Necessary Roughness (1991)
Directed by Stan Dragoti
Genres - Comedy, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Sports Comedy |
Release Date - Sep 27, 1991 (USA) |
Run Time - 108 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Judd Blaise
After a recruitment scandal, a struggling college football team is forced to turn to a rag-tag group of misfits in this sports comedy. It seems that Texas State University's football team has relied on some rather unorthodox -- and illegal -- methods to gain players, resulting in the disqualification of most of the team's stars. The desperate coach (Hector Elizondo) must rely on the school's actual students, a motley crew of unlikely characters that includes a female place kicker and a quarterback in his thirties. Unexpectedly, however, the coach discovers that the passer still has a heck of an arm, and suddenly the team again has a chance. The expected comic complications and obvious bits of slapstick follow as this band of eccentrics struggles to find a way to victory, resulting in a familiar reprise of a well-worn storyline.
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coaching [sports], college-sports, football, football-player, quarterback, team, sanctions