Possums (1998)

Will Clark loves his job as radio announcer for the local high school football team, the Nowata Possums. He loves it so much that he continues announcing even after the town decides to ... See full summary »

Director:

Max Burnett (as J. Max Burnett)

Writer:

Max Burnett (as J. Max Burnett)

Stars:

Mac Davis, Cynthia Sikes, Greg Coolidge

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mac Davis	...	Wilbur 'Will' Clark
Cynthia Sikes	...	Elizabeth Clark
Greg Coolidge	...	Jake Malloy (as Gregory Coolidge)
Andrew Prine	...	Mayor Charlie Lawton
Dennis Burkley	...	Orville Moss
Monica Lacy	...	Sarah Jacobs (as Monica Creel)
Jay Underwood	...	John Clark
Jerry Haynes	...	Bob
Clive Revill	...	London
Zac Sherman	...	Mark Bond
Nathan Burgess	...	Calvin (as Nathan Brooks Burgess)
Kyle Moody	...	Kevin Burns
Ian Bennett	...	Paul Rowlett
David Hunt Stafford	...	Coach Tuley
Rodney Lay	...	Earl

Storyline

Will Clark loves his job as radio announcer for the local high school football team, the Nowata Possums. He loves it so much that he continues announcing even after the town decides to cancel the football program. But when his imaginary teams starts to contend for the state championship, he not only must deal with the real state champs, but he must reckon with the hopes and dreams of the people of Nowata as well.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film | 

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Taglines:

Never let reality stand in your way.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language

Did You Know?

Trivia

In contrast to the team portrayed in the movie, Nowata has a strong football tradition, having actually played for an Oklahoma Class 2A state championship in both 1995 (three years before the movie was made) and 2014.

User Reviews

A simple tale of morale over matter

Now here's a true sleeper. Produced by HSX Films (aren't they the fake stock exchange folks?) and hidden on the back shelves of Blockbuster (except in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the nearest big town to Nowata), this turns out to be a charming and disarming tale of the morale of a city unlike anything we've seen since... well, I don't think I've seen anything like it.

True, Nowata's football team in the movie hasn't scored a touchdown in thirteen years, but hope lives in a few of the townsfolk. Hope does not live in the mayor, though, who rallies to have the football team disbanded and the field replaced by a mega-department store. However, in the puritan heart of one man, the announcer for the team, the spirit of the game will not die. Even once the team is laid to rest, he buys radio air time and announces fictitious games. Only this time, the team is a winner.

It is this aspect of the film - that you are what you believe you are - that endears itself to you. True, the dialogue is stilted, the direction is standard, and the acting is hokey, but you can't help but cheer for a bunch of losers who now have an opportunity to prove that they are winners in spirit.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Possums

Filming Locations:

Oklahoma, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HSX Films, Ignite Entertainment, The Kushner-Locke Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color