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Overview

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5.5/10   3,726 votes
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Director:
Michael Ritchie
Writer:
Ezra Sacks (writer)
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Release Date:
14 February 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
Her dream was to coach high school football. Her nightmare was Central High.
Plot:
Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
When they were young more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Goldie Hawn ... Molly McGrath

Swoosie Kurtz ... Verna McGrath

Robyn Lively ... Alice Needham
Brandy Gold ... Marian Needham
James Keach ... Frank Needham
Jan Hooks ... Stephanie Needham

Bruce McGill ... Dan Darwell
Nipsey Russell ... Ben Edwards

Mykelti Williamson ... Levander 'Bird' Williams (as Mykel T. Williamson)
Tab Thacker ... Phillip Finch

Wesley Snipes ... Trumaine

Jsu Garcia ... Cerulo (as Nick Corri)

Woody Harrelson ... Krushinski
Willie J. Walton ... Marvel
Rodney Hill ... Peanut
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
First and Goal
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Stadium scenes were filmed at Lane Technical High School's athletic field in Chicago, Illinois. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Molly is racing the team around the track, Trumaine's pants are filthy. As he rounds the track, they are suddenly spotless. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Ben Edwards: Right.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (1991) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Love Lives Alone more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
When they were young, 25 October 2001
Author: Alex-372 from The Hague, The Netherlands

This is a great little (even, gosh, subtle) football comedy about grabbing life with both hands, featuring Goldie Hawn as a woman coach who wants to make a splash as a high school football coach. One of the joys of watching these movies is the retro experience of 80s 'big hair' hairdos and fashions, and seeing now famous actors. There's Wesley Snipes (as the ladies man with an eye for the 'older woman', Woody Harrelson, a thin LL Cool J, Mikelti Williamson (The Night Hawk), and Stan Foster (Tour Of Duty). And in fact, some of the jokes actually work (Hawn: "we're going beat those Cougars and spit them out like so many furballs". Snipes: "Let's eat some pussy".) Fun for all.

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