Stalkers are everywhere. If Dirty Harry can have one, why not a Philadelphia Phillie from the 1940s?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 164: “Play Misty for Me”
The Loc-Nar messed up everything it touched…much like instant replay did for the National Football League.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 160: “Heavy Metal”
Dubsism…the only place you can see the connection between a fictional gambling “sting” in 1930s Illinois and a real one in present-day Iowa.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 158: “The Sting”
Dubsism…the only place you can get smart about the connection based on a dumb “-ism” between 19th century literary sisters and 20th century baseball brothers… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 155: “To Walk Invisible”
A link between General Patton and bombastic football coach Rex Ryan which wanders through Tim Tebow, Herman Goehring, and more Greg McElroy jokes than you might expect.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 153: “Patton”
“Movie Magic” makes “Mistaken Identity” meet “Being in the Right Place at the Right Time.” To that end…Peter Sellers, meet Jeff Hostetler.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 147: “Being There”
Vito Corleone built an empire that started with olive oil. Louis Jacobs did the same with stadium popcorn, peanuts, and soda.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 137: “The Godfather”
This is the perfect movie for my return to film blogging, because it exemplifies the perspectives shared by fans of sports and movies..… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 136: “Walking to the Waterline”
That sickeningly cute alien has a lot in common with the “Professor” from “Gilligan’s Island”… and that’s only the beginning!… Read More Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 14: “E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial”
Was this movie really intended to be a vehicle for Kevin Costner’s penis?… Read More Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 13: “For The Love Of The Game”
“Rudy” is a lying, delusional, “participation trophy” dick-face who everybody would hate in real life. So, why do they love him in a movie?… Read More Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 12: “Rudy”
Hockey, beer, intrigue, and a solid connection to real-life Hollywood. This may very well be the perfect movie for this series!… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 123: “Strange Brew”
I know it’s the wrong movie, but stupid is as stupid does…… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 121: “Beavis and Butthead Do America”
You’ll get a kick out of a football-playing mule leading to a tale of the revolution which ended up in the creation of a billion-viewer sporting event!… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 119: “Gus”
A tale of two separate 1970s summer events which forever link TV star Martin Milner and Olympic pole-vaulter Bob Seagren.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 112: “ADAM-12 – Camp”
What’s the difference between a “fairy tale” and a “myth?” Too many people believe myths.… Read More Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 10: “The Jackie Robinson Story”
Just imagine the owner of an NFL team as a drunken “Clark Griswold” in a tale with so many twists it somehow links Hollywood legend Don Ameche and Pro Wrestling Hall of Famer Fritz von Erich.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 108: “National Lampoon’s Vacation”
Today’s analogy takes not one, but TWO Clint Eastwood flicks to bear it out.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 105: “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Most popular depictions of Frankenstein’s monster show him as a shade of green. But how close were we to Andre the Giant as “Redskin-stein?”… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 102: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Dubsism: The only place you can learn about the link between John “Fredo” Cazale and Gene “The Singing Cowboy” Autry.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 83: “Dog Day Afternoon”
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