Review of Wildcats (1986) by Tony P — 29 Oct 2015
Okay. American Football is a painful sport (both to participate in judging by the body armour and to watch, it goes on forever!) in several aspects. Wildcats is centrally about the sport.
Briefly Goldie Hawn stars as a PE teacher who becomes 'football' coach at an inner city ghetto school in Chicago.
However tough she doesn't want to be a quitter from the tough gig. Upsetting her ex in the process and endangering custody of her children.
Hawn was renowned in the 1980s for starring in 'comedy' films in which she was the centre of attention as a ditzy blonde amongst physical environments.
Im thinking Private Benjamin, Overboard....the filmography is painful.
The structure of the film has been visited several times before and since. Ljke Rocky. The poor underdog comes good at the end. Very predictable.
The film was interesting for seeing the likes of Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in their film debuts.
This review of Wildcats (1986) was written by Tony P on 29 Oct 2015.
Wildcats has generally received mixed reviews.
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