Although Enter the Dragon in terms of plot made no real sense whatsoever, it didn’t matter as this was the movie that finally got American audiences to see Bruce Lee and they were content to watch him kick ass. We aren’t even sure that he belongs here, but Bruce Lee (playing a guy named Lee not so coincidentally) goes onto to the bad guy’s island to compete in a Marital Arts tournament. That makes him barely qualify here, but what kind of tournament was this? We saw nothing that told us rules, brackets, and in theory we never even saw the tournament end! The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Enter the Dragon (1973) Actor: Bruce Lee Why You Should Vote For Him: Bruce Lee is not just a legend, he is a God. Why You Should Not Vote For Him: Yeah he kicked ass, but what kind of tournament was this? {youtube}
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In the 70’s and 80’s, there were a lot of good Made for TV movies, one of which starred Peter Strauss, as Larry Murphy, a convicted felon with the gift for middle distance running. Essentially, it is shown that he is good enough to make the United States Olympic team, and is even given a trial to prove it, only to have it puled right from under him. He never did get a chance to prove he could be the best, unless you count what he did against a stopwatch. The Bullet Points: TV Movie Appeared: The Jericho Mile (1979) Actor: Peter Strauss Why You Should Vote For Him: It was a great story, and was one of the most respected TV movies of its day. Why You Should Not Vote For Him: Technically, we never saw him compete.
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We have to say this about Morris Chestnut: we have no problem believing completely that he was a star Running Back, which puts him already ahead of several other fictitious football players. In “The Best Man” we learn that his character, Lance Sullivan was a star Running Back in College and in the sequel made fourteen years later, we saw him break the Rushing record as a professional with the New York Giants. On the surface it seems like a certain surefire contender right? Not exactly. In the first film we never saw him play, and when he broke the Rushing record in the sequel it was more of a tribute to his dying wife. Basically, the fact that he was a star Running Back, could have easily been transformed into star musician, or just a generic player so to speak. The Bullet Points: Movies Appeared: The Best Man (1999) The Best Man Holiday (2013) Actor: Morris Chestnut Position Played: Running Back Played for: The New York Giants Why You Should Vote For Him: He did break the NFL Rushing Record after all Why You Should Not Vote For Him: Football is so far down on the list of the themes in this pair of films. {youtube}
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Although most people labeled Mickey Rourke as nuts when he gave up Hollywood for boxing, he was an accomplished amateur boxer and natural for the role of Johnny Walker (don’t you alcoholics love that name?), a movie he took three years before he temporarily gave up acting. Rourke just fit as the man one punch away from serious brain damage, exhibiting the kind of brooding sympathy that only he could deliver in the late 80’s. In retrospect, this was almost training for what would be his comeback role as Randy “The Ram” Robinson from “The Wrestler”, another nominee here, but this is a performance that while forgotten, might be worth a thought. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Homeboy (1988) Actor: Mickey Rourke Why You Should Vote For Him: Seriously, we are all in for the character name alone. Why You Should Not Vote For Him: Boxers on the nominee list are flooded here. Did this character stand out enough? Probably not.
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This one almost escaped us. From the brilliant Gus Van Sant film, “Finding Forrester” we have a film about friendship when a reclusive writer Sean Connery) befriends an inner city kid (Rob Brown) who is adept at poetry as he is in Basketball. Jamal Wallace (Brown) has a chance to receive a full scholarship based on both his academics and hoops skills and through his new friendship with Forrester (Connery) they learn from each other. Realistically, Basketball plays a small role here, but this is a great film to watch.
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Sure, “There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble” is predictable, but it is done so well that you don’t care if you know what is coming at every turn. Newcomer, Lewis McKenzie is perfect in what we think was his only role as Jimmy Grimble, a diehard Manchester City fan in a school of Manchester United fans, whose awkward nature makes him a natural target for bullying. This changes when he receives a pair of shoes once worn by a former Man City star, and confidence soars for young Grimble on the pitch. Again, very predictable, but you can’t help but cheer for him all the way!
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You don’t normally think of James Franco in an athletic role, nor if you saw the trailer for Annapolis, would you think of it as a boxing film, but despite the poor reviews and formulaic plot, Franco as James Huard, a cadet at Annapolis does not do a bad job. For us, we were content to fast forward through most of the film with the exception of the boxing, where Huard using the sport to gain respect from his peers and father. Ah, sports teaching us lessons again!
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If we can include Clyde the Orangutan and the Gopher from Caddyshack (both of which made the semi-finals in the Contributor section in the site’s opening year) than we have to have Herbie the Love Bug, the racing car that comes “alive” and can drive itself when necessary. As laughable as it sounds, this generated multiple movies for Disney and made them millions. Saying that, do you really that a Volkswagen Beetle is winning race, mind of its or not? Let’s see it beat KITT in a race!
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From the fun, though poorly reviewed boxing film, Grudge Match, we have Sylvester Stallone again donning boxing gloves, playing a former Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. Inspired by the Joe Kapp/Angelo Mosca debacle that occurred when the two former (and senior citizens) Canadian Football legends fought in a video that went viral on YouTube, the scenario was replicated in a boxing forum, thus leading to an inevitable fight between the two geriatric pugilists. We won’t spoil the ending if you haven’t seen it, but the boxing match shown on the film did not do a bad job in entertaining.
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Yep. A Field Goal kicking mule from Yugoslavia that is capable of making it through the uprights from 100 Yards. As ridiculous as it sounds, this movie made money for Disney in 1976, and it was likely loosely based on the European soccer players who were starting to find their way into American Football. Still, the field goal kicking mule is more believable than Don Knotts as a Football Coach. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Gus (1976) Actor: Some random Mule Position Played: Place Kicker Played for: California Atoms Why You Should Vote For Him: A 100 Yard Field Goal shatters the current NFL record. Why You Should Not Vote For Him: Let’s again reiterate…it’s a mule.
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