The Comeback Kid (film)

Last updated
The Comeback Kid
GenreComedy
Romance
Sport
Written by Joe S. Landon
Directed by Peter Levin
Starring John Ritter
Susan Dey
Doug McKeon
Jeremy Licht
Patrick Swayze
Theme music composer Barry De Vorzon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Louis Rudolph
Cinematography Ric Waite
Editor David Newhouse
Running time97 min.
Production company ABC Circle Films
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseApril 11, 1980 (1980-04-11)

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.

Contents

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

See also


Related Research Articles

<i>The Towering Inferno</i> 1974 American disaster film

The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. In addition to McQueen and Newman, the cast includes William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, O. J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Flannery, Gregory Sierra, Dabney Coleman and Jennifer Jones in her final role.

<i>Barnaby Jones</i> American television series (1973–1980)

Barnaby Jones is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law. They run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was originally introduced as a midseason replacement on the CBS network and ran from 1973 to 1980. Halfway through the series' run, Mark Shera was added to the cast as a much younger cousin of Ebsen's character, who eventually joined the firm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nancy McKeon</span> American actress (b. 1966)

Nancy Justine McKeon is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jo Polniaczek on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life and Jinny Exstead on The Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kim Fields</span> American actress and television director

Kim Fields-Morgan is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to greater prominence for her role as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey in the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1979–1981), as well as its spin-off The Facts of Life (1979–1988).

<i>Road House</i> (1989 film) American action film by Rowdy Herrington

Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. In the film, a bouncer at a newly refurbished roadside bar protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Patterson</span> American actor (born 1958)

Scott Patterson is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) and Peter Strahm in the Saw film series (2007–2009). He also starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event and as a Tenctonese alien commander in the TV film Alien Nation: Dark Horizon

The 30th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2002, was held on May 16, 2003 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Hosted by Wayne Brady, it was televised in the United States by ABC.

The 29th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2001, was held on May 17, 2002 at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Hosted by Bob Barker, it was televised in the United States by CBS. It was also the first time the ceremonies were simulcast in Spanish.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack McKeon</span> American baseball executive and manager

John Aloysius McKeon, nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Casey (baseball)</span> American baseball coach

Patrick Michael Casey is an American college baseball coach who was the head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team. He is best known for winning the 2006 College World Series for the Beavers' first-ever baseball National Championship. The following year, he led the Beavers to a repeat championship in the 2007 College World Series, the first unranked team in history to accomplish this feat. He retired from Oregon State after winning his third national championship in the 2018 College World Series.

<i>Petrocelli</i> American television series (1974–1976)

Petrocelli is an American legal drama that ran for two seasons on NBC from September 11, 1974, to March 31, 1976.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susan Miller Dorsey High School</span> Public high school in Los Angeles, California, United States

Susan Miller Dorsey High School, commonly referred to as Dorsey High School, is a secondary public school located in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, California. It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

<i>Dark Night of the Scarecrow</i> 1981 American made-for-television horror film

Dark Night of the Scarecrow is a 1981 American made-for-television horror film directed by veteran novelist Frank De Felitta from a script by J.D. Feigelson. Feigelson's intent had been to make an independent feature, but his script was bought by CBS for television; despite this, only minor changes were made to the original screenplay.

<i>Three Wishes</i> (film) 1995 American film

Three Wishes is a 1995 American fantasy drama film directed by Martha Coolidge and starring Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Joseph Mazzello.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Dunlop</span> American baseball player and coach (1933–2022)

Harry Alexander Dunlop was an American former catcher, coach and manager in professional baseball. As a player, Dunlop never reached Major League Baseball—he spent his early career as a catcher and pilot in the minor leagues—but he spent 21 seasons in the big leagues as a coach during the period between 1969 and 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Booker</span> American baseball player (1960–2019)

Gregory Scott Booker was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1983 until 1990. Booker's best season was in 1987. He made 44 relief appearances relief, posting a 3.16 ERA, winning 1 game and picking up his only career save on May 10, 1987, against the Cubs. Unusually, it came in a game that the Padres won by the lopsided score of 14–2. Booker pitched the final 3 innings to preserve the win for starting pitcher Ed Whitson. He also served as a coach for the San Diego Padres from 1997 until 2003, the first four years as bullpen coach, then a season-plus as pitching coach for AAA Syracuse Chiefs during the rise of Washington Nationals phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg. He was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 3rd Youth in Film Awards ceremony, presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film, television and music for the 1980-1981 season, and took place in December 1981 in Hollywood, California.

The 5th Youth in Film Awards ceremony, presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television and theater for the 1982-1983 season, and took place on December 4, 1983, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

<i>Tiger Warsaw</i> 1988 film by Amin Q. Chaudhri

Tiger Warsaw is a 1988 American drama film directed by Amin Q. Chaudhri, written by Roy London, starring Patrick Swayze. It was produced by Continental Film Group.