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Everybody's All-American

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Life goes downhill for a 1950s Sugar Bowl star (Dennis Quaid) and his Magnolia Queen wife (Jessica Lange).
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Richard Corliss TIME Magazine As the one character who grows and doesn't just calcify, Lange brings wily zest to each step in Babs' coming-out party. Aug 23, 2016 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune The characters are simply postulated, given whole, from the start; there`s no depth or development in the performances; and each scene exists only to make a single plot point. Rated: 2/4 Aug 23, 2016 Full Review Desmond Ryan Philadelphia Inquirer Apart from a performance of mesmerizing authority and conviction from Quaid in an arena usually littered with more cliches... Hackford's movie has the courage to start where most films about our national passion for sport leave off. Rated: 3/4 Aug 23, 2016 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Everybody's All American is sentimental, but not excessively. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 7, 2022 Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Everybody's All-American is like a lugubrious class reunion that never ends. As the years pass, Quaid's jowls grow progressively fatter with layers of makeup. Oct 11, 2019 Full Review Hilary Mantel The Spectator Taylor Hackford's film is predictable, syrupy and far too long. Aug 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerod S Quaid and Lange are football royalty but struggle through a rocky marriage and life. Though it's long, it does provide a narrative that is rare: faithfulness through adversity and mistakes. And the "football glory" isn't the nucleus of the film like most football dramas. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/01/23 Full Review Steve D Quaid's performance deserved a better script. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Rich S Talk about your end arounds: A sappy speech makes everybody live as happily ever after as possible -- given the circumstances that there are a lot of alcohol and painkillers involved. In Frank Deford's book, the football hero tries to kill his wife before taking his own life. Something's wrong here. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/18/20 Full Review Audience Member Based on a Frank Deford novel, this one covers a good chunk of a university and pro football star and his wife through ups and downs as he goes from being a star to life struggler after his pro career and she is forced to step up and provide for their family. The sets and uniforms are exceptional from the 50's to the 70's. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched it again recently and it didn't age as well as I might have thought but it was still wonderful. Dennis Quaid and Jessica Lange both shine here. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a great movie but a good one. It's entertaining. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Life goes downhill for a 1950s Sugar Bowl star (Dennis Quaid) and his Magnolia Queen wife (Jessica Lange).
Director
Taylor Hackford
Producer
Taylor Hackford, Ian Sander, Laura Ziskin
Screenwriter
Thomas Rickman
Production Co
Warner Bros., New Vision Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.6M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Surround
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