| | |  | Accessories | Home » » » » » Rudy (Special Edition) (1993) - Football | | | | | | | Description: | | All his life, people have told Rudy he's not good enough, not smart enough, not big enough. But nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for Notre Dame. From the time he's a young boy, Rudy (Sean Astin) is determined to join the Fighting | | | Features: | |
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| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Greta Lind, Scott Benjaminson | | Director:
| David Anspaugh | | Format:
| Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English, Spanish | | Subtitle:
| English, Spanish, French, Georgian, Chinese, Thai | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Sony Pictures | | Run Time:
| 114 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 26, 2000 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 188 reviews |
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 InspirationalDec 28, 2009
Great movie. My son loved it. My brother has worn his out and gotten his second one! It is a keeper.
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Absolutely Wonderful - My Favorite Sports MovieNov 08, 2009
I have to admit that for as long as this movie has been out, I hadn't seen it until recently. I was throughly impressed. Yes, a movie script is going to be different from reality because they have to fit years of actual experience into something under two hours; however, I thought it was done very, very well.
The special interviews were fantastic to watch after viewing the movie and realizing that many of the elements that I wondered were true or not actually were true. If you haven't seen it, I won't give it away, but watch the special features and you may be surprised.
You can search YouTube to watch the actual footage of the last few minutes of the game in which Rudy played.
This is by far my favorite sports movie (and there are some good ones out there). I love how the movie depicts years and years of hard work leading up to his dream whereas other sports movies, the team or player become whipped into shape during one short season.
Great movie.
 Formulaic, but very good.Sep 21, 2009
Predictable but moving nonetheless. Jerry Goldsmith's score helps, and Sean Astin puts in a 5-star performance. Not as dark--nor as great, ultimately--as Hoosiers (also by director David Anspaugh).
The weakest part of the movie to me was the romantic interest (the booster club girl).
Might as well get this "Special Edition" (2000) over the later "Deluxe Edition" (2003).
On a personal note, I met Ara Parseghian at a charity dinner. I always thought that Jason Miller (who plays Ara in the movie) looked a lot more like Joe Paterno!
My favorite line from the movie?
"...It' ain't gonna never happen!" (Charles S. Dutton)
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 Completey Marred by Wack Pacing and Annoying PlotlineMay 25, 2009
Look, my low rating does not account for any lame reasons such as the main character is from Notre Dame, or the fact that I am not a Notre Dame fan, though I'm not (Side Note: Go Trojans!). Rather, while this film is somewhat entertaining (hardly), the moral is pedestrian and tacked onto something as trivial as Football, and the pacing throws off whatever power the movie has.
The acting is aqequte, but the somewhat good acting and okay setting is marred by the WACK pacing. THe problem is that it just seems rushed. It doesn't feel like a journey. Maybe that's because you cannot make a road to this "dream" condensed into less than two hours (with credits, from birth as well, no less), but each scene feels tacked on. It's just throw away, and it feels like a hastily thrown together script and a series of skteches. Take for example, the diner scene with his best friend. He gets into a fight, then he's dead 2 minutes later. What's with that? I think if there were more screen time of him, I think it would be a lot better. Heck, the only way to even make the death feel like it has impact would to show just how much time they spend together.
Also, I hate the notion of this whole dream and the fact that they even try to pass it off as inspiratoin. Look, Rudy, I realize all your life you were weak and were undersized. But to me, is it really worth it? No! I don't have the skills to be an actor, do you think I'm going to waste my time trying to get some 3 second rule in a dinky movie? I'm not going to waste my life. Big deal, you recorded one sack. The fact is, the dream of doing something that is out of your reach seems a waste, especially when it's something like Football.
Rudy is really a movie worth skipping. And forget the fact it's accurate, the coach, who is considered an atagonist, actually insisted putting Rudy in. So really, this is not edgy or realistic, it's still HOllywood moralizing. The only inspiration I felt was the inspiration to smash the DVD into the wall.
D+
RudyMay 06, 2009
This is one of my favorite movies. GREAT that it is a true story. The real Rudy is behind the dad in the bleachers at the end of the movie.
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