Jocks

Nov 14, 1986

1h 31m

★ 4.3

Champions aren't born ... they're made!

Overview

When an odd-ball tennis team of a Los Angeles college sets out on a road trip to a regional college tennis tournament in fun-filled Las Vegas, all the stops are out and literally "anything goes" both on and off the court.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Mount Olympus Productions

Crown International Pictures

Jocks Trailers

Cast

The Kid

Scott Strader

Jeff

Perry Lang

Nicole

Mariska Hargitay

Chip

Richard Roundtree

Bettlebom

R.G. Armstrong

Andy

Stoney Jackson

Tex

Adam Mills

Chito

Trinidad Silva

Ripper

Donald Gibb

Chris

Tom Shadyac

Tony

Christopher Murphy

Julie

Katherine Kelly Lang

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