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Leatherheads (2008) -- A romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football, where the owner of a professional team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fianc�e.

Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   11,661 votes
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Director:
George Clooney
Writers (WGA):
Duncan Brantley (written by) &
Rick Reilly (written by)
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Release Date:
4 April 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport more
Tagline:
In the beginning, the rules were simple. There weren't any. more
Plot:
A romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football, where the owner of a professional team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fiancée. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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(85 articles)
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User Comments:
A laugh filled and decent slapstick romantic comedy that looks at the early days of pro football. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Krasinski ... Carter Rutherford

David de Vries ... Princeton Reporter #1 (as David DeVries)
Rick Forrester ... Princeton Reporter #2
Craig S. Harper ... Princeton Reporter #3 (as Craig Harper)

George Clooney ... Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly

Malcolm Goodwin ... Bakes

Matt Bushell ... Curly

Tommy Hinkley ... Hardleg

Tim Griffin ... Ralph

Robert Baker ... Stump
Nick Paonessa ... Zoom

Lance Barber ... Toledo Referee

Wayne Duvall ... Coach Frank Ferguson
Nicholas Bourdages ... Bug

Jason Drago ... Toledo Player
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Ireland:PG | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44052) | Germany:6 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:PG

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Trivia:
The script was written back in 1993. The writers brought it to the attention of Steven Soderbergh who then took it to the then president of production at Universal Pictures, Casey Silver. It went into script limbo after Silver left the studio to become an independent producer. Soderbergh then came back and brought Clooney along to make the film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: This movie takes place in 1925. The idea of an annual college draft in the NFL was not proposed until 1935 and wasn't put in effect until 1936. more
Quotes:
Lexie Littleton: What I want to know is why you chose to come in here from the lobby, where you obviously had business, to sit next to me and listen to my conversation. Tell me, or are you afraid to say?
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: I'm not afraid to say it. I'm in love with Leonard. Go ahead and laugh, everyone does. We had something beautiful until you came along. You think you can just toss him away like a sack of flour?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Deadlands 2: Trapped (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Variety Stomp more

FAQ

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25 out of 39 people found the following comment useful:-
A laugh filled and decent slapstick romantic comedy that looks at the early days of pro football., 4 April 2008
7/10
Author: Danny Blankenship from Petersburg, Virginia

"Leatherheads" is a movie of laughs, and feel good fun a period piece of football nostalgia that's held together by it's slapstick comedy and blended well with romance. George Clooney who stars and directs gives a good turn here, yet it seems a little uncommon seeing the superstar in a period comedy piece as he's clearly a better dramatic actor still he scores some points here for his style of shooting and direction of the film.

Set in the 1920's George is 'Dodge' Connelly a football player on the field and a ladies man off it, and this is before the big money and rules changes that took into form for the game. Clooney's team the Duluth Bulldogs are a scrapper bunch at play yet the team is tough and gritty, and off the field George's Dodge character is full of drink and has eyes for a dame. Enter Lexie Littleton(Renee Zellweger)who's an elegant and sexy snap news lady of a reporter as she's a little lady in red from her nifty wardrobe. While the Bulldogs team and other foes have gone bankrupt and many move on to other traits of work like mining and labor, a plan then develops to invest in and start an organized league with the help of a famous recruit for the Bulldogs that being college ivy league stud and apparent war hero Carter Rutherford(John Krasinski). Along the way then the film blends with plenty of slapstick laughs and comic gridiron action from strange and crazy tackles to muddy fields to catchy flirtation one liners and romance that is seen in a chastely and sexy way. And the big surprise is the truth about the apparent battlefield story is revealed.

Overall this isn't a great movie, but it's OK as the slapstick and laughs carry it, so if your expecting a historical serious and dramatic look at the early NFL you want get it here. Though the costumes and uniforms of the classic throwback way of no face mask, no chin gear, nor any rules make you feel just like your back watching a 1920's era game. The chemistry between Clooney and Zellweger is good as Renee is a bright treat to watch even though the laughs are good and the scenes are fun Clooney appears out of place here in a comedy work even though his performance is good, this screwball comedy scores for laughs and is flagged for drama and it's lack of focused attention on the history of the start of the NFL.

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