Welcome to the Video Store Podcast.
I’ve been watching a lot of football lately. College bowl games are on just about every night and the NFL playoffs are in full swing.
Really the only thing better than watching a football game is watching a movie about football and there are some great ones to watch.
This week on the Video Store Podcast, I’m spotlighting four movies about football.
These are football movies where the game matters but the real story happens off the field. It’s about making tough choices, challenging authority and forging character.
Necessary Roughness (1991)
Necessary Roughness is a comedy straight from the ‘90s, starring Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Sinbad and Kathy Ireland.
The Texas State Armadillos have repeatedly violated NCAA rules and the entire football is banned from playing. New coach Ed “Straight Arrow” Gennero is tasked with fielding a new team with no scholarships and no support.
Gennero pieces together a misfit team with more heart than talent. Eventually they come together and take on the cross state rivals, Texas Colts.
We Are Marshall (2006)
What do you do when the unthinkable happens?
In 1970, a plane carry the Marshall University football team crashes killing all 37 players and coaches on board.
Stricken with grief the University decides to rebuild the team and hires coach Jack Lengyel for the impossible task.
Through grit, determination and sorrow the Marshall Thundering Herd football team takes the field to honor the lost players.
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Johnny Be Good is a late 80s coming-of-age comedy.
Johnny Walker is the most wanted high school quarterback in the country and college recruiters will do anything to land him.
The movie takes an satirical and exaggerated look at college recruiting practices of the 80s.
It’s a movie about integrity, self-respect and choosing your own path, no matter the cost.
All The Right Moves (1983)
Trapped in a dead-end, go-nowhere town Stefan Djordjevic’s only hope is a football scholarship to college but clashes with his controlling coach make that dream seem impossible.
Stefan watches as his friends go down the wrong path and their dreams fade away. His talent propels him but his ego keeps getting in the way.
Through humility and respect Stefan realizes he must make All the Right Moves to succeed.
Thanks for visiting the Video Store Podcast. I hope you enjoy the movies whether you’re watching them for the first time or rediscovering them all over again.
