When a tie's a win, and a game's documentary material 40 years later

The well-received documentary, "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29," opens Friday at the Nuart Theatre in West L.A. (linked here): 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, just west of the 405 Freeway, (310) 281-8223. Showtimes are noon, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Kevin Rafferty's piece runs through Thursday, March 12.

Rafferty will speak Friday at the 7:30 p.m. show, joined by four players from the documentary all based in L.A. -- Dale Neal, Mick Kleber, Jerry Marino and George Lalich. Rafferty will also speak Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. showings.

The storyline: It's the 1968 game between the two Ivy League rivals, both undefeated, with members of both the paramilitary ROTC and the anti-war SDS on each team. Future actor Tommy Lee Jones was on the Harvard squad. Yale's QB Brian Dowlling was the inspiration for "B.D." the jock character in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip.