Take Down (1979 film)
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Take Down is a 1979 film coach of a high-school wrestling team tries to help one of his players, a talented but troubled teenager, into becoming a champion wrestler.
[edit] Plot Summary
Professorial high-school teacher Ed Branish (Edward Herrmann) reluctantly accepts a coaching job with his school's eternally losing wrestling team. Mr. Branish decides that his dispirited team needs a star player to rally enthusiasm. Muscle-bound Nick Kilvitus (Lorenzo Lamas) is resistant to Mr. Branish's attempts to persuade him to take on this role, until he begins to bask in the adulation of his fellow students. As the team rolls on to victory, Mr. Branish and his kids overcome their initial mutual dislike, resulting in a realignment of values and attitudes for all concerned.
[edit] Trivia
• This was the first PG rated film produced by Walt Disney Studios and was released the same year as The Black Hole.
• The studio itself was not credited on the film, rather the film was identified as a "Buena Vista Films Release" following the credits.
• The PG rating is attributable to the use of adult language.
• The film runs 96 minutes.
