Written and directed by Kathleen Welch Markel, the heartwarming comedy film ‘Going for Two‘ set in the 1980s Omaha, the first week of junior high starts off with a mystery for 12-year-old Jimmy Moriarty. Jimmy seems to have lost a vital part of his anatomy and doesn’t know where to find it. After doing some research, he discovers he has an undescended testicle, which requires a surgery that his widowed mom wouldn’t be able to afford – even if he could find a way to tell her.
Confused and embarrassed, he confesses his dilemma to his best friend, fiery Mary Francis “Frankie” Fitzpatrick. With everyone around them obsessed with the University of Nebraska’s Cornhuskers football team’s quest to win the Big Eight championship for the second year in a row, they will need to go it alone.
Jimmy decides to “adopt” the Cornhuskers’ legendary coach Tom Osborne as his mentor, facing each new challenge by asking himself, “What would Coach do?” He and Frankie embrace the coach’s famous doctrine of self-reliance and perseverance by launching a series of creative (and potentially illegal) schemes to raise the money he so desperately needs — with hilarious results.
‘Going for Two’ stars Matthew Lamb (as Jimmy Moriarty), Cora Craver (as Mary Francis “Frankie” Fitzpatrick), Julianne Hough (as Louise Moriarty), Holly J. Barrett (as Molly), Evan Todd (as Officer Sal), Monnae Michaell (as Sister Mary Magdalene), and Victoria Blade (as Mrs. Fitzpatrick).
Producers for ‘Going for Two’ include Dana Altman and David Levy, with executive producers Barbara Weitz and Tom & Kim Dinsdale. Production companies are North Sea Films and Walk On Productions.
The film’s cinematography is by Robert Reed Altman, the editing is by Douglas Crise, with music by Simon Franglen.
Watch the trailer below:
Additional cast include Bea C. Samuels (as Kimberly), Reydon Smith (as Michael), Dan Bauer (as Doug Malloy), Max Malas (as Marshall), Ben Gavin (as Derek), Preston James Hillier (as Officer Gordon), .
Picturehouse will release ‘Going for Two’ in theaters on October 23, 2026.
For more details, visit the official website here.
Julianne Hough is most known for Rock of Ages, Safe Haven, and Dancing with the Stars. Matthew Lamb is most known for High Potential and Only Murders in the Building. Holly J. Barrett is most known for Life in Pieces. Evan Todd is most known for 4th Man Out and Jane the Virgin. Monnae Michaell is most known for 42 and The Defenders. Victoria Blade is most known for Brockmire and WandaVision.
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