Like all good sports movies, this one is about the underdogs.
The professional football players have refused to even set foot on
a field until they get a raise. Unwilling to let a season go by
without making a dime, the teams owners hire replacement players to
play out the season just so they won't have to refund season
tickets. Enter one of the best football casts ever assembled! Keanu
Reeves stars as a washed up quarterback who can still play but is
so shamed and ridiculed that he doesn't enjoy the game anymore.
Gene Hackman is the coach responsible for getting this rag-tag team
up and running and making them come together as a team (expect a
few good training montages and a very clever and fun jail room sing
a long and dance by the football players). There is also this cute
cheerleader who catches Shane's (Reeves) eye...
Tons of laughs and action. Must-see!