What movies make your top ten?
With the release of Happy Gilmore 2 yesterday (now streaming on Netflix) 29 years after the original came out, we at TOC decided to take this opportunity to discuss our favorite sports movies of all time. And we want to hear what is on your lists, too.
Here is what the TOC staff had to say.
MIKE:
10. Slap Shot
9. Tin Cup
8. A River Runs Through It (It was a sports movie because it had fly fishing and fighting)
7. The Boys in the Boat (book was better though)
6. Moneyball
5. We Are Marshall
4. Chariots of Fire
3. Miracle
2. Hoosiers
1. Race
STEVE:
Honorable Mention: Friday Night Lights (tv show was better than the film)
10. Varsity Blues
9. Rudy
8. Seabiscuit
7. Eight Men Out
6. Sandlot
5. Hoosiers
4. Miracle
3. A League of Their Own
2. Field of Dreams
1. Any Given Sunday
O:
As for me, I divided this assignment into 2 categories, adult sports movies and youth sports movies.
Youth Sports:
5(tie): Little Big League
5(tie) Rookie Of The Year
*even though these take place in pro baseball, the main character is a kid
4. The Mighty Ducks
3. The Bad News Bears (original 1976 version with Walter Matthau)
2. Little Giants (admittedly, this moved up higher on the list when this happened:)
1. The Sandlot
Adult Sports:
Honorable Mentions: The Fighter; The Wrestler; Bend It Like Beckham; Caddyshack; I, Tonya
10. The Program
9. Bull Durham
8. Remember The Titans
7. Field of Dreams
6. Rudy
5. White Men Can’t Jump
4. A League of Their Own
3. Jerry Maguire
2. Hoop Dreams
1. Rocky
Now it’s your turn. Please share your top-however-many.
And while we are on the topic of sports entertainment, I need to take a few lines to make a tribute to the late, great Hulk Hogan. I grew up in the 80’s and was a massive wrestling fan. There is arguably no bigger icon in the history of that industry than the man born as Terry Bollea. From his earlier rivalries with Andre the Giant, The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase, and Macho Man Randy Savage and later feuds with The Ultimate Warrior and The Undertaker, the Hulkster was the headliner in professional wrestling for decades. He was absolutely larger than the ring he competed in. His fame even took him into the movie industry where he was the star of “Suburban Commando” and “No Holds Barred” and even appeared in “Rocky III” opposite Sylvester Stallone. He even eventually received his own reality show “Hogan Knows Best”. Hulk was so famous that his signature handlebar mustache was listed as one of the world’s most famous mustaches. We lost one of the great pop-culture characters this past week. Thanks for entertaining us for all these years, Hulk. I hope the 24-inch pythons still get to run wild up there. Rest in peace.