Are You Ready For Some Football Movies? (09/16/2020)

Football is miraculously back so what better time to talk football on film than right now. This week we look back at some of the greatest football teams, players, and coaches to grace the silver screen such as the Little Giants, Bobby Boucher, and Coach Boone. 

Other topics this week include another round of release date shuffle and a lot of talk about Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix vehicle, Hubie Halloween. 

Finally,  we close out the ‘80s in our Yearly Film Series with a look back at our favorite films of 1989!

Cold Open: Trailer Talk - It was a major week for trailers and we’re here to talk The Mandalorian (Season 2), Freaky, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Hubie Halloween. (00:00)

Opening Credits: This week on Live Breathe Film with Corey, Doug, JP, and Murph… (26:12)

News: Topics include the impact of Tenet and Mulan’s tepid box office results thus far, the announcement that CBS All Access is rebranding to Paramount+, and casting for Ant-Man 3. (26:46)

What We Watched: Highlights from the past week include Jojo Rabbit (again), Dark (Season 1), Sleepy Hollow, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Lovecraft Country (Season 1: Episode 5), and The Boys (Season 2: Episode 4). (01:01:32)

Feature Presentation: Cinematic Football Hall of Fame - Titans of the industry such as Keanu Reeves, Jamie Foxx, Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Adam Sandler, and Paul Walker have all laced up their cleats to fictionally play on the gridiron. Let’s take a look at which football films, teams, and players have made it to our version of Canton. (01:40:09)

Yearly Film Series: Our 1989 film selections include The Wizard, Weekend at Bernie’s, Little Monsters, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. (02:18:54)

End Credits: Make sure to Like, Follow, and/or Subscribe to Live Breathe Film! (02:35:27)