In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
- Princeton Reporter
- (as David DeVries)
- Princeton Reporter
- (as Craig Harper)
- Curly
- (as Matt Bushell)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor this role, John Krasinski had to change his usual hairstyle. This hair change was worked into a story on his television show, The Office (2005).
- GoofsIn the scene where they are leaving the commissioner's office, they get in an elevator and push a button to go to the ground floor. All elevators at that time had operators who controlled elevator movement. Push buttons did not come in to use until the 1950's.
- Quotes
Carter Rutherford: Wait. Where were you two?
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: Out.
Lexie Littleton: Nowhere.
Carter Rutherford: Did you *kiss* her?
Lexie Littleton: Now wait a minute.
Carter Rutherford: I want answers!
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: Yeah, I kissed her! On the mouth, twice! And I liked it. A lot!
Carter Rutherford: Oh you did, did you?
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: Yeah!
Lexie Littleton: Thanks.
Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly: You're welcome.
- Crazy creditsPhotographs showing the 'fates' of the main characters appear behind the credits.
- SoundtracksTiger Rag
Written by Harry DeCosta (as Harry Da Costa), Henry Ragas (as H.W. Ragas), Nick LaRocca (as D.J. La Rocca), Larry Shields (as L. Shields), Tony Sbarbaro (as A. Sbarbaro), and Edwin B. Edwards (as E.B. Edwards)
- phillip_keiman
- Apr 14, 2008
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $58,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $31,373,938
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,682,595
- Apr 6, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $41,319,039
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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