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Varsity Blues (1999) 6.4
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Reviews: 262 user | 66 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the... See full summary » Director:Brian RobbinsWriter:W. Peter Iliff |
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Coach Kilmer
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Joe Harbor
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Tiffany C. Love | ... |
Collette Harbor
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Julie Harbor
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Sam Moxon
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Jill Parker-Jones | ... |
Mo Moxon
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Joe Pichler | ... |
Kyle Moxon
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Mark Walters | ... |
Chet McNurty
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Sheriff Bigelow
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James N. Harrell | ... |
Murray
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In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his West Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. Written by Steven Chea <schea@mail.utexas.edu>
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It takes a hero to know what's worth winning. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong language throughout, sexuality and nudity, and some substance abuse | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 January 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Les pros du collège See more »Box Office
Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£139,211 (UK) (10 September 1999)Gross:
ESP 8,749,775 (Spain) (13 July 2001)Company Credits
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Student: Boner? Is boner one?
Miss Davis: Yes! Boner is good, boner is very good!
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Written by James Wallace
Performed by The Reverend Horton Heat
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Trivia
The announcers on Varsity Blues weren't real actors. The announcers called local high school games in Texas. In fact, the announcers called a high school game in Texas that was labeled " the greatest high school come back ever" between Plaino and John Tyler. See more »Goofs
When Lance is hurt, medics simply lift his body to the stretcher which is downright dangerous and against everything they teach EMTs and Paramedics. First, the medics would have removed the helmet and put a C-Collar on him to stabilize the neck (standard for any football injury). Second, they would have immobilized the hurt knee with a splint to prevent any further injury. Third, they would have rolled him on a backboard and secured him to it, then lift the backboard to the stretcher, also to avoid any further injury to the limb. See more »Quotes
Miss Davis: Can anyone tell me a common slang term for the male erection?Student: Boner? Is boner one?
Miss Davis: Yes! Boner is good, boner is very good!
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Pride of San JacintoWritten by James Wallace
Performed by The Reverend Horton Heat
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Out of all the MTV movies I've seen, "Varsity Blues" was definitely the best. It's cast did great acting and good portrayals of high school students and teachers. James Van Der Beek is just as good as the football jock as he is as movie buff Dawson on "Dawson's Creek". There is about an F word every 2 minutes and close up scenes of breasts, so this movie is not for kids. I'd say 14 and up. All out good teen movie. I would recommend it strongly.