The Replacements Movie Review 2000

An NFL players' strike finds coach Hackman stuck with a bunch of replacement players, including washed-up quarterback Shane Falco (Reeves) and never-was receiver Clifford Franklin (Jones). If you can get past the fact that the heroes are scabs, this silly cliche-fest still isn't very good. It's better than it oughta be, but only because of Hackman's presence and Jones's comic talents. The odd assortment of misfits and goofballs is occasionally amusing, but nothing you haven't seen in all the other "rag-tag-team-fights-the-odds" sports comedies. Based on the 1987 strike when players filling in for the Washington Redskins won three straight games.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Football, Sports Comedies, Period Piece: 1980s, Cheerleaders

Screenplay

Vince McKewin

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Jon Favreau, Orlando Jones, Jack Warden, Brooke Langton, Rhys Ifans, Brett Cullen, Gailard Sartain, Art LaFleur, Faizon Love, Michael "Bear" Taliferro, Troy Winbush, Michael Jace, Ace Yonamine, David Denman, Keith David, Pat Summerall, John Madden, Evan Dexter Parke

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Director

Howard Deutch

Music

Alan Silvestri

Producer

Warner Bros.