This is unbelievable...
...$1 million/Day?
And all for a job that pays $500,000 per year. I don't get it.
Anyway, on to our grand finale:
#1--Hoosiers (1986)
Yes, here it is, the all-time best. Another "based-on-a-true-story" flick about the the 1952 Indiana State Basketball tournament. A story of redemption on several fronts and a feel-good story to boot. Tiny Hickory High School in Hickory, Indiana, with frst-year coach Norman Dale fights its way through all kinds of adversity (including the hostility of the town toward the coach and the fact that they start out with only six players) and wins the Indiana State High School Basketball Tournament, which at the time included all the teams in the state. Gene Hackman does a wonderful job as Coach Norman Dale and Dennis Hopper is great as town drunk and assistant coach Shooter Flatch. Interestingly enough, the actor who played Jimmy Chitwood, offensive star of the team, was the only actor who had no organized basketball experience before the film.
Memorable Quote:
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch: [after Buddy Walker steals the ball] Time! Time!
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch: [in the timeout huddle] Alright, boys, this is the last shot we got! We're gonna run the picket fence at 'em! Jimmy, you're solo right! Everett, Merle should be open on the other side of that fence! Now, boys, don't get caught watchin' the paint dry!
Todya's Musical Selection:
James Taylor--Fire and Rain
And all for a job that pays $500,000 per year. I don't get it.
Anyway, on to our grand finale:
#1--Hoosiers (1986)
Yes, here it is, the all-time best. Another "based-on-a-true-story" flick about the the 1952 Indiana State Basketball tournament. A story of redemption on several fronts and a feel-good story to boot. Tiny Hickory High School in Hickory, Indiana, with frst-year coach Norman Dale fights its way through all kinds of adversity (including the hostility of the town toward the coach and the fact that they start out with only six players) and wins the Indiana State High School Basketball Tournament, which at the time included all the teams in the state. Gene Hackman does a wonderful job as Coach Norman Dale and Dennis Hopper is great as town drunk and assistant coach Shooter Flatch. Interestingly enough, the actor who played Jimmy Chitwood, offensive star of the team, was the only actor who had no organized basketball experience before the film.
Memorable Quote:
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch: [after Buddy Walker steals the ball] Time! Time!
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch: [in the timeout huddle] Alright, boys, this is the last shot we got! We're gonna run the picket fence at 'em! Jimmy, you're solo right! Everett, Merle should be open on the other side of that fence! Now, boys, don't get caught watchin' the paint dry!
Todya's Musical Selection:
James Taylor--Fire and Rain
posted by Jedi Master at
8:58 AM
2 Comments:
It pays $500 grand a year, but everyone stands up when you walk into the room, and to paraphrase Denis Leary, you have all the nukes.
In other news, I am going to watch all those sports movies due to your suggestion.
You know, I've never seen Hoosiers. I probably should rectify this.
Travis
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