Wildcats (1986)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writer:

Ezra Sacks (writer)

Release Date:

14 February 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Her dream was to coach high school football. Her nightmare was Central High.

Plot:

Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet...

Plot Keywords:

Coach | Fat Man | Shower Scene | Bathtub Scene | Court Scene

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Goldie Hawn	...	Molly McGrath
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Verna McGrath
Robyn Lively	...	Alice Needham
Brandy Gold	...	Marian Needham
James Keach	...	Frank Needham
Jan Hooks	...	Stephanie Needham
Bruce McGill	...	Dan Darwell
Nipsey Russell	...	Ben Edwards
Mykelti Williamson	...	Levander 'Bird' Williams (as Mykel T. Williamson)
Tab Thacker	...	Phillip Finch
Wesley Snipes	...	Trumaine
Jsu Garcia	...	Cerulo (as Nick Corri)
Woody Harrelson	...	Krushinski
Willie J. Walton	...	Marvel
Rodney Hill	...	Peanut

Also Known As:

First and Goal

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:Btl | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company

Trivia:

Stadium scenes were filmed at Lane Technical High School's athletic field in Chicago, Illinois.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the final play of the championship game against Prescott, the Prescott kick is blocked by Finch, and the ball is subsequently returned for the winning touchdown by Levander "Bird" Williams. However, in shots of coach McGrath just before the play began, Bird is on the sideline just behind her.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Ben Edwards: Right.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (1991) (V)

Soundtrack:

Penetration

When they were young

This is a great little (even, gosh, subtle) football comedy about grabbing life with both hands, featuring Goldie Hawn as a woman coach who wants to make a splash as a high school football coach. One of the joys of watching these movies is the retro experience of 80s 'big hair' hairdos and fashions, and seeing now famous actors. There's Wesley Snipes (as the ladies man with an eye for the 'older woman', Woody Harrelson, a thin LL Cool J, Mikelti Williamson (The Night Hawk), and Stan Foster (Tour Of Duty). And in fact, some of the jokes actually work (Hawn: "we're going beat those Cougars and spit them out like so many furballs". Snipes: "Let's eat some pussy".) Fun for all.