Any Given Sunday |  | Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods, Jamie Foxx
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 150 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM2521
ISBN: 0790749912
UPC: 085391832225
EAN: 9780790749914
Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 1999
Release Date: September 1, 2000
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Any Given Sunday, Oliver Stone's salute-cum-exposé of pro football, belabors some pretty obvious points for nigh onto three hours; but between the frenetic editing, the pounding rap-music beats, and several flashy performances, it's certainly never dull. Al Pacino, coach of the fictional Miami Sharks (the NFL declined involvement in this production), struggles with the most time-honored of sports movie dilemmas: what to do with the old friend who's past his prime and the young hotshot who could save the franchise but first has to learn what being a team player is all about. Comedian Jamie Foxx does a marvelous dramatic turn as the rookie quarterback whose ego and talent are equally impressive, while Pacino seems more at ease in Oliver Stone Land than any actor since regular James Woods (on hand as well as a sleazy team doctor). Prowling the sidelines, shouting spittle-flecked orders, seizing up in almost physical pain when a play goes the wrong way, Pacino is as unashamedly--and entertainingly--hyperbolic as Stone's whirling montages of boiling storm clouds, bloodthirsty fans, and players smashed into the mud. (Once again football, perhaps the most sophisticated of team sports, is viewed cinematically as a bunch of guys hitting each other in slow motion.) Unfortunately, all the self-conscious mythologizing and pumped-up macho posturing that Stone can muster doesn't conceal a clichéd, slapped-together script, whose few good ideas (mostly about race in America) jostle about with several hoary, terrible ones--including a too-literal analogy of football players as modern gladiators. (To drive the point home, Stone includes Charlton Heston--the aging Ben-Hur--in one of many star-powered cameos.) All in all, Any Given Sunday is never dull, but never very enjoyable, either. --Bruce Reid
Product Description
When a devastating hit knocks a professional football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney (Denis Quaid) out of the game, a young, unknown third-stringer is called in to replace him. Having ridden the bench for years because of a string of bad luck stories and perhaps insufficient character, Willie Beaman (Jamie Foxx) seizes what may be his last chance, and lights up the field with a raw display of athletic prowess. His stunning performance over several games is so outstanding and fresh it seems to augur a new era in the history of this Miami franchise, and forces aging coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) to reevaluate his time-tested values and strategies and begin to confront the fact that the game, as well as post-modern life may be passing him by. Adding to the pressure on D'Amato to win at any cost is the aggressive young President/Co-owner of the team, Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), now coming into her own after her father's death. Christina's driving desire to prove herself in a male dominated world is intensified by her focus on the marketing and business of football, in which all coaches and players are merely properties.
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 Oliver Stone at his most brawny January 18, 2010
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
Any Given Sunday, Oliver Stone's vision of football as populated by he-men (and Cameron Diaz), doesn't win any points for subtlety but it's an entertaining 150 minute film that scurries along and seldom slows down; I don't think it's terribly memorable, but its entertainment value cannot be denied.
3/4
 Any Given Sunday January 4, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
When a devastating hit knocks a professional football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney out of the game, a young, unknown third-stringer is called in to replace him. Having ridden the bench for years because of a string of bad luck stories and perhaps insufficient character, Willie Beaman seizes what may be his last chance, and lights up the field with a raw display of athletic prowess. His stunning performance over several games is so outstanding and fresh it seems to augur a new era in the history of this Miami franchise, and forces aging coach Tony D'Amato to reevaluate his time-tested values and strategies and begin to confront the fact that the game, as well as post-modern life may be passing him by. Wild and outrageous, Any Given Sunday gives you a glimpses into an athletic world not too far from the real thing. This movie proved to be a very enjoyable experience.
A Great Homage to Tradition, Excess, and America November 28, 2009
nonamespecified
I really enjoyed this film even though I am not a football fan and have only watched a few games in my whole life, it is obvious Stone is a real fan and made this as his love letter to the sport. It is fun trying to pick out all the real football stars who have cameos in this film, and even Charlton Heston!!!. Pacino's speech about the tradition of football to the young Jamie Foxx is quite inspiring. Foxx really sells his role and convinces me he deserves his star on the hollywood sidewalk. Lawrence Taylor is a lot of fun to watch. The film really covers all the bases and you get to feel what it is like to be in the huddle under stress and trying to spot the receiver through the chaos. My only criticism is that the shaky cam thing was a bit overdone, and I would have liked to have seen fewer jump cuts in the middle of the action, and Cameron Diaz was a bit hard to take. I think it is a 5 star film on balance for what it acheives as a memorial to the sport in all its facets good bad and ugly.
Great Movie October 15, 2009
H. Thompson (St Augustine, FL)
Not "just about Football" This movie ROCKS!! It is always moving, giving you insight to the game of Football and of Life. Great acting: Al Pacino delivers a wonderful performance and all the actors play their parts excellent. Watch this movie you will not be disappointed. I do not even like Football, but this movie was great.
GREAT PRIMER FOR NFL SEASON September 23, 2009
Michael J. Mcnaughton
It was great to revisit this classic--hadn't seen it since it was in the theaters almost ten years ago. Stone does a masterful job of rendering caricatures to realistic, if some times slightly cliched, characters. Blu-Ray makes the fooball scenes almost as good as the Dallas mega screen [especially on my 120" projection screen] and anyone following today's NFL scene is reminded that the more it changes the more it stays the same--just more so. Testosterone-soaked, often maudlin,full of intrigue and action--who can resist!
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