Blood Sport
1973-12-05 | 73 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Ben JohnsonDwayne Birdsong
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Gary BuseyDavid Lee Birdsong
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Larry HagmanCoach Marshall
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William LuckingDennis Birdsong
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David DoyleMr. Schmidt
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Peggy ReaMrs. Birdsong
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Craig Richard NelsonMichael Braun
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Michael TalbottBubba Montgomery
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Val AveryFrank Dorsdale
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Jan ClaytonBlanche Birdsong
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Misty RoweHolly
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William HansenMr. Millsaps
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Michael LembeckReuben
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Asher BraunerC.C.
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Lee DelanoBesco