About
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox Television
Cast
Full credits →B
Ben Johnson
Dwayne Birdsong
G
Gary Busey
David Lee Birdsong
L
Larry Hagman
Coach Marshall
W
William Lucking
Dennis Birdsong
D
David Doyle
Mr. Schmidt
M
Mimi Maynard
Mary Louise Schmidt
P
Peggy Rea
Mrs. Birdsong
C
Craig Richard Nelson
Michael Braun
M
Michael Talbott
Bubba Montgomery
V
Val Avery
Frank Dorsdale
J
Jan Clayton
Blanche Birdsong
M
Misty Rowe
Holly
W
William Hansen
Mr. Millsaps
M
Michael Lembeck
Reuben
A
Asher Brauner
C.C.
L
Lee Delano
Besco
