Gus is a very strange film. It's about a donkey that starts to play professional football. It was released in 1976, and really feels like it was released in 1976. It's got a wonderful cast, but they are not given anything to work with. I've never understood these films where animals play professional sports because obviously they wouldn't be able to do that even if it's not against the rules. And setting aside the whole question of whether it's against the rules or not, it's just not funny for me. Films where animals can talk, and they express their feelings and emotions, a sports playing animal, seems a little bit too much of a stretch for me. I'm sure there's somebody out there who really loves these kinds of movies because they keep getting made. Not sure if this was the first movie of its type, but certainly it was not the last.
Review of Gus
