''Our Winning Season'' is a 1978 American
drama film
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directed by
Joseph Ruben
Joseph Porter Ruben (born May 10, 1950) is an American filmmaker.
Movie career
His earlier films, such as '' The Stepfather'', have become cult classics. In the 1990s, he went to direct high-grossing mainstream films such as ''Sleeping with the ...
from a screenplay by Nicholas Niciphor.
Plot
During the 1960s, David Wakefield is a distance runner for his high school's track and field team who hopes to compete in college.
His sister Cathy's boyfriend, Dean Berger, is a former track star who tries to advise David, telling him to be more patient during races and hold back, rather than exhausting himself by going too fast too soon. David is influenced by others in school, like friend Paul Morelli, and reassesses his life after Dean goes off to the
Vietnam War
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and is killed.
Cast
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Scott Jacoby as David Wakefield
*Deborah Benson as Alice Baker
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Dennis Quaid
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the late 1970s, some of his notable credits include ''Breaking Away'' (1979), '' The ...
as Paul Morelli
*Robert Wahler as Burton Fleishauer
*Randy Hermann as Jerry McDuffy
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Joe Penny
Joseph Edward Penny Jr. (born 24 June 1956) is an English-born American actor best known for his roles as Nick Ryder on the detective series ''Riptide'' from 1984 to 1986, and as Jake Styles in the CBS television series ''Jake and the Fatman'' ...
as Dean Berger
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Jan Smithers
Karin Jan Smithers (born July 3, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for playing Bailey Quarters on the CBS sitcom ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1978–1982).
Life and career
Smithers grew up with her parents and three sisters in Woodland Hil ...
as Cathy Wakefield
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P.J. Soles as Cindy Hawkins
*Wendy Rastattar as Susie Wilson
*Damon Douglas as Miller
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Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey, August 2, 1945 Brady, James"In Step With: Joanna Cassidy" ''Miami Herald'', November 25, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Born: Aug.2, 1944, in Camden, N.J.") is an American actress. ...
as Sheila
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J. Don Ferguson as Coach Michael Murphy
*Jeff Soracco as Eddie Rice
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Ted Henning as Mr. Wetzle
See also
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List of films about the sport of athletics
References
External links
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1978 films
American track and field films
American coming-of-age drama films
American International Pictures films
Films scored by Charles Fox
Films set in the 1960s
Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state)
Films directed by Joseph Ruben
1978 drama films
1970s coming-of-age drama films
Films produced by Joe Roth
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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