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Monday Night Mayhem

John Turturro (Actor), John Heard (Actor), Ernest R. Dickerson (Director) Rated: Unrated Format: DVD
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Football on the field. Mayhem in the booth and the control room. Huge ratings in the morning papers. John Turturro portrays the reviled, revered and wholly remarkable Howard Cosell, heading a spot-on cast in the fascinating insider's story of the people and events that turned Monday Night Football into a nationwide phenomenon.

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Based on the book by Bill Carter and Marc Gunther, this immensely entertaining made-for-cable film tells it like it was in chronicling the golden age of Monday Night Football, a bold experiment in prime-time programming that transformed the pop-culture landscape. Carrying the ball for the lesser-known ensemble is John Turturro's Emmy-worthy performance as Howard Cosell, who played the role of "provocateur" in the then-revolutionary three-man booth that included in its heyday "Dandy" Don Meredith (Brad Beyer) and Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson). John Heard gives a career-best performance as ABC producer Roone Arledge, who nurtured his brainchild and brilliantly massaged the egos of his stars. His prickly, more complex relationship with Cosell is the heart of this film. Rich with incident, Monday Night Mayhem spans from Muhammad Ali's controversial anti-Vietnam War stance and the blood-soaked 1972 Munich Olympics to John Lennon's death, which Cosell announced to a shocked nation. Also comic and compelling is the behind-the-scenes in-fighting and the colorful backstage characters. This film will score even with viewers who preferred watching Mayberry RFD on those Monday nights long ago. --Donald Liebenson

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  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.78 x 19.05 x 13.72 cm; 77.11 g
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 053939664423
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Ernest R. Dickerson
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 38 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ Sept. 10 2002
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ John Turturro, John Heard, Kevin Anderson, Nicholas Turturro, Brad Beyer
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00006FDBV
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Bill Carter, Marc Gunther
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • 鶹 Rank: #40,006 in Movies & TV Shows (See Top 100 in Movies & TV Shows)
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    4.4 out of 5 stars 32 ratings

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  • Wesley Boles
    5.0 out of 5 stars Howard Coselle was a legend
    Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2025
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    Funny movie you’ll only watch it once though
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  • L. Aiello
    5.0 out of 5 stars Monday Night Football!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2004
    Football fans will be able to enjoy this film and have that pregame feeling about the start of what is still the longest running weekday "prime-time show" known as Monday Night Football on ABC. Sports history buffs can get a sense of many things, including the peaks, valleys and drama of all the behind the scenes action. After seeing this film, one doesn't get the sense that it was made for cable (TNT originally aired it.... More than once!)
    John Turturro plays Howard Cosell, and does a great job. The voice, mannerisms, and dramatizations are worthy of noting during this great performance. The only issue is that it seems Turturro was too young to portray Cosell during any era, especially by the early '80s when the real Cosell looked quite a bit older. Eli Wallach and John Heard were terrific as ABC president Leonard Rothstein and MNF producer Roone Alredge, respectively. These two men turned in great performances and were cast perfectly. You are able to gain a sense of what these men were like, even if you had no idea who they were. The on screen portrayals of fellow broadcasters Don Meredith and Frank Gifford are simple but still pretty good.
    The movie does a great job telling the story of how MNF was born. Roone Alredge from ABC truly revolutionized the game by adding flare, more cameras, more angles, and the three-man booth.
    One problem is that film lacks real game footage that was true to the era (1970-85.) There seem to be re-creations of the games and their moments, and the uniforms are a bit "off" during some of the game highlights. Colors don't match, and stadium backdrops are not true the game that was going on at that time. For example, take a close look at the Joe Namath shot. (That is not him.) Also, there are a few moments that were supposed to be taking place in the 1970s but some of the extras looked too present-era to pull this off. The catchy "Monday Night Football" theme that was used in the movie for the first broadcast in 1970 was wrong, too. The theme that was played wasn't made popular until about ten years later.
    Overall, an excellent film. Football fans should definitely see this. MNF is still one of the greatest additions to the field of sports and entertainment.
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  • Dave Bohman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent docu-drama
    Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2003
    As someone who didn't get the chance to see the Cosell era of Monday Night Football, this movie was great for me to see. Tuturo does an outstanding job with Cosell and the whole movie really highlights a "golden era" in the world of MNF. As someone who enjoys watching football, it was good for me to the see the roots of the primetime game and how it revolutionized the way football was televised. After seeing this movie, I can only hope that another "Howard Cosell" joins MNF in the future to stir things up a bit.
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  • Jennifer M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun and informative, too
    Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2003
    Anyone who's addicted to Monday Night Football but doesn't know how the whole thing got started should see this movie. John Turturro gives a remarkable performance as Howard Cosell, who is both the most prominent and sympathetic character in the movie. Brad Beyer is pretty funny as Don Meredith, and John Heard draws the audience into his enthusiasm for MNF as Roone Arledge. There is plenty of archival football footage, and even the music goes along well with the action. I really enjoyed this movie; besides giving a good account of how MNF began, it satisfied my craving for anything NFL-related during the off-season.
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  • Richard Williamson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2016
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    great movie,no problems, arrived on time
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  • Comfort
    5.0 out of 5 stars Came on time
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
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    Great movie
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  • L. Aiello
    5.0 out of 5 stars Monday Night Football!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2004
    Verified Purchase
    Football fans will be able to enjoy this film and have that pregame feeling about the start of what is still the longest running weekday "prime-time show" known as Monday Night Football on ABC. Sports history buffs can get a sense of many things, including the peaks, valleys and drama of all the behind the scenes action. After seeing this film, one doesn't get the sense that it was made for cable (TNT originally aired it.... More than once!)
    John Turturro plays Howard Cosell, and does a great job. The voice, mannerisms, and dramatizations are worthy of noting during this great performance. The only issue is that it seems Turturro was too young to portray Cosell during any era, especially by the early '80s when the real Cosell looked quite a bit older. Eli Wallach and John Heard were terrific as ABC president Leonard Rothstein and MNF producer Roone Alredge, respectively. These two men turned in great performances and were cast perfectly. You are able to gain a sense of what these men were like, even if you had no idea who they were. The on screen portrayals of fellow broadcasters Don Meredith and Frank Gifford are simple but still pretty good.
    The movie does a great job telling the story of how MNF was born. Roone Alredge from ABC truly revolutionized the game by adding flare, more cameras, more angles, and the three-man booth.
    One problem is that film lacks real game footage that was true to the era (1970-85.) There seem to be re-creations of the games and their moments, and the uniforms are a bit "off" during some of the game highlights. Colors don't match, and stadium backdrops are not true the game that was going on at that time. For example, take a close look at the Joe Namath shot. (That is not him.) Also, there are a few moments that were supposed to be taking place in the 1970s but some of the extras looked too present-era to pull this off. The catchy "Monday Night Football" theme that was used in the movie for the first broadcast in 1970 was wrong, too. The theme that was played wasn't made popular until about ten years later.
    Overall, an excellent film. Football fans should definitely see this. MNF is still one of the greatest additions to the field of sports and entertainment.
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  • Stu Rowland
    4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2016
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    Good Quality
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  • The Space Explorers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun & Entertaining Must See! But... many factual errors
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2011
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    I absolutely loved the film, but I am a stickler for details.

    I wonder who researched the details of the script,

    Blooper #1: The popular "Monday Night Football" intro theme that was used in the movie during the first broadcast on September 21, 1970 wasn't actually made popular until the early 80's.

    Blooper #2: One problem is that film lacks real game footage from the 1970-1983 era. There seem to be recreations of games as opposed to actual footage of some of the more memorable games as shown as game highlights.

    Blooper #3: On the night John Lennons death was announced the teams shown playing Miami vs. the Raiders was incorrect. The teams were actually Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. In addition, Don Meredith wasn't in the broadcast booth that night, instead it was Fran Tarkenton.

    Blooper #4: Take a close look at the Joe Namath shot; that is not Joe Namath.

    Blooper #5: They showed O.J. Simpson in the ABC MNF broadcast booth during the now infamous September 5th, 1983 Monday Night Football game when Howard Cosell made his "little monkey" comment about Alvin Garrett. I have a copy of that entire game and O.J. hadn't quite appeared on the scene yet. It was still Gifford, Cosell and Meredith.

    Blooper #6: They showed Howard Cosell doing the "play by play" action and saying "He could... go... all... the... way!" First of all, as a "color commentator," Howard Cosell never did the play-by-play in a MNF game except during his "Halftime Highlights" segment doing voice-overs of the Sunday games played the day before.

    I found most of these facts here [...]

    Like I said in my title, I still loved it.
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