Blood Sport
1973 | 73m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jerrold Freedman |
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| Writer: | Jerrold Freedman |
| Staring: |
| A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1973 |
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| Director: | Jerrold Freedman |
| Writer: | Jerrold Freedman |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | american football, american football coach, sports, high school sports, accidental death, overbearing father, youth sports |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ben Johnson | Dwayne Birdsong |
| Gary Busey | David Lee Birdsong |
| Larry Hagman | Coach Marshall |
| William Lucking | Dennis Birdsong |
| David Doyle | Mr. Schmidt |
| Mimi Saffian | Mary Louise Schmidt |
| Peggy Rea | Mrs. Birdsong |
| Craig Richard Nelson | Michael Braun |
| Michael Talbott | Bubba Montgomery |
| Val Avery | Frank Dorsdale |
| Jan Clayton | Blanche Birdsong |
| Misty Rowe | Holly |
| William Hansen | Mr. Millsaps |
| Michael Lembeck | Reuben |
| Asher Brauner | C.C. |
| Lee Delano | Besco |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jerrold Freedman | Director, Writer |
| Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Richard C. Glouner | Director of Photography |
| Gerald Shepard | Editor |
| Joyce Selznick | Casting |
| Bonnie Prendergast | Script Supervisor |
| Jack Bear | Costume Design |
| Calvin Maehl | Gaffer |
| Thomas Gark | Property Master |
| Roger Sword | Sound Editor |
| Don S. Walden | Sound Editor |
| Ronald Jacobs | Production Executive |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Junger Witt | Executive Producer |
| Tony Thomas | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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