Leatherheads

A 2008 sports comedy film about the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling pro football team in 1925. In order to revive the team, World War I hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski) is recruited to the team, much to the chagrin of team captain Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (George Clooney).

This appears to be working until a reporter, Lexie (Renee Zellweger), uncovers the truth: Carter's war hero status was a fluke rather than true heroics.

Meanwhile, Dodge's attempts to get football legitimized backfire on him when the newly formed football league starts outlawing improvised tactics and enforcing rules.


 * Big Game: Although the game is finally won by
 * Betty and Veronica: Dodge and Carter to Lexie.
 * Hot Scoop: Lexie as played by Renee Zellweger? Hell yes.
 * Intrepid Reporter: Lexie
 * Love Triangle: Between Dodge, Carter, and Lexie.
 * The Roaring Twenties
 * Romantic Comedy: A throwback to the Screwball Comedy variety common in the 1930s.
 * Trailers Always Lie: All of the TV spots advertising the film were careful to avoid any hint that it might involve American football, instead making it look like a romantic comedy with a very weird title.