Loveable underdogs et al

[thebitterguy]

Riddle me this, Batman.

(BTW: The following post and related replies will contain spoilers to every single sports film ever, if we're lucky)

I was watching Dodgeball recently, and was reminded of something a friend told me, about how the 'alternate ending' consists of, well, the heros losing.

My reaction to that bit of info was, well, annoyance. Maybe, MAYBE in a semi-serious sports movie you can see the team of loveable misfits not winning, but it's okay because they came together and learned they're all more alike than they are different.

But, really? A film with Pirate Steve, "The five D's", The Luck of the Irish, and Lance Armstrong's comedic debut? They couldn't lose. They were the inheritors of the Les Nessman award for good sportsmanship.

So. Name for me a sports flick where the Hero team DIDN'T win. Where the underdogs, in fact, lost, and the favoured team won. Or two. Or none.

Comments

[deven-science.livejournal.com]

I was going to say Mystery, Alaska, but someone beat me to it. Wait, I still said it, though.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

As long as nobody else says Mystery, Alaska, then we're okay.

Oh damn it!