Summary:
When a devastating hit knocks a professional football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney out of the game, a young, unknown third-stringer is called in to replace him. Having ridden the bench for years because of a string of bad luck stories and perhaps insufficient character, Willie Beaman seizes what may be his last chance, and lights up the field with a raw display of athletic prowess. His stunning performance over several games is so outstanding and fresh it seems to augur a new era in the history of this Miami franchise, and forces aging coach Tony D'Amato to reevaluate his time-tested values and strategies and begin to confront the fact that the game, as well as post-modern life may be passing him by. Adding to the pressure on D'Amato to win at any cost is the aggressive young President/Co-owner of the team, Christina Pagniacci, now coming into her own after her father's death. Christina's driving desire to prove herself in a male dominated world is intensified by her focus on the marketing and business of football, in which all coaches and players are merely properties.
| Runtime: | 150 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for strong language and some nudity/sexuality. |
| Production: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama, Sport |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Oliver Stone | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Daniel Pyne | Screen Story |
| John Logan | Screenplay |
| Oliver Stone | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Al Pacino | Tony D'Amato |
| Dennis Quaid | Jack 'Cap' Rooney |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aaron Eckhart | Nick Crozier |
| Andrew Bryniarski | Patrick 'Madman' Kelly |
| Ann-Margret | Margaret Pagniacci |
| Bill Bellamy | Jimmy Sanderson |
| Cameron Diaz | Christina Pagniacci |
| James Woods | Dr. Harvey Mandrake |
| Jamie Foxx | Willie Beamen |
| Jim Brown | Montezuma Monroe |
| Lauren Holly | Cindy Rooney |
| Lawrence Taylor | Luther 'Shark' Lavay |
| Lela Rochon | Vanessa Struthers |
| LL Cool J | Julian Washington |
| Matthew Modine | Dr. Ollie Powers |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Clayton Townsend | Producer |
| Dan Halsted | Producer |
| Eric Hamburg | Co-Producer |
| Jonathan Krauss | Co-Producer |
| Lauren Shuler Donner | Producer |
| Oliver Stone | Executive Producer |
| Richard Donner | Executive Producer |
| Richard Rutowski | Co-Producer |
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