Yesterday's Hero starring Ian McShane as Rod Turner ageing alcoholic footballer, whose signed by the Saints to help them on their cup run. The Saints owned by Clint Simons ( Paul Nicholas) Simons is the rockstar owner of the club , who just happens to going out with pop singer Cloudy , who just happens to be the ex girlfriend of Rod. Throw in lots of clips of Turner training ala Rocky, and a local children's home in which Turner sponsors and trains ( you see he isn't all bad) and how about a bitter ex team mate of Turners ( an excellent Adam Faith) who is jealous of the career that Turner drank away.
It's a great film, enjoyable with all the obvious cliches you will expect. Down side are the musical clips, which are there to sell the supporting compilation album, this must have been one of the first movie/album tie ins.
The music is embarrassing Symons and Cloudy sound and act like a poor and Dollar before Trevor Horn got hold of them .
That said the football scenes are quite good, using footage of Notts Forest v Southampton 1979 league cup final cut with close up shots of Turner evading tackles etc.
If you want realism in your football films I'd settle for the Damned United, if that film was the old first division, Yesterday's Hero is the 3rd Division in the promotion places.
It's a great film, enjoyable with all the obvious cliches you will expect. Down side are the musical clips, which are there to sell the supporting compilation album, this must have been one of the first movie/album tie ins.
The music is embarrassing Symons and Cloudy sound and act like a poor and Dollar before Trevor Horn got hold of them .
That said the football scenes are quite good, using footage of Notts Forest v Southampton 1979 league cup final cut with close up shots of Turner evading tackles etc.
If you want realism in your football films I'd settle for the Damned United, if that film was the old first division, Yesterday's Hero is the 3rd Division in the promotion places.