goldie hawn and the petite and saucer eye actress be ideal casting in this movie . she be molly mcgrath and a divorced mother of two girl who be a girls track coach but longs to be a football coach . nobody think she can pull that off and she be ridicule by the sexist football coach ( play by perennial slime ball bruce mcgill of animal house fame ) of that high school football team . therefore when she get a chance to go to another school to coach football she grab it and even though the player be less than refine and practically stink at the game . if you ask if this be a formula and you be right . the underdog movie have be an american staple since the beginning of movie history . first the coach and the player must face humiliate defeat and then gradually get good and then of course win the big game . all of this happen in this movie but there be also a rather unnecessary subplot involve a custody battle . it seem that molly ex husband ( james keach ) think that she be neglect the kid and mainly because he stumble into a party give by molly to the football player after a victory and to top it off the old daughter get drunk . then we get a court hearing where all of the player and who have find respect for their coach and show up to defend her and one of them make a pas at the judge to grease the wheel even far . all that happen in this movie be rather predictable . the only thing that be worth notice be that woody harrelson and wesley snipe and mykelti williamson make one of their first appearance here and before harrelson become famous a woody boyd and before he and snipe be make a team in several film . mykelti williamson also become well know and first in midnight caller and then a the shrimp connoisseur bubba in forrest gump . there be also a small role for snler and 3rd rock from the sun star and jan hook a the uptight new wife of goldie ex . this doesn not make wildcat anything more than it be and goldie career have continue in this vein with one bright spot now and again ( death become her have it moment ) . a for the director and michael ritchie and he be one of the great . he make the original bad news bear and the hilarious fletch but sadly he be no longer with u . this film rank just below average mainly because he do so much good at other time .