The Replacements (2000) – Falco Rises and Hackman Yells

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We break down 2000’s The Replacements, a football fever dream where Keanu Reeves plays a haunted QB, Gene Hackman coaches like the world’s ending, and every supporting character is one bad hit from prison or greatness.

We scream about:

• Falco’s emotional boat trauma
• Clifford Franklin’s hands
• The kicker who smokes on the field
• Hackman’s last great yell
• And why this movie secretly rules

Also: a game called “Who’s Got the Ball?”, an illegal ad read from Louis, and possibly too much ranch.