{"id":33069,"date":"2014-03-28T10:22:20","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T17:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33069"},"modified":"2021-01-10T20:08:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T03:08:38","slug":"crazylegs-zero-hour-1953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33069","title":{"rendered":"CrazyLegs \/ Zero Hour (1953)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You forget about everything out on that field, don&#8217;t you?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Poster.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Poster-196x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-33070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Poster-196x300.jpeg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Poster-84x128.jpeg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Poster.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFootball legend Elroy &#8220;Crazylegs&#8221; Hirsch stars as himself in this overview of his fabled athletic career.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Football<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s difficult to understand why Peary includes this tepid, poorly scripted biopic of football star <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elroy_Hirsch\">Elroy Hirsch<\/a> &#8212; a.k.a. &#8220;Crazylegs&#8221; &#8212; in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>, given that it suffers from a serious lack of genuine dramatic tension, and will only be of interest to diehard sports fans or those specifically interested in Hirsch&#8217;s story. For what it&#8217;s worth, Hirsch &#8212; who has a decent on-screen presence &#8212; actually seems like a nice enough guy: he&#8217;s hardworking, devoted to his all-American &#8220;girl&#8221; (Joan Vohs) and loyal parents (Norman Field and Louise Lorimer), and intensely committed to both his country (he voluntarily enlisted as a Marine) and to sportsmanship in general. But niceness and a strong work ethic don&#8217;t necessarily make for a particularly interesting protagonist or storyline. <\/p>\n<p>While he&#8217;s best known for his stellar work as a running back and receiver for the L.A. Rams and Chicago Rockets, Hirsch was also the only University of Wisconsin student to win a Varsity letter in 4 major sports in one year. To that end, the thesis of the film seems to be summed up in the following quote: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sports aren&#8217;t just a sideline; it&#8217;s a way of life, competing against the very best. There&#8217;s a special way you feel about things &#8212; you can&#8217;t buy it, you can&#8217;t explain it to anybody else; you have to live it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s unfortunate that such an intriguing life perspective &#8212; ripe for dramatic exploration &#8212; is handled so dully. Don&#8217;t bother seeking this one out unless you&#8217;re a true football fan (in which case you&#8217;ll likely appreciate all the vintage footage of actual games).  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vintage footage of Hirsch on the field<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Footage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Footage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Footage.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Footage-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Crazylegs-Footage-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one will only be of interest to fans of football history. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045656\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/crazylegs-all-american-v88102\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crazylegs_(film)\">Wikipedia Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You forget about everything out on that field, don&#8217;t you?&#8221; Synopsis: Football legend Elroy &#8220;Crazylegs&#8221; Hirsch stars as himself in this overview of his fabled athletic career. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics Football Review: It&#8217;s difficult to understand why Peary includes this tepid, poorly scripted biopic of football star Elroy Hirsch &#8212; a.k.a. &#8220;Crazylegs&#8221; &#8212; in his GFTFF, given that it suffers from a serious lack of genuine dramatic tension, and will only be of interest to diehard sports&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33069\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33069"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62801,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33069\/revisions\/62801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}