The Comebacks

The Comebacks

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caption = Promotional movie poster for the film
director = Tom Brady
writer = Joey Gutierrez
Ed Yeager
starring = David Koechner
Carl Weathers
Matthew Lawrence
producer = Adam F. Goldberg
distributor = Fox Atomic
released = October 19, 2007
runtime =| (Rated) 84 min, (unrated) 107 Min. language = English
imdb_id = 0790804
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"The Comebacks" is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tom Brady. This film is a parody of the clichés and plots of the sports film genre. In Australia this film is called "Sports Movie". The movie was released into theaters on October 19, 2007.

Plot

Coach Lambeau Fields (David Koechner) is pathetic. He has the distinction of being the worst coach in the history of sports anyone can recall. A loser of enormous proportions, the incompetent and seemingly hopeless coach is convinced by fellow coach Freddie Wiseman (Carl Weathers) to return to the field for one last shot. Assuring his long suffering wife (Melora Hardin) that he will not ignore his family, Coach moves them to Plainfolk, Texas where he hopes to redeem himself and his reputation. Here he begins yet another attempt to improve his abysmal record - this time as the coach of the football team at Heartland State University. But he is saddled with a team of misfits - most of whom don't know the difference between a line of scrimmage and a line at the cafeteria. Although the team and townsfolk are leery of the newcomer's approach, the Coach uses his unorthodox methods to whip this group of rag-tags into shape - both on and off the field. While the audience follows their winding road to the playoffs, the film pokes fun at the clichés and conventions of other sports flicks. And the team does make progress, so much so that they actually make it to the South-Southwest Conference Championship at the 2nd Annual Toilet Bowl. Facing their fiercest opponents yet and yearning to win the big game, The Comebacks face off with the Lone Star State Unbeatables. And as every great sports team has always done, The Comebacks use ingenuity and unorthodox measures in the final showdown where the best team wins

Cast

* David Koechner - Coach Lambeau Fields
* Carl Weathers - Freddie Wiseman
* Melora Hardin - Barb Fields
* Andy Dick - Toilet Bowl Referee
* Robert Ri'chard - Acl Tare (pronounced Aceel)
* Noureen DeWulf - Jizminder Featherfoot
* Matthew Lawrence - Lance Truman
* Nick Searcy - Mr. Truman
* Jackie Long - Trotter
* Jesse Garcia - Jorge Juanson
* George Back - Buddy Boy
* Martin Spanjers - Randy Randinger
* Stacy Keibler - All-American Mom
* Drew Lachey - All-American Dad
* Jason Sklar & Randy Sklar - Superfans
* Brooke Nevin - Michelle Fields
* Frank Caliendo - Chip Imitation
* Jermaine Williams - iPod
* Tarah Paige - Cheerleader Heidi
* Paige Schuster - Cheerleader Jenny
* Jennifer Brausuell - Cheerleader Sammy
* David Blue - Lacrosse Partygoer
* Jillian Grace - Maria Sharapova
* Kai Brady - Young Lance
* Dennis Rodman - Warden
* Bradley Cooper - Cowboy
* Dax Shepard - Sheriff
* Will Arnett - Mailman
* Lawrence Taylor- Himself
* Michael Irvin- Himself
* Eric Dickerson- Himself

Parodies

*"Bend it Like Beckham"
*"Blue Crush"
*""
*"Field of Dreams"
*"Invincible"
*"Miracle"
*"Remember the Titans"
*"Stick It"
*"Radio"
*"Rudy"
*"Coach Carter"
*"Gridiron Gang"
*"Hoosiers"
*"Friday Night Lights"
*"The Replacements"
*"Necessary Roughness

Reaction

The film received negative reviews. On Metacritic, it received a 25/100 meaning "Generally Negative Reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, it was rated a "rotten" 7% and a "rotten" 10% Cream of the crop.

Box office performance

The film had an opening weekend of $5,554,594. At the end of it's box office run, it grossed $13,349,927 domestically and $139,173 in foreign countries.

External links

* [http://www.foxatomic.com/#movie:TitleId=6 Official Site]
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