• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1983-10-21
  • Runtime91 minutes
  • TaglineHe has everything at stake. He can't afford to lose. He's got to make all the right moves.
  • Revenue17,233,166$
  • GenreRomance, Drama
  • Production
    CompaniesLucille Ball Productions, 20th Century Fox
  • Budget5,600,000$

Movie Overview

Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.

Casts

Tom Cruise

Craig T. Nelson

Lea Thompson

Charles Cioffi

Gary Graham

Paul Carafotes

Chris Penn

Sandy Faison

James A. Baffico

Mel Winkler

Keith Diamond

Terry O'Quinn

Victor Arnold

Dick Miller

Leon