Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 04/04/08 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. Running Time 1 hour 54 minutes Genre Comedy Director George Clooney Writer Duncan Brantley, Rick Reilly Cast George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce Studio Universal Pictures |
LEATHERHEADS (2008)
SYNOPSIS
Oscar® winners George Clooney and Renée
Zellweger match wits in Leatherheads, a
quick-witted romantic comedy set against the
backdrop of America's nascent pro-football
league in 1925. Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a
charming, brash football hero who is determined
to guide his team from bar brawls to packed
stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor
and the entire league faces certain collapse,
Dodge convinces a college football star to join his
ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move
will help the struggling sport finally capture the
country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter
Rutherford (John Krasinski), America's favorite
son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly
forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in
WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and
unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is
almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton
(Zellweger) aims to prove that's the case. A cub
journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a
spitfire newswoman who suspects there are
holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the
two teammates start to become serious off-field
rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of
pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling
sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to
keep his guys
Oscar® winners George Clooney and Renée
Zellweger match wits in Leatherheads, a
quick-witted romantic comedy set against the
backdrop of America's nascent pro-football
league in 1925. Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a
charming, brash football hero who is determined
to guide his team from bar brawls to packed
stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor
and the entire league faces certain collapse,
Dodge convinces a college football star to join his
ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move
will help the struggling sport finally capture the
country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter
Rutherford (John Krasinski), America's favorite
son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly
forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in
WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and
unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is
almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton
(Zellweger) aims to prove that's the case. A cub
journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a
spitfire newswoman who suspects there are
holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the
two teammates start to become serious off-field
rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of
pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling
sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to
keep his guys
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