"The Game of Their Lives"

I'm confused... is this the same movie as The Greatest Game EVER? lol

 

I think you are thinking of "The Greatest Game Ever Played" an American Golf Film about the 1913 US Open to be released next year:

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808610186&cf=info&intl=us

"The Game of Their Lives" (US) is a soon-to -be released movie about the 1950 World Cup Group match against England won 1-0 by the US. This is not to be confused with a British documentary of the same name a couple of years ago about the return of some members the amazing 1966 North Korean football team to the sites of their past triumphs.

 

I think Dicicco would be foolish not to take the job.


...er what job again? and who's dicicco?

 

...and as was first reported by "Dirk Diggler" in this thread:

https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154231&highlight=1966+korea

this movie will be showing on the Sundance Channel on Monday at 9PM ET

 

Weren't a good number of the qualifiers leading up to WC '90 played at, correct me if I'm wrong, the Budweiser Soccer Park somewhere in the visicnity of St Louis? I remember the complex being touted as the home site of the USMNT in those days.

 

Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ for me in those days.

 

That was still quite a while ago. I don't think the USMNT wants to play in an 8,000 seat venue anymore. WC 94 and 02 have given Americans higher standards.

 

RE: GOTL release date.

What I heard from a pretty reliable source is they are having difficulty finding distribution for the movie. I'd hate to see this go straight to video...but if no one wants to take the chance of showing it in their theaters...I suppose they could go the indy route like Bend it like Spice Boy...who knows?

 

Man, I sure hope they go indy. Or see about hooking up some sort of distribution deal with the MLS teams. See if the MLS teams can wrangle a viewing at a local small theater.

One way or another, I want to see this film OUT THERE.

(maybe I should start bugging Alamo Draft House...)

(maybe we'll have to wait for a good NT showing in Germany)

 

Doesn't Uncle Phil own a ton of movie theaters?

 

Answered my own question. Anschutz owns 78% or the Regal Entertainment group which also owns Regal Movie Theaters. The largest theater company in the states. 6000 screens 550 theaters in 39 states.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/105/105885.html

 

So, as I understand it, Uncle Phil owns the movie theaters. He owns the movie. But he can't find a middle man to get the movie to the theaters?

That doesn't make much sense. But I completely believe that it's true.