M ln

Starring
Matt Dillon

Director
John Dower

Year
2005

Genre
Documentary

Synopsis
Oscar nominee Matt Dillon narrates this thrilling tale from 1977 during one of New York's most tumultuous and decadent summers. In the midst of blackouts, riots and the Son of Sam serial killer came an entirely unexpected moment of inspiration: the rise of the New York Cosmos, America's first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pele.

In a city obsessed with celebrity and flamboyance, the Cosmos kicked off America's first passionate love affair with the world's most popular sport and found themselves swept up in a careening path of glory, glamour, debauchery and controversy. It is a thrilling tale of a powerful group of entertainment moguls, a scrappy team of rag-tag athletes and a city in need of a rousing boost - only to be overwhelmed by a wild world of wealth, groupies, rivalries and power struggles. Using never-before-seen footage and newsreels from the summer of 1977 with candid interviews that range from Marv Albert to Henry Kissinger to Mia Hamm, to the colourful, clashing former Cosmos players.

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