Themes: Wrestling, Underdogs, Teachers and Students
Main Cast: Edward Herrmann, Kathleen Lloyd, Lorenzo Lamas, Maureen McCormick
Release Year: 1979
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Professorial high-school teacher Ed Branish (Edward Herrmann) reluctantly accepts a coaching job with his school's eternally losing wrestling team. Mr. Branish decides that his dispirited team needs a star player to rally enthusiasm. Muscle-bound Nick Kilvitus (Lorenzo Lamas) is resistant to Mr. Branish's attempts to persuade him to take on this role, until he begins to bask in the adulation of his fellow students. As the team rolls on to victory, Mr. Branish and his kids overcome their initial mutual dislike, resulting in a realignment of values and attitudes for all concerned. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Stephen Furst - Randy Jensen; Kevin Hooks - Jasper Macgruder; Vincent Roberts - Bobby Cooper; Darryl Peterson - Ted Yacabobich; "T" Oney Smith - Chauncey Washington; Salvador Feliciano - Tom Palumbo; Boyd Silversmith - Jack Gross; Scott Burgi - Robert Stankovich; Lynn Baird - Doc Talada; Ron Bartholomew - Warren Overpeck; Kip Otanez - Zeno Chicarelli; Larry Miller - LeRoy Barron; Gary Petersen - Thad Lardner; Oscar Roland - Mr. Kilvitus; Hyde Clayton - Principal; Prentiss Rowe - Referee; Elizabeth Grand - Mrs. Kilvitus; Christy Neal - Suzette Smith; Bob Kawa - Rockville Coach; Nicolas Beauvy - Jimmy Kier; Doug Johnson - Official; Jack N. Reddish - Announcer
Credit
Douglas G. Johnson - Art Director, Merrill B. Jenson - Conductor, Kieth Merrill - Director, Richard Fetterman - Editor, Merrill B. Jenson - Composer (Music Score), Reed Smoot - Cinematographer, Kieth Merrill - Producer, Eric Hendershot - Technical Advisor, Eric Hendershot - Screenwriter, Kieth Merrill - Screenwriter
