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starring: Joe Bays, Susan M. Carr, Vincent D'Onofrio, Denise Kaye (II), Terry Kinney See Larger Image Our Price: $7.98 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $0.01 Third Party New Price: $0.89 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305601005 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 6305601003 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Release Date: November 07, 2000 Running Time: 130 minutes Sales Rank: 40752 Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: June 06, 1999 Related Items: Happy Accidents Fires Within Crooked Hearts The Whole Wide World Good Luck see more Editorial Review: Amazon.com: When an all-star team of great actors runs a play with drama and depth, everyone is a winner. That Championship Season is purely an actor's game. And no wonder. The author is actor Jason Miller (who played the fallen priest in The Exorcist), and when the author is an actor, the goal in the game is character. Miller's script constantly reveals new layers through the characters' intense, emotional scenes. Twenty years after five underdogs won the state basketball championship, they are cheered at a reunion and head home to reminisce. Now their big play is to get their friend George re-elected as mayor, but the years have driven wedges between the men and celebration turns to bitterness and recrimination. None of the characters turns out as you might expect, and everybody gets their chance to prove themselves. Tony Shalhoub (George) may be the mayor but has no control over his life or destiny. Terry Kinney (James) seems to be a beacon of responsibility, but failure has made him mean and vindictive. Vincent D'Onofrio (Phil) is the town success but spiritually impoverished. The film's executive producer is Gary Sinise, who plays Tom, the conscience of the group despite his alcoholism. Appropriately, the coach is played by director Paul Sorvino in a performance laden with paradox, veering from paternal to bestial. That Championship Season is a powerful portrait of disappointment and friendship that uncovers the sadness beneath the bravado of sports champions through the thespian teamwork of five leading film talents. --Lloyd Chesley Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - One of Best movies I have ever seen 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. ... Read More Rating: - worth every second........ This is a top notch drama with top notch actors. This story is the 20 year reunion of a basketball team and the coach that took them to the state championship, and this movie takes place in the coaches house. The scenery doesn't change, but what is impeckable with this story is the sudden changes between humor and seriousness; and not to mention the sudden changes between comoradarie and disbandonment. This story is more political than I care for, but easy to follow. Rating: - Good drama, interesting characters 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 ... Read More Rating: - powerful acting and true reality The movie is definitly unique and not for everyone but in my opion the best movie iv'e seen in ages.The diologue in the movie is very sophisticated and the acting very powerful there is so much going on you really have to listen.After having a close circle of friends iv'e started to realize what the movie is all about doubting your friends and being betrayed by them.And also realizing that your not were you want to be in life each character is very diffrent and is dealing with diffrent issues. This movie ... Read More Rating: - An Anthem for The Klan A very disappointing and tedious exercise that will hopefully prevent Paul Sorvino from directing another film. Except for another fine performance by Gary Sinise, don't expect to be moved, either physically or emotionally. It flows like a series of cliched bigotries, with no specific direction. The dialog spoken by the coach (Sorvino) is as vitriolic as the Edward Norton character in American History X, (and would most certainly be embraced by neo-Nazi groups). But at least in that movie, Norton's ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: By Theme - Drama - Genres - VHS - Video - Ensemble Films Drama - Genres - VHS - Video - General AAS Mystery & Suspense - Genres - VHS - Video - Suspense MGM Home Entertainment - Studio Specials - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - VHS - Video - All MGM Titles General - Archives - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - VHS - Video - Drama - General