Blood Sport (1973)
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
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Cast
- Ben Johnson — Dwayne Birdsong
- Gary Busey — David Lee Birdsong
- Larry Hagman — Coach Marshall
- William Lucking — Dennis Birdsong
- David Doyle — Mr. Schmidt
- Mimi Maynard — Mary Louise Schmidt
- Peggy Rea — Mrs. Birdsong
- Craig Richard Nelson — Michael Braun
- Michael Talbott — Bubba Montgomery
- Val Avery — Frank Dorsdale
- Jan Clayton — Blanche Birdsong
- Misty Rowe — Holly
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