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The Comeback Kid

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The Comeback Kid

The only error Bubba made was falling in love.

5.9

1h 37m

1980

“The only error Bubba made was falling in love.”

Synopsis

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

ComedyRomanceTV Movie

loss of loved onebaseballhospital

Cast & Crew

John Ritter

John Ritter

as Bubba Newman

Susan Dey

Susan Dey

as Megan Barrett

Doug McKeon

Doug McKeon

as Michael

James Gregory

James Gregory

as Scotty

Jeremy Licht

Jeremy Licht

as Paul

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

as Phil

Rod Gist

as Ray Carver

Michael Lembeck

Michael Lembeck

as Tony

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

as Chuck

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