Necessary Roughness - DVD

Wild and wacky gridiron farce about the fictitious Texas State University, that, after being hit with the dreaded Inchdeath penaltyInch for cheating, is forced to hire a new coach (Héctor Elizondo) to guide the school's abysmal football team. Coach then recruits a star 34-year-old quarterback (Scott Bakula), a beautiful soccer kicker (Kathy Ireland), and an All-American astronomy professor (Sinbad). With Robert Loggia, Jason Bateman, and Harley Jane Kozak; directed by Stan Dragoti (InchMr. MomInch). 108 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles English, French.

James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek) leads the action in this exciting, funny coming-of-age story about a small-town high schooler confronting the pressures and temptations of gridiron glory. At first, backup quarterback Jonathan InchMoxInch Moxom (Van Der Beek) is nowhere close to being a football star. He's perfectly content to stay on the bench and out of the win-at-all-cost strategies of coach Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight in a powerful performance). But when the starting quarterback is injured, Mox is in the game... and in direct conflict with his hotheaded coach and girlfriend. Soon everyone in Mox's football-crazed community will realize there's not just a new star quarterback in town, there's a new kind of hero. (English), James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek) leads the action in this exciting, funny coming-of-age story about a small-town high schooler confronting the pressures and temptations of gridiron glory. At first, backup quarterback Jonathan InchMoxInch Moxom (Van Der Beek) is nowhere close to being a football star. He's perfectly content to stay on the bench and out of the win-at-all-cost strategies of coach Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight in a powerful performance). But when the starting quarterback is injured, Mox is in the game... and in direct conflict with his hotheaded coach and girlfriend. Soon everyone in Mox's football-crazed community will realize there's not just a new star quarterback in town, there's a new kind of hero. (Spanish)

An aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement and the possibility of rekindling a relationship with his daughter, he trudges through a series of increasingly surreal and volatile encounters.