
On the game winning play of the biggest game of his life, the best High School Football player in the nation injures his knee and destroys his dreams of a college and professional career. But fifteen years later, he receives the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to go back and change history.... (Full plot summary below)
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On the game winning play of the biggest game of his life, the best High School Football player in the nation injures his knee and destroys his dreams of a college and professional career. But fifteen years later, he receives the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to go back and change history.
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| AV ClubSam AdamsEntering the minor canon of movies named after sports regulations - move over, "Offside!" - Don Handfield's Touchback takes a handoff from "Peggy Sue Got Married" and "It's A Wonderful Life" and runs it up the middle for a modest gain. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA grossly manipulative sports movie that tries to plant Capracorn in a 'Field of Dreams.' |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonUltimately it's too sentimental to have the desired emotional impact. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzWhat ultimately waters down a movie like Touchback, aside from a really sappy ending, is that we know the answers going in. |
| We Got This CoveredJeff Beck[I]t's not a bad film. It just needed a little trimming and a little work on the ending. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonThis handsomely produced but ponderously uplifting trifle should be flagged for excessive schmaltz and offensive illogic. |
| Dallas Morning NewsDavid MartindaleIf George Bailey had been a high school football hero, It's a Wonderful Life might have been a little like Touchback. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovTouchback may accurately be called cornball hokum by some, but it's nevertheless a well-made film filled with heart and soul (and Snake Plissken). |
| CraveOnlineWilliam BibbianiTouchback isn't a bad movie, aside from the makeup effects that look like someone just shoved a pillow down Bryan Presley's shirt. It's just an unconvincing one. |
| User ReviewGabe Dgreat movie with some important lessons on attitude, humility and thankfullness. |