Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem

98 mins | Drama | Jan. 14, 2002

The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith (Brad Beyer), along with Keith Jackson (Shuler Hensley), and the combative Howard Cosell (John Turturro) as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson) takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!

Monday Night Mayhem

98 mins | Drama | Jan. 14, 2002

Monday Night Mayhem
The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith (Brad Beyer), along with Keith Jackson (Shuler Hensley), and the combative Howard Cosell (John Turturro) as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson) takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title Monday Night Mayhem
Directors Ernest R. Dickerson
Writers Bill Carter

Cast

John Turturro

as Howard Cosell

John Heard

as Roone Arledge

Kevin Anderson

as Frank Gifford

Nicholas Turturro

as Chet Forte

Brad Beyer

as Don Meredith

Patti LuPone

as Emmy Cosell

Jay Thomas

as Pete Rozelle

Zak Orth

as Don Ohlmeyer

Shuler Hensley

as Keith Jackson

Brennan Brown

as Bob Goodrich

Leo Burmester

as Carl Lindemann

Chad L. Coleman

as O.J. Simpson

Eli Wallach

as Leonard Goldenson

Luke Reilly

as Herbert Schlosser

Sam Freed

as Fred Pierce

Asio Highsmith

as Fred Williamson

Daniel Stewart Sherman

as Alex Karras

John Otis

as Curt Gowdy

Michael McGrath

as Jim McKay

Glenn Howerton

as Dick Ebersol

Evan Trevor Thompson

as Henry Ford

James Villani

as Petey the P.A.

Nathaniel Marston

as Reporter in Bar

Jeff Dreisbach

as First Questioner

Priscilla Shanks

as Marti

Mark Lazarus

as John Lazarus

Matthew Sussman

as David Gerber

Frank Senger

as Construction Guy

P.J. Brown

as FBI Agent

Patch Darragh

as Hotel Clerk

George Greif

as Art Rooney