Since the inception of cinema, there have been hundreds of films that have used sports as a vessel for their narrative drama. From silent-comedies like Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman, to dramatic biopics like Raging Bull, filmmakers have reveled in giving their audience a taste of a world that most of us have only ever dreamt of being a part of. The Replay - Sports on the Big Screen details the making of these great films.

In the first episode of “The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen”, we take you back to 1943, to the dawn of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Through first-hand anecdotes told by two of the players that were there, plus the films screenwriters, we look how accurately the film portrayed the AAGPBL and the women who made it great.

High School basketball is like a religion to those in Indiana. This is why the story of the small-town Milan High School basketball team winning the State Championship in 1954 inspired Indiana Native Angelo Pizzo to write the screenplay for “Hoosiers”. In this episode of "The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen", we touch on the creation of the script, and hear from former Milan High School star Bobby Plump on what it was like to play on that team almost 70 years ago.

Of the countless sports movies that have been released over the past thirty years, Cool Runnings might be the most culturally significant. Released in 1993, the film tells the story of the Jamaican Bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. In this episode, we hear all about how the film was made, including the struggle from the actors to make sure their characters weren’t stereotyped beyond recognition, and how certain elements in the film were changed to make the story more “Hollywood.”

Miracle tells the story of the 1980 United States Men’s hockey team, captained by Mike Eruzione, that defied all odds and beat the villainous, dominant Soviets en route to one of the most miraculous Olympic gold medal wins in American history. In this episode, we hear about how grueling the making of this movie was, plus which elements of the film were accurate to the real life story, and which elements were not.

Muhammad Ali is one of the most well-known, and celebrated athletes of all time. He was known not only for his incredible success in the boxing ring, and his larger-than-life personality, but also for his political and spiritual exploits. In this episode, we hear all about the making of this film, and what important parts of Ali’s life were left out.

This week, we take you back to 1919, the year that eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. While it’s almost impossible to know exactly what happened considering that the incident was over 100 years ago, we explore the most likely scenarios and discuss how each of these men were portrayed in the film. Guests include D.B. Sweeney and Jacob Pomrenke.

You don’t have to be a football fan to love “Rudy”. This beloved story of an underdog making his way to Notre Dame and defying all odds to play on the football team is truly inspirational. In this episode, we explore how the story behind the making of this film might have been as remarkable as the events that were portrayed in the film itself.