With the Super Bowl almost a month away, American football lovers are all braced up for the upcoming movie 80 for Brady. Slated to release on February 3 exclusively in theaters, 80 for Brady just before the big game and is sure to get you in the Super Bowl spirit. 80 for Brady has a stellar star cast of Academy Award-winning senior actresses like Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin. To be precise, 80 for Brady is an upcoming American sports comedy film directed by Kyle Marvin, written by Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern, and produced by none other than NFL legend Tom Brady. The presence of four senior Academy Award-winning actors- Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin together has already put Americans, especially NFL fans on the edge. 80 for Brady trailer was already released on Paramount Pictures a few months and ever since then American football fans have been eagerly waiting to watch the sports comedy-drama which also stars NFL legend, Tom Brady. Now the question arises whether 80 for Brady is a true story or 80 for Brady is a real story or not.
The answer to this question is yes. 80 for Brady is a true story based on a group of octogenarians' BFFs who make it their mission to watch Tom Brady play in 2017's Super Bowl. However, their journey to score tickets is anything but ordinary—or wholesome, for that matter. The four octogenarians have been portrayed by Hollywood legendary actors which have been mentioned above. 80 for Brady is film about a group of senior women who take a spur-of-the-moment trip to Houston in an attempt to watch their favorite NFL player, Tom Brady, take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. As per US media reports, '80 for Brady' is largely a work of fiction, however, the inspiration for the movie comes from a real-life group of local women who gathered each week to watch Brady and the Patriots.
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Notably, the octogenarians founded the 80 for Brady fan club in real. For the unversed, The Over 80 for Brady group was comprised of five women- Pensavalle, St. Martin, and their friends Anita, Pat, and Claire. After becoming widows, the quintet found camaraderie and companionship in gathering every Sunday to watch the Patriots. Pensavalle’s grandson, Max Gross, even made the women's T-shirts for their fan club. Notably, after it was decided by the makers to make '80 for Brady' film, Brady sent a video message to Pensavalle in April 2020 letting her know that he wanted to make a movie about their fan club. Watching the video during a socially distanced Easter dinner, per the Sun Chronicle, Pensavalle was in disbelief.
80 for Brady's release date could not be any better as Super Bowl 2023 will start a week after it will be aired. If or when the movie is getting a release outside of North America is TBD.