the winning goal on a penalty kick. As the Ladybugs win the championship, Chester gets his promotion. Bess and Chester get married while Matthew and Kimberly begin dating. Chester is now managing the company's girls softball team, where the entire team are boys dressed as girls. After his boss congratulates him on his success, Chester says to the audience, "I finally got some respect!" Cast Rodney Dangerfield as Coach Chester Lee Jackée Harry as Julie Benson Jonathan Brandis as Matthew/Martha Ilene Graff as Bess Vinessa Shaw as Kimberly Mullen Tom Parks as Dave Mullen Randall May as Championship Soccer trainer Jeanetta Arnette as Glynnis Mullen Crystal Cooke as Nancy Larimer (as LaCrystal Cooke) Jennifer Frances Lee as Carmelita Chu Vanessa Monique Rossel as Tina Velez Johna Stewart-Bowden as Sally Anne Welfelt (as Johna Stewart) Jandi Swanson as Penny Pester Nancy Parsons as Coach Annie Blake Clark as Coach Bull Tommy Lasorda as Coach Cannoli Production Shooting took place from July through September 1991 in and around Denver, Colorado. Release Paramount struggled with how to market the film and considered changing the title, as it clashed with Dangerfield's image as a profane comic. The film grossed almost US$15 million in the US and Canada, while Warner Bros. and Morgan Creek International obtained the foreign distribution rights. Reception Ladybugs was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes holds an approval rating of 12% with an average rating of 3.69/10, based on 17 reviews. Audiences however polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film flip-flops on its themes and "has the stale, slick, worked-over look of standard studio product". Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote: "Even when the material is feeble, as it is here, Mr. Dangerfield can sometimes be funny." References External links Ladybugs at the Sports Movie Guide 1992 films 1992 comedy films 1990s sports comedy films American association football films American sports comedy films Cross-dressing in American films Films directed by Sidney J. Furie Films scored by Richard Gibbs Films set in Colorado Films shot in Colorado Paramount Pictures films Warner Bros. films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films