Carl Lumbly, Dennis Quaid, J. Kevin Brune

When the cheering and MVP perks stop, what then? This ambitious adaptation of Frank Deford's novel about three tumultuous decades in the lives of a Washington Redskins football star and his two bigges...( read more  read more... )t fans attempts to answer this question. Dennis Quaid has his rangiest role to date as Gavin Grey, who goes, De Niro-like, from sinewy gridiron Adonis to embittered has-been with sizable beer gut. Jessica Lange brings her customary class and inner strength to Babs, the Louisiana State homecoming queen who marries college sweetheart Gavin and forfeits her identity; Timothy Hutton is Donnie, Gavin's cousin who secretly pines for the neglected Babs. But it's big guy John Goodman in one of his first screen roles who blasts through in this cross between The Way We Were and North Dallas Forty. Taylor Hackford, no slouch at epic melodramas (The Devil's Advocate), directed from a script by Tom Rickman (Oscar-nominated for Coal Miner's Daughter). Gavin's two-hours-later epiphany? "There's more to life than making touchdowns." --Glenn Lovell

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R, 127 min.

Directed by: Taylor Hackford

Release Date: November 4, 1988

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

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  • January 5, 2007
    In a similar vein to Raging Bull, this is the story of a egotistical football stars journey from top dog to has been. Not bad, but all the sports movie cliches are still apparent, and Quaid is no Robert DeNiro.
  • December 31, 2006
    Good Flick, better than average.
  • December 25, 2007
    Cute!
  • April 8, 2007
    Great movie with an excellent cast and a sadly tragic ending.
  • March 22, 2009
    A louisiana football legend struggles to deal with lifes complexities after his college career is over. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Dennis Quaid Timothy Hutton Run time: 127 minutes Rating: R Director: Taylor Hackford
  • April 22, 2008
    Amazing performance by Dennis Quaid!
  • August 17, 2007
    Really enjoyable sports movie, especially for Quaid fans. For anybody who still thinks about their "glory days".
  • June 13, 2007
    watched this film years ago really enjoyed it
  • June 9, 2007
    i'd see it out of curiosity
  • May 21, 2007
    I like football movies, I like Denis Quaid.

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