I saw a re-run of the Jackie Robinson Story on television as a kind of warm up. Man, what an awful movie that was...with Jackie playing himself no less!
Not as bad as William Bendix as Babe Ruth. That may have been the worst sports movie ever made.
Agree that one was really awful, PB but there are some terrible sports movies out there. I'd have to put Rudy near the top, or the bottom, as it were.
What's amazing is that "Rudy" has quite the cult following. Look for a 300 pound Jon Favreau as Rudy's pal. Conversely, Vince Vaughn was skinny in that film. Times change. I think Sean Astin is a porker today as well.
Ru-dee, Ru-dee, Ru-dee, Ru-dee
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