Inspired by a true story, Paramount’s comedy movie 80 for Brady tells the story of four lifelong Brady fans (Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field) who road-trip to Super Bowl LI in the hopes of watching him take down the Atlanta Falcons.
The film starts in 2017. Four elderly best friends – Lou (Lily Tomlin), Trish (Jane Fonda), Maura (Rita Moreno), and Betty (Sally Field) – are gathered to watch a football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots, the latter being the ladies favorite team. They prepare for a superstition that they think helps the Pats win, involving Betty stepping on a ladder, Trish reading a magazine in the kitchen, Maura sipping tea, and Lou knocking over a bowl of chips. It works and the Pats win, moving on to the Super Bowl. The ladies cheer for their team and for star quarterback Tom Brady.
Trish is known for writing an erotica novel about Rob Gronkowski, as well as being a mascot in ads from her younger days. Betty is great with math and numbers, and she is married to scatterbrained Mark (Bob Balaban). Maura moved into a retirement home after the death of her husband, even though he left their house to her. Lou has been in remission from cancer for 16 years.
When the ladies learn from their favorite Pats radio show that there is a contest to attend Super Bowl LI, they decide to enter the contest. Maura gets help from her retirement home friend Mickey (Glynn Turman) to make calls (it is implied he is attracted to Maura), while Lou tries to give a heartfelt story about how she and her friends got into watching football when Brady was a rookie, and it got her through her chemo.
Lou announces to her friends that they won the contest and are going to the Super Bowl. The ladies make their preparations, with Betty hiding the truth about her trip to Mark. When they try to pick up Maura, she is fast asleep. Trish distracts the manager Tony (Jimmy O Yang) while Lou and Betty sneak up to Maura’s room with help from Mickey and break her out.
80 for Brady is an American sports comedy film directed by Kyle Marvin and produced by Tom Brady. It features an ensemble cast led by Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field and Brady. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 3, 2023 by Paramount Pictures.
80 for Brady (2023)
Directed by: Kyle Marvin
Starring: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady, Billy Porter, Rob Corddry, Alex Moffat, Guy Fieri, Harry Hamlin, Bob Balaban, Glynn Turman, Sara Gilbert, Sally Kirkland
Screenplay by: Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins
Production Design by: Wynn Thomas
Cinematography by: John Toll
Film Editing by: Colin Patton
Costume Design by: Allyson B. Fanger
Set Decoration by: Jon J. Bush
Art Direction by: Thomas P. Wilkins
Music by: John Debney
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language, some drug content and some suggestive references.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: February 3, 2023
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