Blood Sport
1973
⏱️ 73 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaTV Movie
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.
Crew
Director
Jerrold Freedman
Writer
Jerrold Freedman
Producer
Tony Thomas, Paul Junger Witt
Production
20th Century Fox Television
Keywords
sportsamerican footballamerican football coachhigh school sportsaccidental deathoverbearing fatheryouth sports