Monday Night Mayhem

It debuted on the U.S. cable TV network TNT on January 14, 2002. It was based on the 1988 nonfiction book of the same title by Marc Gunther and Bill Carter.

Monday Night Mayhem
Written by	Bill Carter
Directed by	Ernest Dickerson
Starring	John Turturro John Heard Kevin Anderson Nicholas Turturro Brad Beyer Patti Lupone Eli Wallach
Composers	Grant Geissman Van Dyke Parks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Leslie Greif Lewis Kleinberg
Producer	Tiffany McLinn Lore
Running time	98 minutes
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14)

• John Turturro as Howard Cosell
• John Heard as Roone Arledge
• Kevin Anderson as Frank Gifford
• Nicholas Turturro as Chet Forte
• Brad Beyer as Don Meredith
• Patti LuPone as Emmy Cosell
• Eli Wallach as Leonard Goldenson
• Shuler Hensley as Keith Jackson
• Jay Thomas as Pete Rozelle
• Brennan Brown as Bob Goodrich
• Chad L. Coleman as O. J. Simpson

Filming took place in New York, New Jersey, and other locations by Turner Network Television.

Phil Gallo of Variety complained that "nobody looks quite right" and "there is invariably a thin line between caricature and character."

Larry Stewart of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, writing, "The book was good, the movie isn’t. It appears to be cheaply made and the characters, particularly Frank Gifford and Don Meredith, are not believable. John Turturro does a decent job portraying Cosell, but his performance isn’t enough to save the movie." Stewart concludes, "It doesn’t come close to matching a documentary HBO did a couple of years ago titled “Cosell.”"

Allen Barra of The New York Times gave the film a more positive review, writing that the film "works because of Mr. Turturro's unabashed joy in playing a part as juicy as Howard Cosell."

In the same year, Jon Voight portrayed Howard Cosell in the Michael Mann biopic Ali (2001). Voight's performance earned him an Academy Award nomination.

The movie was released on VHS on September 10, 2002.

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