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Al Pacino stars
as head coach of the Miami Sharks, a football franchise falling apart because of an
injured and aging quarterback (Dennis Quaid), a fame-loving rookie (Jamie Foxx), and a
profit-driven co-owner (Cameron Diaz). Also with James Woods, LL Cool J, Jim Brown,
Lawrence Taylor, Matthew Modine, Ann-Margret, Bill Bellamy, Andrew Bryniarski, James
Caviezel, Aaron Eckhart, John C. McGinley, Lauren Holly, Elizabeth Berkley, Lela Rochon
and Clifton Davis. Directed by Oliver Stone. [2:45]
SEX/NUDITY 8 - Some sexual innuendo and kissing. A woman climbs on top of a
man (we see her bare buttocks and a glimpse of pubic hair between her spread legs). An
extended shower scene during which there are bare male buttocks and full frontal male
nudity; also, another shorter shower scene with full frontal male nudity and bare
buttocks. We see a glimpse of a woman's bare breast; in another scene, we see a woman's
bare breasts as she watches television in bed. We see men and women in revealing swimwear
(the women are wearing thong bottoms that reveal most of their bare buttocks); the men
pull down their shorts and briefly show their buttocks to the women. Scantily clad women
and suggestive dancing.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - Lots of scenes of football: we hear loud, bone-crunching
noises and see men tackled in close-up shots (men are injured at times; in one scene, a
man can barely get up). We see a scene from "Ben-Hur" during which men are
trampled in a chariot race. A man throws another man into the bleachers (he gets a bloody
temple), a man hits another on top of the head and a man grabs a woman by the elbow and
throws a chair while in a yelling match. A fistfight, many scuffles, a shoving match, a
face slap and some brawls in the football stands during a game. A doctor stitches a
man's bloody head cut and we see a close-up of an injection going into an injured
limb. Blood spurts out of a man's mouth, a man has a bloody cheek and a man has a bloody
nose and mouth; also, we see spots of blood on a man's football uniform, blood on a
man's sleeves and a bloody bandage. Many scenes of a man vomiting.
PROFANITY 10 - About 117 F-words, many anatomical and scatological
references, many mild obscenities and many racial epithets (most contained in one
background song). [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Football, business decisions, friendship, physical injuries,
loyalty.
MESSAGE - Pro football players must be determined to win every game.
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