McGuire biopic coming

[MU82]

A Hollywood filmmaker is planning to make a movie about Al McGuire and his triumphant final season at Marquette.

https://www.tmj4.com/sports/hollywood-filmmaker-to-commemorate-marquettes-1977-championship-with-mcguire-biopic

They don't know who will play McGuire yet, so get your suggestions ready!

[panda]

A Hollywood filmmaker is planning to make a movie about Al McGuire and his triumphant final season at Marquette.

https://www.tmj4.com/sports/hollywood-filmmaker-to-commemorate-marquettes-1977-championship-with-mcguire-biopic

They don't know who will play McGuire yet, so get your suggestions ready!

Wojo

[Pakuni]

Huh.

https://www.mcguiremovie.com/producers

[MU82]

Huh.

https://www.mcguiremovie.com/producers

Thanks for posting that, but I'm not getting what the "Huh" is referencing.

[Jay Bee]

Thanks for posting that, but I'm not getting what the "Huh" is referencing.

lol I understand

[Pakuni]

Thanks for posting that, but I'm not getting what the "Huh" is referencing.

DM'd you.

[Gato78]

I understand, too. If an actor is to play Al he should be Anthony Crivello.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Huh.

https://www.mcguiremovie.com/producers

Well this is a movie I shall not be seeing

[The Sultan]

Huh.

https://www.mcguiremovie.com/producers

lol. Yeah...

[Jables1604]

Huh.

https://www.mcguiremovie.com/producers

Wonder how many times he'll change his name in the credits during production.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Wonder how many times he'll change his name in the credits during production.

Are we sure those are all different people

[brewcity77]

Here I thought the only movie Chicos Bail Bonds was associated with was The Bad News Bears.

[Daniel]

I understand, too. If an actor is to play Al he should be Anthony Crivello.

Yes.  He was terrific in the one man play, McGuire by Dick Enberg.  He was also in my first logic class I taught at Marquette! 

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Thanks for posting that, but I'm not getting what the "Huh" is referencing.

There's a Chicos on the Producers list.

[MU82]

There's a Chicos on the Producers list.

Yeah, it took me awhile because I don't know Scoopers' real names, but I finally got it.

I've gone from looking forward to the movie to not a shot in hell of seeing it.

[BrewCity83]

You guys will all cut off your noses to spite your faces.

I don't care who's making it or investing in it, I want to see it.  And I bet I'll enjoy it.

[Jay Bee]

You guys will all cut off your noses to spite your faces.

I don't care who's making it or investing in it, I want to see it.  And I bet I'll enjoy it.

Sounds like you're a traditional movie watcher.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Yeah, it took me awhile because I don't know Scoopers' real names, but I finally got it.

I've gone from looking forward to the movie to not a shot in hell of seeing it.

I've sleuthed out a handful on Twitter.  People's writing styles are usually ubiquitous across social media platforms, so I tend to pickup on the familiarities from time to time.

[Pakuni]

There's a Chicos on the Producers list.

What's a Chicos?

[muwarrior69]

A Hollywood filmmaker is planning to make a movie about Al McGuire and his triumphant final season at Marquette.

https://www.tmj4.com/sports/hollywood-filmmaker-to-commemorate-marquettes-1977-championship-with-mcguire-biopic

They don't know who will play McGuire yet, so get your suggestions ready!

Josh Lucas or Matthew McConaughey. The old arena is still there so they can film some scenes there.

[dpucane]

what is the chicos lore Im missing here?

[#UnleashThePortal]

Which one is chicos lol, he still owes me $200!

[CTWarrior]

They don't know who will play McGuire yet, so get your suggestions ready!

Adam Sandler.  Good think they didn't announce this last year, it probably would have been Whoopi Goldberg.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

What's a Chicos?

It's a Hoopaloop.

[79Warrior]

Josh Lucas or Matthew McConaughey. The old arena is still there so they can film some scenes there.

not on a $6mm budget

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Which one is chicos lol, he still owes me $200!

Last 30 seconds of the video.

[Mutaman]

I predicted that as soon as Chicos stopped spending 23 hours a day posting here, he would go on to great things.

[MU82]

Which one is chicos lol, he still owes me $200!

He owes me $$$ too. He loved to make bets; he didn't have the same love for paying them off after losing.

[Biggie Clausen]

All joking about producers aside, my real question about the project is: Is this really a story worth telling?  Off the top of my head, I can think of a few that would be more compelling from a narrative and commercial standpoint - Jim Valvano and NC State's tourney run, John Thompson building Georgetown into a powerhouse, the real story behind Wooden's UCLA program.  Al's is an interesting story, but the people behind it are maybe a little too close to the material to look at it objectively. 

Also, reading the proposed story structure, it sounds a little silly.  He's gonna go to confession to talk about how he's sorry he got a technical in a game, and then we'll see a flashback?  I recall an interview with Al where he said he "dictates" basketball, and in the famous SI article about Marquette, he talked about how people thought his team was wild and out of control, but really, everything was meticulously practiced.  It doesn't seem very believable or true to the man at all to have him going to confession and admitting his guilt about how he handled a basketball decision when he clearly had an ego about his coaching abilities (which is fine, he backed it up).  Just seems like one of those things where the writers thought it would be an easy and funny way to tell their story, but won't work in the execution.

I think the best way to tell this story would've been to make a 30/30 about 15 years ago, when most of the key players or people who'd met him were still alive, or at least 15 years younger.  Maybe if this film was done in the style of "Winning Time" (minus the Adam McKay stink) it could work.  As proposed, it just doesn't sound very good.

[patso]

Michael Keaton

[PBRme]

James Franco

[willie warrior]

Adam Sandler.  Good think they didn't announce this last year, it probably would have been Whoopi Goldberg.

Adam Sandler is one of the cousins actors in the world, and that is saying something.

[The Sultan]

Adam Sandler is one of the cousins actors in the world, and that is saying something.

Yes. What you are saying is incomprehensible, but yeah...it's something.

[Hards Alumni]

Huh.

https://www.mcguiremovie.com/producers

[Billy Hoyle]

you must have missed the myriad of posts that accuse me of being Chicos then!

[MU82]

you must have missed the myriad of posts that accuse me of being Chicos then!

What's a Chicos?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

During the Marquette UConn game they showed the Al McGuire banner and gave a shout out to Chico's for producing a movie on Al.

[muwarrior69]

During the Marquette UConn game they showed the Al McGuire banner and gave a shout out to Chico's for producing a movie on Al.

So Chico is producing a movie on artificial intelligence? I really dislike this font as the uppercase I and lowercase l look the same, especially when used in acronyms.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

So Chico is producing a movie on artificial intelligence? I really dislike this font as the uppercase I and lowercase l look the same, especially when used in acronyms.

More of a Comic Sans guy?

[Scoop Snoop]

What's a Chicos?

I can't believe that you never heard of the Chicos brand of corn chips. Chicos Chips. They're available in many grocery stores.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

During the Marquette UConn game they showed the Al McGuire banner and gave a shout out to Chico's for producing a movie on Al.

I couldn't believe it.  The name dropper got name dropped!

[Zog from Margo]

Harvey Fierstein

[Jay Bee]

Release date is approximately when Crean's soccer check is expected.

[cheebs09]

Is Hoopaloop directing?

[79Warrior]

All joking about producers aside, my real question about the project is: Is this really a story worth telling?  Off the top of my head, I can think of a few that would be more compelling from a narrative and commercial standpoint - Jim Valvano and NC State's tourney run, John Thompson building Georgetown into a powerhouse, the real story behind Wooden's UCLA program.  Al's is an interesting story, but the people behind it are maybe a little too close to the material to look at it objectively. 

Also, reading the proposed story structure, it sounds a little silly.  He's gonna go to confession to talk about how he's sorry he got a technical in a game, and then we'll see a flashback?  I recall an interview with Al where he said he "dictates" basketball, and in the famous SI article about Marquette, he talked about how people thought his team was wild and out of control, but really, everything was meticulously practiced.  It doesn't seem very believable or true to the man at all to have him going to confession and admitting his guilt about how he handled a basketball decision when he clearly had an ego about his coaching abilities (which is fine, he backed it up).  Just seems like one of those things where the writers thought it would be an easy and funny way to tell their story, but won't work in the execution.

I think the best way to tell this story would've been to make a 30/30 about 15 years ago, when most of the key players or people who'd met him were still alive, or at least 15 years younger.  Maybe if this film was done in the style of "Winning Time" (minus the Adam McKay stink) it could work.  As proposed, it just doesn't sound very good.

30 on 30 would be the better option. Movie investing is historically a bad decision for the investor, and this seems way too narrow an audience to make any profit.

[tower912]

Didn't know it was even breathing hard.

[MarquetteMike1977]

A Hollywood filmmaker is planning to make a movie about Al McGuire and his triumphant final season at Marquette.

https://www.tmj4.com/sports/hollywood-filmmaker-to-commemorate-marquettes-1977-championship-with-mcguire-biopic

They don't know who will play McGuire yet, so get your suggestions ready!

Al was or is the best. He introduced me to Crean and Harbaugh and many other kind things.
Am in talks about investing if anyone wants to invest let me or someone know.
In the Video above they say Bradley Cooper could not do it.
Saw the Al McGuire play with Anthony Crivello many times. It was awesome.
I suggested Hugh Jackman but heard Thursday the film is going with Luke Kirby as a great resemblance and fit.

[willie warrior]

I understand, too. If an actor is to play Al he should be Anthony Crivello.

Only one that comes to mind would be Mathew McConaguhey

[Daniel]

Tony Crivello should play Al.    I saw him do it in the one man play "McGuire" written by Dick Enberg.  He was terrific   And he's a Marquette grad.  Was in my first Logic class I taught

[brewcity77]

Tony Crivello should play Al.    I saw him do it in the one man play "McGuire" written by Dick Enberg.  He was terrific  And he's a Marquette grad.  Was in my first Logic class I taught

He's really good in the play, but if they're doing a biopic they shouldn't pick a 70-year-old actor who would presumably have to play Al in his 40s.

[cheebs09]

You have to at least call Billy Donovan.

[Daniel]

He's really good in the play, but if they're doing a biopic they shouldn't pick a 70-year-old actor who would presumably have to play Al in his 40s.

Ah yeah.  Forget how fast these years go lol

[BrewCity83]

Luke Kirby works for me.  Even though he's Canadian...

[MarquetteMike1977]

Al was or is the best. He introduced me to Crean and Harbaugh and many other kind things.
Am in talks about investing if anyone wants to invest let me or someone know.
In the Video above they say Bradley Cooper could not do it.
Saw the Al McGuire play with Anthony Crivello many times. It was awesome.
I suggested Hugh Jackman but heard Thursday the film is going with Luke Kirby as a great resemblance and fit.

Here we are MU Scoop Hanging At The AL.
Al, George Thompson, I and others were at Panera Bread trying to convince AL to do the AL MCGUIRE CENTER and AL Statue. Said to AL You should do it and call it The "AL" like the "Jake" in Cleveland. AL smiled at me and seemed to like the idea. We helped convince him.

George Thompson was another kind man. George bought us all drinks in Minneapolis when Marquette beat Kentucky to go to the Final Four.

AL also introduced me to his Son Allie McGuire again but I already knew Allie and our lockers ended up being next to each other for 15 Years at Westmoor.

[Billy Hoyle]

Article in the latest Midwest Jesuits magazine

https://jesuitsmagazine.org/news-spring-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawQk6-pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFWNGNqUVAxV0FDZGlIc1Zmc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmCrzabAwRSScJIQrVC1D0D6TU0028hdgxg4ldeJAZPMnSbbAMz8v7fQY75N_aem_NlWGj_UFIzGKjpDBvFNETA#movie

[MarquetteMike1977]

Here we are MU Scoop Hanging At The AL.
Al, George Thompson, I and others were at Panera Bread trying to convince AL to do the AL MCGUIRE CENTER and AL Statue. Said to AL You should do it and call it The "AL" like the "Jake" in Cleveland. AL smiled at me and seemed to like the idea. We helped convince him.

George Thompson was another kind man. George bought us all drinks in Minneapolis when Marquette beat Kentucky to go to the Final Four.

AL also introduced me to his Son Allie McGuire again but I already knew Allie and our lockers ended up being next to each other for 15 Years at Westmoor.

Had the Priveledge of our Family table being directly next to AL's Family Table at Westmoor during Thanksgiving in the late 1980s. There was some enjoyable banter going on between the tables. AL was an awesome, fun and kind Family man.
AL 

[Jay Bee]

Had the Priveledge of our Family table being directly next to AL's Family Table at Westmoor during Thanksgiving in the late 1980s. There was some enjoyable banter going on between the tables. AL was an awesome, fun and kind Family man.
AL 

Sounds Like Quite The "Priveledge".

[Mutaman]

What's a Chicos?

1. A psychopath
2. Rightwinger
3. Posts about 300 times per day
4. Constantly brags about how successful he is.
5. Gets booted and comes back under different names.
6. A real pretty boy.
7. Repeats himself over and over.
8.  An insecure, flawed human desperately seeking
attention.
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