If you love classic comedies, The Best of Times is perfect, and we’ve all the necessary online streaming details. The film follows Jack Dundee, who blames himself for fumbling a perfectly delivered pass in the closing moments of an electrifying 1972 high school football showdown. Almost two decades later, he and his friend attempt to re-arrange that match so that Jack can finally move on. The movie had a lukewarm reception by critics and viewers.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The Best of Times via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is The Best of Times available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The Best of Times is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Jack Dundee, a banker, can’t escape the shame of dropping a crucial pass in the 1972 high school football game against Bakersfield. The tie still haunts him because of his father-in-law, The Colonel, a major Bakersfield supporter who frequently brings up the incident. Thirteen years later, Reno Hightower, the quarterback from that game, is struggling financially and indebted to Jack’s bank. To finally move on from the almost two-decade-old incident, Jack employs hilarious ways to get Reno and his other batchmates to agree to replay the game so that he can finally move on from that fateful night.
Robin Williams plays Jack Dundee, and Kurt Russell is cast as Reno Hightower. The rest of the cast includes Pamela Reed, Holly Palance, Donald Moffat, Margaret Whitton, M. Emmet Walsh, Donovan Scott, R.G. Armstrong, Dub Taylor, and Carl Ballantine.
Watch The Best of Times streaming via Amazon Prime Video
The Best of Times is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Subscribing to Amazon Prime Video not only grants you access to an extensive streaming library but also comes with the added benefits of Prime membership, including fast shipping and exclusive deals.
You can watch via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:
- Go to Amazon Prime Video
- Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
- Sign up for a Prime Video membership:
- $14.99 per month or $139 per year with an Amazon Prime membership
- $8.99 per month for a standalone Prime Video membership
Amazon Prime is the online retailer’s paid service that provides fast shipping and exclusive sales on products, so the membership that includes this service and Prime Video is the company’s most popular offering. However, you can also opt to subscribe to Prime Video separately.
The Best of Times’ synopsis is as follows:
“A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.”
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