Rudy (film)

Rudy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Anspaugh
Written by	Angelo Pizzo
Produced by	Robert N. Fried Cary Woods
Starring	Sean Astin Ned Beatty Charles S. Dutton Lili Taylor Robert Prosky
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Edited by	David Rosenbloom
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release dates	September 18, 1993 (1993-09-18) (Toronto International Film Festival) October 15, 1993 (1993-10-15) (United States)[1]
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million
Box office	$22.8 million

Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. It was the first film that the Notre Dame administration allowed to be shot on campus since Knute Rockne, All American in 1940.

In 2005, Rudy was named one of the best 25 sports movies of the previous 25 years in two polls by ESPN (#24 by a panel of sports experts, and #4 by ESPN.com users).^[2] It was ranked the 54th-most inspiring film of all time in the American Film Institute's "100 Years" series.^[3]

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 18, 1993, and was released in the United States on October 13, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It stars Sean Astin as the title character, along with Ned Beatty, Jason Miller, Robert Prosky and Charles S. Dutton. The film had supporting roles from Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, being both actors' first film roles. The script was written by Angelo Pizzo, who created Hoosiers (1986), which was also directed by Anspaugh.