Classic Football Movies That Are Ready for a Remake
These memorable gridiron flicks deserve a fresh look.
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Classic Football Movies That Are Ready for a Remake - Draft Day, a story about an NFL general manager Sonny Weaver (played by Kevin Costner) trying to rebuild his team through the NFL Draft, hits theaters nationwide today. Deion Sanders and Diddy also have roles in the movie. With its release, we couldn’t help but get a bit nostalgic about all the memorable football movies that scored a touchdown in our hearts. Here, BET.com takes a look back at classic football flicks — Any Given Sunday, Remember the Titans, and Jerry Maguire — that are ripe for a fresh version. (Photo: Summit Entertainment)
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Remember the Titans - Who’s with the idea of Anthony Mackie taking a stab at the role of inspirational Coach Herman Boone, which was awesomely depicted by Denzel Washington in the original Remember the Titans back in 2000? We are. As a matter of fact, it could be a game-changing role for Mackie.(Photo: Disney Enterprises/Jerry Buckheimer)
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The WaterBoy - This 1998 comedy had Adam Sandler taking on the role of Bobby Boucher, a mama’s boy who ditches serving water to players when he discovers that he has a super-human tackling ability. Hilarious. More than 15 years later, this laugher would be ripe pickings for a remake. Are you ready for some fooseball?(Photo: Touchstone Pictures)
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Rudy - Rudy wasn’t only a classic football movie, it was a classic movie, period. The true, moving story of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, Notre Dame’s most famous undersized walk-on football player, remains close to viewers’ hearts more than 20 years after it hit movie theaters in October 1993. That being said, it’s due for a remake. Who’s going to play Rudy? Hmm…decisions, decisions. (Photo: Tristar Pictures)
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Varsity Blues - 1999's Varsity Blues tracked a small Texas-town's high school football team dealing with an overbearing coach (played by Jon Voight) who expected nothing less than winning. The late Paul Walker plays pressured quarterback Lance Harbor, a character we would like to see Justin Timberlake reinvent.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)
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