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Necessary Roughness
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Synopsis
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 Southern 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

Cast

Scott Bakula Paul Blake
Jason Bateman Jarvis Edison
Andrew Bryniarski Wyatt Beaudry
Duane Davis Featherstone
Hector Elizondo Coach Ed Gennero
Kathy Ireland Lucy Draper
Harley Jane Kozak Suzanne Carter
Robert Loggia Coach Wally Riggendorf
Larry Miller Dean Elias
Rob Schneider Chuck Neiderman
Sinbad Andre Krimm
Fred Dalton Thompson Carver Purcell
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo Manumana
Michael Dolan Eric "Samorai" Hansen

Production Crew

Peter Stein Cinematographer
Bill Conti Composer (Music Score)
Dan Moore Costume Designer
Stan Dragoti Director
John Wright Editor
Steve Mirkovich Editor
Howard W. Koch Producer
Howard W. Koch, Jr. Producer
Lis Kern Producer
Mace Neufeld Producer
Robert G. Rehme Producer
Paul Peters Production Designer
Tom Perry Re-Recording Mixer
David Fuller Screenwriter
John Fasano Screenwriter
Rick Natkin Screenwriter
Lynn Wolverten Set Designer
Year: 1991
Runtime: 108
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Paramount

Release
September 27, 1991 (USA)
by Paramount