Episodes
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Ep. 43 - Rudy
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Whatever you’ve most wanted in your life can’t compare to how badly Daniel Ruettiger wanted to play football for the Fighting Irish. And he did. The end...
... Okay, it’s not, and you might get sick of hearing him talk about it ALL THE TIME.
Scoring At The Movies #43 delves into Rudy’s obsession and we certainly got on his case about all his whining. We debate whether this is a movie for dads or a movie for kids. There’s talk of the dreaded slow clap (good God) and the absurdity of the “Rudy, Rudy” chant (gooder God). So if you love this flick, you will not love us for the next 50 minutes, but listen anyway. After all, we’re entitled white men who tell people they want something they don’t even deserve. We ARE Rudy!
Pedantry Alert: Sean Astin WAS 21 during shooting, so he was indeed the right age to play this character. Also, Notre Dame was in a bowl game in 1975 and 1976...and they’ve won 11 (!) National Championships.
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Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Ep. 42 - The Sandlot
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Get nostalgic about a movie that’s all about nostalgia in the 42nd episode of Scoring At The Movies.
The Sandlot takes us back to our own baseballing youth, especially as we both can relate---in some ways, at least---to Scotty Smalls. Those aspects are what make us, and many other people, feel like this movie is better than it probably is. The creepy Squints/Wendy angle though? Yipes. Not so good. But this is a movie about tall tales, so maybe we can pretend what Squints does is just a big exaggeration?
Well, our conversation about the “Endless Practice” movie is not a tall tale at all, so sit down and let James Earl Jones regale you with baseball stories as long as you love his dog. It’s a win win!
Pedantry Alert: This movie doesn’t actually seem to be based on a book, as Chris implies. Also, David Mickey Evans is working on a prequel to this movie, not another sequel. Also also, Stan Musial was actually still playing when this movie is set (1962) and Ted Williams had retired just a few years before.
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