Central High is an inner-city Chicago combat zone sometimes called a school. It has a brawn-before-brains football team of rowdy rappers, bruisers and losers. What's Molly McGrath doing there? Coaching football! All-American charmer Goldie Hawn is Molly, who turns the team's wayward ways into winning plays in this comedy of heart, family and football directed by Michael Ritchie (The Bad News Bears). The Wildcats are a motley crew with a perfect record: zero victories. But when the spunky new coach gets into the groove, the kids start resembling a team and go for the glory! In fact, a pair of these players would later reteam in two box-office hits: Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson (White Men Can't Jump, Money Train).
Really glad Shout brought this one back. Wildcats is exactly the type of 80s movie I enjoy — simple, fun, a little cheesy, and Goldie Hawn carries the whole thing.
It’s definitely not one of the greatest sports movies ever made, but it has a lot of charm, and seeing early Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson is pretty cool too.
The new 2K transfer is solid. Nothing that’s going to blow you away, but it looks noticeably better than an older catalog movie like this normally does. Audio is actually ...
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