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"Greatest" Kicking Movies
I know, the pickings are slim in this category... if you really want to make an impact in the kicking world, you just might want to become a Hollywood film director or screenwriter and make a great film featuring a kicker or punter. Here's what you're up against...
An ABC TV movie starring Tony Danza as a sanitation worker who becomes a star kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles as a publicity stunt.
Classic 70's Disney comedy about a mule named Gus who can kick 100-yard field goals with perfect accuracy, leading a struggling NFL team to success.
Features Rhys Ifans as Nigel "The Leg" Gruff, a chain-smoking Welsh soccer player turned replacement kicker for the fictional Washington Sentinels.
Features Kathy Ireland as Lucy Draper, a champion soccer player recruited to be the placekicker for the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos.
A comedy about a 55-year-old man who returns to Ohio State to fulfill his dream of being a star kicker.
A faith-based film that culminates in a dramatic game-winning field goal attempt by a kicker struggling with confidence.
A sports spoof that parodies various football tropes, including the specialized and often eccentric nature of kickers.
While not about a kicker, the entire plot revolves around the kidnapping of Snowflake the dolphin and its connection to a missed field goal by fictional kicker Ray Finkle.
While primarily about a linebacker, the team uses a unique kicker named The Lonesome Kicker.
Both versions feature inmates who play in a game, requiring a kicker.
Features a young girl (Shawna Waldron) who is the team's kicker.
WHICH KICKER WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Philly Phenom Barney Gorman
Gus the Mule
Nigel "the Leg" Gruff
Lucy Draper
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"Greatest" Kicking Movies
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