Second String

1h 40min

TV Movie

Comedy

Drama

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...

Production Companies

Michael London Productions

Turner Network Television

Cast

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Coach Chuck Dichter
Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Dan Heller
Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Connie Heller
Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones

Gerry Fullerton
Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais

Larissa Fullerton
George Eads

George Eads

Tommy Baker
Lamont Johnson

Lamont Johnson

Ernie Weathers
Ingo Neuhaus

Ingo Neuhaus

Randy Johnson
Shawn Woods

Shawn Woods

Curtis Hooks
Evan Parke

Evan Parke

Jackie Mumms
Mike O'Shea

Mike O'Shea

Jeff Vandevier
Goûchy Boy

Goûchy Boy

Carl "Big Daddy" Harris
Jeff Pustil

Jeff Pustil

Bill Conners
Dwight McFee

Dwight McFee

Dave Faulkner
Aron Tager

Aron Tager

Charley Tuck
Bob Beverage

Bob Beverage

Ben Anderson
Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Calvin Strong

Release date

18th Dec 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English