The plot for this film is a standard one we often see in high school or college sports stories, with a new coach taking on the difficult task of building a winning team out of a bunch of malcontents and losers. With Goldie Hawn in the role of Coach Molly McGrath, I was surprised and maybe even a little shocked with the amount of locker room humor and foul language thrown her way. In more than one case, I thought she should have been more assertive in her response, but then again, there wasn't anybody around to back her up if any one of the players took a cheap shot at her. Oddly enough, this was the first time I can remember seeing Nipsy Russell in a movie. I recall catching him in any number of variety shows of the era, and he was something of a regular on those old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. His gig was reciting his own brand of poetry which was clever and witty. I thought he would come up with some rhymes here, but he didn't come across with any.
If nothing else, the film is notable for the first movie appearances of both Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, both quite recognizable, even if they were thirty years younger. A sidebar to the story involving Coach McGrath's impending custody battle for her teenage girls is adequately resolved after causing a bit of consternation to the coach and players. Without a doubt and totally expected, Molly's football team pulls one out for the championship in the last game of the season, beating her rival in a bit of a revenge grudge match after Dan Darwell (Bruce McGill) thought he pulled a fast one by getting Molly hired at Central High. You didn't have to be a football fan to see that coming at the start of the picture.
If nothing else, the film is notable for the first movie appearances of both Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, both quite recognizable, even if they were thirty years younger. A sidebar to the story involving Coach McGrath's impending custody battle for her teenage girls is adequately resolved after causing a bit of consternation to the coach and players. Without a doubt and totally expected, Molly's football team pulls one out for the championship in the last game of the season, beating her rival in a bit of a revenge grudge match after Dan Darwell (Bruce McGill) thought he pulled a fast one by getting Molly hired at Central High. You didn't have to be a football fan to see that coming at the start of the picture.