Any Given Sunday

In 1999, Oliver Stone wrote a love letter to football, and Any Given Sunday was the result. In a miracle fantasy land where Miami has a competitive professional football team, Coach Tony D’Amato is struggling to win a game.  Things are made worse when his 1st and 2nd string quarterbacks go down to injury, leaving Steamin Willie Beamen to come in and flex his 3rd string skills. Willie struggles initially and tends to throw up a lot, but he manages to bring a lot of skill and as much bad attitude to bring the team back in the win column.  Surrounded by over the top personalities including a star running back looking for his bonus, an all-pro linebacker that is at the end of his career, a reliable but fragile quarterback who can’t stay healthy, and an inexperienced and driven owner trying to make her way in the world, Tony and Willie struggle to get on the same page and bring the team to glory. Made for $55M, Any Given Sunday went on to make $100M in the box office, making it a commercial success, but the critical buzz was on the wrong side of average. But does it hold up?  Listen as Jon, Colin and Brent dive into the playbook, script and story to see if Oliver Stone came up with a winner, or if the team can’t get on the same page and decides to cover their own asses, leaving behind any semblance of victory and sanity.