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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Cantonese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Subtitled
As the daughter of a legendary grid iron star, a young woman's greatest desire is to coach a team of her own. But when the chauvinistic powers-that-be assign her to an inner-city ghetto school, the spirited female has her work cut out for her.
"...Ritchie is a clever director and, aided by a remarkably agile, endearing performance by Hawn..." Los Angeles Times
"It had me cheering from the bleachers, Goldie Hawn scores a touchdown." Rex Reed, New York Post
"[Hawn] is fun to watch as she runs her team through aerobics and mugs for the camera..." Variety
Editor's Note
Director Michael Ritchie heads to the gridiron for this good-natured comedy about Molly (Goldie Hawn), the daughter of a famed football coach who's dying to head her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girl's track at an affluent junior high to take over a football team at an inner-city high school--the kind of place where guard dogs are needed to patrol the campus. At first the new coach's idealism and optimism are suffocated with racial and gender prejudice, but eventually her overriding spirit begins to whip her unruly teammates into shape. At the same time, she must also struggle to win a battle for the custody of her two young daughters. Ritchie's experience combining action with comedy is on full display in WILDCATS, trading off tackles and jokes with a naturalism and ease that is universally crowd pleasing. The film also features a successful blend of veteran and rookie actors, including Nipsey Russell, Swoosie Kurtz, Woody Harrelson, and Wesley Snipes. However, it's Hawn who steals the show--as usual--as the determined and motivated Molly. Her uncanny ability to be humorous and dramatic within the same scene is what makes the film such an entertaining ride.
Plot Summary
A petite teacher whose father was a coach gets a chance to follow in his footsteps when she is put in charge of an unruly inner city high school football team.
| Features | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Cast/Director/Writer/Producer Film Highlights | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Cantonese, French, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 7/11/2006 |
| Running Time: 107 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1986 | | Catalog ID: 81149 | | UPC: 00012569811492 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Cantonese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...[Hawn] is fun to watch as she runs her team through aerobics and mugs for the camera..." 02/05/1986Los Angeles Times
"...Good-natured....Ritchie is a clever director and, aided by a remarkably agile, endearing performance by Hawn, it's easy for us to identify with McGrath..." 02/13/1986 p.C1 Mutant Reviewers From Hell 9 of 10
Most people have never even heard of this movie until I make them watch it, but it's awesome. I love sports movies, football in particular and this one has a good mix of exciting games and great comedy. It's also Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes' first movie together. And Goldie Hawn is in it and she's just cute as a button...James Keach also gives a hilarious performance as the principal for Central.
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
"Wildcats" is allegedly about Goldie Hawn's attempts to find success as the coach of a boys' high school football team. But most of the big scenes and almost all of the dialogue in the movie are assigned to her grownup friends, and the team gets lost in the shuffle; her coaching is the gimmick, not the subject of this movie. With the exception of a Refrigerator clone (Tab Thacker) who plays the tallest and fattest member of her team, Hawn's players are sort of a faceless mass that mills around on cue. - Roger Ebert
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