American wildcats

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Movie
German title American wildcats
Original title Wildcats
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1986
length 106 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Michael Ritchie
script Ezra sacks
production Goldie Hawn
music Joe Cocker , LL Cool J , et al. a.
camera Donald E. Thorin
cut Richard A. Harris
occupation

American Wildcats is a 1986 sports comedy that starred Goldie Hawn as the lead actress and executive producer.

action

The sports teacher Molly McGrath dreams of a career as a football coach. But as a woman she has a hard time in this men's sport and is only allowed to train the "Wildcats", the football team of the shabby Central High.

The team's players, mostly teenagers with no prospects from poor backgrounds, are anything but enthusiastic about being trained by a woman, but through various actions, such as B. a tough race and the return of a stolen mascot, Molly wins the respect of the boys.

Just as the "Wildcats" are starting to win, Molly has to grapple with private worries, because her ex-husband tries to have her custody of her two daughters removed. Now it's the team that has to help its female coach.

In the end, the "Wildcats" win the championship and Molly gets to keep her daughters.

criticism

Roger Ebert criticized in an article for the Chicago Sun Times on February 14, 1986 that the characters in American Wildcats remain pale and that the only interesting storyline, the relationship between coach Molly McGrath and her team, is not concretely developed.

Awards

Robyn Lively was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1987 .

backgrounds

American Wildcats was the first film by the later Hollywood stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson , who also appeared in front of the camera in White Boys Don't Make It (1992) and Money Train (1995).

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