Necessary Roughness (1991)
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25% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
45% of users liked it
(9,287 ratings)
After a recruitment scandal, a struggling college football team is forced to turn to a rag-tag group of misfits in this sports comedy. It seems that Texas State University's football team has relied on some rather unorthodox -- and illegal -- methods to gain players, resulting in the… More After a recruitment scandal, a struggling college football team is forced to turn to a rag-tag group of misfits in this sports comedy. It seems that Texas State University's football team has relied on some rather unorthodox -- and illegal -- methods to gain players, resulting in the disqualification of most of the team's stars. The desperate coach (Hector Elizondo) must rely on the school's actual students, a motley crew of unlikely characters that includes a female place kicker and a quarterback in his thirties. Unexpectedly, however, the coach discovers that the passer still has a heck of an arm, and suddenly the team again has a chance. The expected comic complications and obvious bits of slapstick follow as this band of eccentrics struggles to find a way to victory, resulting in a familiar reprise of a well-worn storyline. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stan Dragoti
- Written By
- Rick Natkin, David J. Fuller
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 27, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Kicks goals both as a comedy and sports Pic
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
"Major League" on the gridiron, if that's what you need
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Cast
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Scott Bakula
as Paul Blake
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Hector Elizondo
as Coach Ed Gennero
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Robert Loggia
as Coach Wally Riggendorf
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Harley Jane Kozak
as Suzanne Carter
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Larry Miller
as Dean Elias
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Fred Dalton Thompson
as Carver Purcell
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Sinbad
as Andre Krimm
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Rob Schneider
as Chuck Neiderman
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Jason Bateman
as Jarvis Edison
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Andrew Bryniarski
as Wyatt Beaudry
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Duane Davis
as Featherstone
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Michael Dolan
as Eric "Samorai" Hansen
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Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
as Manumana
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Kathy Ireland
as Lucy Draper
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Chris Berman
as Himself
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Rodger Boyce
as Sheriff Woods
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Dick Butkus
as Convict Football Player
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Earl Campbell
as Convict Football Player
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Darryl Cox
as Referee
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Roger Craig
as Convict Football Player
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Ben Davidson
as Convict Football Player
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Tony Dorsett
as Convict Football Player
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Coquina Dunn
as Bessie
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Marcus Giamatti
as Sargie
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Evander Holyfield
as Convict Football Player
- Eddie Jones
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Andrew Lauer
as Charlie Banks
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Louis Mandylor
as McKenzie
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Jerry Rice
as Convict Football Player
- Scott Thomson
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Herschel Walker
as Convict Football Player
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Randy Wayne White
as Convict Football Player
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Scott Davis
as Football Player
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Raul Flores
as Jayhawk Linebacker
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Geoff Garza
as Manuel
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Lee Gideon
as Booster
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Michael Petty
as Space Cadet #2
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Dave Tanner
as Pianist
- Mindy Marin
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Allan Graf
as Billy Bob's Bartender
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Spencer Prokop
as Waiter
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Jim Kelly
as Convict Football Player
