Blue Chips
Victory doesn't come cheap.
Victory doesn't come cheap.
Drama
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1994
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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.
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Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
18 Feb 1994
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$35,000,000
Revenue:
$26,000,000
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
A deafness-inducing but otherwise ho-hum would-be expose of shady recruiting practices by college basketball programs.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
25 Mar 2008
rotten:
Not even an unsentimental basketball fan like director William Friedkin can wash away all the corn syrup.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
25 Mar 2008
fresh:
If Mr. Friedkin didn't have to work so strenuously framing two-shots of Mr. Nolte with this seven-foot athlete, it might be hard to remember that Mr. O'Neal has a day job.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The filmmakers don't get the ball into the Shaq-man's hands enough -- both literally and figuratively -- to make this personable giant's screen debut memorable.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
If it wasn't for some exciting roundball action, Shaquille O'Neal's hulking-dunking presence and a wonderfully guttural performance from coach Nick Nolte, you'd slither off the bench asleep.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000