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Didn't have to go through with the train plan afterall.....
Is Colonel Weber an idiot?
Extinct plants
How would Bombay be responsible for the Hawks loss?
Turtle doves?
Iceman in the stairwell
Marion with the shot glasses
One thing that always bothers me about Butch
Marla under-utilized?
Buzz the tower guy
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1. The movie sets up he has enough raw talent to be given a chance.
2. The movie sets up his repressed love and passion for the sport despite being in denial about it.
3. The movie sets up he has a legitimate way in as long as an old buddy pulls strings. He still has a reputation.
4. People are still playing professional sports in their 30s in real-life. Nowhere does it say he is doing this as a long term solution. The film does enough to show he still has that dream, and now he has the chance, opportunity, talent, and desire to live out his dream, no matter how short lived it may be. That's all we need as an audience.
5. This is a fictional story with fictional characters in a fictional universe, in which the movie is telling us in its fictional world, he really is that good to be considered. This has happened in real life. See Vince Paple.
Explain why not.
Yes.
Because of Bad News Bears. Everyone knew this was Bad News Bears at the time too. Doesn't really make it cliche because one film did it. Nobody cares it's not meant to be mind-blowing.
All other films you're probably thinking of came after this
Yes, but aren't you experiencing the line through adult eyes? That's not what this thread is about
IMO it's not meant to be a cunning mindbender masterpiece, but a fun children's sports film.
It's also easy to label things predictable or cliche while stating one's experience with film....when you're experiencing said film over 30 years after it's release. It's not a wrong criticism, but it's also unfair to do so over 30 years later
Single guy working as a very successful lawyer for a respected firm....
Why would it be hard to believe he has a nice savings? Especially in the early 90s.
Why not? There's no age limit and he has an in with Mike Modano. A lot of them are young with hopes of getting to NHL but its not a requirement lol. My city's minor league team has some career minor league players on it.
Right, but that's a common look for those types in that time in those films.
I don't see the MJF connection at all. If we're going by this logic, we can jump to the same conclusions of *insert ANY actor involved in a Wall Street type role.*
What does Wall Street have to do with MJF?
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