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Wildcats
High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.
1986 · Directed by Michael Ritchie · 106 min · Comedy · 10 frames
Tagline
Her dream was to coach high school football. Her nightmare was Central High.
Crew
- Screenplay: Ezra Sacks
- Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
- Edited by: Richard A. Harris
- Music: James Newton Howard
- Production design: Boris Leven
- Produced by: Anthea Sylbert
Cast
- Goldie Hawn as Molly McGrath
- Swoosie Kurtz as Verna McGrath
- Robyn Lively as Alice Needham
- Brandy Gold as Marian Needham
- James Keach as Frank Needham
- Jan Hooks as Stephanie Needham
- Bruce McGill as Dan Darwell
- Nipsey Russell as Ben Edwards
- Mykelti Williamson as Levander 'Bird' Williams
- Tab Thacker as Phillip Finch
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Box office: $26,285,544
- Themes: chicago, illinois, high school, sports, american football, coach, the big game
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