Oliver Stone's hard-hitting look at the adrenaline-fueled world of pro football stars Al Pacino as Miama Sharks coach Tony D'Amato. Having just lost his star quarterback, Jack Rooney (Dennis Quaid), he's forced to use the erratic Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench, hoping he can resuscitate his team, which is floundering on the field and in attendance figures. If not, Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the team's new owner, may be drop-kicking him to a new destination.

Oliver Stone delves into his love-hate relationship with pro football in this high-impact film, thriving on the game's adrenaline rush while revealing its ultimate corruption. When legendary Miami Sharks quarterback Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid) is badly injured in a game, coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) is forced to reach deep into his bench for Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx). The third-stringer's injury-plagued career and difficulty with maintaining focus make him a dubious commodity at best. But Beamen, aware of what this opportunity could mean, starts playing at a much higher level than ever before, planting championship hopes in the minds of Miami fans. The extraordinary success of Beamen, an athlete whose flamboyance contradicts everything the Lombardi-like D'Amato believes about the game, makes the coach wonder whether his time is passing. To add to his problems, Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), a young woman who has inherited ownership of the team from her late father, is pressuring him to win now, and at any cost. Will D'Amato be able to pull the team together for a final run at the championship? The film conveys a vivid sense of the atmosphere of pro football and features a finely modulated performance by Pacino.

Theatrical release: December 22, 1999.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Documentary - 1. FULL CONTACT: THE MAKING OF ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
Music Video - 1. LL Cool J - SHUT 'EM DOWN
Additional Footage
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
DVD-ROM Features:
Web Links

Al Pacino: Oscar winning actor, THE GODFATHER, SCENT OF A WOMAN
Cameron Diaz: American Actress/THE MASK
Dennis Quaid: American Actor, FREQUENCY (2000)
Jamie Foxx: TV/Film actor
 LL Cool J: Actor/Rapper
James Woods: American Actor
Matthew Modine: American Actor, FULL METAL JACKET (1987)
 Ann-Margret: Actress, singer, dancer, VIVA LAS VEGAS
Bill Bellamy: Supporting Actor
Elizabeth Berkley: Actress
Jim Caviezel: Actor
Aaron Eckhart: Actor
Charlton Heston: Oscar winning american actor, BEN HUR (1959)
Lauren Holly: Film/TV Actress
John C. McGinley: American actor, SCRUBS
Lela Rochon: Actress/"Boomerang"
Lawrence Taylor: Former NFL Linebacker/Actor

Oliver Stone: Director/Screenwriter/Prod.

Dan Halsted: 
Lauren Shuler Donner: Producer
Oliver Stone: Director/Screenwriter/Prod.
Clayton Townsend: Producer

Oliver Stone: Director/Screenwriter/Prod.
John Logan: Screenwriter

Richard Horowitz: Composer

Michael Mees: Editor
Thomas J. Nordberg: Editor, RAY (2004)
Keith Salmon: Editor
Stuart Levy: Editor

"...Thunderous excitement..."
"A rambunctious, hyperkinetic, testosterone-and-adrenaline-drenched look at that obsession known as pro football..."
"...As exhausting as it is exciting....Jagged and alive..." -- Rating: B
"?Stone once again brilliantly captures the intensity of combat?" -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental
"...Stone brands ANY GIVEN SUNDAY with his trademark extreme close-ups and disorienting handheld camerawork, creating a position for the audience right on the field where it can hear every call and feel every hit..."
"...There are so many basic dramatic truths in its age-vs.-youth/pragmatism-vs. -tradition conflict that any fan of sports movies should be carried along..."
"...Energetic....Stone pours on the razzle-dazzle..."
"...A smart sports movie....The film's dialogue scenes are effective....The dramatic scenes are worth it. Pacino has some nice heart-to-hearts with Quaid and Foxx..."
"Quaid is strong but sympathetic..."