Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles.

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Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame. Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead.

Rudy: Directed by David Anspaugh. With Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Greta Lind. Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.

Rock-solid, immensely entertaining, based-on-fact account of Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin), a working-class boy intent on realizing his dreams of playing football at Notre Dame.

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Oct 13, 1993 · In “Rudy,” Anspaugh finds a serious, affecting performance by Sean Astin, the erstwhile teen idol, as a quiet, determined kid who knows he doesn’t have all the brains in the world, but is determined to do the best he can with the hand he was dealt.

Scrawny Rudy dreams of playing football at Notre Dame. Undaunted, Rudy works assisting the groundskeeper and joins the school's practice squad. Watch trailers & learn more.

Rudy is the ultimate underdog, gets pushed around and everyone doubts him and says he could never achieve his dream; playing football for Notre Dame....