The Sporting Club (1971)
The trout season begins in May. The deer season begins in September. Today it's open season for people!
The wealthy members of an exclusive backwoods retreat face an existential threat from both a disgruntled former manager as well as a subversive, anarchistic current member.
- Date of release
- 1971-02-28
- TMDB
- 4.2 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Larry Peerce
Casting
- Robert Fields — Vernur Stanton
- Nicolas Coster — James Quinn
- Margaret Blye — Janey
- Jack Warden — Earl Olive
- Richard Dysart — Spengler
- James Noble — Canon Pritchard
- Ralph Waite — Olson
- Jo Ann Harris — Lu
- Linda Blair — Barby
- Anne Ramsey — Scott's Wife
- Helen Craig — Mrs. Olds
- Lois Markle — Sheilah
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Sporting Club
The Sporting Club is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Larry Peerce and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. It is based the 1968 novel The Sporting Club by Thomas McGuane. The film stars Robert Fields, Nicolas Coster, Maggie Blye, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart and William Roerick. The film was released on February 28, 1971, by Avco Embassy Pictures.
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