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Rudy dreams about playing for Notre Dame's famous 'Fighting Irish' American football team. But his coach tells him he's not big enough, and his teacher claims he'll never make the grades. Can Rudy make up in pluck what he lacks in size?

Keywords:

Drama, Biopic, Sport, Based-on-True-Story, Biographical, Sports Drama, Biography, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1993) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Sean Astin	.... Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger
Jon Favreau	.... D-Bob
Ned Beatty	.... Daniel Ruettiger
Greta Lind	.... Mary
Scott Benjaminson	.... Frank Ruettiger
Mary Ann Thebus	.... Betty

Supporting Cast:

Charles S. Dutton	.... Fortune
Lili Taylor	.... Sherry
Christopher Reed	.... Pete
Deborah Wittenberg	.... Young Sherry
Christopher Erwin	.... 7-Year-Old Mark
Kevin Duda	.... 9-Year-Old Bernie
Robert Benirschke	.... 11-Year-Old Mark
Luke Massery	.... 13-Year-Old Rudy
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.	.... 13-Year-Old Pete
Jake Armstrong	.... 13-Year-Old Bernie
John Duda	.... 15-Year-Old Frank
Joseph Sikora	.... 17-Year-Old Johnny
Gerry Becker	.... Father Ted
Robert Swan	.... Father Zajak

Directors:

David Anspaugh

Writers:

Angelo Pizzo