Madden Movie

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[Sir Raider Duck, OMS]

The main problem with the movie will be that most of the audiences will already know the real John Madden; and it almost impossible to get someone to play him…..Madden was unique

Probably should have been a nobody to play Madden; hope they show the landline telephone on the sideline where Al use to call the plays in….

Was that the same phone where Al would yell at defensive coordinators who'd run a blitz that didn't work?

It's always interesting when a well-known personality plays another well-known personality. Clint Eastwood as a thinly-disguised John Huston, Ray Liotta as Frank Sinatra, Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon, Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, and Angela Bassett as Tina Turner are a few examples. Some worked, some didn't.

[WNYRAIDER]

...honest first impression based on the trailer only, not overly interested. ...i'm too critical of imitation, and especially when I am so familiar with the original. attempting to be imitated. ...

[Arsenal Raider]

David O’Russell movies are probably best described as a “Dramedy”. Some lean harder in the Comedy direction than others, but certainly never anything approaching punchline/zinger. He did direct “The Fighter”. That one was solidly in the Drama category.

I appreciate that the story of Madden is being directed by a guy whose films are connected to 26 Oscar noms and 3 wins. For a guy like Madden who is legend in Raider lore, Football, Broadcasting, Commercials, Video Games, Thanksgiving, and really the entirety of the American Sports landscape, it is soundly and justly deserved.

I've seen a handful of his movies, so I'm familiar with the style you're referring to. This looks intentionally more "camp" than some of his others. Seems like Nic Cage is meant to look and sound absolutely ridiculous haha.

Hopefully it'll have enough drama to maintain a level respect for these legends.

[Attyla]

The trailer is disappointing for sure. I am probably a wait for the first week and then read the reviews guy for now. The football action looks great but I think some of it is archival footage based on what little I could see on this screen.

[Xramfan]

Wife and i saw a commercial for it and I immediately didnt like it but my wife turned to me and said, "You do realize that wasnt meant to be serious. That looks like a comedy". If that is the case, maybe it plays out ok.

[GoodTimeCharlie]

I've seen a handful of his movies, so I'm familiar with the style you're referring to. This looks intentionally more "camp" than some of his others. Seems like Nic Cage is meant to look and sound absolutely ridiculous haha.

Hopefully it'll have enough drama to maintain a level respect for these legends.

Camp is an apt description. But then the ‘70s can come off as pretty fk’n camp all on its own. Hoping this one is more “American Hustle” than “Amsterdam”. For all the accolades he receives, I’ve only ever watched one of his films (Hustle) more than once.

Out of curiosity I checked if there’s any chance he has an axe to grind in his sports life. He was born in New York, but there’s only a handful of games (5) during the Madden years against the Giants/Jets. All were regular season games and Madden won them all of course.

[WNYRAIDER]

Wife and i saw a commercial for it and I immediately didnt like it but my wife turned to me and said, "You do realize that wasnt meant to be serious. That looks like a comedy". If that is the case, maybe it plays out ok.

...then maybe frank c would have been the better choice for Madden, and make him taller through the wonders of hollywood....

[SkullCrusher]

Wife and i saw a commercial for it and I immediately didnt like it but my wife turned to me and said, "You do realize that wasnt meant to be serious. That looks like a comedy". If that is the case, maybe it plays out ok.

Still leaves room for Tarantino to make a real Oakland Raiders movie.

[Raidermofojeff]

I'll check out this guaranteed cheezefest........

[Reno Hightower]

This was a great episode.

https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/2176 ... vs-the-nfl

[RunOverByHubbard]

This movie is going to suck major ass. Bale doesn't look or act anything like Al Davis and Cage is/was a terrible, horrible choice to play John Madden. He doesn't look, sound or act anything like Madden. Hell for Bale for Al's role they don't even have Al's look right. The hair looks nothing like the way Al's used to look.

I wonder if some Al Davis and John Madden haters made this movie.

I am not worried about how close to looking like the two principals they are. If the movie is good, I won't focus on that fact that they did not try to make them up to be the exact. But in any case, I don't think the "look" of Nic Cage Madden is THAT far off:


And Bale is not too bad either:

[SuperRaider]

Was that the same phone where Al would yell at defensive coordinators who'd run a blitz that didn't work?

It's always interesting when a well-known personality plays another well-known personality. Clint Eastwood as a thinly-disguised John Huston, Ray Liotta as Frank Sinatra, Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon, Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, and Angela Bassett as Tina Turner are a few examples. Some worked, some didn't.

Warren Sapp came out with the story about a telephone being on the sideline when he came to the raiders; it was a good story; wish I could find it again

[Attyla]

Warren Sapp came out with the story about a telephone being on the sideline when he came to the raiders; it was a good story; wish I could find it again

Otto, who was in Davis's luxury box almost every game says in his book point blank that Davis had a phone that was connected to the sidelines and he would call down defensive plays to the coordinator during the games. Otto did defend it saying most all the time Davis called down the correct call. Otto was loyal to a fault.

[powski]

I hope it's good, but I despise the biopic. I was never a big movie guy to begin with but can't remember any biopic ever that I haven't loathed. They're never interesting or provide any nuance on the subject. Just a glossy Hollywood version of the biggest things most people, but especially fans of the subject, know inside and out already.

Sometimes they're so bad they are good is an exception I guess. Also, I'm sure there have been a few I liked but no longer remember. In those cases it must've been a subject I didn't know much about to begin with.

[SuperRaider]

Otto, who was in Davis's luxury box almost every game says in his book point blank that Davis had a phone that was connected to the sidelines and he would call down defensive plays to the coordinator during the games. Otto did defend it saying most all the time Davis called down the correct call. Otto was loyal to a fault.

Yeah; it probably what start off where everyone got wired up like they do today….Al was probably the first to do it