Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday
Director: Oliver Stone
Lead Actors: Al Pacino (Tony D'Amato), Cameron Diaz (Christina Pagniacci), Jamie Foxx (Willie Beaman #13), Dennis Quaid (Jack "Cap" Rooney #19), James Woods (Dr. Harvey Mandrake), LL Cool J (Julian Washington #33), Jim Brown (Montezuma Monroe Edward Burns (I)), Matthew Modine (Dr. Allie Powers), Lawrence Taylor (II) (Luther 'Shark' Lavay #58)
Released: December 1999
Movie Synopsis: Oliver Stone takes on professional football, a sport whose grace and delicacy are a good match for his filmmaking style. Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), the head coach of the Miami Sharks, won back-to-back championships four years ago. But new team owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz) has little enthusiasm for the finer points of the game and is concerned only with the bottom line. The longtime strongman of Tony's team has been "Cap" Rooney (Dennis Quaid), a 39-year-old quarterback, but Christina balks at renewing his contract. When Cap is injured during a game, third-string rookie quarterback Willie Beaman (Jamie Foxx) goes on in his place and becomes a major star. But Beaman is mostly interested in fame and money, and he has little regard for Tony and his teammates. Any Given Sunday also stars James Woods as the team's doctor, LL Cool J as a star running back, Jim Brown as a former football great turned Sharks' defensive co-ordinator, Ann-Margret as Christina's alcoholic mother, Bill Bellamy as a drug-addicted wide receiver, Elizabeth Berkley as Tony's favorite prostitute, and Charlton Heston as the football commissioner. -- Mark Deming
Personal View: I thought this movie was great. If you like football, you should go see it, it will hold your interest. I love movies that portray something we usually see in a fairly objective light in a more subjective one. It gave an edge to the game and tried to make you understand what went on behind the scenes. I thought it did a good job and is worht a gander.
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