Results for "sports"
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Movie: Happy Gilmore (1996)Directed by: Dennis DuganTagged by 4 people, last on Dec 02, 2006
Starring: Adam Sandler, Dee Jay Jackson, Ellie Harvie, Andrew Johnston, Kim Restell
Adam Sandler's second popular starring vehicle after Billy Madison is a goofy lowbrow paean to golf, hockey, and the comic hysterics of its childlike star. In Happy Gilmore, Sandler plays the title character, a raw, determined, but ultimately untalented hockey player who keeps trying out for the pros. When Happy discovers his grandmother (Frances Bay) will lose her home if she doesn't fork over... More »
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Directed by: Tom ShadyacTagged by 3 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courteney Cox, Tone Loc, Dan Marino
He's the best there is. In fact, he's the only one there is! He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man . . . or beast!
Tags: sports, pet, detective, miami, animals, dolphins, football, marino, ray finkle, comedy ... -
Movie: Jerry Maguire (1996)Directed by: Cameron CroweTagged by 2 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Kelly Coffield Park, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Nada Despotovich, Todd Louiso, Bonnie Hunt
Jerry Maguire is the story of professional sports agent who quit is job to offer better service to fewer clients. The only problem is that he is only able to convince one of his clients to keep him as his agent and a single employee to join his company.
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Movie: The Waterboy (1998)Directed by: Frank CoraciTagged by 2 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed
A 31-year-old mama's boy named Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler) is a stuttering waterboy for a hot football team. After being fired he finds himself a new job for a terrible team, and it is there that he discovers his hard hitting talent. When asked to play for the team Bobby agrees, but being uneducated and living with a corrupt mother makes staying on the team a little complicated.
Tags: sports, comedy, funny, football, adam sandler, waterboy, kfc, water, adam, sandler ... -
Movie: The Rookie (2002)Directed by: John Lee HancockTagged by 2 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jay Hernandez, Beth Grant, Angus T. Jones
When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up... More »
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Movie: Bull Durham (1988)Directed by: Ron SheltonTagged by 2 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl
Crash Davis (Costner) is a retired catcher who goes back to the minor leagues to break in Nuke LaLoosh (Robbins), a pitcher with amazing potential. They both encounter a local woman named Annie Savoy (Sarandon), from whom they both learn about much more than just baseball.
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Movie: Like Mike (2002)Directed by: John SchultzTagged by 2 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover
14 year old Calvin and his friends who all live in an orphanage, get old shoes with the letters MJ on them donated to the orphanage. When a bully throws them on a powerline, Calvin goes to get them during a storm and gets hit with lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
Tags: sports, like mike, basketball, mike, like, bow wow -
Movie: Friday Night Lights (2004)Directed by: Peter BergTagged by 2 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Christian Kane, Angie Bolling, Richard Dillard, Tommy G. Kendrick, Kasey Stevens
Friday Night Lights chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas, with football players, coaches, mothers, fathers, pastors, boosters, fans and families struggling with ongoing personal conflicts while the team fights for a state championship. A town for sale, Odessa, Texas has seen better days--the financial bust evident in its boarded-up shops and broken... More »
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Movie: The Longest Yard (2005)Directed by: Peter SegalTagged by 2 people, last on Oct 02, 2006
Starring: Adam Sandler, Chris Berman, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, James Cromwell
In this remake of the Burt Reynolds football flick, a retired quarterback named Paul Crewe is sent to prison, for driving around drunk and almost destroying his car. He meets a mean warden who forces him to lead a team of inmates against a team of guards in a jailhouse gridiron rumble. Co-Starring Nelly who is the star runningback of the team with Chris Rock as the Playmaker.
Tags: sports, wrestler, the longest yard, longest yard, prison, football, comedy, remake, adam sandler, jail ... -
Person: Ken Griffey Jr.George Kenneth Griffey Jr. mainly known as Ken Griffey Jr. was born on November 21, 1969 in Donora, Pennsylvania. His dad, Ken Griffey Sr., also played major league baseball and with the Seattle Mariners. He was drafted in the 1st round (1st overall) by the Seattle Mariners in 1987. His Major League Baseball debut was on April 3, 1989 with the Mariners. He's appeared in 12 all-star games, and... More »Tagged by 2 people, last on Aug 02, 2006
Tags: ken griffey jr, baseball, sports








