(1999). During half time of the first football game. Henry Rollins was offered a role as a football player but turned it down as he felt he did not have the size to make the portrayal believable. The film features an ensemble cast, including Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Ann-Margret, Lauren Holly, Matthew Modine, John C. McGinley, Charlton Heston, Bill Bellamy, Lela Rochon, Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Berkley, Marty Wright, and NFL players Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor. The second third should have appealed to me as that's when the huge ensemble has personal interactions and we learn all their selfish, dastardly, unpleasant motivations, but I was on sensory overload. During the next game, to D'Amato's chagrin, Beamen disregards the team's conservative offense and changes plays in the huddle. For instance, the motocross riders were typically free-spirited types, while desert racers were often loners. [1], Time Out New York 's Andrew Johnston wrote: "It's often been said of films about sports that smaller balls equal better movies. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The album found success on the Billboard charts, making it to No. Example: Al Pacino as the Old Guard Coach calls in Jamie Foxx as the suddenly first string quarterback (in a terrific performance), for a tête a tête on the pro's of Jazz over Rap, as a metaphor of the old football of finesse (what? By. While a nervous Beamen makes a number of errors and fails to win the game for the Sharks, he plays well and gains confidence. Transcript. I don't know enough about rap to judge those selections -- I could tell there were lots of lyrics about "niggaz" working for The Man type of thing. They can be seen in the extras of the Oliver Stone Collection DVD. Cameo roles also featured many former American football players including Dick Butkus, Y. Add the first question. Al Pacino famous “inch by inch” speech in the movie Any Given Sunday. D'Amato worsens his relationship with Pagniacci and berates Rooney for second-guessing his availability. I ain't trying to disrespect nobody, but winning is the only thing I respect. Documentary on the director's meeting with Castro. [4][5] When the team traveled to California, the stadium used was Pro Player Stadium, which is located in Miami Gardens. Stone later amalgamated a third screenplay, Playing Hurt by Daniel Pyne, into the project. Due to the packaging listing "6 minutes of previously unseen footage" and a running time of 156 minutes, many assumed that the theatrical cut was 150 minutes, and that Stone had added six minutes of footage. Any Given Sunday was an Australian television program that aired on the Nine Network between 2005 and 2006. At D'Amato's final press conference as head coach, he is thanked by Pagniacci. List of Songs. When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive. For the soundtrack, see, Time Out New York, Dec. 30, 1999-Jan. 6, 2000, p. 87, "Any Given Sunday - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes", "Any Given Sunday (1999) - Alternate versions", Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Any_Given_Sunday&oldid=1012132681, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 March 2021, at 19:57. Al Pacino, a Legendary Actor - What Is Your Favourite Performance? A soundtrack containing hip hop, rock and R&B music was released on January 4, 2000 by Atlantic Records. During a confrontation with Beamen, D'Amato demotes him back to the bench. Title: The film wastes no time to get into the face of the action. Some of our favorites stars share the women's stories that they turn to for inspiration and motivation during Women's History Month and beyond. With unnecessary slow motions, edgy and benign camera work and amateur editing the feature shucks aways its own Any Given Sunday is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Oliver Stone depicting a fictional professional American football team. Second song during the football game. Bob St. Clair appears as the coach for Minnesota in the first game. That sounds a lot like today's NFL. Oliver Stone says on the commentary that the meta connection was deliberate, and meant to show that yesterday's rebels become the establishment. What a coincidence that ESPN is continually bad-mouthed when there's a big legible credit at the end to Turner Sports Network when this is a Time Warner movie and ESPN's a competitor.Stone of course goes out of his way to link football with war, to fit into his oeuvre, with battle quotes from Vince Lombardi and some sort of link with Pacino's father dying in WWII that was irrelevant it seemed to me. Tony's drunken barroom speech about giving everything for his players, prominently featured in the trailer, is entirely removed. James Woods' character was based on Rosenfeld, and his first diagnosis of "Cap" Rooney's career-threatening injury at the beginning of the film is "you're okay, it's just a bruise." For the final game in Dallas, Johnny Unitas appears as the coach. Use the HTML below. Oliver Stone brings his unique style to the sports drama in his 1998 film Any Given Sunday. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. He crowds the behemoths into locker rooms and showers that can barely contain their bodies--but he's so afraid of showing them in contact that he even at one point has one throw a baby alligator into the shower so they scatter.Everyone is criticized-- including the sportscasters, which Stone revels in playing one (I think in general this movie is a show down between Stone and Spike Lee as it takes on more racial issues than he's done in the past). ", The film received an aggregated score of 52% from 122 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. The Miami Sharks, a once-great American football team, are struggling to make the 1999 Associated Football Franchises of America (AFFA) playoffs. According to Cuba Gooding Jr., he met with Oliver Stone about playing the role of Willie Beamen but Stone turned Gooding down because he had already played a football player in Jerry Maguire (1996). Format: CD. VIEWS. Black Emperor and actually filmed a scene using their music; when he later asked for permission the band said no, and Stone was forced to redo the scene without the music. But if some studio executive came along and made Stone cut his movie down to two hours, I have the strangest feeling it wouldn't lose much of substance and might even play better. "Any Given Sunday" came out in 1999, but still feels fresh thanks to both the ahead-of-its-time documentary-style camera work, and the timeless message that winning big takes big hearts, big plays, and big risks. Joe Robbie Stadium - 2269 NW 199th Street, Miami, Florida, USA. On Any Sunday is a 1971 American documentary film about motorcycle sport, directed by Bruce Brown. Willie doesn't know the plays. 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In actuality, the theatrical cut ran 162 minutes; 12 minutes were deleted for the director's cut, and six minutes of new footage were added. Stone separately acquired the spec script On Any Given Sunday, by John Logan. Having ridden the bench for years because of a string of bad luck stories and perhaps insufficient character, Willie Beaman seizes what may be his last chance, and lights up the field with a raw display of athletic prowess. Catalogue No: ATL83272.2. Written by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was cast as Willie Beamen, but dropped out amidst rumors he could not throw a football convincingly. "[7], Conversely, Richard Schickel of Time criticized the story as being "standard" and stated "(a)lmost three hours of this jitter deteriorates from bravura filmmaking to annoying mannerism, and Any Given Sunday ends up less than the sum of its many, often interesting parts. Based on H.G. The screenplay was also based in part on the 1994 book You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise: A Doctor's Sideline Secrets by Robert Huizenga. Any Given Sunday may have been made 22 years ago but it's more relevant today than it was back then. And if we still didn't get the point of any reference in the conversation to racial issues then intercuts to the galley slave scenes from "Ben Hur" THEN on top of that, the NFL commissioner who puts the Bitch Owner in her place for trying to play with the Big Old Guys is none other than Charlton Heston.No one just has a conversation -- everyone shouts, usually at the same time, so I had to close my eyes and I'm not sure if I missed something.This is Sunbelt Football of expansion teams where the sport is not a Fall/Winter season - so the women were everywhere in tank tops, cleavage, midriffs bare and hips swinging, even Cameron Diaz as the Bitch Owner. Anonymous, I thought what a great combo for "Any Given Sunday" - Oliver Stone and professional football -- excess meets its match. Specific television episodes are noted when available. Rooney urges D'Amato to let Beamen finish the game, which after an argument he allows, while Pagniacci enters the locker room to demand that Beamen play which, after D'Amato and her argue, Beamen informs her that he had already been told he would start the second half. Bjorn Nittmo, then with the AFL's Buffalo Destroyers, was the Sharks' placekicker. I took it from this site. A fictional American Football team. Any Given Sunday is about the Miami Sharks. Any Given Sunday (1999) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Soundtrack Credits . But if I never saw any more football that'll be fine with me. First song during football game. Five Pro Football Hall of Fame Players made cameo appearances as opposing head coaches. Stone said these changes were made to help with the film's pacing. The Sharks eventually lost the championship final known as Pantheon Cup to San Francisco. A surprisingly balanced film that merges Stone's hyperkinetic style with a character-centric narrative approach reminiscent of John Sayles and Robert Altman at their best, Sunday proves that powerful human drama and MTV visual pyrotechnics actually can coexist after all. The differences between the two versions are discussed on IMDb's entry for the film. Texas Stadium is used for the home of the fictitious Dallas Knights. This FAQ is empty. As the media hails Beamen as the next model of quarterback, the newfound success feeds his growing narcissism and leads to tension with teammates and coaches. The DVD opens game 3 with a Black Sabbath song, and the game is heavily edited, with much of the football action rearranged or cut entirely. When a devastating hit knocks a professional football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney out of the game, a young, unknown third-stringer is called in to replace him. The Kick-off starts the song. So I grabbed a chance to go to the movies with my sons. Before the game, D'Amato gives a speech urging team unity that Beamen takes to heart. Rooney returns as starting quarterback, but is injured with a concussion after scoring a touchdown. Adding to the pressure on D'Amato to win at any cost is the aggressive young President/Co-owner of the team, Christina Pagniacci, now coming into her own after her father's death. Aw come on Stone, not a single gay player in the closet? Beamen apologizes to his teammates for his actions and leads the team to win. The transcript provides some interesting insights in the structuring and rhetorical figures. The film also used Arena Football League players such Pat O'Hara, who played for the Tampa Bay Storm, later coached the Orlando Predators and is now an assistant coach with the Tennessee Titans, and Connell Maynor, who also played for the Orlando Predators and spent time as both a player and coach for the Philadelphia Soul. The music selections were by Robbie Robertson (with Paul Kelly but I'm not sure which Kelly that is) and he did as seamless a job as he's done for Martin Scorcese. But when Foxx walks in Pacino has "Ben Hur" playing on a wide-screen TV. Pagniacci favors Crozier and wants to eventually cut Rooney. The final game is slightly re-edited, with a new scene of a player losing an eye added, as well as more footage of Caps's comeback montage, but other plays are cut in slightly different ways. Willie 'Alien' Beamen : I'm trying to win coach. Jim Caviezel played Tony D'Amato's estranged son, but his scenes were cut. Quotes . In the thirteenth game of the season, both starting quarterback Jack "Cap" Rooney (Dennis Quaid) and second-string quarterback Tyler Cherubini (Pat O'Hara) are injured and forced to leave the field. Life is a contact sport and football is life when three-time academy award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and a dynamic acting ensemble explore the fortunes of the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday. Huizenga left the Raiders in the early 1990s, disgusted at the way the medical advice was kept from players and Rosenfeld being allowed to continue treating them after several mishaps, one of which is closely mirrored in the film—Shark's neck injury and risk of sudden death, based on the real-life Mike Harden case. Any Given Sunday (1999) Jamie Foxx: Willie Beamen. Huizenga was the intern doctor for the Los Angeles Raiders in their 1980s heyday, working under Dr. Robert T. Rosenfeld, who dismissed many players' injuries with the phrase, "You're okay, it's just a bruise." Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament. all those flashbacks to black & white football games were of a subtle sport?). You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Watch, then read the analysis with transcript and then read what you can learn from this speech. View production, box office, & company info. May 4, 2010 ; 9:51 pm ; 29 Comments ; Today we look at a powerful speech by Al Pacino in the movie, Any Given Sunday. Beamen contemplates and amends his self-centered behavior. "[6], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times also gave the film a mostly positive review, awarding it 3 out of 4 stars, but criticized its length: "I guess I recommend the movie because the dramatic scenes are worth it. With Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods. As the playoffs come around, Sharks middle linebacker Luther Lavay (Lawrence Taylor) reminds Beamen how lucky he is to be in the league and to find a life outside of football; his words fall on deaf ears. A beach football game between the players and bikini-clad beauties is trimmed. Showing all 9 items Jump to: Photos (6) Quotes (3) Photos . Right Here, Right Now • Fatboy Slim. Release Date: 01 Apr 2004. Any Given Sunday book. As a result, his performances suffer and his bond with the team is in tatters. The film features an ensemble cast, including Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Ann-Margret, Lauren Holly, Matthew Modine, John C. McGinley, Charlton Heston, Bill Bellamy, Lela Rochon, Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Berkley, Marty Wright, and NFL players Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor. Was this review helpful to you? A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. A brief bit in which Rooney antagonizes Willie during practice is cut. Publicly Combs dropped off the project because of scheduling conflicts with his recording career. Warren Moon, with New York in the rain soaked game. Oliver Stone developed a script called Monday Night written by Jamie Williams, a former tight end for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and later the San Francisco 49ers, and Richard Weiner, a sports journalist. Any Given Sunday explodes that theory, and not just because of the incredible intensity of its gridiron action. It's a miracle the underlying story survives, but it does. His stunning performance over several games is so outstanding and fresh it seems to augur a new era in the history of this Miami franchise, and forces aging coach Tony D'Amato to reevaluate his time-tested values and strategies and begin to confront the fact that the game, as well as post-modern life may be passing him by. Chris Tucker turned down the role of Willie Beamen. Artist: Soundtrack. Director Oliver Stone requested, but did not receive, the National Football League's permission to use real NFL team logos and stadiums for the film. Any Given Sunday is a 1999 film about professional American football that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.. Category: Soundtrack The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit. Notes are in brackets “[]”. [11], When released to home video on VHS and DVD, a new director's cut by Oliver Stone was used. A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them. [12], This article is about the film. A. Tittle, Pat Toomay, Warren Moon, Johnny Unitas, Ricky Watters, Emmitt Smith and Terrell Owens, as well as coach Barry Switzer. As a result, the fictional Associated Football Franchises of America (AFFA) was created (not to be confused with the real AFA). Brown tried to show the unique talents needed for the different forms of racing. Ghost Dance Written by Robbie Robertson and Jim Wilson Performed by Robbie Robertson Courtesy of Capitol Records Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets . Sku: 2045361. Oliver Stone's best movie in many years—and one of his finest ever—looks at the world of professional football from almost every conceivable angle, but it never tries to be the definitive statement on the subject. Any Given Sunday (1999) Soundtracks. Oliver Stone wanted to use the music of the Canadian band Godspeed You! Any Given Sunday Any Given Sunday is a character driven sport drama about the inner world and politics that brews in behind the football games. Directed by Oliver Stone.Written by John Logan and Oliver Stone. The theme music used during both seasons was "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand Premise Season 1. Any Given Sunday is the soundtrack to the 1999 film of the same name.It was released on January 4, 2000, through Atlantic Records and consisted of a blend of hip hop, heavy metal, alternative rock, and R&B. Educate Inspire Change. and this joins that pantheon as a terrific football movie. For the practice scenes they used the baseball arena Homestead Sports Complex. Any Given Sunday, Oliver Stone's salute-cum-exposé of pro football, belabors some pretty obvious points for nigh onto three hours; but between the frenetic editing, the pounding rap-music beats, and several flashy performances, it's certainly never dull. 4 years ago. It was nominated for a 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It is partly based on the 1984 novel On Any Gi… Tom Sizemore also had a role in the film, but it too was cut. Y. Take a look ahead at all the major movie releases coming to theaters and streaming this season. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers. Some locker room footage during halftime of the first game. The movie alternates sharp and observant dramatic scenes with MTV-style montages and incomprehensible sports footage. Film composer Richard Horowitz, who supplied the original score, published his complete music for the film on a promotional CD. Adding to the pressure on D'Amato to win at any cost is the aggressive young President/Co-owner of the team, Christina Pagniacci, now coming into her own after her father's death. The overall messages are positive ones, as characters … Pacino has some nice heart-to-hearts with Quaid and Foxx, and the psychology of the veteran coach is well-captured in the screenplay by Stone and John Logan. As of May 1, 1999, the screenplay's cover page listed the following writers: original draft by Jamie Williams & Richard Weiner, John Logan, Daniel Pyne; subsequent revisions by Gary Ross; revisions by Raynold Gideon & Bruce A. Evans; revisions by John Logan; revisions by Lisa Amsterdam & Robert Huizenga; latest revisions by Oliver Stone. A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured. Matt Martinez, a former Gurkha & ex-husband of Niki Taylor and linebacker for the AFL's Miami Hooters, played himself, #31 for the Sharks. After Beamen gets into a brawl with Julian "J-Man" Washington (LL Cool J), an irate D'Amato expresses his embarrassment at his team before leaving. January 23, 2017. RF is short for rhetorical figure of speech. For each shot the crowd was asked to move around so that each section looked filled. The film was shot in Miami, Florida and Irving, Texas. This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Game 3 begins with a Kid Rock song in the theatrical version. Parents need to know that Any Given Sunday is a powerful football drama that explores teamwork, dedication, and professionalism, but also contains strong language, drugs, sex, and gory injuries. SONGS. A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. Miami's Orange Bowl stadium represents the home of the fictitious American football team, the Miami Sharks. The premise for the movie (and the speech) is pretty simple: Pacino is the coach of a once-great football team that is now riddled with injuries and internal dissension, and is struggling to make the playoffs. I think this is Dennis Quaid's at least third football movie and in the genre of such movies as "North Dallas 40," "Longest Yard," "Great American Hero," etc. D'Amato is expected to announce his retirement, but he instead drops two bombshells and announces that he has been hired as head coach and general manager of an expansion team in New Mexico, the Albuquerque Aztecs, and that he has signed Willie Beamen to be his starting quarterback and franchise player.[2]. A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency. The next day, D'Amato and Pagniacci argue about the direction of the team. The show was not broadcast in NSW, the ACT or QLD, where The Sunday Roast screened instead. Dick Butkus, with California, the road game. The music credits at the end were impossible to read -- in 3 columns of a vertical font that was like watching the credits on TV - plus the movie continues under the credits so all those who bolted missed the ending.Professional football deserves to be Oliver Stoned. After Beamen gives an interview taking sole credit for the Sharks' winning streak, the other players refuse to perform for Beamen and consequently lose a home game. Life is a contact sport and football is life when three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and a dynamic acting ensemble explore the fortunes of the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday. D'Amato argues that Pagniacci's father, the previous owner, would never meddle in his coaching plans. The site’s consensus states: "Sometimes entertaining, but overall Any Given Sunday is a disappointment coming from Oliver Stone. Rock and Roll Part 2 • Gary Glitter. IMDb Poll Board Favorite Underrated Movies, Rolling Stone's 30 Best Sports Movies of All Time. (originally written 12/27/1999). The Writers Guild of America ultimately awarded screenplay credit to Logan and Stone, with "story" credit to Pyne and Logan. Williams and Weiner went uncredited for their original screenplay, but were credited for their work on the film as technical consultants. Having ridden the bench for years because of a string of bad luck stories and perhaps insufficient character, Willie Beaman seizes what may be his last chance, and lights up the field with a raw display of athletic prowess. If we still didn't get the point the conversation keeps intercutting with the chariot race. His stunning performance over several games is so outstanding and fresh it seems to augur a new era in the history of this Miami franchise, and forces aging coach Tony D'Amato to reevaluate his time-tested values and strategies and begin to confront the fact that the game, as well as post-modern life may be passing him by. As if we didn't get the point Foxx actually says "The old gladiators, huh?" Any Given Sunday (1999) Soundtrack 22 Dec 1999. "[9] On Metacritic, Any Given Sunday has an aggregated score of 52% based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. 5m. After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business. "[8] Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail wrote that the story was "(c)hoc-a-bloc with manly blather about sacrifice and honour and rugged individuals pulling together for the greater glory of the team. Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday'' is a smart sports movie almost swamped by production overkill. Though all the women are really high priced prostitutes (even usually sweet Lauren Holly is a hardened cold Football Wife).What I don't think I missed was Stone's outsize determination to ignore the homo-erotic aspects of male sports violence that "Fight Club" reveled in. Read 27 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive. It is partly based on the 1984 novel On Any Given Sunday by NFL defensive end Pat Toomay; the title is derived from a line in the book (also used in the film) that a team can win or lose on "any given Sunday", said by the fictitious coach Tony D'Amato. When Willie Beamen enters Tony D'Amato's house, the movie that is on television is Ben-Hur (1959), starring Charlton Heston, who also appears in Any Given Sunday as the Commissioner. Rooney vows to make it back by the playoffs, with D'Amato promising to not give up on him. They are coached by thirty-year veteran Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), who has fallen out of favor with young team owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz) and offensive coordinator and D'Amato's expected successor Nick Crozier (Aaron Eckhart). In empty seats cardboard cutouts were placed in seats with balloons attached to them so that they would seem in motion. Speeches from Film: Any Given Sunday. He dedicates the next game to Rooney. 7m. Title: Any Given Sunday. Any Given Sunday is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Oliver Stone depicting a fictional professional American football team. Any Given Sunday "[8] And, elaborating on many critics' shared observations[8] that the movie was "hyperkinetic", Jack Matthews of the New York Daily News states that "the sensation we get from the blizzard of images and teeth-jarring sound effects is of having our head used as the football. A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them. For the scenes during a football game, production asked local schools to participate as extras for the film, including Lake Stevens Middle School in Miami, Florida. When a devastating hit knocks a professional football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney out of the game, a young, unknown third-stringer is called in to replace him. Find My Baby • Moby. Any Given Sunday (1999) - IMDb Directed by Oliver Stone. Of course Stone never says or shows once what he can get across 5 times, so the jungle fever point of the primalness of sports as a venue for male violence is accompanied by Native American chants, aboriginal and Asian Indian mystic strains as well. 10m. Director Oliver Stone's first two choices to play Tony D'Amato were Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. 87K. 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