The Sports Pages (2001)

Synopsis: THE SPORTS PAGES consists of two short comedies exploring the impact of professional sports on the lives of everyday people. The first story, HOW DOC WADDEMS FINALLY BROKE 100, concerns a golfing... THE SPORTS PAGES consists of two short comedies exploring the impact of professional sports on the lives of everyday people. The first story, HOW DOC WADDEMS FINALLY BROKE 100, concerns a golfing fanatic (Bob Newhart) on trial for the murder of his putting partner (Kelsey Grammer), who had been tormenting him throughout their game. The second story, THE HEIDI BOWL, is a fictionalized recreation of the infamous 1968 Super Bowl broadcast, in which a rookie technician cut off the last few seconds of the very tense game and switched programming to the children's film HEIDI. [More]

Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Bob Newhart, Eugene Levy, Brian Markinson

Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Bob Newhart, Eugene Levy, Brian Markinson, Graham Jarvis, Kevin McNulty, Gillian Barber, Robin Mossley, Gary Basaraba, John Kapelos, Zachary Ansley, Jeremy Ratchford, Christian Bocher

Director: Richard Benjamin

Director: Richard Benjamin
Screenwriter: Donald Todd, George Zaloom
Composer: Joseph Vitarelli

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