Pony Excess (2010)
• December 11th, 2010 • 1h 42min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Beyond the Mat
Released on: 1999-10-22
Documentary
Beyond the Mat is a 1999 professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W. Blaustein. The mov...
Hoop Dreams
Released on: 1994-09-12
Documentary
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
Murderball
Released on: 2005-07-22
Documentary
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compet...
The Tickle King
Released on: 2017-02-27
Documentary, TV Movie
Featuring new, previously unseen footage documenting the bizarre and unsettling things that happened...
TOMBOY
Released on: 2017-03-05
Documentary, TV Movie
TOMBOY explores the obstacles that young girls encounter on the recreational stage, the stereotypes,...
When We Were Kings
Released on: 1996-10-25
Documentary, TV Movie, History, Music
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...
TYSON
Released on: 2019-11-09
Documentary
Mike Tyson escaped a life of poverty and petty crime to make a name for himself, becoming the younge...
Touching the Void
Released on: 2003-09-05
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m ...
Slaying the Badger
Released on: 2014-07-22
Documentary
Before Lance Armstrong, there was Greg LeMond, who is now the first and only American to win the Tou...
Pelé
Released on: 2021-02-23
Documentary
Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary pa...
The Williams
Released on: 2024-10-31
Documentary
Many migrants live in search of a mirror in which to recognize themselves; they are not from here, b...
100%: Julian Edelman
Released on: 2019-06-28
Documentary
A look inside Julian Edelman's journey from major injury to Super Bowl MVP in 2019.
Tyson
Released on: 2008-05-16
Documentary, Drama
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost so...
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
Released on: 2006-05-24
Documentary
Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full...
McEnroe
Released on: 2022-07-15
Documentary
Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously...
2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps: Inside Story of the Beijing Games
Released on: 2008-09-30
Documentary
Having stood on the gold medal podium a record 8 times during one Olympic Games, Michael Phelps now ...
Defying Boundaries: Dricus du Plessis
Released on: 2023-06-15
Documentary
An engaging documentary showcasing the incredible story of UFC fighter Dricus du Plessis.
Maradona by Kusturica
Released on: 2008-05-28
Documentary
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest mo...