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A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Keywords
sports
american football
Casts

Burt Reynolds
Billy Clyde Puckett

Kris Kristofferson
Shake Tiller

Jill Clayburgh
Barbara Jane Bookman

Robert Preston
Big Ed Bookman

Bert Convy
Friedrich Bismarck

Roger E. Mosley
Puddin

Lotte Lenya
Carla Pelf

Richard Masur
Phillip Hooper

Carl Weathers
Dreamer Tatum

Brian Dennehy
T.J. Lambert

Mary Jo Catlett
Earlene

Joe Kapp
Hose Manning

Ron Silver
Vlada

Jim McKrell
Bud McNair

Peter Bromilow
Kostov's Interpreter

Norman Alden
Coach Alvin Parks

Fred Stuthman
Minister Fred

Janet Brandt
Wedding Dressmaker
William Wolf
Tuxedo Fitter
Jenifer Shaw
Stewardess
Kevin Furry
Puddin Patterson Jr.
Ava Roberts
Puddin's Wife
Melonie Magruder
Linda
Mickey Caruso
Curtis

Ed Jones
Football Player

Jerry Belson
TV Director
Mark Franklin
B.E.A.T. Attendant Tom
Mary Rae Hoskins
B.E.A.T. Woman
Niki Flacks
B.E.A.T. Woman
Rose Pearson
B.E.A.T. Woman
Thom Alan Phillips
B.E.A.T. Man
Hugh Gorrian
B.E.A.T. Man
Dick Schaap
Dick Schaap - TV Sportscaster
Lindsey Nelson
Lindsey Nelson - TV Sportscaster

Paul Hornung
Paul Hornung - TV Newscaster

Jim Beaver
B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
Robert F. Cawley
Partygoer (uncredited)

Vincent Di Paolo
Passenger (uncredited)
Bill Bragg
CBS TV Cameraman (uncredited)
Chuck Dawson
Extra (uncredited)
Rick Herod
Football Player (uncredited)
Jo McDonnell
Choir Leader (uncredited)
Christoph Noth
Extra (uncredited)
Greg Pursino
Football Coach (uncredited)
Mike G. Shannon
Football Fan (uncredited)
Kurt Taylor
Issac (uncredited)
Crews

Jerry Fielding
Original Music Composer
Dan Jenkins
Novel

Michael Ritchie
Director

Walter Bernstein
Screenplay
Charles Rosher Jr.
Director of Photography
David Merrick
Producer
Walter Scott Herndon
Production Design

Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Richard A. Harris
Editor
Patricia Mock
Casting
Victor Bergstrand
Set Costumer
Roger Ragland
Carpenter
Alan Levine
Production Manager
Eugene Finley
Sound Editor
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decoration
Donald B. Nunley
Property Master
Tim Board
Assistant Editor
Tom Bullock
Sound Editor

Ring Lardner, Jr.
Additional Writing
Backdrops & Posters






