![Blood Sport Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//j91aX2FhqvGj8hxMOmmn6y0Iu9D.jpg)
Blood Sport
83.00%
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December 5, 1973
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Drama, TV Movie
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
Featured Crew
Jerrold Freedman
Director
Paul Junger Witt
Executive Producer
Jerrold Freedman
Writer
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Cast
![Ben Johnson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//VJYWJAOLcLE1WyG1v8W2h7TahA.jpg)
Ben Johnson
Dwayne Birdsong
![Gary Busey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//rlWeUWouDHa82PAINfhYLz0e90W.jpg)
Gary Busey
David Lee Birdsong
![Larry Hagman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//6z5tCuu0Qhq6a0YKpqXfHmiMbD4.jpg)
Larry Hagman
Coach Marshall
![William Lucking](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//3NLWAxgKYUXvl56x4XworHNer0f.jpg)
William Lucking
Dennis Birdsong
![David Doyle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//kgyklBcLNPqyQf3Za7AU9JsBDYC.jpg)
David Doyle
Mr. Schmidt