Second String (2002)
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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...
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Jon VoightCoach Chuck Dichter
Gil BellowsDan Heller
Teri PoloConnie Heller
Richard T. JonesGerry Fullerton
Garcelle BeauvaisLarissa Fullerton
George EadsTommy Baker
Charles Malik WhitfieldLenny Voyles
Lamont JohnsonErnie Weathers
Ingo NeuhausRandy Johnson
Shawn WoodsCurtis Hooks
Evan ParkeJackie Mumms
Nick von EsmarchTim HobbsKeywords
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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...
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Second String has a runtime of 100 minutes.
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