The Halfback of Notre Dame Movie Review 1996

Star football player (and coach's son) Craig Modeau (Hogan) is a lumbering misfit, ripe for high school teasing, anywhere but on the gridiron. But French exchange student Esmeralda (Vaugier) thinks he's sweet--much to the dismay of current boyfriend, obnoxious quarterback Archie (Cutler). Then Craig decides to quit the team right before the big game when dad says no fraternizing and it's up to his French flame to get the jock to change his mind. Made for TV reworking of Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Football, School Daze, Books to Film: Victor Hugo, Teen Angst

Screenplay

Richard Clark, Mark Trafficante

Cast

Gabriel Hogan, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Scott Hylands, Sandra Nelson, Allen (Culter) Cutler

Cinematography

Maris Jansons

Director

Rene Bonniere

Music

George Blondheim

Producer

Larry Sugar, Showtime