Gus

Gus (1976)

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In this Disney film, Hank Cooper (Ed Asner) the owner of a losing professional football team, recruits Gus, a Yugoslavian soccer player, to his team. Even though Gus is a mule, he figures the animal can be taught to make field-goal kicks. Despite the outrage of his team, and sabotage efforts by… More

G, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By
Vincent McEveety
Written By
Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson
Genres
Comedy, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Jul 7, 1976 Wide
On DVD
Jan 14, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Randy White, Common Sense Media

    Kids will get a kick out of this mule tale.

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  • Christopher O


    A great spoof of football and a inept team led by coach Don Knotts that finds victory in the form of Gus, a mule that can kick 100 yard field goals and takes the California Atoms from worst to First. Great actors like Ed Asner, TIm Conway and Tom Bosley add to the laughs and the film… More

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