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A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.
Language
Budget$58,000,000
Revenue $41,299,492
English,
Deutsch
Budget$58,000,000
Revenue $41,299,492
Keywords
hero
police
stadium
american football
success
sponsorship
coach
woman reporter
game
the big game
Casts

George Clooney
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly

Renée Zellweger
Lexie Littleton

John Krasinski
Carter Rutherford

Wayne Duvall
Coach Frank Ferguson

Stephen Root
Suds

Jonathan Pryce
CC Frazier

Jack Thompson
Harvey

Max Casella
Mack Steiner

Matt Bushell
Curly

Nick Paonessa
Zoom

Malcolm Goodwin
Bakes

Robert Baker
Stump

Tim Griffin
Ralph

Keith Loneker
Big Gus

David de Vries
Princeton Reporter

Rick Forrester
Princeton Reporter

Tommy Hinkley
Hardleg

Lance Barber
Toledo Referee

Nicholas Bourdages
Bug

Jason Drago
Toledo Player

Bill Roberson
Mr. Dunn

Hi Bedford-Roberson
Mrs. Dunn

Mark Teich
Joe

Christian Stolte
Pete

Windy Wenderlich
Conductor

Marian Seldes
Clerk

Thomas Francis Murphy
Cook

JD Cullum
Leonard

Dave Hager
Duluth Reporter

Danny Vinson
Duluth Reporter

Mike O'Malley
Mickey

Dylan Kussman
Soldier Frank

Ryan Shively
Corporal Jack

Kyle Nudo
German Soldier

Heather Goldenhersh
Belinda / Flapper

Grant Heslov
Saul Keller

Bobby Jordan
Football Player (uncredited)
Crews

George Clooney
Director

George Clooney
Producer

Stephen Mirrione
Editor
Duncan Brantley
Screenplay
Rick Reilly
Screenplay

Grant Heslov
Producer

Casey Silver
Producer
Barbara A. Hall
Executive Producer

Jeffrey Silver
Executive Producer

Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer

Newton Thomas Sigel
Director of Photography

James D. Bissell
Production Design
Robert Newmyer
Executive Producer
Aaron Vexler
Stunts

Peter Epstein
Stunts

Randy Newman
Original Music Composer
Diane H. Newman
Script Supervisor
Curt Schulkey
Supervising Sound Editor

Aaron Glascock
Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Chefalas
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Joseph Thomas
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Babcock
Sound Effects Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick
Sound Effects Editor

Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer

Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Ed Cathell III
Production Supervisor
Barbara A. Hall
Unit Production Manager
G.A. Aguilar
Stunt Coordinator
Susan Dudeck
Dialogue Editor

Kira Roessler
Dialogue Editor
Vanessa Lapato
Dialogue Editor
Christa Munro
Art Direction
Scott Ritenour
Art Direction
Andrew Petrotta
Property Master
Edward Tise
Production Sound Mixer

Geoff Wing Shotz
Steadicam Operator

Rachel Tenner
Casting Associate

Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
Rhonda Bareford
Assistant Makeup Artist

Jill Brown
Stunts

Candace Neal
Hairstylist
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