Movie: The Comeback Kid

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Ritter
John Ritter

Bubba Newman

Susan Dey
Susan Dey

Megan Barrett

Doug McKeon
Doug McKeon

Michael

James Gregory
James Gregory

Scotty

Jeremy Licht
Jeremy Licht

Paul

Dick O'Neill
Dick O'Neill

Phil

Rod Gist
Rod Gist

Ray Carver

Michael Lembeck
Michael Lembeck

Tony

Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze

Chuck

Angela Aames
Angela Aames

Sherry

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1980-04-11

  • Average

    5.9

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    The only error Bubba made was falling in love.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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