Possums

UPC: 723952076175

Studio: Monarch Video

Summary: J. Max Burnett made his directorial debut with this family drama about a small-town sports announcer and a high school football team, the Possums. In the dying town of Nowata, Oklahoma, the giant retail Maxi Mart threatens to destroy the local hardware store run by Will Clark (Mac Davis), a lifelong Possums supporter. Life in Nowata is such that mayor Charlie Lawton (Andrew Prine) is on the brink of cancelling the school sports program. To save the Possums, Will goes on the air at the local radio station, fabricating fantastic Possum plays that never happened. In these imaginary games, the phenomenal fantasy team goes on a winning streak and is headed toward the finals. Ignoring the reactions of his wife Elizabeth (Cynthia Sikes) and others, Will soon has the support of the locals. As the Possums peak, the legit champions in neighboring Pratville are not pleased -- and the final showdown happens in a gridiron confrontation. Shown to an enthusiastic audience at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Category: Drama

Features: [None specified]

Possums

Runtime: 97 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Open [3:05]
2. Last Play [3:50]
3. Late Again [4:38]
4. Petition [3:24]
5. Giving Up? [4:10]
6. Will Get Up? [4:55]
7. In the Dark [4:09]
8. We're Back [4:09]
9. Get Dinner [3:28]
10. Touchdown [4:05]
11. Backup QB [3:54]
12. I'll Go [5:00]
13. Empty Stands [4:20]
14. What Now Will [4:30]
15. Won State [4:12]
16. You're the Mayor [4:16]
17. No Way to Win [4:23]
18. Practice [3:33]
19. Coin Toss [3:51]
20. Fumble [5:18]
21. End of 3rd [3:25]
22. The Catch [4:15]
23. Celebrate [2:26]
24. Credits [3:39]

Cast and Crew: Michael Burns  Executive Producer 
Donald Kushner  Executive Producer 
Peter Locke  Executive Producer 
Leanna Creel  Producer 
J. Max Burnett  Director 
J. Max Burnett  Screenwriter 
Justin Caine Burnett  Composer (Music Score) 
Mac Davis  Actor 
Cynthia Sikes  Actor 
Gregory Coolidge  Actor 
Andrew Prine  Actor 
Dennis Burkley  Actor 
Monica Lacy  Actor 
Jay Underwood  Actor 
Jerry Haynes  Actor 
Clive Revill  Actor 
J.W. Johnson  Actor 
Zach Sherman  Actor 
Nathan Brooks Burgess  Actor 
Kyle Moody  Actor 
Ian Bennett  Actor 
David Hunt Stafford  Actor 
Rodney Lay  Actor 
Barry Switzer  Actor 
Dan Dickerson, Jr.  Actor 
Cory Lloyd  Actor 

Country: USA