I do think the perfect mood-setter is that elegiac opening set to Randy Newman's "Burn On" as the full credits play. Really gives you a sense, before there are any jokes and gags, that this is a movie that's going to care about it's setting, about the characters, and that behind the funny stuff, there's going to be a backbone based in reality.
Love this movie.
I do think the perfect mood-setter is that elegiac opening set to Randy Newman's "Burn On" as the full credits play. Really gives you a sense, before there are any jokes and gags, that this is a movie that's going to care about it's setting, about the characters, and that behind the funny stuff, there's going to be a backbone based in reality.
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That’s a great point. I think this movie could have very easily been done as a total spoof of sports movies, but I’m glad it didn’t go that route.