Wildcats (film)

Wildcats
Wildcats
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Ritchie
Written by	Ezra Sacks
Produced by	Anthea Sylbert
Starring	Goldie Hawn; James Keach; Swoosie Kurtz;
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Edited by	Richard A. Harris
Music by	James Newton Howard
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 14, 1986;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$26,285,544 (United States)

Wildcats is a 1986 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie starring Goldie Hawn, James Keach and Swoosie Kurtz, and is also the film debut of Wesley Snipes, Kevin Reeder and Woody Harrelson.

Plot

Molly McGrath is the daughter of a famed football coach who is dying to head her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girls' track at an affluent high school (Prescott High School) to take over a football team at an inner-city Chicago high school (Central 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 team into shape. At the same time, she must also struggle to win a battle for the custody of her two young daughters. The real test for Molly comes when her Central High team faces Prescott in the city championship.

Cast

Goldie Hawn as Molly McGrath
Swoosie Kurtz as Verna McGrath
Robyn Lively as Alice Needham
Brandy Gold as Marian Needham
James Keach as Frank Needham
Jan Hooks as Stephanie Needham
Bruce McGill as Dan Darwell
Nipsey Russell as Ben Edwards
Mykelti Williamson as Levander "Bird" Williams
LL Cool J as Rapper
Woody Harrelson as Krushinski
Wesley Snipes as Trumaine
Tab Thacker as Phillip Finch
Nick Corri as Cerulo
Willie J. Walton as Marvel
Rodney Hill as Peanut
M. Emmet Walsh as Walt Coes
George Wyner as Principal Walker
Ann Doran as Mrs. Chatham
Gloria Stuart as Mrs. Connoly

Filming

The film used Lane Technical College Prep High School football stadium for some of their shots.

Reception

The film was critically panned by critics and the audience alike.^[2]^[3] In 2014, the movie was mentioned by Keli Goff in The Daily Beast in an article concerning white savior narratives in film.^[4]

Box office

The film debuted at No. 4.^[5]

References

^ "Wildcats (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
^ "Wildcats". Variety. 1985-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
^ "Wildcats". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
^ Goff, Keli (May 4, 2014). "Can 'Belle' End Hollywood's Obsession with the White Savior?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^ "New Movies Make Inroads At Box Office". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-12-26.

External links

[1] "Wildcats (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

[2] "Wildcats". Variety. 1985-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-26.

[3] "Wildcats". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2010-12-26.

[goff-4] Goff, Keli (May 4, 2014). "Can 'Belle' End Hollywood's Obsession with the White Savior?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[5] "New Movies Make Inroads At Box Office". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-12-26.

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