50 Rudy

Sean Astin, Charles S. Dutton (1993, Columbia TriStar) While fans of struggling Notre Dame have been the ones sobbing of late, for the rest of us there's always been Rudy. Like its hero, Dan ''Rudy'' Ruettiger (Astin), the uplifting true story of a blue-collar kid who, through sheer force of guts, gets to play football for the legendary Fighting Irish overcomes a smattering of dopiness and slightness of size to tackle our hearts. Oh, and sports fan or not, you'll bawl... KLEENEX MOMENT...especially when Jerry Goldsmith's score swells as Rudy finally gets to play. Rudy is, quite simply, the consensus champion of that goofiest emotional commodity: happy tears.

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Originally posted Nov 28, 2003 Published in issue #739 Nov 28, 2003 Order article reprints
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