Coach (1978 film)

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Coach
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byBud Townsend
Written byStephen Bruce Rose
Nancy Larson
Mark Tenser
Produced byNewton P. Jacobs
Mark Tenser
Will Zens
Starring Cathy Lee Crosby
Michael Biehn
Keenan Wynn
Channing Clarkson
Steve Nevil
Jack David Walker
CinematographyMichael D. Murphy
Edited byRobert Gordon
Music byAnthony Harris
Production
company
Marimark Productions
Distributed by Crown International Pictures
Release date
  • March 17, 1978 (1978-03-17)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.2 million (US/Canada rentals) [1] or $3 million [2]

Coach is a 1978 American sport comedy film directed by Bud Townsend and starring Cathy Lee Crosby, Michael Biehn, Keenan Wynn, Channing Clarkson, Steve Nevil, and Jack David Walker. The film was released by Crown International Pictures in March 1978. [3]

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Plot

Randy Rowlings, an Olympic gold medalist, is hired by a high school as a male basketball team coach. She meets with a negative attitude of teenagers. She faces a difficult task to overcome the reluctance of players and lead a weak team to victory.

Cast

Reception

In its first 60 days, the film grossed $2,735,822 from 74 theaters in the United States and Canada and went on to generate theatrical rentals of $2.2 million. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Big Rental Films of 1978". Variety . January 3, 1979. p. 17.
  2. Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 294. ISBN   978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  3. "Coach". TCM.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. "Everybody Loves A Winner (advertisement)". Variety . May 10, 1978. pp. 20–21.