Leatherheads
Released Date
April 4, 2008
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Budget
$58,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$31,373,938 + $9,945,101 = $41,319,039
$31,373,938 + $9,945,101 = $41,319,039
In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
About
A 1920s football captain recruits a dashing war hero to play on his team in order to gain momentum for the sport. But the news is looking for a way to take him down.
Trivia
The Writers Guild of America opted to not give director and star George Clooney a writer's credit on the script. The music was done by Randy Newman.