Synopsis. After about halfway through though, it just kind of seems to run out of steam and enter super bland teen drama. Sex Comedies, High School,Slashers, and Beach Movies Enjoy!Movies with either a feminist message, feminist elements, or relative feminism, which is to say, given their context (genre, era,…My collection of movies to create Grindhouse nightsListed chronologically. Its even better due to the fact that there's never really a point where she sucks, she's just amazing as soon as she joins. The people that are dickheads in this are almost comically so, I'm sure it was much more dire in real life 'cause it still is. 28 September 2013 | JamieWJackson With everyone from the coach to her next door neighbor against her, she's out to prove that not only can she can play football, but she can win the state championship.
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It's let down by its cheesiness, I reckon this could be a great remake!Corny but earnest TV movie about Tami Maida's trials & tribulations in joining the school's football team. Its even better due to the fact that there's never really a point where she sucks, she's just amazing as soon as she joins. The movies include Blue Skies Again (1983) (baseball), Goldengirl (1979) (athletics), The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981) (athletics), Hockey Night (1984) (ice hockey), Quarterback Princess (1983) (gridiron), Personal Best (1982) (pentathlon), Gregory's Girl (1980) (soccer) and Heart Like a Wheel (1983) (drag racing). Like, at any moment, things were going to escalate into any number of worst case scenarios.Thankfully, none of that ever happens. Google Groups. Tami, a young girl who has just moved to Oregon, stands up against her coach and the naysayers of her small town to prove that she's capable of being a talented football quarterback despite her gender. (Based on a true story)American football may be the greatest sport ever. The answer is, like with many sports, that it has a totemic power. Great for framing! Real Life Quarterback Princess Wins Football Game, Homecoming Crown in Same Night However, Helen Hunt's talents are undeniable, and even at a young age here, she can carry whatever you put on her in a dramatic role. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Review: "Tight End" by 20% Theatre Company is a play about a high school girl who wants to be a star football player, but never gets past the story's surface. Some of the character's are pretty exaggerated (why would a landlord care if his tenant's daughter plays football??
It's drowned in saccharine, but it goes down smooth enough.Effective and sensitive made-for-TV movie with surprising depth to the subject matter for its age; no it's not perfect but the sports scenes are well-done and cheer-worthy, while the drama is certainly manufactured a little bit (as expected from this kind of television movie) it's all acted with sincerity and never speaks down to its characters or subject.Surprising and definitely holds up - would still make for good 'gather the family around' viewings.Also gotta have one of the greatest dads in movie history.
Quarterback Princess. The Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. The people that are dickheads in this are almost comically so, I'm sure it was much more dire in real life 'cause it still is. Some are "idealized hollywood tomboys." All of your discussions in one place. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
The Warriors had been told that Tami Maida was about six feet tall and 180 pounds, not a bad size for a quarterback. One of a late 1970s early 1980s mini-cycle of films centering around women athletes. And also I find it kind of amazing how the movie has 2.2 million views on YouTube but I'm the 200th person to see this movie on LetterboxdI liked this cheeseball movie much more than I anticipated. This fact-based youth-oriented drama chronicles the courage and determination of a teenage girl who stands tall in the face of sexist traditionalism and fights for …