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Sports Film Festival
The movies selected for this Sports Film Festival include dramatic feature films, documentary
shorts & features, and video & DVD box set collections, plus a few books on the subject.
(For purposes of this page, war is not a sport, love is not a sport, gambling is not a sport ...
And there are just not a lot of movies about ice skating, martial arts (as a sport), fishing, cricket ... )
L i n k s
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Sports Movie Collections
 | "Classic Cartoon Favorites, Volume 5: Extreme Sports Fun" [2005]
Disney Home Ent. color DVD [5/2005] for $13.49 contains eight sports-themed cartoon shorts for the whole family: "Canine Caddy" [1941] starring Mickey Mouse & Pluto; "Double Dribble" [1946] starring Goofy; "Goofy Gymnastics" [1949]; "The Hockey Champ" [1939] starring Donald Duck, with Huey, Duey & Louie; "How To Play Baseball" [1942] starring Goofy; Oscar-nominated "How To Play Football" [1944] starring Goofy; "Mickey’s Polo Team" [1936] starring Mickey, Donald & Goofy; and "Tennis Racquet" [1949] starring Goofy, with narration by Doodles Weaver |
 | "Game Night Collection" DVD box set [2007]
includes "The Bad News Bears" [1976] starring Walter Matthau; "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" [1977]; "The Bad News Bears Go To Japan" [1978] starring Tony Curtis; "The Bad News Bears" remake [2005] starring Billy Bob Thornton; "Bang The Drum Slowly" [1973]; "Fear Strikes Out" [1957]; "Hard Ball" [2001]; "Major League" [1989]; and "Talent For The Game" [1991] starring Edward James Olmos Paramount color DVD set [9/2007] 9 disks for $62.99 |
 | "E.S.P.N. Films 30 For 30 Gift Set Collection" DVD Box Sets [2010] 
Volume 1: TeamMarketing color DVD set [12/2010] 6 disks for $39.49 contains 15 special documentary TV programs/episodes: "The Band That Wouldn't Die"; "Guru of Go"; "June 17th, 1994"; "Kings Ransom"; "The Legend of Jimmy The Greek"; "Muhammad & Larry"; "No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson"; "Run Ricky Run"; "Silly Little Game"; "The 16th Man"; "Small Potatoes: Who Killed The USFL?"; "Straight Outta L.A."; "The U"; "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks"; and "Without Bias"; also includes over 2 hours of bonus features Volume 2: TeamMarketing color DVD set [DUE May 2011] 6 disks for $45.99 with 15 more episodes |
Auto Racing Movies
"Bobby Deerfield" [1977] starring Al Pacino /tt0075774/
"Breakthrough Racing" documentary []
featuring Werner Erhard
"Burn 'Em Up O'Connor" [1939] /tt0031127/
"The Cannonball Run" [1981] /tt0082136/
This hit comedy film fits in both the 'road movie' and the 'auto-racing movie' categories, since the story is based
on the actual "Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash" outlaw events that ran from
New York & Connecticut to the Pacific Ocean at Redondo Beach in California (the last race was in 1979).
"The Cannonball Run" remake [2012?]
Announced 10/2011: A remake of “The Cannonball Run” [1981] with possible financial backing from General Motors
(giving them exclusive product placement rights for next year's models essentially makes the film a two-hour commercial).
Al Ruddy is producing, Guy Ritchie will direct, the likely studio is Warner Bros. Potential setting is Germany's
Autobahn, which has no speed limit.
"The Crowd Roars" [1932] Directed by Howard Hawks /tt0022792/
"Days of Thunder" [1990] /tt0099371/
"Daytona Dream" [2010] /tt1744587/
"Double Speed" [1920] /tt0011125/
starring Wallace Reid, Wanda Hawley & Theodore Roberts
"Dust and Glory" [2013?]
Announced 11/2011: Independent producers Top Cat Media and Blue Star Entertainment hired
Simon West to direct •
latest info at IMDb
"Genevieve" [J. Arthur Rank UK July 1953, Universal USA Feb 1954]
 | Two couples compete in a vintage automobile rally from London to Brighton; after both losing in the sanctioned race, the two males get into a dispute in the bar and make a bet of £100 on the return trip, whichever car is first across Westminster Bridge ... Co-produced & directed by Henry Cornelius; starring Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson, Kay Kendall, Kenneth More & Joyce Grenfell
V.C.I. Ent. color Blu-ray [9/2011] for $21.59 
V.C.I. Ent. color DVD [9/2011] for $14.99
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Grand Prix" [1966] by John Frankenheimer /tt0060472/
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Grand-Prix-James-Garner/dp/B0000B1ODD/
"Greased Lightning" [1977] /tt0076106/
"The Great Race" period comedy [1965] /tt0059243/ directed by Blake Edwards
"Indianapolis Speedway" [1939] /tt0031482/ remake of 1932 "The Crowd Roars"
"Kings of Speed” [Starz 2011?] 10-hour limited series set in the world of 1950s and ’60s
auto racing, from filmmakers Wolfgang Petersen & Ron Shelton
"The Last American Hero" [1973] /tt0070287/
"Le Mans" [1971] /tt0067334/
"Over The Wall" [2012?]
Announced 11/2011: "A love story set in the world of stock car racing that follows a husband, wife, surrogate mother
& best friend dealing with a tragic event"; co-produced by Freddy Rodríguez & Steven Christopher Young;
written & directed (debut) by Steven Christopher Young; starring Freddy Rodríguez, Nick Stahl, Melissa Leo,
Hayden Panettiere; location filming in Ohio & North Carolina in Spring 2012 •
full credits at IMDb
"The Quest" docufilm [2012?]
Directed by Michael Brown
"The Racers" [1955] /tt0048531/
"Rebel Without A Cause" [1955] /tt0048545/
"Roaring Road" silent feature [1919] /tt0010635/
Directed by James Cruze; starring Wallace Reid, Ann Little & Theodore Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lfe-FfBoU
sequel "Excuse My Dust" [1920] /tt0011163/
Directed by Sam Wood; starring Wallace Reid, Ann Little & Theodore Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi9V2J-OUNM
"Roaring Roads" [Ajax/Commodore 1935] /tt0136492/
http://www.archive.org/details/roaring_roads
"Rush" [Imagine 2013? release]
Based on a true story, focusing on the friendship & rivalry between Formula One racecar drivers Niki Lauda
(portrayed by Daniel Brühl) and James Hunt (portrayed by Chris Hemsworth); directed by Ron Howard,
screenplay by Peter Morgan; also starring Olivia Wilde {as supermodel Suzy Miller} • latest info at IMDb
"Senna" [Working Title Films/P.D.A. Aug 2011]
documentary by Asif Kapadia about the Brazilian Formula One race car driver Aryton Senna
"Slingshot" [Paramount 2012? release]
Announced 6/2011: Jeremy Renner will produce & star in a film about real-life rally racing driver Bill Caswell
"Speed Lovers" [1968] /tt0230807/
"To Please A Lady" [1950] starring Clark Gable & Barbara Stanwyck /tt0043052/
"Winning"[1969] starring Paul Newman /tt0065215/
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Winning-Posters_i936973_.htm
Baseball Movies
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http://us.imdb.com/List?tv=on&&keywords=baseball&&heading=19;baseball > lists 4,110 (10/2011)
The list of movie entries in this section grew so large
that they were cut to their own page in late 2011
Magic Lantern's Baseball Film Festival Page
Basketball Movies
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http://www.amazon.com/Book-Basketball-NBA-According-Sports/dp/034551176X/
http://www.amazon.com/Above-Rim-David-Bailey/dp/B00005JLG1/
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Chips-Nick-Nolte/dp/B0007KIFLE/
http://www.amazon.com/But-They-Cant-Beat-Robertson/dp/1571672575/
"Dumbbells" [New Wave Ent. 2012?]
Announced 6/2011: A buddy comedy about a college basketball star who blows out his knee and gets a job
working at a rundown Los Angeles gym; co-produced by Barry Katz; directed by Chris Livingston;
written by & starring Brian Drolet, also starring Hoyt Richards • not yet listed at IMDb
"Gametime" [2012?]
Announced 10/2011: S3 Entertainment Group is making a film that explores the business of college basketball,
'revealed through the eyes of two top recruits'; Larry August will direct, actors attached include Beau Mirchoff,
James Brolin & rapper/actor Romeo
"Glory Road" [2006] /tt0385726/
http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Road-Widescreen-Josh-Lucas/dp/B000EXZFCQ/
http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Game-Ludacris/dp/B000LXGXX4/ docufilm []
"Hoop Dreams" docufilm []
http://www.amazon.com/Hoop-Dreams-Criterion-Collection/dp/B0007WFYBG/
http://www.amazon.com/Hoop-Dreams-Story-Hardship-Triumph/dp/0060976896/
"Hoosiers" [1986] w/Gene Hackman
http://www.amazon.com/Hoosiers-Gene-Hackman/dp/0792843592/
http://www.amazon.com/Something-Cheer-About-Hallie-Bryant/dp/B000O179DQ/
"Sunset Park" [1996] Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr, Steve Gomer
http://www.amazon.com/Sunset-Park-Rhea-Perlman/dp/B000067D1S/
"That Championship Season" [1982] w/Robert Mitchum /tt0084784/
"That Championship Season" [1999 TV] /tt0192671/
http://www.amazon.com/White-Cant-Jump-Wesley-Snipes/dp/6305929718/
Boxing Movies
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http://us.imdb.com/List?tv=on&&keywords=baseball&&heading=19;boxing > lists 2,345 (10/2011)
The list of movie entries in this section grew so large
that they were cut to their own page in late 2011
Magic Lantern's Boxing Film Festival Page
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Football Movies
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"Sports Illustrated Book of Football (Expanded)" [2009] www.SI.com/expandedfootballbook
http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Illustrated-Football-Book-Expanded/dp/1603200843/
"Big Fan" [2009] starring Patton Oswalt
"Blue Mountain State" college football comedy [Spike TV 2009-?]
"Brian's Song" [] /B00004TJQJ/
"Coach Carter" [2005]
http://www.amazon.com/Coach-Carter-Widescreen-Samuel-Jackson/dp/B00005JNNZ/
"College Coach" [Nov 1933] /tt0023899/ Starring Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Pat O'Brien
http://www.amazon.com/College-Coach-Dick-Powell/dp/B00478ED36/
"The Cowboy Quarterback (1939) /tt0031188/
"The Express: The Ernie Davis Story" [2008] /tt0469903/
http://www.theexpressmovie.com/
"The 5th Quarter” [Rocky Mountain Pictures release March 2011]
producer-writer-director Rick Bieber; starring Aidan Quinn & Andie MacDowell
"1st & Ten" comedy TV series 80 episodes on 6 disks
"Friday Night Lights" [2004] /tt0390022/
"Friday Night Lights" [2006 TV series] /tt0758745/
based on H.G. Bissinger's book
"Jerry Maguire" [1996] /tt0116695/
starring Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger & Cuba Gooding Jr.
"Knute Rockne All American" [] starring Ronald Reagan
http://www.amazon.com/Knute-Rockne-All-American-OBrien/dp/B000FTCLSA/
"The Magician" [2012?]
Announced 1/2012: Barry Josephson will exec produce this biopic of Marlin 'The Magician' Briscoe, pro football’s
first black starting quarterback; script by Gregory Allen Howard details Briscoe’s rise to the top, his meteoric fall,
and his 'journey to self-fulfillment' • not yet listed at IMDb
"Namath" TV special [H.B.O. Jan 2012]
http://www.amazon.com/Remember-Titans-Widescreen-Denzel-Washington/dp/B000056VP4/ + afro
"Rudy" (1993) /tt0108002/
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Rudy-Posters_c1982_s44308_.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Rudy-Special-Sean-Astin/dp/B00004W221/
"Touchback" [Freedom Films 2011? release]
Written & directed by Don Handfield; starring Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynsky & Christine Lahti
"Trouble Along The Way" [1953]
directed by Michael Curtiz, starring John Wayne /tt0046463/
"Undefeated" inspirational football documentary [Spitfire/Weinstein Feb 2012]
http://www.weinsteinco.com/sites/undefeated/ /tt1860355/
"We Are Marshall" [2006] /tt0758794/
http://www.allposters.com/-st/We-are-Marshall-Posters_c1982_s90504_.htm
Golf Movies
"The Caddy" [] starring Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
"Caddyshack" (1980) /tt0080487/
"Caddyshack II" (1988) /tt0094824/
"From The Rough" [2011?]
Produced & directed by Pierre Bagley; script by Michael A. Critelli; starring Taraji P. Henson
"The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) /tt0146984/
http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Bagger-Vance-Novel-Golf/dp/0688140483/
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Legend-of-Bagger-Vance-Posters_c1982_s9078_.htm
"Seven Days In Utopia" [release in 2011?]
Co-written & directed by Matthew Dean Russell; co-written by David L. Cook & Rob Levine, based on Cook’s
“Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days At The Links of Utopia”; starring Robert Duvall, Lucas Black,
Deborah Ann Woll, Brian Geraghty & Melissa Leo •
full credits at IMDb •
official movie site
"Tin Cup" [1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Tin-Cup-Kevin-Costner/dp/0790730995/
 | "The Winning Touch In Golf: A Psychological Approach" [1961 classic] by Peter G. Cranford Bramhall House 9½x7¼ hardcover [1961] out of print/used |
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"Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf" [1992 classic & bestseller] S&S 7½x5 pb [5/99] for $9.36 S&S 7½x5 hardcover [5/92] for $15.12 |
“Freddie and Me: Life Lessons From Freddie Bennett, Augusta National’s Legendary Caddie Master”
[Skyhorse Publishing 2009] by Tripp Bowden http://www.trippbowden.com/
Hockey & Lacrosse Movies
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"Crooked Arrows" [for 2012? release]
Announced 7/2011: Story follows a Native American high school’s unlikely run to a prep school lacrosse league championship; US Lacrosse will provide marketing & publicity support to the film; producers J. Todd Harris & Mitchell Peck, script by Todd Baird, to be directed by Steve Rash; Brandon Routh will star •
latest info at IMDb
"Goon" [Magnolia Pictures 2012? release]
Hockey comedy from Canada 'inspired by' the book "Goon: The True Story of An Unlikely Journey Into Minor League Hockey"
by Doug Smith & Adam Frattasio; directed by Michael Dowse; co-written by Evan Goldberg; co-written by & starring
Jay Baruchel; also starring Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott, Alison Pill & Marc-André Grondin •
full credits at IMDb
"The Mighty Ducks (1992) /tt0104868/
"Miracle" [2004] directed by Gavin O'Connor, starring Kurt Russell
"Slap Shot"
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Slap-Shot-Behind-Favorite/dp/0470159413/
Horse-Racing Movies
 | Warner Bros. Triple Feature: "National Velvet", "The Story of Seabiscuit", "Black Beauty" DVD Box Set [2006]
Warner Home Video b&w/color DVD set [11/2006] 2 disks for $6.49 contains 3 feature films: "National Velvet" [1944] starring Mickey Rooney & Elizabeth Taylor; "The Story of Seabiscuit" [1949] starring Shirley Temple & Barry Fitzgerald; "Black Beauty" [1994] based on the 1877 Anna Sewell novel, adapted & directed by Caroline Thompson; extras include featurette & 2 trailers |
 | Classic Horse Favorites: "National Velvet", "The Story of Seabiscuit", "Black Beauty", "International Velvet" DVD Box Set [2007]
Warner Home Video b&w/color DVD set [11/2007] 2 disks for $11.99 contains 4 feature films: "National Velvet" [1944] {as above}, "The Story of Seabiscuit" [1949] {as above}, "Black Beauty" [1994] {as above}, and "International Velvet" [1978] written & directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer & Nanette Newman; extras include featurette & 2 trailers |
Dick Francis Mysteries on DVD
 | DVD box set contains "In The Frame" [1989] based on the 1976 novel: Horse painter Charles Todd's brother's house is burglarized and the wife killed; to prove his brother innocent, Charles tracks a burglary-murder-arson gang to Australia; "Blood Sport" [1989] based on the 1967 novel: English agent Gene Hawkins agrees to search for a millionaire's prized missing stallion; the trail of a horse-kidnapping scam leads from London to New York to Las Vegas to California; and "Twice Shy" [1989] based on the 1981 novel: The first part of the story is about physics teacher Jonathan Derry and a computer-based betting system; the second part begins 14 years later as Jonathan's brother William is drawn into a conspiracy to locate that computer program – all starring Ian McShane {as David Cleveland}
Koch Vision color DVD [5/2006] 2 disks for $19.99 "Blood Sport" novel Berkley mass pb [11/2004] for $6.99 "In The Frame" novel Berkley mass pb [9/2006] for $7.99 "Twice Shy" novel Jove mass pb [2/2003] for $6.99 |
all 42 Dick Francis novels and more on
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's Dick Francis [1920-2010] Page
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"Dead Cert" [United Artists May 1974]
Steeplechase jockey Alan York witnesses and then solves his best friend's murder. Co-written & directed by Tony Richardson; co-written by John Oaksey, based on the 1962 novel by Dick Francis; starring Scott Antony, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Nina Thomas, Julian Glover, Mark Dignam, John Bindon, Joseph Blatchley, Ian Hogg, Sean Lynch & Hideo Saito M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [10/2005] for $12.99 full credits from IMDb Berkley mass pb [1/2004] for $7.99 |
 | "The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game" TV series [I.T.V./P.B.S. 1979-1980] Six one-hour episodes, starring Mike Gwilym {as Sid Halley} & Mick Ford {as Chico Barnes}: "Odds Against", based on the 1965 novel by Dick Francis; "Trackdown"; "Gambling Lady"; "Horses For Courses"; "Horsenap"; and "Needle" Acorn Media color DVD box set [8/2008] 2 disks for $29.99 series credits at IMDb |
"A Day At The Races" [MGM 1937]
starring The Marx Brothers
"And They’re Off" [Kinobild Oct 2011]
 | Comedy about a horse trainer who is desparate to get back into the winner's circle. Written & co-produced by Alan Grossbard; directed by Rob Schiller; starring Sean Astin, Cheri Oteri, Martin Mull, Mark Moses, Gigi Rice, Lil’ JJ, Peter Jacobson, Mo Collins, Alex Rocco, Luis Chavez & Kevin Nealon DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb |
"Casey's Shadow" [Rastar / Columbia March 1978]
 | Set in Lafayette, Louisiana and at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack in New Mexico; a boy whose family trains horses pleads to save a colt with a bad leg, and the horse becomes a champion. Directed by Martin Ritt; script Carol Sobieski based on a story by John McPhee; starring Walter Matthau, Michael Hershewe, Alexis Smith, Robert Webber, Murray Hamilton, Andrew Rubin, Steve Burns, Susan Myers, Harry Caesar, Joel Fluellen & Whit Bissell
Sony color DVD [9/2003] for $13.49 Sony color VHS [6/94] for $8.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Making of Casey's Shadow" [Columbia Pictures 1978]
TV movie directed by William Riead;
credits at IMDb
"The Cup" [Village Roadshow Australia release Oct 2011]
A film about the 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race; co-produced by Lance Hool; co-produced, co-written &
directed by Simon Wincer; starring Brendan Gleeson, Alice Parkinson & Stephen Curry •
full credits at IMDb
"Hidalgo" [Touchstone/Buena Vista March 2004]
 | The legendary tale of an American cowboy who risked the lives of himself and his mustang cowpony in a dangerous 3,000-mile race across the Arabian desert in 1890; DVD/Blu-ray extras include a short film and a featurette
Directed by Joe Johnston; written by John Fusco; starring Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, J.K. Simmons {as 'Buffalo Bill' Cody}, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Elizabeth Berridge {as Annie Oakley}, C. Thomas Howell & Frank Collison (as Texas Jack}; screenwriter won Spur Award from Western Writers of America
Touchstone Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray [4/2008] for $7.99 Touchstone / Disney widescreen color DVD [8/00] for $6.99 Touchstone / Disney color DVD [8/2004] for $6.99 Touchstone / Disney color VHS [8/2004] for $14.55 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Hidalgo and Other Stories by Frank T. Hopkins" [2004] by David Dary, Basha O'Reilly & CuChullaine O'Reilly Frank Hopkins was a rider and an advocate for the preservatrion of mustang horse herds in America; the rest of his stories are basically just stories: no evidence has been found of his working for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show (and certainly not for 32 years), nor for his winning over 400 horse races, including the 'Oceans of Fire' race in Arabia. The Long Riders' Guild Press pb [1/2004] for $16.92 official Frank T. Hopkins website • Frank T. Hopkins entry at Wikipedia |
"International Velvet" [M.G.M. July 1978]
Written & directed by Bryan Forbes; starring Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer
& Nanette Newman;
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"Luck" [BSkyB/H.B.O. Dec 2011]
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9-episode (so far) cable TV series set at a horse-racing track; filmed in Los Angeles.
Co-produced by Michael Mann, David Milch {"Deadwood"} & Dustin Hoffman; pilot directed by Michael Mann; starring Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Dennis Farina, Jason Gedrick, Tom Payne, John Ortiz, Gary Stevens, Ritchie Coster, Kevin Dunn, Ian Hart, Richard Kind, Jill Hennessey, Kerry Condon, Chantal Sutherland & Shauna Stoddart DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"National Velvet" [M.G.M. Dec 1944]
Directed by Clarence Brown; based on the 1935 Enid Bagnold novel; starring Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp,
Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere & Angela Lansbury; listed on National Film Registry (2003)
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"Racing Luck" [1948] /tt0126630/
"Riding High" [Paramount April 1950]
 | A musical remake of Capra's "Broadway Bill" [1934], using many scenes from the original, even including deceased actors! The son-in-law of a tycoon runs away from the company town, along with his race horse and his wife's sister, chasing the dream of winning the Imperial Derby.
Produced & directed by Frank Capra [1897-1991]; starring Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford, Frances Gifford, William Demarest, Ray- mond Walburn, James Gleason, Ward Bond, Clarence Muse, Percy Kilbride, Harry Davenport, Margaret Hamilton, Gene Lockhart, Joe Frisco, Dub Taylor, Max Baer, Clara Blandick & Oliver Hardy {cameo}
Paramount b&w DVD [8/2004] for $12.99 Paramount b&w VHS [1/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"Saratoga" [M.G.M. July 1937]
starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Walter Pidgeon & Una Merkel
"Seabiscuit" (2003) /tt0329575/
"The Making of Seabiscuit" (2003) (V)
"Seabiscuit: The Lost Documentary" (1939)
"Secretariat" [Disney Sept 2010]
 | The true story of the woman with a family in Colorado who inherits her father's Virginia horse farm and a new colt that she trains to capture horseracing's Triple Crown, with a record-busting win at Belmont that still stands after 37 years; location filming in Louisiana & Kentucky. Directed by Randall Wallace; 'suggested' by a book by William Nack; screenplay by Mike Rich; cinematography by Dean Semler; starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale, Nelsan Ellis, Otto Thorwarth, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Cromwell, Scott Glenn & Dylan Walsh
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site |
 | "Secretariat: The Making of A Champion" [1975] by William Nack Hyperion movie tie-in 8x5 pb [8/2010] for $8.52 Da Capo Press 8¼x5½ pb [4/2002] out of print/used Secretariat's official site • Secretariat's entry at Wikipedia |
"The Story of Seabiscuit" [Warner Bros. Nov 1949]
starring Shirley Temple & Barry Fitzgerald /tt0041923/
"The True Story of Seabiscuit" (2003) (TV)
Wrestling Movies
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http://www.amazon.com/Unreal-Story-Pro-Wrestling-VHS/dp/0767010256/
"Paradise Alley" []
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Anne Archer, Armand Assante, Lee Canalito, Chick Casey
"Ready To Rumble" [2000]
"The Wrestler" [1973] with Ed Asner
"The Wrestler" [2008]
http://www.amazon.com/Wrestler-Mickey-Rourke/dp/B001TOD92C/
Running and Track & Field
http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Rise-Fall-Thorpe/dp/0471557323/
"Chariots of Fire"
[The Ladd Co./Warner Bros. 1981]
full credits from IMDb •
theme song [3min:24sec]
http://www.amazon.com/Chariots-Two-Disc-Special-Nicholas-Farrell/dp/B0006HBLUA/
http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Thorpe-American-Burt-Lancaster/dp/B00005JNGO/
http://www.amazon.com/Thorpe-Original-All-American-Joseph-Bruchac/dp/0142412333/
"Kyriakides" [Disney/1821 Pictures release 2013?]
Announced 9/2011: The post-1936 Olympics sports career of Greek long distance runner Stylianos 'Stelios' Kyriakides
was halted by the Nazi occupation of Greece. After fighting for the resistance, the frail & emaciated man tried to enter
in the 1946 Boston Marathon, but was initially denied entry as doctors feared he might die while running. During the race,
he pulled himself from near last place to finish first, yelling "For Greece!" when he crossed the finish line; his win enabled
the raising of money & food relief for his war-torn country. Bill Wheeler will write the screenplay • not yet listed at IMDb
"McFarland" [Disney release 2013?]
Announced 10/2011: The true story of a high school track coach living in a predominantly-Latino small town
outside of Bakersfield, California. Mayhem Pictures and producers Mark Ciardi & Gordon Gray are attached,
maybe Niki Caro to direct • not yet listed at IMDb
http://www.amazon.com/OLYMPIA-LENI-RIEFENSTAHL-Archival-Collection/dp/B000FQJA2S/
"Personal Best" [1982] track & field /tt0084489/
http://www.amazon.com/Running-Brave-Robby-Benson/dp/B00097E6TU/
"Without Limits" [1998] re runner Steve Prefontaine /tt0119934/
Rodeo Movies
★ ★
"Arena" [1953] filmed in 3-D
"Colorado Cowboy" [1994]
"The Cowboy Way" [1994]
"8 Seconds" [1994] re rodeo bull-riding /tt0109021/
"J.W. Coop" [1972]
Directed by & starring Cliff Robertson, with Geraldine Page, Cristina Ferrare & R.G. Armstrong
"Junior Bonner" [1972] Directed by Sam Peckinpah [1925-84]
"The Lusty Men" [1952]
Directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Robert Mitchum
"Rodeo Girl" [1980] starring Katherine Ross
★ ★
"The Rounders" [M.G.M. March 1965]
 | Two aging Arizona bronco busters spent the winter corraling steers; usually they blow their winter pay in one night, but this year they have a plan: to take an ornery, unbreakable roan to the Sedona Rodeo and bet their bankroll that no cowboy can ride him. Adapted & directed by Burt Kennedy; based on the 1960 novel by Max Evans; starring Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon, Hope Holiday, Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Freeman, Joan Freeman, Denver Pyle, Barton MacLane, Doodles Weaver, Allegra Varron, Peter Fonda, Warren Oates & Casey Tibbs
Warner Bros. Archive Collxn widescreen color DVD [1/2010] for $24.49 M.G.M./Warner color VHS [5/94] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia 1960 novel by Max Evans Univ NM Press 50th Anniv Edition 9x6 pb [6/2010] for $13.22 |
★ ★
"When The Legends Die" [Fox Oct 1972]
  | Filmed on location in Colorado & New Mexico; a Ute Indian boy raised in the wild competes on the rodeo circuit and learns about America and himself.
Directed by Stuart Millar; starring Richard Widmark, Frederic Forrest, Luana Anders & John War Eagle
Fox color VHS [7/88] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb based on the 1963 novel by Hal Borland Bantam Starfire pb [8/84] for $5.99 |
Movies About Other Sports
Surf Shack Page / Surfing Movies Section at Spirit of America Bookstore
http://www.amazon.com/Endless-Summer-Collection-Patrick-OConnell/dp/B0001BKAGC/
Zane Grey's books & movies about fishing [1919-2003]
"Amazing Grace and Chuck" [1987] /tt0092545/
"Breaking Away" [1979] bicycle racing
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Away-Widescreen-Dennis-Christopher/dp/B0009HLD0K/
"Cool Running"
http://www.amazon.com/Dogtown-Z-Boys-Deluxe-Tony-Alva/dp/B0007V6IUS/
"Dorf" movies starring Tim Conway /tt0168702/
"Downhill Racer" [] Redford & skiing
"Höllentour" aka 'Hell On Wheels' [2004] /tt0411498/
2-hour documentary on the Tour de France bicycle race
"The Hustler" [1961] /tt0054997/
http://www.amazon.com/Hustler-Two-Disc-Collectors-Paul-Newman/dp/B000O77SPO/
sequel "The Color of Money" [1986] /tt0090863/
"Ice-Capades" [1941] /tt0033749/
A woman-hating newsreel cameraman is assigned to cover an ice skater at Lake Placid, but he misses
his plane and instead films a beautiful anonymous skater in Central Park
"On Any Sunday" [] motorcycle racing
http://www.amazon.com/Any-Sunday-30th-Anniversary-Collection/dp/B00005Q646/
http://www.amazon.com/Any-Given-Sunday-Directors-Blu-ray/dp/B001AQT0OA/
"Point Break" [Alcon/Warner Bros. 2013?]
Announced 9/2011: Remake of the 1991 surfing movie directed by Kathryn Bigelow; 'set in the world of extreme sports'
Martial Arts Movies
browse Martial Arts Films on DVD at Amazon
Magic Lantern's Samurai Films Festival
 | "Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film" [2006] by David West I.B. Tauris 8½x5½ pb [12/2006] for $14.95 |
"American Fighter" [2012? release]
Announced 7/2011: The story of Rich Franklin’s remarkable rise from math teacher to mixed martial artist
and UFC champion has been optioned by Sean Sorensen's Motion Theory and Eric Eisner’s Double E Pictures;
David Hollander is set to write the script • no entry yet at IMDb
"The Karate Kid" /tt0087538/ + /tt0091326/ + /tt1155076/
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thekaratekid/
"Like Water" [Cinedigm 2012?]
A documentary about Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champ Anderson Silva by first-time filmmaker Pablo Croce; shows Silva’s life leading up to his win over Chael Sonnen • DVD/Blu-ray not yet available •
full credits at IMDb
"Warrior" [LionsGate Sept 2011]
 | An estranged ex-Marine returns home to ask his father to train him for the Sparta winner-takes-all mixed martial arts event. Co-written & directed by Gavin O'Connor; starring Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, Noah Emmerich, Bryan Callen, Kevin Dunn, Frank Grillo, Denzel Whitaker, Bryan Callen, Maximiliano Hernandez, Sam Sheridan, Fernando Funan Chien & Jake McLaughlin
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
Body-Building Movies
"Bigger Stronger Faster *" documentary [2008] /tt1151309/
"Pumping Iron" documentary [1977] starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
http://www.amazon.com/Pumping-Iron-25th-Anniversary-Special/dp/B0000C3I6U/
"Pumping Iron II: The Women" documentary [1985] /tt0089852/
"Stay Hungry" [1976]
Magic Lantern's Muscle-Head Film Festival
Bowling Movies
"The Big Lebowski" [1998] bowling; by the Coen Brothers
"Kingpin" [1996] bowling /tt0116778/
Futbol - Soccer - Rugby Movies
"The Damned United" [2009] = British soccer
"Invictus" [2009] dir by CEastwood re South Africa rugby
http://www.amazon.com/This-Sporting-Life-Criterion-Collection/dp/B000XPSC16/
"Theatre Of Dreams" [2012?]
Announced 9/2011: A fictional coming-of-age drama, with legendary manager Matt Busby of English soccer team
Manchester United helping an 11-year-old rascal fulfill his footballing dreams; attached are director
David Scheinmann, Brian Cox, Natascha McElhone, Anne Reid & Philip Jackson
Roller Derby Movies
"Derby" [1971] roller derby documentary /tt0169756/
"The Fireball" [1950] men's roller derby movie starring Mickey Rooney /tt0042463/
"Hell On Wheels" [2007] documentary directed by Bob Rayon & Werner Campbell /tt0384162/
shot over 5 years time; about creation of all-girl Texas roller derby leagues that sparked intl revival
"Kansas City Bomber" [1972] roller derby /tt0068795/
"Unholy Rollers" [1972] roller derby movie starring Claudia Jennings /tt0069444/
"Whip It!" [Fox Searchlight Nov 2009]
 | "Be your own hero" A teenage girl who hates the beauty pageants that her mother grooms her for stumbles onto the roller derby circuit in nearby Austin, Texas.
Co-produced & directed by Drew Barrymore; script by Shauna Cross, based on her novel; starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, Daniel Stern, Landon Pigg, Alia Shawkat & Eve
Rhino Records soundtrack CD [9/2009] 19 tracks for $9.99 DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
Books About Sports Movies
search books on keywords 'sports movies' at Amazon
"Sports In The Movies" [1982] by Ronald Bergan
Proteus US 10½x7½ pb [6/82] out of print/many used
Proteus US hardcover [6/82] out of print/used
"Sports Movies: A Guide To Nearly 500 Films Focusing On Sports" [1989]
by Jeffrey H. Wallenfeldt
Cinebooks 8¾x7 pb [10/89] out of print/used
 | "Illustrated History of Movies Thru Posters #4: Sports Movie Posters" [1996] by Bruce Hershenson self-published 11x9½ pb [6/96] for $20.00 and more on Magic Lantern's Movie Posters & Books Page |
 | "Great Quotes From Great Sports Heroes" [1997] Compiled by Peggy Anderson, illustrated by Rick Gonella Career Press mass pb [3/97] for $8.99 |
 | "The Baseball Filmography, 1915 Through 2001" [2002] by Hal Erickson McFarland & Co. 2nd edition 9¾x6¾ pb [4/2010] for $49.95 McFarland & Co. 2nd edition hardcover [8/2002] out of print/used |
 | "Contesting Identities: Sports In American Film" [2003] by Aaron Baker Univ Illinois Press 9x5¾ pb [2/2006] for $20.00 Univ Illinois Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [2/2003] for $34.00 |
 | "Great Sports Stories: The Legendary Films" [2005] by Dr. William Russo Kindle Edition from Long Time Ago Press [6/2010] for $3.99 Xlibris 8½x5½ pb [2005] out of print/scarce author's faculty homepage at Curry College {outside Boston} |
 | "You Don't Say!: Over 1,000 Hilarious Sports Quotes & Quips" [2005] Compiled by Hartley Miller, edited by Jim Swanson Andrews McMeel Publng 8½x5½ pb [8/2005] for $10.95 |
 | "Sports Cinema: 100 Movies - The Best of Hollywood's Athletic Heroes, Losers, Myths & Misfits of The Silver Screen" [2006] by Randy Williams Limelight Editions 10½x8¼ pb [10/2006] for $18.96 |
 | "1001 Stupid Sports Quotes: Jaw-Dropping, Stupefying & Amazing Expressions From The World's Best Athletes" [2007] Edited by Randy Howe Lyons Press 7x5¾ hardcover [6/2007] for $14.65 |
 | "All-Stars and Movie Stars: Sports In Film and History" [2008] Edited by Ron Briley, Michael K. Schoenecke & Deborah A. Carmichael Univ Press of KY 9x6 hardcover [6/2008] for $36.00 |
 | "A People's History of Sports In The United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play" [2008] by Dave Zirin
New Press 8x5½ pb [9/2009] for $12.89 New Press 9¾x6½ hardcover [9/2008] for $16.80 |
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"Reel Sports: The Unbelievably True Stories Behind Great Sports Movies - Featuring Bull Durham, Rocky, Slap Shot, Caddyshack, and Hoosiers" [2009] by Jeff Merron
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [1/2009] for 99¢ {sic} |
 | "The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies: Featuring The 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time" [2009] by Ray Didinger & Glen Macnow, Foreword by Gene Hackman Running Press bargain edition 10x8 pb [9/2009] for $7.98 Running Press 10x8 pb [9/2009] for $10.99 |
 | "Encyclopedia of Sports Films" [2011] by K. Edgington & Thomas Erskine, with James M. Welsh Kindle Edition from Scarecrow Press [1/2011] for $61.26 {sic] Scarecrow Press 10½x7½ hardcover [1/2011] for $68.07 |
"All-Stars and Movie Stars: Sports in Film and History" []
edited by Ron Briley, Michael K. Schoenecke, and Deborah A. Carmichael
http://www.kentuckypress.com/live/title_detail.php?titleid=2082
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