Archive for Fake World of Real Sports

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Jan21

Racing Stripes

by Josh on January 21, 2013 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Fake World of Real Sports

Movie: Racing Stripes Set in: 2005 Sport: Horse Racing When a baby zebra is accidentally left behind by a hasty circus cleanup, a former racehorse trainer stumbles across him and brings him back to his farm.  The man’s daughter, Channing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan07

Over the Top

by Josh on January 7, 2013 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Fake World of Real Sports

Over the Top Set In: 1987 Sport: Arm Wrestling The premise of the movie revolves around a man named Lincoln Hawk, played by Sylvester Stallone, who is a professional truck driver. In his off time he dabbles as an arm […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec18

Rookie of the Year

by Josh on December 18, 2012 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Fake World of Real Sports

Rookie of the Year Set In: 1993 Sport: Major League Baseball 12-year old Henry Rowengartner breaks his arm after slipping on a rogue baseball and during healing the tendons inexplicably fuse to the bone. This causes Henry to be able […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov01

The Fake World of Real Sports: An Introduction

by Josh on November 1, 2012 at 10:12 pm
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What is the Fake World of Real Sports? It’s a blog inspired by the suspension of disbelief in sports movies where we (myself and Matt Hinnenkamp) analyse events in the films and apply them to real life scenarios.  We use […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…