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Jocks

  • 19861986
  • RR
  • 1h 31m
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3.8/10
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Jocks (1986)
The coach of a college tennis team is given an ultimatum: put together a winning team, or else.
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The coach of a college tennis team is given an ultimatum: put together a winning team, or else.The coach of a college tennis team is given an ultimatum: put together a winning team, or else.The coach of a college tennis team is given an ultimatum: put together a winning team, or else.
IMDb RATING
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    • Steve Carver
    • Michael Lanahan
    • David Oas
  • Stars
    • Scott Strader
    • Perry Lang
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Steve Carver
    • Michael Lanahan
    • David Oas
  • Stars
    • Scott Strader
    • Perry Lang
    • Mariska Hargitay
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Jocks (1986)
    Donald Gibb, Stoney Jackson, Perry Lang, Adam Mills, Richard Roundtree, Trinidad Silva, and Scott Strader in Jocks (1986)
    Stoney Jackson, Perry Lang, and Scott Strader in Jocks (1986)
    Donald Gibb, Stoney Jackson, Perry Lang, Adam Mills, Trinidad Silva, and Scott Strader in Jocks (1986)
    Trinidad Silva in Jocks (1986)
    Donald Gibb, Adam Mills, and Trinidad Silva in Jocks (1986)
    Donald Gibb, Stoney Jackson, and Trinidad Silva in Jocks (1986)
    Richard Roundtree in Jocks (1986)
    Perry Lang and Scott Strader in Jocks (1986)
    Mariska Hargitay in Jocks (1986)
    Mariska Hargitay in Jocks (1986)

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    Scott Strader
    Scott Strader
    • The Kid
    Perry Lang
    Perry Lang
    • Jeff
    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Nicole
    Richard Roundtree
    Richard Roundtree
    • Chip Williams
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Coach Bettlebom
    Stoney Jackson
    Stoney Jackson
    • Andy
    Adam Mills
    • Tex
    Trinidad Silva
    Trinidad Silva
    • Chito
    Donald Gibb
    Donald Gibb
    • Ripper
    • (as Don Gibb)
    Tom Shadyac
    Tom Shadyac
    • Chris
    Christopher Murphy
    Christopher Murphy
    • Tony
    Katherine Kelly Lang
    Katherine Kelly Lang
    • Julie
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • President White
    Faith Minton
    • Big woman in bar
    • (uncredited)
    Garth Shaw
    • Casino Gambler
    • (uncredited)
      • Steve Carver
      • Michael Lanahan
      • David Oas
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    • Trivia
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    • Quotes

      Chip Williams: Chito, you're in charge.

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    6/10
    Fairly easy-to-take Crown International nonsense.
    The President (Sir Christopher Lee) of L.A. College issues an ultimatum to his athletic director Beetlebom (R.G. Armstrong): produce a championship team, or else. Beetlebom agrees to give tennis coach Chip Williams (Richard "Shaft" Roundtree) a chance, otherwise the whole tennis program is kaput. Naturally, Chips' tennis team is full of life-of-the-party type misfits.

    Provided one can tolerate the flagrant stereotypes among the characters and the very 80s trappings of the presentation, "Jocks" offers a mildly engaging rehash of that time-honored "misfits make good" formula. And make no mistake, it IS formulaic, with roadblocks put in our heroes' path, but never much doubt that they'll prove to be stand up guys. Since this is also a Crown International movie, rest assured that it's reasonably exploitative, with a generous dose of breast shots.

    The main hero is a guy known only as "The Kid" (Scott Strader), and his assorted teammates include a Mexican (Trinidad Silva), a Prince lookalike (Stoney Jackson), an enormous bearded goon (Don Gibb, a.k.a. Ogre from "Revenge of the Nerds"), a worry wart (Perry Lang), and a gambling expert (Adam Mills). Their nemeses include the smarmy duo Tony (Christopher Murphy) and Chris (Tom Shadyac, future director of things like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", "The Nutty Professor" with Eddie Murphy, and "Liar Liar"). And adding eye candy are appealing Katherine Kelly Lang as Julie and future TV star Mariska Hargitay (in one of her earliest roles). The actors are likable enough, but the ones who come off the best are the veterans like Lee (it's odd, but nice to see him in this sort of setting) and Armstrong (you keep wanting to snatch the toupee off his head).

    Adequate location shooting in Las Vegas, a peppy rock soundtrack, and some decent action on the tennis court make this an acceptable diversion for 91 minutes.

    Six out of 10.
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      • November 14, 1986 (United States)
      • United States
      • Crown International Pictures
      • English
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      • UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Mount Olympus Productions
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