Drama TV Movie
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
Directed by
Jerrold Freedman
Written by
Jerrold Freedman
David Doyle
Mr. Schmidt
Peggy Rea
Mrs. Birdsong
William Hansen
Mr. Millsaps
Asher Brauner
C.C.
Craig Richard Nelson
Michael Braun
Misty Rowe
Holly
Ben Johnson
Dwayne Birdsong
William Lucking
Dennis Birdsong
Val Avery
Frank Dorsdale
Gary Busey
David Lee Birdsong
Larry Hagman
Coach Marshall
Michael Talbott
Bubba Montgomery
Jan Clayton
Blanche Birdsong
Lee Delano
Besco
Mimi Saffian
Mary Louise Schmidt
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