The Comebacks (2007)
Director
Tom Brady
Main cast
Carl Weathers; David Koechner; Melora Hardin; Matthew Lawrence; Brooke Nevin
Genres
Comedy
Description
A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!
Tom Brady
Main cast
Carl Weathers; David Koechner; Melora Hardin; Matthew Lawrence; Brooke Nevin
Genres
Comedy
Description
A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!
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