The Replacements

When the NFL players go on strike the owners face several decisions, stop the league or hire replacements workers. They decide the latter and "the scabs" are choosen. Among them are Keanu Reeves who places Shane Falco the all star college QB who lost the Sugar Bowl and never lived it down, Orlando Jones- the track star without any hands, Danny- the ex-marine who plays with a little too much ferver, Jimbo- the ex-sumo wrestler who comes to play tackle, Gruff- the ex-soccer player who has a incredibly strong leg but has many debts to the mob., The Priest- a runningback who blew out his knee and retired to ministry, a deaf TE, a convicted felon at safety, and 2 guards who are quick to wield their guns. The coach (Gene Hackman) must put the team together in time to win 3 out of 4 games. On the way to the playoffs they face hired semi-pro teams as well as the returning NFL athletes. Shane also meets a girlfriend in the head cheerleader for the team controversy then sparks as the original NFL QB for the team returns and tries to throw the season.

Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the movie, we see Keanu clean the boat and then throw a football under water. The scene changes between different shots and we can see Keanu sometimes standing on the ground and sometimes in midwater (most noteable before he swims to the surface). (00:01:50)

Christoph Galuschka

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John Madden: Because first you get a fat guy spike, then you get the fat guy dance.

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Trivia: The movie is supposed to be in Washington D.C. Starting with the 1997 season, Washington moved from RFK stadium in DC to a stadium in Landover, MD. So the movie was filmed in Baltimore, MD. They used Camden Yards, Orioles stadium, and the stadium where the Ravens play.

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Question: When Martel plays with the replacement players, he keeps throwing passes to the opposing team and keeps making his team either miss the ball entirely or gives the ball to another player causing them to be tackled. He then tells O'Neil that he can't play with a team like them. Is he deliberately doing all of this because he wants the replacements to lose? I find it hard to believe that he can't work with the team when it looked very obvious to me that what he was doing was intentional.

Answer: He is deliberately making them look bad. Purposely throwing interceptions, running plays that will not gain any yardage. He tells O'Neil he can't play with them because he is lying.

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