Top Footie Film of all time

[joeSoap]

UCI Cinemas have recently compiled a survey, canvassing 2000 moviegoers on the best footie flick of all time. Heres the top 10.
1. Escape To Victory.(1981) 29%
2. Bend it like Beckham (2002) 18%
3. Fever Pitch.(1997) 13%
4. When Saturday Comes (1996) 12%
5. I.D.(1995) 9%
6. Cup Fever (1965).7%
7. The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.(1940)5%
8.Theres only one Jimmy Grimble.(2000) 4%
9. Mean Machine (2001 Vinnie Jones version) 2%
10. Football Factory (2004).1%

Of these I've only seen no.s 1,2,3 & 5.
I.D. for me was by far the best.
Bend it like Beckham is a chick flick, not a footie movie!!
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery sounds like a Current Affairs programme.It actually was a flick though...honest!!

[Peadar]

Mine would be...

Mike Bassett: England Manager (laughed my arse off at that)
Escape To Victory
I.D.
Mean Machine
When Saturday Comes
Fever Pitch

[pete]

Whatever way you look at that list basically just proves been bogger all good footie movies.

[Pat O' Banton]

Does Gregory's Girl count? Now that is a cracking movie

[Countyman]

Ah the memories of Escape to Victory on the big screen.
Twas worth it for Michael Caines belly playing centre half and Sly Stallone's facial expressions making that all important penalty save in slow mo.

and of course Pele's overhead kick with one arm in a sling that starts the comeback. Ossie Ardiles, John Wark, Bobby Moore...brilliant!


..."Give me the ball.....an I do dis, an dis , an dis , an GOAALL"

[Macy]

Whatever way you look at that list basically just proves been bogger all good footie movies.
Second that, although haven't seen Football Factory yet...

[joeSoap]

Is When Saturday Comes the one with Sean Bean scoring the winner for Sheffield United v Man U in the FA Cup???................if so, dreadful muck!

[Peadar]

Does Gregory's Girl count?

Couldn't think of what that was called.


Ah the memories of Escape to Victory on the big screen.

I was sure that was a 70's movie but even if it was released in 81 I was still to young to go to the flicks.
It's a classic Saturday Matinee.

[dortie]

1. Escape To Victory.(1981) 29%


Rather good my old chap, where was this survey carried out, Blighty ?

[tetsujin1979]

Shaolin Soccer hasn't been released over here yet. I got a rip of it on my PC (unfortuntely without subtitles) but it's mental.

Basically a Shaolin monk recruits all his ex-shaolin mates, who all have normal day jobs now, to form a football team and beat the evil team and win some trophy. It could be the World Cup, to be honest I've no idea.

You can see the trailer from the US limited release here -
trailer (http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/shaolin_soccer/)

[Peadar]

Shaolin Soccer...
...it's mental.

You can say that again!
Crouching Keeper, hidden striker or what like :D

[Woody]

The Firm with Gary Oldman is a classic, along with I.D.

[Woody]

Oh yeah! Mike Bassett was deadly.

[Metrostars]

"The Game Of Their Lives" based on the USA beating England in the 1950 World Cup is supposed to be coming out later this year. Check out this trailer, looks good:
http://www.baudofamily.com/trailer.wmv

[adamcarr]

Mean Machine is brilliant. Also Mike Bassett - England manager wouldgo down as one of my favourite films!

[Pat O' Banton]

Also I was wondering if The Van could count as a football film? If so then surely that has to be well up there.

[joeSoap]

[QUOTE=Metrostars]"The Game Of Their Lives" based on the USA beating England in the 1950 World Cup is supposed to be coming out later this year.
Surely anything that involves England being embarrassed in the world cup has to be excellent!! :D :D

[b_mcsweeney]

From that top 10 list i reckon i've seen 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 and 9. or all of them apart from cup fever and football factory. most of them aren't great, ID is pretty decent and i thought 'theres only one jimmy grimble' was good.

[joeSoap]

From that top 10 list i reckon i've seen 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 and 9. or all of them apart from cup fever and football factory. most of them aren't great, ID is pretty decent and i thought 'theres only one jimmy grimble' was good.
What the fook is the Arsenal Stadium Mystery all about?

[adamcarr]

Thev 51st state is good if it could be counted as a footie film!

[Metrostars]

I forgot about "A Shot at Glory" with Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall and....Ally McCoist: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JU82/qid=1087915764/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-6667953-2047806?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

Also "The Cup" is a good one: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004XPQN/qid=1087915868/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-6667953-2047806?v=glance&s=video&n=507846


There is also another film being made called "Goal!" which follows a Latino kid from LA who is picked up by Newcastle United. It is part of a trilogy and ends up with him playing at the World Cup and is backed by FIFA. Apparently it has already started filming with Hugo Viana (yes) playing the guy on the field and cameos with our best mate Alan Shearer. Might not be complete for another year or two. (see here: http://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/0300entertainment/0400film/tm_objectid=14130106&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=kick-start-for-movie-name_page.html )


For the kids:

Switching Goals: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000060MWS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Just 4 Kicks: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000A9GHF.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Air Bud-World Pup: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004Y2PU.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Ladybugs: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6302492009.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
The Big Green: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000DZTNB.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Peadar]

Thev 51st state is good if it could be counted as a footie film!


I thought that was a fair bag of shíte now to be honest!

[Aberdonian Stu]

ID is a great film, not really a big screener more suited to TV but still very enjoyable.

I checked out The Arsenal Stadium Mystery on imdb, here's the plot summary

During a charity soccer match between top professional side Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses. When he dies, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.

I've heard of it, it's meant to fairly good.