The first cowboy to wear his hair long, gent brought the 60s to one of americas most conservative franchises. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. North dallas forty hardcover january 1, 1973 by peter gent author. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. North dallas forty is a 1979 american sports comedydrama film starring nick nolte, mac davis, and g. Mixing the potent thrills of the gridiron with a flavorful, occasionally harrowing. Author of north dallas forty, the last magic summer, north dallas after forty, the conquering heroes, texas celebrty turkey, north dallas after 40, the franchise, texas celebrity turkey trot. Peter gent wrote his novel from the unique perspective of having been a former dallas cowboy.
Nick nolte mac davis charles durning dayle haddon bo svenson steve forrest g. North dallas forty restored, widescreen, dolby, ac3 on. Dan epstein on how the 1979 footballmovie classic rips a prefree agency. Based on the popular novel by former dallas cowboy peter gent, north dallas forty depicts nolte as an aging ballplayer who, through a woman he meets, is drawn away from the masculine, violent world in which he has lived so long. Elliott and others often say he has the best hands in football. Onetime dallas cowboy peter gent s tellall novel about the big business of football is the source for ted kotcheffs film, which explores the destructive world faced by nfl players both on and. North dallas forty by peter gent overdrive rakuten.
Released in august 1979, just in time for the nfl preseason, north dallas forty was a late entry in the long list of seventies films pitting an alienated antihero against the unyielding monolith of the man. A world of booze, big money, groupies, violence and drugs. That quote from one of the best football novels and movies of all time, written by peter gent is as true today if not truer than it was when it was written nearly 40 years ago. North dallas forty ebook by peter gent rakuten kobo. North dallas forty george davis peter gent august 23, 1942 september 30, 2011 1 was a wide receiver in the national football league for the dallas cowboys. In a society in which major league sporting events have replaced sunday worship as the religion of choice, north dallas forty appears like a desecration at the altar. Spradlin set in the decadent world of american professional football in the late 1970s. Mixing the potent thrills of the gridiron with a flavorful, occasionally harrowing, depiction of what happens in the hours and days surrounding the big. Gent s first work, north dallas forty 1973, is a semiautobiographical account of the last playing days of phil elliott, a pass receiver for the cowboys.
At his careers end, gent turned to writing, debuting with the sensational north dallas forty, a look at the dark side of professional football, which was made into a film in 1979 starring nick nolte. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. North dallas forty by peter gent book read online scribd. The final game against topranked grand rapids lee was no exception.
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After they tell him that he is to be suspended without pay pending a league. In doing so, he finds himself at odds with the teams management. Directed by ted kotcheff who would go on to direct such 1980s hits as first blood and weekend at bernies, it was based on the best. Download number theory book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf.
Nick nolte mac davis charles durning 1979 the fast life begins to take its toll on two funloving but aging football players. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read north dallas forty. Peter gent is one of the greatest social commentators, but no one knows it. Its author, pete gent, drew on his experience as a player with the. A classic novel about a week inside a pro football team on the field, the men who play football are gladiators, titans. North dallas forty 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Download 2c3294 north dallas forty by peter gent book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To ask other readers questions about north dallas forty, please sign up. North dallas forty by peter gent, 1974, new american library edition, in english.
Read online 2c3294 north dallas forty by peter gent book pdf free download link book now. The screenplay was by kotcheff, gent, frank yablans, and nancy dowd uncredited. View cd page at fsm site more details north dallas forty 1979 was a critically and commercially successful adaptation of peter gent s 1973 novel which chronicledin thinly fictionalized formthe five seasons the author spent playing for the national football league. Buy north dallas forty dvd restored, widescreen, dolby, ac3 at. Z the formr sports illustrated columnists recommendation. Protagonist phil elliott tells the story of the dallas cowboys of the 60s who party, drink, use drugs, womanize, endure terrible pain, suffer racism, and feel fear. North dallas forty 1979 screen archives entertainment. Dan epstein on how the 1979 footballmovie classic rips a pre free. Loosely based on the dallas cowboys team of the early 1970s. Mac davis, left, and nick nolte, right, in north dallas forty. Read north dallas forty by peter gent for free with a 30 day free trial. Read online number theory book pdf free download link book now.
Almost four decades after it was published, north dallas forty remains the best novel ever written about american football. North dallas forty 1979 was a critically and commercially successful adaptation of peter gent s 1973 novel which chronicledin thinly fictionalized formthe five seasons the author spent playing for the national football league. Spradlin dabney coleman savannah smith boucher marshall colt guich koock john matuszak. He became a novelist after his retirement, 2 authoring the bestseller north dallas forty. He takes us inside the high pressure world of professional football. Peter gent s classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game, chronicling eight days in the life of phil elliott, an aging receiver for the texas team.
North dallas forty, peter gent, sport media publishing, 2003, 0973144335, 9780973144338, 314 pages. A semifictional account of life as a professional americanstyle football player. Nprs scott simon speaks with peter gent, author of north dallas forty a fictional look at the world of pro football based on gent s experience as a player with the 1960s dallas cowboys. With nick nolte, charles durning, mac davis, dayle haddon. George davis peter gent august 23, 1942 september 30, 2011 was a wide receiver in the national football league for the dallas cowboys. Page 2s jeff merron takes a closer look at the football film north dallas forty. George davis peter gent was a michigan state university basketball player and national football league wide receiver turned novelist. North dallas forty by peter gent is a novelized equivalent of baseballs nonfiction ball four by jim bouton.
It is not necessary to read north dallas forty before attempting this latest work by gent. Jim boeke, one of gents cowboy teammates who also plays. North dallas forty paperback january 1, 2003 by peter gent author. Running on a mixture of painkillers and cortisone as he tries to keep his fading legs strong, elliott tries to get every ounce of pleasure out of his last days of glory, living the. Peter gents classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game. It was directed by ted kotcheff and based on the bestselling novel by peter gent. North dallas forty by peter gent nook book ebook barnes. And it is this quality that makes his book so believable and raw. Phillip elliott nick nolte is a veteran passcatcher for the north dallas bulls, who bear a strong resemblance to the dallas cowboysnot surprising.
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