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Monday Night Mayhem (2002)

Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson

Overview

The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback ‘Dandy’ Don Meredith (Brad Beyer), along with Keith Jackson (Shuler Hensley), and the combative Howard Cosell (John Turturro) as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network’s focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson) takes his place, ruffling Cosell’s feathers. Then things get really crazy!

Length 98 minutes

Actors

John Turturro | John Heard | Kevin Anderson | Nicholas Turturro | Brad Beyer | Patti LuPone | Jay Thomas | Zak Orth | Shuler Hensley | Brennan Brown | Leo Burmester | Chad L. Coleman | Steve Schirripa | Eli Wallach | Luke Reilly | Sam Freed | Asio Highsmith | Daniel Stewart Sherman | John Otis | Michael McGrath | Glenn Howerton | Evan Trevor Thompson | James Villani | Nathaniel Marston | Jeff Dreisbach | Priscilla Shanks | Mark Lazarus | Matthew Sussman | Frank Senger | P.J. Brown | Patch Darragh | George Greif | Brian d'Arcy James