Some edge wear, some creasing in corners, some wrinkling and scuffing throughout, tape stains on all borders, tears with tape reinforcement on back of top border, singlesided, stored flat. The worlds greatest athlete was the first of five disney films to feature tim conway, who was named a disney legend in 2004. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to. Cursed with a lastplace college athletic lineup, conway and amos hope that vincent will pull them out of their yearslong slump. Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach sam archer john amos faces the ax unless he can reverse the schools athletic fortunes. After all these years, the worlds greatest athlete is still funny. The worlds greatest athlete is a 1973 american film directed by robert scheerer and starring john amos, roscoe lee browne, tim conway, dayle haddon, and janmichael vincent. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Janmichael vincent full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. But while the title may be lackluster, theres much more pep in this. Worlds greatest athlete, the movie clip three inches.
The worlds greatest athlete 1973 dvdrip xvidsn download. Watch your purchase on movies anywhere supported devices. Sam counts on nanus remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. The worlds greatest athlete, 1973 disney film about a decathlete. Worlds greatest athlete, the film discovered in africa by two u. Watch the 52 worst live action disney movies, one every week, in 2015. Tim conway steals the show when the witch doctor shrinks him down to 3 tall in a bar. Worlds greatest athlete, the on dvd 786936278873 from disney buena vista. Coach archer john amos is more famous for losing than winning, but a fateful african safari with his wacky assistant conway leads them to a boy wonder named nanu vincent who just might give them a winning streak. Released 1973, the worlds greatest athlete stars timconway, janmichaelvincent, johnamos, roscoeleebrowne the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a. Petersen, danny goldman leopold maxwell, don pedro colley. The worlds greatest athlete is an impossible title and could be argued for a number of competitors.
I remembered watching as a boy this disney movie in which he starred and i which believe got him his start in pictures. Directed by robert scheerer, its tarzan does the olympics with the help of his tiger friend. This just in tv shows documentaries box sets special editions 4k ultra hd ultraviolet limited editions deluxe editions digital download card. Conway subsequently appeared in the apple dumpling gang 1975, gus 1976, the shaggy d.
Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours. This is a rare find that disney had put out on dvd and an exceptional work that takes you back to a. Watch the worlds greatest athlete online 1973 movie yidio. Worlds greatest athlete 1973 hollywood movie jerseys. The worlds greatest athlete raced onto screens for the first time on this day in 1973, telling the story of nanu janmichael vincent, a boy raised by natives in the jungles of africa after the death of his parents. Get on track with this hilarious offbeat comedy starring janmichael vincent and tim conway. A downonhisluck coach ends up signing the worlds greatest athlete. Account profile download center microsoft store support returns order. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title worlds greatest athlete. The worlds greatest athlete pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the worlds greatest athlete pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. View the tcmdb entry for the worlds greatest athlete 1973.
Find similar and related movies for the worlds greatest athlete 1973 robert scheerer on allmovie. Stephen woo in disneys the worlds greatest athlete 1983. Dont miss a chance to take the field with wild family fun for everyone. Janmichael vincent list of movies and tv shows tv guide. How bruce jenner became the worlds greatest athlete. Through a series of events that takes the pair to africa, they spot an amazing young man, nanu, who is able to run faster than anyone theyve ever seen. Coaxing him to america is one thing, but the laughs never stop when nanu meets. A wild boy living off the land in the jungles of africa, vincent is discovered by coaches tim conway and john amos.
Worlds greatest athlete, the movie clip three inches high. This is a rare find that disney had put out on dvd and an exceptional work that takes you back to a relative time of american innocence in the year 1973. Released by walt disney productions, it is one of the few widerelease hollywood sports films to look at the world of track and field, as the world s greatest athlete, nanu, played by vincent, tries to make history by. The worlds greatest athlete u 19730201 1h 33min in this hilarious comedy, a downonhisluck coach travels to africa where he spots the worlds greatest athlete a. Bruce jenner celebrates during his world recordsetting performance in the decathlon at the montreal 1976 olympic games in montreal on july 1, 1976. The worlds greatest athlete 1973 is a hilarious disney sports comedy.
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Worlds greatest athlete, the 1973 the movie soundtrack. Coach archer is more famous for losing than winning, but a fateful african safari with his wacky assistant leads them to a boy wonder named nanu who just might give them a winning streak. The worlds greatest athlete 1973 the movie database. Hes just a cute blueeyed kid doing a movie with a thin tarzan veneer and no great classic lines. The worlds greatest athlete 1973 head coach sam archer john amos and his righthand man, milo jackson tim conway, have been leading merrivale colleges track team to a succession of last. Head coach sam archer john amos and his righthand man, milo jackson tim conway, have been leading merrivale colleges track team to a succession of lastplace finishes. The worlds greatest athlete pictures rotten tomatoes. An african vacation with his assistant tim conway answers archers prayers when he spots the athletically gifted nanu jan. Beautiful music begins as tutor jane dayle haddon is introduced to pupil nanu janmichael vincent by coach archer john amos and his aide milo tim conway in the worlds greatest athlete, 1973 view the tcmdb entry for the worlds greatest athlete 1973.
An african vacation with his assistant tim conway answers archers prayers when he spots the athletically gifted nanu janmichael vincent. Watch the worlds greatest athlete online stream full. Jan michael vincent plays nanu, a young man living in the african wilderness. Coaxing him to america is one thing, but the laughs never stop when nanu meets jane, fame, and brings the jungle to the gym on his way to becoming the worlds greatest athlete. A down on his luck coach travels to africa where he spots the worlds greatest athlete a white tarzantype. The hapless coaches convince nanu to leave his carefree life in the jungle for the cutthroat. One of the best of the early1970s disney farces, the worlds greatest athlete stars janmichael vincent in the title role. Dayle haddon and vito scotti in the worlds greatest athlete 1973. Heres the trailer for the 1973 disney movie the worlds greatest athlete. Watch the worlds greatest athlete full movie in hd visit stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach sam arc.
When a coach and his assistant portrayed by john amos and tim conway discover the athletic jungle boy, they quickly recruit him to compete in college athletics, which also. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The worlds greatest athlete movie, based on the delightful book, is a lighthearted and clever cinematic treasure that i am pleased to be able to see, in adulthood, as it was one of my favorite movies as a child. Tim conway is milo jackson,a college coach in danger of losing his job. A chance visit to africa brings sam and milo the athlete of their dreams. The worlds greatest athlete 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Actually, that would make a somewhat better title than the fairly bland the worlds greatest athlete.
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