Editing Any Given Sunday (section)

==Production==
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===Development===
Oliver Stone developed a script called ''Monday Night'' written by [[Jamie Williams (American football)|Jamie Williams]], a former [[tight end]] for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] and later the [[San Francisco 49ers]], and Richard Weiner, a [[sports journalist]]. Stone separately acquired the [[spec script]] ''On Any Given Sunday'' by [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]]. Stone later amalgamated a third screenplay, ''Playing Hurt'' by [[Daniel Pyne]], into the project.

As of May 1, 1999, the screenplay's cover page listed the following writers: original draft by Jamie Williams and Richard Weiner, John Logan, Daniel Pyne; subsequent revisions by [[Gary Ross]]; revisions by Raynold Gideon and [[Bruce A. Evans]]; revisions by John Logan; revisions by Lisa Amsterdam and [[Robert Huizenga]]; latest revisions by Oliver Stone.

The [[Writers Guild of America]] ultimately awarded screenplay credit to Logan and Stone, with "story" credit to Pyne and Logan. Williams and Weiner went uncredited for their original screenplay, but were credited for their work on the film as technical consultants.

The screenplay was also based in part on the 1994 book ''You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise: A Doctor's Sideline Secrets'' by Robert Huizenga. Huizenga was the intern doctor for the [[History of the Los Angeles Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]] in their 1980s heyday, working under Dr. Robert T. Rosenfeld, who dismissed many players' injuries with the phrase, "You're okay, it's just a bruise".

James Woods's character is based on Rosenfeld. His first diagnosis of "Cap" Rooney's career-threatening injury at the beginning of the film is "you're okay, it's just a bruise". Huizenga left the Raiders in the early 1990s, disgusted at the way that the medical advice was kept from players and Rosenfeld being allowed to continue treating them after several mishaps, one of which is closely mirrored in the film—Shark's neck injury and risk of sudden death, based on the real-life [[Mike Harden]] case.

===Casting===
Director Oliver Stone's first two choices to play Tony D'Amato were Al Pacino and [[Robert De Niro]]. [[Henry Rollins]] was offered a role as a football player but turned it down because he felt that he did not have the size to make the portrayal believable. [[Sean Combs|Sean "P. Diddy" Combs]] was cast as Willie Beamen, but dropped out amidst rumors that he could not throw a football convincingly. Publicly, Combs dropped out of the project because of scheduling conflicts with his recording career. [[Will Smith]] turned down the role, saying that he was not interested.<ref name="theringer.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/12/19/21027886/any-given-sunday-oral-history | title="Football is a Dark Place": The Oral History of 'Any Given Sunday' | date=December 19, 2019 }}</ref> According to [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], he met with Oliver Stone about playing the role of Willie Beamen, but Stone turned Gooding down because he had already played a football player in ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' (1996). [[Chris Tucker]] turned down the role of Willie Beamen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/the-lost-roles-of-chris-tucker.html|title = The Lost Roles of Chris Tucker|date = July 28, 2011}}</ref> [[George Clooney]] was offered the role of Jack Rooney, but turned it down because he thought that Stone was going to rewrite the script for him.<ref name="theringer.com"/> [[Ving Rhames]] was originally cast in a role in the film, but he dropped out due to production delays and scheduling conflicts with ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/cohen-captures-zombie-rhames-ankles-grid-1117480948/|title=Cohen captures 'Zombie'; Rhames ankles grid|author=Variety Staff|date=October 1, 1998}}</ref>

Five [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] players make cameo appearances as opposing head coaches: [[Bob St. Clair]], [[Y. A. Tittle]], [[Dick Butkus]], [[Warren Moon]], & [[Johnny Unitas]].

[[Jim Caviezel]] played Tony D'Amato's estranged son, but his scenes were cut. They can be seen in the "Extra Features" of the ''Oliver Stone Collection'' DVD. [[Tom Sizemore]] also had a role in the film, but it too was cut.

===Principal photography===
The film was shot in Miami, Florida, and [[Irving, Texas|Irving]], Texas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.misterhabs.com/TV_movie.htm |title=Television & Film Helmets |publisher=Misterhabs.com |access-date=April 9, 2012 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140324/http://www.misterhabs.com/TV_movie.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mghelmets.com/movies.html |title=Movie/TV helmets |publisher=Mghelmets.com |access-date=April 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714081535/http://mghelmets.com/movies.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref> When the team traveled to California, the stadium that was used is [[Hard Rock Stadium|Pro Player Stadium]], which is located in [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]]. [[Texas Stadium]] (former home of the [[Dallas Cowboys]]) is used for the home of the fictitious Dallas Knights.

Director Oliver Stone failed to get the [[National Football League]]'s permission to use real NFL team logos and stadiums for the film. As a result, the Sharks play at the [[Miami Orange Bowl]] (which the NFL [[Miami Dolphins]] abandoned after the 1986 season) in the fictional Affiliated Football Franchises of America (AFFA), which is not to be confused with the real [[American Football Association (1979–1982)|AFA]]; the AFFA exists alongside the NFL in this universe, as the Dolphins are mentioned in one scene.

For the scenes during a football game, production asked local schools to participate as extras for the film, including [[Lake Stevens Middle School]] in Miami, for each shot for which the crowd was asked to move around so that each section looked filled. In empty seats, cardboard cutouts were placed in seats with balloons attached to them so that they would seem to be in motion.

Practice scenes were filmed in the ill-fated [[Homestead Sports Complex]], which was built for spring-training baseball; however, the stadium was damaged by [[Hurricane Andrew]] in 1992 and eventually torn down without ever hosting a [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] team.

The film also uses [[Arena Football League]] players, such [[Pat O'Hara]], who played for the [[Tampa Bay Storm]] and coached the [[Orlando Predators]] and became an assistant coach with the [[Tennessee Titans]]. Not to mention, [[Connell Maynor]], who also played for the Predators and spent time as both a player and coach for the [[Philadelphia Soul]]. Meanwhile, [[Bjorn Nittmo]], then with the AFL's [[Buffalo Destroyers]], was the Sharks' placekicker.