Second String
“She believed in him. Now he must believe in himself to lead the team to the Super Bowl.”
Synopsis
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 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
Mike O'Shea
Jeff Vandevier
Goûchy Boy
Carl "Big Daddy" Harris
Jeff Pustil
Bill Conners
Dwight McFee
Dave Faulkner
Aron Tager
Charley Tuck
Bob Beverage
Ben Anderson
Release History & Theatrical Window
December 18, 2002
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Rob Lieberman
- Screenplay & Story
- Tom Flynn, Jere Cunningham
- Original Score
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Original Title
- Second String
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Michael London Productions, Turner Network Television
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Rob Lieberman
Tom Flynn, Jere Cunningham
Mark Mothersbaugh
David Hennings
Alan L. Shefland
Bob Roe, Michael London
Department Leadership Roster
Rob Lieberman
Director
David Hennings
Director of Photography
Bob Roe
Producer
Sam Nicholson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dan Yarhi
Production Design
Mark Mothersbaugh
Original Music Composer
Jenifur Jarvis
Costume Design
Alan L. Shefland
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What is Second String about?
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...
Who directed Second String?
Second String was directed by Rob Lieberman.
Who stars in Second String?
The principal cast of Second String includes Jon Voight, Gil Bellows, Teri Polo, Richard T. Jones, Garcelle Beauvais.
When was Second String released and how long is it?
Second String was released in 2002 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for Second String?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Second String was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.