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The Comebacks

The Comebacks

Keep your eye on the ball.

20074.91h 47m

Overview

Out-of-luck coach Lambeau Fields takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!

Directed by Tom Brady
Written by Ed Yeager, Andrew Jacobson, Michael Colton
Produced by Andrew Panay, Jeffrey Harlacker, Peter Abrams
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $13.5M

Top Cast

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers

Freddie Wiseman/Narrator

David Koechner

David Koechner

Lambeau "Coach" Fields

Melora Hardin

Melora Hardin

Barb Fields

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Lance Truman

Brooke Nevin

Brooke Nevin

Michelle Fields

Nick Searcy

Nick Searcy

Mr. Truman

Robert Ri'chard

Robert Ri'chard

Aseel Tare

George Back

George Back

Buddy Boy

Noureen DeWulf

Noureen DeWulf

Jasminder Featherfoot

Jesse García

Jesse García

Jorge Juanson

Themes & Keywords

sportsbaseballbaseball batcoach

About The Comebacks

The Comebacks is a comedy film released in 2007 exploring themes of sports, baseball, baseball bat, coach. Directed by Tom Brady, it stars Carl Weathers, David Koechner, Melora Hardin. Out-of-luck coach Lambeau Fields takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!

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