Manny’s Orphans (1978)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Family
Release:
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Writers: Arch McCoy , Steve Miner
Language: English
Stars: Malachy McCourt , Chet Doherty , Sel Skolnick , Xavier Rodrigo , Melissa Valentin , Ari Lehman , Michael Brown , Rouviere Santana , Michael Moses , David Schmalholz
Runtime: 92 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Manny's Orphans (United States of America) , Los huérfanos de Manny (Spain) , Büyük Vuruş (Turkey) , がんばれダウンタウンキッカーズ (Japan) , Kick! (United Kingdom) , Manny's Orphans
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.
IMDB:tt0207597