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6.0/10 • 42

1976-07-071h 36m

ComedyFamily

It's the league's leading laugh scorer!

The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy.

Directors
Vincent McEveety
Editors
Robert Stafford

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Ed Asner

    Ed Asner

    Hank Cooper

  2. Don Knotts

    Don Knotts

    Coach Venner

  3. Gary Grimes

    Gary Grimes

    Andy Petrovic

  4. Tim Conway

    Tim Conway

    Crankcase

  5. Louise Williams

    Louise Williams

    Debbie Kovac

  6. Dick Van Patten

    Dick Van Patten

    Cal Wilson

  7. Ronnie Schell

    Ronnie Schell

    Joe Barnsdale

  8. Bob Crane

    Bob Crane

    Pepper

  9. Johnny Unitas

    Johnny Unitas

    Himself

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r96sk

Aug 26, 2020

6/10

This drags. I actually don't mind how silly the premise to 'Gus' is, yet even so it's such a slow and predictable watch. There's a few decent gags spread across the 96 minute run time, but there's so much plainness with everything else. The plot itself is something that feels seen before, across Disney's many high school/sport comedies from these early decades. As for the cast, Ed Asner is the best performer as Hank Cooper. Don Knotts (Venner) and Tim Conway (Crankcase) are in a film again, following on from 'The Apple Dumpling Gang'; though they aren't a pair here, Tom Bosley (Spinner) teams up with Conway instead. Regardless, none of the three are all that amusing. There are a few other OK but forgettable roles, while the sports commentator bits are way more annoying than they are funny. Not a production I would recommend, even if you could pick many worse live-action films from this studio to watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
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Keywords
sportsyugoslaviafootball (soccer)mule