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Just heard that some film company is doing a movie about Jesse Owens and his experience in the Berlin Games in front of Hitler.
Those two Prefontaine movies were bombs. As were a few other sports films based on tragedies. If a certain type of film makes money, Hollywood...
What's Jeff Stone's story?
Hollywood producers are followers to be sure. But Hollywood studios are not in the business of making expensive movies based on tragedies. Maybe...
The death and tragedy stories, while compelling, will never make it as Hollywood movies. Hollywood is looking for inspirational sports stories...
"Debunked" is one of my all-time favorite words. Sounds exactly like what it means. I wonder if the opposite of debunk is "bunk". If you prove...
Lot of great stories here. Fascinating to read the diversity of opinion. One of my favorite stories, that I randomly happened to reread for the...
Yeah, what's with the NASCAR thread? Yeesh.
You're right. My bad. Should have just left it at an 80s version of "Hoosiers". Anyone remember this Kentucky team or hear of this story?
Sounds interesting. Do you have a link to an article on this or anything? Would love to read about that team. Also, I referred to this earlier in...
That Hobey Baker story does sound like a good one. Only problem is that it seems like Hollywood doesn't like period sports movies much. Think they...
Now THAT sounds like a great story. Great character. Great story. Underdog overcoming odds. See, I could see that being made into a movie. Only...
Wonder if anyone can think of any true underdog/inspirational stories like Vince Papale and "Invincible" or the pitcher who inspired that movie...
Anyone hear or know about the story of the Clay County high school basketball team in Kentucky? It was Richie Farmer's team. They were from...
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