Second String is a direct-to-TV film directed byRobert Lieberman which originally aired in 2002 onTNT.[1] The plot is about theBuffalo Bills football team who find its first string (led by real-life Bills quarterbackDoug Flutie, who had left the team by the time the film was released) out for a month after a food poisoning incident, leading the team's head coach, "Chuck Dichter" (portrayed byJon Voight), to hire an insurance salesman and former college quarterback named Dan Heller (played byGil Bellows) as the team's backup quarterback.Teri Polo also appeared as Heller's wife; Flutie,Mike Ditka,Chris Berman,Van Miller, Bills cornerbackDonovan Greer andKen "Pinto Ron" Johnson appear as themselves. The film received praise for having been shot in genuine stadiums.[2] Reviewer Chuck Finder drew parallels between the character of Dan Heller and former Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterbackTommy Maddox.[3]
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