A Season on the Brink (film)

A Season on the Brink

Directed by	Robert Mandel
Produced by	ESPN Films
Written by	John Feinstein (book) David W. Rintels (teleplay)
Starring	Brian Dennehy
Distributed by	Buena Vista Television
Release dates	2002 (2002)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A Season on the Brink is a 2002 television film directed by Robert Mandel. Based on a book by John Feinstein entitled A Season on the Brink which detailed the turbulent 1985-86 season of Indiana University's men's basketball team, led by the controversial coach Bobby Knight, the film became the first ESPN television film, premiering on March 10, 2002.

The production was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The premiere of the movie was simulcast on ESPN with the unexpurgated version and ESPN2 with all profanities censored.^[1]^[2] Future airings were of the uncensored version. The movie was also released on DVD in late 2002.

Cast

Brian Dennehy - Bob Knight
Al Thompson - Delray Brooks
Benz Antoine - Joby Wright
James Lafferty - Steve Alford
Michael James Johnson - Daryl Thomas
Dan Becker - Dan Dakich
Patrick Williams - Stew Robinson
Yorick Parke - Andre Harris
Gary Hudson - Ron Felling
Mike Weekes - Todd Jadlow
Duane Murray - Kohn Smith
Thomas Hauff - Ed Williams
Phoenix Gonzales - Charlene
Manfred Maretzki - Joseph Wisnofsky
Chad Bruce - Elisberg
James D. Kirk - Pat Knight
Digger Phelps - Himself
Jessica Scott - Beth

References

↑ Bozell, L. Brent III (2002-03-13). "ESPN's Knight of Vulgarity". Parents Television Council. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
↑ Farhi, Paul (2002-04-19). "Oh, the Profanity!". The Washington Post. pp. G1. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-30.

External links

A Season on the Brink at the Internet Movie Database

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (Practice)

Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue

Culture & lore	History Traditions Crossroads Classic A Season on the Brink (film) Crimson Guard "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Films directed by Robert Mandel

Independence Day (1983) F/X (1986) Touch and Go (1986) Big Shots (1987) School Ties (1992) The Substitute (1996) A Season on the Brink (2002)

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