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ou1980

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Mar 14, 2010 8:47 PM
This thread is all about the best sports movie ever made...

Mar 14, 2010 8:47pm
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darbypitcher22

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Mar 14, 2010 9:36 PM
great movie
Mar 14, 2010 9:36pm
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Trueblue23

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Mar 14, 2010 9:38 PM
Awesome movie, Jimmy Chitwood > Kobe + LeBron
Mar 14, 2010 9:38pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 14, 2010 9:40 PM
The movie is good at sports.
Mar 14, 2010 9:40pm
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gerb131

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Mar 14, 2010 9:55 PM
Don't get caught watching the paint dry...Dennis Hopper is the main.
Mar 14, 2010 9:55pm
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mattinctown

Mar 14, 2010 10:14 PM
I play, Coach stays. He goes, I go.
Mar 14, 2010 10:14pm
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wildcats20

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Mar 14, 2010 10:16 PM
Top 5 all time movies for me.
Mar 14, 2010 10:16pm
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berry

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Mar 14, 2010 10:17 PM
"I'll make it."

"Shuttup, Jimmy!! Nobody talks in the huddle."
Mar 14, 2010 10:17pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 14, 2010 10:38 PM
Shoot the ball, Raid!
Mar 14, 2010 10:38pm
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Laley23

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Mar 15, 2010 12:03 AM
Mr. Chitwood is the greatest shooter ever. Dude didnt miss a shot all movie.
Mar 15, 2010 12:03am
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queencitybuckeye

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Mar 15, 2010 7:06 AM
ou1980 wrote: This thread is all about the best sports movie ever made...
Why did you title a thread about the movie "Slapshot", "Hoosiers"? :)
Mar 15, 2010 7:06am
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swamisez

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Mar 15, 2010 7:21 AM
If you haven't read Bill Simmons' review after his 200th viewing of Hoosiers you are missing out.

He counts the shots Jimmy takes in the movie, he actually misses a few, and he does a stat line of the game against South Bend Central. Jimmy had 32 of 45 points I think?

http://espn.go.com/page2/movies/s/simmons/020827.html
Mar 15, 2010 7:21am
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pepperpot

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Mar 15, 2010 8:14 AM
Love that movie !
Mar 15, 2010 8:14am
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Sonofanump

Mar 15, 2010 8:26 AM
Laley23 wrote: Mr. Chitwood is the greatest shooter ever. Dude didnt miss a shot all movie.
I heard that they did that scene were he drains thirteen in a row in his backyard then misses the one when Hackman walks away in one cut.
Mar 15, 2010 8:26am
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Fred Flintstone

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Mar 15, 2010 8:46 AM
swamisez wrote: If you haven't read Bill Simmons' review after his 200th viewing of Hoosiers you are missing out.

He counts the shots Jimmy takes in the movie, he actually misses a few, and he does a stat line of the game against South Bend Central. Jimmy had 32 of 45 points I think?

http://espn.go.com/page2/movies/s/simmons/020827.html
Great read!
Mar 15, 2010 8:46am
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Mar 15, 2010 1:58 PM
Sonofanump wrote:
Laley23 wrote:
I heard that they did that scene were he drains thirteen in a row in his backyard then misses the one when Hackman walks away in one cut.
This is true. The script wanted him to make every shot while Hackman was watching and they did it all in one take since he didn't miss one until the end.

One of the best sports movies ever. If it doesn't get you pumped for a game, not sure what could.
Mar 15, 2010 1:58pm
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Nate

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Mar 15, 2010 2:05 PM
Love this movie!
Mar 15, 2010 2:05pm
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darbypitcher22

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Mar 15, 2010 9:38 PM
If you saw the actual special and broadcast of the actual game on ESPN it makes you love the story even more
Mar 15, 2010 9:38pm
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Mar 15, 2010 9:51 PM
Thought you said it was about the greatest sports movie ever made???

Mar 15, 2010 9:51pm
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killdeer

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Mar 15, 2010 9:59 PM
"Strap...God wants you on the floor...."
Mar 15, 2010 9:59pm
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ou1980

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Mar 15, 2010 10:04 PM
I grew up in Ohio and graduated from Ohio Univerisity, but live in West Lafayette, Indiana with my wife, whose a Purdue grad....

Didn't know that the movie was filmed just south of here by about 15 minutes in New Richmond until yesterday thanks to wikipedia. I tell you...

[size=large]NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!![/size]
Mar 15, 2010 10:04pm
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ou1980

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Mar 15, 2010 10:13 PM
swamisez wrote: If you haven't read Bill Simmons' review after his 200th viewing of Hoosiers you are missing out.

He counts the shots Jimmy takes in the movie, he actually misses a few, and he does a stat line of the game against South Bend Central. Jimmy had 32 of 45 points I think?

http://espn.go.com/page2/movies/s/simmons/020827.html

From this article you posted...
12:01: There's Norman Dale driving through backwoods Indiana in the early a.m. -- sipping coffee, headed toward his first day at work -- as the opening credits roll, the soundtrack quietly hums in the background and the sun rises through the clouds. Just gets you fired up. Indiana, 1951. 'Nuff said.
If you travel south of West Lafayette on 231 and drive towards New Richmond, I swear this is the route the film crew used for this scene. Its exactly the same as in 1985 (filming)...No urbanization or home building of any kind. Pure Hoosier country!

I encourage any fan of the movie to take an hour next time there in W. Lafayette to see the Buckeyes and travel down. Its chilling.
Mar 15, 2010 10:13pm