The Comebacks Information

The Comebacks is a 2007 American satirical comedy film directed by Tom Brady. This film is a parody of the clichés and plots of the sports film genre. In the UK, Greece, Finland and Australia this film is called Sports Movie . The movie was released into theaters on October 19, 2007.

Plot

Coach Lambeau Fields (David Koechner) is pathetic. He has the distinction of being the worst coach in the history of sports anyone can recall. A loser of enormous proportions, the incompetent and seemingly hopeless coach is convinced by fellow coach Freddie Wiseman (Carl Weathers) to return to the field for one last shot. Assuring his long suffering wife, Barb (Melora Hardin), that he will not ignore his family, Coach moves them to Plainfolk, Texas where he hopes to redeem himself and his reputation. Here he begins yet another attempt to improve his abysmal record - this time as the coach of the football team at Heartland State University. But he is saddled with a team of misfits - most of whom don't know the difference between a line of scrimmage and a line at the cafeteria.

Although the team and townsfolk are leery of the newcomer's approach, the Coach uses his unorthodox methods to whip this group of rag-tags into shape - both on and off the field. While the audience follows their winding road to the playoffs, the film pokes fun at the clichés and conventions of other sports flicks. And the team does make progress, so much so that they actually make it to the South-Southwest Conference Championship at the 2nd Annual Toilet Bowl.

Facing their fiercest opponents yet and yearning to win the big game, The Comebacks face off with the Lone Star State Unbeatables. And as every great sports team has always done, The Comebacks use ingenuity and unorthodox measures in the final showdown where the best team win. The Comebacks are victorious, but Lambeau is subsequently knocked down in a surprise attack by a bus with Freddie driving it, who laughs manically as Lambeau is in pain . Lambeau groans in agony.

Cast

• David Koechner as Coach Lambeau Fields, the coach of the Heartland Comebacks
• Carl Weathers as Freddie Wiseman, the coach of the Lone Star State Unbeatables
• Melora Hardin as Barb Fields, the wife of Lambeau Fields
• Brooke Nevin as Michelle Fields, the daughter of Lambeau Fields
• Andy Dick as Toilet Bowl Referee
• Robert Ri'chard as Aseel Tare ("uh-seel tah-ree", mispronounced by Coach Fields as "ACL tear"), a talented running back who lives up to his name
• Noureen DeWulf as Jizminder Featherfoot, the kicker for the Comebacks. Originally a soccer prodigy, Coach Fields saw her kicking skills and recruited her.
• Matthew Lawrence as Lance Truman, the quarterback of the Comebacks
• Nick Searcy as Mr. Truman, Lance's father. He works as a drag queen, imitating Cher and Christina Aguilera.
• Jackie Long as Trotter, the macho wide receiver.
• Jesse Garcia as Jorge Juanson, the receiver on the Comebacks.
• George Back as Buddy Boy, the lineman of the comebacks.
• Martin Spanjers as Randy Randinger, the towel boy of the Comebacks.
• Stacy Keibler as AllasAmerican Mom, a character in the toilet bowl halftime show.
• Drew Lachey as AllasAmerican Dad, a character in the toilet bowl halftime show.
• Jason Sklar and Randy Sklar as Superfans
• Frank Caliendo as Chip Imitation
• Jermaine Williams as iPod, a youth who acts dumb and humps people's legs in order to get attention. His actions are revealed in the 4th Quarter of the last game when Coach came to him for a play which he responds with disgust for not asking him earlier.
• Shannon Woodward as Cheerleader Emily
• Tarah Paige as Cheerleader Heidi
• Paige Schuster as Cheerleader Jenny
• Jennifer Brausuell as Cheerleader Sammy
• David Blue as Lacrosse Partygoer
• Jillian Grace as Maria Sharapova
• Eric Christian Olsen as Foreign Exchange Student
• Kai Brady as Young Lance
• Dennis Rodman as Warden
• Bradley Cooper as Cowboy
• Dax Shepard as Sheriff
• Jon Gries as Barber
• Will Arnett as Mailman
• Maurice LaMarche as Announcer
• Holmes Osborne as Man in suit
• Kerri KenneyasSilver as Sports Judge
• Lawrence Taylor as Himself
• Michael Irvin as Himself
• Eric Dickerson as Himself
• Linda Cohn as Sportscaster (Uncredited)
• Sara Ranken as Mr. Blah

Parodies

• Bend It Like Beckham
• Blue Crush
• Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
• Field of Dreams
• Stick It
• The Replacements
• Necessary Roughness
• The Longest Yard
• Dazed and Confused
• Drumline
• Rookie of the Year
• Bring it On
• Any Given Sunday
• Cool Runnings
• Varsity Blues
• Miracle
• Remember The Titans
• Radio
• Coach Carter
• Rudy
• Gridiron Gang

Reaction

The film received universally negative reviews. On Metacritic, it received a 25/100 meaning "Generally Negative Reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, it was rated a "rotten" 9%.

Box office performance

The Comebacks was a box office bomb. The film had an opening weekend of $5,554,594 at #5. At the end of its box office run, it grossed $13,349,927 domestically and $139,173 in foreign countries. About $7,000,000 shy of the movie's budget.