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Blood Sport (1973)

Blood Sport (1973)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1973, December 5
Directors: Jerrold Freedman
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century Fox Television
Cast: Mimi Maynard, Michael Talbott, Gary Busey, Larry Hagman, Val Avery, William Lucking, Lee Delano, David Doyle, Ben Johnson, Craig Richard Nelson, William Hansen, Peggy Rea

Overview:

A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.

Keywords:

sports american football accidental death high school sports american football coach overbearing father youth sports