The Sports Pages

The Sports Pages

Director: Richard Benjamin Cast: Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
, Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
, Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy
, Brian Markinson
Brian Markinson
Richard Benjamin
The Sports Pages

The Sports Pages

Director: Richard Benjamin Cast: Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
, Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
, Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy
, Brian Markinson
Brian Markinson
Richard Benjamin

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Overview

"The funny side of sports fandom provides the common element for two stories in this made-for-cable anthology feature. In the first segment, based on a short story by Don Marquis, a golfer (Bob Newhart) looks like he's about to break 100 for the first time, but his partner (Kelsey Grammer) keeps insisting upon following every rule in the book, much to his friend's annoyance. The second story is based on 1968's real-life ""Heidi Bowl"" incident, in which NBC-TV's broadcast of a hard-fought game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, which seemed likely to determine the AFL championship, was cut off --with 65 seconds left to play and the score at 32-29 -- in order to begin a scheduled showing of a made-for-TV movie based on the classic children's story Heidi. Eugene Levy plays a network control room supervisor, Ellie Harvie appears as a NBC switchboard operator trying to handle the sudden influx of angry calls, Gary Basaraba plays her husband, who is watching the game at home with friends, and John Kapelos is a bookie with a lot of money riding on the game. Fox-TV sports commentator James Brown hosts the two-part film, which was produced for the Showtime premium cable network."

Product Details

Release Date: 08/03/2004
UPC: 0097368034341
Original Release: 2001
Rating: PG-13
Source: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:29:00
Sales rank: 43,731

Special Features

Closed Caption;Full screen format; Dolby Digital English stereo

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bob Newhart Doc Waddems
Kelsey Grammer Howard Greene
Eugene Levy Mr. White
Brian Markinson Robert Russo
Gregory Thirloway Chaz
Brittany Tiplady Dotty
Gary Basaraba Frank
Ellie Harvie Melinda
John Kapelos Marvin
Zachary Ansley Peyton
Graham Jarvis Judge
Kevin McNulty Gerald Atwater
Gillian Barber Widow Greene
Dee Jay Jackson Bailiff
Robin Mossley The Foreman
Jeremy Ratchford Buddy
Phillip Maurice Hayes Det. Striker
Christian Bocher Det. Bendetti
Michael David Simms Caddy Guy
Jane Sowerby Party Girl
James Brown The Host
Laurie Brunetti Jack
Joseph Vitarelli Composer

Technical Credits
Richard Benjamin Director
George Zaloom Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Donald Todd Screenwriter
Frank Marshall Executive Producer
Allison Cowitt Casting
Bette Chadwick Casting
Kathleen Kennedy Executive Producer
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