This gang of loners, loonies and losers are about to become something they've never been before... a team.
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?
Andre Krimm
The film's tagline is: "This gang of loners, loonies and losers are about to become something they've never been before... a team."
The runtime is 108 minutes (1h 48m).
The film was directed by Stan Dragoti.
The screenplay was written by David Fuller and Rick Natkin.
The score was composed by Bill Conti.
Cinematography was handled by Peter Stein.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 63 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0102517.
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Average
133 votes
Necessary Roughness
Released
PG-13
English, Español
United States of America
