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The Comebacks

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
12K
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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
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  • 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 more 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

      Michelle Fields: I want to have what you and mom have.

      Lambeau "Coach" Fields: Herpes?

    • 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
    Better than the Friedberg/Seltzer spoofs, but still lacking a lot.
    With so many horrible spoof movies, this is sadly a breath of fresh air to the genre. Compared to classics like Airplane or the Naked Gun, this is awful, but compared to recent spoof movies like Meet the Spartans and Disaster Movie, this is very clever and original. Don't get me wrong, though, this was not a good movie in any way. I laughed a few times, and there are a few inspired gags, but any pop culture reference falls flat on it's face, as does most jokes in the movie.

    Lambeau Fields (David Koechner) was a bad coach in the past, but now he's brought back to teach college football, and this time he'll do a good job. His wife (Melora Hardin) is feeling distant from him and his daughter is dating a football big shot to spite her father. Spoofs of various recent movies come into play, as do a lot of sight gags and nonstop stupidity.

    The best parts of the movie are the gags not relying on reference to recent movies. Spoofs of Radio, Rocky, Dodgeball, Friday Night Lights, Invincible and many other sports movies are not funny in the least. It's mainly the smaller gags that get a few laughs, like a bizarre crotch scratching scene, or a chewing tobacco spitting joke. These little throwaway giggles cannot carry the movie, and by the end, it's hard to watch. The last 20 minutes are grueling to sit through.

    The characters are surprisingly developed for a sports spoof movie, however, I'm sure the characters were built on clichés from the genre. Nonetheless, they're not too bad. David Koechner can pull lead actor in a movie off. Too bad they gave him so much crummy material to work with. Matthew Lawerence has fine comedic timing in a not always so comedic role as a ballet dancing football player with a cross dressing father. Carl Weathers rounds off the cast, once again playing in a sub-par sports movie (Not the Rocky movies...Happy Gilmore!) Overall, this is a goofy comedy. At times, it's funny, but more often than not, it's just very annoying and predictable.

    My rating: * 1/2 out of ****. 90 mins. PG-13 for language, sexual humor and drug humor.
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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 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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