| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
Oscar® winners George Clooney and Renee Zellweger match
wits in Leatherheads, a quick-witted romantic comedy set against
the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925.
Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football
hero who is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to
packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor
and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces
a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain
hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally
capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter
Rutherford (John Krasinski), America's favorite son. A golden-boy
war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers
to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled
speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be
true, and Lexie Littleton (Zellweger) aims to prove that's
the case.
A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire
newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story.
But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious
off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game
of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he
knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together
and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football
have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one
maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter...
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Production Co:
Smokehouse Pictures
Casey Silver Prod.
Release Date:
April 4, 2008
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
International Site - UK
www.leatherheadsmovie.co.uk
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