A Shot at Glory

A Shot at Glory is a film by Michael Corrente produced in 1999 and released in 2002, starring Robert Duvall and the Scottish football player Ally McCoist. It had limited commercial and critical success. The film features the fictional Scottish football club Kilnockie FC, based on a Second Division Scottish Football League club, as they attempt to reach their first ever Scottish Cup Final. The final game is against Rangers.

A Shot at Glory
Film poster for A Shot at Glory
Directed byMichael Corrente
Produced byRobert Duvall
Written byDenis O'Neill
StarringRobert Duvall
Ally McCoist
Brian Cox
Kirsty Mitchell
Cole Hauser
Michael Keaton
Martin Owens
Scott G. Anderson
Morag Hood
Libby Langdon

Catherine Figgins
Release date
  • 3 May 2002 (2002-05-03)
Running time
114 min
CountryUnited States, United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Robert Duvall plays the club manager, Gordon McLeod. Jackie McQuillan (Ally McCoist) is the team's striker, an ageing player on the verge of retirement, who has recently been signed from Arsenal. McQuillan is a legendary ex-Celtic player who, as well as being married to McLeod's daughter, has a reputation for being troublesome. The two men put their personal problems aside as they try to prevent the small fishing town of Kilnockie from losing its club, which is owned by an American businessman (played by Michael Keaton) who wants to move the club to Dublin in Ireland.

Cast

  • Robert Duvall as Gordon McCloud
  • Ally McCoist as Jackie McQuillan
  • Alan McDevitt as Head Steward
  • Cole Hauser as Kelsey O'Brian
  • Michael Keaton as Peter Cameron
  • Brian Cox as Martin Smith
  • Kirsty Mitchell as Kate McQuillan
  • Bill Murdoch as Desmond
  • Daniel Healy as Street Kid #2[1]
  • Didier Agathe as a Rangers player
  • Ian McCall as Derek McCall
  • Owen Coyle as himself
  • Andy Smith as himself
  • Gavin Baxter as Rangers Mascot
  • Steven Glasgow as Himself
  • Kris Glasgow as Himself
  • Martin Owens as Himself
  • Catherine Figgins as Herself
  • Paul Jack as Himself
  • Alan Lawrence as Himself
  • Kenny Black as Himself
  • Johnny "swing on the bar" Martin as Brian Burns
  • John McVeigh as Ian McVeigh
  • Samuel Sunday as Himself

Production

Filming took place at several locations across Scotland, including Boghead Park (the former ground of Dumbarton), Dumfries club Queen of the South's Palmerston Park ground, Kilmarnock's Rugby Park ground and Hampden Park. The majority of scenes representing the town of Kilnockie were filmed in Crail, Fife. Several extras in the film were then players of Raith Rovers, including future Celtic player Didier Agathe. Duvall regularly went to see Raith Rovers to learn from John McVeigh, the manager, on whom his character was based. The movie is loosely based on the cup exploits of Airdrieonians who as a small town team reached two Scottish Cup Finals, several League Cup semi finals and qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup in the 1990s. John McVeigh was Assistant Manager at Airdrie when they enjoyed this success. The cast featured several past and current Airdrie players in both speaking and non speaking roles.

McCoist, a devout supporter since boyhood of Rangers, has stated he wore a Rangers jersey under his Celtic jersey so as not to have the Celtic jersey touch his skin.[2]

Soundtrack

A soundtrack for the film was written by Mark Knopfler featuring drums from Craig Lennon.

See also

References

  1. "Daniel Healy". ww.imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. Open Goal, YouTube, 16 April 2018


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