Charlton Heston is painfully miscast as a veteran quarterback who won't accept that it's well past time for him to hang up his spikes. Very few of his teammates look like football players. The melodrama concerning his relationship with wife Jessica Walter borders on the hysterical. Another humorous facet is the continued reference to the New Orleans Saints as perrennial Super Bowl champions even though they had never even won a playoff game until last year, their 36th year in the league. And, if you know football, there are many incongruous things going on. There is also the usual helping of 60's style montages endemic to bad movies of this era.
There are however, a few cute scenes.
Bruce Dern tries his best as Heston's erstwhile favorite wide receiver. John Randolph and G. D. Spradlin also contribute professional performances. Altogether, this is a really bad movie.
There are however, a few cute scenes.
Bruce Dern tries his best as Heston's erstwhile favorite wide receiver. John Randolph and G. D. Spradlin also contribute professional performances. Altogether, this is a really bad movie.