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Necessary Roughness

1991 · 108 min

A goofy, good-natured underdog sports comedy that coasts on likable misfits and a rousing final-play payoff.

Directed by
Stan Dragoti
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
This gang of loners, loonies and losers are about to become something they've never been before... a team.
Overview
When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?

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Directed by
Stan Dragoti
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • sport
  • redemption
  • ambition
  • corruption
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Stan Dragoti
Written by
David Fuller, Rick Natkin
Starring
Scott Bakula, Robert Loggia, Harley Jane Kozak, Larry Miller, Héctor Elizondo, Sinbad, Fred Thompson, Rob Schneider
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
Peter Stein
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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