Second String (2002)

  • NR
  • 12/18/2002 (US)
  • TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 40m

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

Overview

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...

Rob Lieberman

Director

Tom Flynn

Story

Jere Cunningham

Story

Cast

Jon Voight's headshot

Jon Voight

Coach Chuck Dichter
Gil Bellows's headshot

Gil Bellows

Dan Heller
Teri Polo's headshot

Teri Polo

Connie Heller
Richard T. Jones's headshot

Richard T. Jones

Gerry Fullerton
Garcelle Beauvais's headshot

Garcelle Beauvais

Larissa Fullerton
George Eads's headshot

George Eads

Tommy Baker
Charles Malik Whitfield's headshot

Charles Malik Whitfield

Lenny Voyles
Lamont Johnson's headshot

Lamont Johnson

Ernie Weathers

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