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| 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 | |
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Michael Dolan | ... | Eric 'Samorai' Hansen |
| Marcus Giamatti | ... | Sargie 'Fumblina' Wilkinson | |
| Kathy Ireland | ... | Lucy Draper | |
| Andrew Lauer | ... | Charlie Banks | |
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Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule. With fewer players than most teams, the makeshift team must overcome obstacles that the best teams in the country couldn't deal with. Using a thirty-four-year-old quarterback, a female placekicker, and a gang of misfits, Ed "Straight Arrow" Genero must take his team to play the number one Texas Colts. Written by Kevin <Kibble@vm.temple.edu>
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This gang of loners, loonies and losers are about to become something they've never been before. A team See more »Parents Guide:
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27 September 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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The convict football team is made up of several real NFL stars, including Dick Butkus, Jim Kelly, and Jerry Rice. See more »Goofs
On the two point conversion at the end of the game, Manu blocks a guy behind Paul Blake, only to come from the front and block for Blake again seconds later. See more »Alternate Versions
The UK cinema version was cut by 7 seconds to cut two of the film's three uses of strong language for a '12' rating. Video versions are uncut, and upgraded to a '15' rating. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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When was the last time a Scott Bakula performance blew you out of your seat. Actually, when was the last time a Bakula performance DIDN'T blow you out of your seat. Scotty's back and he's up to his old tricks. In this flick he throws on a denim jacket and cowboy hat and heads back to good ol' Texas State where the football team is desperate to find anyone to fill out their squad (even a 34 year-old). When viewing this, prepare yourself for a stellar performance from Hector Elizondo and even Hogan Familiy's Jason Bateman (fully!). You can expect to find Sinbad "keeping it real" and "to the max". If comedy is your vice than prepare to get naughty because Rob Schneider's one-liners from the press box gave my knee a bruise from slapping it so hard. I know you're probably thinkin'... it's a football film, no girls allowed. No siree, Suzanne Carter is magnificent as a professor who falls for Paul Blake's (Bakula) rugged charm. Kathy Ireland rounds out the cast as the place kicker (and kick she does)! If your ready for a some rowdy, radical comedy on the grid-iron, then make sure you add this little gem to your your "collection de excellance". You can find this film on my shelf right next to other sports comedies such as "The Little Giants", "Major League 1-3", and "Goofus and Galant Take the Field".