Necessary Roughness (film)
- Scott Bakula: Paul Blake
- Héctor Elizondo: Coach Ed Gennero
- Robert Loggia: Coach Wally Riggendorf
- Sinbad: Andre Krimm
- Jason Bateman: Jarvis Edison
- Andrew Bryniarski: Wyatt Beaudry
- Duane Davis: Featherstone
- Michael Dolan: Eric 'Samurai ' Hansen
- Marcus Giamatti: Sargie ' Fumblina ' Wilkinson
- Kathy Ireland: Lucy Draper
- Andrew Lauer Charlie Banks
- Louis Mandylor: McKenzie
- Peter Navy Tuiasosopo: Manumana "the Slender "
- Harley Jane Kozak: Dr. Suzanne Carter
- Larry Miller: Dean Phillip Elias
- Fred Dalton Thompson: Carver Purcell
- Rob Schneider: Chuck Neiderman
Armadillo Bears - A totally chaotic heap is an American sports film of 1991 The film was inspired by the true story of the Pony gate scandal..
Action
The undefeated championship football team of the Texas State University must be after several scandals, including doping, bribery and violence, was dissolved. The two idealistic coach Ed Gennero and Wally Riggendorf be hired to start a restart with college freshman. Yet because they prove unable Riggendorf examined for the former high school football star Paul Blake, now as a 34 -year-old farmer languish. He had once, after the death of his father, his college studies give up in order to take over the family business. Since it still applies despite his age as a freshman, he becomes the new quarterback of the team. However, his college residence designed for Blake is anything but easy, because on the one hand he is viewed because of his age and on the other hand shows him the beautiful teacher Suzanne Carter from after they learned that he is a student.
Despite the attempts at sabotage by Dean Phillip Elias the Amaradillos create a halfway decent team in their first season game against the South Texas Bobcats set up. But because Blake challenges the transfer Genneros, he is replaced and the team loses disastrous. The subsequent games losing Armadillos high house, so the change of mood and just a rollicking evening at Billy Bob's, can create some team spirit with alcohol and Rodeo. Shortly afterwards appear the undefeated University of Texas Colts, which start a fight with the Armadillos. Through this wild brawl not only the team cohesion is promoted, but also deepens the rivalry with the Colts.
After you could win an excellent Kickerin for the team with Lucy Draper, a football player, it create the Armadillos not to lose their first game. Thanks to their kicks they reach a draw. The team seems to play back in order, players help each other in the tests and Blake always spends more time with Carter. Only the last game against the previously undefeated Colts is still waiting. After a heart attack Genneros they compete without head coaching experience and an embarrassing first half, which ends 21:0 for the Colts. But after Riggendorf motivates them with a passionate halftime speech again, they manage to get within 21:20 and win thanks to a two-point conversion with 21:22 their last season game.
Criticism
Would pull the hyper-competitive sport of college football into ridiculous the film, Stephen Holden said in the New York Times, " the movie might be funny ." But he could not decide whether he is " an athletic response to I think, ' Animal House was" or " cheesy inspired Rocky" himself.
Although Roger Ebert already knew the story of countless other films, he said in the Chicago Sun - Times that the film has a "real charm " was developing, he no longer wanted to offer than simple entertainment.
The lexicon of the International film said that the film " certainly tells familiar story exciting and compelling. " An
Publication
The film opened on September 27, 1991 in U.S. theaters and was 26.2 million U.S. dollars to import at the box office. In Germany he was on 3 June 1992 released directly to VHS and aired for the first time on 3 March 1995 on Pro Sieben.