Blue Chips (1994)
- Directed by
- William Friedkin
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 211 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A college basketball coach struggles to recruit top players while facing pressure to win at all costs. The film follows his moral dilemmas as he bends rules and deals with the demands of boosters and the media.
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What happens
Blue Chips is a 1994 American sports drama film, directed by William Friedkin, written by Ron Shelton and starring Nick Nolte as a college basketball coach trying to recruit a winning team. His players were portrayed by actors as well as real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway and cameos include noted basketball figures Bob Knight, Rick Pitino, George Raveling, Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Jerry Tarkanian, Matt Painter, Allan Houston, Dick Vitale, Jim Boeheim, Dan Dakich and Bobby Hurley, as well as actor Louis Gossett Jr. While the film was released to mixed reviews, general assessment of Blue Chips has become more favorable in the decades since, and it has been listed as one of the best sports movies of all time by Rolling Stone, Yardbarker and The Athletic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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