Necessary Roughness

Wild and wacky gridiron farce about the fictitious Texas State University, that, after being hit with the dreaded "death penalty" for cheating, is forced to hire a new coach (Héctor Elizondo) to guide the school's abysmal football team. Coach then recruits a star 34-year-old quarterback (Scott Bakula), a beautiful soccer kicker (Kathy Ireland), and an All-American astronomy professor (Sinbad). With Robert Loggia, Jason Bateman, and Harley Jane Kozak; directed by Stan Dragoti ("Mr. Mom"). 108 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French.