Backfield in Motion

Backfield in Motion

Just when you thought it was safe to play ball!

1991 · 94 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, TV Movie

When Nancy and her teenage son move to Deerview, the small, old-fashioned community will never be the same. Nancy soon realizes she is the only woman in town who would rather crack a joke than an egg. But the town gets their biggest laugh when Nancy organizes a mother-son football game with the unathletic housewives.

Directed by Richard Michaels

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