Sticky My Fingers, Fleet My Feet

Duration: 23 min.

Year Published: 1970

Creator: TIMELI

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows a group of Madison Avenue touch football buffs who are beaten by a teenaged boy and begin to feel their age., Portrays the inner struggle between youth and age, dreams and reality, as exemplified by the Sunday afternoon middle-aged quarterback hero who is outdone by a teenager. Shows scenes of the man at home where he complains that he should have recognized his talent sooner and where his wife complains that he is being too hard on his body. Contrasts the verbalized talents with the actual talents displayed on the football field. Directed by John Hancock., Portrays the inner struggle between youth and age, dreams and reality, as exemplified by the Sunday afternoon middle-aged quarterback hero who is outdone by a teenager. Shows scenes of the man at home where he complains that he should have recognized his talent sooner and where his wife complains that he is being too hard on his body. Contrasts the verbalized talents with the actual talents displayed on the football field. Directed by John Hancock.

Complete Record: , Uses pathos and humor to deflate one of the classic American myths: the middle-aged male who clings to a youthful standard of physical prowess. Norman, a fortyish executive, is addicted to Sunday orgies of touch football with his flabby contemporaries. Their dreams of glory disintegrate when they permit a 15-year-old boy to join their sport. Genre/FormFootball stories. , Portrays the inner struggle between youth and age, dreams and reality, as exemplified by the Sunday afternoon middle-aged quarterback hero who is outdone by a teenager. Shows scenes of the man at home where he complains that he should have recognized his talent sooner and where his wife complains that he is being too hard on his body. Contrasts the verbalized talents with the actual talents displayed on the football field. Directed by John Hancock., Uses pathos and humor to deflate one of the classic American myths: the middle-aged male who clings to a youthful standard of physical prowess. Norman, a fortyish executive, is addicted to Sunday orgies of touch football with his flabby contemporaries. Their dreams of glory disintegrate when they permit a 15-year-old boy to join their sport. Genre/FormFootball stories. , Portrays the inner struggle between youth and age, dreams and reality, as exemplified by the Sunday afternoon middle-aged quarterback hero who is outdone by a teenager. Shows scenes of the man at home where he complains that he should have recognized his talent sooner and where his wife complains that he is being too hard on his body. Contrasts the verbalized talents with the actual talents displayed on the football field. Directed by John Hancock.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.