A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
Director:
William FriedkinWriter:
Ron Shelton
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Nick Nolte | ... | Pete Bell | |
| Mary McDonnell | ... | Jenny Bell | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Happy | |
| Ed O'Neill | ... | Ed | |
| Alfre Woodard | ... | Lavada McRae | |
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Bob Cousy | ... | Vic |
| Shaquille O'Neal | ... | Neon | |
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Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway | ... | Butch McRae |
| Matt Nover | ... | Ricky Roe | |
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Cylk Cozart | ... | Slick |
| Anthony C. Hall | ... | Tony | |
| Kevin Benton | ... | Jack | |
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Bill Cross | ... | Freddie |
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Marques Johnson | ... | Mel |
| Robert Wuhl | ... | Marty | |
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Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around. Written by Rob Hartill
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college | basketball | athlete | college sports | college basketball |Taglines:
If You're Going To Win At Any Cost, Be Prepared To Pay The Price See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 February 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Basta vincere See more »Filming Locations:
Frankfort Senior High School - 1 S. Maish Road, Frankfort, Indiana, USA See more »Edit
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$22,355,000Company Credits
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by Big Joe Williams (as Joe Williams)
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Goofs
During Western's season finale against the Coast, about midway through the game a Coast player goes up for a dunk and in the background a side scoreboard clearly reads 00 as the score for Western. See more »Quotes
Pete Bell: Dwayne, you can get through college half-assed. Richard, you can get through LIFE half-assed. But I'll guarantee you boys one thing: sure as hell, I'll guarantee you this: you cannot *win* half-assed!See more »
Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Blue Chips/Midnight Cowboy/Reality Bites/The Critic/The Scent of Green Papaya (1994) See more »Soundtracks
Baby, Please Don't Goby Big Joe Williams (as Joe Williams)
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Blue Chips, for a sports movie, was very well done and well put together. Pete Bell, played by Nolte, is a Bob Knight style coach at Western University, a fictitous university in LA (think UCLA). After a few sub-par seasons, he has his first losing season as head coach and to keep up with the other big programs (think Kentucky and Michigan), he needs to recruit some top players, or blue chips, to come to Western. Strictly against under the table recruiting, Bell is forced to make a tough decision. Recruit good but not great players and perhaps lose his job due to losing as head coach, or go after the top 10 recruits to keep his job and start winning again. The movie plays out well and supporting actors, JT Walsh and Shaq, give solid performances. As for the basketball action itself, this movie probably has the best game sequences I have ever seen in a movie, with real college players filling as extras. There is also a load of cameos, including Rick Pitino, Dick Vitale and Larry Bird to name a few. Blue Chips is a solid movie and a very good sports movie.