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Blood Sport

83 %|Dec 5, 1973|Drama, TV Movie

A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.

Featured Crew

Jerrold Freedman
Director
Jerrold Freedman
Writer
Randy Edelman
Original Music Composer
Richard C. Glouner
Director of Photography
Gerald Shepard
Editor
Tony Thomas
Producer
Paul Junger Witt
Executive Producer
Joyce Selznick
Casting

Cast

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Ben Johnson
Dwayne Birdsong
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Gary Busey
David Lee Birdsong
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Larry Hagman
Coach Marshall
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William Lucking
Dennis Birdsong
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David Doyle
Mr. Schmidt
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Mimi Saffian
Mary Louise Schmidt
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Peggy Rea
Mrs. Birdsong
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Michael Talbott
Bubba Montgomery
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Val Avery
Frank Dorsdale
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Jan Clayton
Blanche Birdsong
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William Hansen
Mr. Millsaps