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Manny's Orphans is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Sean S. Cunningham released in USA on 2 january 1978 with Malachy McCourt

Manny's Orphans (1978)

Manny's Orphans
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Released in USA 2 january 1978
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating62% 3.137443.137443.137443.137443.13744

Manny's Orphans is a 1978 film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The film was also distributed under the title Kick.

Of the film, writer Victor Miller said: "Steve Miner came up with the idea for it and I wrote the screenplay and we did it, another low-budget film [along with Here Come the Tigers], and shot it around Bridgeport, Connecticut."

Director Cunningham said: "We had this notion of a bunch of orphans in a halfway house, they put together a soccer team and the underdog wins. So we raised the money to do what became known as Manny's Orphans. It was a lot of fun to make, and again I loved working with the kids. I really thought it was going to be a breakthrough film for me." Cunningham also maintains that the reaction was "lukewarm", and although United Artists optioned it as a pilot for a TV series, they did not buy it.

Actors

Malachy McCourt
Irwin Keyes

(Shove)Ari Lehman

(Roger)Victor Miller

(Vice Principal)
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