Movie: Second String

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jon Voight
Jon Voight

Coach Chuck Dichter

Gil Bellows
Gil Bellows

Dan Heller

Teri Polo
Teri Polo

Connie Heller

Richard T. Jones
Richard T. Jones

Gerry Fullerton

Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais

Larissa Fullerton

George Eads
George Eads

Tommy Baker

Charles Malik Whitfield
Charles Malik Whitfield

Lenny Voyles

Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson

Ernie Weathers

Ingo Neuhaus
Ingo Neuhaus

Randy Johnson

Shawn Woods
Shawn Woods

Curtis Hooks

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  • 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...

  • Release Date

    2002-12-18

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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