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Ladybugs (1992)

Ladybugs poster
Directed by
Sidney J. Furie
Genre
comedy film, association football film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 180 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Denver businessman takes over a girls soccer team as a condition of keeping his job. He tries to turn the inexperienced players into winners with the help of his assistant coach.

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What happens

Ladybugs is a 1992 American sports-comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield and directed by Sidney J. Furie. Dangerfield plays a Denver businessman who takes over a girls' soccer team sponsored by the company that employs him. The film also stars Jackée Harry as his assistant coach, Ilene Graff as his girlfriend, Jonathan Brandis as his girlfriend's son, and Vinessa Shaw as his boss's daughter. Then Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has a cameo, as do Blake Clark and longtime Dangerfield friend Chuck McCann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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