Wildcats
Her dream was to coach high school football. Her nightmare was Central High.
1986 | 106m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Michael Ritchie |
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| Writer: | Ezra Sacks |
| Staring: |
| Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 14, 1986 |
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| Director: | Michael Ritchie |
| Writer: | Ezra Sacks |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, american football, sports, high school, coach, the big game |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Goldie Hawn | Molly McGrath |
| Swoosie Kurtz | Verna McGrath |
| Robyn Lively | Alice Needham |
| Brandy Gold | Marian Needham |
| James Keach | Frank Needham |
| Jan Hooks | Stephanie Needham |
| Bruce McGill | Dan Darwell |
| Nipsey Russell | Ben Edwards |
| Mykelti Williamson | Levander 'Bird' Williams |
| Tab Thacker | Phillip Finch |
| Wesley Snipes | Trumaine |
| Jsu Garcia | Cerulo |
| Woody Harrelson | Krushinski |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Walt Coes |
| Ellia English | Marva |
| George Wyner | Principal Walker |
| Noel De Souza | Doctor |
| Ann Doran | Mrs. Chatham |
| Gloria Stuart | Mrs. Connoly |
| Bruce French | Mayhew |
| Hakeem Abdul-Samad | Boy |
| Lee Weaver | Maurice |
| LL Cool J | Rapper |
| Chino 'Fats' Williams | Poolhall Man #2 |
| John Vargas | Poolhall Man #3 |
| Gwen McGee | Bird's Girl |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Ritchie | Director |
| Donald Harris | Music Editor |
| Stephen Myles Berger | Art Direction |
| Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Gordon A. Webb | Unit Production Manager |
| Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Ira S. Rosenstein | Location Manager |
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Ronald Jacobs | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Phil Abramson | Set Decoration |
| Ezra Sacks | Screenplay |
| Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Paul Vombrack | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Michael Ross | Property Master |
| Peter Norman | Second Unit Director |
| Daniel R. Jordan | Key Grip |
| Pamela Easley | Post Production Coordinator |
| Kim Samson | Hairstylist |
| James F. Boyle | Gaffer |
| James R. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| Emmitt-Leon O'Neill | Second Assistant Director |
| Toni Morgan | Assistant Editor |
| Kay Whipple | Stunts |
| James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Donald E. Thorin | Director of Photography |
| Boris Leven | Production Design |
| Donna Garrett | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Goldie Hawn | Executive Producer |
| Anthea Sylbert | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 28 | 77 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 23 | 57 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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"Wildcats" is wonderfully entertaining and it gives Goldie Hawn ample opportunities to shine brightly once more. It is an incredibly feel good movie overall and it successfully strikes an even balance between some bawdy humour (she elects to play one scene in the nude) and more spicy language (she u ... tters the expletives "F * * k you!" and "Motherf * * ker!" when describing her ex-husband Frank) than we are usually subjected to in a Goldie Hawn film. However, all this doesn't ebb or spoil any of the enjoyment or laughs to be had and the only time you might find yourself feeling somewhat cut adrift is during the climatic football sequences where you really do need to be an aficionado of the game once you are being constantly assailed by the jargon, but thank goodness you can at least take some comfort in the fact the scoreboard is a lot easier to decipher.