Top 5 Sports Comedy Movies
I’ve been thinking about some of the best sports-related comedies that we’ve seen in recent years. I’m a huge fan of Will Ferrel and Vince Vaughn, and it was interesting to note that either one of them feature in 4 out of my 5 selections. The 5 films I have chosen are ones that have never gotten old and ones that I could watch time and time again and laugh just as hard as I did in the previous viewing. So starting with number 5 – here they are…
5 – Happy Gilmore
This is the ultimate golf-related comedy. Failed ice-hockey athlete Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) discovers he has a talent for golf and sees that there’s money to be made in the sport. However, his foul-mouthed outbursts and erratic behaviour are not received well by the suits in charge, and he faces an opponent in Shooter McGavin who is the ultimate scum bag. Brilliant film!
Quote of the movie – “During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records: most time spent in the penalty box; and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody”
4 – Semi-Pro
Will Ferrel plays Jackie Moon, the locally-famous pop-star famous for his hit single “Love Me Sexy”, owns a semi-professional basketball team called the Flint Tropics who face the possibility of extinction after the two basketball leagues decide to merge into the NBA. Woody Harrelson, a total has-been, is traded for a washing machine and comes to play for Tropics and inspire them to greatness. One of the best films for witty one-liners that you’ll ever see!
Quote of the movie – “Everybody panic! Oh my God, there’s a bear loose in the coliseum! There will be no refunds! Your refund will be escaping this deathtrap with your life! If you have a small child, use it as a shield! They love the tender meat! Cover your sodas! Dewie loves sugar!”
Number 3 – Dodgeball (A True Underdog Story)
Vince Vaughn runs a gym that provides a hang-out for losers to have no desire to improve fitness, they sit around do nothing all day. However, the owner of a corporate health and fitness chain sets out to destroy ‘Average Joes’ gym, and in order to survive, Vince Vaughn has to gather a dodgeball team in order to secure the prize money and keep his beloved gym alive. Classic Vince Vaugh and Ben Stiller action.
Quote of the movie – Cotton McKnight: “In 23 years of broadcasting I thought I’d seen it all, folks. But it looks like Peter La Fleur has actually blindfolded himself.” Pepper Brooks: “He will not be able to see very well, Cotton.”
Number 2 – Blades of Glory
Will Ferrel returns as the ‘Ice-Devouring Sex-Tornado’, Chazz Michael Michaels, the most controversial figure skater that ever lived. Following an on-camera brawl with sworn enemy, ‘Skating’s Orphan Awesome’ Jimmy McIlroy, the pair are banned from men’s figure skating forever. However, a loophole in the rulebook allows them to compete in pairs competition, and the fallout from this unlikely pairing produces comedic gold.
Quote of the movie – “Are you an official here? Cause you’ve officially given me a boner!”
Number 1 – Talladega Nights (The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)
#1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrel – again!) stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and team-mate, Cal Naughton Junior. But when a French Formula One driver makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby’s talent and devotion are put to the test.
Quote of the movie – “Dear Lord baby Jesus, lyin’ there in your ghost manger, just lookin’ at your Baby Einstein developmental videos, learnin’ ’bout shapes and colors. I would like to thank you for bringin’ me and my mama together, and also that my kids no longer sound like retarded gang-bangers.”
