Gus (1976)
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52% of users liked it
(647 ratings)
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
- Directed By
- Vincent McEveety
- Written By
- Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
G,
- In Theaters
- Jul 7, 1976 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Randy White, Common Sense Media
Kids will get a kick out of this mule tale.
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Cast
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Edward Asner
as Hank Cooper
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Don Knotts
as Coach Venner
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Gary Grimes
as Andy Petrovic
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Tim Conway
as Crankcase
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Liberty Williams
as Debbie Kovac
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Dick Van Patten
as Cal Wilson
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Ronnie Schell
as Joe Barnsdale
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Bob Crane
as Pepper
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Johnny Unitas
as Himself
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Dick Butkus
as Rob Cargil
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Harold Gould
as Charles Gwynn
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Tom Bosley
as Spinner
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Dick Enberg
as Atom's Announcer
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George Putnam
as TV Interviewer
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Stu Nahan
as L.A. Sportscaster
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Iris Adrian
as Fan's Wife
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James Almanzar
as Coach Garcia
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Jeanne Bates
as Nurse
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Jackson Bostwick
as Stjepan Petrovic
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Timothy Brown
as Calvin Barnes
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Irwin Charone
as Hotel Clerk
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Liam Dunn
as Dr. Morgan
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Milton Frome
as Lukom
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Hanna Hertelendy
as Mama Petrovic
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Richard Kiel
as Tall Man
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Larry McCormick
as N.Y. Broadcaster
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Virginia O'Brien
as Reporter
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Bryan O'Byrne
as Grocery Store Mgr.
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John Orchard
as Pemberton Captain
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Henry Slate
as Fan at W.A.X.
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Kenneth Tobey
as Asst. Warden
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Titos Vandis
as Papa Petrvic
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Danny Wells
as Referee
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James Brown
as Mammoth Coach
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Jack Manning
as Mayor
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Warde Donovan
as Butcher
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