A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. The...
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| Vincent Van Patten | ... | Nick Irons | |
| Rae Dawn Chong | ... | Jennifer Hudson | |
| Martin Sheen | ... | Gil Robbins | |
| Valerie Perrine | ... | Delores Smith | |
| Ben Jorgensen | ... | Joel Robbins | |
| Betsy Russell | ... | Candy | |
| Daryl Anderson | ... | Dale Farley | |
| Gerrit Graham | ... | Bill Cowens | |
| Trevor Goddard | ... | Nails | |
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John E. Schneider | ... | Brock Haynie |
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Justin Page Buck | ... | Blaylock |
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Roberto Bracone | ... | Tito |
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Todd Rudland | ... | Jimmy |
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Eric Hochman | ... | Jai |
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Steve Zurk | ... | Mel |
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A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. The bookie wants his son to get out of tennis and contracts Nick to discourage him. Nick begins to do that but after an episode with his old flame, Jennifer, and after seeing the kid's determination he decides to teach him all the tricks, both physical and psychological, of the trade. The two battle the kids of a famous coach, unfair refs., injuries, travel all over the southern US, while Nick tries to woo his love back, finally to reach the big championship tennis match where all is resolved in dramatic fashion. Written by <rmaisiak@uab.edu>
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I caught The Break on cable one night back in the late 1990's and it became a favorite of mine; a movie I recorded and watch every once in a while for a good story and a good laugh. I will admit that the acting might not be Oscar material (whatever that means) and the plot might be somewhat predictable. However, the relationship between Nick and Joel is really enjoyable to watch evolve (at times the movie reminded me a little bit of a cross between two great sports movies: "Hoosiers" and "Rudy") and there are certain parts of the movie that still make my wife and me laugh out loud. I cannot think of much bad to say about The Break - I highly recommend that anyone who likes movies about sports that are both funny and, dare I say, uplifting, should watch the Break if they can find it, and finding it is not easy.