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Second String

Second String

She believed in him. Now he must believe in himself to lead the team to the Super Bowl.

2002•1h 40m•6.7/10
TV MovieComedyDrama

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6.7/10(3)

American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, an insurance salesman and former college quarterback, who was hired -relactantly, but his wife twisted his arm- just for practice, now has to captain and train a bunch of rookies and old-timers against the hardest adversaries. Dichter decides to sign up triple Super Bowl-winner Tommy Baker in Dan's place...

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Production

Michael London Productions, Turner Network Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Coach Chuck Dichter

Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Dan Heller

Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Connie Heller

Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones

Gerry Fullerton

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais

Larissa Fullerton

George Eads

George Eads

Tommy Baker

Charles Malik Whitfield

Charles Malik Whitfield

Lenny Voyles

Lamont Johnson

Lamont Johnson

Ernie Weathers

Ingo Neuhaus

Ingo Neuhaus

Randy Johnson

Shawn Woods

Shawn Woods

Curtis Hooks

Evan Parke

Evan Parke

Jackie Mumms

Nick von Esmarch

Nick von Esmarch

Tim Hobbs

Mike O'Shea

Jeff Vandevier

Goûchy Boy

Goûchy Boy

Carl "Big Daddy" Harris

Jeff Pustil

Bill Conners

Dwight McFee

Dwight McFee

Dave Faulkner

Aron Tager

Charley Tuck

Bob Beverage

Ben Anderson

Robert Gordon

Calvin Strong

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