| Monday Night Mayhem | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Bill Carter |
| Directed by | Ernest Dickerson |
| Starring | John Turturro John Heard Kevin Anderson Nicholas Turturro Brad Beyer Patti Lupone Eli Wallach |
| Composers | Grant Geissman Van Dyke Parks |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Leslie Greif Lewis Kleinberg |
| Producer | Tiffany McLinn Lore |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14) |
Monday Night Mayhem is a 2002television film about the origin ofABC's television seriesMonday Night Football. It debuted on the American cable TV networkTNT on January 14, 2002. It was based on the 1988 nonfiction book of the same title by Marc Gunther and Bill Carter.
Filming took place in New York, New Jersey, and other locations by Turner Network Television.[1]
Phil Gallo ofVariety complained that "nobody looks quite right" and "there is invariably a thin line between caricature and character."[1]
Larry Stewart of theLos Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, writing, "The book was good, the movie isn’t. It appears to be cheaply made and the characters, particularly Frank Gifford and Don Meredith, are not believable. John Turturro does a decent job portraying Cosell, but his performance isn’t enough to save the movie." Stewart concludes, "It doesn’t come close to matching a documentary HBO did a couple of years ago titled “Cosell.”"[2]
Allen Barra ofThe New York Times gave the film a more positive review, writing that the film "works because of Mr. Turturro's unabashed joy in playing a part as juicy as Howard Cosell."[3]
In the same year,Jon Voight portrayedHoward Cosell in theMichael Mann biopicAli (2001). Voight's performance earned him anAcademy Award nomination.
The movie was released on VHS and DVD on September 10, 2002.[4]
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