Rudy
“It's not the size of the dog in the fight, It's the size of the fight in the dog.”
Director
David Anspaugh
Screenplay
Angelo Pizzo
Based on the true story of Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger, this beloved sports drama follows a undersized, academically struggling working-class kid from Joliet, Illinois, whose lifelong dream of playing football for Notre Dame drives him to overcome every conceivable obstacle through sheer force of will. Sean Astin embodies the kind of dogged, unglamorous determination that makes the film's climactic moment—when Rudy finally takes the field for one play—genuinely cathartic despite its inevitability. The film understands that Rudy's victory isn't athletic but spiritual: proving that relentless effort earns its own reward. One of the defining underdog sports films, capable of moving even the most cynical viewer.
Release
Sep 17, 1993
Budget
$12M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$23M
Cast
Sean Astin
Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger
Jon Favreau
D-Bob
Ned Beatty
Daniel Ruettiger
Lili Taylor
Sherry
Charles S. Dutton
Fortune
Vince Vaughn
Jamie O'Hara
Amy Pietz
Melinda
Scott Benjaminson
Frank Ruettiger
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
13-Year-Old Pete
Lauren Katz
Elza
Gerry Becker
Father Ted
Robert Prosky
Father Cavanaugh
Jason Miller
Coach Ara Parseghian
John Beasley
Coach Warren
Ron Dean
Coach Yonto
Mitch Rouse
Jim
Chelcie Ross
Dan Devine
Scott Denny
Rick
Reviews
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