''Hotshot'' is a 1986 American

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directed by Rick King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Sauter. The film stars

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Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...

, and

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. Additional material was written by Ray Errol Fox and

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. It is also the film debut of actress

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Plot

An American football player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest football player of all time, for guidance. A football player (Jim Youngs) leaves his rich family and goes to Brazil to learn from a master.

Cast

as Jimmy Kristidis *

as Santos *

as Vinnie Fortino * Weyman Thompson as Roy *

Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991 and '' USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Va ...

as Winston *

Leon Russom Leon Russom (born December 6, 1941) is an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, particularly soap operas. He portrayed Admiral Toddman (in the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode " The Die is Cast") and the Starfleet Com ...

as Coach *

as Mary *

Rutanya Alda Rutanya Alda (born Rūta Skrastiņa; October 13, 1942) is a Latvian-American actress. She began her career in the late 1960s, and went on to have supporting parts in '' The Deer Hunter'' (1978), '' Rocky II'' (1979), and ''Mommie Dearest'' (1981). ...

as Georgia Kristidis

Reception

The movie received a modest reception from critics.

References

External links

* 1986 films American association football films CR Flamengo 1980s sports films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Rick King 1980s American films Pelé English-language sports films {{sport-film-stub