Rudy

Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. It was the first film that the Notre Dame administration allowed to be shot on campus since Knute Rockne, All American in 1938.

In 2005, Rudy was named one of the best 25 sports movies of the previous 25 years in two polls by ESPN (#24 by a panel of sports experts, and #4 by ESPN.com users). It was ranked the 54th-most inspiring film of all time in the American Film Institute's "100 Years" series.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on August 28, 1993, and was released in the United States on October 18, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It stars Sean Astin as the title character, along with Ned Beatty, Jason Miller, Robert Prosky, Lili Taylor, and Charles S. Dutton. Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn had supporting roles in their first appearances in a major studio production. The script was written by Angelo Pizzo, who created Hoosiers (1986), which was also directed by Anspaugh.