Quarterback Princess
| Quarterback Princess | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama Sport |
| Written by | Rod Browning |
| Directed by | Noel Black |
| Starring | Helen Hunt Don Murray Barbara Babcock Dana Elcar |
| Music by | James Di Pasquale |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Gary Goodman Barry Rosen |
| Production location | McMinnville, Oregon |
| Cinematography | Isidore Mankofsky |
| Editor | Tom Stevens |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | CBS Entertainment Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | December 3, 1983 |
Quarterback Princess is a 1983 American made-for-television fact-based sports drama film by 20th Century Fox that chronicles the courage and determination of a teenage girl who struggles against sexism and fights to play on her high school football team.[citation needed] It was filmed primarily in McMinnville, Oregon.[1] Because of legal issues, various signs were modified to say "Minnville."[citation needed]
Plot summary
[edit | edit source]Tami Maida wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. However, because she is a girl, everyone from the coach to her next door neighbor is against her. Tami goes out to prove that not only can she play football but she can win the conference championship.[2]
Not only does Tami succeed, she also becomes the homecoming princess.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Helen Hunt as Tami Maida
- Don Murray as Ralph Maida
- Barbara Babcock as Judy Maida
- Dana Elcar as Mr. Caine
- John Stockwell as Scott Massey
- Daphne Zuniga as Kim Maida
- Mary-Robin Redd as Saleswoman
- Joshua Cadman as Brian
- Severn Darden as Mr. Hobart
- Carmen Argenziano as Ed Ainsworth
- Nancy Parsons as Mrs. Klosterman
- Tim Robbins as Marvin
- Jonna Lee as Tiffany
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Quarterback Princess at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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