Second String
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Second String is a direct-to-TV film from 2002 about the Buffalo Bills football team who find its first string (led by real-life Bills quarterback Doug Flutie, who had left the team by the time the film was released) out for a month after a food poisoning incident, leading the team's head coach, "Chuck Dichter" (portrayed by Jon Voight), to hire an insurance salesman and former college quarterback named Dan Heller (played by Gil Bellows) as the team's backup quarterback. Teri Polo also appeared as Heller's wife; Flutie, Mike Ditka, Chris Berman, Van Miller, Bills cornerback Donovan Greer and Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson appear as themselves. The film was directed by Robert Lieberman and originally aired on TNT.
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- {{cite news |author=Speier, Michael |title=Second String |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/reviews/second-string-1200544316/ |website=Variety.com |date=December 16, 2002 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}
- {{cite news |author=Jicha, Tom |title=Second String should never get off the bench |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48126405/south-florida-sun-sentinel/ |newspaper=South Florida Sun Sentinel |via=Newspapers.com |date=December 18, 2002 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}
- {{cite news |author=Horiuchi, Vince |title='Second String' No Christmas Movie, But It's a Lot Better Than It Sounds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48126529/the-salt-lake-tribune/ |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |date=December 18, 2002 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}
- {{cite news |author=Finder, Chuck |title=The Big Picture: Movie imitates Maddox's life |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/columnists/20021216thebig1216p1.asp |website=Post-Gazette.com |date=December 16, 2002 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}
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Category:2002 television films
Category:American football films
Category:American films based on actual events
Category:TNT (American TV network) original films
Category:Films directed by Robert Lieberman
Category:Films scored by Mark Mothersbaugh
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