Kings ransom
Subtitle: The band that wouldn't die ; Small potatoes : who killed the USFL?
By: ESPN Films
Contributors: Wright, Mitch; Piper, Alex; Levinson, Barry; Tollin, Michael; ESPN Films (Firm); Asylum Entertainment (Firm); Baltimore Pictures (Firm); Team Marketing (Firm)
Series: 30 for 30 -- v. 01, DVD 01
Publisher: ESPN; Distributed by Team Marketing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Bristol, Conn.]; Owensboro, KY
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Hockey players; Trading of; Marching bands; History; Football; Los Angeles Kings (Hockey team); Baltimore Colts (Football team); USFL (Organization)
Other titles: Kings ransom.; Band that wouldn't die.; Small potatoes.
Description: Kings ransom: "On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen when the Edmonton Oilers sent Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Acclaimed director Peter Berg (Friday night lights, The kingdom) presents the captivating story of the trade that knocked the wind out of an entire country and placed a star-studded city at the feet of a 27-year-old kid known simply as 'The Great One'." --Container.

The band that wouldn't die: "In late March of 1984, a moving company secretly packed up the Baltimore Colts' belongings and snuck off in the darkness of early morning, leaving a city of deeply devoted fans in shock and disbelief. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson (Rain man, The Natural)... tells the story of the city's loss through the eyes of the Baltimore Colts Marching Band."--Container.

Small potatoes : who killed the USFL?: "In 1983, the upstart United States Football League signed three straight Heisman Trophy winners and future NFL stars Steve Young, Reggie White and Doug Flutie. Winning over fans with its aura of fun & flamboyance, the new league averaged crowds of 25,000. But with success came expansion and new owners, including a high profile real estate baron whose vision was at odds with the league's founders."--Container.
Notes: Originally broadcast as individual episodes of the ESPN documentary series 30 for 30 in 2009.

Special features: Kings ransom: two director's statements; deleted scene. The band that wouldn't die: two director's statements; 1984 Robert Irsay press conference; Baltimore Colts fight song. Small potatoes : who kill the USFL?: two director's statements; bloopers; deleted scenes.

Rated TV-G.

DVD, NTSC, region 1 encoding, widescreen presentation.

Closed-captioned.
Table of contents: title: Kings ransom  -- an Asylum Entertainment production ; produced by Alex Piper, Mitch Wright ; directed by Peter Berg -- (51 min.); title: The band that wouldn't die  -- in association with Baltimore Pictures ; producer, Lee Bonner ... [et al.] ; directed by Barry Levinson -- (53 min.); title: Small potatoes : who killed the USFL? -- produced by Gary Cohen, Matt McDonald, Mitch Wright ; written & directed by Mike Tollin-- (51 min.).