Blood Sport (1973)
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.
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Ben Johnson
as Dwayne Birdsong
as Dwayne Birdsong
Gary Busey
as David Lee Birdsong
as David Lee Birdsong
Larry Hagman
as Coach Marshall
as Coach Marshall
William Lucking
as Dennis Birdsong
as Dennis Birdsong
David Doyle
as Mr. Schmidt
as Mr. Schmidt
Mimi Saffian
as Mary Louise Schmidt
as Mary Louise Schmidt
Peggy Rea
as Mrs. Birdsong
as Mrs. Birdsong
Craig Richard Nelson
as Michael Braun
as Michael Braun
Michael Talbott
as Bubba Montgomery
as Bubba Montgomery
Val Avery
as Frank Dorsdale
as Frank Dorsdale
Jan Clayton
as Blanche Birdsong
as Blanche Birdsong
Misty Rowe
as Holly
as Holly
William Hansen
as Mr. Millsaps
as Mr. Millsaps
Michael Lembeck
as Reuben
as Reuben
Asher Brauner
as C.C.
as C.C.
Lee Delano
as Besco
as Besco
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Randy Edelman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Jerrold Freedman
Director
Director
Jerrold Freedman
Writer
Writer
Richard C. Glouner
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Calvin Maehl
Gaffer
Gaffer
Gerald Shepard
Editor
Editor
Joyce Selznick
Casting
Casting
Bonnie Prendergast
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Tony Thomas
Producer
Producer
Jack Bear
Costume Design
Costume Design
Paul Junger Witt
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Thomas Gark
Property Master
Property Master
Roger Sword
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Ronald Jacobs
Production Executive
Production Executive
Don S. Walden
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
