03 Aug 1931
Maker of Men
Bob plays football badly so his father Coach Dudley, his girlfriend Dorothy and his school reject him. He joins a rival college team and aims to defeat his dad's team.
Everybody's All-American
Their life story is a love story
Louisiana football star Gavin Grey had it all. He was an All-American champion who married his high-school sweetheart, homecoming queen Babs Rogers, and who was a hero to his hometown. Yet after a failed professional career, Gavin realizes that fame and success have passed him by and that he no longer is the hero everyone keeps reminding him he should still be. His dissatisfaction with his life leads to strains in his marriage, and Gavin begins to wonder who he is, if he's not a hero anymore.
Top Billed Cast
Dennis Quaid Gavin Grey
Jessica Lange Babs Rogers Grey
Timothy Hutton Donnie 'Cake'
John Goodman Lawrence
Carl Lumbly Narvel Blue
Ray Baker Bolling Kiely
Savannah Smith Boucher Darlene Kiely (as Savannah Smith Bouchér)
Patricia Clarkson Leslie Stone
Aaron Neville Man with Gun
Wayne Knight Fraternity Pisser
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