| The Replacements | |
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| Directed by | Howard Deutch |
| Written by | Vince McKewin |
| Produced by | Dylan Sellers |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Seth Flaum Bud S. Smith |
| Music by | John Debney |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50 million[1] |
| Box office | $50.1 million[1] |
The Replacements is a 2000 sports comedy film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Rhys Ifans, Jon Favreau, and Jack Warden in his last film appearance before his death in 2006.
The movie was loosely based on the 1987 NFL strike, specifically the Washington Redskins, who won all three replacement games without any of their regular players and went on to win Super Bowl XXII.[2] Though the film is a story of the replacement players, the Falco–Martel quarterback controversy is quite similar to the one in the post-strike Washington controversy between Doug Williams and Jay Schroeder. Hackman narrated the episode of NFL Network's America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions devoted to that team.
- ^ a b "The Replacements (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ Richman, Mike (October 25, 2012). "Redskins Legacy: 1987 Replacement Team". Retrieved June 23, 2021.