Leatherheads
April 28th 2008 11:12
Leatherheads is a 2008 American film directed by and starring George Clooney. The film also stars Renée Zellweger and John Krasinski. It will be released in Australia on May 29th.
Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, captain of the struggling football team, the Duluth Bulldogs. Dodge is determined to save both his team and football in general when the players lose their sponsor and the league is on the brink of collapse. He convinces a college football star, Carter "the Bullet" Rutherford, to join the Bulldogs, hoping to capitalize on Carter's fame as a war hero.
In addition to his legendary tales of war heroism, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed and skill on the field. As a result of his presence, both the Bulldogs and football in general prosper.
Zellweger provides romantic interest as reporter Lexie Littleton, who becomes the object of the affections of both Carter and Dodge. Unknown to Carter, Lexie has been assigned to find proof that Carter's war stories are bogus.
Meanwhile, Dodge's attempts to legitimize football start to backfire, as rules are formalized, taking away much of the improvisational antics that made the game fun for many of its players.
The character Jimmy "Dodge" Connolly is based on the life of Johnny "Blood" McNally who played for multiple NFL teams from 1925 to 1938. From 1926-1927 he played for the Duluth Eskimos and later won four World Championships with the Green Bay Packers. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The film, in fact, is loosely based on the Duluth Eskimos of the 1920s and how they essentially saved the NFL.
The movie trailer for Leatherheads in below:
Cast:
George Clooney as Jimmy "Dodge" Connolly
Renée Zellweger as Lexie Littleton
John Krasinski as Carter Rutherford
Jonathan Pryce as CC
Stephen Root as Suds
Wayne Duvall as Coach Frank Ferguson
Keith Loneker as Big Gus
Malcolm Goodwin as Bakes
Matt Bushell as Curly
Tim Griffin as Ralph
Robert Baker as Stump
Nick Paones as Zoom
Nick Bourdages as Bug
Jeremy Ratchford as Eddie
Other Info:
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sport
Directed by: George Clooney
Produced by: George Clooney, Barbara A. Hall, Grant Heslov, Casey Silver, Jeffry Silver
Written by: George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Duncan Brantley, Rick Reilly, Stephen Schiff
Distributed by: Universal Studios
Budget: $US 58 million
Release date: USA - April 4th, 2008; Australia - May 29th, 2008; UK - April 11th, 2008
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Leatherheads.
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, captain of the struggling football team, the Duluth Bulldogs. Dodge is determined to save both his team and football in general when the players lose their sponsor and the league is on the brink of collapse. He convinces a college football star, Carter "the Bullet" Rutherford, to join the Bulldogs, hoping to capitalize on Carter's fame as a war hero.
Zellweger provides romantic interest as reporter Lexie Littleton, who becomes the object of the affections of both Carter and Dodge. Unknown to Carter, Lexie has been assigned to find proof that Carter's war stories are bogus.
Meanwhile, Dodge's attempts to legitimize football start to backfire, as rules are formalized, taking away much of the improvisational antics that made the game fun for many of its players.
The character Jimmy "Dodge" Connolly is based on the life of Johnny "Blood" McNally who played for multiple NFL teams from 1925 to 1938. From 1926-1927 he played for the Duluth Eskimos and later won four World Championships with the Green Bay Packers. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The film, in fact, is loosely based on the Duluth Eskimos of the 1920s and how they essentially saved the NFL.
The movie trailer for Leatherheads in below:
Cast:
George Clooney as Jimmy "Dodge" Connolly
Renée Zellweger as Lexie Littleton
John Krasinski as Carter Rutherford
Jonathan Pryce as CC
Stephen Root as Suds
Wayne Duvall as Coach Frank Ferguson
Keith Loneker as Big Gus
Malcolm Goodwin as Bakes
Matt Bushell as Curly
Tim Griffin as Ralph
Robert Baker as Stump
Nick Paones as Zoom
Nick Bourdages as Bug
Jeremy Ratchford as Eddie
Other Info:
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sport
Directed by: George Clooney
Produced by: George Clooney, Barbara A. Hall, Grant Heslov, Casey Silver, Jeffry Silver
Written by: George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Duncan Brantley, Rick Reilly, Stephen Schiff
Distributed by: Universal Studios
Budget: $US 58 million
Release date: USA - April 4th, 2008; Australia - May 29th, 2008; UK - April 11th, 2008
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Leatherheads.
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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