The Comebacks (2007)

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Studio: Fox Atomic

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Oct 19, 2007

Running Time: 84 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Matt Lawrence, Brooke Nevin, George Back, Noureen DeWulf, Jesse Garcia, Lindsay Gareth, Tony Gonzalez, Jackie Long

director: Tom Brady

The Comebacks

A comedy that spoofs the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, of course, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all--redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finds that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!

It's best not to expect too much from The Comebacks, but this affable parody of sports-movie trappings and cliches is less painless than one might have feared.

Story

"Story" is a pejorative term when applied to The Comebacks. The entire concept of the film is basically an excuse to string together and spoof famous scenes from a variety of sports movies, including Field of Dreams, Bend It Like Beckham, Seabiscuit, Remember the Titans, Rudy, Invincible, Stick It, Drumline, et al. David Koechner…