Necessary Roughness (1991)

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

Director(s):

Stan Dragoti

Writer(s):

John Fasano, David Fuller, Rick Natkin

Producer(s):

Robert G. Rehme, Howard W. Koch, Lis Kern

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Adult Language, Profanity, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)

Categories:

Comedy

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