North Dallas Forty poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning, Dayle Haddon, Bo Svenson ...( see more  see more... ) , John Matuszak , Steve Forrest , G.D. Spradlin , Dabney Coleman , Savannah Smith Boucher , Marshall Colt , Guich Koock , Deborah Benson , Jim Boeke

A very savvy, 1978 film directed by Ted Kotcheff (First Blood) dealing with the seamier side of professional football. Phillip Elliott and Maxwell (Nick Nolte and Mac Davis, respectively) are players ...( read more  read more... )for a Texas football team loosely based on the championship Dallas Cowboys. Though at the peak of his football career, Elliott is a personal and physical mess, needing all manner of drugs prescribed by the team physician to play and even to move around. The indifference of the team management and the hypocritical stance toward recreational drug use versus the drug abuse practiced by the players leads to a crisis of conscience for Nolte. The combination of Nolte's volatile presence and Davis's understated performance as the quarterback who thinks he's seen it all helps make North Dallas Forty one of the best sports films around. --Robert Lane

Flixster Users

69% liked it

1,767 ratings

R, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Ted Kotcheff

Release Date: August 3, 1979

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: January 30, 2001

Get It:

Stats: 76 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

North Dallas Forty
Upload a Photo |

View All North Dallas Forty Photos (1)

Your Rating


clear rating
Facebook

Flixster Reviews (76)

  • saltersheppard
    April 11, 2009
    saltersheppard
    Watch this movie...it will change your outlook on football. Adapted from a book by a former Dallas Cowboy's player.
  • timefl13s
    March 28, 2009
    timefl13s
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • BigDilla
    October 11, 2008
    BigDilla
    This movie is great, it needs to be remade in today's twisted sports world. A funny version of "Any Given Sunday"
  • johnandrewchristie
    August 30, 2008
    johnandrewchristie
    its not a bad football movie. I love the fact that it whos the football players in not a good light. Its shows their flaws and the football sequences are very good.

    The acting especially by Nick Nolte when he realizes he is getting fired at the end of the movie is heartbreakin...( read more)g. The script is all right. There are some bad dialogue and the music ruins the film quite a bit.

    worth watching even if your not a fan of the sport
  • tjrepresents
    July 24, 2007
    tjrepresents
    Been there done that
  • jason417
    May 24, 2007
    jason417
    It's a must-see, but not a great movie.
  • everydaywarrior
    May 24, 2007
    everydaywarrior
    You gotta see this, just because it's based on the story of the Dalas Cowboys of the same time period. The 70's were crazy, anyway.
  • hansolo37
    March 21, 2007
    hansolo37
    Greatest football movie ever!
  • mitsoma97
    March 17, 2007
    mitsoma97
    Love this movie! Watch it damn it!

View All North Dallas Forty Reviews

Critic Reviews

No recent reviews.

Comments

This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "North Dallas Forty" !

Post A Comment | View All Comments

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Official Trailer

View Larger North Dallas Forty Trailer

Cast

More Like This

This list looks lonely.
Add a suggestion!

Facts

No facts approved yet. Be the first

North Dallas Fort... : Watch Free on TV

North Dallas Forty Trivia

  • Who played opposite Nick Nolte in North Dallas Forty?  Answer »
  • Finish this quote from Coach Johnson (Charles Durning) in the movie NORTH DALLAS FORTY: "Douglass, we drafted you because we heard you were fast and smart ...."  Answer »
  • Finish this quote from NORTH DALLAS FORTY: "You may keep me on the sports page, but he keeps me off the _______"  Answer »
  • In the movie " North Dallas Forty" what was the proposed name of Bo Svenson's future restaurant?  Answer »
More North Dallas Forty Trivia

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for North Dallas Forty. Want to create one?

Video Clips

No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Meet Other Fans

Add North Dallas Forty to favorites

Recent News

No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?