Follows star quarterback who ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality and respect for the student-athletes.Follows star quarterback who ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality and respect for the student-athletes.Follows star quarterback who ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality and respect for the student-athletes.
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- TriviaThe entire movie was filmed at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans.
- Quotes
Coach James Lazor: Seventy-two hours till the national goddamn title game, and I got to parade around in this dog-and-pony show.
- ConnectionsReferences Pulp Fiction (1994)
- SoundtracksBig Drumline
Written and Performed by Ron Feemster (as Theron "Neffu" Feemster)
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This is a good movie of an interesting and germane issue, it is about football but there isn't any football played. It is about the discussion of whether it is fair for colleges and sponsors to make $ Millions and $ Billions off college athletics, especially the big sports like basketball and football, and not share the profits with those who actually play the sports.
The movie has an all-star cast, each is good in his and her roles. Even NFL QB Russell Wilson has a cameo, and he is a producer, so it is a subject meaningful to him.
The premise of this fictional story is the collegiate National Championship set to be played in the New Orleans Superdome in 72 hours. That's three days. But the Heisman winning QB of one of the teams, along with his best friend and tight end, disappear from the hotel's team rooms and using social media call for a strike. Their goal is for the colleges and the NCAA to commit to paying college players, and provide medical insurance, so those who are injured or perhaps not good enough for a pro career can have a decent life after college football.
The other side of the argument is college student athletes are provided free education and living expenses, while they play football (or other varsity sports) they can get an education that will set them up for life after college. Plus the big sports earn money to finance the minor sports on college campuses.
In the end the movie doesn't try to settle the issue, it is fictional after all, but presents good arguments for each side of the issue. I found it to be a really good and worthwhile movie.
At home on DVD from my public library, my wife skipped, low interest on her part.
The movie has an all-star cast, each is good in his and her roles. Even NFL QB Russell Wilson has a cameo, and he is a producer, so it is a subject meaningful to him.
The premise of this fictional story is the collegiate National Championship set to be played in the New Orleans Superdome in 72 hours. That's three days. But the Heisman winning QB of one of the teams, along with his best friend and tight end, disappear from the hotel's team rooms and using social media call for a strike. Their goal is for the colleges and the NCAA to commit to paying college players, and provide medical insurance, so those who are injured or perhaps not good enough for a pro career can have a decent life after college football.
The other side of the argument is college student athletes are provided free education and living expenses, while they play football (or other varsity sports) they can get an education that will set them up for life after college. Plus the big sports earn money to finance the minor sports on college campuses.
In the end the movie doesn't try to settle the issue, it is fictional after all, but presents good arguments for each side of the issue. I found it to be a really good and worthwhile movie.
At home on DVD from my public library, my wife skipped, low interest on her part.
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $475,488
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $301,028
- Dec 12, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $475,488
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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