The Replacements (film)

The Replacements
The Replacements
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Deutch
Written by	Vince McKewin
Produced by	Dylan Sellers
Starring	Keanu Reeves; Gene Hackman; Orlando Jones; Jon Favreau; Brooke Langton; Rhys Ifans;
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Edited by	Seth Flaum; Bud S. Smith
Music by	John Debney
Production; company	Bel Air Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	August 11, 2000;
Running time	118 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$50.1 million

The Replacements is a 2000 sports comedy film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Rhys Ifans, Jon Favreau, and Jack Warden in his last film appearance.

The movie was loosely based on the 1987 NFL strike, specifically the Washington Redskins, who won all three replacement games without any of their regular players and went on to win Super Bowl XXII.^[2] Though the film is a story of the replacement players, the Falco–Martel quarterback controversy is quite similar to the one in the post-strike Washington controversy between Doug Williams and Jay Schroeder. Hackman narrated the episode of NFL Network's America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions devoted to that team.

^ ^a ^b "The Replacements (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
^ Richman, Mike (October 25, 2012). "Redskins Legacy: 1987 Replacement Team". Retrieved June 23, 2021.

[numbers-1] "The Replacements (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers.

[2] Richman, Mike (October 25, 2012). "Redskins Legacy: 1987 Replacement Team". Retrieved June 23, 2021.

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