David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Matthew Lawrence

From the producers of Wedding Crashers, THE COMEBACKS is a hilarious comedy that spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made. The film stars David Koechner, best known for his role as "Cham...( read more  read more... )p" in Anchorman, and Carl Weathers. THE COMEBACKS spoofs such classic sports movies including Rocky, Remember the Titans, Friday Night Lights, Field of Dreams, Stick It, and Blue Crush just to name a few.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 24 min.

Directed by: Tom Brady

Release Date: October 19, 2007

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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008

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  • July 18, 2009
    Another crap spoof, and another crap football flick. This is just as bad as delta farce, alittle better but not much. It looks pretty naff and the comedy is nowhere to be found. The cast is D-list and there really isn't anything to recommend here haha maybe if you like American f...( read more)ootball.
  • June 15, 2009
    Yet another addition to the very tire spoof movie genre. Somewhat better than the others in that it has a somewhat coherent storyline (however predictable and silly), and some of the jokes are genuinely funny. David Koechner was born for this sort of stuff and glimmers of his gre...( read more)at turn in 'Anchorman' can be seen, but sadly anyone with the slightest touch of intelligent life can't help but be a tad insulted by the steaming pile of rehashed gags and cheap shots. Stick with the greats 'Airplane', 'Hot Shots' or 'Top Secret'.
  • March 25, 2009
    not even worth finishing
  • January 8, 2009
    The comebacks unlike other spoof movies is a film that really worked for me maybe because it parodied some of my favorite sports movies like Radio and because I'm a sports fan. It seems to me that the people in charge of the movie did a really good effort adding things that likes...( read more) to the people. It is really funny, the jokes aren't as repeatable as the other movies. The cast gives really decent performances, David Koechner receives his opportunity in a leading role after a bunch of secondary ones in many movies and I think that he didn't disappoint, Matthew Lawrence, Carl Weathers and Brooke Nevin also give a very good acting job. In conclusion, to be a spoof movie, it is a very good option to enjoy and spend a very good time.
  • March 25, 2008
    Pretty bad...I was disappointed :(
  • November 21, 2009
    Surprisingly the best spoof movies since the first scary movie.
  • November 8, 2009
    This film is hilarious throughout! I love it! Matthew Lawrence is really funny in it and he has just got really hotter over the years! I love him along with his brothers Joey and Andy, but Joey is my true favorite. I love the whole film but the most funniest part is when Matt's c...( read more)haracter fantasizes about himself and all the other guys on the team dancing to It's Raining Men in tiny little hotpants! It makes me laugh everytime, just thinking about it now i'm laughing! I really love this film.
  • September 27, 2009
    Laugh out loud! soo stupid yet sooo funny!
  • August 23, 2009
    i thought this is really funny..it is good to watch when ur feeling a bit down.
  • August 10, 2009
    "Surprisingly, i actually thought it was good. It had some fall-out-of-your-seat-laughing moments and it's better than Date Movie"!

Critic Reviews


October 19, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Each scene exists solely to check a sports-movie cliche off the list; nothing builds. full review

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  • balmalidia
    September 2, 2008
    hello friends I love this movie I love this genre and very good fun to pass the time, good players and everyone who made this movie her friend soul lidia Balbuena cross.
  • maliasglamma
    October 20, 2007
    My son-in-law Mark's brother Matt Douglas has cameo's in this movie....we saw him in a couple of the trailers....I haven't seen it yet, but it's suppose to be really funny, can't wait!!!

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