Pin Gods (1996)
A slightly different American dream.
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 22分
演出 : Larry Locke
シノプシス
Executive produced, conceived, directed by Larry Locke. An intermittently amusing look at the world of professional bowling is offered in Larry Locke's docu "Pin Gods," which interweaves the stories of three ambitious, if slightly bizarre, men.
ボクサーとして町の英雄だったディッキーだが、敗戦から麻薬に手を染め監獄へ。弟ミッキーは一度は絶縁したディッキーをトレーナーとして迎え、ボクシングのチャンピオンを目指す。ミッキー・ウォードの半生を綴った、兄弟の奇跡の実話。
“黄金の右”と呼ばれるサッカー選手ファンは、チームメイトのハンが持ちかけた八百長試合に荷担したことがきっかけで自慢の脚を折られてしまった。夢半ばで諦めざるを得なかったファン。それから20年、ファンは、いまやサッカー界の首領として君臨するハンの雑用係にまで落ちぶれていた。そんなある日、ファンは街で不思議な青年シンと出会う。少林拳を信奉する彼は、くず拾いをしながら道行く人に少林拳を説いて回っていた。ファンはふとしたことからシンの超人的な脚力を見抜き、自らがなし得なかった夢をシンに託すべく、彼にサッカーを教え込むのだった。
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.
U.S. soldier Frank Dux has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent, Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?
During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.
After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.
High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community.
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.
It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college alongside Max and his friends. But as Goofy tries to get closer to Max, both must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives together.
A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.
Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
ストック・カー・レースの最高峰、デイトナ500を目指す若きレーサーたちの栄光と挫折を描くサーキット・アクション。トム・クルーズ自らハンドルを握ったレース・シーンは臨場感満点。トニー・スコット監督作。
閑古鳥が鳴く、宇宙のアミューズメント・パーク。集客のため、バッグス・バニーら地球の人気アニメキャラたち、“ルーニー・テューンズ”を誘拐して見せ物にしようと計画する。バッグスたちがパークから派遣された怪物“ナードラックス”に、バスケの試合の勝敗で彼らに同行するかどうか決めると持ちかけると、それは承諾され、バッグスはバスケ界を引退したばかりの大物ジョーダンに助っ人役を頼む。そして運命の大試合を迎える。
アイオワ州の田舎町に住むレイ・キンセラは貧乏農夫。若い頃に父親と口論の末に家を飛び出して以来、父の顔を見る事も、口をきく事すらもなかったことを悔やんでいた。ある日、彼はトウモロコシ畑を歩いていると謎の声「それを造れば、彼が来る」と耳にする。彼は、周囲の人々があざ笑うのをよそに生活の糧であるトウモロコシ畑を切り開き、小さな野球場を造り上げる。
大恐慌時代に活躍した実在のボクサー、ジム・ブラドックの伝説を映画化した感動の物語。貧困のなか、家族を養うためだけに戦い、ヘヴィ級チャンピオンとなった小市民を、巨匠ロン・ハワード監督が情感たっぷりに描く。迫力満点のファイト・シーンの撮影も見事。
賭けビリヤードのプロ、エディは、ミネソタ・ファッツと呼ばれる男に勝負をいどんだ。優勢に進んでいた試合も、エディが油断して酒を飲んだとたん逆転してしまう。その勝負で全ての財産を失ったエディは、次第に生活がすさんでいく。だが、愛する女性に自殺されたとき、彼は再びファッツに挑むのだった……。ひとりのハスラーを主人公に、人生の挫折と苦渋を描く。
常夏の地・ジャマイカから無謀にもボブスレーチームを組んで、88年カルガリー冬季オリンピックに参戦した男たちの実話を描いたスポ根コメディ。幼い頃から100m走でオリンピックを目指していた主人公が選考会で転倒の巻き添えを食い、出場不可能になってしまう。それでもオリンピック出場の夢を見る彼は冬季五輪のボブスレー競技のことを知り、幼なじみのお調子者や転倒事故で同じく夢破れた2人を巻き込んで、過去に2度金メダルを取ったアメリカ人選手をコーチに招いて練習を開始するのだった……。