Plot
This ensemble comedy follows the Pullham University Bluecocks, a small liberal arts college with a Division III football program (the lowest division in the NCAA)...

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 5.4/10 (332 voted)

Director: Marshall Cook

Stars: Andy Dick, Marshall Cook, Bryan Callen

Storyline
This ensemble comedy follows the Pullham University Bluecocks, a small liberal arts college with a Division III football program (the lowest division in the NCAA). When the head coach unexpectedly dies, the future of the flailing football program is in jeopardy, as they have not had a winning season in decades. In a desperate attempt to create some media attention for the athletic program and the university, President Georgia Anne Whistler hires known lunatic and felon, Coach Rick Vice, for what could be the football programs final season. Vice, an overly aggressive redneck racist, quickly becomes the team's and athletic director's worst nightmare. Vice especially butts heads with Mitch DePrima, a reluctant quarterback who was drawn to the college thinking he would play ball as a big fish in a small pond, only to find himself riding the bench in his final year. Navigating between an insane coach...

Writers: Andy Dick, Paul Henderson

Cast:
Andy Dick - Rick Vice
Marshall Cook - Mitch DePrima
Bryan Callen - Denny Dawson
Michael Jace - Roy Goodwyn
Mo Collins - Georgia Anne Whistler
Paul Henderson - Bob Delgirt
Kevin Covais - Allen Schwartz
Alison Haislip - Jennifer
Will Sasso - Terry Lockwood
Adam Carolla - Chet Ryback
Debra Wilson - Mandy
Sally Kirkland - Crystal Vice
Bru Muller - Joe Jansen
Tyler Sedustine - Travis Polster
Taymour Ghazi - Tyler Keys

Release Date: 3 Jan 2011

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The film was shot in 20 days, and edited solely by Marshall Cook over the course of a year on his laptop using Final Cut Pro.

Not Just For Hardcore Dick Fans

Rating: 9/10

Division II: Football's Finest pulls off a minor miracle given the budget, which according to Marshall Cook, ran to hundreds of thousands rather than millions. Avoiding the cheese of Friday Night Lights, it gives a gag-filled twist to the age old come-from-behind sports movie in the form of berserk coach Rick Vice, played by comic madman Andy Dick, and his assistant coach, played by hilarious scene-stealer Paul Henderson. The duo stand out amid a fine cast, thanks to some creative swearing, inspired improvisation and good old fashioned physical violence.

Writers Marshall Cook, Paul Henderson and Andy Dick playfully subvert lots of sports film clichés while sticking to a well-loved formula. The football scenes are beautifully shot, and it's laugh-out-loud funny. The endlessly quotable dialogue and Andy Dick's insane turn make it an instant cult classic.

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