Take Down (1979)

Directed by

Kieth Merrill

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school seniors start a wrestling team to try to break a long losing streak against their rivals. An unprepared teacher is forced to become their coach.

lightheartedunderdogwholesomeupbeatcomedicsentimentalold-fashionedsports-oriented

What happens

Take Down is a 1979 American comedy-drama sports film directed by Kieth Merrill and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company. The plot concerns an unqualified teacher who finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last-ditch effort to end a nine-year losing streak against a rival school. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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