Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 173: “The Phenom”
Baseball players who can’t throw a baseball is a thing. Seriously…… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 173: “The Phenom”
Tag: Genre Grandeur
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 172: “John Adams”
Could Robert Kardashian have been a “Founding Father.” Could John Adams have got O.J. acquitted of double murder? Dubsism is the only place to find out!… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 172: “John Adams”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 164: “Play Misty for Me”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 160: “Heavy Metal”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 158: “The Sting”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 155: “To Walk Invisible”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 153: “Patton”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 147: “Being There”
“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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 137: “The Godfather”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 136: “Walking to the Waterline”
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”
Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 14: “E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial”
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”
Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 13: “For The Love Of The Game”
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”
Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 12: “Rudy”
“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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 123: “Strange Brew”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 121: “Beavis and Butthead Do America”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 119: “Gus”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 112: “ADAM-12 – Camp”
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”
Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 10: “The Jackie Robinson Story”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 108: “National Lampoon’s Vacation”
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”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 105: “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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
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