Everybody's All-American (1988)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Writers (WGA):

Frank Deford (novel)
Thomas Rickman (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 November 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Their life story is a love story

Plot:

A Louisiana football legend struggles to deal with life's complexities after his college career is over. |

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Gambling | Racism | American Football | Sports Team

Cast

Jessica Lange	...	Babs Rogers Grey
Dennis Quaid	...	Gavin Grey
Timothy Hutton	...	Donnie 'Cake'
John Goodman	...	Lawrence
Carl Lumbly	...	Narvel Blue
Ray Baker	...	Bolling Kiely
Savannah Smith Boucher	...	Darlene Kiely (as Savannah Smith Bouchér)
Patricia Clarkson	...	Leslie Stone
Joseph Meyer	...	Pep Leader
J. Kevin Brune	...	Roommate
Wayne Knight	...	Fraternity Pisser
Roy B. Stewart Sr.	...	Junie
Pat Pierre Perkins	...	Willy Mae
Aaron Neville	...	Man with Gun
Shawn Burks	...	Georgia Center
David Sheltraw	...	Georgia Quarterback
A.J. Duhe	...	Cleveland Linebacker
Michael J. Fisher	...	Redskins Quarterback (as Mike Fisher)
Jeff Wickersham	...	Denver Quarterback
J.C. Sealy	...	Player's Wife #1
Neva Gage	...	Player's Wife #2
Chuck Hicks	...	Bigot
Frank Deford	...	Cafe Owner
Lyla Hay Owen	...	Gray Ghost Inn Hostess
Sheri Tyrrell Brogdon	...	Motel Girl
Kellee Kennedy	...	Motel Girl
Bethlyn Gerard	...	Motel Girl (as Bethlyn Weidler)
Allen McCarty	...	Pageant MC
Jerri Lauridsen	...	Baby Sitter
Clarence Davis	...	Retirement Player
Tom Mullen	...	Retirement Player
Thomas Rickman	...	Terra-Turf Man (as Tom Rickman)
Claude File	...	Conventioneer
Tody Bernard	...	Man at Bar
Phillip Carter	...	Gray Ghost Inn Customer (as Philip Carter)
Lewis A. Erber Jr.	...	Broncos Coach
Melissa Massey	...	1981 Cindy
Sherrod Auxt	...	1981 Larry
Dan Borne	...	Retirement Banquet MC
Jeb Quaid	...	Young Tommy
Barbara Harris	...	Cheerleader #1
Terrence Beasor	...	Newsreel Announcer
John Erwin	...	Redskins Announcer
Mitch Carter	...	Redskins Color Man
Bob Neill	...	Baseball Announcer
Jeffrey Atkins	...	Football Player
Scott Bailey	...	Football Player
Skee Bernhardt	...	Football Player
Kenny Bordelon	...	Football Player
Clifford Branch	...	Football Player
Raymond Brock	...	Football Player
Larry Brunson	...	Football Player
Clinton Burrell	...	Football Player
Raymond Chester	...	Football Player
Chris Cruz	...	Football Player
Daryl Daye	...	Football Player
Michael Dellocono	...	Football Player
David Ditthardt	...	Football Player
Kirk Dodge	...	Football Player
Gary Ebert	...	Football Player
Clark Ellis	...	Football Player
Timothy Erber	...	Football Player
Lawrence Fitzmorris	...	Football Player
Greg Fontenot	...	Football Player
Tim Fox	...	Football Player
Emile Guillot	...	Football Player
Jordan Harding	...	Football Player
Robert Hartwig	...	Football Player
John Hazard	...	Football Player
Paul Hood	...	Football Player
Carlos Hornbrook	...	Football Player
Timothy Joiner	...	Football Player
John Jones	...	Football Player
John Kamana	...	Football Player
Ken Kells	...	Football Player
Alex Knight	...	Football Player
Chris Koenig	...	Football Player
Randy Larose	...	Football Player
James Laughlin	...	Football Player
Robert Leary	...	Football Player
Fred Lewis	...	Football Player (as Freddie Lewis)
Robert Lewis	...	Football Player
Rick Moser	...	Football Player
Tracy Porter	...	Football Player
Jimmy Stewart	...	Football Player
Tim Sullivan	...	Football Player
Steve Zabel	...	Football Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deborah Abbott	...	Football Fan (uncredited)
Kevin Cavell	...	Football player (uncredited)
Ann Dalrymple	...	Executive Secretary (uncredited)
A.J. DiSpirito	...	Football Player (uncredited)
Davis Hotard	...	Dancer at Party (uncredited)
Billy Scott	...	Kid (uncredited)
Mason Wood	...	Football Player (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak	...	Friend of Grey (uncredited)

Directed by
Taylor Hackford

Writing credits (WGA)
Frank Deford		(novel)
Thomas Rickman		(screenplay) (as Tom Rickman)

Produced by
Stuart Benjamin	....	executive producer
Alan C. Blomquist	....	co-producer
Taylor Hackford	....	producer
Ian Sander	....	producer
Laura Ziskin	....	producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Stephen Goldblatt

Film Editing by
Don Zimmerman

Casting by
Nancy Klopper

Production Design by
Joe Alves

Art Direction by
George Jenson

Set Decoration by
Rosemary Brandenburg

Costume Design by
Theadora Van Runkle

Makeup Department
E. Thomas Case	....	makeup artist (as Tom Case)
Virginia G. Hadfield	....	hair stylist (as Virginia Hadfield)
Kevin Haney	....	special makeup assistant
Paul Huntley	....	wig maker
Susan V. Kalinowski	....	hair stylist supervisor (as Susan Kalinowski)
Bob Mills	....	makeup supervisor
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair designer: Ms. Lange
Dick Smith	....	special makeup design

Production Management
Alan C. Blomquist	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson	....	second second assistant director (as Michael A. Amundson)
J. Tom Archuleta	....	second assistant director
Jerry Ballew	....	first assistant director
Steve Danton	....	second assistant director
Linnea Ebba Wicklund	....	second second assistant director (as Linnea Wicklund)

Art Department
Larry Clark Bird	....	property master
Robert Misetich	....	stand-by painter
Paul Myerberg	....	lead person
Marvin Salsberg	....	construction coordinator
Sig Tingloff	....	set designer
Ken Zimmerman	....	assistant property master
Gail Briant	....	signwriter (uncredited)
Jonas Kirk	....	propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Stuart Spates	....	property assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary D. Alexander)
Karen M. Baker	....	sound editor
Jim Borgardt	....	adr editor (as James A. Bogardt)
Crew Chamberlain	....	boom operator
Don Coufal	....	boom operator
Roger Daniell	....	sound mixer
Doreen A. Dixon	....	supervising adr editor
Gary S. Gerlich	....	sound editor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer
David L. Horton Jr.	....	sound editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Osborne	....	sound editor
Rich Steven	....	sound editor
Frank E. Warner	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Wexler	....	production sound mixer
Jeff Wexler	....	sound
Bill Wylie	....	sound editor (as William J. Wylie)
Bruce Irvine	....	sound recording engineer (uncredited)
Jerry Jacobson	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Greg Landerer	....	special effects coordinator
Kevin Pike	....	special effects supervisor: football unit
William Purcell	....	special effects

Stunts
Rob Cutbirth	....	stunts
Gary Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Davis	....	stunts
Robert Elmore	....	stunts
Michael Papajohn	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Anderson	....	camera operator
Kirk Bales	....	dolly grip
Chuck Cohen	....	second camera operator
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Ray De La Motte	....	camera operator
Harry Dial	....	rigging gaffer
Brad Edmiston	....	assistant camera
Emil Hampton	....	assistant camera
Bill King	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Geary McLeod	....	first assistant camera
Hal Nelson	....	grip
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator (as Randy Nolan)
Charles Saldana	....	key grip
Baird Steptoe	....	assistant camera
Mike Strong	....	gaffer (as Michael Strong)
Tama Takahashi	....	assistant camera: second camera
Bess Wiley	....	second assistant camera
Bill Young	....	key grip
Bruce D. Spellman	....	second company grip: football sequences (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sandra Dawes	....	extras casting
Jo Doster	....	location casting
Dee Cothern	....	location casting consultant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ellis Cohen	....	costumer
Joann Turnpaugh Lans	....	costumer: women
Daniel J. Lester	....	costume supervisor: men (as Dan Lester)
Betty M. Nowell	....	costume supervisor: women
Buck Skelton	....	costumer: men
James P. Cullen	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Rick Howe	....	assistant editor
Jim Prior	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator
Marty Paich	....	conductor
Joel Sill	....	music supervisor
Curt Sobel	....	music editor
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Butch Chaney	....	transportation captain
Darwin Joston	....	transportation captain
Gary Littlefield	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Andrea Asimow	....	vice president of development: New Visions
Jackie Bartkiewicz	....	special consultant
Katherine E. Beyda	....	production secretary
Carl Beyer	....	office assistant
Dr. Sheldon Bivens	....	tiger handler
John Caldwell	....	production runner
Misty Carey	....	production office coordinator
Thomas A. Davila	....	assistant production accountant
Lewis A. Erber Jr.	....	coach/technical advisor
Chris Silver Finigan	....	production accountant
Chappy Hardy	....	football crowd
Darryl Harmon	....	location projectionist
Mark Herzog	....	production runner
Mark Indig	....	location manager
Jamie Kehoe	....	craft service
Jeffrey S. Larisey	....	tiger handler
Jerri Lauridsen	....	production associate
Jenny Manriquez	....	office assistant
Molly M. Mayeux	....	production runner
Jon McBride	....	special consultant
Odis McKinney	....	assistant coach
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor
Frank O'Neill	....	trainer
Dan Perri	....	title designer
Marge Piane	....	assistant: Mr. Hackford
Jane E. Russell	....	production liaison
Dr. Donna Ryan	....	special consultant
Don Thompson	....	special consultant
Edna Tromans	....	publicist
Dr. Henry Yamada	....	special consultant
Edward Bowen	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Beau Holden	....	assistant: Dennis Quaid (uncredited)
Shauna L. Kroen	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Visions Pictures
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1993) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (UK)

Other Companies

• Inter Video  24 frame video playback
• Sportsrobe  costumes

Also Known As:

When I Fall in Love

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

New Visions Pictures

Trivia:

Filming was stopped for weeks when Dennis Quaid had his collarbone broken by Tim Fox of the New England Patriots during filming. Footage of Quaid rolling in pain on the sidelines of the snow game appears in the finished film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Level of beer and amount of foam in Cake's glass at Lawrence's pub.

Quotes:

[about the Gray Ghost's theme restaurant]
Babs Grey: I'm running this place. I'm good at it. Did anybody ever think I was good at anything? I sure didn't.

Movie Connections:

Features Long-Haired Hare (1949)

Soundtrack:

Finger Poppin' Time

Not really my all-American

First off, this is an OK film, no more, no less. I've never been much of a fan of Dennis Quaid, even though we hail from the same town. His essential cockiness, though, seems made for this part. Jessica Lange was, as always, very beautiful, even though she exhibits a bit of hard-edged brittleness. John Goodman turned in a very good performance. All three seemed a bit too old to pass for college kids, but hey, what're you gonna do when your film spans 25-plus years? The central themes were old, familiar, and a bit tired. In general, it seems that football movies are a lot harder to make than baseball movies, for obvious reasons. The action sequences were mostly done pretty well. Overall, this one is probably worth a Netflix rental, but don't spend any money on it.