Blood Sport
- Released on
- Runtime
- 73 mins
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
Cast
- Ben Johnson
- Gary Busey
- Larry Hagman
- William Lucking
- David Doyle
- Mimi Saffian
- Peggy Rea
- Craig Richard Nelson
- Michael Talbott
- Val Avery
- Jan Clayton
- Misty Rowe
- William Hansen
- Michael Lembeck
- Asher Brauner
- Lee Delano
Director
- Jerrold Freedman
Producers
- Tony Thomas
