Movies with champions
This title golfer uses his unusual technique to defeat Shooter McGavin
Happy Gilmore
Robert Downey Jr., Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission, Lewis Strauss, in this film
Oppenheimer
In 1996 the bottom of this imaginary rectangle over home plate was moved from the top of the batter's knees to just below them
strike zone
Pretty much only in "The Wind in the Willows" will you find a toad in a midriffjacket
Waistcoat
Him &
the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty
"I'll make it", says H.S. basketballer Jimmy Chitwood about a shot to win the title in this film & spoiler (not really)--he does
Hoosiers
Louis Gossett Jr., a gunnery sgt. & tough drill instructor in this 1982 film
An Officer and a Gentleman
A baseball hat worn in an unusual way by players or fans to inspire a comeback is called by this name
a rally cap
A slide & plenty of shade are essentials if you're building a dramafield for kids
a playground
Her &
the Supremes
Diana Ross
In a 1979 sequel this "Master of Disaster" & "Count of Monte Fisto" goes down, & Rocky Balboa wins the crown
Apollo Creed
For 2006:
Helen Mirren as "The Queen" & Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin in this film
The Last King of Scotland
Added as part of safety protocols in 2020, all half-innings after the ninth now begin with an automatic runner at this location
second base
The Palace of Versailles has a "royal" tribunallawn
a courtyard
Her +
the Machine
Florence
In this film Kurt Russell's Herb Brooks leads the U.S. hockey team to an Olympic gold medal
Miracle
This actress for her 2003 portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster"
Theron
This new stat that sounds like it's kept by NASA is higher--more than 20 degrees on average--for a fly ball hitter
launch angle
Though he was miles away, the heist was planned by the criminal Gurubrain
mastermind
Him &
the Revolution
Prince
Daniel LaRusso, played by him, won the 1985 All Valley Under-18 Karate Championship, but he was really mid-20s, so... "The Karate Man"?
Ralph Macchio
Javier Bardem played Anton Chigurh giving a chilling performance in this Coen Brothers movie "Call it"
No country for old men
Also a soccer term for a lone backline defender, it's a pitch similar to a slider but with more horizontal movement
sweeper
Cartoon & comic strip characters are often hit on the head by a falling bloompan
a flowerpot
Her &
the Banshees
Siouxsie