Product Details

• Actors: Tony Danza, Jessica Tuck, Art LaFleur, Jaime Cardriche, Julie Stewart
• Directors: Tim Kelleher
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0788812432
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,280 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun Football Frolic, October 29, 2005

By	Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

We enjoy movies about underdogs, and this movie with its overly long title is no exception. Tony Danza is Philadelphia garbage man Barney Gorman, who has developed incredible leg strength by kicking a hydraulic control handle on his garbage truck, named Ethel. When Philadelphia Eagles' recruiter Wendy Fox (Julie Stewart) spots Barney kicking water bottles incredible distances, she gets the idea to add Barney to the team. At the time the Eagles were doing poorly and their kicker was missing easy field goals and extra points (according to this movie - I have no clue as to how the real Eagles were doing at that point).

Barney becomes an instant celebrity as he embodies the spirit of every person who has ever dreamed of playing for a professional football team. However, Barney encounters significant resistance from Coach Rogenheimer (Art LaFleur) and his team mates, including huge Bubba (Jaime Cardriche), who look down on this non-professional. As the movie progresses we see Barney gain the respect of his team mates and his coach, and we see Barney lose the respect of his family, his friends and eventually his fans. Of course, this is a Disney movie and we know that somehow things will come to some kind of satisfactory ending.

This made-for-tv movie is different because it combines the usual incredible aspects of a Disney movie with genuine human behavior. In his own way Barney Gorman cares about people and they care about him. Barney is well liked and is that kind of person that we all think of as a nice guy. When Barney manages to disappoint his son, then his fans, and finally his wife, we see that fame and fortune have changed Barney from a nice guy to a slightly greedy person who has gotten lost in his own fame. Fortunately, Barney is unhappy with the person he has become and chooses to be the better, more obscure, and less affluent person. The moral of the story is not that you should be poor, happy and a nice guy, but that you should be true to yourself because that is when you are happiest.

There are two shining moments in this movie. From Barney's viewpoint that moment is when he realizes what his fame has done to him, and makes the choice to walk away. From a football fan's viewpoint, it is when Barney reminds his team mates that the team is there not for themselves, but for all the average people with less glamorous jobs who look forward to watching the team play. Those of us who get caught up in themselves would do well to remember that regardless of how great we think we are our true importance is the legacy of what we bring to others.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dis Movees FANTestic, August 23, 2001

By	TonYDanzaIsMyDad (Phoenixville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

If there ever was a movie which truly made point of expressing the heart and soul of Philadelphia, it's the Trash Picking Field Goal Kicking something or other. Following the path of many Italian American actors such as Sidney Poitier, Reb Brown, and Rip Taylor; Tony Danza gave a performance which screamed OSCAR! Unfortunately, the Academy was in the midst of dealing with Titanic and couldnt be disturbed when Mr. Danza took a tape of the film to the Academy's Doorstep. Bravo Mr. Danza, you've lit the flame for young Italian American actors who are semi-retarded, one phrase describes you...SIMPLY THE BEST I look forward to your guest appearance in the next Angels in the Outfield movie as well as the ten year reunion of Whose The Boss? ..."Whose the boss Mr. Danza?" YOU ARE! -TonyDanzaIsMyDad

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun film, August 1, 2003

By	"marialuisa16" (D.C.) - See all my reviews

It is a great comedy about a garbage collector who gets a chance to be in the NFL and the impact this has on him, his family, and his team. The only negative comment I can make is that the title is too long. Definitely recommended.