Comedy ·Romance ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1980 · 1h 37m

The Comeback Kid

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Director
Peter Levin
Cast
John Ritter as Bubba Newman Susan Dey as Megan Barrett Doug McKeon as Michael James Gregory as Scotty Jeremy Licht as Paul Dick O'Neill as Phil
Crew
Ric Waite — Director of Photography David Newhouse — Editor Barry De Vorzon — Original Music Composer Joe S. Landon — Writer Louis Rudolph — Producer
Tagline

The only error Bubba made was falling in love.

Synopsis

A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged youngsters and romancing a career-oriented playground supervisor who, against her better judgment, put the kids in his charge.

Mood & Themes
loss of loved onebaseballhospital
Key Collaborators
Peter Levin Director Ric Waite Director of Photography David Newhouse Editor Barry De Vorzon Original Music Composer Joe S. Landon Writer Louis Rudolph Producer
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