Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 11/19/2002
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 114 Minutes
Flags: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
Robert Duvall dons tartan and a thick brogue to star as Gordon McLeod, the manager of a failing Scottish football club. The second-division club -- dubbed Kilnockie after the fishing town it calls home -- has a new owner, an American named Pete Cameron (
Michael Keaton), who pressures McLeod to spruce up the faltering club and, against McLeod's wishes, hires first-division star Jackie McQuillan (real-life footy luminary
Ally McCoist). McQuillan's past days of glory came with a price, as his flashy lifestyle and volatile temperament cost him both his career and wife Kate (
Kirsty Mitchell), who is none other than McLeod's own daughter. In the tradition of sports dramas from
Hoosiers to
Major League,
A Shot at Glory sees the rag-tag team -- which also includes a talented American goalkeeper (
Cole Hauser) -- put aside their differences for the love of the game, ultimately leading Kilnockie to a climactic match against the legendary Glasgow Rangers .
~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
