| Overall: | C+ |
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| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Run Time: | 114 |
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| Video Release: | 22 Sep 2008 |
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The early days of sport are often a far cry from what we see today. As WWI rages in Europe, a small town schoolteacher introduces the newly invented game of basketball as one way to unite his students and bring an end to the recess brawls in The Basket. In the 1960s, collegiate basketball is rattled when a Texas university coach puts an all-Black first-string squad on the hardwood in Glory Road.
Home Video Extra Features
Leatherheads kicks off on DVD with an audio commentary by actor/director George Clooney and producer Grant Heslov, deleted scenes and the featurettes: George Clooney: A Leatherheaded Prankster, Visual Effects Sequence, No Pads, No Fear: Creating the Rowdy Football Scenes and Footballs’ Beginning: The Making of Leatherheads. Audio tracks are available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English, French and Spanish), with subtitles in English (SDH), French and Spanish.
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
