Any Given Sunday is hilarious.

Submitted by Sleep-system t3_ye7p60 in movies

As far as football movies go this one is an imperfect gem. Great performances all around, very good, unconventional cinematography and the depiction seems brutally realistic. Audio could use some work though, you can barely understand the dialogue 1/3rd of the time.

Even when it gets preachy the characters in the film are rolling their eyes at it because they know it's manipulative bullshit just meant to eke the last bit of performance out of them while they're still useful.

The funny part, and what pushes the film almost into fantasy, is how Willie Beamen acted and was treated after winning two games. No way a third string quarterback is talking shit to the head coach, fellow players, starring in his own commercial and music video after a couple of good games, even if he is a magical combination of Peyton Manning and Michael Vick (who somehow dropped to the 7th round šŸ˜‚).

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PropJoe421 t1_itwhtdu wrote

I would watch a entire movie of James Woods being the sleazy team doctor.

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Kylon1138 t1_itwkfq6 wrote

The book its roughly based off of is more about the sports medicine aspect and would have made a better movie if it was more about Modine & Wood's characters.

You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise: A Doctor's Sideline Secrets by Robert Huizenga, who was an intern doctor for the Raiders in the 80s

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S2B_1 t1_itwr3nk wrote

One of my favorite books and totally worth a read. Love the insight and section about Bo Jackson getting signed. I suggest it to people all the time.

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Old_boy7 t1_itwg858 wrote

The editing of early 2000s blockbusters is so crazy, its almost nauseating fast. This and Amegeddon come to mind. I assumed Oliver Stone just made soemtjing more akin to propaganda films basically growing up but he's actually pretty daring in terms of content. I liked talk radio quite a bit.

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Peanlocket t1_itwio48 wrote

The editing of this scene defines the movie https://youtu.be/KKTqFuAqKMo

It's so crazy lol

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Dottsterisk t1_itzf6j4 wrote

I love that shit.

I love the whole hyperbolic and romanticized take on the game and the players. Stone is so at home in the quintessentially American.

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mickeyflinn t1_itwhoks wrote

> The funny part, and what pushes the film almost into fantasy, is that Willie Beamen was acting like that after winning two games though. No way a third string quarterback is talking shit to the head coach, fellow players, starring in his own commercial and music video after a couple of good games,

Yeah no kidding.

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KryptonicxJesus t1_itwqdl6 wrote

Maybe not but Marquette King acted that way as a punter.

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mickeyflinn t1_itz52ll wrote

The talking shit about coaches and players I can see. The commercial and music video stuff is when it goes into la la land.

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KryptonicxJesus t1_itwqjgr wrote

The behind the scenes is even crazier *jamie and LL hated eachother. And Lawrence Taylor and Dennis quaid used to just fuck off between scenes and go golf

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carndees t1_itxincy wrote

LT and Quaid playing golf to get over drug habits is peak caddy stories for sure.

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RDCK78 t1_itxu2q8 wrote

Oliver Stones last great film.

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heyimrick t1_ity918l wrote

Pacino's speech at the end was awesome.

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zimaskies t1_ityb0eg wrote

I moved the traffic come so Iā€™m lined up with his manager

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bongo1100 t1_ityqw7e wrote

I always thought that, too. Also, the eye part.

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