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Leatherheads
Sign in to saveLeatherheads is a 2008 American sports comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by and starring George Clooney. The film also stars Renée Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce, and John Krasinski and focuses on the early years of professional American football. The film was released on April 4, 2008. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $41 million against its $58 million budget.
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Leatherheads is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by George Clooney, who also wrote the screenplay. The production involved producers Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Sydney Pollack, with Smokehouse Pictures serving as a production company. The cast features Clooney alongside Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, and Jonathan Pryce. The narrative is set in Chicago and centers on the sport of American football.
The film has a runtime of 114 minutes and was released in 2008. Filming took place in North Carolina and South Carolina. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, with a distribution format including video on demand. The movie was produced with a budget of 58,000,000 and generated box office revenue of approximately 41,300,000. It holds review scores of 5.8/10, 56/100, and 53%.
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5.9A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.
Cast
- George Clooney as Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly
- Renée Zellweger as Lexie Littleton
- John Krasinski as Carter Rutherford
- Wayne Duvall as Coach Frank Ferguson
- Stephen Root as Suds
- Jonathan Pryce as CC Frazier
Themes
- hero
- police
- stadium
- american football
- success
- sponsorship
- coach
- woman reporter
- game
- the big game
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Key facts
- Film.runtime
- 114 minutes
- Film.name
- Leatherheads
- Film.image
- Leatherheads ver2.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- George Clooney
- Film.writer
- Duncan BrantleyRick Reilly
- Film.music
- Randy Newman
- Film.cinematography
- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Film.editing
- Stephen Mirrione
- Film.studio
- Smokehouse Pictures Casey Silver Productions Mirage Enterprises
- Film.distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $58 million
- Film.gross
- $41.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Clooney
- Screenwriter
- George Clooney
- Composer
- Randy Newman
- Producer
- Sydney Pollack
- Cinematographer
- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- South Carolina
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 623959
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- American football
- Official website
- www.leatherheadsmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2008-06-05
- title
- Leatherheads
- film editor
- Stephen Mirrione
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 53%
- capital cost
- 58000000
- box office
- 41300000
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Leatherheads is a 2008 American sports comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by and starring George Clooney. The film also stars Renée Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce, and John Krasinski and focuses on the early years of professional American football. The film was released on April 4, 2008. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $41 million against its $58 million budget.
==Plot== In 1925, Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly is captain of the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling professional American football team. With pro football on the brink of collapse, Dodge convinces Princeton University's football star, Carter "the Bullet" Rutherford, to join the Bulldogs, capitalizing on his fame as a decorated hero of the First World War. Chicago Tribune newspaper reporter Lexie Littleton has been assigned to prove Carter's war heroics are bogus, but finds herself in a love triangle with Dodge and Carter. When Carter confesses that a German platoon surrendered to him by mistake, he discovers Lexie's agenda, and that she and Dodge shared a kiss. Threats by Carter's manager convince her to publish the story.
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