Necessary Roughness (1991)

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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, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

108 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Stan Dragoti

Writer(s):

Rick Natkin, David Fuller, John Fasano

Producer(s):

Howard W. Koch, Robert G. Rehme, Mace Neufeld

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

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

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