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A romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football.
The film takes place during the early years of professional football in the 1920s and follows an aging footballer who convinces a young college star to dump his school and play in the pros.
Dodge Connolly decides to rejuvenate his team, the Duluth Eskimos, by getting Princeton football hero/war hero Carter Rutherford, the toast of the nation, to join the team, fill the seats, and boost their revenue. Unfortunately, a female reporter with the Chicago Tribune, Lexie Littleton, is travelling with Carter ostensibly to do a puff piece on him, but really to debunk the myth of his war heroism in Germany.
With Carter falling for Lexie and Lexie and Dodge falling for each other, a betrayed Carter and his PR person, CC Pyle, start on some public damage control that is finally resolved in the newly minted office of the Commissioner of Football, Pete Harpen--who's determined to nip any scandal in the bud.
Movie information
| Release Date (USA): | 2008-04-04 |
| Rating (USA): | PG-13 |
| Release Date (UK): | 2008-04-11 |
| Rating (UK) : | PG |
| Director: | George Clooney |
| Producer: | George Clooney;Grant Heslov;Casey Silver |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Writer/s: | George Clooney (screenplay);Duncan Brantley;Rick Reilly;Stephen Schiff |
Cast
| George Clooney | Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly |
| Renée Zellweger | Lexi Littleton |
| John Krasinski | Carter Rutherford |
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