Take Down (1979)

Cast

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 Darryl Peterson)
	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

Storyline

Ed Branish, a snooty English teacher who finds his situation at Mingo Junction High School far beneath him and barely tolerable, flaunts his air of superiority over all (including his supportive wife) by frequently spouting platitudes from literary masters to validate his often contemptuous viewpoint. His habit of having as little to do with his school as possible finally gets the better of him when his light schedule makes him the only staff member available to supervise the newly formed wrestling team. Cornered, he lashes out at the first student to cross his path - Nick Kilvitus, a reserved 185 lbs. senior who's embarrassed by his near-poverty social status and who's also missed a lot of classes lately. No one realizes Nick's been filling in for his alcoholic father at a steel mill (hauling I-beams) when his dad's too drunk to show up (which is all too often, and which also keeps Nick busy at night fishing his embittered father out of bars... Written by daltonwhisk@yahoo.com  

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