Nostalgia gripping me hardcore right now, as I sit at my boring job, reminiscing about the first time I saw this movie.I was 7- and this was when Jonathan Brandis (RIP) was all over Teen Beat and Tiger Beat magazines. 90s hearthrob at his finest. I remember pressing rewind, over and over, at the daydream scene with him kissing Vinessa Shaw- wishing that were me!Back to 2018...can you imagine them making a movie like this, in today's society, without it causing a riot? For many, many reasons....Anywho...perhaps it's best it stay golden, in the 90s. Another movie where characters didn't have to be over-the-top, obnoxiously offensive and it was still funny AF. Like the bar scene, were Rodney Dangerfield gets thrown out? Dying laughing just thinking about it. Or the hilarious clap-back jokes R.D. would say, especially against the other soccer coaches. "Coach Bull, huh! I know your FULL name!" or "Good thing she isn't two faced. If she were, she'd wear the other one!". This movie is a must see.

I assumed this was a safe movie for kids, one about a young girls soccer team. Well, it WAS about the soccer team but it also had numerous sex jokes and innuendos, along with a lot of profanity and just plain sleazy remarks. Whoever wrote this script must be a real sleazebag. I should have noticed the PG-13 label, but somehow missed it. That would have tipped me off. For those who disagree with my remarks, tell me why they had to rate it PG-13 if it is such a sweet and innocent film??? .The main kid in here is a foul-mouthed brat, too. Rodney Dangerfield, the adult star of this prize-winner, has some funny lines but the general tone of this "kids" movie turned me off, big-time.Do not show this to your little girls.

warning- spoilers I saw this film in the theaters in 1992 and it was good,clean, wholesome fun.A great movie for kids,then and now.It also dealt with the issue of blended families in a light-hearted yet respectful way. The death of Mr. Brandis was a terrible tragedy.I hope that fans of movies will keep his spirit alive. LADY BUGS is the story of a soccer coach who knows nothing whatever of the sport.Our hero,played by the legendary Rodney Dangerfield, is a hapless employee who is coerced into coaching his boss's daughter's pathetic soccer squad. Rodney is in it for the money, but he ultimately comes to realize that he can play a role in helping these unathletic girls with their self-esteem.Part of his strategy is to dress up his future stepson as a girl in hopes of using his speed and dribbling ability as a means to get some victories for the real girls on the team.Along the way, everyone involved learns some lessons about love, forgiveness, and self-respect. Not a bad message for kids at all.

Most of the movie is ok for a hot summer evening with nothing better to do but I feel that the setup isn't scoring. Why does Matthew agree to be a girl and play as Martha instead of assisting Coach Chester. And why do they lie about it to Bess? The jokes are alright too with a few that are to much. The acting of Jonathan Brandis was good, best know from this role in Seaquest DSV. I have seen movies of Rodney Dangerfield before and ain't impressed, the eye balls gig is near scary. Vinessa Shaw does some nice acting but didn't get much screentime. The rest of the cast are one timers or unknown (to me) actors/Actresses with exceptions of Blake Clark (Coach Bull) who had a regular guest roll in Tim Tayor's Home Improvement. Another worth mentioning is Chuck McCann (the Bartender of the bar Chester is drinking) he had regular voice acting roles in famous Disney TV Animated Series as Ducktales and Tale Spin.Anyway, when it's on tv and you've nothing better to do Ladybirds is a good way to kill time.