Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Film / NorthDallasForty

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {Hypocrite}: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.

to:

* {Hypocrite}: Hypocrite: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[Hypocrite]]: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.

to:

* [[Hypocrite]]: {Hypocrite}: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Hypocrite: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.

to:

* Hypocrite: [[Hypocrite]]: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Hypocrites: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.

to:

* Hypocrites: Hypocrite: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Hypocrites: The Dallas team, staff, and NFL as a whole when it comes to cannabis. Despite pumping the players with multiple pain relievers and amphetamines almost every day, everyone considers marijuana to be a pharmaceutical taboo. Phil and Maxwell take extra steps to hide their affinity for it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* TheCasanova: While most of the Dallas team are lucky with the ladies, Maxwell is portrayed as the most successful. He manages to seduce a woman in almost every chapter.

to:

* TheCasanova: While most of the Dallas team players are lucky with the ladies, Maxwell is portrayed as the most successful. He manages to seduce a woman in almost every chapter.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheCasanova: While most of the Dallas team are lucky with the ladies, Maxwell is portrayed as the most successful. He manages to seduce a woman in almost every chapter.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The coaching staff. They turn a blind eye to any off-field controversial behavior from their players unless it jeopardizes their winning season directly.

to:

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The coaching staff. They turn a blind eye to any off-field controversial behavior from their players unless it jeopardizes their winning season directly. They also attempt to pay their star players as little as possible while simultaneously nickel-and-diming them for every tangential expense like hotel food orders.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The'70s: Published in 1973, the book captures the early atmosphere of the decade. While off the field, Dallas players take drugs, go to discotheques, listen to rock music, and entertain characters living on society's fringe like drug dealers and pimps. Phil mentions how the average American uses Sunday football as a chance to escape from the economic troubles of stagflation.

to:

* The'70s: TheSeventies: Published in 1973, the book captures the early atmosphere of the decade. While off the field, Dallas players take drugs, go to discotheques, listen to rock music, and entertain characters living on society's fringe like drug dealers and pimps. Phil mentions how the average American uses Sunday football as a chance to escape from the economic troubles of stagflation.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The1970s: Published in 1973, the book captures the early atmosphere of the decade. While off the field, Dallas players take drugs, go to discotheques, listen to rock music, and entertain characters living on society's fringe like drug dealers and pimps. Phil mentions how the average American uses Sunday football as a chance to escape from the economic troubles of stagflation.

to:

* The1970s: The'70s: Published in 1973, the book captures the early atmosphere of the decade. While off the field, Dallas players take drugs, go to discotheques, listen to rock music, and entertain characters living on society's fringe like drug dealers and pimps. Phil mentions how the average American uses Sunday football as a chance to escape from the economic troubles of stagflation.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* The1970s: Published in 1973, the book captures the early atmosphere of the decade. While off the field, Dallas players take drugs, go to discotheques, listen to rock music, and entertain characters living on society's fringe like drug dealers and pimps. Phil mentions how the average American uses Sunday football as a chance to escape from the economic troubles of stagflation.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Phil feels this way about himself. In the first chapter, he admits that despite being part of a major franchise, he still has to look out for themself out of fear of being benched or replaced entirely for any number of factors. He's also either disgusted or perturbed by most of his teammates for their crude behavior.

to:

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Phil feels this way about himself. In the first chapter, he admits that despite being part of a major franchise, he still has to look out for themself himself alone out of fear of being benched or replaced entirely for any number of factors. He's also either disgusted or perturbed by most of his teammates for their crude behavior.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The coaching staff. They turn a blind eye to any off-field controversial behavior from their players unless it jeopardizes their winning season directly.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheBrute: Jo Bob. In the first chapter alone, he treats everyone with disrespect, drives drunk with three other players, nearly shoots them while on a dove hunt, molests a girl at an evening party in front of everybody, and grips Phil to the point of pain for calling out his behavior. He's only tolerated due to his 6'7" size and success as a lineman.

Added: 498

Changed: 55

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A 1979 American Sports Comedy-Drama written and directed by Creator/TedKotcheff that is a satire of American football and loosely based on the real 1970s Dallas Cowboys.

to:

A 1979 American Sports Comedy-Drama written and directed by Creator/TedKotcheff that is a satire of American football and loosely based on the real 1970s Dallas Cowboys.
Cowboys. It is based on the eponymous 1973 novel by Peter Gent.



-->'''Elliott''': Is that what it is, Emmett? [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Is that what this whole charade has been about, so you don't have to pay my contract?]] Well, hell, I don't need your money that bad. '''I quit!'''.

to:

-->'''Elliott''': Is that what it is, Emmett? [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Is that what this whole charade has been about, so you don't have to pay my contract?]] Well, hell, I don't need your money that bad. '''I quit!'''.quit!'''.

-------------

!Tropes for the book:
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Phil feels this way about himself. In the first chapter, he admits that despite being part of a major franchise, he still has to look out for themself out of fear of being benched or replaced entirely for any number of factors. He's also either disgusted or perturbed by most of his teammates for their crude behavior.
* TheStoner: Phil and Maxwell. The former considers it "better than booze" and uses it to help mitigate his physical pain.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-->'''Elliott''': Is that what it is, Emmett? [[YouHaveOutlivedYouUsefulness Is that what this whole charade has been about, so you don't have to pay my contract?]] Well, hell, I don't need your money that bad. '''I quit!'''.

to:

-->'''Elliott''': Is that what it is, Emmett? [[YouHaveOutlivedYouUsefulness [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Is that what this whole charade has been about, so you don't have to pay my contract?]] Well, hell, I don't need your money that bad. '''I quit!'''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

A 1979 American Sports Comedy-Drama written and directed by Creator/TedKotcheff that is a satire of American football and loosely based on the real 1970s Dallas Cowboys.

The movie stars Creator/NickNolte, Creator/MacDavis, Creator/GDSpradlin, Creator/DayleHaddon, Creator/BoSvenson, Creator/JohnMatuszak, Creator/MarshallColt, and Creator/SteveForrest.

It was released on August 1, 1979.

-------------

!Tropes for the film:
* DownToTheLastPlay: The professional football team was predicted to win their championship game and move on to the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl, but were down by a touchdown near the end of the game. They scored the touchdown, and only needed the extra point to tie and move into overtime. Unfortunately, they fumble the snap and don't make the extra point, and lose the game to the underdog.
* ICallHimMisterHappy: Seth Maxwell calls his penis "John Henry".
* PersonalArcade: A pinball machine and several arcade games (including a large-screen ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'') are visible in the mansion party scene.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the end, Phil Elliott, the long-abused veteran who gave his all for a team desperate to see him gone as soon as possible, reaches his breaking point upon being suspended without pay, pending a hearing, for possession of hard drugs. He flat-out tells the executives they can consider him banned from the sport for life already, because he's had it with the constant ingratitude he's been getting in his later years with the North Dallas Bulls.
-->'''Elliott''': Is that what it is, Emmett? [[YouHaveOutlivedYouUsefulness Is that what this whole charade has been about, so you don't have to pay my contract?]] Well, hell, I don't need your money that bad. '''I quit!'''.

Top