Any Given Sunday
“Any Given Sunday” is a behind the scenes look at the life and death struggles of modern day gladiators and those who lead them.
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Genre:Drama / Sport
- Runtime:157 minutes
Cast
Al Pacino : Tony D’Amato
Cameron Diaz : Christina Pagniacci
Dennis Quaid : Jack ‘Cap’ Rooney
James Woods : Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Jamie Foxx : Willie Beamen
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The film deals with the Miami Sharks, a once-great team now in turmoil and struggling to make the playoffs. It examines many different aspects of American football, including the players, staff, front office, politicians, and press, and the pressures that they face. The professional football league in the film is the fictitious AFFA, which serves as a creative stand-in for the NFL. Even though the movie was released in 1999, the football season in the film takes place two years into the then future of 2001, as evident when Al Pacino’s character updates the team’s schedule following the Shark’s most recent loss early in the movie.
In the opening scene both the starting quarterback Jack “Cap” Rooney and the second-string quarterback Tyler Cherubini are injured and forced to leave the game. This leads to a recurring theme of the movie that “on any given Sunday, anything can happen.” The ailing and increasingly desperate Miami Sharks are forced to call upon third-string quarterback and former seventh round draft pick Willie Beamen. Beamen is visibly nervous and he makes a number of errors illustrating his lack of knowledge regarding the team’s playbook. During one play he lines up under the guard instead of the center, and he later in the game he audibles to a play which does not exist. He throws up in the huddle, which begins a ritual that he follows every game, reminiscent of Hall of Fame Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly.
Beamen begins to gain a comfort for the game and quickly learns the playbook. However, he dislikes the Sharks’ conservative offense and much to the dismay of both coach Tony D’Amato and offensive coordinator Nick Crozier he begins to change the plays in the huddle. Beamen displays his raw athletic talent and starts to run and pass extremely successfully, resulting in a growing narcissism and arrogance in Beamen. He becomes the poster boy for the fictional AFFA and receives numerous lucrative advertisement deals, including a music video. Read more
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