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Describes the traditional formulas that have made sports movies such crowd- pleasers, including stock figures like the disgraced athlete on a quest for redemption, or the wise old coaches who help mentor the heroes to victory. Lester Friedman also explores how the genre's attitudes have changed over time.
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Sports Movies, Rutgers University Press
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Sports Movies
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rutgers University Press
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 210
- ISBN10
- 0813599865
- ISBN13
- 9780813599861
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Hobby, Sports
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- Describes the traditional formulas that have made sports movies such crowd- pleasers, including stock figures like the disgraced athlete on a quest for redemption, or the wise old coaches who help mentor the heroes to victory. Lester Friedman also explores how the genre's attitudes have changed over time.