Invincible
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Short description
Invincible tells the story of Vince Papale, a thirty-year-old bartender and part-time teacher in Philadelphia whose marriage and job have both fallen apart. A lifelong fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, he turns up at an open tryout announced by the team's new head coach, Dick Vermeil, an experiment meant to give ordinary people a chance at professional football. Few expect anything to come of it, but Papale, who never played beyond a single year in high school, wins a place on the roster. The film is based on events that took place in 1976.
Ericson Core directed the film, his first feature, from a screenplay by Brad Gann. Mark Wahlberg plays Papale, with Greg Kinnear as Vermeil, Elizabeth Banks as Janet Cantrell, Kevin Conway as Frank Papale, Michael Rispoli as Max Cantrell and Kirk Acevedo as Tommy. Core went on to direct Point Break in 2015 and Togo in 2019. Walt Disney Pictures produced the film on a budget of 40 million dollars, and it took in 58 million dollars worldwide, a modest return.
Audiences have received it warmly: on IMDb it holds 7 out of 10 from around 79,000 votes, and on TMDB it also stands at 7 out of 10, though from roughly 1,069 votes. A film critics' rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 136 reviews places it somewhat lower than the audience scores. The running time is 105 minutes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The real Vince Papale played an episodic role as one of the coaches.
- In one scene during a game, a player from the “Giants” team attacks the main character and knocks him down. This role was played by a football player from the University of Delaware team, but he was not supposed to attack, let alone knock down, Mark Wahlberg. The player was immediately removed from filming, but the scene was decided to be kept.
- Greg Kinnear prepared for the role by closely communicating with Dick Vermeil while he was the head coach of the “Kansas City Chiefs” team.
- Scenes at the summer training camp were filmed in northern Philadelphia, and surrounding buildings were filmed in such a way as to create the illusion of a real training camp in 1976.
- The 1976 home stadium of the “Eagles” team, called “Veteran's Stadium,” was actually filmed at the team’s former home stadium, which served as such from 1958 to 1970. It was called “Franklin Field.” “Veteran's Stadium” was demolished in 2004, even before work on the film began. Interior shots were created using computer technology, and “Franklin Field” was used for exterior shots.
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