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Everybody's All-American (1988)

Everybody's All-American poster
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
Genre
drama film, American football film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of a college football star over 25 years. It looks at his fame, his marriage, and how time changes everything for him and the people around him.

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What happens

Everybody's All-American is a 1988 American sports drama film, released internationally as When I Fall in Love, directed by Taylor Hackford and based on the 1981 novel Everybody's All-American by longtime Sports Illustrated contributor Frank Deford. The film covers 25 years in the life of college football hero Gavin Grey. It stars Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, Timothy Hutton and John Goodman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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