Jerry Rice Movies
- 1996
Wide receiver Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers holds numerous NFL career records -- for receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns, and many others. He has often been teamed with Joe Montana and Steve Young -- two of the great professional quarterbacks in football history. During his 16 seasons, Rice participated in 12 Pro Bowls, and the 49ers won three Super Bowl titles. This biographical program features interviews with the players and coaches who worked most closely with Rice, and is part of the NFL Football Life Story video series. ~ Alice Duncan, Rovi
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
- Starring:
- Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, (more)
