Necessary Roughness (1991)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Writers (WGA):

Rick Natkin (written by) &
David Fuller (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

They just might be the biggest bunch of losers that ever became winners.

Plot:

Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body...

Plot Keywords:

Football | Texas | College Sports | American Football | Co Ed

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Paul Blake
Hector Elizondo	...	Coach Ed Gennero
Robert Loggia	...	Coach Wally Rig
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Dr. Suzanne Carter
Larry Miller	...	Dean Phillip Elias
Sinbad	...	Andre Krimm
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Carver Purcell
Rob Schneider	...	Chuck Neiderman
Jason Bateman	...	Jarvis Edison
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Wyatt Beaudry
Duane Davis	...	Featherstone
Michael Dolan	...	Eric 'Samorai' Hansen
Marcus Giamatti	...	Sargie 'Fumblina' Wilkinson
Kathy Ireland	...	Lucy Draper
Andrew Lauer	...	Charlie Banks

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Azle, Texas, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

In the movie, the fictional Texas State University plays a football game against the real Southwest Texas State University. In 2003, Southwest Texas State University changed its name to Texas State University. While the fictional Texas State University was filmed at the University of North Texas

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final game when Andre Krimm knocks the football loose, #61 falls on the fumble but in the next shot Manumana #50 is on top of the ball.

Quotes:

Football Player: Welcome to football!
Lucy Draper: Welcome to foot... BALL!
[She kicks him in the crotch; he lets out a soprano wail]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

Oh yeah, it's necessary

When was the last time a Scott Bakula performance blew you out of your seat. Actually, when was the last time a Bakula performance DIDN'T blow you out of your seat. Scotty's back and he's up to his old tricks. In this flick he throws on a denim jacket and cowboy hat and heads back to good ol' Texas State where the football team is desperate to find anyone to fill out their squad (even a 34 year-old). When viewing this, prepare yourself for a stellar performance from Hector Elizondo and even Hogan Familiy's Jason Bateman (fully!). You can expect to find Sinbad "keeping it real" and "to the max". If comedy is your vice than prepare to get naughty because Rob Schneider's one-liners from the press box gave my knee a bruise from slapping it so hard. I know you're probably thinkin'... it's a football film, no girls allowed. No siree, Suzanne Carter is magnificent as a professor who falls for Paul Blake's (Bakula) rugged charm. Kathy Ireland rounds out the cast as the place kicker (and kick she does)! If your ready for a some rowdy, radical comedy on the grid-iron, then make sure you add this little gem to your your "collection de excellance". You can find this film on my shelf right next to other sports comedies such as "The Little Giants", "Major League 1-3", and "Goofus and Galant Take the Field".