Monday Night Mayhem
- Released on
- Runtime
- 98 mins
The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith, Keith Jackson, and the combative Howard Cosell as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!
The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith, Keith Jackson, and the combative Howard Cosell as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!
Cast
- John Turturro
- John Heard
- Kevin Anderson
- Nicholas Turturro
- Brad Beyer
- Patti LuPone
- Jay Thomas
- Zak Orth
- Shuler Hensley
- Brennan Brown
- Leo Burmester
- Chad L. Coleman
- Steve Schirripa
- Eli Wallach
- Luke Reilly
- Sam Freed
- Asio Highsmith
- Daniel Stewart Sherman
- John Otis
- Michael McGrath
- Glenn Howerton
- Evan Trevor Thompson
- James Villani
- Nathaniel Marston
- Jeff Dreisbach
- Priscilla Shanks
- Mark Lazarus
- Matthew Sussman
- Frank Senger
- P.J. Brown
- Patch Darragh
- George Greif
- Brian d'Arcy James
- Tom Flynn
- Bill Pitts
- Paul Romero
- J.D. Wolfe
- Barry Hirsch
- Al Thompson
- Kristen Taylor Burns
- Valerie Murphy
- Annie Hoffman
- Steve Nuke
- Louis Hirsch
- Lloyd Goodman
- Mark Alhadeff
- Nathan Wetherington
- Frank Ferrara
- Dominic Chianese Jr.
- Copes White
- Andy Duppin
- Dan Carter
- Roberta Dean
- Ashley Baer
- Alexander Bogner
- Charles E. Noyes
- Jake Mallin
- Jo Ann Zolfo
- Jeff Sine
- Natalie Greif
- Muhammad Ali
- John Lennon
- Richard Nixon
- Ronald Reagan
- Michael Edward Baker
- Barry Orton
- Skippy D
- Sian DeVega
- Michelle DiBenedetti
- Carson Grant
- Molly Griffith
- Jim Knusch
- Christopher Lucas
- Andrew L. Nielson
- Damaine Radcliff
- Robert Ruvolo
- Antonio Saillant
- Charlie Sara
- Abby Wathen
- Ray Wineteer
- Elizabeth Wood
- Alexander Wraith
Director
- Ernest R. Dickerson
