▁L urch ▁ ▁De ion ▁Sand ers ▁as ▁himself ▁ ▁Bill ▁Wal ton ▁as ▁himself ▁ ▁Dar rell ▁Hamm ond ▁as ▁Chris ▁Mc Car thy ▁ ▁Larry ▁Bird ▁as ▁himself ▁ ▁Mar v ▁Albert ▁as ▁himself ▁ ▁Bob ▁C ous y ▁as ▁himself ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁major ▁success ▁despite ▁its ▁star ▁power , ▁gross ing ▁less ▁than ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁dom est ically . ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁negative ▁reviews . ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 % ▁based ▁on ▁reviews ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁critics . ▁Aud ien ces ▁survey ed ▁by ▁Cinema Score ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁grade ▁B - ▁on ▁scale ▁of ▁A ▁to ▁F . ▁ ▁Hal ▁Hin son ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁wrote , ▁" C elt ic ▁P ride ▁is ▁clearly ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁spo of ▁on ▁the ▁contemporary ▁man ia ▁for ▁athlet ics . ▁But ▁not ▁only ▁is ▁the ▁picture ▁w oe fully ▁short ▁on ▁laugh s , ▁it ' s ▁also ▁co arse , ▁over b ear ing ▁and , ▁in ▁places , ▁down right ▁ins ult ing ". ▁TV ▁Guide ▁said ▁" C elt ic ▁P ride ▁supplies ▁predict ably ▁low brow ▁y ock s ▁for ▁j ock s , ▁and ▁its ▁rather ▁disturb ing ▁ra cial ▁imp lications ▁go ▁entirely ▁un ack now led ged ," ▁and ▁awarded ▁it ▁ 1 ▁and ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁rare , ▁more ▁positive ▁review , ▁Joe ▁Le yd on ▁of