I don’t know about you, but nine times out of 10 when an actor plays an athlete in a movie, they do a subpar performance. The other night I was watching this soccer movie called “GOAL”. It was about some Mexican kid who worked his way to playing for Newcastle United blah blah blah. The movie sucked, don’t waste your time.
What pissed me off was that the actor had no soccer abilities whatsoever. Anyone who plays could easily see that. I would rather an athlete trying to act than an actor failing at playing an athletic role. Let’s be honest, anyone can act - it’s not hard. In fact, I have been acting for the last 5 mintues and you had no idea. See, it’s cake.
There are a few exceptions, however.
Emilio Estevez as Gordon Bombay in “The Mighty Ducks”. - With that triple deke prefection, he DEFINITELY pulled off the role.
Charlie Sheen as Rick “The Wild Thing” Vaughn in both “Major League” movies. - His 100 mph fastball (The Terminator) and his badass look reminded me of Nolan Ryan in his prime.
Keanu Reeves as Shane Falco in “The Replacements” - He threw like Tony Romo, nailed the role.
Clearly some actors should just not do sport movies. What killer movie sports stars did I miss?
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Air Bud-Golden Receiver.
Kevin Costner - Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Tin Cup
Burt Reynolds - Mystery Alaska, The Longest Yard
Thomas Ian Nichols - Rookie of the Year
Mike Vitar - Sandlot
James Caan, Billy Dee Williams - Brian’s Song
Pat O’Brian - Knute Rockne All American
…the list goes on.
The fat kid from “The Big Green”
His portrayal of an overwieght youth playing goalie is so true to life….i know from personal experience.
The Ice Box from “The Little Giants”
I mean, this needs no explanation
Spike from “The Little Giants”
“If you mess with Spike, you mess….with DEATH!!”
Mark Wahlberg from “Invincible”
That Mark Wahlberg is SO hot right now…
Adam Sandler from “Happy Gilmore”
I know this isn’t techinically a “sport”, but Sandler was believable and funny! A fierce combination!
Since golf has been added to the list
Chevy Chase - Caddyshack
Brad Pitt - Fight club, Snatch
Tatum O’Neil, Jackie Earle Haley - Bad News Bears
Ralph Macchio - Karate Kid (does this count? We have golf)
Jack Black - Nacho Libre
Kevin “Jimmy Dolan Shake and Bake” Bacon - The Air Up There
looks like your actors acting as athletes theory was just shot to shit….and sheen ain’t got shit on nolan
oh you mean shot to shit like your fantasy football season? ohhh snap!
did dan say oh snap? mmmm hmmm ok diddy ok.