A former football hero cannot accept his career is over. He loses himself in alcohol and women.
Acting
Heston commits to pathetic like his Oscar depends on it.
Direction
Gries lets scenes breathe until you suffocate with Cat.
Director
Tom Gries
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heston was 45 playing a washed-up QB; in real life he was still doing his own stunts in Planet of the Apes films. The irony apparently escaped everyone.
Shot during the Saints' actual 1968 season when they went 4-9-1. The franchise's futility adds accidental documentary texture to Catlan's despair.
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