Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

http://www.kino.com/harvardbeatsyale
An extraordinary retelling of one of the most famous college football games in history, Kevin Raffertys HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29 combines rare footage of the wildly unpredictable 1968 game with unguarded, politically-charged recollections from the original players. The two squads, both of which entered the contest undefeated, included a Vietnam vet as well as members of both paramilitary and antiwar groups; at Harvard, the team also included actor Tommy Lee Jones (who reminisces about his roommate Al Gore), while Yales star quarterback became the inspiration for B.D., the jock character in Garry Trudeaus Doonesbury comic strip. As Jones puts it, ideas were flying around like bullets — and as becomes clear by the end of the film, this was a social experience that resonated well beyond one Saturday afternoon on the playing field.

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• Harvard
• Beats
• Yale
• 29-29
• Kevin
• Rafferty
• Tommy
• Lee
• Jones
• Kino
• International
• College
• Football

[nitramfan]

I WAS THERE, A 14-YEAR OLD And my two friends. Thumbed up from Cape Cod. Grabbed more than 100 stubs from a barrel near the end zone as we departed. Then Harvard recovered fumble. Guard refused to re-admit those without a stub, so we sold about 80 stubs for $2 each. Then went back in and watched Crimson "win." We're on the edge of the end zone in the film. Left and ate at Locke-Ober. Told the maitre'd our fathers told us to meet them. Great meal. Great memory.

[80stvguy]

back when they played actual football

[TeeKay19]

I just read the synopsis on the Kino website - says that Frank Champi was unknown, even to his teammates. Sorry, not true.  Frank was a highly recruited high school quarterback at Everett High, outside Boston. Pete Varney was from North Qunicy high and played against Champi's state championship Everett team. Champi was the qb on a high school team that also NEVER lost a game in his h.s. career, same as Dowling. Irony, on Everett's power sweeps, Champi used to be lead blocker. Bad-ass guy.

[JulioRVarela]

Awesome!

[RobynHode8]

Great film. Saw it on Netflix

[Howardhinman]

Outstanding!

Thank you.