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If we can have Bodhi from Point Break as a nominee, how about a film that celebrated surfing, or at least the spirit of it a little bit better on the ballot? From Big Wednesday we have late 70’s B Movie icon, Jan-Michael Vincent as Matt Johnson in Big Wednesday, a throwback picture to the Vietnam era. Surfing fans consider this a classic, though that is about it.


            

The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Big Wednesday (1978)

Actor:
Jan-Michael Vincent

Why You Should Vote For Him:
For many this is a surf classic.

Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
They did surf a lot for sure, but where is the competition here?

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Lightning McQueen

Lightning McQueen
With all apologies to the fans of Pixar’s Cars, we made a mistake not putting Lightning McQueen on the original ballot. Saying that, we have the aforementioned anthropomorphic NASCAR looking automobile that was a brash rookie, which though has been a common thread in many racing films, we actually have one that showcases more character depth than many of those other “live action” ones combined. He didn’t win the Piston Cup in the first film (though by the sequel we would learn that he would win the championship later) it is a winning character.


Chances are your young child would put in a vote for Lightning!

            

The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Cars (2006)
Cars 2 (2011)

Actor:
Owen Wilson

Why You Should Vote For Him:
He did eventually win the Piston and learned a valuable lesson off the track.

Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
Should you not wish to induct a cartoon, we understood.

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Lenny Feder

Lenny Feder
It is a bit of stretch we know, but Adam Sandler, who loves athletics and athlete roles, was positioned as a Basketball standout that could always hit the corner three…in middle school. In his ensemble comedy, Grown Ups, it was established that he was the star of his team, though we have to wonder just how important middle school Basketball Coaches really are to get a star Hollywood agent to come back to his small town. Either way, Lenny Feder (Sandler’s character) deliberately misses a three pointer (the same one that one a championship game as a kid) to teach his son a lesson. Now that we think about it, Sandler only stinks in fictional athletics on purpose. Hmmmm.


            

The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Grown Ups (2010)

Actor:
Adam Sandler

Position Played:
Unknown

Played for:
Unknown Middle School in Connecticut

Why You Should Vote For Him:
Say what you want about Sandler, lover him or hate him, he is a major force in this world of fictional athletes.

Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
His athletic highlight took place in middle school.

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Lee
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?

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