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{{Short description|1999 American sports drama film by Oliver Stone}}
{{About|the film|the soundtrack|Any Given Sunday (soundtrack)|the Australian sports television show|Any Given Sunday (TV series)}}
{{distinguish|On Any Sunday}}
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Oliver Stone]]
| based_on = {{based on|''On Any Given Sunday''<br>1984 novel|[[Pat Toomay]]}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lauren Shuler Donner]]
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* [[Robbie Robertson]]
* Paul Kelly
* [[Richard Horowitz]]
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| cinematography = [[Salvatore Totino]]
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'''''Any Given Sunday''''' is a 1999 American [[sports drama film]] directed by [[Oliver Stone]] depicting a fictional professional [[American football]] team. The film features an [[ensemble cast]], including [[Al Pacino]], [[Cameron Diaz]], [[Dennis Quaid]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[James Woods]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Ann-Margret]], [[Lauren Holly]], [[Matthew Modine]], [[John C. McGinley]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Bill Bellamy]], [[Lela Rochon]], [[Aaron Eckhart]], [[Elizabeth Berkley]], and NFL players [[Jim Brown]] and [[Lawrence Taylor]]. It is partly based on the 1984 novel ''On Any Given Sunday'' by NFL defensive end [[Pat Toomay]]; the title is derived from a line in the book (also used in the film) that a team can win or lose on "any given Sunday", said by the fictitious coach Tony D'Amato.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0146838/ |title=Any Given Sunday (1999) - IMDb |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=2021-05-28 |archive-date=2021-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520214001/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0146838/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The quote itself was originally derived from a statement made in 1952 by then-NFL commissioner [[Bert Bell]] about the league's devotion to financial and competitive [[Parity (sports)|parity]].<ref>Associate Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-nfl-commissioner-bert-bell-d/131879413/ "NFL Attendance Improved: Dallas Club 16,281 Up on 1951 Yankees,"] ''Tulsa World,'' November 12, 1952, p. 52.</ref>
Cameo roles also featured many former American football players including [[Dick Butkus]], [[Y. A. Tittle]], [[Pat Toomay]], [[Warren Moon]], [[Johnny Unitas]], [[Ricky Watters]], [[Emmitt Smith]] and [[Terrell Owens]], as well as coach [[Barry Switzer]].
==Plot==
The Miami Sharks, a once-great [[American football]] team, are struggling to make the 2001 Affiliated Football Franchises of America (AFFA) [[playoffs]]. They are coached by thirty-year veteran Tony D'Amato, who has fallen out of favor with young team owner Christina Pagniacci, and his [[offensive coordinator]]
▲The Miami Sharks, a once-great [[American football]] team, are struggling to make the 2001 Affiliated Football Franchises of America (AFFA) [[playoffs]]. They are coached by thirty-year veteran Tony D'Amato, who has fallen out of favor with young team owner Christina Pagniacci, and his [[offensive coordinator]], as well as D'Amato's expected successor, Nick Crozier. In the thirteenth game of the season, both [[starting quarterback]] Jack "Cap" Rooney and second-string quarterback Tyler Cherubini are injured and forced to leave the field. The desperate Sharks call upon third-string quarterback Willie Beamen to replace them. While a nervous Beamen makes a number of errors and fails to win the game for the Sharks, he plays well and gains confidence. Rooney vows to make it back by the playoffs, with D'Amato promising to not give up on him.
The next day, D'Amato and Pagniacci argue about the direction of the team. Pagniacci favors Crozier and wants to eventually cut Rooney. D'Amato argues that Pagniacci's father, the previous owner, would never meddle in his coaching plans. During the next game, to D'Amato's chagrin, Beamen disregards the team's conservative [[offense (sports)|offense]] and changes plays in the huddle. As the media hails Beamen as the next model of quarterback, the newfound success feeds his growing [[narcissism]] and leads to tension with teammates and coaches. During a confrontation with Beamen, D'Amato [[demotion|demotes]] him back to the bench. After Beamen gives an interview taking sole credit for the Sharks' winning streak, the other players refuse to perform for Beamen and consequently lose a home game. After Beamen gets into a brawl with Julian "J-Man" Washington, an irate D'Amato expresses his embarrassment at his team before leaving. Beamen contemplates and amends his self-centered behavior.
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An epilogue voiceover says that the Sharks eventually lost the championship final (the Pantheon Cup) to San Francisco. At D'Amato's final press conference as head coach, he is thanked by Pagniacci. D'Amato is expected to announce his retirement, but he instead drops two bombshells and announces that he has been hired as head coach and general manager of an [[expansion team]] in [[New Mexico]], the Albuquerque Aztecs, and that he has signed Willie Beamen to be his starting quarterback and [[franchise player]].
==Fictional teams==
It was filmed in [[Miami]], Florida and [[Dallas]], Texas. The [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] in Miami represents the home of the fictitious [[American football]] team, the Miami Sharks, and [[Texas Stadium]] is used for the home of the fictitious Dallas Knights. These and the other made-up teams and their league Associated Football Franchises of America (AFFA), are based on the [[National Football League]]. The actual NFL teams and league names which are trademarked.
At the end of the film, D'Amato laments to gathered media about his team's loss to San Francisco but does not reference their [[mascot]]. On the team schedule, the San Francisco Knights are mentioned, but this is likely a mistake, since the Dallas team has that nickname. A team called the Pharaohs is mentioned during the Minnesota game without any city, so it is possible they are the San Francisco Pharaohs.
*Miami Sharks
*Minnesota Americans
*Chicago Rhinos
*California Crusaders
*New York Emperors
*Dallas Knights
*Seattle Prospects
*Oregon Pioneers
*Colorado Blizzard
*Washington Lumbermen
*Los Angeles Breakers
*Kansas Twisters
*Orlando Crushers
*Texas Rattlers
*Houston Cattlemen
*Wisconsin Icemen
Expansion Team:
*Albuquerque Aztecs
==Cast==
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* [[Dennis Quaid]] as Jack "Cap" Rooney, starting [[quarterback]] and team captain. Seen as being like a son to D'Amato, the two have been credited with the team's greatest on-field successes. Rooney is now an aging veteran who faces injuries and conflicts with team personnel. Pagniacci wants to dump him. Relations have soured between Rooney and wife Cindy ([[Lauren Holly]]), who goads him without sympathy for his physical or mental situation, mercilessly browbeating him when he even mentions retiring. He is injured during a game and is replaced, but is determined to make a comeback. Rooney recovers in time for the first round of the playoffs, wherein he plays well until suffering a hard hit while scoring a touchdown before halftime.<ref name="filmblather1"/>
* [[James Woods]] as Dr. Harvey Mandrake, the unscrupulous team physician. He risks serious injury to players to enable the team to have a better shot at winning, often at the direction of Pagniacci. He is later fired after his unethical methods are discovered by the conscientious team [[internist]].<ref name="filmblather1"/>
* [[Jamie Foxx]] as Willie "Steamin" Beamen, the third-string quarterback, out of the University of Houston. Beamen has a history that eventually led him to distrust his coaches. In particular, while playing for San Diego, Beamen was made into a defensive secondary player for having "fast feet" and was eventually injured while making a tackle. Beamen initially believes that [[racism]] played a major role in his history of being denied opportunities he desired, using an alternative of "placeism" to describe a lack of African-American quarterbacks and head coaches in pro football. He takes over as starter after injuries to Rooney and the backup quarterback. Though surprisingly successful, Beamen causes tension among staff and teammates. He frequently changes the plays the coach calls, or just calls his own. These acts create major tension with D'Amato. D'Amato respects Beamen's athletic ability and acknowledges that his talents warrant him to be a quarterback, but heavily criticizes his lack of leadership skills and intangibles. He is granted his own music video and even asks owner Pagniacci for a date when she enters a postgame locker room full of naked or partly dressed players like himself. Beamen's antics on and off the field eventually get him demoted to the bench by D'Amato, who firmly believes that a quarterback's most important role is to lead the team and help keep them confident, both of which Beamen took a clear disregard for. Beamen later matures and is inspired by "Cap" Rooney's gutsy performance in the Sharks' first playoff game.
* [[LL Cool J]] as Julian "J-Man" Washington, starting [[running back]]. He is very good but becomes increasingly angry at Beamen for his cockiness and tendencies to take plays away from him. He is motivated by incentive clauses in his contract, and D'Amato refers to him as a "merc" (mercenary) "who will be gone before next season." Washington later redeems himself to the team by running out-of-bounds in order to stop the play clock while his team was attempting an offensive drive with little time left.
* [[Ann-Margret]] as Margaret Pagniacci, Christina's mother and the widow of the Sharks' original owner Arturo.
* [[Lauren Holly]] as Cindy Rooney, wife of Cap Rooney. It is heavily implied that she is no more than a [[trophy wife]], caring more for her wealth and social status than for her husband's health and well-being.
* [[Lawrence Taylor]] as Luther "Shark" Lavay, starting [[middle linebacker]] and the captain of the defense. He has a cortisone addiction and is nearing the twilight of a very successful career
* [[Jim Brown]] as Monte "Montezuma" Monroe, [[defensive coordinator]]. He is vocal and brings intensity to the defense and to the team in general. A longtime friend of D'Amato, who personally confides in Montezuma several times. Monroe states at one point he would like to return to high school coaching where the game is "pure."
* [[Aaron Eckhart]] as Nick Crozier, offensive coordinator. Nick is an offensive guru brought in from Minnesota by Christina Pagniacci. Young and tech-savvy (making use of a laptop computer while calling plays), he is highly critical of Tony's old-fashioned ways, as well as Beamen's changing the plays in the huddle and Julian's playing for contract incentives. Despite the tension, D'Amato recognizes Crozier's talent. He is named D'Amato's successor after the coach departs to lead an expansion franchise in New Mexico.
* [[Bill Bellamy]] as Jimmy Sanderson, the
* [[Matthew Modine]] as Dr. Ollie Powers, the team's internist. He discovers Dr. Mandrake covering for players who are suffering from near-career-ending injuries but are overdosing on painkillers, steroids and hormones to cover the pain. Powers faces his own dilemma in the need to relieve the players' pain vs. prescribing too much medication at the insistence of the addicted players.
* [[John C. McGinley]] as Jack Rose, an abrasive and prominent sports reporter. On his own cable show, Rose displays an incredible distaste for all things D'Amato. This leads to D'Amato physically assaulting Rose near the end of the regular season, but no charges are pressed after D'Amato makes a public apology. In spite of their rivalry (or even because of it) he confesses that he will miss D'Amato when he retires.
* [[Lela Rochon]] as Vanessa Struthers,
* [[Elizabeth Berkley]] as Mandy Murphy, a high
* [[Clifton Davis]] as Mayor Tyrone Smalls, who is always a few steps ahead of Christina in her efforts to leverage him into using taxpayer money to build a new stadium for the Sharks.
* [[Andrew Bryniarski]] as Patrick "Madman" Kelly, a starting [[offensive tackle]] with violent tendencies, who at one point threatens a jeering fan.
* [[
* [[James Karen]] and [[Gianni Russo]] as Christina's
* [[Duane Martin]] as Willie's
* [[Pat O'Hara]] as Tyler Cherubini, a [[journeyman quarterback]] who was initially second string quarterback after "Cap" Rooney was injured, before being injured himself, leading to Willie Beamen's first game as quarterback.
* [[Mazio Royster]] as
* [[Rick Johnson (quarterback)|Rick Johnson]] as Dallas
* [[Allan Graf]] as
* [[Margaret Betts]] as
* [[Lester Speight]] as Sharks'
* [[Eva Tamargo]] as Tunnel
* [[Delia Sheppard]] and [[Jaime Bergman]] as
* [[Dan Sileo]] as Dallas
* [[Sean Stone]] as
* [[Antoni Corone]] as
;Cameos
* [[Dick Butkus]]
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===Casting===
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Director Oliver Stone's first two choices to play Tony D'Amato were Al Pacino and [[Robert De Niro]]. [[Henry Rollins]] was offered a role as a football player but turned it down as he felt he did not have the size to make the portrayal believable. [[Sean Combs|Sean "P. Diddy" Combs]] was cast as Willie Beamen, but dropped out amidst rumors he could not throw a football convincingly. Publicly Combs dropped off the project because of scheduling conflicts with his recording career. [[Will Smith]] turned down the role as he wasn't interested.<ref name="theringer.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/12/19/21027886/any-given-sunday-oral-history | title="Football is a Dark Place": The Oral History of 'Any Given Sunday' | date=19 December 2019 }}</ref> According to [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], he met with Oliver Stone about playing the role of Willie Beamen but Stone turned Gooding down because he had already played a football player in ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' (1996). [[Chris Tucker]] turned down the role of Willie Beamen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/the-lost-roles-of-chris-tucker.html|title = The Lost Roles of Chris Tucker|date = 28 July 2011}}</ref> [[George Clooney]] was offered the role of Jack Rooney, but turned it down as he thought Stone was going to rewrite the script for him.<ref
Five Pro Football Hall of Fame Players made cameo appearances as opposing head coaches. [[Bob St. Clair]] appears as the coach for Minnesota in the first game. [[Y. A. Tittle]], for Chicago, the second game. [[Dick Butkus]], with California, the road game. [[Warren Moon]], with New York in the rain soaked game. For the final game in Dallas, [[Johnny Unitas]] appears as the coach.
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===Principal photography===
The film was shot in [[Miami, Florida]] and [[Irving, Texas]]
Director Oliver Stone
For the scenes during a football game, production asked local schools to participate as extras for the film, including Lake Stevens Middle School in Miami
Practice scenes were filmed in the ill-fated [[Homestead Sports Complex]], which was built for spring-training baseball; however, the stadium damaged by [[Hurricane Andrew]] in 1992 and eventually torn down without ever hosting a major league team.
The film also used [[Arena Football League]] players such [[Pat O'Hara]], who played for the [[Tampa Bay Storm]], later coached the [[Orlando Predators]] and is now an assistant coach with the [[Tennessee Titans]],
==Soundtrack==
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Oliver Stone wanted to use the music of the Canadian band [[Godspeed You! Black Emperor]] and actually filmed a scene using their music; when he later asked for permission the band said no, and Stone was forced to redo the scene without the music.
Film composer [[Richard Horowitz]], who supplied the original score, published his complete music for the film on a promotional CD.<ref>RHCD 01, 1999 ([http://soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=10200 ''Any Given Sunday''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111641/http://soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=10200 |date=2011-07-16 }} at soundtrackcollector.com).</ref>
==Release==
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===Reception===
The film received mixed reviews. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave an aggregated score of 52% positive from 127 reviews
''[[Time Out New York]]''{{'}}s [[Andrew Johnston (critic)|Andrew Johnston]] wrote: "It's often been said of films about sports that smaller balls equal better movies. ''Any Given Sunday'' explodes that theory, and not just because of the incredible intensity of its gridiron action. Oliver Stone's best movie in many years—and one of his finest ever—looks at the world of professional football from almost every conceivable angle, but it never tries to be the definitive statement on the subject. A surprisingly balanced film that merges Stone's hyperkinetic style with a character-centric narrative approach reminiscent of [[John Sayles]] and [[Robert Altman]] at their best, ''Sunday'' proves that powerful human drama and [[MTV]] visual pyrotechnics actually can coexist after all."<ref>Time Out New York, Dec. 30, 1999-Jan. 6, 2000, p. 87</ref>
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Conversely, [[Richard Schickel]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' criticized the story as being "standard" and stated "(a)lmost three hours of this jitter deteriorates from bravura filmmaking to annoying mannerism, and Any Given Sunday ends up less than the sum of its many, often interesting parts."<ref name="rottentomatoes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/any_given_sunday/reviews/?type=top_critics|title=Any Given Sunday - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date=2014-04-04|archive-date=2014-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407123504/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/any_given_sunday/reviews/?type=top_critics|url-status=live}}</ref> Rick Groen of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' wrote that the story was "(c)hoc-a-bloc with manly blather about sacrifice and honour and rugged individuals pulling together for the greater glory of the team."<ref name="rottentomatoes.com"/> And, elaborating on many critics' shared observations<ref name="rottentomatoes.com"/> that the movie was "hyperkinetic", Jack Matthews of the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' states that "the sensation we get from the blizzard of images and teeth-jarring sound effects is of having our head used as the football."
[[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' criticized Dennis Quaid as too old for his part, Cameron Diaz as "not up to the dramatic demands of her unsympathetic character," and the "ludicrously upbeat" ending, but complimented the portrayal of in-game action where the "kinetic furor of the game sequences helps camouflage the weaknesses of a screenplay that is a mechanically contrived series of power struggles."<ref name=NYT122299>Stephen Holden, [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/22/movies/film-review-end-zone-as-war-zone-hut.html], ''The New York Times'', December 22, 1999.</ref>
▲The film received an aggregated score of 52% from 127 reviews on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's consensus states: "Sometimes entertaining, but overall ''Any Given Sunday'' is a disappointment coming from Oliver Stone."<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/any_given_sunday/ "Any Given Sunday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011050829/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/any_given_sunday/ |date=2016-10-11 }}. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 17, 2010.</ref> On [[Metacritic]], ''Any Given Sunday'' has an aggregated score of 52% based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/any-given-sunday "Any Given Sunday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511044825/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/any-given-sunday |date=2019-05-11 }} ''Metacritic.com''</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Any Given Sunday" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=January 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102130540/https://www.cinemascore.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Director's cut===
When released to home video on VHS and DVD, a new [[director's cut]] by Oliver Stone was used. Due to the packaging listing "6 minutes of previously unseen footage" and a running time of 156 minutes, many{{who|date=August 2024}} assumed that the theatrical cut was 150 minutes, and that Stone had added six minutes of footage. In actuality, the theatrical cut ran 162 minutes; 12 minutes were deleted for the director's cut, and six minutes of new footage were added. Stone said these changes were made to help with the film's pacing.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
==See also==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
== Further reading ==
* {{Cite news |last=Kring-Schreifels |first=Jake |date=2019-12-19 |title="Football Is a Dark Place": The Oral History of 'Any Given Sunday' |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/12/19/21027886/any-given-sunday-oral-history |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0146838|title=Any Given Sunday}}
* {{amg movie|3013}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=333028}}
* {{AFI film|67712}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|id=any_given_sunday|title=Any Given Sunday}}
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