However, since Shane Falco was the one who fumbled the ball at the start of the play and is the only one who advances it, the play would have been legal in real life. They are accepted because the other people trying out are terrible (Annabelle also invites several of their "co-workers" to the team). John Madden, who, along with Pat Summerall, played himself throughout the movie and was "calling" the Sentinels's touchdown in detail, was the head coach of the Raiders at the time of the Holy Roller play. The National Football League changed the rules for the 1979 NFL season, only allowing the fumbling player to advance the ball on fourth down or on any play after the two-minute warning in either half. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. He was downright frightening in that shit. Filming & Production | Falco, watching this on television, returns to the stadium, and McGinty promptly benches Martel for Falco. Falco says he can live with that and the rest of the team throws Martel out of the stadium. O'Neil asks McGinty to coach the Sentinels the rest of the season, along with the pressure of winning three of the last four games to make the playoffs. You know... Earl Wilkinson [6], Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, writing that the film was "Slap-happy entertainment painted in broad strokes, two coats thick. McGinty berates Falco for what he did, telling him that "winners always want the ball when the game's on the line." Turns out Michael Jace was a little bit more like Ray Smith than we may have thought. ( Log Out /  Hackman would later serve as the narrator for the episode of the NFL Network's America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions devoted to that team. The Sentinels rally back to a 17–14 score, with Gruff being called to kick the game-tying field goal late in the game. : McGinty inspires the team to use their shared fear for their benefit. "[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The Sentinels nearly lose their next game on the road against Phoenix, but win on a couple of improbable plays. At a local bar, several of the replacements lament over their loss, when several of the striking players, led by their prima donna quarterback Eddie Martel, arrive and taunt the replacements. ( Log Out /  McGinty tells the replacements that the strike will officially end the next day, giving the players incentive to give everything they have left. When Falco stands up to Martel, a brawl follows, leading to the replacements being arrested, but they build a bond in the process, dancing together to the Gloria Gaynor song "I Will Survive" in their cell before McGinty bails them out. The movie was loosely based on the 1987 NFL strike, specifically the Washington Redskins, who won all three replacement games without any of their regular players and went on to win Super Bowl XXII at the end of the season. [5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. After a kickoff, the clock stops, a rule that is used in all levels of football. Nice watch. After practice, Annabelle drives Falco home and surprises him with her vast football knowledge. After sharing a short conversation and having a beer together, they consummate their feelings for one another, sharing a deep kiss. [1], On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 41% based on 108 reviews, with an average rating of 4.96/10. The next day, in a team meeting, McGinty asks the players what their fears are. Oh this. Caroline Keenan as Dawn — The second of the two strippers who come to try out for the Sentinels' cheerleading squad during the strike. No sense staying here, now, by ourselves... out of screaming distance. In the Sentinels' next game against San Diego, they fall behind again but are able to come together once again, and this time wins, on a 65-yard field goal by their kicker, a Welsh soccer player named Nigel Gruff. O'Neil shows no confidence in Falco being able to beat Dallas, and hints to McGinty that he could be fired if McGinty refuses to start Martel. Just Brandon Jennings Offering a Pill to Swaggy P at a Nightclub. It stars Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton, Jon Favreau and Jack Warden in what would be his last film appearance. | Little life imitating art situation. : Well, why don't we go ahead and join the others, shall we? However, Gruff spots bookies that he owes money to in the crowd, and realizes that they want him to throw the game or they'll take his pub from him as compensation. This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 17:10. April Jace, 40, was found shot to death in her south Los Angeles home by police called there to investigate a shooting, Los Angeles Police Detective Lyman Doster said. Head cheerleader Annabelle Ferrell, who has to find new cheerleaders since the originals apparently went on strike as well, reluctantly hires strippers when the other tryouts go terribly bad. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. McGinty gives in and reluctantly tells Falco, who then tells his teammates the same thing, demoralizing the team. As his quarterback, McGinty chooses Shane Falco, a former All-American from Ohio State whose career went to pieces after a horrendous Sugar Bowl game, and now lives in a houseboat near the Sentinels' stadium. ( Log Out /  The replacement players are greeted to their first practice hostilely by the striking players, calling the replacements "scabs", and throwing eggs at them, and Falco, who arrives late, gets his truck turned over. Sarah Ann Morris as Heather — One of two strippers who come to try out for the Sentinels' cheerleading squad during the strike. On the way to the locker room for halftime, McGinty tells a TV reporter that the team needs "heart" to come back and win, something he had earlier said Falco had. Investigators detained Jace, 51, at the couple’s Hyde Park area home Monday night and booked the actor on a homicide charge early Tuesday, according to Doster. The hometown fans, who had initially despised the replacements, now boo Martel, having accepted Falco as their favorite. In the first half of the final crucial game, Martel clashes severely with the replacement players, and also smugly ignores any play calls McGinty makes, causing the Sentinels fall behind to Dallas 17–0. Hopefully he learned some tricks about prison life while filming because I have a feeling he’s gonna be there for a while. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Falco celebrates with Annabelle, while McGinty narrates that the replacement players left the field with nothing but the satisfaction and personal glory of what they've accomplished, which is living the athlete's dream of a "second chance." She appears to play the role of the ditzy blonde that always forgets things and spaces out. With Gruff unable to continue, Falco tells McGinty that he "wants the ball", affirming what McGinty had told him before. There are multiple other instances in the film where typical football rules and strategy are inaccurate. The Replacements (2000) - Michael Jace as Wilkinson - IMDb. Annabelle meets Shane the next day, having heard what happened, and tells him that he's the first quarterback she's seen in a long time be so selfless, and a connection starts to grow between the two of them. It's only right twice a day. After several players attempt to literally answer the question, Falco uses the metaphorical answer of "quicksand", leading the players to realize they're all afraid of failing in their second chance at football. | He reveals this to Falco just before the kick, and Falco pulls the ball away, causing Gruff to fall from the momentum of his kicking motion and break his arm. Company Credits When the Sentinels return to D.C., O'Neil tells McGinty that Martel has crossed the picket line, and points out that the entire team of the league's defending champions, and the Sentinels' next opponent, Dallas, have crossed as well. Damn thing is always broken. Change ), Girl May Not Be Able To Give Speech at Graduation For Yearbook Quote, Porzingis and Okafor Face Off in Vegas Summer League Action, Phillies make absolutely no moves at the deadline, Nothing to see here. First things first, It’s an absolute crime that they didn’t mention Earl Wilkinson/Ray Smith as one of his notable roles. Technical Specs, [prison guards are unshackling Ray Smith], My American Football Movies and TV Series. A fictional pro football league finds themselves hit with a players' strike with the season still needing to be finished. On his way back to the field, Falco finds Annabelle and apologizes to her, giving her another deep kiss in front of the crowd and other cheerleaders. Michael Jace, Actor: The Replacements. The website's critical consensus states: "The clichéd characters and obvious outcome make all the fun and excitement amount to nothing. : It eventually grossed $44.7 million domestically and $5.3 million internationally to over $50 million worldwide. [prison guards are unshackling Ray Smith]  Falco is toasted by his teammates, but unable to face Annabelle after what happened, Falco leaves her stood up for their planned date. He was previously married to April Denise Laune and Jennifer Turner Bitterman. He is an actor, known for The Replacements (2000), State of Play (2009) and The Fan (1996). Coach McGinty has requested that you be turned over to us for the next five weeks, and the governor has been kind enough to comply. "[7], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Replacements (2000) - Financial Information", "TELEVISION & FILM HELMETS – THE REPLACEMENTS (2000)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Replacements_(film)&oldid=982998910, Articles needing additional references from August 2008, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The Jackson Brothers — Brothers and former. Though the film is a story of the replacement players, the Falco-Martel QB controversy is quite similar to the one experienced by the post-strike Redskins controversy between Doug Williams and Jay Schroeder.