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Invincible (2006) -- Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
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Invincible (2006) -- Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   15,137 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brad Gann (written by)
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Release Date:
25 AUGUSZTUS 2006 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Dreams are not lived on the sidelines more
Plot:
Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Cliché Scores A Touchdown-Invincible *** more (128 total)

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Also Known As:
Who's Nuts Invincible (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sports action and some mild language.
Runtime:
105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Although listed as Wide Receiver, Papale played almost exclusively on Special Teams. The only reception in his career came in 1977 on a 15 yard pass from Roman Gabriel. This would be the final pass ever thrown by Gabriel who was a four-time Pro Bowler and the 1969 NFL Most Valuable Player. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: Veterans Stadium (which was imploded before this movie was made) is depicted correctly externally (including the exterior elevator to the luxury boxes and the ramps that were visible from the outside). However, the real Vet had individual seats, not bleacher style seats as depicted and the real Vet was a "octorad", a rounded octagon shape, and was convertible for both football and baseball, and so could not and did not have an oval track as depicted in the movie. The Vet also had lousy Astroturf with line markings for both the NFL and college football (double hash marks) as Temple played there at the time, while the movie apparently shows a grass field. Images at the end of the movie showing the real Vince Papale playing in the Vet show what it really looked like. more
Quotes:
TV Anchor: This is even stupider than I'm used to. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shooter (2007/I) more
Soundtrack:
I Just Want to Celebrate more

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Cliché Scores A Touchdown-Invincible ***, 11 JÚNIUS 2007
7/10
Author: edwagreen from United States

Mark Wahlberg gives a splendid performance as a former teacher and bartender who gets the chance of a life to play professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The trouble with this film is that is full of clichés. The team that has to have heart and soul. A brooding young man whose wife walks out on him and takes all the furniture as well. This same young man who is affected by teacher budget cuts with a hard-working class father whose wife has died following a lengthy illness.

Greg Kinnear gives ample support as the coach who has a positive feeling about Wahlberg. (Vincent P) Despite early team failures, he keeps him on the team.

We see what life is like in the training camps and how Wahlberg has heart to stay on the team and then take abuse from team mates. When Kinnear gives his rousing locker room speeches, I thought of Pat O'Brien asking his team to win this one for The Gipper.

Yet, with all these clichés, the film is nicely done and is a tribute to the idea that if you persevere, you can succeed.

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