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The Comebacks (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 80 Fresh: 19  Rotten:61 Average Rating: 3.1/10
 
Consensus: Full of groin-centric humor and tired sports clichés, The Comebacks is poor even by parody movie standards.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Theatrical Release: Oct 19, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $13,329,782

Synopsis: A satire in the vein of EPIC MOVIE and DATE MOVIE, THE COMEBACKS, directed by Tom Brady (THE HOT CHICK), tackles the conventions of the inspirational sports movie with jock-like gusto. Led by washed-up coach Lambeau Fields (David Koechner), the losers of the title attempt to become a winning... A satire in the vein of EPIC MOVIE and DATE MOVIE, THE COMEBACKS, directed by Tom Brady (THE HOT CHICK), tackles the conventions of the inspirational sports movie with jock-like gusto. Led by washed-up coach Lambeau Fields (David Koechner), the losers of the title attempt to become a winning football team, while referencing a dizzying array of athletic-oriented films from Hollywood history, ranging from ROCKY to RADIO--the latter shamelessly parodied by a hapless, mentally challenged character named iPod (Jermaine Williams). Gleefully goofy in its send-ups of sports movies, THE COMEBACKS revels in broad slapstick humor that perfectly suits Koechner, who is perhaps best known as the obnoxious Todd Packer on the TV series THE OFFICE. (Koechner's fellow OFFICE mate Melora Hardin is also present, though the show's downbeat, quirky humor is notably M.I.A.) Other actors in the mostly unknown cast include real-life former football star Carl Weathers (the ROCKY films and, of course, ACTION JACKSON) and Matthew Lawrence, the brother of Joey Lawrence, who plays a quarterback with distinctly non-macho tendencies. Boasting comedic moments as subtle as the school bus that plows into a character during one scene, THE COMEBACKS doesn't pretend to be sophisticated--it happily indulges in its lowbrow status, making for an enjoyably guilty pleasure. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Matthew Lawrence, Melora Hardin

Director: Tom Brady
Screenwriter: Ed Yeager, Joey Gutierrez
Story: John Aboud, Michael Colton, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson
Producer: Peter Abrams, Andrew Panay, Robert L. Levy
Composer: Christopher Lennertz

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 29, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - Tom Brady - Director
  • Disc 1/Side A: THE COMEBACKS - Full Frame
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Behind the Scenes - "Varsity Black N' Blues"
  • Trailers - Forced Trailers (3)
  • Additional Footage - "FOX MOVIE CHANNEL PRESENTS In Character with David Koechner"
  • Disc 1/Side B: THE COMEBACKS - Widescreen
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Additional Footage:

  • Featurettes - 1. "Beyond The Legacy"
  • 2. "Ode To Namath"
  • 3. "Streaker 1, Streaker 2"
  • Trailers - 1. Product Endorsements: Gozanga Guard, Strip 'N' Shine, Grill Wash
  • 2. "Comebacks Virals"

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rike94 07/22/08
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this movie is absolutely funny and i recoment it to anyone who likes a good laugh. More
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:rotten: This was by far the worst parody movie I have ever seen. The entire movie was spent attempting to make retarded... More
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