Coach of the Year (1980)
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Coach of the Year is the pilot film for a potential Robert Conrad TV series. Conrad plays Jim Brandon, formerly a star athlete, now a wheelchair-bound Vietnam vet. The embittered, self-involved Brandon is hired to coach a team of teenagers at a correctional facility. Once he's "reached" these so-called incorrigibles, Brandon begins to see his own life in a different light. The film was co-produced by John Ashley of Filipino horror-flick fame. Originally titled The Coach, then 4 Down Behind Bars, Coach of the Year debuted December 20, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Don Medford, Andy Sidaris, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year is the pilot film for a potential Robert Conrad TV series. Conrad plays Jim Brandon, formerly a star athlete, now a wheelchair-bound Vietnam vet. The embittered, self-involved Brandon is hired to coach a team of teenagers at a correctional facility. Once he's "reached" these so-called incorrigibles, Brandon begins to see his own life in a different light. The film was co-produced by John Ashley of Filipino horror-flick fame. Originally titled The Coach, then 4 Down Behind Bars, Coach of the Year debuted December 20, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast of Coach of the Year
- Richard Marks
- Terry Brown - One of the Boys from St. Charles
- Erin Gray - Paula DeFalco
- Manuel Ortiz - One of the Boys from St. Charles
- Ron Parady
- Dean Hill - McLeash
- Luis Rivera - One of the Boys from St. Charles
- Robert Conrad - Jim Brandon
- Ricky Paull Goldin - Andy DeFalco
- Daphne Maxwell
- Arnold Palmer - One of the Boys from St. Charles
- Red West - Superintendant Turner
- David Hubbard - Sweetlife
- Guy Massey
- Director(s):
- Don Medford, Andy Sidaris
- Writer(s):
- Frank Abatemarco
- Producer(s):
- John Ashley
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