Varsity Blues (1999)

A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured.

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writer:

W. Peter Iliff

Stars:

James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Van Der Beek	...	Mox
Jon Voight	...	Coach Kilmer
Paul Walker	...	Lance Harbor
Ron Lester	...	Billy Bob
Scott Caan	...	Tweeter
Richard Lineback	...	Joe Harbor
Tiffany C. Love	...	Collette Harbor
Amy Smart	...	Julie Harbor
Eliel Swinton	...	Wendell
Thomas F. Duffy	...	Sam Moxon (as Thomas Duffy)
Jill Parker-Jones	...	Mo Moxon (as Jill Parker Jones)
Joe Pichler	...	Kyle Moxon
Mark Walters	...	Chet McNurty
Brady Coleman	...	Sheriff Bigelow
James N. Harrell	...	Murray (as James Harrell)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

tough girl | scantily clad female | female striptease | topless woman | topless | 

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Taglines:

It takes a hero to know what's worth winning.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language throughout, sexuality and nudity, and some substance abuse

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Varsity Blues

Filming Locations:

380 N. Broad Street, Coupland, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,515,723, 17 January 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$52,885,587, 18 April 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTV Films,Marquee Tollin/Robins,Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Darcy (Ali Larter) sports her whipped-cream-bikini, shaving cream was used. Whipped cream wouldn't stick right.

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Goofs

When Billy Bob and Tweeter rush the punter and Tweeter blocks the punt, the whistle can be heard blowing immediately after the blocked punt. By Federation rules, this would be an inadvertent whistle. The ball remains live after a blocked punt.

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Quotes

Police Officer: These kids there just running around wild these days. Them kids last night they stole a cop car.
Bar Man: NO?
Police Officer: Yes! And then they exposed theyselves!
Bar Man: Exposed theyselves?
Police Officer: Yes! They put them wieners on the glass at the Alano Club, while the ladies were rehearsing the Christmas pageant.

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Connections

Featured in I Love the '90s: Part Deux: 1999 (2005)

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Soundtracks

Are You Ready For the Fallout?
Written by Tony Scalzo
Performed by Fastball

User Reviews

A glimpse at Texas football!

Having played football in West Texas for a 3-A dynasty team, this movie brings back the memories and the nightmares that a dynasty town can give. The scene with the convience store clerk giving Mox the beer is a regular thing as far as the players getting "special" treatment. The attitude of the players and coaches seem real. For a glimpse inside the fame Texas football attitude, this is the movie to watch!