OT: Best movie by sport

[Scarlet16E]

Baseball - Original Bad News Bears
Football - Best of Times
Basketball - Hoosiers
Hockey - Slap Shot
Boxing - Rocky II
Golf - Caddyshack
Tennis - Wimbledon
Wrestling - Vision Quest
Soccer - Victory
Auto Racing - Days of Thunder
Horse Racing - Let It Ride
Surfing - North Shore
Billiards - Color of Money
MMA - Every Which Way But Loose
Bowling - Grease 2
Poker - Rounders
Greek Games - Revenge of the Nerds

Rocky II ?????

Rocky is a classic beyond sports.

 

[Scarlet16E]

Fishing - Jaws

 

[Unionst]

Baseball: League of Their Own has to get a mention. Sandlot, Major League and 42 also great. Field of Dreams is way to sappy but any movie that brings a new phrase to the language ( Build it and they will come) is noteworthy.

 

[RuBird]

Varsity blues is a great one. Was a big Ali larter fan !

Hard to believe ron Lester and Paul Walker are gone

I will watch the movie any time it’s on. Hard to look at ice cream sundaes the same way

 

[Loyal_2RU]

No Field of Dreams?

And The Natural

 

[PaKnight]

Baseball - Original Bad News Bears
Football - Best of Times
Basketball - Hoosiers
Hockey - Slap Shot
Boxing - Rocky II
Golf - Caddyshack
Tennis - Wimbledon
Wrestling - Vision Quest
Soccer - Victory
Auto Racing - Days of Thunder
Horse Racing - Let It Ride
Surfing - North Shore
Billiards - Color of Money
MMA - Every Which Way But Loose
Bowling - Grease 2
Poker - Rounders
Greek Games - Revenge of the Nerds

Rocky II was easily the worst of the original three movies.

 

[RUGuitarMan]

Baseball: Eight Men Out
Football: North Dallas Forty
Auto Racing: Grand Prix
Basketball: Hoosiers

Generally, I find most sports movies to be mediocre.

 

[RU from Jersey]

Interesting on how Hoosiers seems to be the consensus number 1 basketball movie and opinions vary on the other sports. If you put Hoosiers aside is there any other basketball movie that people really like?

 

[phs73rc77gsm83]

For baseball I’ll go with the 1951 original version of Angels in the Outfield.

 

[dconifer]

This is a topic often debated in the wrestling world. In my corner of that world, Vision Quest usually wins, with the caveat that, although the quality of the actual wrestling was good, there were too many showstopper moves designed to look exciting in a movie...

Also, I think Moneyball is up there for baseball. I know enjoy it...

 

[koleszar]

Sailing: summer rental

or Captain Ron

 

[Plum Street]

Interesting on how Hoosiers seems to be the consensus number 1 basketball movie and opinions vary on the other sports. If you put Hoosiers aside is there any other basketball movie that people really like?

Some good ones :

Glory road
Coach Carter
Finding forrester
The way back

 

[hoquat63]

Chess: Searching for Bobby Fischer

 

[RUGuitarMan]

Interesting on how Hoosiers seems to be the consensus number 1 basketball movie and opinions vary on the other sports. If you put Hoosiers aside is there any other basketball movie that people really like?

I thought Blue Chips was good, I was close to putting that instead of Hoosiers.

 

[Plum Street]

I thought Blue Chips was good, I was close to putting that instead of Hoosiers.

We should have got cam a tractor like Ricky roe got !

Blue chips is very similar to the football movie The Program. Both are pretty realistic and show things many people don’t want to believe about college athletics .
Excellent movies

 

[mdk01]

"Rocky" is a great movie (each sequel goes downhill) but "Cinderella Man" is the best boxing movie.

"Slap Shot" is probably the best sports comedy, but "Miracle" is the best hockey movie.

And I'll nominate "The Sandlot" as the best youth sports movie.

 

[vkj91]

Rocky II was easily the worst of the original three movies.

Horrible take.
Eliminate the adrien nonsense and it’s the best one ever

 

[vkj91]

"Rocky" is a great movie (each sequel goes downhill) but "Cinderella Man" is the best boxing movie.

"Slap Shot" is probably the best sports comedy, but "Miracle" is the best hockey movie.

And I'll nominate "The Sandlot" as the best youth sports movie.

I gave you a like but disagree on the Rocky take.
Rocky 2, 4 are amazing. Whatever the last one was called was great as well.

 

[Plum Street]

I gave you a like but disagree on the Rocky take.
Rocky 2, 4 are amazing. Whatever the last one was called was great as well.

The first Creed is very good too

 

[vkj91]

The first Creed is very good too

I think the Jordan guy is cheesy but I will rewatch all 3 creed movies When on

 

[DirtyRU]

Baseball - Original Bad News Bears
Football - Best of Times
Basketball - Hoosiers
Hockey - Slap Shot
Boxing - Rocky II
Golf - Caddyshack
Tennis - Wimbledon
Wrestling - Vision Quest
Soccer - Victory
Auto Racing - Days of Thunder
Horse Racing - Let It Ride
Surfing - North Shore
Billiards - Color of Money
MMA - Every Which Way But Loose
Bowling - Grease 2
Poker - Rounders
Greek Games - Revenge of the Nerds

Yes, hahaha!

 

[batts]

Boxing: 1st Raging Bull; 2nd Cinderella Man
Football: The Longest Yard (the original and not that Adam Sandler shit)
Camping / Canoe Trips: Deliverance
Baseball: Bang the Drum Slowly

 

[fsg2]

Skydiving/Surfing: Point Break

 

[batts]

Best MMA Movie: Road House

 

[zappaa]

I thought Blue Chips was good, I was close to putting that instead of Hoosiers.

You and I are the only two people who like Blue Chips…lol
Football…. Varsity Blues, Love Voight.
The Manager in Major League is great

 

[Plum Street]

You and I are the only two people who like Blue Chips…lol
Football…. Varsity Blues, Love Voight.
The Manager in Major League is great

“you may run like Hayes, but you hit like $hit “

 

[slyker]

Baseball Has to be FEVER PITCH w/ Jimmy Fallon.

What unbelievable luck to produce the film in the midst of an actual world series championship run for the Red Sox , Captures the essence of what it is to be a fan

 

[rudad02]

Boxing---Raging Bull

 

[BigRnj]

Baseball - toss up between Sandlot and The Natural
Basketball - Hoosiers (but Glory Road was pretty good too)

 

[WhichReligionIsRight]

Basketball - White Men Can't Jump
Ice skating - Blades of Glory
Diving - Back to School

 

[applesktrack]

Tennis - Seven days in hell

 

[koleszar]

Baseball Has to be FEVER PITCH w/ Jimmy Fallon.

What unbelievable luck to produce the film in the midst of an actual world series championship run for the Red Sox , Captures the essence of what it is to be a fan

That was supposed to be a different ending, they had to rewrite it at the last minute while filming because of the World Series win. In fact, the original movie had to be rewritten at the last minute as well. As that was based on soccer and Arsenal won the Championship as they were filming. Perhaps they could do a Rutgers version next.

 

[saltpepperketchup]

Skiing - Better Off Dead, honorable mention goes to Hot Dog.... The Movie

 

[mdk01]

Skiing - Better Off Dead, honorable mention goes to Hot Dog.... The Movie

Downhill Racet

 

[MadRU]

Gymnastics - Stick It

 

[Section124]

Skiing - Better Off Dead, honorable mention goes to Hot Dog.... The Movie

You beat me to it. “Go that way, real fast. If something gets in your way, turn.” That's my ski philosophy. 😃

 

[MadRU]

Car racing - Cannonball Run

 

[tico brown]

All The Right Moves
Blue Chips
Mighty Ducks
Major League
Rocky
Bloodsport

 

[MadRU]

All The Right Moves
Blue Chips
Mighty Ducks
Major League
Rocky
Bloodsport

Good call on Bloodsport

 

[MadRU]

All The Right Moves
Blue Chips
Mighty Ducks
Major League
Rocky
Bloodsport

Best of the Best wasn’t a bad martial arts movie.

Guess the Original Karate Kid needs a mention.