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The Comebacks

  • 2007
  • 12
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
12K
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David Koechner in The Comebacks (2007)
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A comedy that spoofs inspirational sports movies, this movie is about an out-of-luck coach who drives a rag-tag bunch of college misfits towards the football championship.A comedy that spoofs inspirational sports movies, this movie is about an out-of-luck coach who drives a rag-tag bunch of college misfits towards the football championship.A comedy that spoofs inspirational sports movies, this movie is about an out-of-luck coach who drives a rag-tag bunch of college misfits towards the football championship.

  • Director
    • Tom Brady
  • Writers
    • Ed Yeager
    • Joey Gutierrez
    • John Aboud
  • Stars
    • David Koechner
    • Robert Ri'chard
    • Carl Weathers
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Brady
    • Writers
      • Ed Yeager
      • Joey Gutierrez
      • John Aboud
    • Stars
      • David Koechner
      • Robert Ri'chard
      • Carl Weathers
    • 51User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    David Koechner
    David Koechner
    • Lambeau "Coach" Fields
    Robert Ri'chard
    Robert Ri'chard
    • Aseel Tare
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Freddie Wiseman
    Melora Hardin
    Melora Hardin
    • Barb Fields
    Matthew Lawrence
    Matthew Lawrence
    • Lance Truman
    Brooke Nevin
    Brooke Nevin
    • Michelle Fields
    Nick Searcy
    Nick Searcy
    • Mr. Truman
    George Back
    • Buddy Boy
    Noureen DeWulf
    Noureen DeWulf
    • Jizminder Featherfoot
    Jesse Garcia
    Jesse Garcia
    • Jorge Juanson
    Jackie Long
    Jackie Long
    • Trotter
    Martin Spanjers
    Martin Spanjers
    • Randy Randinger
    Jermaine Williams
    Jermaine Williams
    • IPod
    Finesse Mitchell
    Finesse Mitchell
    • Titans Coach
    Will Arnett
    Will Arnett
    • Mailman
    Dax Shepard
    Dax Shepard
    • Sheriff
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Cowboy
    Jon Gries
    Jon Gries
    • Barber
    • Director
      • Tom Brady
    • Writers
      • Ed Yeager
      • Joey Gutierrez
      • John Aboud
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Not screened for critics.
    • Goofs
      When Coach Fields is "Yankin' off horses," his hands are under the horse. Then it cuts to Freddie, and Coach Field's hands are on his lap with no time for him to achieve this
    • Quotes

      Vince: Hey coach. Name is Vince. I'm just a bartender from Philly whose only dream is to play ball. It's all I got left after I lost my job teaching, and my wife left me. Like my alcoholic father used to say before he passed on, "A man can only take so much failure!" I'll give you everything I got. What do you say coach?

      Lambeau "Coach" Fields: I say you can add "Did not make the football team" to your list of woes.

    • Alternate versions
      Unrated Version On home video there is a much longer version that has several new scenes, reedited scenes and different angles.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Hit by a Bus Scenes in Movies (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Back Move
      Written by Kwamé (as Kwamé B. Holland)

      Performed by Kwamé

      Courtesy of Make Noise! Inc.

    User reviews51

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    4/10
    Not a complete disaster! Can be enjoyable if you are in the right mood!
    It was only a matter of time that a spoof would be made of sports movies! And there are plenty of movies to be spotted which are made fun off. But the biggest problem I had was the fact that it stays with recognizing movies. The director and writers of "The Comebacks" somehow forget to get creative. While I must admit that I laughed at certain scenes,"The Comebacks" could have been so much funnier. The actors forget to deliver their lines seriously and have a straight face throughout the movie. A spoof demands this and that is the main reason why silly jokes work in movies like this. Because of the failure of the cast to do so the jokes never hit their mark. Some scenes take forever and normally in spoofs that doesn't have to be a problem. Take "Naked Gun" for instance. Their is always something happening on screen. In "The Comebacks" they didn't even bother to let stuff happening in the background. Only a couple of factors make this movie worth watching! It still is fun to spot the movies that are made fun off. And Jermaine Williams as Ipod. His parody on Cuba Gooding Jr. as Radio was hilarious! He seemed to be the only one in the cast to get the idea of what a spoof is about. Not entirely bad!
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    • Oct 26, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sports Movie
    • Filming locations
      • California State University - 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, California, USA(football game at end of movie)
    • Production companies
      • Fox Atomic
      • Tapestry Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,349,927
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,554,594
      • Oct 21, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,539,154
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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