A has-been, alcoholic former soccer star determines to make a comeback. He gets help from his former girlfriend, now a rock star, and her partner.
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| Suzanne Somers | ... | Cloudy | |
| Ian McShane | ... | Rod Turner | |
| Adam Faith | ... | Jake | |
| Paul Nicholas | ... | Clint | |
| Sam Kydd | ... | Sam Turner | |
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Trevor Thomas | ... | Speed |
| Glynis Barber | ... | Susan | |
| Sandy Ratcliff | ... | Rita (as Sandy Ratcliffe) | |
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Alan Lake | ... | Georgie Moore |
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Paul J. Medford | ... | Marek (as Paul Medford) |
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Matthew Long | ... | Mac Gill |
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Paul Desbois | ... | Butch |
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Eric Deacon | ... | Chris |
| John Motson | ... | TV Interviewer & Commentator | |
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Mark Wood | ... | Small Boy |
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A has-been, alcoholic former soccer star determines to make a comeback. He gets help from his former girlfriend, now a rock star, and her partner.
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From the pen of Jackie Collins, the story of a fallen super-star and his struggle back to the top.Parents Guide:
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Written by Frederick Knight
Performed by Anita Ward
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Footage from the 1979 League Cup Final between Southampton and Nottingham Forest was used. See more »Soundtracks
Ring My Bell(uncredited)
Written by Frederick Knight
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22 November 1979 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
Maidenhead Football Club, York Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK See more »Company Credits
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Packer Organisation, Cinema Seven Productions Ltd., Elliott Kastner Productions See more »
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British-Australian co-production has former football (soccer) star Ian McShane, grizzled, out-of-shape and boozing, offered a comeback opportunity; he gets support from football club chairman Paul Nicholas and his girlfriend, pop singer Suzanne Somers, who once had a fling with McShane during his glory years. Would-be feel-good drama (written by Jackie Collins, of all people!) with schizophrenic ingredients, such as the overlong disco numbers which come butting into the narrative like television commercials. A decent actor, McShane gives the picture whatever interest it has; there is no energy, and the plot comes to a foregone conclusion. Somers, wearing clothes "from her closet", seems to have been beamed in from an entirely different program (as if two TV stations got jammed together). A dogged underachiever, one that went unreleased in the States despite Suzanne's popularity at the time from "Three's Company". *1/2 from ****