Many listeners had a fantastic, diverse, long list of many different films and sports, quite a few films that you had quite possibly forgotten about and thought wow, yeah.
The various types of films in the genre on the list were, biopics, fiction, comedies and only very loosely based on its chosen sport. There were a few types of sport which maybe you wouldnt have considered when you watch the film, such as for example -
Cool Runnings = Bob Sled or Enter The Dragon = Martial Arts.
Boxing movies seem to come up on peoples lists a lot, probably because there is so many of them, they are easy to make a good drama of and many real boxers have truly amazing stories and backgrounds. At least 4 of the Rocky films were coming up a lot so the Rocky boxset counts as one vote.
It does depend a lot on current mood and tastes, also if you have an affiliation with a particular sport or team. Many Arsenal fans it seemed voted for Fever Pitch which only just missed out on the list, likewise Sheffield United fans voted for When Saturday Comes.
There were many great films that didnt make the list and it is amazing when you go into it how many sports films have been made. It depends a lot on what you are into, or what you want from a film. My list has comedies, fictional dramas and biopics including tales of triumph over adversity.
Here is the Colin Murray show Top 10 -
1. Rocky Boxset = Boxing. (Fiction)
2. Any Given Sunday = American Football/Gridiron. ( Fiction)
3. Escape To Victory = Football. (Fiction)
4. Raging Bull = Boxing. (Biopic)
5. Million Dollar Baby = Boxing. (Fiction)
6. Cool Runnings = Bobsled. (Loosely Biopic)
7. The Hurricane = Boxing. (Biopic)
8. Enter The Dragon = Martial Arts. (Fiction)
9. Slapshot = Ice Hockey. (Fiction)
10. Chariots Of Fire = Athletics/ Running. (Biopic)
Here is my list -
Many would probably disagree with both of those lists and there are many great films left off the list. On the radio show they conceded there should be at least a top 20 or even 30. Crikey I realised I could do a top 10 of boxing films alone. Many would say if you like boxing, why not Raging Bull in this top 10, I say yes its a great film, but not one I could watch again and again, indeed not often. Muhammad Ali is my idol, I have at least 5 films made about him or with him in the story, but not one film really captured him, no, not even Will Smith's Ali and not the biopic starring Ali himself.1. Rocky Boxset = Boxing. (Fiction)
2. Midnight sting = Boxing. (Fiction)
3. Remember The Titans = Gridiron. (Biopic)
4. Major League = Baseball. (Fiction)
5. Over The Top = Arm Wrestling. (Fiction)
6. Don King: Only In America = Boxing. (Biopic)
7. Gridiron Gang = Gridiron. (Biopic)
8. Escape To Victory = Football. (Fiction)
9. Cool Runnings = Bobsled. (Loosely Biopic)
10. White Men Cant Jump = Basketball. (fiction)
So over to you fellow forum readers - What are your top 10 sports fims?
