Replacements (2000)

Editor's Note Inspired by the too-ludicrous-to-be-believed National Football League strike of 1987, Howard Deutch's THE REPLACEMENTS follows a team of scab players as they fill in for the real pros. Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman), a compassionate and dedicated coach, is rehired by the owner of the Washington Sentinels to pull together a new crew in order to finish off the season and keep the stadium filled. This includes a safety who is on work release, a lightning-quick wide receiver with bricks for hands, a deranged linebacker-SWAT team member, a chain-smoking Welsh kicker, and Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves), a former college quarterback who lost his chance at the big time after a disastrous Sugar Bowl appearance. The newly formed squad must learn to set aside its differences if it is to win three out of four games and make it to the playoffs. Along the way, Falco finds himself harassed by the Sentinels' star quarterback, Eddie Martel, as well as falling in love with the team's head cheerleader, Annabelle (Brooke Langton). A final showdown against the strike-breaking reigning champions gives McGinty and Falco one last chance at redemption. Deutch's lighthearted comedy is greatly aided by Hackman and Reeves's surprisingly sincere performances.

	Rhys Ifans
	Jon Favreau
	Michael Taliferro
	John Madden
	Keanu Reeves
	Michael Jace
	Pat Summerall
	Brett Cullen
	Jack Warden
	Orlando Jones
	Gene Hackman
	Troy Winbush
	Ace Yonamine
	Art Lafleur
	Brooke Langton
	Gailard Sartain
	David Denman
	Faizon Love
	Seth Flaum - Editor
	Jill M. Ohanneson - Costume Designer
	Erwin Stoff - Executive Producer
	Tak Fujimoto - Director of Photography
	Dylan Sellers - Producer
	Dan Bishop - Production Designer
	Bud Smith - Editor
	Jeffrey Chernov - Executive Producer
	Vince McKewin - Screenwriter
	John Debney - Composer
	Steven Reuther - Executive Producer
	Howard Deutch - Director

"Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever."----Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves) to his teammates in the huddle

Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...[Hackman and Reeves] both give smooth performances and the supporting cast is superb....Good, unpretentious fun..." 09/01/2000 p.34

Rolling Stone
"...It's a kick to watch Keanu acting silly....And score one for the Sentinel cheerleaders....You've never seen a halftime like this..." 08/31/2000 p.81-2