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* AccidentalHero: Carter is hailed as a war hero. In truth, he fell asleep in a trench that was later taken by the Germans, so he attempts to surrender to them, but they think he's one of them and all surrender. Carter's superiors decide to make him a hero for propaganda value.
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* AccidentalHero: Carter is hailed as a war hero. In truth, he fell asleep in a trench that was later taken by the Germans, so he attempts to surrender to them, but they think he's one of them and all surrender.follow his lead and surrender also. Carter's superiors decide to make him a hero for propaganda value.
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* BigGame: Although the game is finally won by [[spoiler: "improvisational tactics" (read: cheating).]]
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* BigGame: Although Played with a little, as the game "Big Game" turns into an ugly, boring, nearly scoreless scrap in the mud that is finally won by [[spoiler: "improvisational tactics" (read: cheating).]]
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* DownToTheLastPlay: The movie ends with a mud-covered game that seems destined to end with an ugly 3-0 scoreline until Dodge cheats to score the only touchdown.
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, UsefulNotes/WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (Creator/GeorgeClooney).
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, UsefulNotes/WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) (Creator/JohnKrasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (Creator/GeorgeClooney).
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* RomanticComedy: A throwback to the ScrewballComedy variety common in the 1930s.
* TrailersAlwaysLie: All of the TV spots advertising the film were careful to avoid any hint that it might involve American football, instead making it look like a romantic comedy with a very weird title.
* TrailersAlwaysLie: All of the TV spots advertising the film were careful to avoid any hint that it might involve American football, instead making it look like a romantic comedy with a very weird title.
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* RomanticComedy: A throwback to the ScrewballComedy variety common in the 1930s.
* TrailersAlwaysLie: All of the TV spots advertising the film were careful to avoid any hint that it might involve American football, instead making it look like a romantic comedy with a very weird title.1930s.
* TrailersAlwaysLie: All of the TV spots advertising the film were careful to avoid any hint that it might involve American football, instead making it look like a romantic comedy with a very weird title.
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* AccidentalHero: Carter is hailed as a war hero. In truth, he fell asleep in a trench that was later taken by the Germans, so he attempts to surrender to them, but they think he's one of them and all surrender. Carter's superiors decide to make him a hero for propaganda value.
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* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Dodge successfully makes pro football a legitimate sport with Carter's help. However, in doing so a new set of rules and regulations were put into place outlawing many (if not all) of Dodge's tactics and when Dodge blatanly cheats to win in his game against Carter, he is kicked out of professional football by the new commissioner. The movie does end on a happy note as Dodge rides off into the sunset with Lexie and we see a photo of the two getting married during the credits.]]
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* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Dodge successfully makes pro football a legitimate sport with Carter's help. However, in doing so a new set of rules and regulations were put into place outlawing many (if not all) of Dodge's tactics and when Dodge blatanly blatantly cheats to win in his game against Carter, he is kicked out of professional football by the new commissioner. The movie does end on a happy note as Dodge rides off into the sunset with Lexie and we see a photo of the two getting married during the credits.]]]]
* FakeUltimateHero: Carter is revealed to be an AccidentalHero. He and his squad were planning to surrender to the Germans and had learned to say "I surrender" in German, but Carter fell asleep in a trench, which was then abandoned and taken by the Germans. Carter realizes his helpless situation and attempts to surrender to them, but they mistake him for one of them and surrender to the Americans (the German Army was badly demoralised at this point). His commanders decide to cover it up and make him a hero similar to Sergeant York for the propaganda value.
* FakeUltimateHero: Carter is revealed to be an AccidentalHero. He and his squad were planning to surrender to the Germans and had learned to say "I surrender" in German, but Carter fell asleep in a trench, which was then abandoned and taken by the Germans. Carter realizes his helpless situation and attempts to surrender to them, but they mistake him for one of them and surrender to the Americans (the German Army was badly demoralised at this point). His commanders decide to cover it up and make him a hero similar to Sergeant York for the propaganda value.
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* ArtisticLicense-History: The plot of the movie is loosely based on pro football player and coach George Halas signing college athlete Harold "Red" Grange to the Chicago Bears in 1925. Also the Bulldogs in real life were based in Canton, Ohio. The name of the team based in Duluth, Minnesota at the time was called the Eskimos.
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* ArtisticLicense-History: ArtisticLicenseHistory: The plot of the movie is loosely based on pro football player and coach George Halas signing college athlete Harold "Red" Grange to the Chicago Bears in 1925. Also Also, the Bulldogs in real life were based in Canton, Ohio. The name of the team based in Duluth, Minnesota at the time was called the Eskimos.
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* HotScoop: Lexie as played by Renee Zellweger? Hell yes.
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* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Dodge successfully makes pro football a legitimate sport with Carter's help. However, in doing so a new set of rules and regulations were put into place outlawing many (if not all) of Dodge's tactics and when Dodge blatanly cheats to win his game against Carter, he is kicked out of professional football by the new commissioner. The movie does end on a happy note as Dodge rides into the sunset with Lexie and we see a photo of the two getting married during the credits.]]
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* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Dodge successfully makes pro football a legitimate sport with Carter's help. However, in doing so a new set of rules and regulations were put into place outlawing many (if not all) of Dodge's tactics and when Dodge blatanly cheats to win in his game against Carter, he is kicked out of professional football by the new commissioner. The movie does end on a happy note as Dodge rides off into the sunset with Lexie and we see a photo of the two getting married during the credits.]]
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* ArtisticLicense-History: The plot of the movie is loosely based on pro football player George Halas signing college athlete Harold "Red" Grange to the Chicago Bears in 1925. Also the Bulldogs in real life were based in Canton, Ohio. The name of the team based in Duluth, Minnesota at the time was called the Eskimos.
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* ArtisticLicense-History: The plot of the movie is loosely based on pro football player and coach George Halas signing college athlete Harold "Red" Grange to the Chicago Bears in 1925. Also the Bulldogs in real life were based in Canton, Ohio. The name of the team based in Duluth, Minnesota at the time was called the Eskimos.
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* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Dodge successfully makes pro football a legitimate sport with Carter's help. However, in doing so a new set of rules and regulations were put into place outlawing many (if not all) of Dodge's tactics and when Dodge blatanly cheats to win his game against Carter, he is kicked out of professional football by the new commissioner. The movie does end on a happy note as Dodge rides into the sunset with Lexie and we see a photo of the two getting married during the credits.]]
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (Creator/GeorgeClooney).
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI UsefulNotes/WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (Creator/GeorgeClooney).
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (GeorgeClooney).
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (GeorgeClooney).
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (George Clooney).
This appears to be working until a reporter, Lexie (Renee Zellweger), uncovers the truth: Carter's war hero status was a fluke rather than true heroics.
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, at the suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (George Clooney).
(GeorgeClooney).
This appears to be working until a reporter, Lexie(Renee Zellweger), (Creator/ReneeZellweger), uncovers the truth: Carter's war hero status was a fluke rather than true heroics.
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Dodge was the driving force behind signing Carter
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, much to at the chagrin suggestion of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (George Clooney).
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford is recruited to the team, much to the chagrin of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly.
This appears to be working until a reporter, Lexie, uncovers the truth: Carter's war hero status was a fluke rather than true heroics.
This appears to be working until a reporter, Lexie, uncovers the truth: Carter's war hero status was a fluke rather than true heroics.
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, much to the chagrin of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly.
Connelly (George Clooney).
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Deluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford is recruited to the team, much to the chagrin of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly.
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A 2008 sports comedy film about the Deluth Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, WorldWarI hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford is recruited to the team, much to the chagrin of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly.
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Meanwhile, Dodge's attempts to get football legitamized backfire on him when the newly formed football league starts outlawing improvised tactics and enforcing rules.
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Meanwhile, Dodge's attempts to get football legitamized legitimized backfire on him when the newly formed football league starts outlawing improvised tactics and enforcing rules.
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* UnintelligiBall: In an attempt to avert this, all of the TV spots advertising the film were careful to avoid any hint that it might involve American football, instead making it look like a romantic comedy with a very weird title.
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