6 feature films starring famous athletes

Athletes often agree to play in movies. For them it is an interesting experience, and for the directors it means high numbers and big screenings. Together with an expert in the field of cinema, we collected 6 movies in which athletes played and told why they attract viewers so much.

Journalist, screenwriter, director, author of the Baroque Barchenkov Telegram channel

The appearance of sports stars in big movies is a fairly common phenomenon. For example, basketball great Michael Jordan appeared in the original Space Jam, and LeBron James appeared in a remake of sorts. In the hit of recent years, the series “Paper House” glimpsed soccer player Neymar. This list is not going to end quickly. Athletes are a good fan trigger, which will certainly attract an additional audience, expand the audience potential of a movie or series.

“Second Breath,” 2007

“Second Breath” is a 2007 French film, a crime drama, the second adaptation of Jose Giovanni’s work of the same name. Starring Daniel Otey and Monica Bellucci. The famous soccer player Eric Cantona played in this movie. He was the bodyguard of Monica Bellucci. His name was Alban.

After escaping from a French prison, recidivist Gustave Menda is going to move to Italy and start a new life with his beloved there. But this requires money, so the hero took up a new case. At the same time he is pursued not only by the police, but also by former accomplices, convinced that he is a traitor…

“Colony”, 1997

Basketball player Dennis Rodman played in this movie. Together with Van Damme, they made up the duo of the main characters around whom the plot unfolds.

Special Agent Jack Quiin (Van Damme) fights crime. Having failed in his mission to catch the villain Stavros (played by Mickey Rourke), Jack finds himself in Colony – a special prison for former “specials” like him. There Jack tries to use again, already just as a consultant on terrorism. But Jack can not accept such a fate, because he has a wife left on the outside, which already, it seems, and does not hope to see him alive.

“Space Jam,” 1996.

A classic of sports and movie integration. We just couldn’t help but add this movie to our list. The main role in the movie was played by the most famous basketball player on the planet – Michael Jordan. According to the plot, he has to support a team of earth animals led by the rabbit Bugs Bunny.

To save his son, the famous NBA champion goes to a fairy-tale world, where the team of cartoons is forced to fight on the basketball court with digital copies of famous players

“15 Minutes of Glory,” 2001.

In the movie played world champion in martial arts Oleg Taktarov. He was entrusted with the role of an immigrant who came to New York on a couple with a friend, stole a video camera and began to shoot criminal adventures.

Very soon they move from minor crimes to striking with its brutality of murder. Wanting to demonstrate their “exploits” to the largest number of viewers, they sell the videos to television. The program that dares to air it, instantly becomes the highest rated, and our heroes – the new stars of the screen. But the police also watch TV…

“Bachelor Party in Vegas,” 2009.

In this movie, which has become a modern classic, you can see Mike Tyson as… Mike Tyson.

In the plot of the picture, fate has brought together heavily drunk at a bachelor party guys and Mike, when they ridiculously stole from the athlete one of the animals.

journalist, screenwriter, director, author of the telegram channel “Baroque Barchenkov”

In “Bachelor Party in Vegas” directed by Todd Phillips (you’ll later recognize him as the author of the Oscar-winning “Joker”), Mike Tyson’s cameo is particularly memorable. One of the most hilarious scenes of this now not so funny movie is connected with the boxer – the story of stealing a tiger. It seems that many people remember the tape not only because of the special genre trope – to forget about the events of the previous night – but also because of the stellar appearance.

“Game of Death,” 1978

This movie is worth seeing not only because of the legendary Bruce Lee, but also to see the legendary
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Unfortunately, the movie was Lee’s last. The actor died when filming was not yet completed. By the way, despite the fact that the first part of the fight was led by Kareem, Bruce still defeated him with a choke hold.

In the story, a criminal group of sinister Dr. Landa controls the Hong Kong show business: all artists are obliged to pay the mafia a lot of money from all their income. The young actor Billy Lo joins the fight against the criminal syndicate.