''Coach'' is a 1978 American

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directed by Bud Townsend and starring Cathy Lee Crosby,

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, Channing Clarkson, Steve Nevil, and Jack David Walker. The film was released by

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in March 1978.

Plot

Randy Rowlings, an Olympic gold medalist, is hired by a high school as a male basketball team coach. She meets with a negative attitude of teenagers. She faces a difficult task to overcome the reluctance of players and lead a weak team to victory.

Cast

* Cathy Lee Crosby as Randy Rawlings *

as Jack Ripley *

as Fenton 'F.R.' Granger *Channing Clarkson as Bradley William David Granger *Steve Nevil as Ralph *Jack David Walker as Ned * Meridith Baer as Janet *Myron McGill as Danny *Robyn Pohle as Candy *Kristine Greco as Darlene *

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as Keith *Cindy Daly as Wanda * Rosanne Katon as Sue *Lenka Novak as Marilyn * Otto Felix as Tom *Milt Oberman as Coach Bresnehan *Bill McLean as Harold Mitchell (as Bill McClean) *Patricia Garrison as Mrs. Granger *Ted Dawson as Marvin Chomsky *Nate Roth as Sam *Barbara Minkus as Miss Fishman *Ron Wright as Coach Gorman *Robert Webb as Stallion Player *Derek Barton as Bull Player *Tom Mahoney as Janitor *Mark Spencer as Referee *Tikki Goldberg as Secretary * Sidney Wicks as Himself *Luther Fear as Asst. coach (uncredited)

Reception

In its first 60 days, the film grossed $2,735,822 from 74 theaters in the United States and Canada and went on to generate

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s of $2.2 million.

References

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