Wildcats (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Ritchie |
| Produced by | Anthea Sylbert |
| Written by | Ezra Sacks |
| Starring | |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Donald E. Thorin |
| Edited by | Richard A. Harris |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $26,285,544 (United States)[1] |
Wildcats is a 1986 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie starring Goldie Hawn, James Keach and Swoosie Kurtz, and is also the film debut of Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
Plot
Molly McGrath is the daughter of a famed football coach who is dying to head her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girls' track at an affluent high school (Prescott High School) to take over a football team at an inner-city Chicago high school (Central High School)--the kind of place where guard dogs are needed to patrol the campus. At first the new coach’s idealism and optimism are suffocated with racial and gender prejudice, but eventually her overriding spirit begins to whip her unruly team into shape. At the same time, she must also struggle to win a battle for the custody of her two young daughters. The real test for Molly comes when her Central High team faces Prescott in the city championship.
Cast
- Goldie Hawn as Molly McGrath
- Swoosie Kurtz as Verna McGrath
- Jan Hooks as Stephanie Needham
- LL Cool J as Rapper
- Woody Harrelson as Krushinski
- Wesley Snipes as Trumaine
Filming
The film used Lane Technical College Prep High School football stadium for some of their shots.
Reception
The film was met with a mostly negative response from critics.[2][3]
Box office
The film debuted at No.4.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Wildcats (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "Wildcats". Variety. 1985-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ "Wildcats". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ "New Movies Make Inroads At Box Office". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-12-26.