Spooner (1989)
Directed by George Miller
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Spooner stars Robert Urich as a forger, recently escaped from prison. Urich cooks up a phony resume and assumes the identity of a high-school teacher. He becomes the wrestling coach for a group of misfit kids with the lowest of low self esteem. In urging the kids not to give up, Urich's eyes are opened to the possibility of his turning his own life around. Jane Kaczmarek and Brent Fraser costar in Spooner, which premiered over the Disney Channel cable service on December 2, 1989.
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bad-guy-turns-good, escaped-convict, assumed-identity, employment, high-school, coach, teacher, wrestling-Greco-Roman, forgery
