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The Best of Times (1985)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:4
Rotten:8
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In the glory days of high school, football star Jack Dundee blew the most important game of the year, when he fumbled and caused his team to lose to their fiercest rival. He has never recovered... In the glory days of high school, football star Jack Dundee blew the most important game of the year, when he fumbled and caused his team to lose to their fiercest rival. He has never recovered from this disaster -- in fact, Jack seems to live his life under a dark cloud from which he cannot escape. Recently, things also haven't been going so well for Reno Hightower, the quarterback on Jack's former team. He just can't recapture the good times he had back then. As if that weren't enough, both men hit a new low after their fed-up wives end their marriages. So what are they to do? Replay that bungled game, of course! That way, Jack can rid himself of the failure that haunts him, and Reno can become a hero once again. Will taking to the football field really solve their problems? Or will they find themselves caught in an instant replay of the past? [More]
Starring: Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed, Holly Palance
Starring: Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed, Holly Palance
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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Reviews for The Best of Times
Speaks to our fantasies of rectifying mistakes of the past but drops the ball on a satire on small town foibles and marital discord.
Such a rouser that it almost makes up for the incomplete passes and stopped runs that precede it.
Forgotten by most yet seemingly adored by those who choose to remember it, The Best of Times stands in my book as one of the truly great sports comedies.
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