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Plot: Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
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MCT:October 5, 2008One of the best football films out there. If you don't feel any sort of emotion near the end when Rudy runs onto that field, you need to get something checked.
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MCT:September 7, 2008
Sean Astin is perfectly cast as Rudy. I often feel Sean suffers from 'little man syndrome' and that translated well when he portrayed Rudy.
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MCT:September 5, 2008one of the best inspirational story I've ever seen.. I know I can, be what I wanna be, if I work hard at it, I'll be where I wanna be!!
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MCT:August 31, 2008
for 15 years old, this is an amazing movie. touching story and good acting. very clean and overall good moral to the story.
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MCT:August 27, 2008
One of the greatest sports movies I've ever seen. Wonderful script, great story, and you can't help but pull for the underdog and the person who has given everything they have and never given up no matter how hard things were. Absolutely brilliant.
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MCT:August 19, 2008
Great movie about dreams and success. Nice movie for a sunday or something like that. Great movie to watch if you're down.
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MCT:August 15, 2008
Great movie,its not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. Its all about Heart.
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MCT:August 14, 2008I saw this as part of a double feature with the movie Cool Runnings. I can tell you, I slept through Rudy.
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MCT:August 13, 2008My only problem with this whole movie even though it was an excellent one to watch is " Who really wants to play for Notre Dame now?
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MCT:August 11, 2008
Based on a true story, Rudy tells the tale of one boy's dream to play for Notre Dame's prestigious football team. All his life Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) has been told that he's too small to play football, not smart enough to go to college, and not good enough to achieve his dreams. But Rudy won't give up. Rudy's family, including his brother and father (Ned Beatty) all work at the local factory in Joliet, Illinois, where Rudy grew up. Since he was a child Rudy's been a fan of the Fighting Irish, and his only dream has been to run out of the tunnel and onto Notre Dame's football field. However, everyone thinks Rudy's dreams are silly, he doesn't have the grades to get into ND or the skills to be a football player. But Rudy won't quit, his perseverance pays off when he quits working at the local factory, heads to South Bend, Indiana, where the president of the college, Father Cavanaugh (Robert Prosky), gets him a shot at the local community college. If his grades are good enough there, Cavanaugh tells Rudy, he may have a shot at getting into Notre Dame and maybe, just maybe might find himself in tryouts for the football team. As Rudy studies hard and deflects everyone's doubts, he finds himself with an honest shot of being at Notre Dame University, and possibly playing on their football team. Rudy will soon show everyone that if you want something bad enough, dreams can come true. Sean Astin delivers a very subtle yet strong performance as Rudy. He is naive and often clueless about what is going on around him. However, you cannot help but root for someone who wants something so badly. Astin keeps Rudy on a level playing field. Jerry Goldsmith's score is emotional without pounding the audience over the head with dramatic moments.
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MCT:August 9, 2008
I love this movie!!! I always watch it on cable when the football season is begining! One of the greatest football stories ever, and a winner in 1993. This is the story of a short player trying to make it in college ball. It's shows you that doesn't matter who big your heart and wills are , theres always going to be somebody who will try to stop you and make your life impossible everytime you try to reach your dreams.
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Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger Jr. (Sean Astin) dreams to become football player to attend Notre Dame at the University of Notre Dame takes a job at the local steel mill with his father Daniel Ruettiger Sr. (Ned Beatty) & his brothers. Rudy Ruettiger convinces coach Ara Parseghian (Jason Miller) to give him a spot on the football tryouts to practice with the teammates.
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MCT:July 2, 2008
The most inpsiring movie. Got me through college when it took more years than I planned. I was a Marine at the time. Finished up at Texas A&M University in 1993. Have had an opportunity to see Rudy Rutteger speak.
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MCT:June 21, 2008Sports cliche movie that spawns a lot of sports cliche movies a Hollywood cliche. Cliche like the use of the word cliche in this review.
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MCT:June 12, 2008
Uplifting football drama. First "Hoosiers", now this? David Anspaugh knows how to inspire his audience.
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MCT:June 2, 2008
it's like all of those other touchy feeley true story movies, only i didn't like this one as much. i just don't like the main actor very much, i always think of barney from the flintstones.
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MCT:May 29, 2008
Probably not as good as I think it is. But christ, I love Notre Dame football so I'm aloud to overrate!
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yah thats cute kinda like the mark wahlberg film in recent years i must find that movies name it was based upon truth and those are the more serious films im willing to waste like 20 dollars on nothing wrong with truth
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MCT:May 21, 2008
Gets me every time... when his dad starts clapping... I ... I'm sorry, there must be something in my eye... don't look at me!
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MCT:May 10, 2008
I am a big sucker for sentimental sports films and this is one of the best ever made. Sean Austin is fantastic in the title role as a feisty, never say die son of a steel mill boss who wants more than anything else to play football for Notre Dame. The story moves me every time I watch it and it is definitely Austin?s best acting work outside the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The score by Jerry Goldsmith is also very uplifting and beautiful.
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MCT:April 22, 2008
great movie, I just went to Notre Dame for the first time last Saturday for the Spring Game and you can just feel the history in the stadium, and on the campus. This movie shows some of that history.
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