Wildcats

1986
R
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

15K

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Woody Harrelson, Goldie Hawn, Wesley Snipes, Jsu Garcia, Tab Thacker, and Mykelti Williamson in Wildcats (1986)

A rookie high school football coach has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner city team into shape.

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Rookie high school football coach Molly McGrath has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner-city team members into shape.Rookie high school football coach Molly McGrath has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner-city team members into shape.Rookie high school football coach Molly McGrath has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner-city team members into shape.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

15K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Bird
(as Mykel T. Williamson)

Tab Thacker

Finch

Wesley Snipes

Trumaine

Jsu Garcia

Cerulo
(as Nick Corri)

Woody Harrelson

Krushinski

Willie J. Walton

Marvel

Rodney Hill

Peanut

Lindsey Orr

Central Player

Albert Michel Jr.

Alonzo
(as Albert Michel)

Eddie Frescas

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Director
- Michael Ritchie
Writer
- Ezra Sacks
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Trivia
Credited film debut of Woody Harrelson.

Goofs
Krushinski is just demoted from starting quarterback. He mentions to Molly that he makes a great slot back. The next scene is of a slot back making a great run, only the slot back is black. He gets tackled and when he gets up you see a very white Krushinski with the ball.

Quotes
Marvel: Fuck you!
Molly McGrath: Fuck you what?
Marvel: Fuck you... Coach McGrath.
Molly McGrath: Better.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: At the Cassette Store, Part 2 (1986)

Soundtracks
Good Hands
Performed by The Isley Brothers
Written by Hawk Wolinski and James Newton Howard
Produced by Hawk Wolinski, James Newton Howard and The Isley Brothers

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Funny And Winning

It may not score many points for originality, but this comedy is still tremendously entertaining and one of my personal favorites from the 1980s. Plenty of memorably funny moments, some great one-liners and excellent performances by the entire cast, with Goldie doing a stand-out job and Nipsey Russell making the most of his relatively small role as the beleaguered high school principal who desperately wants gridiron glory for his school's team. Veteran director Michael Ritchie definitely knows how to perk up a formula story and make it seem lively and new again, even if we DO see the feel-good finale coming a mile away.

Stay tuned through the end credits for a funny rap song performed by Goldie and her team.