Necessary Roughness
Aging ex-quarterback Paul Blake (Scott Bakula) enrolls in college in order to fullfill his adolescent high school dream of playing college football. Unfortunately, his new team has been put on notice for violating NCAA rules, and all the veterans have been kicked out. Undaunted, Blake helps put together a team comprised of football-playing misfits and a female placekicker. In the midst of all this, he falls in love with one of the professors and must outwit the dean of the college, who is trying to cancel the football program.
| Starring |
Scott Bakula, Robert Loggia, Harley Jane Kozak, Hector Elizondo, Jason Bateman, Kathy Ireland, Sinbad |
| Director |
Stan Dragoti |
| Studio |
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time |
DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate |
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| Genres |
Comedy |
| Language |
DVD: English |
| Dubbed |
French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired |
English |
| Subtitles |
DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released |
Production year: 1991
To Rent: DVD: not available
To Buy: DVD: 14 Oct 2007 |
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This tale of a 34-year-old quarterback's return to college football is marginally less funny than wearing a jock-strap...
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As far as the underdog against the odds goodtime american football films go this one is nowhere near as good as the Replacements which is actually quite decent...
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but nowhere near as good as Remember the Titans or Major League. If you want a sports film, try those before this one. Pretty dated and predictable, script ...
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As far as the underdog against the odds goodtime american football films go this one is nowhere near as good as the Replacements which is actually quite decent...
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This is a standard comedy. This is a standard cast. This is a standard american football film. BUT it all works on a purile simple level that simply hits all of...
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