What is your Favorite Sports Movie?

[Relayer1]

I'm so relieved that no one noticed me being serious for a moment earlier...

 

[Worf factor9]

I'm so relieved that no one noticed me being serious for a moment earlier...

it's OK, pass the baton and we shall continue to err uhh run.

 

[arch101]

Oh, well if we're including car racing as a sport, then I've got to mention Grand Prix:

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My favorite as well. Nobody's ever made a better racing film. Winning and Rush tied for second.

 

[Lindsay]

Cadyshack!

 

[Lindsay]

more favorites: Rocky, Tin Cup, Happy Gilmore, Bull Durham
also good: The Rookie (w/ Dennis Quad), Million Dollar Baby, North Dallas Forty, Slap Shot, Dodgeball
Cadyshack is my #1 & Ted Knight stole the show!

 

[Worf factor9]

How's about?

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"You are gonna have to go way, way back into The Way-back Machine for that one Sherman."--Mr. Peabody

 

[Lindsay]

How's about?
The Bad News Bears
"You are gonna have to go way, way back into The Way-back Machine for that one Sherman."--Mr. Peabody

Definately! The Bad News Bears and Kingpin should've been in my favs list had I thought of them.

 

[MacLeod]

Can't say I watch too many sports movies, so not sure which I would say is my favourite but you have the likes of

Rocky
The Karate Kid

If I'm in a more lighthearted mood perhaps

Wimbledon
Eddie the Eagle

Does

The Hunger Games count as a sport but the best of those movies is "Catching Fire"

 

[Worf factor9]

Does

The Hunger Games count as a sport

I give you a pass.

 

[Oddish]

If Hunger Games can be included, so can Enter the Dragon.

Other faves include Major League (ignore that sequel), Rudy, and The Natural (especially the finale).

 

[Worf factor9]

so can Enter the Dragon.

Cheesiness... but indeed, It has a Dante' esque which circle of Hell now?

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[Oddish]

The only way offhand I think that movie could have been improved was the "chucks" scene. When Bruce takes away the chucks and then demonstrates his skill with them (if you've seen it, you probably remember)... that guy should have run away. It would have fit the scene way better.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I also rather liked Moneyball, even though it completely ignored the A's pitchers (Tim Hudson, Barry Zito and Mark Mulder) who contributed so heavily to the '02 team.

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[Timby]

I also rather liked Moneyball, even though it completely ignored the A's pitchers (Tim Hudson, Barry Zito and Mark Mulder) who contributed so heavily to the '02 team.

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The Moneyball movie is very, very fun, but it should never be taken as a historical document, as it plays very fast and loose with everything that happened with the A's that year, particularly with the timelines of player transactions.

 

[Worf factor9]

The Moneyball movie is very, very fun, but it should never be taken as a historical document, as it plays very fast and loose with everything that happened

Agreed, Eight Men Out is in the same category.

 

[Garak]

The Program is great

Slapshot of course

Any Given Sunday is over the top but still good IMO

Karate Kid

Caddyshack

Any Warren Miller ski movie

If you like surfing and you like documentaries, I highly recommend Step Into Liquid

 

[Worf factor9]

Any Warren Miller ski movie

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[Laughing Dragon]

Here's to the mention of Bad News Bears. A kid fave.

I have a couple others so sorry I am mentioning more than one. I could not really choose.

Bull Duram
A League Of Their Own
Leather Heads

 

[EmoBorg]

Cool Runnings.

Shaolin Soccer.

There is one more football (soccer) movie whose title i cannot recall for now but it had Stallone playing as a goalkeeper for a team of POWs against their German captors during WW2.

 

[Worf factor9]

Cool Runnings.

Shaolin Soccer.

There is one more football (soccer) movie whose title i cannot recall for now but it had Stallone playing as a goalkeeper for a team of POWs against their German captors during WW2.

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