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Postby TroyGFC » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:55 pm

Remember the Titans
Any Given Sunday
Rocky 1 /2 and Balboa (ah the whole series)
The Replacements
Days of Thunder
Ali
Hurricane
Karate kid 1,2,3 not last one though The Next Karate Kid
Young Blood
Mystery Alaska (Russel Crowe)

I like most American gridiron / baseball movies but dont remember names at present.
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Postby JK » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:01 pm

Cinderella Man
Breaking Away
Happy Gilmour
Bloodsport

Heaps of them, but can't remember them all
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Postby blink » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:05 pm

Dodgeball
Happy Gilmore
Remember The Titans
Talladega Nights
The Waterboy

and

Space Jam!!!
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Postby Rik E Boy » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:10 pm

The Club
Bodyline (mini series WTF)
Wildcats
Breaking Away
Personal Best (girlie action GRRRRRRL)
Mighty Ducks
Major League
Rocky I, II, III
The Natural
Slapshot
All the Right Moves
Dodgeball
Players
Raging Bull
Year of the Dogs


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Postby The Real Number 3 » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:28 pm

Remember The Titans
The Replacemants
Jerry Maguire
Any Given Sunday
Days Of Thunder
Mighty Ducks
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Postby am Bays » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:30 pm

Year of the Dogs was good

Best two sports movies IMHO

Chariots of Fire
Bull Durham

Both show the philosophies and emotions of the sports and their eras perfectly
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Postby Footy Chick » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:56 pm

Remember the Titans
Bring it on
The Longest Yard
SpaceJam :wink:
Bad News Bears
Mighty Ducks


Havent caught the new movie the Gridiron Gang yet... anyone seen it?
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Postby am Bays » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:00 pm

FC which longest yard, the original or the more recent version....
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Postby JK » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:01 pm

Does Ace Venture - Pet Detective qualify?
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Postby crackers » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:06 pm

Without Limits - the Steve Prefontaine story and nike

Rudy - about a US college gridiron player

One Day In September - the munich olympics story

and the 1985 SANFL Grand Final video
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Postby Footy Chick » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:08 pm

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:FC which longest yard, the original or the more recent version....


Have seen them both, i'm leaning towards the newer version, but thats just me... not a big fan of Burt
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Postby The Real Number 3 » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:34 pm

Hey FC, Gridion Gang is a good movie. We watched it the other for a team bonding thing! The Rock actually does ok in the film
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Postby Stumps » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:37 pm

Field of Dreams-
If you build it they will come..
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Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:40 pm

The Football Factory
I.D.
The Club
Slapshot
Caddyshack

Plus Documentaries...
Year of the Dogs
Beyond the Mat
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Postby ORDoubleBlues » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:47 pm

Any Given Sunday
Major League
The Natural
The Club
Hoosiers
Hoop Dreams (not actually a movie of course)
Ali
Rocky I II III
Cobb
Bodyline
Coach Carter
Soul of the Game.
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Postby bayman » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:27 pm

a day at the races :shock: :shock: :shock: oh it's a comedy :roll: :wink:
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Postby Pseudo » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:11 pm

Snaggletooth Tiger wrote:Caddyshack


Arguably the best movie EVER!

"50 bucks says the Smails kid picks his nose"
"Another 50 says he eats it"
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Postby am Bays » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:17 pm

Pseudo wrote:
Snaggletooth Tiger wrote:Caddyshack


Arguably the best movie EVER!

"50 bucks says the Smails kid picks his nose"
"Another 50 says he eats it"


" Nice kid, nice kid, now I know why Tigers eat their young"

"Billy, Billy Billy Billy"

"Hey Lama, how about something for the effort hey? He said when you die you shall achieve extreme consciousness for 100 years, so I have that going for me...."
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Postby zipzap » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:33 pm

As a kiddie I liked that Jon Voight boxing film 'The Champ'. Dunno if it's any good these days though
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Re: Favourite sporting movies

Postby Mr66 » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:49 pm

TroyGFC wrote:Mystery Alaska (Russel Crowe)

I like most American gridiron / baseball movies but dont remember names at present.


WTF? :shock:
I'm an ice hockey fanatic and I thought this was dreadful.
Could not have been more cliched.
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