Necessary Roughness (1991)
- Starring:
- Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stan Dragoti
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Necessary Roughness
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. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 108 mins
Complete Cast of Necessary Roughness
- Scott Bakula - Paul Blake
- Robert Loggia - Coach Wally Riggendorf
- Larry Miller - Dean Elias
- Fred Dalton Thompson - Carver Purcell
- Jason Bateman - Jarvis Edison
- Duane Davis - Featherstone
- Peter Navy Tuiasosopo - Manumana
- Jim Kelly - Convict Football Player
- Evander Holyfield - Convict Football Player
- Coquina Dunn - Bessie
- Ben Davidson - Convict Football Player
- Darryl Cox - Referee
- Michael Petty - Space Cadet #2
- Geoff Garza - Manuel
- Scott Davis - Football Player
- Herschel Walker - Convict Football Player
- Jerry Rice - Convict Football Player
- Andrew Lauer - Charlie Banks
- Mindy Marin
- Dick Butkus - Convict Football Player
- Allan Graf - Billy Bob's Bartender
- Hector Elizondo - Coach Ed Gennero
- Harley Jane Kozak - Suzanne Carter
- Sinbad - Andre Krimm
- Rob Schneider - Chuck Neiderman
- Andrew Bryniarski - Wyatt Beaudry
- Michael Dolan - Eric "Samorai" Hansen
- Kathy Ireland - Lucy Draper
- Eddie Jones
- Marcus Giamatti - Sargie
- Tony Dorsett - Convict Football Player
- Roger Craig - Convict Football Player
- Earl Campbell - Convict Football Player
- Lee Gideon - Booster
- Raul Flores - Jayhawk Linebacker
- Randy White - Convict Football Player
- Scott Thomson
- Louis Mandylor - McKenzie
- Dave Tanner - Pianist
- Chris Berman - Himself
- Rodger Boyce - Sheriff Woods
- Spencer Prokop - Waiter
- Director(s):
- Stan Dragoti
- Writer(s):
- David Fuller, Rick Natkin, John Fasano
- Producer(s):
- Howard W. Koch, Mace Neufeld, Robert G. Rehme
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Profanity, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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