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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 out for a month after a food poisoning incident, leading the team's head coach, "Chuck Dichter", to hire an insurance salesman named Dan Heller 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 originally aired on TNT.
Original Release
12/18/2002
US Release
12/18/2002
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jon Voight | Coach Chuck Dichter |
| Gil Bellows | Dan Heller |
| Teri Polo | Connie Heller |
| Richard T. Jones | Gerry Fullerton |
| Garcelle Beauvais | Larissa Fullerton |
| George Eads | Tommy Baker |
| Charles Malik Whitfield | Lenny Voyles |
| Lamont Johnson | Ernie Weathers |
| Ingo Neuhaus | Randy Johnson |
| Shawn Woods | Curtus Hooks / Curtis Hooks |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jon Voight | Coach Chuck Dichter |
| Gil Bellows | Dan Heller |
| Teri Polo | Connie Heller |
| Richard T. Jones | Gerry Fullerton |
| Garcelle Beauvais | Larissa Fullerton |
| George Eads | Tommy Baker |
| Charles Malik Whitfield | Lenny Voyles |
| Lamont Johnson | Ernie Weathers |
| Ingo Neuhaus | Randy Johnson |
| Shawn Woods | Curtus Hooks / Curtis Hooks |
| Evan Parke | Jackie Mumms |
| Nick von Esmarch | Tim Hobbs |
| Mike O'Shea | Jeff Vandevier |
| Gouchy Boy | Carl 'Big Daddy' Harris / Carl "Big Daddy" Harris |
| Jeff Pustil | Bill Conners |
| Dwight McFee | Dave Faulkner |
| Aron Tager | Charley Tuck |
| Bob Beverage | Ben Anderson |
| Robert Gordon | Calvin Strong |
| Pat Riccio | Miami Head Couch |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael London | Executive Producer |
| Jere Cunningham | Producer |
| Bob Roe | Producer |
