North Dallas Forty (1979)

It's a Sport Not a Business

O.W. Shaddock (John Matuszak) argues with Coach Johnson (Charles Durning) over the lost to Chicago.

Directed by Ted Kotcheff.

Released in 1979 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Coach
  • character-type: Athlete
  • action: Argue
  • action: Grab
  • editors-choice: Sports Movies
  • primary-genre: Sports and Fitness
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Football
  • secondary-genre: Dark Humor & Black Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Sports Stories
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Late Night Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Bestsellers
  • secondary-genre: Sports Comedies
  • mood: Tuff
  • mood: Angry
  • primary-occasion: Sports
  • secondary-occasion: Football
  • prop: Jacket
  • setting: Locker Room
  • theme: Solidarity
  • theme: Motivation
  • theme: Frustration
  • theme: Teamwork
  • actor: Bo Svenson
  • actor: Charles Durning
  • actor: John Matuszak
  • actor: Nick Nolte
  • director: Ted Kotcheff
  • producer: Frank Yablans
  • producer: Jack B. Bernstein
  • producer: Frank Baur
  • cinematographer: Paul Lohmann
  • costume-designer: Dorothy Jeakins
  • production-designer: Alfred Sweeney
  • role-name: Phillip Elliott
  • role-name: Coach Johnson
  • role-name: O. W. Shaddock
  • role-name: Jo Bob Priddy
  • screenwriter: Nancy Dowd
  • screenwriter: Frank Yablans
  • screenwriter: Ted Kotcheff
  • year: 1979
  • studio: Paramount