The Comeback Kid
“The only error Bubba made was falling in love.”
1980•NR•1h 37m•6.0•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Peter Levin
Writer
Joe S. Landon
Languages
English
Studio
ABC Circle Films
Cast
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
Kevin King Cooper
Tank
Kim Fields
Molly
Eric Greene
Jeep
Fernando Lopez
Larry
Production
Company
ABC Circle Films
Producer
Louis Rudolph
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