
Blood Sport
A searing commentary on the “win at all costs” mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David’s father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David’s lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
Director: Bonnie Prendergast, Jerrold Freedman
Actors: Ben Johnson, Craig Richard Nelson, David Doyle, Gary Busey, Larry Hagman, Michael Talbott, Mimi Saffian, Peggy Rea, Val Avery, William Lucking
Country: United States