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Invincible

  • 20062006
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Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
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    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Vince Papale
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Dick Vermeil
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    • Janet
    Kevin Conway
    Kevin Conway
    • Frank Papale
    Michael Rispoli
    Michael Rispoli
    • Max
    Kirk Acevedo
    Kirk Acevedo
    • Tommy
    Dov Davidoff
    Dov Davidoff
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    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Pete
    Sal Darigo
    • Mick
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    Nicoye Banks
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    Turron Kofi Alleyne
    • Ronnie Sampson
    Cosmo DeMatteo
    • Dean German
    Stink Fisher
    Stink Fisher
    • Denny Franks
    Michael Mulheren
    • AC Craney
    Michael Nouri
    Michael Nouri
    • Mr. Tose
    Jack Kehler
    Jack Kehler
    • Wade Chambers
    Lola Glaudini
    Lola Glaudini
    • Sharon Papale
    Paige Turco
    Paige Turco
    • Carol Vermeil
      • Ericson Core
      • Brad Gann
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    • Trivia
      In the Giants game, when Mark Wahlberg is running down the sideline in special teams coverage, a Giants player hits him hard and knocks him down. This Giants player was a football player at the nearby University of Delaware, and was not supposed to contact Wahlberg, let alone knock him down. As a result of this, the player was told to leave the set, but the scene was kept.
    • Goofs
      When Vince Papale comes into his room at the training center and finds Dennis Franks sitting on the bed, Franks says that Dick Vermeil is trying to shake things up by "putting veterans with rookies and rookies with veterans". But, Vince Papale and Dennis Franks were both rookies in 1976. Franks was undrafted out of the University of Michigan that year.
    • Quotes

      Carol Vermeil: What was it that you used to say to your kids at Hillsdale High? That character is tested when you're up against it?

      Dick Vermeil: Yeah.

      [pauses]

      Dick Vermeil: And that's not the problem here. He's got plenty of character.

      Carol Vermeil: Who said I was talking about him?

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    7/10
    From A Philly Boy - A Feel Good Story That Does A Good Job Recreating 70's Philly Life
    First off - I'm biased. Let me get that out of the way first. I grew up in Center City Philly during the 70's and am a life-long Eagles fan. So, I was pretty excited to see the movie to get juiced for the upcoming 2006 Eagles season while also hoping to relive Philly life from 1976.

    The movie starts by giving us some background on the plight of the 1975 Eagles (a pretty bad team) and Vince Papale (a man pretty down on his luck). Little did both the team and Vince know their fortunes were about to change with the arrival of Dick Vermeil, the new head coach of the Eagles.

    The basic need of any biographical movie is that it MUST establish a relationship with the audience in order for us to be emotionally connected to the movie. I would say that Invincible only does a "so-so" job with this. For example, I recently saw "Walk The Line", if that movie does one thing well is it makes us really care about Johnny Cash and June Carter. On the other hand, Mark Wahlberg's version of Vince Papale keeps us at a distance while offering only limited insight into what really makes Vince tick. It doesn't help that the script keeps Mark's lines to a minimum. This doesn't seem to jive with the real Vince Papale, a very high energy man who always has something to say. On the other hand, Greg Kinnear does a GREAT rendition of Dick Vermeil. He really nailed Dick in personality and mannerisms.

    The best part of the movie are the visuals. The movie does a great job recreating Philadelphia life in 1976, what it was like to be an Eagle fan in the 70's and 1970's NFL life before the mega-millions contracts and cushy locker rooms with every amenity imaginable. These aspects of the movie, I thoroughly enjoyed.

    However, there were a couple noticeable misses in this recreation. There was no mention at all of the 1976 Bicentennial in the movie. This was a pretty big miss since the entire city was wrapped up in the celebration. Another thing that puzzled me was the "woes us" attitude from the Phiilly fans in the movie. This really wasn't the case in Philadelophia at the time. Yes, the Eagles were bad, but the Phillies made the playoffs that year, the Sixers went to the NBA finals behind Dr. J, and the Flyers had just won two Stanley Cups. While I'm on the portrayal of the Philly fans, some of it was a little over the top. When the Eagles are losing by several touchdowns late in the game, everyone doesn't stay to boo, and we certainly don't threaten other fans to stay. I laughed at most of it because I knew it was more caricature than real life. But I know there are people out there who think thats how Philly fans really are. From me to you, it's more myth than fact.

    Overall, I'm giving the movie 7 out of 10. But, if Vince Papale were a Giant, I'd only give it 6 out of 10.
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      • August 25, 2006 (United States)
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      • Shunk street and South Rosewood street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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