Joe Montana Shattering Dreams..Again

TMZ.com - Joe Montana has some issues with the way his former college team was portrayed in "Rudy" -- because the former Notre Dame superstar just insinuated Rudy Ruettiger was more of a joke than an inspiration. Montana -- who played on the 1975 Fighting Irish squad with Ruettiger -- appeared on DirecTV's Dan Patrick Show this morning and said of the flick, "It's a movie remember ... not all that's true."

After a dismissive sigh, Montana undermined some of the main storylines in the movie saying, "The crowd wasn’t chanting … nobody threw in their jerseys."

Montana acknowledged that the real Rudy did play in the final home game ... and did get a sack -- but stated that when the players carried Rudy off the field, they were "kinda playin' around ... I won't say as a joke, but playing around."

Joe finished, "He worked his butt off to get where he was ... but not any harder than anybody else."

This is fucking hilarious. Joe Montana made a career of shattering players' dreams and now he's done it again with a game ending drive on everyone's favorite sports flick.

I could give two shits about Norte Dame, in fact, nothing brings me more pleasure than watching USC's perennial beat down of the Fighting Irish, but why do you have to ruin it for the kids Joe? The Kids?!? This is the most famous movie about your alma mater and you just shat all over it. 

Rudy is one of those movies that parents show their un-athletic fat kids in order to motivate them to get off the couch and lose a few pounds. Even my 8th grade Health teacher, the incomparable Bruce Minerly, used it to teach hard work and determination. Joe must have beef with Sean Astin. I mean sure, hes not the greatest of actors but come on, Encino Man, thats a classic.

The only thing that makes sense to me is some sort of inferiority complex with Ruettiger. Yea, they made a movie about him but aren't 4 Super Bowl rings, 3 Super Bowl MVPs and 2 NFL MVPs enough for you Joe? Couldn't you have left well alone, or are you still getting over that year in Kansas City?

-R.C. Suessmandzadeh