Manny's Orphans (1978)
1h 32m
Running Time
January 2, 1978Release Date
Plot.
Manny coaches soccer for the fashionable Creighton Hall school, but is relieved of duty because he is 'not a good match' for the school. He finds a job at a Catholic home for orphans, where he forms a new soccer team, with the help of one very good player Pepe who turns out to be a girl. 'Pepe' is the sister of one of the orphans, who comes to the all-boy orphanage posing as a boy, because her former foster home was an abusive environment. Along the way, Manny has incurred a gambling debt, his creditors begin to lean on him, and the boys find out. They set up a soccer game and stake the outcome against Manny's debt. If they win, the debt will be forgiven.
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Cast & Crew.
Malachy McCourt
Father Arch McCoy
Chet Doherty
Dr. Berryman
Sel Skolnick
Mr. Caputo
Xavier Rodrigo
Raoul
Melissa Valentin
Pepe
Ari Lehman
Roger
Irwin Keyes
Shove
Victor Miller
Vice Principal / Screenplay
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Wiki.
Manny's Orphans (also known as Kick!) is a 1978 American family comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The film was also distributed under the title Kick!.