A Shot at Glory
A Shot at Glory is a film by Michael Corrente produced in 1999 and released in 2002, starring Robert Duvall and the Scottish football player Ally McCoist. It had limited commercial and critical success. The film features the fictional Scottish football club Kilnockie FC, based on a Second Division Scottish Football League club, as they attempt to reach their first ever Scottish Cup Final.[1][2] The final game is against Rangers.
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| Directed by | Michael Corrente |
| Produced by | Robert Duvall |
| Written by | Denis O'Neill |
| Starring | Robert Duvall Ally McCoist Brian Cox Kirsty Mitchell Cole Hauser Michael Keaton Martin Owens Scott G. Anderson Morag Hood Libby Langdon Catherine Figgins |
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Running time | 114 min |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Robert Duvall plays the club manager, Gordon McLeod. Jackie McQuillan (Ally McCoist) is the team's striker, an ageing player on the verge of retirement, who has recently been signed from Arsenal. McQuillan is a legendary ex-Celtic player who, as well as being married to McLeod's daughter, has a reputation for being troublesome. The two men put their personal problems aside as they try to prevent the small fishing town of Kilnockie from losing its club, which is owned by an American businessman (played by Michael Keaton) who wants to move the club to Dublin in Ireland.
Cast
- Robert Duvall as Gordon McCloud
- Ally McCoist as Jackie McQuillan
- Alan McDevitt as Head Steward
- Cole Hauser as Kelsey O'Brian
- Michael Keaton as Peter Cameron
- Brian Cox as Martin Smith
- Kirsty Mitchell as Kate McQuillan
- Bill Murdoch as Desmond
- Daniel Healy as Street Kid #2
- Didier Agathe as a Rangers player
- Ian McCall as Derek McCall
- Owen Coyle as himself
- Andy Smith as himself
- Gavin Baxter as Rangers Mascot
- Steven Glasgow as Himself
- Kris Glasgow as Himself
- Martin Owens as Himself
- Catherine Figgins as Herself
- Paul Jack as Himself
- Alan Lawrence as Himself
- Kenny Black as Himself
- Johnny "swing on the bar" Martin as Brian Burns
- John McVeigh as Ian McVeigh
- Ian Constable as Physio
- Samuel Sunday as Himself
- Akinwale Arobieke as Purple Aki
- John Kyle as Himself
- David Keyes as Ryan Norwood
- Thomas Robert as Tam Boabie
- Ryan Lawrance as Rab Douglas
- Nick Jarvis as Himself
- Eric Openshaw as Himself
- Garrett Dilahunt as Bobby Puller
- Daniel Day Lewis as Christie Brown
Production
Filming took place at several locations across Scotland, including Boghead Park (the former ground of Dumbarton), Dumfries club Queen of the South's Palmerston Park ground, Kilmarnock's Rugby Park ground and Hampden Park. The majority of scenes representing the town of Kilnockie were filmed in Crail, Fife. Several extras in the film were then players of Raith Rovers, including future Celtic player Didier Agathe. Duvall regularly went to see Raith Rovers to learn from John McVeigh, the manager, on whom his character was based. The movie is loosely based on the cup exploits of Airdrieonians who as a small town team reached two Scottish Cup Finals, several League Cup semi finals and qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup in the 1990s. John McVeigh was Assistant Manager at Airdrie when they enjoyed this success. The cast featured several past and current Airdrie players in both speaking and non speaking roles. Robert Duvall was impressed with Ally McCoist acting.[3]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews.[4]
See also
References
- Mullen, Stacey (16 July 2020). "Ally McCoist and Robert Duvall to celebrate 20th anniversary of A Shot at Glory on YouTube show". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- Macdonald, Stuart (9 June 2020). "Rangers legend Ally McCoist up for sequel to Shot At Glory". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- MacDonald, Stuart (24 July 2020). "Robert Duvall says Rangers' Ally McCoist performed sex scene in front of wife". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Variety". Variety. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links
- A Shot at Glory on IMDb
- A Shot at Glory at Rotten Tomatoes
- A Shot at Glory at Box Office Mojo
- "A Shot at Glory (review)". HARO. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.