Bleak but accurate, this steely look at pro ball was based on a book by Dallas Cowboy Pete Gent, who wrote he'd never been able to stay in the NFL without the chemical "help" depicted in the film.
This review of North Dallas Forty (1979) was written by Jerome M on 16 Mar 2008.
North Dallas Forty has generally received positive reviews.
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