The Comeback Kid (film)
The Comeback Kid | |
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Genre | Comedy Romance Sport |
Written by | |
Directed by | Peter Levin |
Starring | John Ritter Susan Dey Doug McKeon Jeremy Licht Patrick Swayze |
Theme music composer | Barry De Vorzon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | (associate producer) (as Joe Landon) (associate producer) (producer) |
Cinematography | Ric Waite |
Editor | |
Running time | 97 min. |
Production company | ABC Circle Films |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | April 11, 1980 |
The Comeback Kid is a 1980 American made-for-television romantic comedy sports film starring John Ritter, Susan Dey and Doug McKeon which was broadcast on ABC on April 11, 1980. The film features many actors well known from their TV appearances: Ritter (Three's Company), Dey (The Partridge Family), Gregory (Barney Miller), Licht (Valerie/The Hogan Family), Lembeck (One Day at a Time), McKeon (On Golden Pond), and Kim Fields (The Facts of Life). It also stars Patrick Swayze in an early minor role.
Plot[]
Bubba Newman, a minor league baseball player, decides to quit the sport and do something else with his life because he feels "down and out." He renews his outlook on life when he becomes a coach for a group of underprivileged kids and finds romance. Then, one of the youngsters gets hit by a car while racing to meet Bubba when he returns to the team. The kid's death ultimately brings the group and their coach even closer.
Cast[]
- John Ritter as Bubba Newman
- Susan Dey as Megan Barrett
- Doug McKeon as Michael
- James Gregory as Scotty
- Jeremy Licht as Paul
- Dick O'Neill as Phil
- as Ray Carver
- Michael Lembeck as Tony
- Patrick Swayze as Chuck
- Angela Aames as Sherry
- as Shirley
- as Frank
- as Tank
- Kim Fields as Molly
- Hank Robinson as the Umpire
External links[]
- American television films
- American films
- 1980 television films
- 1980 films
- 1980s romantic comedy films
- Films scored by Barry De Vorzon
- American television film stubs
- Sports film stubs