Second String (2002)

Comedy Drama TV Movie

American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, an insurance salesman and former college quarterback, who was hired -relactantly, but his wife twisted his arm- just for practice, now has to captain and train a bunch of rookies and old-timers against the hardest adversaries. Dichter decides to sign up triple Super Bowl-winner Tommy Baker in Dan's place...

Updated May 20 2020

Releases:

US -

2002-12-18

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FACTS

Runtime: 100 mins Rating: 7.5 Tag Line: She believed in him. Now he must believe in himself to lead the team to the Super Bowl.

Cast

Evan Parke

Jackie Mumms

Gil Bellows

Dan Heller

Jon Voight

Coach Chuck Dichter

Teri Polo

Connie Heller

Shawn Woods

Curtis Hooks

Garcelle Beauvais

Larissa Fullerton

Charles Malik Whitfield

Lenny Voyles

Richard T. Jones

Gerry Fullerton