The Sports Pages
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Richard Benjamin
Merle Harmon
Lorena Gale
Michael David Simms
Jeremy Ratchford
Julian Goodman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A sports anthology telefilm featuring two classic stories from the annals of sports. "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100," is about a by-the-book golfer who is murdered by his golf partner. "The Heidi Bowl," is a fictitious retelling of the events of the infamous 1968 Jets-Raiders football game telecast that NBC cut short by airing the children's television movie "Heidi," angering East Coast sports fans.
In "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100," Doc Lionel Waddems is on trial for murdering his infuriating golf partner. Despite advice from his lawyer, Waddems is adamant about taking the stand to tell his side of the story. An avid practitioner of the game, Waddens has spent years honing his game in pursuit of breaking 100. On that fateful day, the goal seemed to finally be within his reach, except for the fact that Waddems chose HOward Greene for his partner. Attorney Greene, a stickler for the rules, often quoted the offical rules of golf from memory, much to Doc Waddems' chagrin and irritation, But the ball seemed to be doing Waddems' bidding; nothing or no one was going to stop him, especially not Greene. Doc Waddems was going to break 100 -- even if it killed his partner and sent him to prison for life.
In "The Heidi Bowl," in winter 1968, the New York Jets, led by quarterback Joe Namath, were making their way towards the championship in a close game against the Oakland Raiders. With 65 minutes left, and the outcome of the game still bery much in question, a network technician switched the television programming to begin airing the children's classic, "Heidi," leaving thousands of New Yorkers mystified and outraged. The characters include: Melinda, a switchboard operator at the network whose equipment can't handle the influx of viewer calls; her husband Frank, whose small get-together turns into a full-scale party; Marvin, a bookie whose personal fortune depends on the outcome of the game; Peyton, a rookie technician who caused the game to disappear; and Mr. White, the network control room supervisor.
Director
Richard Benjamin
Cast
Merle Harmon
Lorena Gale
Michael David Simms
Jeremy Ratchford
Julian Goodman
Colin Murdock
Christian Bocher
Frank Crudele
Stacey Fair
Kevin Mcnulty
Daryle Lamonica
Ellie Harvie
Eugene Levy
Kasper Michaels
Graham Jarvis
Micki Maunsell
Gillian Barber
David Palffy
Philip Maurice Hayes
George Plimpton
Kurt Gowdy
Carolyn Tweedle
James Brown
Chelan Simmons
Kelsey Grammer
Tonia Havard
Bob Newhart
Helen Gurley Brown
Ed Koch
Jane Sowerby
Zachary Ansley
Peter Kelamis
Brian Markinson
John Kapelos
Robin Mossley
Brittany Tiplady
Eric Keenleyside
Dee Jay Jackson
Gary Basaraba
Jennifer Edwards
Anthony Ulc
Laurie Brunetti
Crew
Patrick Banister
Amanda Bartley
John Beatty
Anji Bemben
Susan Bloedurn
John Boyle
Todd Brooks
Jacqueline Cambas
Bette Chadwick
Allison Chretien
Allison Cowitt
John Davidson
Jorge De Barrio
Carter De Haven, Iv
Tony De De Pasquale
Tony De De Pasquale
Candice Elzinga
Mike Fenton
David E Fluhr
Allison Fraser
Mark Friedgen
Jason Furukawa
Gretchen Goode
Sheila Goodman
Phil Gough
Holly Gregory
Douglas Higgins
Tara Hungerford
Ernie Jackson
Adam Jenkins
Kathleen Kennedy
Phil Klapwyk
Jeffrey Lampert
Jeffrey Lampert
John Leroy
Kevin Leslie
Don Marquis
Frank Marshall
Rose Marie Mcsherry
Beth Mercer
Jay Henry Moritz
Kristen Morton
Helen Mossler
Murphy
Cali Newcomen
Danny Nowak
Jim Pate
Mary T Radford
Georgi Ramsland
Allan K Rosen
John Sleep
Martina Smyth
Margaret Soloman
Mike Spadone
Jeremy Stanbridge
Thierry Tanguy
Marie Tate
Donald Todd
Pascal Verschooris
Joseph Vitarelli
Dan Wallin
Wally Watson
George Zaloom
George Zaloom
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 3, 2004
Aired in United States January 7, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 3, 2004
Began shooting October 9, 1999.
Completed shooting November 2, 1999.
