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Duncan Brantley (written by) &
Rick Reilly (written by)
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Release Date:
4 April 2008 (USA) more
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In the beginning, the rules were simple. There weren't any. more
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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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2 nominations more
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A slapstick comedy that is cute and enjoyable to watch more (107 total)

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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Also Known As:
Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany)
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
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114 min
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The Dodge Connelly character was loosely based off of 1920s football star Johnny "Blood" McNally, who was known for his great football skills, but even more for his off-the-field incidents. more
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Anachronisms: In the scene where they are being chased through the building after leaving the speakeasy, a glass and blue lit modern "exit" sign was clearly visible above the doorway. Also, modern fire sprinklers where seen in the ceiling of the same shot. more
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Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: So here we are.
Lexie Littleton: Not sure what the next move is.
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: It happens.
Lexie Littleton: It's the first time for me.
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: They all say that.
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66 out of 88 people found the following review useful.
A slapstick comedy that is cute and enjoyable to watch, 3 April 2008
7/10
Author: Douglas Young (the-movie-guy) from Memphis, Tennessee

(Synopsis) Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (George Clooney) is the team captain of the Bulldogs in the struggling pro football league in 1925. The entire pro football league is in danger of collapsing, one team at a time, and his team is next. Dodge gets an idea of saving the team by recruiting a college football star who fills the college stadium with over 45,000 cheering fans. With the lure of big money, Dodge is able to convince Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski) to drop out of college and join the team. Carter is not only a star football player who can outrun his completion, but he is also a national war hero of WWI who single-handedly captured a platoon of German soldiers. Lexie Littleton (Renee Zellweger) is a newspaper journalist assigned to get Carter's real inside story about the capture of the German soldiers. To get the story, Lexie must travel with the team, and in time, both Carter and Dodge fall for her. Only one will win her love as the fourth quarter comes to an end.

(My Comment) George Clooney not only starred in this slapstick comedy, he also directed it. The movie may not win any awards, but it is enjoyable to watch. Since the movie took place in 1925, the writers took us back to that time, and slapstick was the rule. If you let yourself go and get into the movie, you will actually get the feel of that era. George is very talented, but I don't think he has a flair for comedy. Renee Zellweger and George share a chemistry together that works well for this movie. You may think this is a chick flick, but you would be somewhat wrong. The love angle doesn't really get going until the end. You will love the way they play pro football with very few rules, especially, the last game that is played in the mud. This is a cute movie, and I know they had a lot of fun making it, because it shows. (Universal Pictures, Run Time 1:54, Rated PG-13)(7/10)

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