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 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 Crankcase, Spinner and Gwymm (Tim Conway, Tom Bosley and Harold Gould), Gus the Mule kicks his team all the way to a championship. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: 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

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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
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 is funny. May be dated now but one of my favorite disney films.

Cast

            Edward Asner as Hank Cooper

            Don Knotts as Coach Venner

            Gary Grimes as Andy Petrovic

            Tim Conway as Crankcase

            Liberty Williams as Debbie Kovac

            Dick Van Patten as Cal Wilson

            Ronnie Schell as Joe Barnsdale

            Bob Crane as Pepper

            Johnny Unitas as Himself

            Dick Butkus as Rob Cargil

            Harold Gould as Charles Gwynn

            Tom Bosley as Spinner

            Dick Enberg as Atom's Announcer

            George Putnam as TV Interviewer

            Stu Nahan as L.A. Sportscaster

            Iris Adrian as Fan's Wife

            James Almanzar as Coach Garcia

            Jeanne Bates as Nurse

            Jackson Bostwick as Stjepan Petrovic

            Timothy Brown as Calvin Barnes

            Irwin Charone as Hotel Clerk

            Liam Dunn as Dr. Morgan

            Milton Frome as Lukom

            Hanna Hertelendy as Mama Petrovic

            Richard Kiel as Tall Man

            Larry McCormick as N.Y. Broadcaster

            Virginia O'Brien as Reporter

            Bryan O'Byrne as Grocery Store Mgr.

            John Orchard as Pemberton Captain

            Henry Slate as Fan at W.A.X.

            Kenneth Tobey as Asst. Warden

            Titos Vandis as Papa Petrvic

            Danny Wells as Referee

            James Brown as Mammoth Coach

            Jack Manning as Mayor

            Warde Donovan as Butcher
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Gus (1976)

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