The Comeback Kid (film)

The Comeback Kid is a 1980 American made-for-television romantic comedy sports film starring John Ritter, Susan Dey and Doug McKeon which was broadcast on ABC on April 11, 1980. The film features many actors well known from their TV appearances: Ritter (Three's Company), Dey (The Partridge Family), Gregory (Barney Miller), Licht (Valerie/The Hogan Family), Lembeck (One Day at a Time), McKeon (On Golden Pond), and Kim Fields (The Facts of Life). It also stars Patrick Swayze in an early minor role.

The Comeback Kid
Genre	Comedy Romance Sport
Written by	Joe S. Landon
Directed by	Peter Levin
Starring	John Ritter Susan Dey Doug McKeon Jeremy Licht Patrick Swayze
Theme music composer	Barry De Vorzon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Joe S. Landon (associate producer) (as Joe Landon) Robert M. Myman (associate producer) Louis Rudolph (producer)
Cinematography	Ric Waite
Editor	David Newhouse
Running time	97 min.
Production company	ABC Circle Films
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	April 11, 1980 (1980-04-11)

Plot

Bubba Newman, a minor league baseball player, decides to quit the sport and do something else with his life because he feels "down and out." He renews his outlook on life when he becomes a coach for a group of underprivileged kids and finds romance. Then, one of the youngsters gets hit by a car while racing to meet Bubba when he returns to the team. The kid's death ultimately brings the group and their coach even closer.

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
• Rod Gist as Ray Carver
• Michael Lembeck as Tony
• Patrick Swayze as Chuck
• Angela Aames as Sherry
• Tan Adams as Shirley
• Abraham Alvarez [nl] as Frank
• Kevin King Cooper as Tank
• Kim Fields as Molly
• Hank Robinson as the Umpire

See also

• List of baseball films

External links

• The Comeback Kid at IMDb