Chuck Heston is not a football star, but an actor playing one. I laugh at the comments made by the other comments here; expecting Chuck to play like a pro. That's why they call it acting.
Truthfully, football is only a backdrop for a story about a faded legend trying to hold on to his career by the skin of his teeth. It's an interesting tale of all of us; facing the reality of old age.
Being that this was filmed in the late 1960s, it has a real 60s flair to it, which to me makes it kind of neat. I liked the "surprise" ending.
Number One is not the greatest movie ever made, but it is a decent entertaining flick.
Number One
1969
Action / Drama / Sport
Number One
1969
Action / Drama / Sport
5.5Keywords: sports
Plot summary
Ron "Cat" Catlan, 40-year-old star quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, experiences a professional crisis after suffering a knee injury in a final preseason game. In spite of Coach Jim Southerd's assurance that he has three good seasons left, Catlan realizes his days are numbered, particularly since rookie Kelly Williams is improving with every practice session. Catlan receives attractive business offers from both Richie Fowler and Harvey Hess, but he sees the business world as dull compared to pro football. He also fears starting a new career at his age. Further complicating Catlan's crisis is the collapse of his marriage. His wife, Julie, neglected by her husband, has immersed herself in fashion designing and has become something of a celebrity. Though she understands her husband's predicament, she can neither console nor counsel him since they are barely able to communicate. Depressed, Catlan enters into an affair with Ann Marley, a socialite in the sporting goods business, but she is also unable to help resolve his conflict. After being shaken further by stormy scenes with Julie and Richie, and an encounter with an impoverished former football pro, Catlan prepares for the season opener by using novocaine and a steel brace to fortify his injured knee. At first the fans boo the veteran quarterback, but they cheer him when he engineers a spectacular touchdown drive. Following a fumble, Catlan takes over again; but as he prepares to pass, he is crushed by several defensive linemen. He lies motionless in the center of the playing field, while the crowd sits in stunned silence.
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Top cast
Jessica Walter as Julie Catlan
Diana Muldaur as Ann Marley
Bruce Dern as Richie Fowler
Charlton Heston as Ron Catlan
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1280*682
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PG-13
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Not Number One, But Not Bad Either
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You Really are Finished!!
This movie erupts a devastating bluntness that effortlessly shatters everyone!! Coming to grips with the fact that your life is not the way it is suppose to be, has Charlton Heston and Jessica Walters in a permanent state of flux!! The movie audience cannot always empathize with the idea that the main characters in the movie are the culprits, but, often times, this is the case!! The term "Has Been" is now as crippling as the term "Never Will Be"!!! Relationships and infidelity end at sexual consummation or boredom, and reveille with candor and fate are the real punishments for everyone in this film!!
This movie was extremely realistic and the acting was effective!! Many issues that Charlton Heston struggled with will never be solved.. His character is such whereby he knows his days as a professional football player are over, but he cannot accept this at all!! That being said, he concocts a myriad of reasons as to why his life no longer makes sense!! This movie is excellent because it portrays human inadequacy in a way a lot of films do not!! Experimentation with what might remedy everybody's arctic desolation becomes relegated to one morally impervious endeavor after the next! Unfortunately, this happens a lot more than we would like to think!! A composite rude awakening with bitter reality pursuant to the future is the instrument that makes this movie powerful!! I give it a thumbs up!!
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locker room adjacent
40 year old New Orleans Saints quarterback Ron 'Cat' Catlan (Charlton Heston) is washed up. His best days are in the past. He's fighting with his fashion designer wife Julie (Jessica Walter). His son Richie (Bruce Dern) is throwing a party and sends sexy Ann Marley (Diana Muldaur) to give him a ride. Reporter Cal Woodward is pushing him to retire and his backup is waiting in the wings. He is staring into the emptiness of a post-football life.
This is interesting. Heston is a fine actor when the role fits. It's able to portray the fear of the unknown afterlife. He has good inner conflict. It is missing some bigger Football specific issues like drugs. Cat gets injured but he doesn't suffer pains. It doesn't deal with the ugliness of long term drug use although he drinks. While it touches on the some parts of football, it doesn't dive into its darkest corners. This is like Tom Brady without some of the allegations except the marital problems. I really do like his interior conflict especially his speech about being the best and the use of real NFL teams. This has some good deep insights but is also missing a few issues.