Last Stand for Children First: When Chicago Teachers Strike, It's Time for Replacements:
by Last Stand for Children
One of my very favorite movies is
The Replacements. This cinematic gem came out in 2000 and starred the great Keanu Reeves as quarterback Shane Falco who leads a rag tag team of replacement players when the regular players get greedy and go on strike. Like a veritable Island of Misfit Toys, the team is full of players with major issues that would keep a pro team from ordinarily considering them. The kicker smokes during games and has huge gambling debts, the wide receiver is fast and can't catch. The linemen are fat and speak with accent.
In the movie, they don't win the Super Bowl, they simply connect with the fans and win some games while the regular players are out on strike. When the strike ends, they even defeat a team using real players because
