

Second String
DirectorRob Lieberman
“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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Cast

Jon Voight
Coach Chuck Dichter

Gil Bellows
Dan Heller

Teri Polo
Connie Heller

Richard T. Jones
Gerry Fullerton

Garcelle Beauvais
Larissa Fullerton

George Eads
Tommy Baker

Charles Malik Whitfield
Lenny Voyles

Lamont Johnson
Ernie Weathers

Ingo Neuhaus
Randy Johnson

Shawn Woods
Curtis Hooks

Evan Parke
Jackie Mumms

Nick von Esmarch
Tim Hobbs
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