A has-been, alcoholic former soccer star determines to make a comeback. He gets help from his former girlfriend, now a rock star, and her partner.A has-been, alcoholic former soccer star determines to make a comeback. He gets help from his former girlfriend, now a rock star, and her partner.A has-been, alcoholic former soccer star determines to make a comeback. He gets help from his former girlfriend, now a rock star, and her partner.
Sandy Ratcliff
- Rita
- (as Sandy Ratcliffe)
Paul J. Medford
- Marek
- (as Paul Medford)
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- TriviaFootage from the 1979 League Cup Final between Southampton and Nottingham Forest was used. Also filmed at Ipswich Town 31:03/1979 when Ipswich were playing Manchester City in Division 1
- GoofsTo correspond with the footage used from the 1979 League Cup final, the Saints players wore replica Southampton kits, featuring yellow shirts and blue shirts. However, not all the players featured in the fictional Saints side had the same strip. While some had the correct kit, featuring a blue band running down the sleeves with yellow Admiral logos, other players wore a shirt that had plain sleeves. Furthermore, a couple of players, including Ian McShane's character, had the wrong typeface for their numbers on the back of the shirts. Admiral had a distinctive font at the time, but a couple of players have plain numbers more familiar with Umbro shirts of the period.
- Quotes
Rod Turner: You fucking do it
- Crazy creditsSuzanne Somers' Wardrobe from her own closet.
- SoundtracksYesterday's Hero
(uncredited)
Written by Dominic Bugatti (uncredited) and Frank Musker
Performed by Paul Nicholas
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Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero is Rocky meet George Best via Elton John and Saturday Night Fever. It certainly was an oddball film which explained why the British movie industry was dying by the end of the 1970s.
Rod Turner (Ian McShane) is the over the hill womanising football player who is fond of the booze. He gets a chance to play with a lower league side owned by a pop star Clint Simon. The team is having a great run in the FA Cup and Turner has the experience if not quiet the legs anymore.
Only the manager Jake (Adam Faith) hates Turner and the feeling is mutual.
The movie is basically will the team reach the FA cup final. Can Turner keep off the booze and the self destructive lifestyle. Will the songs get better.
The movie is filled with disco themed songs sung by Paul Nicholas who plays Clint and the token American Suzanne Somers who is the perky Cloudy.
While the team are doing well, Clint is on an around the world tour. You know this as Clint goes 'Hello Amsterdam' or 'Hello Stockholm' but the stage looks the same wherever they go.
As for Adam Faith. He is the most unconvincing football manager I have seen.
The script by Jackie Collins was merely functional and she toned down the sauciness. Director Neil Leifer was too inexperienced. You can tell from the training footage sequences. It is no Rocky.
At least McShane gave a committed performance and it would had worked better if the script was good and the songs were excised from it.
Rod Turner (Ian McShane) is the over the hill womanising football player who is fond of the booze. He gets a chance to play with a lower league side owned by a pop star Clint Simon. The team is having a great run in the FA Cup and Turner has the experience if not quiet the legs anymore.
Only the manager Jake (Adam Faith) hates Turner and the feeling is mutual.
The movie is basically will the team reach the FA cup final. Can Turner keep off the booze and the self destructive lifestyle. Will the songs get better.
The movie is filled with disco themed songs sung by Paul Nicholas who plays Clint and the token American Suzanne Somers who is the perky Cloudy.
While the team are doing well, Clint is on an around the world tour. You know this as Clint goes 'Hello Amsterdam' or 'Hello Stockholm' but the stage looks the same wherever they go.
As for Adam Faith. He is the most unconvincing football manager I have seen.
The script by Jackie Collins was merely functional and she toned down the sauciness. Director Neil Leifer was too inexperienced. You can tell from the training footage sequences. It is no Rocky.
At least McShane gave a committed performance and it would had worked better if the script was good and the songs were excised from it.
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- Jan 11, 2021
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- Герой завтрашнего дня
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- Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England, UK(football sequences filmed at: - Wembley Stadium)
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