The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Robert Scheerer

Writers:

Gerald Gardner (written by) and
Dee Caruso (written by)

Release Date:

14 February 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Plot:

In this Disney comedy, a down on his luck coach travels to Africa where he spots the world's greatest athlete - a white Tarzan-type...

Plot Keywords:

Coach | Tutor | Miniaturization | American Football | Track And Field

Cast

Tim Conway	...	Milo Jackson
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Nanu
John Amos	...	Coach Sam Archer
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Gazenga
Dayle Haddon	...	Jane
Billy De Wolfe	...	Dean Maxwell
Nancy Walker	...	Mrs. Petersen
Danny Goldman	...	Leopold Maxwell
Don Pedro Colley	...	Morumba
Vito Scotti	...	Games spectator
Liam Dunn	...	Dr. Winslow
Ivor Francis	...	Dean Bellamy
Leon Askin	...	Dr. Gottlieb
Howard Cosell	...	Himself - Announcer
Frank Gifford	...	Himself - Announcer

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Caswell Memorial State Park - 28000 S. Austin Road, Ripon, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Billy De Wolfe's last film.

Quotes:

Jane Douglas: [tutoring Nanu in biology, Jane has him hold her hand] Your brain signaled the muscles in your hand to contract in order to hold my hand. Is that clear?
Nanu: Nanu understand.
Jane Douglas: Now when...
[pause]
Jane Douglas: You can stop holding my hand.
Nanu: Nanu's brain is still signaling.

I was lucky enough........

I was lucky enough to be able to see part of "Athlete" being made at my college in Stockton, California in 1972.I also got to meet Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos and Tim Conway.I also had a confrontation with the tiger. Those memories will be something I won't forget. To top it off, John Amos and Tim Conway also made a surprise visit to my parents, cousin, and Aunt's restaurant also located in Stockton, California. It was called "Al Funzo's.It was a great evening for me, and my family, and the Restaurant patrons that came in that night.As for the movie, The World's Greatest Athlete" was and still is excellent, and ranks high in my list of favorite movies.