Varsity Blues (1999)

Directed by

Brian Robbins

Genre

drama film, teen film, coming-of-age film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 473 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school football player in a small Texas town begins to question his coach's harsh methods and the pressure his community puts on the team. He and his teammates navigate adolescence while trying to balance their own desires with the expectations of others.

teen angstcoach conflictsmall-townboisterousedgydramedyhigh schoolrebellious

What happens

Varsity Blues is a 1999 American coming-of-age sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, and Scott Caan. In the film, a small-town high school football team deal with the pressures of adolescence, their football-obsessed community, and their authoritarian coach. Varsity Blues was theatrically released in the United States on January 15, 1999, by Paramount Pictures. The film grossed $54.3 million worldwide against a $16 million budget but received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its depiction of small-town communities and criticism for its cliches. Varsity Blues has since gone on to become a cult film, inspiring other coming-of-age films and the codename for a 2019 criminal investigation into U.S. college admissions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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