OUR NOMINATION FOR "BEST PICTURE OF ALL TIME"

Rating: 10/10 (30 October 2000)

Anyone who has seen the movie "Rudy" realizes the great direction it got from David Anspaugh, the stellar performances by a cast made in heaven, and the fantastic musical score by whom, we do not know.
But let's forget the superlatives and get to the point: RUDY is simply the best movie that's ever come our way! Why? Because it is a story of love for achievement, love for family and friends, and a determination to succeed when all the odds are against you. How Sean Astin failed to get the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role, is beyond us!
Last night (Sunday, October 29th) the TBS Superstation had its own premiere of "Rudy". It's been "premiered in Western New York about a hundred times. But who's counting?
We have one fervent hope: that Sean Astin gets to read this. Because I want him to realize that he not only played the lead role in the BEST MOVIE FOR ALL TIME, but that he did it with "heart" and that makes him a national hero for all-time, doesn't it?
If we could eyeball Sean, we'd tell him this: "Sean, If you never make another dime in the movie industry, you can still stand proud because you made the BIG one, the one that is still making us laugh and cheer, and is still bringing tears to our eyes."
"For the record, this retired movie reviewer for a Buffalo newspaper, wants to point out your finest scene (and that's a tough choice because you were great in every single one of them):. It happens when the Notre Dame team prepares to go out from the tunnel and onto the playing field and the captain asks you: : "You ready, champ?" and your face under that helmet tells it all and you say: "I'VE BEEN READY FOR THIS MY WHOLE LIFE"
No one in this cast is without glory: Neither the guy who compassionately yet toughly, portrays Notre Dame Coach Ira Parsigian (his identity escapes us), nor Jon Favreau (as D-Bob ) who yells out "who's the wild guy now?" nor Ned Beatty as Rudy's dad who feels the moment of glory with perfect elation.
As for yesterday's showing on TV, we hope they'll show it again and again, perhaps until another "new millennium.". If more people are lucky enough to see "RUDY", there might be some hope for the human race, after all!