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Necessary Roughness
“This gang of loners, loonies and losers are about to become something they've never been before... a team.”
55%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
Necessary Roughness (1991) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Necessary Roughness (1991) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game? Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Necessary Roughness 55% (133 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
55%
from 133 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1991-09-27
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 20704
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Is there an official trailer for Necessary Roughness?
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What is Necessary Roughness about?
When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Necessary Roughness?
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How long is the movie Necessary Roughness?
The official runtime for Necessary Roughness is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Scott Bakula
Paul Blake
Robert Loggia
Coach Wally Rig
Harley Jane Kozak
Dr. Suzanne Carter
Larry Miller
Dean Phillip Elias
Héctor Elizondo
Coach Ed Gennero
Sinbad
Andre Krimm
Fred Thompson
Carver Purcell
Rob Schneider
Chuck Neiderman
Jason Bateman
Jarvis Edison
Andrew Bryniarski
Wyatt Beaudry
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Duane Davis
Featherstone
Michael Dolan
Eric 'Samorai' Hansen
Marcus Giamatti
Sargie 'Fumblina' Wilkinson
Kathy Ireland
Lucy Draper
Andrew Lauer
Charlie Banks
Louis Mandylor
McKenzie
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
Manumana
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Drew Kahn
Papke
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