• Source: Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem is a 2002 television film about the origin of ABC's television series Monday Night Football. It debuted on the U.S. cable TV network TNT on January 14, 2002. It was based on the 1988 nonfiction book of the same title by Marc Gunther and Bill Carter.




Cast


John Turturro as Howard Cosell
John Heard as Roone Arledge
Kevin Anderson as Frank Gifford
Nicholas Turturro as Chet Forte
Brad Beyer as Don Meredith
Patti LuPone as Emmy Cosell
Eli Wallach as Leonard Goldenson
Shuler Hensley as Keith Jackson
Jay Thomas as Pete Rozelle
Brennan Brown as Bob Goodrich
Chad L. Coleman as O. J. Simpson




Production


Filming took place in New York, New Jersey, and other locations by Turner Network Television.




Reception


Phil Gallo of Variety complained that "nobody looks quite right" and "there is invariably a thin line between caricature and character."
Larry Stewart of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, writing, "The book was good, the movie isn’t. It appears to be cheaply made and the characters, particularly Frank Gifford and Don Meredith, are not believable. John Turturro does a decent job portraying Cosell, but his performance isn’t enough to save the movie." Stewart concludes, "It doesn’t come close to matching a documentary HBO did a couple of years ago titled “Cosell.”"
Allen Barra of The New York Times gave the film a more positive review, writing that the film "works because of Mr. Turturro's unabashed joy in playing a part as juicy as Howard Cosell."




Related films


In the same year, Jon Voight portrayed Howard Cosell in the Michael Mann biopic Ali (2001). Voight's performance earned him an Academy Award nomination.




Home media


The movie was released on VHS on September 10, 2002.




See also


List of American football films




References






External links


Monday Night Mayhem at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• John Turturro
• Daftar episode Alvin and the Chipmunks
• Filmografi Julianne Moore
• Jenis pertandingan gulat profesional
• Daniel Bryan
• Julianne Moore
• Monday Night Mayhem
• Monday Night Football
• Chad L. Coleman
• Roone Arledge
• Nathaniel Marston
• John Turturro
• Hughes Television Network
• Al Michaels
• John Heard (actor)
• Howard Cosell