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Touchback is a 2011 American sports film written and directed by Don Handfield. It stars Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti. It premiered on home video in Finland and Sweden on September 28, 2011, and had a limited theatrical run in the United States the following year. The film received mixed reviews from critics. [3]
Apr 19, 2012 · April 19, 2012 Country Life 8 Comments. By Heather Hetterick, Ohio Ag Net. The movie Touchback, that was released this past weekend has bushels of ties to Ohio agriculture and the Buckeyes. Touchback tells the tale set in Coldwater, Ohio about a former high school football star turned farmer and family man.
Apr 13, 2012 · Touchback: Directed by Don Handfield. With Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti. A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.
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- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Don Handfield
- 2012-04-13
An injury he received during the Ohio State High School Championship game terminated his scholarship to Ohio State University and his dreams of a professional career in football. It's been twenty years since that game and Scott still resides with his family in the quiet town of Coldwater, Ohio.
Jul 2, 2020 · One scene was filmed in Ohio Stadium on October 23, 2010 during the Ohio State-Purdue game. ‘Touchback’ marked the first time Ohio Stadium and the Coopersville HS Stadium had appeared in a motion picture.
Apr 11, 2012 · Set in Coldwater, Ohio, filming for the movie took place in various small towns throughout and surrounding Ohio, including Coopersville, Mich ., Coshocton, Ohio, and Warsaw, Ohio.
Apr 13, 2012 · The new film “Touchback” looks into this question. Take one part of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and one part “Friday Night Lights,” and you have the basic idea behind this film. Our “George Bailey” is Scott Murphy (Brian Presley), who lives in Coldwater, Ohio, and has everything ahead of him. He was voted Mr. Football in 1991 for the state of Ohio.
