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The Program (1993) 6.4
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying. Director:David S. Ward |
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Cast
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| James Caan | ... | ||
| Halle Berry | ... | ||
| Omar Epps | ... | ||
| Craig Sheffer | ... |
Joe Kane
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| Kristy Swanson | ... |
Camille Shafer
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Bud-Lite Kaminski
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Duane Davis | ... |
Alvin Mack
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Jon Pennell | ... |
Bobby Collins
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Louanne
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J.C. Quinn | ... |
Joe's Father
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| Leon Pridgen | ... |
Ray Griffen
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Michael Flippo | ... |
Coach Humes
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Jeff Portell | ... |
Reporter #1
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Ernest Dixon | ... |
Coach Clayton
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A college football coach is told by his bosses that unless they do better this season it could be his last. To bolster the team he recruits a talented wide receiver. A female student is assigned to help him assimilate with college life and that includes doing his studies because he spent his whole life just playing football. And he finds himself attracted to her and she already has a boyfriend who is also on the team but he might be more concern about losing his position than losing her to him. And the coach has to deal with his other players' situations like the team's quarterback who deals with his father being distant by drinking and it eventually gets him in trouble. And one of the team's defensive players is obviously using steroids but passes the drug tests. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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Pressure surrounds them. Competition divides them. Talent unites them. A story of what it takes to survive... See more »Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
24 September 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Juego peligroso See more »Box Office
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Coach Winters: Yeah, but when was the last time 80,000 people showed up to watch a kid do a damn chemistry experiment? Why don't you stick the bow-tie up your ass?
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Written by Alan Mirikitani
Performed by BB & The Screaming Buddah Heads
Courtesy of Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co.
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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 of the scene. See more »Goofs
Kane discards the ice pack on his neck, just before going back into the game against Michigan. As he is shown leaving the bench area, he passes by Jefferson who is wearing jersey # 80. In the next shot/clip Kane is shown heading onto the field, the coach tells Jefferson to also go into the game and Jefferson is now wearing jersey # 20. See more »Quotes
Regent Chairman: This is not a football vocational school. It's an institute for higher learning.Coach Winters: Yeah, but when was the last time 80,000 people showed up to watch a kid do a damn chemistry experiment? Why don't you stick the bow-tie up your ass?
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House of ShameWritten by Alan Mirikitani
Performed by BB & The Screaming Buddah Heads
Courtesy of Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co.
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During the course of high school and college, we always come across numerous stereotypes. The 'jock' stereotype is possibly the most recognized. This movie transcended that and only focused on the brotherhood and comradery that arises from playing an organised sport. Not only did I enjoy this movie to a great extent I thought it to be both hilarious and dramatic. I believed the quality of acting in this film to have been superb, as well as the football scenes.