I was watching Desperate Housewives and they had a scene at Bree(Marcia Cross's)'s son high school swim meet. It was such a bad betrayal of swimming. There were no lane lines in the pool and no real timers. Plus, there were no bleachers, just chairs that you would see in a classroom. It would be nice if Hollywood got the accurate view of swimming.
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Movies about golf do not fare much better. Kevin Costner's swing in "Tin Cup" was excruciating to watch. A good golf swing is very hard to fake. I know -- I've been trying for years and years.
If I recall, I thought I read once when Swimfan came out that the writer of the movie was somehow affiliated with Stanford Swimming and this was a film project he did in college. Don't quote me on that, but I am pretty sure I remember reading that somewhere.
On another subject, I have noticed a lot of commercials featuring swimming lately. They seem to be pretty good. Usually show a senior person completing some open water swim or the like but they still need heart meds. At least they aren't doing swimming for Viagra or Cialis commercials!
Originally posted by Sam Perry
At least they aren't doing swimming for Viagra or Cialis commercials!
LOL, I think you've stumbled onto something here. Maybe USMS should figure out a way to associate '4 hr erections' with swimming. There would be a huge :p increase in the male membership of USMS.
Check out Man on Fire with Denzel Washington. I like the swimming scenes with the little girl and Denzel as her "coach." It's a small part of the movie, but I thought it was pretty well done.
I am sitting here laughing because when I saw Desperate Housewives and the swimming scene I right away was like "Ummm that isn't the way it is at all!!" Where are the lane lines, how about some goggles, and can that even be considered swimming put your head down? My fiance was like "You know you are missing the whole scene..." Haha he doesn't understand my passion for swimming.
I just noticed Roger Ebert's review of "On a Clear Day". He gave the movie a mediocre review. Maybe someone can report on the swimming scenes?
Frank starts to swim. One day, impulsively, he swims the River Clyde. Eventually, a plan takes shape: He will swim the English Channel. This will budge him out of depression, and he can prove to himself that he is still to be reckoned with, despite his unemployment.
