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Movie
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-Sean
Astin
One
of
the
most
heartwarming
tales
ever
committed
to
film,
the
true
story
of
Daniel
E.
"Rudy"
Ruettinger
(Sean
Astin,
THE
LORD
OF
THE
RINGS
trilogy)
is
an
underdog
drama
that
escapes--for
the
most
part--the
pitfalls
of
sentimentality.
Set
in
1960s
Joliet,
Illinois,
Rudy
lives
in a
staunchly
blue-collar
steelworkers'
community.
Despite
his
obsession
with
Notre
Dame
and
college
football,
Rudy
goes
to
work
in
the
mill
alongside
his
father
and
brothers
directly
after
his
high
school
graduation.
It
takes
the
accidental
death
of
his
best
friend
to
inspire
Rudy
to
pursue
his
dream
of
playing
for
Notre
Dame.
As
everyone
in
his
life
is
quick
to
point
out,
Rudy
lacks
the
brains,
brawn,
and
financial
means
to
ever
achieve
his
goal,
but
he
sets
out
for
South
Bend
just
the
same,
enrolling
in a
junior
college
and
trying
out
for
the
team
as a
walk-on.
Eventually
Rudy
becomes
a
member
of
the
practice
team,
where
he
displays
such
a
strength
of
heart
and
fierceness
of
will
that
he
touches
and
inspires
all
those
around
him,
including
the
groundskeeper,
Fortune
(Charles
Dutton),
the
tough-talking
coach
(Jason
Miller),
and
even
his
nay
saying
father
(Ned
Beatty).
Director
David
Anspaugh,
who
scored
a
previous
hit
with
1986's
HOOSIERS,
delivers
an
earnest
sports
film
that
concentrates
on
character
and
detail,
with
Sean
Astin
turning
in a
remarkably
understated,
subtle
performance.
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