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Rudy

In 2005, Rudy was named one of the best 20 sports movies of the previous 25 years in two polls by ESPN (#24 by a panel of sports experts, and #4 by espn.com users). It was also ranked the 54th most inspiring film of all time in the American Film Institute's 100 Years… series.

Rudy [DVD] (1993) DVD
Stirring, true-life tale of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, a teenager from a working-class family with the impossible dream of playing football for his beloved Notre Dame. After going to great lengths to gain admission to the school and making the team, Rudy is relegated to benchwarmer status before he wins the respect of his teammates and coach Ara Parseghian. Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles Dutton star. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Thai; featurettes; theatrical trailers; biographies.

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Rudy - Cast

Sean Astin ... Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger
Jon Favreau ... D-Bob
Ned Beatty ... Daniel Ruettiger
Greta Lind ... Mary
Scott Benjaminson ... Frank Ruettiger
Mary Ann Thebus ... Betty
Charles S. Dutton ... Fortune
Lili Taylor ... Sherry
Christopher Reed ... Pete
Deborah Wittenberg ... Young Sherry
Christopher Erwin ... 7-Year-Old Mark
Kevin Duda ... 9-Year-Old Bernie
Robert Benirschke ... 11-Year-Old Mark
Luke Massery ... 13-Year-Old Rudy
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. ... 13-Year-Old Pete
David Anspaugh... Film Director

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Rudy [DVD] (1993) DVD

Football Collection [DVD] DVD
Three-disc set includes "Rudy," "Jerry Maguire" and "Radio."

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