The Comebacks

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The Comebacks

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by Tom Brady
Produced by Adam F. Goldberg
Written by Joey Gutierrez
Ed Yeager
Starring David Koechner
Carl Weathers
Matthew Lawrence
Distributed by Fox Atomic
Release date(s) October 19, 2007
Language English
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Ratings
Canada (Ontario):  14A
United States:  PG-13

The Comebacks is a comedy film released on October 19, 2007, which is a parody of the clichés and plots of the sports film genre.

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[edit] Plot

From the producers of Wedding Crashers, The Comebacks is a comedy that spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made. The film stars David Koechner, best known for his role as "Champ" in Anchorman, and Carl Weathers.

The Comebacks spoofs such sports movies including Talladega Nights, Rocky Balboa, Remember the Titans, Radio, Miracle, Friday Night Lights, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Field of Dreams, Gridiron Gang, The Longest Yard, Stick It, Facing the Giants, Rudy, Bend it Like Beckham, Invincible, He Got Game, We Are Marshall, Bring it On, Mean Girls, Blue Crush, Drumline and Coach Carter. It also spoofs sporting events like the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Bill Buckner's infamous error in the 1986 World Series.

Coach Fields (David Koechner) is pathetic. He has the distinction of being the worst coach in the history of sports anyone can recall. A loser of enormous proportions, the incompetent and seemingly hopeless coach is convinced by fellow coach Freddie Wiseman (Carl Weathers) to return to the field for one last shot. Assuring his long suffering wife (Melora Hardin) that he will not ignore his family, Coach moves them to Plainfolk, Texas where he hopes to redeem himself and his reputation. Here he begins yet another attempt to improve his abysmal record - this time as the coach of the football team at Heartland State University. But he is saddled with a team of misfits - most of whom don't know the difference between a line of scrimmage and a line at the cafeteria. Although the team and townsfolk are leery of the newcomer's approach, the Coach uses his unorthodox methods to whip this group of rag-tags into shape - both on and off the field. While the audience follows their winding road to the playoffs, the film pokes fun at the clichés and conventions of other sports flicks. And the team does make progress, so much so that they actually make it to the South-Southwest Conference Championship at the 2nd Annual Toilet Bowl. Facing their fiercest opponents yet and yearning to win the big game, The Comebacks face off with the Lone Star State Unbeatables. And as every great sports team has always done, The Comebacks use ingenuity and unorthodox measures in the final showdown where the best team wins

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[edit] Reaction

The film received from generally to extremely negative reviews. On Metacritic, it received a 25/100 meaning "Generally Negative Reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, it was rated a "rotten" 7% and a "rotten" 10% Cream of the crop.

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The film had an opening weekend of $5,554,594. As of November 18, 2007, it has grossed $12,877,380.

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