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| George Clooney, John Krasinski, Renee Zellweger |
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Official Site
George Clooney's Involvement
George serves as director and co-star. George Clooney also re-wrote the script, but the Writers Guild of America
denied Clooney a screenplay credit.
About The Movie (official synopsis)
Oscar® winners George Clooney
and Renée Zellweger match wits in Leatherheads, a quick-witted
romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America’s nascent pro-football league in 1925.
Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero who is determined to guide his team
from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse,
Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling
sport finally capture the country’s attention.
Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford
(John Krasinski), America’s favorite
son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing
good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton (Zellweger)
aims to prove that’s the case.
A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter’s war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start
to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections.
As the new game of pro-football
becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the
girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver
he will save just for the fourth quarter…
George Clooney on Leatherheads
"With any luck, we set up a few classic sports moments and then sort of poop all over them. That's our hope. Our hope
is that every time you think it's going to get really sappy for a second, we turn it on its ear." -- Entertainment Weekly fall 2007 preview
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Principal Cast (full cast at IMDb)
George Clooney...................................... Jimmy "Dodge" Connolly
Renee Zellweger..................................................... Lexi Littleton
John Krasinski .................................................. Carter Rutherford
Jonathan Pryce..................................................................... CC
Stephen Root..................................................................... Suds
Wayne Duvall............................................ Coach Frank Ferguson
Keith Loneker................................................................. Big Gus
Malcolm Goodwin.............................................................. Bakes
Matt Bushell........................................................................Curly
Tim Griffin...........................................................................Ralph
Robert Baker.....................................................................Stump
Nick Paonessa....................................................................Zoom
Nick Bourdages.................................................................... Bug
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Principal Crew
(source: Universal Pictures)
Directed by George Clooney
Written by Duncan Brantley, Rick Reilly *
Produced by Grant Heslov, Casey Silver
Executive-Produced by Barbara Hall, Jeffrey Silver, Bobby Newmyer, Sydney Pollack.
*George Clooney rewrote the script initially written by Brantley & Reilly, but the Writers Guild of America denied
Clooney a screenplay credit.
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Leatherheads Trailer, Featurette & Screen Captures
Leatherheads Trailer:
Leatherheads Official Movie Stills, Artwork & Leatherheads Set Pictures
Leatherheads Movie History
Other Movie Information
Promo spot Universal will be airing a Leatherheads promo spot during the Super Bowl (February
3 2008).
Premiere March 31 2008 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, L.A.
U.S. Theatrical Release Date April 4 2008
U.K. Theatrical Release Date April 11 2008
MPAA Rating PG-13 for "brief strong language."
Studio Universal
Genre Romantic Comedy
Region 1 (USA/Canada) DVD Release Date
Region 2 (UK) DVD Release Date
Filming Locations South and North Carolina. (South Carolina locales include Boiling Springs, Anderson,
Greenville, Ware Shoals, Greer and Travelers Rest. Among the North Carolina settings are Charlotte, Rural Hall, Spencer, Salisbury,
Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Statesville). One day in Chattanooga, TN, area. One day in New Jersey.
Leatherheads filming schedule:
Casting information
For a detailed description of some of the main characters (with plot spoilers), read here.
Further site reading and viewing on Leatherheads
Selected reading. There are too many on-site Leatherheads articles to list all.
Readers stories and photos from the Leatherheads set
Other Sites With More Information on Leatherheads
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