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Second String

2002

100 minutes

TV MovieComedyDrama

Overview

American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, an insurance salesman and former college quarterback, who was hired -relactantly, but his wife twisted his arm- just for practice, now has to captain and train a bunch of rookies and old-timers against the hardest adversaries. Dichter decides to sign up triple Super Bowl-winner Tommy Baker in Dan's place...

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Jon Voight headshot

Jon Voight

Coach Chuck Dichter

Gil Bellows headshot

Gil Bellows

Dan Heller

Teri Polo headshot

Teri Polo

Connie Heller

Richard T. Jones headshot

Richard T. Jones

Gerry Fullerton

Garcelle Beauvais headshot

Garcelle Beauvais

Larissa Fullerton

George Eads headshot

George Eads

Tommy Baker

Charles Malik Whitfield headshot

Charles Malik Whitfield

Lenny Voyles

Lamont Johnson headshot

Lamont Johnson

Ernie Weathers

Ingo Neuhaus headshot

Ingo Neuhaus

Randy Johnson

Shawn Woods headshot

Shawn Woods

Curtis Hooks

Evan Parke headshot

Evan Parke

Jackie Mumms

Nick von Esmarch headshot

Nick von Esmarch

Tim Hobbs

Mike O'Shea headshot

Mike O'Shea

Jeff Vandevier

Goûchy Boy headshot

Goûchy Boy

Carl "Big Daddy" Harris

Jeff Pustil headshot

Jeff Pustil

Bill Conners

Dwight McFee headshot

Dwight McFee

Dave Faulkner

Aron Tager headshot

Aron Tager

Charley Tuck

Bob Beverage headshot

Bob Beverage

Ben Anderson

Robert Gordon headshot

Robert Gordon

Calvin Strong