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Blue Chips
(1994)
Genre(s):
Basketball, Campus Capers, Ethics & Morals, Sports Dramas
Cast:
Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, J.T. Walsh, Alfre Woodard; CAMEO(S): Larry Bird, Bobby Knight, Rick Pitino; DIRECTED BY: William Friedkin; WRITTEN BY: Ron Shelton; MUSIC BY: Nile Rodgers, Jeff Beck, Jed Leiber. PRODUCER: Michele Rappaport, Ron Shelton, Wolfgang Glattes, Paramount Pictures.
Review:
Nolte does Bobby Knight in this saga of Western U basketball coach Pete Bell, suffering through his first losing season. What follows is a tug of war between rich alumni who want to win at any cost and his ethics as he recruits for a new season. Larger than life hoopster O'Neal's film debut. McDonnell and Woodard are merely afterthoughts, but look for cameos from many real life b-ballers, including Dick Vitale and Larry Bird. Average script is bolstered by exciting game footage, shot during real games for authenticity.
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