CHAMP, 1979 – Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway
CHAMPION, 1949 - Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy
CINDERELLA MAN, 2005 - Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger
DIGGSTOWN, 1992 – James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr
FAT CITY, 1972 - Stacey Keach, Jeff Bridges
FIGHT FOR THE TITLE, 1957 – Michael Landon, Dan Haggerty
GENTLEMAN JIM, 1942 - Erroll Flynn, Alexis Smith - About champion James J. Corbett
GIRLFIGHT, 2000 – Michelle Rodriguez – Best film on female boxing?
GLADIATOR, 1992 – James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr
GOLDEN BOY, 1939 - William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, 1970 - James Earl Jones
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, 1996 – Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Damon Wayans
THE HARDER THEY FALL, 1956 – Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger
HOLD EVERYTHING, 1930 - Joe E. Brown
THE HURRICANE, 2000 - Denzel Washington - The Hurricane Carter Story
THE JOE LOUIS STORY, 1953 - Coley Wallace
KID GALAHAD, 1962 – Elvis Presley, Gig Young
THE KINGS OF THE RING, 1995 – Muhammad Ali, Louis Gossett Jr
LEGENDS OF THE RING, SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, POUND FOR POUND, 1955 – Torin Thatcher
THE MAIN EVENT, 1979 - Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal
MILLION DOLLAR BABY, 2005 - Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman
MONKEY ON MY BACK, 1957 - Cameron Mitchell - Morphine addict/champion Barney Ross.
NIGHT & THE CITY, 1992 – Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange
RAGING BULL, 1980 - Robert De Niro – Jake Lamotta story
REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT, 1962 - Anthony Quinn
RESURRECTING THE CHAMP, 2008 – Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett
RING OF FIRE-THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY, 2005 - Emile Griffith. Killed a man in the ring.
ROCKY, 1976 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers
ROCKY II, 1979 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith
ROCKY III, 1982 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
ROCKY IV, 1985 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
ROCKY V, 1990 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
ROCKY BALBOA, 2006 - Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young
ROCKY MARCIANO, 1999 – Joe Favreau, Penelope Ann Miller
THE SET-UP, 1948 - Robert Ryan
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME, 1956 - Paul Newman, Pier Angeli – Rocky Graziano story
SPIKE OF BENSONHURST, 1988 – Ernest Borgnine
THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH, 1938 - Joe Louis
TOUGH ENOUGH, 1983 – Dennis Quaid
TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT, 1989 – Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos
UNDISPUTED, 2002 – Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk
UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON, 2004 - Jack Johnson.
WHEN WE WERE KINGS, 1997 - Muhammad Ali, George Foreman - Documentary
GOLF
A GENTLEMAN’S GAME, 2001 – Gary Sinise, Mason Gamble
BOBBY JONES: STROKE OF GENIUS, 2004 - Jim Caviezel - The Bobby Jones story
CADDY SHACK, 1980 - Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase
CADDY SHACK 2, 1988 - Chevy Chase, Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Dan Akroyd
DEAD SOLID PERFECT, 1988 – Randy Quaid, Kathryn Harrold
FOLLOW THE SUN, 1951 – Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter, Dennis O’Keefe – The Ben Hogan story
THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED – Golf’s 1913 U.S. Open Championship
HAPPY GILMORE, 1996 – Adam Sandler, Christopher MacDonald, Julie Bowen, Bob Barker
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, 2000 - Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron
ONE ON ONE, 1977 - Robby Benson, Annette O’Toole, Melanie Griffith
PAT AND MIKE, 1952 - Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy
TIN CUP, 1996 - Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin
HOCKEY
THE DEADIEST SEASON, 1977 – Michael Moriarty, Meryl Streep – Made for TV movie
FACE OFF, 1971 – Art Hindle, Trudy Young – Canadian made story of Toronto Maple Leafs rookie
GROSS MISCONDUCT, 1993 – Daniel Kash – Story of NHL leftwinger Brian “Spinner” Spencer
HOCKEY NIGHT, 1984 – Rick Moranis, Megan Follows
MAURICE RICHARD, 2005 – Sean Avery, Roy Dupuis
THE MIGHTY DUCKS, 1992 – Emilio Estevez, Lane Smith
MIRACLE, 2004 - Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson – 1980 Olympic Games USA Hockey Gold Medal
MIRACLE ON ICE, 1981 – Karl Malden, Steve Guttenberg, Andrew Stevens
MYSTERY, ALASKA, 2001 – Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, mary McCormick, Burt Reynolds
NET WORTH, 1995 – Ted Lindsay
ROCKET MAURICE RICHARD, 1998 – Roy Dupuis
SLAP SHOT, 1977 - Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Jennifer Warren, Andrew Duggan
SLAP SHOT 2-BREAKING THE ICE, 2002 – Stephen Baldwin, Jessica Steen, Gary Busey
TOUCH AND GO, 1986 – Michael Keaton, Maria Conchita Alonso
YOUNGBLOOD, 1988 – Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves
BOAT RACING
ACROSS THE LAKE, 1988 - Anthony Hopkins - Donald Campbell, jet boat record setter
MADISON, 2005 - Jim Caviezel, Bruce Dern, Jake Lloyd - Miss Madison wins 1971 Gold Cup
RACING FEVER, 1964 – Joe Morrison - A “B” movie, once described as the worst movie ever made!
AUTO RACING / MOTOR SPORTS
THE BIG WHEEL, 1949 – Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell
DAYS OF THUNDER, 1990 - Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Cary Elwes
DRIVEN, 2001 – Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Gina Gershon
GRAND PRIX, 1966 - James Garner, Yves Montand, Jessica Walter, Eva Marie Saint
GREASED LIGHTNING, 1977 – Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges
HEART LIKE A WHEEL, 1983 – Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Anthony Edwards
HELL ON WHEELS, 1967 – Marty Robbins
THE LAST AMERICAN HERO, 1973 – Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey
LE MANS, 1971 – Steve McQueen
REDLINE, 2007 – Nathan Phillips, Nadia Bjorlin, Tim Matheson
RED LINE 7000, 1965 - James Caan, Laura Devon - NASCAR
SPEEDWAY, 1968 – Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra
SPINOUT, 1966 – Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares
STROKER ACE, 1983 – Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Ned Beatty
TALADEGA NIGHTS, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006 - Will Farrell, John C. Reilly, Sasha Cohen
THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN, 2005 - Anthony Hopkins - Motor Cycle at Bonneville Salt Flats
OLYMPIC GAMES - TRACK AND FIELD
CHARIOTS OF FIRE, 1981 - Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Sir John Gielgud
COOL RUNNINGS, 1993 - The Jamaican Bob Sled Team
THE CUTTING EDGE, 1991 – D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly – Figure skating
THE LONLINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER, 1962 – Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay
MILLION DOLLAR LEGS, 1932 - W. C. Fields - Olympic Games
OLYMPIA, 1938 – Documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER. 2002. Israeli athletes killed at Munich Olympics.
PREFONTAINE. 1997. Jared Leto. Kevin Calabro.
WITHOUT LIMITS, 1998, Steve Prefontaine bio, Billy Crudup. Donald Sutherland
HORSE RACING
A DAY AT THE RACES, 1937 – Marx Brothers, Alan Jones, Maureen O’Sullivan
APRIL LOVE, 1957 – Pat Boone, Shirley Jones, Arthur O’Connell, Jeanette Nolan – Harness racing
BLACK BEAUTY, 1994 – Children’s drama
BLACK GOLD, 1947 – Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille
THE BLACK STALLION, 1979 – Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Hoyt Axton
BLUE GRASS OF KENTUCKY, 1950 – Bill Williams, Jane Nigh, Ralph Morgan
BOOTS MALONE, 1952 – William Holden, Johnny Stewart
CASEY’S SHADOW, 1978 – Walter Matthau, Alexis Smith, Robert Webber
CHAMPIONS, 1983 – John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Ben Johnson, Kirstie Alley
FIGHTING THOROUGHBREDS, 1939 – Charles Wilson, Mary Carlisle, Robert Allen, “Gabby” Hayes
THE GREAT DAN PATCH, 1949 – Dennis O’Keefe, Gail Russell, Ruth Warrick, Charlotte Greenwood
HIDALGO, 2004 - Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif - Million-dollar race in the Middle-East
THE HOMESTRETCH, 1947 – Cornell Wilde, Maureen O’Hara
LET IT RIDE, 19898 – Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly
LIGHTNING-THE WHITE STALLION, 1986 – Mickey Rooney, Susan George, Billy Wesley
THE LONG SHOT, 2004 – Julie Benz, Marsha Mason
NATIONAL VELVET, 1944 - Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney
PHAR LAP, 1983 - Tom Burlinson, - Dynamic 1930’s race horse in Australia and New Zealand
SEABISCUIT, 2003 - Toby McGuire, Chris Cooper, Jeff Bridges
THE STORY OF SEABISCUIT, 1949 – Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Rosemary DeCamp
THE WINNER’S CIRCLE, 1948 – Jean Willes, Johnny Longden
WINTER SPORTS
DOWN HILL RACER, 1969, Skiing - Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv
ICE CASTLES, 1979, Figure Skating – Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robbie Benson, Tom Skerritt
ICE PRINCESS, 2005 – Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere
THE ICE PRINCESS, 1995, Figure Skating – Katarina Witt, Toller Cranston
MEN WITH BROOMS, 2002, Curling – Paul Gross, Connor Price, Leslie Nielsen
SNOW DOGS, 2002 – Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Nichelle Nichols(Star Trek’s “Uhura”) – Miami
dentist inherits team of sled dogs.
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS
AMERICAN FLYERS, 1985, Kevin Costner - Bicycle Racing
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, 2002 - Keira Knightley, Parminder Nagra - Soccer
BREAKING AWAY, 1979, Bicycle Racing
BEST IN SHOW, 2000 – Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy – Dog Show
BRING IT ON, 2000 – Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union – Cheerleading competition
THE CINCINNATI KID, 1965 - Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden - Poker
THE COLOR OF MONEY, 1986 – Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Helen Shaver – Sequel to The Hustler - Billiards (Pool)
DODGE BALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY, 2004 - Vince Vaughn. Ben Stiller - dodge ball
DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS, 2001, Sean Penn, Tony Hawk - Skateboarding
THE ENDLESS SUMMER, 1966, Surf Boarding – Bruce Brown, Michael Hynson - surfing
EVIL KNIEVEL MOVIE, 1971 - George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed - motorcycle stunts
EVIL KNIEVEL MOVIE, 1974 - Sam Elliott, Gary Barton, Noble Willingham - motorcycle stunts
EVIL KNIEVEL, TV, 2004 – George Eads, Jamie Pressly, Lance Henriksen, Beau Bridges - motorcycle stunts
THE FIREBALL, 1950, Mickey Rooney, Pat O’Brian, Marilyn Monroe - Roller Derby
GRIND, 2003, Mike Vogel, Adam Brody, Vince Vieluf - Skateboarding
THE HUSTLER, 1961 - Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott - Billiards (Pool)
KANSAS CITY BOMBER, 1972 - Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy, Jodie Foster - Roller Derby
THE KARATE KID, 1984 - Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elizabeth Shue, Martin Kove - karate
THE KARATE KID II, 1986 - Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Martin Kove - karate
MURDERBALL, 2005 - Mark Zupan, Joe Bishop - Quadriplegic rugby players
OXFORD BLUES, 1984 – Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Cary Elwes - Rowing
PUMPING IRON, 1977 - Arnold Schwartznegger, Lou Ferigno, Franco Columbu - Weight Lifting
ROLLER BALL, 2002 – Chris Klein, Jean Reno, Naveen Andrews, Rebecca Romijn, LL Cool J - roller ball
ROUNDERS, 1998 - Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Famke Janssen, Martin Landau - Poker
SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISHER, 1993 - Ben Kingsley, Joe Montegna, William H. Macy - Chess
SPELLBOUND, 2003 - follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee
SPETTERS, 1980 - Motocross motorcycle racing
THE TAO OF PONG, 2004 – Paulo Costanzo, Jake Busey - Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
THIS SPORTING LIFE, 1963 – Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts - Rugby
VISION QUEST, 1985 - Matthew Modine - Wrestling
VIVA KNIEVEL, 1977 - Evil Knievel, Gene Kelly, Lauren Hutton, Red Buttons, Leslie Nielsen - motorcycle stunts
VICTORY, 1981, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Pele - Soccer
WORDPLAY, 2006 – Bill Clinton - Documentary of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle championship