Second String

Second String

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

2002 · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · TV Movie, Comedy, Drama

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...

Directed by Rob Lieberman · Written by Tom Flynn

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Jon Voight Coach Chuck Dichter
Gil Bellows Dan Heller
Teri Polo Connie Heller
Richard T. Jones Gerry Fullerton
Garcelle Beauvais Larissa Fullerton
George Eads Tommy Baker
Charles Malik Whitfield Lenny Voyles
Lamont Johnson Ernie Weathers
Ingo Neuhaus Randy Johnson
Shawn Woods Curtis Hooks
Evan Parke Jackie Mumms
Nick von Esmarch Tim Hobbs

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