# Sports that have not been covered in movies. **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225 **Category:** Cafe Society **Created:** [March 12, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225 "2005-03-12T19:42:13Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/1 "2005-03-12T19:42:13Z")
If any sport that could be a great movie line, comedy and ‘mock-u-mentary’ I would have to say **Curling** would be perfect. ---
### Author: ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/2 "2005-03-12T19:45:22Z")
Has Cricket ever been covered? Darts? Snooker? Bowling? (the English lawn kind) Mini-Golf? ---
### Author: ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/3 "2005-03-12T19:45:32Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > If any sport that could be a great movie line, comedy and ‘mock-u-mentary’ I would have to say **Curling** would be perfect. WAIT!! There was a movie featuring curling. I saw it on S & E. 😕 ---
### Author: ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/4 "2005-03-12T19:47:36Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > If any sport that could be a great movie line, comedy and ‘mock-u-mentary’ I would have to say **Curling** would be perfect. [Men With Brooms](http://www.serendipitypoint.com/menwithbrooms/frameset.asp). ---
### Author: ![Merl\_Minnozza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@Merl\_Minnozza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merl_Minnozza) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/5 "2005-03-12T20:14:09Z")
Are there any movies about rugby? I haven’t heard of any. ---
### Author: ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/6 "2005-03-12T20:19:32Z")
> [@Merl Minnozza](#): > > Are there any movies about rugby? I haven’t heard of any. > **[Up 'n' Under (1998) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120422/)** > > Up 'n' Under: Directed by John Godber. With Gary Olsen, Richard Ridings, Samantha Womack, Ralph Brown. The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years. Ex-pro Arthur bets their boss that he could... ---
### Author: ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/7 "2005-03-12T20:30:48Z")
Men with brooms! oooooooh. ---
### Author: ![Aagramn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Aagramn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aagramn) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/8 "2005-03-12T20:32:07Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Has Cricket ever been covered? Yep, In Lagaan. > **[Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169102/)** > > Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India: Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. With Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne. The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British... ---
### Author: ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/9 "2005-03-12T21:23:55Z")
**Flyball: The Movie**. Flashing lights, cheering crowds, fanatical “parents”, and naked, hairy players. It can’t miss, I tell ya! random [link](http://www.flyballdogs.com/) in case you don’t feel like searching ---
### Author: ![Aagramn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Aagramn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aagramn) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/10 "2005-03-12T21:53:32Z")
> [@plankter](#): > > **Flyball: The Movie**. > > Flashing lights, cheering crowds, fanatical “parents”, and naked, hairy players. It can’t miss, I tell ya! Weird coincidence - I only just found out what FlyBall is. If you’s posted that two hours ago I wouldn’t have had a clue, it’s just been on TV. ---
### Author: ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/11 "2005-03-12T21:58:13Z")
Underwater basketweaving has never been made into a movie. ---
### Author: ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/12 "2005-03-12T22:05:12Z")
**Frolf** George Costanza: “Frolf. Frisbee Golf Jerry! Golf with a frisbee!” ---
### Author: ![silverfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@silverfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silverfish) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/13 "2005-03-12T22:06:08Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Bowling? (the English lawn kind) There’s [Blackball](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337879/) ---
### Author: ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/14 "2005-03-12T22:59:04Z")
[43 Man Squamish](http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/index-quiz_olympics.html) And we _really really need one!_ ---
### Author: ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23) #### Post date: [March 12, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/15 "2005-03-12T22:59:40Z")
Ultimate frisbee. ---
### Author: ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly) #### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/16 "2005-03-13T01:09:04Z")
I’d like to say there wasn’t a foosball movie, but… [LongShot](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082676/) ---
### Author: ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat) #### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/17 "2005-03-13T02:51:51Z")
How about water polo? Badminton? Tee-ball? ---
### Author: ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster) #### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/18 "2005-03-13T03:08:45Z")
How about fencing? You’d think it’d be a natural. Not to mention it’s really easy to do stunt doubles with those protective suits and masks. There’s also jai alai, tetherball, and freeze tag. ---
### Author: ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk) #### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/19 "2005-03-13T03:32:57Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > How about fencing? You’d think it’d be a natural. Not to mention it’s really easy to do stunt doubles with those protective suits and masks. They didn’t have masks, but there’s [Cyrano de Bergerac](http://imdb.com/title/tt0099334/) and [The Three Musketeers](http://imdb.com/title/tt0108333/). (Both have many other versions.) For that matter, it wasn’t really _sport_ either… (P.S. - **Shirley** , I’ve seen _Men With Brooms_ and read the book they made from it. Both crack me up, and the climax is great in both!) ---
### Author: ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23) #### Post date: [March 13, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225/20 "2005-03-13T03:35:52Z")
If freeze tag is a sport, we need movies about duck duck goose and red light green light 1, 2, 3. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-have-not-been-covered-in-movies/294225.md?page=2)