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Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team (2001)
Song at the end of the documentary??
Does anyone know the name of the song that runs over the ending credits? I believe it's a Neil Young song, but am not sure.
I just saw this (for the 15th time) on HBO yesterday. And for the 15th time I ended up teary-eyed, blubbering like a little kid.
HBO has produced some fine sports documentaries, but this is, by far, the best one it has ever filmed. The interviews were all excellent with sound bites galore throughout the entire film. Jack O'Callahan's comments near the end about his realization that the team would disband and would never be in tact again was extremely poignant.
Even the Soviet guys interviewed very well. The journalist (Igor Kuperman) was particularly funny.
Anyway, this is a must-watch for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
Thank you.
The Natural (1984)
Hobbs struck out!!!
No, I'm not talking about the dark ending to Bernard Malamud's classic epic. I know the movie took a decidedly cheerier tack. However, in my latest viewing of The Natural (making it at least 20 times) I was shocked to notice that Roy Hobbs actually struck out just before he deposited Mr. Spaulding into the light tower. Here's the pitch-by-pitch replay:
1. With Youngberry pitching, Hobbs takes a strike on the inside corner: oh and one. 2. Hobbs takes a ball high: one and one. 3. Youngberry is pulled for Rhoades. 4. Hobbs fouls one back, shattering the pressbox window: one and two. 5. Hobbs swings and misses on the next pitch on a blazing fastball on the outside corner. Strike three!! This makes the next pitch (Wonderboy is splintered) and the one after that (dramatic homerun) academic. The Pirates win, Pops Fisher is denied again. Am I coming out of left field here? Did I not see what I thought I saw???