| TV/MOVIES/MUSIC Controversial Bear Bryant movie has small cult following 30 years after box office bomb

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Gary Busey played Bear Bryant in the 1984 film that was crushed by critics.

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I never was a Busey fan, but it would have been very difficult to find anyone who could portray the essence of Coach Bryant. Perhaps because it was relatively near the time of his death, but I did not like this movie. A lot of folks didn't like Junction Boys, but based on what I have read about that, they pretty well nailed the way things were.