Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
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| Directing | Robert Scheerer | Director |
| Writing | Gerald Gardner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dee Caruso | Screenplay |
| Production | Bill Walsh | Producer |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Frank V. Phillips | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cotton Warburton | Editor |
| Art | John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chuck Keehne | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Sundby | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | La Rue Matheron | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Michael J. Dmytryk | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Arthur J. Vitarelli | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Herb Taylor | Sound |
| Crew | Art Cruickshank | Special Effects |
| Crew | Danny Lee | Special Effects |
| Crew | Eustace Lycett | Special Effects |
| Crew | Hans Metz | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Alan Maley | Matte Painter |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunts |
| Camera | John R. Shannon | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Evelyn Kennedy | Music Editor |
