All the Right Moves (1983)

Director:

Michael Chapman

Writers:

Pat Jordan (article)
Michael Kane (written by)

Release Date:

21 October 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

He had a dream but the dream had begun to sour...busting to break out he had to make...

Plot:

A high school footballer desperate for a scholarship and his headstrong coach clash in a dying Pennsylvania steel town.

Plot Keywords:

Scholarship | High School | Coach | Football | College

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Stefen Djordjevic
Craig T. Nelson	...	Nickerson
Lea Thompson	...	Lisa
Charles Cioffi	...	Pop
Gary Graham	...	Greg
Paul Carafotes	...	Salvucci
Chris Penn	...	Brian (as Christopher Penn)
Sandy Faison	...	Suzie
James A. Baffico	...	Bosko
Mel Winkler	...	Jess Covington
Walter Briggs	...	Rifleman
George Betor	...	Tank
Leon	...	Shadow (as Leon Robinson)
Jonas Chaka	...	Mouse (as Jonas C. Miller)
Keith Diamond	...	Fox (as Keith Ford)
Paige Price	...	Tracy
Debra Varnado	...	Charlotte
Donald A. Yannessa	...	Coach
Kyle Scott Jackson	...	Sherman Williams
Terry O'Quinn	...	Freeman Smith (as Terrance O'Quinn)
Victor Arnold	...	Henry the Bartender
Dick Miller	...	Teacher in Auditorium
Clayton S. Beaujon	...	Drunk in Bar
William L. Stibich	...	Kurowski
Mercy L. Rigby	...	Girl at Party
Emma Floria	...	Angela (as Emma Floria Chapman)
Mary Mihaljevic	...	Woman at Wedding
Dana Hoover	...	Friend #1
Laurel Eatman	...	Friend #2
Donald B. Irwin	...	Principal
Darlene Dudukovich	...	Civic Teacher
Valerie Zabala	...	Gina
John W. Simkovic	...	Detective
Bill Slivosky	...	Detective
Greg Jacobs	...	Guard
Thomas R. Boyd	...	Official
Phillip Zdunczyk	...	Walnut Heights Center
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Barckhoff	...	High school football player (uncredited)
Sherri Taylor	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Chapman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pat Jordan		article
Michael Kane		written by

Produced by
Stephen Deutsch	....	producer
Phillip M. Goldfarb	....	co-producer (as Phillip Glodfarb)
Gary Morton	....	executive producer
Lucille Ball	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
David Richard Campbell

Cinematography by
Jan de Bont		(director of photography) (as Jan DeBont)

Film Editing by
David Garfield

Casting by
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Marci Liroff

Art Direction by
Mary Ann Biddle

Set Decoration by
Ernie Bishop

Makeup Department
Sugar Blymyer	....	hair stylist (as Sugar Blymer)
Irving Buchman	....	makeup artist (as Irving Buckman)
Anthony Esposito	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Phillip M. Goldfarb	....	unit production manager (as Phillip Goldfarb)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Grandey	....	first assistant director
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Douglas M. Keenan	....	property master (as Doug Keenan)
Everett Olson	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Richard Friedman	....	sound effects editor (as Dick Friedman)
Robert Gravenor	....	sound mixer (as Bob Gravenor)
David M. Ice	....	sound effects editor
Richard Overton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Ramirez	....	sound effects editor (as Steve Ramirez)
Theodore Soderberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Sperber	....	sound effects editor (as Richard A. Sperber)
Paul Wells	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Jacobs	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Bill Voigtlander	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joseph A. Unsinn	....	special effects (as Joe Unsinn)

Stunts
Reid Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
Reid Rondell	....	stunt double: Tom Cruise (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Bales	....	dolly grip
Michael Ginsburg	....	still photographer
Norman Lang	....	electrician
Eric Meola	....	special still photographer
Charles Saldana	....	key grip
Tom Stern	....	gaffer
Michael Stone	....	camera operator (as Mike Stone)
Bruce D. Spellman	....	second company grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Clayton Hill	....	extras casting
Sharon Hill	....	extras casting
Pat McCorkle	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deborah Hopper	....	costumer: women
Eddie Marks	....	costume supervisor
Joseph Roveto	....	costumer: men

Editorial Department
Wendy Greene Bricmont	....	associate editor (as Wendy Bricmont)
Cari Coughlin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Brooks Arthur	....	music supervisor
Debra Young Carbone	....	music production coordinator
George Doering	....	musician
Bobby Emmons	....	composer: additional music
Russ Regan	....	music consultant: Polygram Records
Armin Steiner	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Skip Wilson	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Kevin Bowser	....	stand-in for Craig T. Nelson
Sharon Clark	....	assistant to producers
Dan Dewey	....	location manager (as H. Dan Dewey)
Charlotte Dreiman	....	production coordinator
Ellen Levene	....	unit publicist
Lillian O. MacNeill	....	script supervisor (as Lillian O. MacNeil)
Herb Rabinowitz	....	production consultant
Lydia Telo	....	assistant auditor
Rusty Warren	....	auditor
Donald A. Yannessa	....	football technical advisor
Mary Lou Devlin	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Lisa Hackett	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
John Rubal	....	thanks
Sherri Taylor	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Lucille Ball Productions
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Spentzos Films (1984) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CBS / Fox Video (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (video)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1986) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Bethleham Steel Corporation  thanks
• City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania  thanks
• McCorkle-Sturtevant  casting: New York
• Pacific Title  titles
• Pennsylvania Bureau of Motion Picture & Television Development  thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #27119) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 (2011)

Filming Locations:

Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Lucille Ball Productions

Trivia:

Stefan Djordjevic (Tom Cruise)'s player number was No. #33.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stefan goes to the field to ask the coach to play in the game, his hair is blowing in the wind. In the reverse angle, his hair is laying down flat.

Quotes:

Steff:He didn't quit.
Nickerson:What did you say?
Steff:Salvucci, he didn't quit. None of us quit. I don't know. We beat those guys asses up and down that field tonight! We got nothing to be ashamed of, right? Isn't that right? Maybe the scoreboard doesn't say it, but we won that game. We held them. It was just a fluke. That's all. It's just a fluke.
Nickerson:A fluke? That pass-interference penalty was no fluke. If you had done it the way I taught you, they never would've been down there in the first place, and they never would've scored, and we would've won that game! You're just as responsible as he is.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Blue Skies Forever

So I'm at my parents house the other day.....

Ah, the classic 80's film, the big hair, the bad lighting, the lame music, everything that embodies the great American films of 1983. And "All the Right Moves" is no exception. I'm 24, and just viewed this movie for the first time last week by stumbling upon it at my parent's house while I was visiting for the weekend. Why do you care? I live in Johnstown, where this movie was filmed (as was 1977's Paul Newman classic "Slap Shot") and I had never heard of this film! So, I find this dusty VHS copy and take it home with me to view. As i pull it out of its slip sleeve, a yellowed napkin falls out; with Tom's autograph on it! Turns out when I was about 1, my parents brought me down to Johnstown to ride on the Inclined Plane, and I was introduced to Tom Cruise. I never knew?! So knowing that, I had to give the movie a thorough watching, and I must say, I have a little pride that that film was shot here. It was an enjoyable movie, although the ending was a little dry. The sad part of the film is, all the activity and energy that takes place in the movie with the steel mills is no longer here. The mills have been shut down for about 20 years, and the city is pretty much in a depressed state. It's good to watch the movie just to get a glimpse of what this area use to be. So watch it, enjoy it, heck, you can even rent it from the rental place a block from my house. That place is called "All the Right Movies." Enjoy! P.S. For the Kid's sake, It is rated R for strong language and some intense nudity.