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January 1979 (USA)
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Just once...everyone has to be a winner!
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An unqualified teacher finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last ditch effort to end a 9-year losing streak against a rival school. full summary | add synopsis
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Vincent Roberts shines as Maureen McCormick's brother.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Edward Herrmann | ... | Ed Branish |
 | Kathleen Lloyd | ... | Jill Branish |
 | Lorenzo Lamas | ... | Nick Kilvitus |
 | Maureen McCormick | ... | Brooke Cooper |
 | Maxx Payne | ... | Ted Yacabobich (as Peterson, Darryl) |
 | Stephen Furst | ... | Randy Jensen |
| Toney Smith | ... | Chauncey Washington |
| Salvador Feliciano | ... | Tom Palumbo |
| Boyd Silversmith | ... | Jack Gross |
| Nicolas Beauvy | ... | Jimmy Kier (as Nicholas Beauvy) |
| Kevin Hooks | ... | Jasper MacGrudder |
| Scott Burgi | ... | Robert Stankovich |
| Lynn Baird | ... | Doc Talada |
| Ron Bartholomew | ... | Warren Overpeck |
| Vincent Roberts | ... | Bobby Cooper |
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Fighting Chance (Philippines: English title)
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107 min
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This was Disney's first "PG" rated film, five years before they launched Touchstone Pictures to expand into the "adult" market. The company's name never appeared on this title though: the only reference to the Disney name was that it was released thru Disney's Buena Vista Distribution company.
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Ed Branish:
[to the team] Conditioning is the foundation of ANY athletic skill. Along with the basics.
Ted Yacabobich: [challengingly] Why don't you show us a couple of "basics," Mr. Branish.
Ed Branish: Well, I, uh... I was hoping we, uh... we would, uh... uh, hang onto the concept of, uh... uh, aerobics, uh, before we, uh...
Ted Yacabobich: Just a BASIC TAKEDOWN.
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Ted Yacabobich: [challengingly] Why don't you show us a couple of "basics," Mr. Branish.
Ed Branish: Well, I, uh... I was hoping we, uh... we would, uh... uh, hang onto the concept of, uh... uh, aerobics, uh, before we, uh...
Ted Yacabobich: Just a BASIC TAKEDOWN.
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Vincent Roberts shines as Bobby Cooper, Maureen McCormick's brother. He shows a sense of shyness, sensitivity, and vulnarability when he finds out that he is sick. He decides to quit the wrestling team just before they must wrestle their arch-rivals Rockville. He makes a touching speech to Nick (Lorenzo Lamas) when Nick gives up on the team. Bobby would give anything to go back and he can't. It is a touching and somewhat sad tribute to this actor whose career was cut short. His death at the age of 21 has saddened me very much.