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A story for anybody who’s ever dreamed of being somebody! TV legend John Ritter (Three’s Company, Leave Yesterday Behind) is Bubba Newman, a major-league baseball player who has just been dropped by his big-league team and has his dream of glory and stardom taken away from him. He meets Megan Barrett (Susan Dey, TV’s The Partridge Family and L.A. Law), a supervisor of playground activities for the city, who asks him to coach a team of youngsters. But when Bubba finds out these are not your average children, but a group of tough and street-wise kids who don’t trust anyone, he realizes he has more on his plate than he originally intended and to complicate matters more, he starts having a love-hate relationship with Megan. The Comeback Kid is a warm human drama full of action and high-spirited fun. It’s a story of dreams, youth and hope… a story that will steal your heart away. James Gregory (The Manchurian Candidate), Dick O’Neill (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three), Michael Lembeck (The In-Laws), Kim Fields (TV’s The Facts of Life and Living Single) and Patrick Swayze (Ghost) lead the wonderful supporting cast.
Original Release
04/11/1980
US Release
04/11/1980
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Ritter | Bubba Newman |
Susan Dey | Megan Barrett |
Doug McKeon | Michael |
James Gregory | Scotty |
Jeremy Licht | Paul |
Dick O'Neill | Phil |
Rod Gist | Ray Carver |
Michael Lembeck | Tony |
Patrick Swayze | Chuck |
Angela Aames | Sherry |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Ritter | Bubba Newman |
Susan Dey | Megan Barrett |
Doug McKeon | Michael |
James Gregory | Scotty |
Jeremy Licht | Paul |
Dick O'Neill | Phil |
Rod Gist | Ray Carver |
Michael Lembeck | Tony |
Patrick Swayze | Chuck |
Angela Aames | Sherry |
Tan Adams | Shirley |
Abraham Alvarez | Frank |
Kevin King Cooper | Tank |
Kim Fields | Molly |
Jim Gatherum | Boy at Meet |
Clarke Gordon | Man at Funeral |
Eric Greene | Jeep |
Rosanne Katon | Girl #3 |
Monika Lewis | Girl #1 |
Ruth Ann Llorens | Girl #2 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe S. Landon | Producer |
Robert M. Myman | Producer |
Louis Rudolph | Producer |