The Comeback Kid (1980)

  • NR
  • 04/11/1980 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
  • 1h 37m

The only error Bubba made was falling in love.

Overview

A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged youngsters and romancing a career-oriented playground supervisor who, against her better judgment, put the kids in his charge.

Joe S. Landon

Writer

Peter Levin

Director

Cast

John Ritter's headshot

John Ritter

Bubba Newman
Susan Dey's headshot

Susan Dey

Megan Barrett
Doug McKeon's headshot

Doug McKeon

Michael
James Gregory's headshot

James Gregory

Scotty
Jeremy Licht's headshot

Jeremy Licht

Paul
Dick O'Neill's headshot

Dick O'Neill

Phil
Rod Gist's headshot

Rod Gist

Ray Carver
Michael Lembeck's headshot

Michael Lembeck

Tony

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