The World's Greatest Athlete

1973

Action / Comedy / Family / Romance / Sport

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 33% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 1851 1.9K

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Plot summary

Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.

Director

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Robert Scheerer

Top cast

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Leon Askin as Dr. Gottlieb
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David Armstrong as Judge
Ivor Francis Photo
Ivor Francis as Dean Bellamy
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Leigh Christian as Undetermined Secondary Role
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846.94 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 1
1.54 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
G
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by r96sk 6 / 10

Bang average. 'The World’s Greatest Athlete' feels like

Bang average. 'The World’s Greatest Athlete' feels like a mixture of stuff we've seen before in this era of Disney. It doesn't do enough to make an impact on me, not helped by silliness of the story and meh casting. John Amos is the best part of this, I enjoyed what he brings to the table here. Away from him I'm struggling to remember any others already, Roscoe Lee Browne - who is in one of my favourite films, 'Treasure Planet' - is alright but I found his character boring. I think there's actually potential there with the overall premise, but as usual with this studio's early decades they choose to make it dumb and silly rather than meaningful - it would take a load of tweaking, but I reckon this would make a better coming-of-age/underdog story with a more proper tone. That would make it a completely different film, admittedly. Lastly, the score is surprisingly solid while the end scene is its most amusing moment. Those two things and Amos aside, this is a bland one.
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Reviewed by robespierre9 7 / 10

Jan Michael Vincent - cuddling and wrestling with a REAL TIGER!!!!!!

If you are a fan of Jan Michael Vincent and would like to see him with very little threads on, this is the film for you! Yes, there's also a cute plot about a black football/baseball/basketball coach (John Amos) who travels to Africa on safari with his hopelessly stupid assistant (Tim Conway). While in Africa, they discover Nanu (Jan Michael Vincent)a young white African boy who possesses amazing athletic abilities. Nanu travels to the USA with the coach to excel in sports. Of course his witch-doctor adoptive father disapproves, and all sorts of goofy 70's effects ensue. JMV wouldn't be remembered for his acting in this movie, but his physique certainly got attention! He's slim and muscular, with long blond hair, and he looks perfect in the skimpy Tarzan outfits. But really, the star of this film is the TIGER! You never see this in movies today - a real, live, full-size tiger wrestling with the leading actor! With his teeth around JMV's neck, no less!! Can you imagine? One false move, and CRUNCH! Dead actor! Wow. I was amazed. JMV cuddles and rolls around with this Tiger throughout the movie. It's awesome. Move on over Russell Crowe - Jan Michael Vincent takes on real tigers, not CGI ones!!!

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