IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive|Green Pixels
RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • The Vine
  • Forums
  • Box Office
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches by subscribing to our Google Subscribed Links profile.
 
Movies / On DVD / Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Email to a Friend
  • Add to List
  • Bookmark and Share
  • Buy Poster External Icon

Necessary Roughness (1991)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
27 %
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted: 11

Fresh: 3

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Aging ex-quarterback Paul Blake (Scott Bakula) enrolls in college in order to fullfill his adolescent high school dream of playing college football. Unfortunately, his new team has been put on notice for violating NCAA rules, and all the... Aging ex-quarterback Paul Blake (Scott Bakula) enrolls in college in order to fullfill his adolescent high school dream of playing college football. Unfortunately, his new team has been put on notice for violating NCAA rules, and all the veterans have been kicked out. Undaunted, Blake helps put together a team comprised of football-playing misfits and a female placekicker. In the midst of all this, he falls in love with one of the professors and must outwit the dean of the college, who is trying to cancel the football program. [More]

Starring: Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Kathy Ireland

Starring: Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Kathy Ireland, Jason Bateman, Harley Jane Kozak, Sinbad

Director: Stan Dragoti

Director: Stan Dragoti

[See More Credits]

DVD Info

 
 
 
 
Release:

Jan 30, 2001

[DVD Details]
 
 

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Reviews for Necessary Roughness

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 15 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Text View
Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
09/04/06
Susan Granger
www.susangranger.com
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Time Out
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
07/28/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image

Kicks goals both as a comedy and sports Pic

comment Comment
05/06/05
Clint Morris
Moviehole
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
02/07/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
02/27/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Stephen Holden
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
02/13/03
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
Ratings Image

"Major League" on the gridiron, if that's what you need

comment Comment
07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/21/01
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
1 - 15 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Text View
See More Topics...

Related Forums for Necessary Roughness

Click here to be the first to post a message on this forum.

See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
FRESH: 1 88% Hellboy II: The Golden…
FRESH: 2 89% Kung Fu Panda
ROTTEN: 3 53% Get Smart
FRESH: 4 61% Journey to the Center …
FRESH: 5 67% The Incredible Hulk

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
FRESH: 96 96% WALL-E
FRESH: 83 83% Tropic Thunder
FRESH: 63 63% Sisterhood of the Trav…
FRESH: 93 93% Encounters At the End …
FRESH: 88 88% Gonzo: The Life and Wo…

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

Watch the latest Bond clips and trailers.

Dance Flick Trailer

Dance Flick Trailer

The latest spoof from the Wayans bros.

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Five favourite films with the Hellboy director...

NEW Watchmen Pics

NEW Watchmen Pics

You watch the Watchmen

Other News

  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Spielberg's Oldboy Isn't a Remake Source: Film School Rejects
 27
  • Fox Hires Josh Schwartz for New X-Men Movie Source: Variety
 40
  • Neveldine and Taylor Exit Jonah Hex Source: Variety
 2
  • First Look at Terminator Salvation Source: IGN Movies
 17
  • Trailer Bulletin: Exclusive Star Trek TV Trailer!
 51
  • Weekly Ketchup: Jaden Smith to be The Karate Kid
 58
  • Ratner Puts Brakes on Conan Reports Source: Los Angeles Times
 8
  • Del Toro Plans Stop-Motion Pinocchio Project Source: Bloody Disgusting
 3
  • RT Sees Star Trek Footage!
 36
  • Weekly Ketchup: Jack Black to star in Gulliver's Travels
 25
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Five Favorite Films with Twilight's Robert Pattinson
 58
  • Trailer Bulletin: Exclusive Star Trek TV Trailer!
 51
  • Total Recall: James Bond Countdown -- Find Out Where Quantum of Solace Fits In!
 42
  • RT on DVD: WALL-E And An Exclusive Tropic Thunder Deleted Scene!
 40
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: Bond Tops Toons With $70M
 39
  • Critics Consensus: Twilight Fades, Bolt Electrifies
 35
  • Total Recall: Sexy Vampires
 34
  • Five Favorite Films with John Lasseter
 16
  • Twilight Headed for $30 Million Opening Day
 13
  • Watch Tonight's Twilight Premiere Online!
 11
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • Ricky Gervais - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview - Chapter 5
 1
  • Ricky Gervais - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview - Chapter 4
 3
  • Ricky Gervais - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview - Chapter 3
 1
  • Ricky Gervais - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview - Chapter 2
 1
  • Ricky Gervais - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview - Chapter 1
 3
  • Video Exclusive: Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks on W.
 4
  • RT Interview: Charlie Kaufman on Synecdoche, New York
 39
  • Exclusive: Alexandre Aja talks Mirrors and Piranha 3D
 9
  • RT Interview: Jason Statham Chats Death Race, Crank 2 and The Sweeney
 9
  • RT AU Interview: Andrew Stanton and Ben Burtt talk WALL-E
 6
 
 

Around The Network

  • Necessary Roughness at Rotten Tomatoes
 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.