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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   3,497 votes
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Director:
David S. Ward
Writers (WGA):
David S. Ward (written by) and
Aaron Latham (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
Pressure surrounds them. Competition divides them. Talent unites them. A story of what it takes to survive... more
Plot:
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Put the women and children to bed... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Caan ... Sam Winters

Halle Berry ... Autumn Haley
Omar Epps ... Darnell Jefferson

Craig Sheffer ... Joe Kane

Kristy Swanson ... Camille Shafer

Abraham Benrubi ... Bud-Lite Kaminski
Duane Davis ... Alvin Mack
Jon Pennell ... Bobby Collins (as Jon Maynard Pennell)

Joey Lauren Adams ... Louanne (as Joey Adams)
J.C. Quinn ... Joe's Father
Andrew Bryniarski ... Steve Lattimer
J. Leon Pridgen II ... Ray Griffen
Michael Flippo ... Coach Humes (as Mike Flippo)
Jeff Portell ... Reporter #1
Ernest Dixon ... Coach Clayton
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:MA | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #32648) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Spain:18

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original release of the film contained a scene where several ESU players lay on the yellow dividing line of a busy local road as a test of their courage. When two young men were killed, and several others injured, by imitating the stunt, Buena Vista excised the scene from the film. No post-theatrical versions of the movie feature the sequence, leading many to speculate that the studio destroyed the actual camera negatives scene. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the final game, Darnel is sitting on the bench he says, "Punk ass Griffin," but his lips don't move more
Quotes:
Alvin Mack: Let's open up a can of kick ass and kill 'em all, let the paramedics sort 'em out. more
Movie Connections:
Features "SportsCenter" (1979) more
Soundtrack:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Put the women and children to bed..., 15 April 1999
7/10
Author: VCRanger from California

The Program is an extremely pumped up look at college football and at individual players on a college team. Speaking from experience as a college player, most of the things in this movie are grossly exaggerrated (no teammates I played with ever wanted me to spit in their mouth). However, there are a few revealing moments in this movie that capture life on a college football program. Standard performances, directing and screenplay are adequate in this film, but its true enjoyment will be by those who have participated in organized football, especially college. A rating of 7 out of 10 was given.

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