What are some sports that have not been the main theme of a movie?

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: johngute
Sports that have not been in movies:

kickball
cross country skiing
telemark skiing

skiing has been the focus of lots of movies. maybe not that particular kind, though.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
What they really need is a movie about a gymnast who must learn to integrate martial arts into his routine in order to win a site for a missile defense system for his country.

Oh, wait...

HOLY SHIAT
why have I not seen this movie?

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: archiloco
racketball/squash/handball (kinda comes out in movies, but none that i know that revolves around it)
cricket (at least no american movies that i can think of, or foreign but i am sure there are some foreign)
darts (kinda of a sport)
track (shot put/discuss/field sports)

Lagaan (indian movie) is mostly about cricket. I'm sure there are a number of other ones as well.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Competitive Stunt Kiting

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Kev
Curling

Curling was very prevalent in the direct-to-dvd release of Santa's Slay.

 

[KMc]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
What they really need is a movie about a gymnast who must learn to integrate martial arts into his routine in order to win a site for a missile defense system for his country.

Oh, wait...

From the imdb summary page: "Plot Synopsis: This plot synopsis is empty."

Wow, that's harsh.

 

[nageov3t]

I don't recall any movies centered around cricket or polo.

 

[Cruisin1]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
jai alai
lacrosse

lacrosse was in american pie

 

[RGUN]

Originally posted by: Jhill
Billiards was covered in "The Color of money", and there was a more recent pool movie out.

Diving (swimming) was covered in "Back to School"

Arm Wrestling was in "Over the Top"

I don't think any movie covered Smear the Queer yet.

I guess it depends what you're smearing them with.

 

[Syrch]

water polo, i can't think of any movie with that in it.

 

[tfinch2]

DODGEBALL!

Oh wait...

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Originally posted by: Kev
Curling

Men with Brooms

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: Jhill
Billiards was covered in "The Color of money", and there was a more recent pool movie out.

poolhall junkies. and lets not forget probably one of the best pool movies out there, the movie in which the character 'fast' eddie felson was created: the hustler

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Originally posted by: archiloco
racketball/squash/handball (kinda comes out in movies, but none that i know that revolves around it)
cricket (at least no american movies that i can think of, or foreign but i am sure there are some foreign)
darts (kinda of a sport)
track (shot put/discuss/field sports)

Here are a couple of track movies I've seen numerous times, about distance runner Steve Prefontaine: Prefontaine and Without Limits. Mostly focused on running, but a few of the field athletes have some coverage (ex. discus thrower Mac Wilkins).

 

[Excelsior]

What about water polo?

 

[purbeast0]

there is a movie about water polo but I cannot think of the name ...

it's not the main focus of the movie however the main character is on the team (i think college) and they show qite a bit of it.

 

[Daishiki]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
jai alai
lacrosse

Jai Alai was the first one I thought of.

 

[Daishiki]

dang, first double post.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: jtvang125

Originally posted by: Kev
Actually I think there was just a recent movie called Wimbeldon about tennis, and the movie Top Gun was about volleyball.

Looks like you're right about the Wimbledon movie but Top Gun just had one scene of volleyball. It wasn't about volleyball.

Well that's all I watch it for wink wink.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Kaspian

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
What they really need is a movie about a gymnast who must learn to integrate martial arts into his routine in order to win a site for a missile defense system for his country.

Oh, wait...

:laugh: That movie has got to suck.

Oh, I remember when I watched that movie back in the '80s when I was a teenager. I thought the movie was bad a$$. Now I'm thinking wtf where they thinking when they wrote that script?:laugh:

I could've swore Chuck Norris was in that.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha

Originally posted by: Kev
Curling

Men with Brooms

you've gotta be kidding me

 

[Winchester]

Horseshoes

 

[UNCjigga]

One of my favorite sports movies growing up was "Cool Runnings" about bobsledding. I haven't seen a single bobsledding movie before or since. It is the seminal, definitive movie on bobsledding I guess.

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: Cruisin1

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
jai alai
lacrosse

lacrosse was in american pie

Topic Title: What are some sports that have not been the main theme of a movie?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I was going to say Jai Alai & Lacrosse too... lol. Played lacrosse, best damn sport out there.