This might not make sense now, but in the 1990’s, a white man was NOT becoming the Heavyweight Champion of the World in the sport of Boxing; but it would draw a lot of money if people thought it could happen. Damn, did this movie become irrelevant fast. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Great White Hype (1996) Actor: Peter Berg Why you should vote for him: He did beat the champ…..when he was an amateur. Why you should not vote for him: The theme outshone the match…which wasn’t very good.
Hmmmmm. We have a well-acted remake of a 1940’s Film Noir, with a Football related backstory that despite better than average reviews but is best known for the titular song that Phil Collins did. It doesn’t exactly seem like a winning formula for our Hall does it? Still, Jeff Bridges was great as Terry Brogan, the aging and released Football player of the Los Angeles Outlaws who was hired by the always entertaining James Woods to track down the Outlaws owner’s daughter. We didn’t get a lot of gridiron action, but we did get a lot of steamy sex scenes between Bridges and Rachel Ward; who was at her zenith of hotness, Rachel Ward. With all of this said, the entry of Terry Brogan might be “Against All Odds”. Sorry, again we couldn’t resist. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Against All Odds (1984) Actor: Jeff Bridges Position Portrayed: Wide Receiver Played for: Los Angeles Outlaws Why you should vote for him: He wound up on the Dolphins roster at the end, so we assume he was a good player at one pint…remember the Dolphins in the mid 80’s were very good. Why you should not vote for him: For a movie with so many Football related characters….where was the Football? {youtube}
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In the 80’s, the signature Russian sports villain was Ivan Drago, the jacked up monosyllabic freak who dominated with his brawn. The decade after it was, Teddy KGB, who dominated his sport (if you consider poker a sport) with his cunning. And this ladies and gentleman is the byproduct of the fall of communism; that and Yakov Smirnoff working a theatre in Branson. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Rounders (1998) Actor: John Malkovich Why you should vote for him: It was one of our favorite sports villains, with an accent. Why you should not vote for him: Is poker a sport? {youtube}
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It wasn’t that Tanner Boyle was a great player for the Bad News Bears (as he wasn’t), or that he was the star of the films (he wasn’t even in the third); however he was the favorite of many Bears fans for his foul mouth and feisty attitude. Boyle would not necessarily be the one given the best lines in the movies, but he was given the crudest; all of which was funnier with his short stature and floppy blonde hair. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Bad News Bears (1976) The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) Actor: Chris Barnes Position Portrayed: Shortstop Played for: The “Bad News” Bears Why you should vote for him: He may not have been the best player, but he was the heart of the team. Why you should not vote for him: If you are politically correct, he isn’t a character you can vote for. {youtube}
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