The Comeback Kid (1980)

Directed by

Peter Levin

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A down-on-his-luck baseball player coaches a group of kids and falls for a woman who runs a local diner. The story blends sports, love, and second chances.

lightheartedromanticsportyupbeatwhimsicalnostalgiccharming

What happens

The Comeback Kid is a 1980 American made-for-television romantic comedy sports film starring John Ritter, Susan Dey and Doug McKeon which was broadcast on ABC on April 11, 1980. The film features many actors well known from their TV appearances: Ritter (Three's Company), Dey (The Partridge Family), Gregory (Barney Miller), Licht (Valerie/The Hogan Family), Lembeck (One Day at a Time), McKeon (On Golden Pond), and Kim Fields (The Facts of Life). It also stars Patrick Swayze in an early minor role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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