Monday Night Mayhem

The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith (Brad Beyer), along with Keith Jackson (Shuler Hensley), and the combative Howard Cosell (John Turturro) as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson) takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!

98min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.5/10

Cast

John Turturro profile pictureJohn TurturroHoward Cosell
John Heard profile pictureJohn HeardRoone Arledge
Kevin Anderson profile pictureKevin AndersonFrank Gifford
Brad Beyer profile pictureBrad BeyerDon Meredith
Patti LuPone profile picturePatti LuPoneEmmy Cosell
Jay Thomas profile pictureJay ThomasPete Rozelle
Zak Orth profile pictureZak OrthDon Ohlmeyer
Shuler Hensley profile pictureShuler HensleyKeith Jackson
Brennan Brown profile pictureBrennan BrownBob Goodrich
Leo Burmester profile pictureLeo BurmesterCarl Lindemann
Chad L. Coleman profile pictureChad L. ColemanO.J. Simpson
Eli Wallach profile pictureEli WallachLeonard Goldenson
Sam Freed profile pictureSam FreedFred Pierce
Asio Highsmith profile pictureAsio HighsmithFred Williamson
Glenn Howerton profile pictureGlenn HowertonDick Ebersol
Nathaniel Marston profile pictureNathaniel MarstonReporter in Bar
Frank Senger profile pictureFrank SengerConstruction Guy
Patch Darragh profile picturePatch DarraghHotel Clerk
Brian d'Arcy James profile pictureBrian d'Arcy JamesAl Michaels (uncredited)

About Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem Overview

The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith (Brad Beyer), along with Keith Jackson (Shuler Hensley), and the combative Howard Cosell (John Turturro) as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson) takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!

Runtime: 98min

Extra details

Original Title: Monday Night Mayhem
Original Language: English
Directed By: Ernest R. Dickerson