Bloodsport (1973)
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Bloodsport began life under the less alluring title Poetry in Motion. Gary Busey and Ben Johnson star as, respectively, a high-school football quarterback and his "winning is the only thing" father. The more his dad pushes him, the less Busey truly wants to be an athlete. The inter-family hostility comes to a head during an excitingly filmed climactic gridiron battle. Made for TV, Bloodsport was initially telecast on December 5, 1973. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ben Johnson, Gary Busey, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jerrold Freedman
Synopsis of Bloodsport
Bloodsport began life under the less alluring title Poetry in Motion. Gary Busey and Ben Johnson star as, respectively, a high-school football quarterback and his "winning is the only thing" father. The more his dad pushes him, the less Busey truly wants to be an athlete. The inter-family hostility comes to a head during an excitingly filmed climactic gridiron battle. Made for TV, Bloodsport was initially telecast on December 5, 1973. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Bloodsport
- Ben Johnson - Dwayne Birdsong
- Larry Hagman - Coach Marshal
- David F. Doyle - Mr. Schmidt
- Peggy Rea - Mrs. Birdsong
- Michael Talbott - Bubba Montgomery
- Jan Clayton - Blanche Birdsong
- William Hansen - Mr. Millsaps
- Asher Brauner - C.C.
- Marilyn Bingham
- Gary Busey - David Lee Birdsong
- Bill Lucking - Dennis Birdsong
- Mimi Saffian - Mary Louise Schmidt
- Craig Richard Nelson - Michael Braun
- Val Avery - Frank Dorsdale
- Misty Rowe - Holly
- Michael Lembeck - Reuben
- Lee Delano - Besco
- Richard Hamilton
- Director(s):
- Jerrold Freedman
- Writer(s):
- Jerrold Freedman
- Producer(s):
- Tony Thomas
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