Best/Worst Sports Biopics

[Guest Steve J. Rogers]

Kind of in the midst of writing a paper on this topic and thought I'd see if I could get a thing going here for some "inspiration"

 

Off top of my head right now I have:

 

Best

 

Pride of The Yankees

A Gold Standard if you will

 

Jackie Robinson Story

One of the few worthwhile sports biopics during the pre-60's

 

*61

A recent gem that sort of really tells more about the last summer of baseball's "Golden Age" especially the NY baseball landscape

 

Brian's Song

Goes right along with Pride as a classic weeper

 

Raging Bull

Another Gold Standard in movie making, one of the all time greatest films, let alone sports or boxing

 

 

 

Um, some of the worst

 

The Babe Ruth Story

What an absolute unmittigating piece of shit this one was. Still the ONLY movie I willfully did not see the end of (i.e. time restrictions, sleep needed, ect) and I still haven't finished.

 

Fear Strikes Out

Anthony Perkins as a pyscho (pun intended) ballplayer, just one problem, the guy was completely inept and it showed

 

Everbody's All American

Never seen it, but what can you say when a scene that may or may NOT have happened in reality by a supporting actor is the only thing that people remember about this movie (Regan as George Gipp's "Win one for the Gipper" in a movie about the great Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne)

 

Just a start of a list.

 

BTW I think I've uncovered a second "Curse of The Bambino" as not only did Babe Ruth play himself in a silent baseball short "Stealing Home" (he was the main character but it was a fictional setting) but he does himself in one of those "as-only-he-could-do-it" turns in Pride of The Yankees and well, William Bendix couldn't do it, John Goodman didn't do it, it seems no one quite captured Ruth when playing him.

 

Steve

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

I liked Cobb...

 

but it made him out to be too normal and not crazy and evil enough.

[Guest converge241]

I love Cobb

 

but i wish i could get a "robert wuhl free" DVD edition

[Guest razazteca]

the Bobby Knight movie that was made by ESPN is one of the worst made for tv movies ever

[Guest cartman]

I thought "Everybody's All American" was that movie starring Dennis Quaid, he played the part of the Gray Ghost, a great college running back who made it pretty well in the pros...good movie in MY book.

[Guest godthedog]

raging bull, nothing comes close.

 

but some other great ones are eight men out, field of dreams & rocky.

 

worst is probably juwanna man.

[Guest ant_7000]

Best sports Movie:

8 Men out

Rocky

The Natural

Everybody's All American

Above the Rim

Hoop Dreams

Cobb

He Got Game

 

Worst:

6th man

Ed

Little Big league

Any Given Sunday

[Guest treble charged]

*61

A recent gem that sort of really tells more about the last summer of baseball's "Golden Age" especially the NY baseball landscape

61* is probably my favourite movie ever, and that's coming from a very hardcore Yankee hater. The DVD is especially cool.

[Guest Smark Hammill]

raging bull, nothing comes close.

 

but some other great ones are eight men out, field of dreams & rocky.

 

worst is probably juwanna man.

Field of Dreams and Rocky are not biopics. I agree on Raging Bull, however. Great movie.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

-Raging Bull

-Pride of the Yankees

 

 

The Babe Ruth Story with John Goodman is the worst. I don't buy a 45 year old guy fatass playing a 20 year old Babe Ruth.

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

61*

Pride of the Yankees

8 Men Out

Brian's Song

[Guest Anglesault]

61* was amazing.

[Guest JAxlMorrison]

I think that Tiger Woods movie that Showtime shoveled out is the worst movie I have ever seen. Of course, I hate Tiger Woods, so, ,lol.

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

61* is one of those few sports movies that you don't have to be a fan of the sport to enjoy. I know several people who hate baseball, but love that movie.

[Guest Steve J. Rogers]

I thought "Everybody's All American" was that movie starring Dennis Quaid, he played the part of the Gray Ghost, a great college running back who made it pretty well in the pros...good movie in MY book.

SHUT UP CARTMAN!

Sorry couldn't resist. Yeah thats right, only its based on a novel not a real person. Movie I got it confused with was "Knute Rockne: All American"

 

BTW Dennis Quaid does a decent job as Jim Morris in last years "The Rookie" about that HS coach who gives pro ball another try at like 34-35 or whatever his age was.

 

Steve

[Guest DawnBTVS]

Have you all gone stupid? I'm so ashamed that nobody has bought up RUDY!! Jeez...that's like my fav. sports movie and one of the best to ever come out.