Some sports movies strive for accuracy, realism, and believable sports action. Others have a rookie who’s never thrown a professional pitch starting Game 1 of the World Series. We stan you forever, The Scout (1994).
1. It features cameos from real-life ballplayers like Keith Hernandez, Ozzie Smith, Bret Saberhagen, executives like George Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman, announcers like Bob Costas and Tim McCarver, and Tony Bennett, for no real reason.
Yesss, this one made idiot childhood me believe that if someone like Rodney could do those sorts of flips, then I'd have no problem at all. It led to an ungodly number of awkward belly and back flops before I gave up and went back to cannonballing.
Seriously unrealistic and I love it for that and for teaching childhood me obnoxious Cubs shit (though unlike a lot of other ROTY die-hards, I will also admit that, in the debate of non-Sandlot baseball movies of that very specific era, "Little Big League" was far and away a better film).
If you think ROTY is better than Little Big League, then I don't want to know you. The best trick the devil ever pulled was convincing idiots that ROTY is a better baseball movie than Little Big League.
The idea that Michael Jordan would be the best basketball player in the world WAS preposterous. Seems like they're correcting that error in the remake.
Not a film per se but I challenge any NFL or NCAA football team to pull off a TD + game-winning extra point choreographed to "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCG9QXou8E
Never heard of it? It came out in the 1940s or so. A college professor invents a new chemical that repels wood the way North Carolina repels legitimate classes. He then uses it to become an all-star pitcher for the Cardinals.
Bull Durham (1988) A realistic, if comic, movie grounded in the realities of life in the minor leagues, featuring Tim Robbins, whose on-screen pitching motion looks like he's trying to kill a bee
Major League (1989) Far less realistic in approach, and yet Charlie Sheen took steroids to get his fastball close to major-league strength: https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6716984
The Replacements. Because the bar-owning cheerleader that doesn't date football players still falls for Shane "Footsteps" Falco, because nothing bad ever happens to Ohio State.
This is also my very favorite. It is so ridiculous but so absolutely funny and extremely quotable at family get-togethers. *Keanu voice at the Thanksgiving dinner table* "Wild Yam?"
Rookie of the Year, mostly because of my cubs fandom and being a 90s kid. along with the main unrealistic things (kid pitcher; not getting pulled when he can no longer throw) It also follows the great baseball movie tradition of the final game for the Pennant being the climax and the world series being won off screen cause of course they couldn't get the rights to the series
“Varsity Blues” for suggesting that a coach known to be violently abusive towards his players might ever be run off at the players’ behest, *before* he started losing.
Johnny Be Good -- not only does the film expect us to buy Anthony Michael Hall as the #1 HS QB recruit, it also expects us to believe the NCAA can move so fast that it's handing out penalties within a week of national signing day.
also we can include "Rudy" in this discussion merely for suggesting that Rudy Ruettiger is likable
He came to my high school my freshman year for some speech. He was an absolute prick.
That seems to be the consensus among people who've interacted with him!
wait. his last name was ruettiger?
full name Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger
it would be funnier if the movie was just titled "Dan"
now imagine the kfc rudy commercials but instead its just "Dan"
Things to know about The Scout (1994):
1. It features cameos from real-life ballplayers like Keith Hernandez, Ozzie Smith, Bret Saberhagen, executives like George Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman, announcers like Bob Costas and Tim McCarver, and Tony Bennett, for no real reason.
2. It holds a 22% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
3. I love it.
Is The Scout the one where Brendan Fraser throws 81 pitches, all strikes, for a Natural Perfect Game?
That is the one!
VICTORY. It was on HBO every 5 minutes for a while, and I love it enormously.
Michael Caine a world-class footballer. AS IF.
Back to School. The Rodney Dangerfield movie about collegiate diving. THE TRIPLE LINDY
Yesss, this one made idiot childhood me believe that if someone like Rodney could do those sorts of flips, then I'd have no problem at all. It led to an ungodly number of awkward belly and back flops before I gave up and went back to cannonballing.
whoever wrote this comment doesn't know the first thing about Kurt Vonnegut
Rookie Of The Year
Seriously unrealistic and I love it for that and for teaching childhood me obnoxious Cubs shit (though unlike a lot of other ROTY die-hards, I will also admit that, in the debate of non-Sandlot baseball movies of that very specific era, "Little Big League" was far and away a better film).
Agreed. I enjoy both, but Little Big League gets totally overshadowed by ROTY in the very important "kid in the majors" genre, and it shouldn't.
If you think ROTY is better than Little Big League, then I don't want to know you. The best trick the devil ever pulled was convincing idiots that ROTY is a better baseball movie than Little Big League.
ACS is still using the residuals from that movie to pay for the therapy of wearing a Cubs uniform.
Space jam.
I don't think I really need to justify this
The idea that Michael Jordan would be the best basketball player in the world WAS preposterous. Seems like they're correcting that error in the remake.
I'm so happy that someone your age appreciates this movie.
Unlike some these days, my parents love me and showed me good movies
Have you not been to a college campus on a weekend and seen the legions of identical Tune Squad jerseys? It's the international bro uniform.
Well that's disappointing
The Program: Because in the mid-1990s, it posits that Michigan would have a Heisman-candidate quarterback based on his ability to run and pass.
This is erasure of noted dual-threat Tom Brady
Ahh yes, but that's only because Brady couldn't hold on to the starting job full-time. (points at future Cowboys quarterback Drew Henson.)
Lloyd Carr, noted talent evaluator.
My favorite dual threat QB of all time is Teddy Bridgewater.
the second threat is tiny hands
i love him
https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2013/12/5/5180196/teddy-bridgewater-doing-cincinnati-cheers-along-with-bearcats-fans
Well you see shea patterson and
Dodgeball:
What's unrealistic about it? Nowadays, it wouldn't be on the Ocho, it would be on ESPN2 right after cornhole.
Not a film per se but I challenge any NFL or NCAA football team to pull off a TD + game-winning extra point choreographed to "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCG9QXou8E
Dodgeball
It Happens Every Spring.
Never heard of it? It came out in the 1940s or so. A college professor invents a new chemical that repels wood the way North Carolina repels legitimate classes. He then uses it to become an all-star pitcher for the Cardinals.
The Realism Paradox:
Bull Durham (1988) A realistic, if comic, movie grounded in the realities of life in the minor leagues, featuring Tim Robbins, whose on-screen pitching motion looks like he's trying to kill a bee
Major League (1989) Far less realistic in approach, and yet Charlie Sheen took steroids to get his fastball close to major-league strength: https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6716984
Maybe he took them for the fun of it
He was just a very dedicated actor, as long as being dedicated involved unhealthy and/or illegal things.
D2: The Mighty Ducks. Under no circumstances is the entire country rallying around a hockey team, much less a teenage one. This isn’t Canada.
Also, the presence of teams from Iceland and Trinidad & Tobago. With Iceland being good!
Did someone say "Hey, we need post Cold War villians. Iceland. They have ice!"
I believe it is Greenland that is full of ice. Iceland is very nice. They were explicit about this fact in the movie.
This is a little out of left field but “A Knight’s Tale” with Heath Ledger is a great unrealistic sports movie.
The Replacements. Because the bar-owning cheerleader that doesn't date football players still falls for Shane "Footsteps" Falco, because nothing bad ever happens to Ohio State.
I adore that stupid, stupid movie, and the fact that it is always on basic cable somewhere.
I still can't believe that Keanu Reeves has played a former OSU QB in two separate, unrelated films
EYE! AM! AN! OH! ESS! YEW! CROTTERBUCK!
I absolutely adore this movie and will watch it each and every time I run across it.
This is also my very favorite. It is so ridiculous but so absolutely funny and extremely quotable at family get-togethers. *Keanu voice at the Thanksgiving dinner table* "Wild Yam?"
Eight Men Out. Especially after I learned the truth about Kenesaw Mountain Landis from the Jonathan Coulton song.
Rookie of the Year, mostly because of my cubs fandom and being a 90s kid. along with the main unrealistic things (kid pitcher; not getting pulled when he can no longer throw) It also follows the great baseball movie tradition of the final game for the Pennant being the climax and the world series being won off screen cause of course they couldn't get the rights to the series
*CTRL+F "draft day," sees 0 results*.... you pancake eating motherfuckers
Either GUS, the college football movie about a mule placekicker; or the original ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR. I'm...an old soul.
“Varsity Blues” for suggesting that a coach known to be violently abusive towards his players might ever be run off at the players’ behest, *before* he started losing.
Johnny Be Good -- not only does the film expect us to buy Anthony Michael Hall as the #1 HS QB recruit, it also expects us to believe the NCAA can move so fast that it's handing out penalties within a week of national signing day.
*HOT TAKE ALERT*
The Sandlot is trash
*DUCKS*
The Natural
I was tempted to say herbie fully loaded
Days of Thunder without a doubt.
I, noted NASCAR fan, have not ever seen talladega nights or days of thunder
Talladega Nights is hilarious, but I'm going more with sports drama instead of obvious over the top comedy. Both are good movies.
talladega nights is funny
and i don't really care for will ferral!
Rollerball. Even the soundtrack makes me want to unrealistically fight.
might be too realistic but air bud is mine
...too realistic?
No rules that say a dog can't play
he's a good dog, tol