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Blood Sport

  • TV Movie
  • 19731973
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
96
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Blood Sport (1973)
  • Drama
  • Sport
A high school athlete is torn between his father, who wants him to get a football scholarship, and his coach, who wants a winning season.A high school athlete is torn between his father, who wants him to get a football scholarship, and his coach, who wants a winning season.A high school athlete is torn between his father, who wants him to get a football scholarship, and his coach, who wants a winning season.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
96
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jerrold Freedman
  • Writer
    • Jerrold Freedman
  • Stars
    • Ben Johnson
    • Gary Busey
    • Larry Hagman
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  • Director
    • Jerrold Freedman
  • Writer
    • Jerrold Freedman
  • Stars
    • Ben Johnson
    • Gary Busey
    • Larry Hagman
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    • 6User reviews
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    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Dwayne Birdsong
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • David Lee Birdsong
    Larry Hagman
    Larry Hagman
    • Coach Marshall
    William Lucking
    William Lucking
    • Dennis Birdsong
    David Doyle
    David Doyle
    • Mr. Schmidt
    Mimi Saffian
    • Mary Louise Schmidt
    Peggy Rea
    Peggy Rea
    • Mrs. Birdsong
    Craig Richard Nelson
    Craig Richard Nelson
    • Michael Braun
    Michael Talbott
    Michael Talbott
    • Bubba Montgomery
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Frank Dorsdale
    Jan Clayton
    Jan Clayton
    • Blanche Birdsong
    Misty Rowe
    Misty Rowe
    • Holly
    William Hansen
    William Hansen
    • Mr. Millsaps
    Michael Lembeck
    Michael Lembeck
    • Reuben
    Marlyn Bingham
    Asher Brauner
    • C.C.
    Lee Delano
    Lee Delano
    • Besco
    Richard Hamilton
    Richard Hamilton
    • Director
      • Jerrold Freedman
    • Writer
      • Jerrold Freedman
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      The college football scene was filmed at Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, CA

    User reviews6

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    10/10
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    If anyone can help me I would be most grateful! It's my favorite sports movie of all time and I have been trying to obtain a copy for years. I think the depiction of the importance of high school sports in small town America is well done in this film. Also, Ben Johnson was just so believable as the meddling, intrusive father who wants the dream of a college football scholarship more than his son, played by Gary Busey. Larry (JR Ewing) Hagman was also quite convincing as the callous, self-serving coach who puts winning above any real concern for his players. This movie is filled with very believable characters and common truths about the spoiling of sports as they become under the control of selfish and obsessed parents and coaches.
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    • Jun 11, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bloodsport
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Danny Thomas Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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