Product Details

• Actors: Joe Bays, Susan M. Carr, Vincent D'Onofrio, Denise Kaye (II), Terry Kinney
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005
• Run Time: 130 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006GAOMW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,636 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "That Championship Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

From the acclaimed Broadway play that scored a Pulitzer Prize comes this winning adaptation that Â"packs a punchÂ" (Newsweek). Featuring dynamic performances by an Â"excellent castÂ" (The New York Times), including Bruce Dern, Stacey Keach, Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, and Paul Sorvino, That Championship Season is Â"a big hitÂ" (Boxoffice)!

ItÂ's been 25 years since the Scranton High School basketball team won the state championship. And every year, four of the victors and their coach (Mitchum) gather to relive the glory of their shining moment. But tonight, the reunion is rife with accusations of betrayal, backstabbing, infidelity and fraud. Can their friendship survive their crimes against each otherÂ... or will the dirtiest secret of all destroy what remains of their finest hour?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good drama, interesting characters, August 2, 2005

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H. Gamble (Melb, Aus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That Championship Season (DVD)

Overall I enjoyed this movie very much, after a slow start. It was adapted from a play, and this shows; especially in the fact that the action is set almost entirely in one location. At first I thought this made the movie a little boring, but as the plot and characters developed it actually became quite interesting.

The movie is very much character driven, it is about four ex-basketball players and their coach who get together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a championship win at the coach's house. All five principal characters are flawed and to an extent dissatisfied with their lives. The storyline is basically about how these flaws and frustrations create conflict between the characters and how all of these tensions come to the surface on this night.

I thought that the acting was excellent, and even though the characters come across as ammoral and even pathetic, the viewer can relate to them because they are after all, flawed humans, just like everyone else. My only criticism would be of Gary Sinise's character; an alcholic whose role in the film was mainly to show-up the weaknesses of the other characters. His sarcastic remarks became a little annoying firstly because what he was pointing out was obvious anyway; and secondly because he was hardly a model of a well-adjusted person himself.

So I would definitely recommend this movie as an interesting character study.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the best drama iv'e seen in a while, April 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: That Championship Season [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I cant beileve that this movie has only rented seven times in the video store i work in. It is the best drama iv'e seen in a long time great acting from everybody especially Paul Sorvino. It will make think about your life and what happens when you get close to too 40. And also being betrayed by your closest friends

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Best movies I have ever seen, January 25, 2008

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Darlene Lindsey M "Darlene" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: That Championship Season (DVD)

It burns me. Leonard Maltin's 2005 movie review doesn't even mention this version. The 1982 version, which he does mention, cannot even compare. That version, with Robert Mitchum, was ill-conceived and Mitchum was miss-cast. But the performances by all in this 1999 version is outstanding, especially Paul Sorvino who appeared in both versions.
Both Sorvino's acting and directing in this movie is top shelf and I believe a reflection of his experience from having been in the earlier version. There will, of course, be someone who will see racism, male superiority complex, etc which of course is all bull. The fact is that this movie is just plain great acting and directing with outstanding character developement and is worth watching over and over again.

DM