Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (2009)
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (2009)
For three glorious years, football was 365
In 1983 the upstart United States Football League (USFL) had the audacity to challenge the almighty NFL. The new league did the unthinkable by playing in the spring and plucked three straight Heisman Trophy winners away from the NFL. The 12-team USFL played before crowds that averaged 25,000, and started off with respectable TV ratings. But with success came expansion and new owners, including a certain high profile and impatient real estate baron whose vision was at odds with the league’s founders. Soon, the USFL was reduced to waging a desperate anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL, which yielded an ironic verdict that effectively forced the league out of business. Now, almost a quarter of a century later, Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning director Mike Tollin, himself once a chronicler of the league, will showcase the remarkable influence of those three years on football history and attempt to answer the question, “Who Killed the USFL?”

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Donald Trump Donald Trump As: Self
Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds As: Self
Herschel Walker Herschel Walker As: Self
Michael Tollin Michael Tollin As: Self
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In 1983 the upstart United States Football League (USFL) had the audacity to challenge the almighty NFL. The new league did the unthinkable by playing in the spring and plucked three straight Heisman Trophy winners away from the NFL. The 12-team USFL played before crowds that averaged 25,000, and started off with respectable TV ratings. But with success came expansion and new owners, including a certain high profile and impatient real estate baron whose vision was at odds with the league’s founders. Soon, the USFL was reduced to waging a desperate anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL, which yielded an ironic verdict that effectively forced the league out of business. Now, almost a quarter of a century later, Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning director Mike Tollin, himself once a chronicler of the league, will showcase the remarkable influence of those three years on football history and attempt to answer the question, “Who Killed the USFL?”


Tagline: For three glorious years, football was 365
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 20 October 2009

Country: US

Runtime: 53m

Company Credits

Company: Triple Threat Productions

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Cast

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Keith Clinkscales

Keith Clinkscales

Executive Producer

Deirdre Fenton

Deirdre Fenton

Associate Producer

John Skipper

John Skipper

Executive Producer

Michael Tollin

Michael Tollin

Executive Producer

Joan Lynch

Joan Lynch

Executive Producer

Peter Genesi

Peter Genesi

Associate Producer

Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons

Executive Producer

Dave Schechtman

Dave Schechtman

Associate Producer

Connor Schell

Connor Schell

Executive Producer

Matt McDonald

Matt McDonald

Producer

Mitch Wright

Mitch Wright

Producer

John Dahl

John Dahl

Executive Producer

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Sound

Phil Hernandez

Phil Hernandez

Original Music Composer

Ryan Kleier

Ryan Kleier

Sound Effects

Chris Maxwell

Chris Maxwell

Original Music Composer

Pete Kneser

Pete Kneser

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jon Tucker

Jon Tucker

Director of Photography

Scott Sniffen

Scott Sniffen

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

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Other Crew

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