The on-field footage of the football game was directed by Andy Sidaris, who would later become known for directing Malibu Express (1985) and several other B-level action movies starring naked Playboy models. According to Sidaris in an interview, Robert Altman came to him in tears and begged him to direct the game footage because Altman didn't know anything about football. Sidaris, who was directing NFL football game coverage for ABC at the time, agreed. Sidaris said he not only shot the footage, he also helped cast it and even ad-libbed some of the dialogue, including John Schuck's character saying "I'm gonna take your fucking head off!" At the end of the picture, he went to a screening they had at Fox and the PR guy and the producer hugged him, saying "My God, Andy, without you we couldn't have never done this fucking picture." That screening was for 300 sportscasters and sportswriters, and they gave it a standing ovation. Then Sidaris looked at the closing credits and saw that they taken his name off. Sidaris was furious. Robert Altman took all the credit. They all thought he directed the football game along with everything else.

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