Necessary Roughness (1991)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Writers (WGA):

Rick Natkin (written by) &
David Fuller (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

They just might be the biggest bunch of losers that ever became winners.

Plot:

Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body...

Plot Keywords:

Football | Texas | College Sports | American Football | Co Ed

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	5:15 PM	CMTV
Sun. July 19	11:15 PM	CMTV

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Paul Blake
Hector Elizondo	...	Coach Ed Gennero
Robert Loggia	...	Coach Wally Rig
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Dr. Suzanne Carter
Larry Miller	...	Dean Phillip Elias
Sinbad	...	Andre Krimm
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Carver Purcell
Rob Schneider	...	Chuck Neiderman
Jason Bateman	...	Jarvis Edison
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Wyatt Beaudry
Duane Davis	...	Featherstone
Michael Dolan	...	Eric 'Samorai' Hansen
Marcus Giamatti	...	Sargie 'Fumblina' Wilkinson
Kathy Ireland	...	Lucy Draper
Andrew Lauer	...	Charlie Banks

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Azle, Texas, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The convict football team is made up of several real NFL stars, including Dick Butkus, Jim Kelly, Jerry Rice, and others.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final game when Andre Krimm knocks the football loose, #61 falls on the fumble but in the next shot Manumana #50 is on top of the ball.

Quotes:

Paul Blake: I'll buy you a beer. It's on me.
Flat-top: [dumping glass of beer on Blake] Now it's on you.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Longest Yard (1974)

Typical Underdog Tale.

"Necessary Roughness" is basically "Major League" meets collegiate football as the fictional Texas State Armadillos try to get back to their glory days with the help of over-the-hill players Scott Bakula and Sinbad and others like Jason Bateman and Kathy Ireland. A few cameos and tongue-in-cheek performances by coaches Hector Elizondo and Robert Loggia are the main attractions in this sleight comedy that is watchable, but little else. 2.5 out of 5 stars.