Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Pony Excess violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Pony Excess scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Pony Excess end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Pony Excess easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Pony Excess

Name: Pony Excess
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Patrick Duffy, Eric Dickerson, Skip Bayless, Ron Meyer

A dynasty lost in sudden death.

Directed by Thaddeus D. Matula

Produced by DLP Entertainment, ESPN

2010102 min7.2 / 10

A documentary chronicle of institutional corruption and moral collapse in 1980s college football, tracing how greed and power destroyed a dynasty and left a community without identity.

From 1981-1984, a small private school in Dallas owned the best record in college football. The Mustangs of Southern Methodist University were riding high on the backs of the vaunted "Pony Express" backfield. But as the middle of the decade approached, the program was coming apart at the seams. Wins became the only thing that mattered as the University increasingly ceded power of the football program to the city's oil barons and real estate tycoons and flagrant and frequent NCAA violations became the norm. In 1987, the school and the sport were rocked, as the NCAA meted out "the death penalty" on a college football program for the first and only time in its history. SMU would be without football for two years, and the fan base would be without an identity for 20 more until the win in the 2009 Hawaii Bowl. This is the story of Dallas in the 1980's and the greed, power, and corruption that spilled from the oil fields onto the football field and all the way to the Governor's Mansion.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Realistic Injustice Dramas Sports and Competitions Documentary Filmmaking Styles

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Sports American Football American Football Team Sports Documentary College Sports College American Football

Questions people ask

Is Pony Excess sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Pony Excess violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Pony Excess scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Pony Excess end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Pony Excess easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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