Any Given Sunday (1999)

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Genre

drama film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 1,840 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A professional football team struggles through a turbulent season. The aging coach, a new star quarterback, and a ruthless team owner clash over power and strategy.

intensegrittyfast-pacedvisceralcerebralconflict-riddenambitious

What happens

Any Given Sunday is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Oliver Stone and produced by Clayton Townsend, Dan Halsted, and Lauren Shuler Donner from a screenplay by Stone and John Logan based on a story written by Logan and Daniel Pyne, with Stone and Richard Donner additionally serving as executive producers. The film depicts a fictional professional American football team. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Ann-Margret, Lauren Holly, Matthew Modine, John C. McGinley, Charlton Heston, Bill Bellamy, Lela Rochon, Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Berkley, and NFL players Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor. It is partly based on the 1984 novel On Any Given Sunday by NFL defensive end Pat Toomay; the title is derived from a line in the book (also used in the film), that a team can win or lose on "any given Sunday", said by the fictitious coach Tony D'Amato. The quote was originally derived from a statement made in 1952 by then-NFL commissioner Bert Bell, about the league's devotion to financial and competitive parity. Cameo roles also feature many former American football players, including Dick Butkus, Y. A. Tittle, Pat Toomay, Warren Moon, Johnny Unitas, Ricky Watters, Emmitt Smith and Terrell Owens, as well as coach Barry Switzer. Any Given Sunday was released by Warner Bros. on December 22, 1999. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $100.2 million against a $55 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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