The Best of Times

PG-13

Released Jan 31, 1986

1h 44m

Comedy

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29%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

5,000+ Ratings

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Married banker Jack Dundee (Robin Williams) has lived his life regretting a botched play he made in a high school football game. His friend Reno Hightower (Kurt Russell), who threw the pass that Jack dropped, is deeply in debt from operating his car garage. With Reno, Jack hatches a plan to reunite all the players from the old game and replay it, hoping that this time he can make amends. When the game eventually happens, Jack again finds himself at the center of a key play.

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Nicolas P

Really enjoyable. Great cast. Character's everyone would relate to from old Highschool days! Dated now, but still an enjoyable movie!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Mark C

This movie is great. Robin Williams is hilarious and Kurt Russell and Pamela Reed are terrific. The entire casting for the movie is well done. Hey, it ain't Shakespeare but it a lot of fun.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Jeff G

I love this movie. Sure, it's not anyone's best work, but it's very '80s and it's very feel-good. Definitely worth watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/23

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Josh G

A fun dramedy that drag at early points of the film, it is fun but forgettable. Not much to say on this one.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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Steve D

The characters are too pathetic to pull for.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/23

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RaiderRo D

Robin Williams is hilarious & Kurt Russell pulls off so many one liners. Loved the 80s!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Roger Spottiswoode

Director

Robin Williams

Jack Dundee

Kurt Russell

Reno Hightower

Pamela Reed

Gigi Hightower

Holly Palance

Elly Dundee

Donald Moffat

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Paul Attanasio

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... what it really resembles, more than anything, is a teen comedy populated by adults.

Jan 4, 2018

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

Such a rouser that it almost makes up for the incomplete passes and stopped runs that precede it.

Rated: 2/5

May 21, 2003

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Here’s a “feel-good” movie more likely to make one “feel-annoyed” by the utter predictability of it all.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 24, 2023

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Oct 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 26, 2005

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Nostalgic fantasy about replaying that high school game with all the jock pals.

Rated: 2/5

May 31, 2005

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Synopsis

Married banker Jack Dundee (Robin Williams) has lived his life regretting a botched play he made in a high school football game. His friend Reno Hightower (Kurt Russell), who threw the pass that Jack dropped, is deeply in debt from operating his car garage. With Reno, Jack hatches a plan to reunite all the players from the old game and replay it, hoping that this time he can make amends. When the game eventually happens, Jack again finds himself at the center of a key play.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Runtime: 1h 44m

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