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Gregory Underwood
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
We are a little torn on this nomination. As much as we enjoyed the coming of age Scottish film, “Gregory’s Girl”, the lead character (played by John Gordon Sinclair in what we believe was his only movie) lost his starting position to the object of his affection, Dorothy, who proved to be the star of the soccer team. Still, in terms of young characters, it is hard to find one better than this one.
Drederick Tatum
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
A former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the world had his most famous fight in Springfield when he got out of prison to face none other than…Homer Simpson. Sure, he was a Mike Tyson parody, but we respect anyone who can have conversations with Charlie Sheen about sea bass.
Dorothy
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
It may not have been one of the great teen 1980’s “coming of age” films in the United States, but Gregory’s Girl was just that in Scotland, and in the United Kingdom in general. The “girl” in question is Dorothy, the object of Gregory’s affection and the best player on the soccer team. We have to respect anyone who is the best player on a certain team, but is this film really about the sport? Not really.
Dennis Doyle
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
Simon Pegg has made a good living in the United Kingdom as the socially unaware, never fulfilled comedic character that you don’t know whether to love or give a backhand to for wrecking his life. In Run, Fatboy, Run, Pegg plays Dennis Doyle a slightly overweight man, who left his fiancé at the altar and has been trying to get her back ever since. When she gets engaged again, it is to an American who will be running the Nike River Run, so Dennis decides even though he is out f shape that he will do the same.
The film is more of a British style RomCom, so we get a few laughs, saw enough of a training montage for a ports film, and he completes the task at the end. Maybe not good enough to make the Hall, but definitely good enough for the ballot!