Having just watched Bull Durham this past weekend (and really finding the movie quite short on shots of downtown Durham) I decided to list my favorite sports movies in no particular order.
Bull Durham. - A good movie but a bit strong on the language. Some odd flat acting here or there but, for the most part, a very good movie.
Major League - Another baseball flick, this time set in the majors. Entertaining. Dennis Haysbert as Pedro Cerrano is particularly memorable. Keep a sharp eye out during the "pre-season training" portion of the movie as it was shot in Tucson, partially at Hi-Corbett field. That's probably interesting only to me.
Mystery, Alaska - Ah! Now we're talking. Hockey is the flavor of the day. Hank Azaria, Russel Crowe, Burt Reynolds, and the rest of the cast turn in stellar performances in a movie about a men's small-town hockey pick-up league that take on none other than the New York Rangers in an exhibition game. I personally find Maury Chaykin's performance to be the best in the film.
Rocky - the original. The Oscar winner.
Field of Dreams - hey, Kevin Costner is back in his 2nd baseball related movie. A good father/son movie to be sure. Great for the family all the way around. Burt Lancaster's final movie role. James Earl Jones plays a fantastic reclusive author and unwitting road-tripper with Costner.
Brian's Song - Oh Brian Piccolo (Wake Forest Grad). You were struck down too soon.
A League of Their Own - Another baseball movie. You'd think I liked the sport the way I was going on and on about it. A good movie that should have been 20 minutes shorter. An enjoyable movie never-the-less.
Hoop Dreams - haven't watched this one in quite a while. One of two documentaries on the list.
Speedo - the other documentary about "Speedo", a demolition driver from New York.
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You should see Pride. That's a good sports movie... Swimming's a sport, right?
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