The Comebacks (2007)
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"!
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Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $13,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.051 |
Directed By
Tom Brady
Crew
Peter Abrams
Joey Gutierrez
Tom Brady
Laura Greenlee
Michael Colton
Jeffrey Harlacker
John Aboud
Ed Yeager
Robert L. Levy
Adam Jay Epstein
Michael Schreiber
Marty Eli Schwartz
Andrew Jacobson
Adam F. Goldberg
Andrew Panay
Christopher Lennertz
Alan Edward Bell
Anthony B. Richmond
Wendy Weidman
Marc Fisichella
Rebecca Mangieri
Barbara Fiorentino
Douglas Cumming
Kevin Sabbe
Salvador Pérez Jr.
Allan Graf
Allan Graf
Bonnie Morgan
Mark Chadwick
Kevin Cassidy
Derek Graf
Mickey Giacomazzi
Steve Kelso
Matt Leonard
Dana Reed
Kevin Reid
Larnell Stovall
Chris Papajohn
John Ashker
Michael Adams
Deborah L. Mazor
TOP CAST
Carl Weathers
Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
David Koechner
Lambeau "Coach" Fields
Melora Hardin
Barb Fields
Matthew Lawrence
Lance Truman
Brooke Nevin
Michelle Fields
Nick Searcy
Mr. Truman
Robert Ri'chard
Aseel Tare
George Back
Buddy Boy
Noureen DeWulf
Jasminder Featherfoot
Jesse Garcia
Jorge Juanson
Martin Spanjers
Randy Randinger
Jackie Long
Trotter
Jermaine Williams
IPod
Will Arnett
Mailman
Dax Shepard
Sheriff
Bradley Cooper
Cowboy
Jon Gries
Barber
Andy Dick
Toilet Bowl Referee
Finesse Mitchell
Titans Coach
Eric Christian Olsen
Foreign Exchange Student
Stacy Keibler
All-American Mom
Ken Medlock
Pitching Coach
Lawrence Taylor
Himself
Michael Irvin
Himself
Eric Dickerson
Himself
Bill Buckner
Himself
Dennis Rodman
Himself
Frank Caliendo
Chip Imitation
Shannon Woodward
Emily
Holmes Osborne
Man in Suit
Jillian Grace
Maria Sharapova Look-Alike
Russell Thomas
Football Player
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