Rudy

Widescreen

Actor/Actress:  Sean Astin , Ned Beatty , Charles S. Dutton

Director:  David Anspaugh

Year: 1993

Runtime: 114

Rating: PG (MPAA)

Language:  Original: English; Subtitled: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Chinese

Color: Y

Closed Captioned: N

"Rudy," the true story of Daniel E. "Rudy" Ruettiger, was written by the screenwriters of "Hoosiers" -- Angelo Pizzo and David Anspaugh.

The real Rudy Ruettiger attended Holy Cross before gaining acceptance to Notre Dame. He applied to Notre Dame three times before he was accepted.
After being admitted to Notre Dame, Rudy promised football coach Ara Parseghian, he'd make the team. Rudy's tenacity eventually earned him a spot on the team's scout squad.
After Rudy Ruettiger accomplished his goal of playing for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, he realized a second goal: seeing his story on the big screen. At first it wasn't easy. "Hollywood is one crazy damned place," Reuttiger told the Boston Globe's Michael Blowen. "It was a mess... I just barged right into it, and trusted people in Hollywood.

Breaking Away

Widescreen Full Screen

Actor/Actress:  Dennis Christopher , Dennis Quaid , Daniel Stern

Director:  Peter Yates

Year: 1979

Runtime: 100

Rating: PG (MPAA)

Language:  Original: English; Dubbed: French; Subtitled: English, Spanish; Closed Captioned: English

Color: Y

Closed Captioned: Y

Filmed entirely on location in Bloomington, Indiana.  Footage from Indiana University was shot during the summer, but director Peter Yates had to wait until September to fill the stadium with 10,000 for the bicycle race.  The bicycle race is known as the Little 500.  The film spawned a brief television series in 1980 with Shaun Cassidy reprising the role of Dave Stohler.

Hoosiers

Widescreen Full Screen

Actor/Actress:  Gene Hackman , Dennis Hopper , Barbara Hershey

Director:  David Anspaugh

Year: 1987

Runtime: 115

Rating: PG (MPAA)

Language:  Original: English; Subtitled: French, Spanish

Color: Y

Closed Captioned: N

Basketball is king in the small town of Hickory, Indiana, so local residents are outraged when the new coach makes a few unorthodox choices concerning the high school team. But the coach's mixture of patience and toughness eventually wins over the town, and succeeds in delivering the athletes to the state championship.

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