80 for Brady

80 for Brady is an American sports comedy film directed by Kyle Marvin, written by Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern, and produced by Tom Brady. It features an ensemble cast led by Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field and Brady. The film was released in the United States on February 3, 2023 by Paramount Pictures and received mixed reviews from critics.
==Premise==
A fictional account of four senior friends who take a road trip to Houston to watch their hero Tom Brady and the New England Patriots play in Super Bowl LI.
==Cast==
*Lily Tomlin as Lou
*Jane Fonda as Trish
*Rita Moreno as Maura
*Sally Field as Betty
*Tom Brady as himself
*Billy Porter
*Rob Corddry
*Alex Moffat
*Guy Fieri as himself
*Harry Hamlin
*Bob Balaban
*Glynn Turman
*Sara Gilbert
*Jimmy O. Yang
*Ron Funches
*Matt Lauria
*Sally Kirkland as Ida
*Alex Bentley as Matt Patricia
Brady's former Patriots teammates Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman will have cameo appearances as themselves.
==Production==
It was announced in February 2022 that Tom Brady, recently retired from his football career, would produce the film, to be directed and co-written by Kyle Marvin. Brady will also co-star as himself alongside Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field. In March, Sara Gilbert, Glynn Turman, Bob Balaban, Ron Funches, Jimmy O. Yang, and Harry Hamlin were added to the cast. That same month, Brady said he was not retiring from the NFL. Marvin said the announcement was "certainly news to us, so we had to adapt."
Filming began by March 2022, with the production receiving a tax credit to film in California. In June, filming wrapped, with Billy Porter and Guy Fieri added to the cast. By July 14, 2022, Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola, and Julian Edelman joined the film.
==Release==
80 for Brady was released in theaters by Paramount Pictures on February 3, 2023, alongside Knock at the Cabin.
==Box office==
In the United States and Canada, 80 for Brady was released alongside Knock at the Cabin, and was projected to gross around $10 million from 3,800 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $4.7 million on its first day, which includes $1.3 million from previews on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday leading up to its release. It went on to debut to $12.5 million, finishing second behind Knock at the Cabin, though it actually sold more tickets, 1.3 million to 1.1 million. Of the opening weekend audience, 47% were over the age of 55 and 69% were women, with much of the sales coming from matinee showtimes. The film made $6 million in its second weekend (a drop of 53%), finishing fourth.
==Critical reception==
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 62% of 103 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's consensus reads, "The titular QB may have been tough to beat on the gridiron, but on the big screen, it's 80 for Brady's veteran leading ladies who make this lightweight comedy a fitfully winsome watch." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it an 85% positive score, with 68% saying they would definitely recommend it.
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