Second String (2002)
She believed in him. Now he must believe in himself to lead the team to the Super Bowl.
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...
Director: Rob Lieberman
Genre: TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: December 18, 2002
Cast
- Jon Voight - Coach Chuck Dichter
- Gil Bellows - Dan Heller
- Teri Polo - Connie Heller
- Richard T. Jones - Gerry Fullerton
- Garcelle Beauvais - Larissa Fullerton
- George Eads - Tommy Baker
- Charles Malik Whitfield - Lenny Voyles
- Lamont Johnson - Ernie Weathers
- Ingo Neuhaus - Randy Johnson
- Shawn Woods - Curtis Hooks
Screenplay
- Tom Flynn (Story)
- Tom Flynn (Teleplay)
- Jere Cunningham (Story)
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography: David Hennings
Editing: Alan L. Shefland
Production: Michael London Productions, Turner Network Television
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Olympic Spirit and Sports
Keywords
sports
More Films by Director: Rob Lieberman
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Second String about?
- 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...
- Who directed Second String?
- Second String was directed by Rob Lieberman.
- Who stars in Second String?
- Second String stars Jon Voight, Gil Bellows, Teri Polo, Richard T. Jones, Garcelle Beauvais, George Eads.
- How long is Second String?
- Second String has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Second String?
- Second String is a TV Movie, Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Second String produced?
- Second String was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Second String?
- The themes of Second String include: Olympic Spirit and Sports.