Yesterday's Hero
| Yesterday's Hero | |
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| Directed by | Neil Leifer |
| Written by | Jackie Collins |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner Oscar Lerman Ken Regan |
| Starring | Ian McShane Suzanne Somers Adam Faith Paul Nicholas |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Yesterday's Hero is a 1979 British drama film directed by Neil Leifer and starring Ian McShane, Suzanne Somers, Adam Faith, Paul Nicholas and Cary Elwes (in his film debut).[1][2] It also features Glynis Barber and Emma Samms in their early performances.[3] The screenplay was written by novelist Jackie Collins, but was an original work and not based on one of her books.[4] Although it has echoes of the life of the former player George Best, the film is not biographical.[5]
Plot[]
Former star football player Rod Turner is now an alcoholic and playing in non-league football. Third Division club "The Saints", owned by pop star Clint Simon, are on a cup run and win their quarter finals match when their star striker is injured. Unable to find a suitable replacement player from another club, Simon has the idea of hiring his childhood idol Turner, over the protests of team coach Jake Marsh. Simon approaches Turner and takes him on a trip to Paris, where he meets his old flame Cloudy, a singer who is making a record with Simon. Turner accepts the offer and, after training with the team, plays in the semi final match but he is caught drinking at half-time in the dressing room by the coach Jake Marsh and banned from playing in the final. Turner is also torn between his girlfriend Susan and Cloudy, who takes Turner in after another drinking episode. Turner is on the bench in the final, but comes on as substitute to score the winning goal and clinch the cup.
Cast[]
- Ian McShane as Rod Turner
- Suzanne Somers as Cloudy Martin
- Adam Faith as Jake Marsh
- Paul Nicholas as Clint Simon
- Sam Kydd as Sam Turner
- Glynis Barber as Susan
- Trevor Thomas as Speed
- Sandy Ratcliff as Rita
- Alan Lake as Georgie Moore
- as Mack Gill
- Paul J. Medford as Marek
- as Butch
- Eric Deacon as Chris
- George Moon as Changing Room Attendant
- Jack Haig as Sam's Crony
- Damian Elwes as Disco Dancer
- Cary Elwes as Disco Dancer
- John Motson as himself: TV Interviewer / Commentator
References[]
- ^ "Yesterday's Hero (1979)". BFI.
- ^ "Cary Elwes | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Yesterday's Hero". Aveleyman.com.
- ^ Glynn, Stephen (3 May 2018). The British Football Film. Springer. ISBN 9783319777276 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Yesterday's Hero – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
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