Rudy (film)

Rudy is a 1993 American sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. It was the first movie that the Notre Dame administration allowed to be shot on campus since Knute Rockne, All American in 1940.
In 2005, Rudy was named one of the best 25 sports movies of the previous 25 years in two polls by ESPN (#24 by a panel of sports experts, and #4 by espn.com users).^[1] It was ranked the 54th-most inspiring film of all time in the "AFI 100 Years" series.^[2]
The film was released on October 13, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It stars Sean Astin as the title character, along with Ned Beatty, Jason Miller and Charles S. Dutton. The script was written by Angelo Pizzo, who created Hoosiers (1986). The film was shot in Illinois and Indiana.

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Directed by	David Anspaugh
Produced by	Robert N. Fried Cary Woods
Written by	Angelo Pizzo
Starring	Sean Astin Jon Favreau Ned Beatty Charles S. Dutton Lili Taylor Jason Miller
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Editing by	David Rosenbloom
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date	October 13, 1993
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$22,750,363