The Big Green (1995)
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In this Disney comedy that bears a suspicious resemblance to The Mighty Ducks, the down-trodden cynical young misfits of a run-down Texas town, devastated by the closing of its one major industry, find renewed hope and spirit at the hands of a plucky British foreign-exchange teacher who introduces… More In this Disney comedy that bears a suspicious resemblance to The Mighty Ducks, the down-trodden cynical young misfits of a run-down Texas town, devastated by the closing of its one major industry, find renewed hope and spirit at the hands of a plucky British foreign-exchange teacher who introduces them to soccer. When British elementary school teacher Anna Montgomery arrives in the dusty town and first meets the depressed and frequently angry youths, she immediately knows she must do something to somehow make them feel better about themselves and so decides to enroll them into a soccer league. Naturally the kids are at first awful and are soundly pummeled during their first game. Fortunately, former high school football champ, Deputy Sheriff Tom Palmer decides to give the pretty and single Anna a helping hand, and between the two of them manage to whip the kids into shape so they can beat the arrogant state champion team, helmed by Palmer's old rival Jay Huffer. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
PG,
- In Theaters
- Sep 29, 1995 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Joly Herman, Common Sense Media
Underdog soccer team tale sticks to feel-good formula.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Exactly what you'd expect from a kid's soccer flick: lots of balls being kicked.
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Cast
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Yareli Arizmendi
as Marbelly Morales
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John Bourg
as Jay Huffer Jr
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Olivia d'Abo
as Anna Montgomery
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Gil Glasgow
as Cookie Musgrove
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Steve Guttenberg
as Tom Palmer
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Nik Hagler
as Chief Bishop
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Chauncey Leopardi
as Evan Schiff
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Milt Oberman
as Referee
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Patrick Renna
as Larry Musgrove
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Jay O Sanders
as Jay Huffer
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Billy L. Sullivan
as Jeffrey Luttrell
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John Terry
as Edwin V. Douglas
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Jimmy Higa
as Tak Yamato
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Louanne Stephens
as Bomma Cole
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Libby Villari
as Brenda Neilson
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Bug Hall
as Newt Shaw
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Jordan Brower
as Nick Anderssen
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Anthony Esquivel
as Juan Morales
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Hayley Kolb
as Sophia Convertino
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Hayley Miller
as Polly Neilson
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Jessie Robertson
as Kate Douglas
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Areil Welch
as Sue Gates
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Ashley Welch
as Lou Gates
