North Dallas Forty
Summary:
In a society in which major league sporting events have replaced Sunday worship as the religion of choice, North Dallas Forty appears like a desecration at the altar. In this film, directed by Ted Kotcheff (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz), the National Football League is revealed to be more about the money than the game. Nick Nolte is North Dallas Bulls pass-catcher Phil... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Nick Nolte - (Phillip Elliott)
Mac Davis - (Maxwell)
Charles Durning - (Coach Johnson)
Dabney Coleman - (Emmett)
Dayle Haddon - (Charlotte)
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Review:
North Dallas Forty cynically revealed the underbelly of professional football, examining the fallout when the attitudes and drugs of the early-1970s counter-culture meet the greedy and violent world of the NFL. Nick Nolte is perfect as the complicit but not totally amoral wide receiver with an out-of-order body. Country singer Mac Davi... Continue >>
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