Rudy
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, It's the size of the fight in the dog.
Plot:Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5 people and has set his sights upon joining the team.
Cast & Crew
Sean Astin
Jon Favreau
Ned Beatty
Lili Taylor
Charles S. Dutton
Vince Vaughn
Greta Lind
Christopher Reed
Jason Miller
Deborah Wittenberg
Kevin Duda
Amy Pietz
Scott Benjaminson
Mary Ann Thebus
Christopher Erwin
Robert Benirschke
Sound
Jerry Goldsmith
Directing
David Anspaugh
Camera
Oliver Wood
Production
Angelo Pizzo
Richard Pagano
Cary Woods
Sharon Bialy
Angelo Pizzo
Robert N. Fried
Lee R. Mayes
Debi Manwiller
Richard J. Zinman
Editing
David Rosenbloom
Fun Facts of Movie
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In real life, Dan Devine was very supportive of Rudy and elected to put him in the game on his own. Because Devine considered Rudy a friend, he volunteered to play a villain in order to get the film greenlit.
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In the movie, Rudy is portrayed as having largely gone into the steel industry after graduating high school. In reality, he served four years in the U.S. Navy as a yeoman on a communications ship, which is never mentioned. While Rudy’s real-life service in the U.S. Navy is not mentioned in the film, the military duffel bag he carries in numerous scenes is stenciled with his name and “U.S.N.”
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According to Rudy, he has no brother named Frank in real life. The character of Frank is all of the people who told Rudy he couldn’t do it rolled into one person.
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The game film that Coach Parseghian (Jason Miller) is watching when Rudy (Sean Astin) walks in to ask if he could dress is actually from the game in which Rudy played.
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Rudy runs his fingers down the list in a close-up two times. The first time he starts on one name, the second time he starts on another name. The two names he starts his finger on are the actual names of the two players who picked him up and carried him off the field.
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Credited movie debut of Vince Vaughn.
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