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Article: Jamie Foxx
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- New Pittsburgh Courier
- Article date:
- December 22, 1999
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Jamie Foxx
Multi-talented Jamie Foxx stars in "Any Given Sunday," filmmaker Oliver Stone's look at contemporary society through the dynamic prism of professional football. Foxx plays the part of frustrated, obscure, third-string quarterback, Willie Beamen, who gets an unexpected opportunity to lead his team and whose surprise success sets in motion a chain of momentous consequences for the team and for himself.
But this isn't a movie simply about football, nor will it only appeal to fans of the game, as Foxx points out.
"It's about life. The football field just happens to be where we're playing it. You may not necessarily want to play football after watching this movie, but you might want ...