Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

Once in a Lifetime
Promotional poster for the film
Directed by	Paul Crowder John Dower
Produced by	John Battsek Fisher Stevens Tim Williams
Starring	Matt Dillon (narrator) Giorgio Chinaglia Jay Emmett Clive Toye Gordon Bradley Ahmet Ertegun Raphael de la Sierra Franz Beckenbauer Carlos Alberto Peppe Pinton
Distributed by	Miramax Films GreeneStreet Films ESPN
Release date(s)	7 July 2006
Running time	97 minutes
Language	English

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos is a documentary film about the New York Cosmos, one of the most famous soccer clubs ever in the United States.

The movie premiered on July 7, 2006 in the New York City area. Miramax distributed the film only in limited release.

The movie combines the narration of veteran actor Matt Dillon with interviews with many of the team's legendary star players (with the notable exception of Pelé) and footage of the team in the North American Soccer League in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The film was released in conjunction with a companion piece book, Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos (ISBN 0802142885), written by Gavin Newsham and released in 2006.^[1]

Released soundtrack

Main article: Once in a Lifetime Original Soundtrack

The soundtrack released on CD includes many of the songs listed below.

The in-movie soundtrack includes

• 4hero - Les Fleur
• Art Jerry Miller - Grab a Handful
• The Commodores - Machine Gun
• Creative Source - Who is He and What is He To You?
• David Holmes - Gritty Shaker
• Dinah Washington - Is You Is or Is You Aint My Baby? (Rae n' Christian mix)
• Donna Summer - I Feel Love
• Fila Brazillia - President Chimp Toe
• Free Association - Sugar Man
• The Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles
• The Jam - Precious
• James Brown - The Boss
• John Miles - Highfly
• Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Nothing But Soul
• Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Right On Brothers and Sisters
• Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Walk in the Night
• KansasCali - U Gotta Fight!
• Kool & The Gang - Dujii
• Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness
• The Love Unlimited Orchestra (see Barry White) - Strange Games & Things
• Maceo And The Macks (see Maceo Parker) - Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)
• The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays the Fool
• Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto
• The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
• Parliament - Supergroove...
• The Penfifteen Club - Disco MF
• The Pretenders - The Wait
• Primal Scream - Rocks
• Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
• Steely Dan - Showbiz Kids
• Steely Dan - Dirty Work
• Sweet Charles - Yes it's You
• The Supremes - He's My Man
• Velvet Revolver - Money

References

1. ^ Holland, Phil (April 4, 2007). "Once in a Lifetime". Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=411273&root=reviews&cc=5901. 

External links

• Official site
• Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) on the Internet Movie Database
• Once In A Lifetime at Rotten Tomatoes
• Once in a Lifetime at AllRovi
• Once In A Lifetime at Box Office Mojo