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Wildcats

1986 · 106 min

A scrappy, good-natured underdog sports comedy that coasts on charm, easy laughs and a rousing final game.

Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Her dream was to coach high school football. Her nightmare was Central High.
Overview
High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.

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Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • gender
  • class
  • found family
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
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
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Written by
Ezra Sacks
Starring
Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Robyn Lively, Brandy Gold, James Keach, Jan Hooks, Bruce McGill, Nipsey Russell
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Donald E. Thorin
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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