That Championship Season
by Jason Miller
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Actor: Bruce Dern, Martin Sheen, Paul Sorvino, Robert Mitchum, Stacy KeachDirector: Jason Miller
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-17
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of That Championship Season
Movie Review: It's easier to believe the lie
Summary: 5 Stars
The place is Scranton, PA, and four members and their coach of the 1957 state basketball champs are holding their 24th reunion. These men have held on to that moment of glory as if it were their life preserver, as indeed it is - for their lives now are filled with broken dreams and disillusionment. One (Bruce Dern) is running for re-election as mayor, though he's lost touch with the people; another (Martin Sheen) is an alcoholic; another a lecher; still another a weasily follower. The coach (Robert Mitchum) still thinks these guys are a great team. But for one evening the illusions are stripped away and they are left facing the truth. But, incredibly, they all go back to believing the old hooey about themselves, and that's what makes this movie (based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Jason Miller) so depressing: they are sinners who are almost redeemed by the truth and then reject it and decide to sin some more. There is a stagey feel about the movie that can't be helped, but it's an intelligent and well done production anyway. Definitely worth a watch.
Summary of That Championship Season
From the acclaimed Broadway play that scored a Pulitzer Prize comes this winning adaptation that Â"packs a punchÂ" (Newsweek). Featuring dynamic performances by an Â"excellent castÂ" (The New York Times), including Bruce Dern, Stacey Keach, Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, and Paul Sorvino, That Championship Season is Â"a big hitÂ" (Boxoffice)!ItÂ's been 25 years since the Scranton High School basketball team won the state championship. And every year, four of the victors and their coach (Mitchum) gather to relive the glory of their shining moment. But tonight, the reunion is rife with accusations of betrayal, backstabbing, infidelity and fraud. Can their friendship survive their crimes against each otherÂ... or will the dirtiest secret of all destroy what remains of their finest hour?
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