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Necessary Roughness (1991)

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After a recruitment scandal, a struggling college football team is forced to turn to a rag-tag group of misfits in this sports comedy. It seems that Texas State University's football team has relied on some rather unorthodox -- and illegal -- methods to gain players, resulting in the disqualification of most of the team's stars. The desperate coach (Hector Elizondo) must rely on the school's actual students, a motley crew of unlikely characters that includes a female place kicker and a

PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Directed By: Stan Dragoti

Written By: Rick Natkin, David J. Fuller

In Theaters: Sep 27, 1991 Wide

On DVD: Jan 30, 2001

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Scott Bakula
Paul Blake
Hector Elizondo
Coach Ed Gennero
Robert Loggia
Coach Wally Riggendorf
Harley Jane Kozak
Suzanne Carter
Larry Miller
Dean Elias
Fred Dalton Thompson
Carver Purcell
Sinbad
Andre Krimm
Rob Schneider
Chuck Neiderman
Jason Bateman
Jarvis Edison
Andrew Bryniarski
Wyatt Beaudry
Duane Davis
Featherstone
Michael Dolan
Eric "Samorai" Hansen
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
Manumana
Kathy Ireland
Lucy Draper
Chris Berman
Himself
Rodger Boyce
Sheriff Woods
Dick Butkus
Convict Football Player
Earl Campbell
Convict Football Player
Darryl Cox
Referee
Roger Craig
Convict Football Player
Ben Davidson
Convict Football Player
Tony Dorsett
Convict Football Player
Coquina Dunn
Bessie
Marcus Giamatti
Sargie
Evander Holyfield
Convict Football Player
Eddie Jones
Andrew Lauer
Charlie Banks
Louis Mandylor
McKenzie
Jerry Rice
Convict Football Player
Scott Thomson
Herschel Walker
Convict Football Player
Randy Wayne White
Convict Football Player
Scott Davis
Football Player
Raul Flores
Jayhawk Linebacker
Geoff Garza
Manuel
Lee Gideon
Booster
Michael Petty
Space Cadet #2
Dave Tanner
Pianist
Mindy Marin
Allan Graf
Billy Bob's Bartender
Spencer Prokop
Waiter
Jim Kelly
Convict Football Player

Critic Reviews for Necessary Roughness

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Kicks goals both as a comedy and sports Pic

May 6, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

"Major League" on the gridiron, if that's what you need

July 29, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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This only gets a reasonable score cos of the cast. There's a great line up here of new and old faces. The film is the usual collection of sports cliches and very predictable, its fun but its been done many many times before. The NFL version of major league.

August 29, 2007

Phil Hubbard

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A fairly run of the mill sports movie with all the cliches in place, but Bakula and Elizondo are always very likeable.

May 17, 2007

xGary Xx

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