Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

Overview

This entry in ESPN's popular documentary series 30 for 30, directed by award-winning filmmaker Mike Tollin, examines the meteoric rise and fall of the United States Football League, which attempted to compete directly with the almighty NFL in the early '80s. By including archival footage alongside new interviews with many of the league's players and owners -- including Steve Young, Burt Reynolds, and the controversial Donald Trump -- Tollin attempts to show how greed and mismanagement scuttled what could have ...
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Overview

This entry in ESPN's popular documentary series 30 for 30, directed by award-winning filmmaker Mike Tollin, examines the meteoric rise and fall of the United States Football League, which attempted to compete directly with the almighty NFL in the early '80s. By including archival footage alongside new interviews with many of the league's players and owners -- including Steve Young, Burt Reynolds, and the controversial Donald Trump -- Tollin attempts to show how greed and mismanagement scuttled what could have been a very successful enterprise.
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Special Features

Director's Statements; Bloopers; 5 Deleted Scenes; 2 Featurettes
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/30/2010
  • UPC: 825452506166
  • Original Release: 2009
  • Source: Team Marketing
  • Region Code: 1
  • Language: English
  • Time: 51:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 53,510

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Donald Trump Interviewee
Technical Credits
Mike Tollin Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Keith Clinkscales Executive Producer
Gary P. Cohen Executive Producer, Producer
John Dahl Executive Producer
Peter Genesi Associate Producer
Joan Lynch Executive Producer
Matt McDonald Producer
Greg Parsons Editor
Dave Schechtman Associate Producer
Connor Schell Executive Producer
Bill Simmons Executive Producer
John Skipper Executive Producer
John Walsh Executive Producer
Mitchell Wright Producer
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Disc #1 -- ESPN Films 30 For 30: Small Potatoes - Who Killed the USFL?
   Play Film
   Bonus Features
      Mike Tollin Director's Statement #1
      Mike Tollin Director's Statement #2
      Bloopers
      Donald Watching the Game
      "This is the USFL" Open
      Deleted Scenes
         Pitty Reflects (Chuck Pitock)
         USFL Players in the NFL
         Who Killed the USFL?
         ESPN & the USFL
         Who is Donald Trump?
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