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WILDCATS (1986) |
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| Director Michael Richie heads to the gridiron for this good-natured comedy about Molly, the daughter of a famed football coach who's dying to head her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girl's track at an inner-city high school -- the kind of place where guard dogs are needed to patrol the campus. At first the new coach's idealism and optimism are suffocated with racial and gender prejudice, but eventually her overriding spirit begins to whip her unruly teammates into shape. At the same time, she must also struggle to win a battle for the custody of her two young daughter. |
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| Goldie Hawn (Molly McGrath), Swoosie Kurtz (Verna), Robyn Lively (Alice), Brandy Gold (Marian), James Keach (Frank), Jan Hooks (Stephanie), Bruce McGill (Dan Darwell), Nipsey Russell (Ben Edwards), Mykelti Williamson (Levander 'Bird' Williams), Tab Thacker (Phillip Finch), Wesley Snipes (Trumaine), Jsu Garcia (Cerulo), Woody Harrelson (Krushinski), Willie J. Walton (Marvel), Rodney Hill (Peanut), Lindsey Orr (Central Player), Albert Michel Jr. (Alonzo), Eddie Frescas (Translator), M. Emmet Walsh (Walt Coes), Jenny Havens (Jeannie), Tony Salome (Mr. Remo), George Wyner (Principal Walker), Noel De Souza (Doctor), Ann Doran (Mrs. Chatham), Gloria Stuart (Mrs. Connoly), Pilar Delano (Angelique), Bruce French (Mayhew), Royce Wallace (Judge), Lee Weaver (Maurice), LL Cool J (Rapper), |
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HER DREAM WAS TO COACH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. HER NIGHTMARE WAS CENTRAL HIGH. |
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RELEASE DATE: February 14th, 1986 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $5.4 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $26.2 million (USA)
- Features the film debut of both Snipes and Woody Harrelson, who would go on to collaborate on two films together.
- Was LL Cool J's second screen appearance, after his unforgettable debut in 1985's Krush Groove.
- Stadium scenes were filmed at Lane Technical High School's athletic field in Chicago, Illinois. |
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DIRECTORS: Michael Ritchie.
WRITER: Ezra Sacks.
PRODUCER: Anthea Sylbert.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Gordon A. Webb.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Goldie Hawn.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: James Newton Howard, Hawk Wolinski and David Pack (four original songs).
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. |
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"Wildcats is clearly an attempt by Hawn to repeat a formula that was wonderfully successful in Private Benjamin." -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times |
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| "Second best football flick ever made." -- Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com |
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