Recently I was at the YMCA working out, and to make my cardio go by faster I was watching TV. And what happened to be on but Rudy! I love this movie-- it doesn't matter that I've seen in a thousand times or so, I can always watch it again. And inevitably I always cry at the very end of the movie, when Rudy gets to play in the game, and is carried out of the stadium on the shoulders of the other players. I mean seriously, if you don't get a little choked up at this point in the movie, you don't have a heart.
So, I was thinking about how much I LOVE feel-good sports movies. Like Rudy, they all make me want to watch them over and over again. So here is my list of my favorite sports movies (in no particular order:
Rudy: already mentioned this one. It is about a boy who's dream is to play on the Notre Dame football team, despite coming from a steel area, small stature, and not being a natural academic, he works hard and eventually not only gets into Notre Dame, but makes the football team as a walk on.
Miracle: The story of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. So good. This is definitely a must see- the ups, the downs, and if anyone has ever played any sport ever, you get the feelings of being the underdog and the high of winning a big game.
Mighty Ducks (any and all): Another hockey movie, but this one is about kids. The first one is about a rag-tag team of kids playing in a city league in Chicago (i think) and they are taken over by Amillio Estevs who is preforming community service by coaching. The second movie tells the story of the same group of kids plus a few new faces, and they have become the Junior Olympic (i think) representatives for the US. The third movie is about how the entire team is asked to become students at a very elite private school and become their JV hockey team.
The Legend of Bagger Vance: Golf movie, starring Will Smith as Bagger Vance, a caddie who guides a down and out golfer back to his glory.
Remember the Titans: Another football movie, this one about the integration of a high school and in effect the football team during the 1960's.
I realize that I am missing many many good sports movies on here, least of which is Hoosiers. I haven't seen this, ever. I know, sacrilege as someone who loves sports movies. Maybe one day. But this is my list so far. Funnily enough, these are all Disney movies. Huh- weird.
2 comments:
As soon as I saw the title of your blog I was like omg I wonder if she just saw Hoosiers?!! I'm soo disappointed in you. That is easily one of the best sport movies of all time!
Rudy is the best sports movie ever...of course it helps that my entire family is from Indiana, but that makes Hoosiers awesome as well.
And did I ever tell you that the championship game in Remember the Titans was filmed in my high school stadium? Yep, that's where I was a band nerd for 4 years of my life!!!
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