Trailer of new soccer movie There was a trailer for the new soccer movie about the 1950s world cup. Looks like a quality flick. John Harkes is in it too.
Re: Re: Trailer of new soccer movie the showed the trailer during the draft today on-line. some people checked some "regular" movie trailer sites and couldn't find anything but i gotta believe that a trailer will make its way on-line soon.
Re: Re: Trailer of new soccer movie Review but no trailer here. http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/g/gameoftheirlivesthe.htm Based On: book by Geoffrey Douglas Premise/Synopsis: the story of the U.S. team that stunned the powerhouse English side in the 1950 World Cup by a 1-0 score. The Americans, listed as a 500-to-1 shot by one bookmaker, were a quickly assembled band of amateur and semi-pro players, mostly first-generation Americans and immigrants. I heard that the goalkeeper was American!!!
Re: Re: Re: Trailer of new soccer movie What an unlikely and unrealistic premise. Good luck trying to sell this story to Joe "Eurosnob" Public and Jane "SoccerSucks" Doe.
game of their lives is the title. the kid from home improvement zachary ty bryan is in it along with harkes and some others i think. wynalda is the soccer director for the movie. the studio is crusader entertainment search for them on the web ull find the site but i dont know the actual web addy off hand.
If anyone KNOWS anything about production status and/or the release date, please post it. I went to the Crusader Entertainment website, and there hasn't been an update or press release of any kind since May '03. A very quick web search found a short thread on the subject. The last post was 3-4 weeks ago, and the poster stated -- without naming a source -- that a distributor had not been found. It would bum me out, but wouldn't surprise if this one goes straight to cable or video. After all, it's a movie about the World Cup, and this is still the United States.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=295892&cc=5901 Connolly: As far as the movie you are in, Game of Their Lives, we saw you a little bit in the previews that have been shown at MLS Cup and at the Soccer Champions Clinic. Have you been able to see a final version yet? Harkes: No. They are test screening it, and then they have to re-edit it.
I have a bet with my friend who thinks that this will go straight to video. I am hoping that doesn't happen and even if a limited release, soccer fans will go out and see it. I check the net all the time and I am disturbed that there is yet no distributor, especially for a third quarter 2004 release. There is a link to a guy in St Louis who is keeping up with news of the film: http://www.baudofamily.com/game.htm
No news on the release date here, but at the Fire vs. Burn match in Chicago they were still talking about the upcoming release and they had some of the players from the 1950s team there and were introduced at halftime.
In all seriousness, is there any hope of it not going straight to video? The market would be minuscule (even moreso in the eyes of the distributors). And it doesn't sound like it's going to be a sleeping giant. Still, didn't the bloody awful 'Bend it like Beckham' get a release in the US?
You do realize that if he did, the movie almost certainly would hit theaters and it'd get twice the audience it would get otherwise. Of course it'd prolly suck but still, we don't have much of a guarantee it won't anyways.
"Ladybugs" didn't go straight to video. Look, if the movie is good, there won't be any problem. The age cohort that actually goes to movie is pretty soccer-positive.
Bend it like Beckham was more of a clashing of cultures movie than a sports movie. More or less, it was "My Big Fat Sikh Wedding." It did fairly well here for a movie of its sort. And how can any movie with Keira Knightley be bloody awful?
It's got Rodney Dangerfield in it! It was never going to go straight to video. They guy is class in a glass. I just didn't know how much pull a football related film would have. The only one I've heard of that vaguely did anything at all out there was BILB - and as Kev says, it wasn't really focussing too much on the football at all times. For straight to video, what did Home Team do? I've got this on video. I got it from a friend of mine with a bizarre fixation with Steve Guttenburg films - still this is so bad he gave it to me. Again, it's a kiddies football film like the Dangerfield one.
I see your point. I just have an aversion to the 'conquering adversity' type films. Frankly they make me want to puke. Lots.
I guess you hate most sports movies, then. Movies like Rudy, Hoosiers, Remember the Titans, Rocky, For the Love of the Game, Sea Biscuit, etc. are all about that 1000 to 1 odds, "conquering adversity" type of story. I love those type of movies. If "The Game of Their Lives" is half as good as the other two sports movies they made, "Rudy" and "Hoosiers", I'm sure I'll love this one also - Especially because it has a great soccer theme and great soccer story to go with it. Wasn't there a movie trailer of TGOTL posted here a month, or so, ago?
Yes, indeed, most sports films. Sport is very, very hard to do well in films, especially football. Was going to mention 'Seabiscuit' myself - absolute bilge IMO. It's just so trite. Still, each to their own. I think sport should stick to being sport - not film. That's where it's strengths lie.
The more people that contact them (Crusader) and ask, the more chance of a reply. Here is their contact info: contact@crusaderentertainment.com marsha@crusaderentertainment.com Whoever gets a reply first, please post it on this thread.
Not a bad idea. It would, at least, show Crusader that there is still interest in the movie being released. For those who haven't seen the movie trailer yet (which I think has been previously posted here already), here's a link: http://www.baudofamily.com/trailer.wmv
My friend "Craig Hawksley" who plays the coach in this movie phoned them a couple of months ago. They were kind of vague but he wasn't sure who he was talking to. The person on the phone told him they have not found a distributor yet. I have heard they hope to release in the fall of this year.
Greetings all, I am the Webmaster from the Baudo Family website. Breadling Boy wrote to me and told me of this thread. My Uncle, Frank "Pee Wee" Wallace played in the game. He is played in the film by Jay Rodan. I have written back and forth with my Aunt (His Widow) who is an extra in the film. She had dinner with Jay and his wife. According to her, all of the actors were extremely nice. Maybe if we soccer fans unite, the story will get told on the big screen. If anyone has information, I'd be happy to post it. From what I understand, the team is going to be honored by "The Hill" on June 6. I'm going to try to be there with digital camera in hand. Jeff www.baudofamily.com
AAAh! The Hill! Cunettos...Rigazzis...Ameghetti Bakery! I miss that! An FYI. I have not seen this here, but Crusader Entertainment is owned by the Anshutz Group. They own Regal Cinemas as well as half of the MLS. I think they will find a distributor when the film is ready.