''Underdogs'' is a 2013

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drama film directed by Doug Dearth. The film is loosely based on true events which occurred in and around

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Plot

Bobby Burkett (

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) is a promising quarterback for a struggling high-school football team. Vince DeAntonio (

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) is a former college football

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, who abruptly resigned five years earlier, and has now become coach at the high school. The coach realizes the team needs more depth, and recruits several unlikely new players. Over the course of the season, Bobby falls for Renee (

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) a cheerleader at a rival high school, who also is the love interest of the rival school's quarterback (

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). Bobby's father (

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), is an inventor who works for the rival quarterback's father (

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). The inventor gets sued by his employer over the

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rights to a new space heater design, and must struggle to keep his invention. The employer's company is also planning to move manufacturing to Mexico, eliminating jobs in the community. The story climaxes in a charity football game between the rival teams, which serves as a rallying point for the inventor's family, the school, and the community.

Cast

*Alex Keener as Reggie “BuzzSaw” Streeter *

as Vince DeAntonio *

as Bill Burkett *

as John Handon II *

as Bobby Burkett *

as Renee Donohue *

as John Handon III *

Melora Walters Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress and filmmaker, best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson on HBO's ''Big Love'' (2006–2010) and Kathy Kone on Hulu's '' PEN15'' (2019–2021). She has frequently collabora ...

as Nancy Smith-Burkett *

Jay Thomas Jon "Jay" Thomas Terrell (July 12, 1948 – August 24, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality. He was heard in New York from 1976–1979 on top-40 station 99X, and later on rhythmic CHR station 92KTU, and in Los Angeles ...

as Mike Mayhew *

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as Michelle Stratton *

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as himself

References

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Cast

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