Is The World's Greatest Athlete scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% 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 The World's Greatest Athlete sad?

No. Less sad than 97% 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 The World's Greatest Athlete end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% 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 The World's Greatest Athlete easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 95% 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 The World's Greatest Athlete 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.

The World's Greatest Athlete

Name: The World's Greatest Athlete
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1973
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, Tim Conway, John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Dayle Haddon

From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!

Directed by Robert Scheerer

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

1973106 min5.5 / 10

A lighthearted 1970s sports comedy about a desperate coach discovering an athletic prodigy in Africa, built entirely on charm, humor, and the promise of redemption.

Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.

Clusters

Feel-Good Friendship Movies Underdog Friendship Stories Sports and Competitions

Genres

Comedy Family

Keywords

Sports

Questions people ask

Is The World's Greatest Athlete scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is The World's Greatest Athlete sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Does The World's Greatest Athlete end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is The World's Greatest Athlete easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Is The World's Greatest Athlete violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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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