Day 16: Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire: 1981: Winner of the 54th Academy Awards


Starring:

Ben Cross as Harold Abrahams,

Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell,

Nicholas Farrell as Aubrey Montague,

Nigel Havers as Lord Andrew Lindsay,

Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini,

John Gielgud as Master of Trinity College at Cambridge University

Lindsay Anderson as Master of Caius College at Cambridge University

Cheryl Campbell as Jennie Liddell,

Alice Krige as Sybil Gordon,

Struan Rodger as Sandy McGrath,

Nigel Davenport as Lord Birkenhead,

Patrick Magee as Lord Cadogan,

David Yelland as the Prince of Wales,

Peter Egan as the Duke of Sutherland,

Daniel Gerroll as Henry Stallard,

Dennis Christopher as Charlie Paddock,

Brad Davis as Jackson Scholz,
 
My first thought when I saw this movie was, wtf is this going to be about, I see some skinny as fuck dude on someone’s shoulders and I have no idea why he is there. Turns out this movie is one of those feel good movies that actually had a decent plot. So these Oxford college students are trying out for the Olympics and there leader is an angry Jewish guy. He is super fast and he wants to be the fastest in the world. Ok so there’s a Scotsman who actually is the fastest man in the world. They race and he just can’t beat him. Why? Because the Scotsman runs with all his heart and soul, while the other runs to prove something so with anger and contempt. Even though he has a just cause, he is making it a battle against the world instead of asking the world to help him win the battle. Anyway they both win medals but by then they aren’t competing against one another but as a team. I’m real glad I saw this now, considering that the Summer Olympics are upon us, only four months away, and everyone who knows me that I love to watch and will seriously harm you if you come between me and the red carpet at an Award Show and the Fashion after bash and the Olympics. Therefore I can deduce that this was a real good movie, and it didn’t have any competition besides “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
 
It also won awards for:
 
Original Music Score – Vangelis
Writing Original Screenplay – Colin Welland
Costume Design – Milena Canonero