Product Details

• Actors: Larry Bird, Earvin ", Magic", Johnson
• Directors: Indiana State
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Team Marketing
• DVD Release Date: March 9, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0001WJNJ6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,665 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Everybody wanted it. Everybody was talking about it. And more people watched it unfold on national television than any college game before or since. On March 26, 1979, in the Special Events Center at the University of Utah, Magic Johnson squared off against Larry Bird for the first time. Relive the excitement with this DVD from The Computer Group.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For serious fans, March 9, 2009

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Mr. Ben "ctsamurai" (mid-michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magic vs Bird: The 1979 NCAA Championship Game (DVD)

I am a huge MSU fan, but wasn't alive to enjoy this spectacle when it happened. This is a great document of that time and an event that changed sports in America. Naturally, this is also where most people first got a glimpse of Magic and Bird in action. The picture quality is very good for archived footage from 1979, the audio is adequate as well.

You get the pre- and post-game coverage (which was refreshingly short compared to the all-day affairs we have now) and, of course, the complete game. The commercials have been edited out, so you get pure game after the quick pre-show. There aren't really any extras to speak of.

The only downside I can see is that this is actually not a very interesting or exciting game all on its own. The real excitement happened in the games leading up to this. Bird and Magic would have other -better- opportunities to appear "on-stage" in their professional careers. So if you keep that in mind, this is a great buy for a Bird, Magic, MSU or ISU fan.

I would recommend the book "When March Went Mad" as a great companion to this DVD.