The Steagle

Name: The Steagle
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1971-09-15
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Richard Benjamin, Chill Wills, Cloris Leachman

1971
R
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

171

YOUR RATING

Comedy

In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

171

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The title refers to the National Football League's World War Two-era Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Eagles-Steelers that fans and sportswriters dubbed "The Steagles". In 1943, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers combined teams due to an NFL contraction to eight teams caused by a lack of quality players due to armed services obligations. The Steagles played four games at Philadelphia's Shibe Park and two games at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, going 5-4-1, the first winning record in the history of pro football in Philadelphia. In 1944, the Eagles went back to being their own team, while the Steelers merged with the Chicago Cardinals (converting back to singular status in 1945). Thus, a "Steagle" is a one-year phenomenon, a unique, exciting event for Philadelphia football fans. Richard Benjamin's character, an alienated English literature professor, is a Walter Mitty-type who daydreams about war, old movies and professional sports; thus, "The Steagle" symbolizes him being stuck in an idealized past.

Goofs
During the night sequence in the desert near Las Vegas "Lawrence of Arabia" is referenced. The events of this film take place in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film Lawrence of Arabia premiered in America in New York on December 16, 1962.