Whatever you’ve most wanted in your life can’t compare to how badly Daniel Ruettiger wanted to play football for the Fighting Irish. And he did. The end...
... Okay, it’s not, and you might get sick of hearing him talk about it ALL THE TIME.
Scoring At The Movies #43 delves into Rudy’s obsession and we certainly got on his case about all his whining. We debate whether this is a movie for dads or a movie for kids. There’s talk of the dreaded slow clap (good God) and the absurdity of the “Rudy, Rudy” chant (gooder God). So if you love this flick, you will not love us for the next 50 minutes, but listen anyway. After all, we’re entitled white men who tell people they want something they don’t even deserve. We ARE Rudy!
Pedantry Alert: Sean Astin WAS 21 during shooting, so he was indeed the right age to play this character. Also, Notre Dame was in a bowl game in 1975 and 1976...and they’ve won 11 (!) National Championships.
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The website is scoringatthemovies.podbean.com
Ep. 91 - The Peanut Butter Falcon
Ep. 90 - The Way Back
Ep. 89 - Ali
Ep. 88 - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ep. 87 - 61*
Ep. 86 - Battle of the Sexes
Ep. 85 - The Waterboy
Ep. 84 - The Running Man
Ep. 83 - Snatch
Ep. 82 - Without Limits
Ep. 81 - Ford v Ferrari
Ep. 80 - Lucas
Ep. 79 - Enter the Dragon
Ep. 78 - The Damned United
Ep. 77 - The Legend of Bagger Vance
Ep. 76 - Necessary Roughness
Ep. 75 - 42
Ep. 74 - Hardball
Ep. 73 - Glory Road
Ep. 72 - Fighting with my Family
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