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GABE KAPLAN gives a classic Billy Crystal - like performance in this rags to riches basketball comedy. Coach Greene, (KAPLAN), is a basketball fanatic working in a New York deli, who thinks his prayers have been answered when hes offered the job of coaching a college team.
Original Release
03/02/1979
US Release
03/02/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gabe Kaplan | David Greene |
Harold Sylvester | D.C. |
Michael Warren | Tommy 'Preacher' White / Preacher |
Bernard King | Hustler |
Reb Brown | Bull |
Mavis Washington | Swish |
Bert Remsen | Bo Winnegar |
Randee Heller | Jan |
Connie Sawyer | Mom |
John Chappell | Alton Gutkas |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gabe Kaplan | David Greene |
Harold Sylvester | D.C. |
Michael Warren | Tommy 'Preacher' White / Preacher |
Bernard King | Hustler |
Reb Brown | Bull |
Mavis Washington | Swish |
Bert Remsen | Bo Winnegar |
Randee Heller | Jan |
Connie Sawyer | Mom |
John Chappell | Alton Gutkas |
Rhonda Bates | Enid Gutkas |
K Callan | Ms. Tidwell |
Marty Zagon | Henry |
Richard Brestoff | Howard |
Doria Cook-Nelson | Snooty Girl |
James Jeter | Officer Hedgewood |
Steve Conte | Man on Bus |
Larry Farmer | Benton |
Craig Impleman | Hollis |
Charles R. Penland | Larry |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jerry Frankel | Executive Producer |
Stephen J. Friedman | Producer |
Jack Grossberg | Producer |