The Best of Times

1986 PG-13 1h 44m 6

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

Jack Dundee is a meek banker living in Taft, California. He constantly thinks about the 1972 high school football game between Taft and powerhouse Bakersfield. Dundee drops a perfect pass from quarterback and friend Reno Hightower, and the game ended in a tie. He wants to replay the game, but has trouble convincing Reno and the town to replay the game. So Jack resorts to desperate measures to make the game reality.

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Info about The Best of Times

Studio(s): Kings Road Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Originally Released: United States on Jan 31, 1986

Budget: $12,000,000.00

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sport