Le dernier majeur

Titre original : North Dallas Forty

1979
R
1h 59m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,9/10

6,2 k

MA NOTE

Liretrailer3 min 00 s

1 vidéo

74 photos

Satire Comedy Drama Sport

Basé sur le roman de Peter Gent, ancien Dallas Cowboy, 40 Hommes A Battre dépeint Nolte comme un footballeur vieillissant attiré loin du monde violent dans lequel il a vécu. Ce faisant, il e... Tout lireBasé sur le roman de Peter Gent, ancien Dallas Cowboy, 40 Hommes A Battre dépeint Nolte comme un footballeur vieillissant attiré loin du monde violent dans lequel il a vécu. Ce faisant, il est en conflit avec la direction de l'équipe.Basé sur le roman de Peter Gent, ancien Dallas Cowboy, 40 Hommes A Battre dépeint Nolte comme un footballeur vieillissant attiré loin du monde violent dans lequel il a vécu. Ce faisant, il est en conflit avec la direction de l'équipe.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,9/10

6,2 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 1 victoire et 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
This movie was made and released about six years after its source semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Peter Gent was published in 1973. The name of the football team in the movie is the North Dallas Bulls, loosely based on the real-life NFL Dallas Cowboys, for whom Gent played between 1964 and 1968.

Gaffes
When Phil is walking into Conrad Hunter's office building which is supposedly in Dallas, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel is plainly visible. This hotel is in Los Angeles and is an iconic building of five glass cylindrical towers.

Citations
O. W. Shaddock: Every time I call it a game, you call it a business, and every time I call it business, you call it a game.

Connexions
Featured in Sneak Previews: More American Graffiti, The Amityville Horror, The Muppet Movie, The Wanderers, North Dallas Forty (1979)

Bandes originales
Cuba
Performed by The Gibson Brothers
Written by Jean Kluger & Daniel Vangarde
courtesy of Island Records

Commentaires des utilisateurs49

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Commentaire en vedette

7/10

has the feel of authenticity

Phil Elliott (Nick Nolte) is a worn out wide receiver for the North Dallas Bulls professional football team in the 70s. It's crazy parties, drugs, sex, and alcohol. Seth Maxwell (Mac Davis) is the popular quarterback. Jo Bob Priddy (Bo Svenson) is a dumb wild lineman. Phil meets Charlotte Caulder (Dayle Haddon) at a party but she's not happy to be there. He rescues her from Jo Bob with a lot of help from Seth. Coach Strother thinks Phil isn't serious enough. Team executive Emmett Hunter (Dabney Coleman) is dating Joanne Rodney but Phil is actually sleeping with her. Johnson (Charles Durning) is the assistant coach. Phil is constantly threatened with the CFL. His body is all worn out and the trainer gives him 'B12' shots. Somebody mysterious is after him.

Based on the novel by Cowboys wide receiver Peter Gent, this has the feel of authenticity. It's not quite a spoof with few outright laughs. Nick Nolte is terrific as the weary player. The story is a bit scattered. It could be even darker and more intense.