Here's a funny quote from Mark Wahlberg concerning "Rudy" vs. "Invincible"
Get real, Marky Mark. I hear that "Invincible" is a pretty entertaining movie, but this quote from the current Entertainment Weekly is amusing in its arrogance:
"Star Mark Wahlberg - who did almost all of his own stunts (aside: this idea that the star did all his own stunts has been around and recycled by Hollywood flacks since probably "Birth of a Nation"..end of aside) - says there's no sense in looking for cinematic comparisons between Invincible and movies 'like Rudy. I mean, that guy played one play because everyone liked him. This guy went in there and earned it.'"
Actually it sorta pissed me off. I know Wahlberg is promoting a movie (Entourage: "Vince, they don't pay you to act, they pay you to promote!") but does he have to diss a guy and a movie that are treasured by many many folks, including me?
Sorry, Mark, but there is a large school of thought that Rudy Ruettiger, who played for Notre Dame's practice squad until finally appearing in the final home game of his class's senior year and then sacked the other team's QB on the game's final play, is and was more of a football player than Vince Papale ever was.
The real Rudy was carried off the field by his teammates following the Georgia Tech game because they had the utmost respect for his tenacity and perseverance in the face of tremendous odds: lack of talent, mainly, but also academic struggles and the battle to stay on the field despite being pounded by players twice his size day after day. Those were the days when college squads had over a hundred players on scholarship, so even getting to wear that ND jersey for just one day was a tribute to Ruettiger from his fellow players. (Didn't happen quite like the movie claimed, but hey so what?)
In contrast....
I've read on the net that a lot of Eagles players wondered why Papale, who actually (contrary to published flack crap) HAD played high school ball and spent two seasons in the old, short lived WFL pro league of the '70's, was on the Eagles roster, which, in contrast to a college squad, was limited by the league, thus depriving a better player of a salary. Papale played in parts of games for three seasons on special teams and wide receiver and had a grand career total of ONE CATCH for 15 damn yards.
Rudy, the real one, played one game and had a sack on his one and only play. And it was no gift: the GTech lineman just goofed and left him alone to get in scotfree. I've seen the tape.
Whose career would you rather have: Rudy's/"Rudy", which brings tears to manly mens eyes whenever the movie is shown, or Vince Papale's, who was kind of a joke to his teammates for three years and made one significant play while appearing in over 40 games in his three year career?
I'll take "Rudy"...and Rudy....anyday.
"Star Mark Wahlberg - who did almost all of his own stunts (aside: this idea that the star did all his own stunts has been around and recycled by Hollywood flacks since probably "Birth of a Nation"..end of aside) - says there's no sense in looking for cinematic comparisons between Invincible and movies 'like Rudy. I mean, that guy played one play because everyone liked him. This guy went in there and earned it.'"
Actually it sorta pissed me off. I know Wahlberg is promoting a movie (Entourage: "Vince, they don't pay you to act, they pay you to promote!") but does he have to diss a guy and a movie that are treasured by many many folks, including me?
Sorry, Mark, but there is a large school of thought that Rudy Ruettiger, who played for Notre Dame's practice squad until finally appearing in the final home game of his class's senior year and then sacked the other team's QB on the game's final play, is and was more of a football player than Vince Papale ever was.
The real Rudy was carried off the field by his teammates following the Georgia Tech game because they had the utmost respect for his tenacity and perseverance in the face of tremendous odds: lack of talent, mainly, but also academic struggles and the battle to stay on the field despite being pounded by players twice his size day after day. Those were the days when college squads had over a hundred players on scholarship, so even getting to wear that ND jersey for just one day was a tribute to Ruettiger from his fellow players. (Didn't happen quite like the movie claimed, but hey so what?)
In contrast....
I've read on the net that a lot of Eagles players wondered why Papale, who actually (contrary to published flack crap) HAD played high school ball and spent two seasons in the old, short lived WFL pro league of the '70's, was on the Eagles roster, which, in contrast to a college squad, was limited by the league, thus depriving a better player of a salary. Papale played in parts of games for three seasons on special teams and wide receiver and had a grand career total of ONE CATCH for 15 damn yards.
Rudy, the real one, played one game and had a sack on his one and only play. And it was no gift: the GTech lineman just goofed and left him alone to get in scotfree. I've seen the tape.
Whose career would you rather have: Rudy's/"Rudy", which brings tears to manly mens eyes whenever the movie is shown, or Vince Papale's, who was kind of a joke to his teammates for three years and made one significant play while appearing in over 40 games in his three year career?
I'll take "Rudy"...and Rudy....anyday.
posted by joe sweeney at 5:36 PM
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