Directed by:
William FriedkinScreenplay:
Ron SheltonCinematography:
Tom Priestley Jr.Cast:
Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J. T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill, Alfre Woodard, Shaquille O'Neal, Cylk Cozart, Robert Wuhl, Larry Bird, Louis Gossett Jr., Rick Fox (more)VOD (4)
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Championship-winning coach Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) runs the cleanest program in collegiate basketball. When he finds himself on the brink of his first losing season, Bell decides he must make a risky move to protect his job: under-the-table dollars for talent. Betraying his conscience and the trust of his ex-wife (Mary McDonnell), bell signs the nation's blue chips: a farm boy forward (Matt Nover), a playmaking guard from the projects (Penny Hardaway), and Neon Bodeaux (Shaquille O'Neal), a 7-foot slam-dunking phenom from the bayou. (Showtime)
(more)Cast
![Nick Nolte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054982_f151f6.png)
Nick Nolte
USA
Best movies:
Warrior (2011)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
U Turn (1997)
![Mary McDonnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440444_882671.png)
Mary McDonnell
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV movie)
Donnie Darko (2001)
![J. T. Walsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268913_0ec7a3.jpg)
J. T. Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Misery (1990)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
![Ed O'Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/539/164539649_74aabe.jpg)
Ed O'Neill
USA
Best movies:
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991) (TV movie)
The Tenth Kingdom (2000) (series)
![Alfre Woodard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/522/166522522_322985.jpg)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
![Shaquille O'Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444282_2d0e4f.jpg)
Shaquille O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
The Lego Movie (2014)
He Got Game (1998)
Blue Chips (1994)
Cylk Cozart
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! (1991)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
![Robert Wuhl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272147_87258e.jpg)
Robert Wuhl
USA
Best movies:
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
Batman (1989)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Larry Bird
USA
Best movies:
Blue Chips (1994)
Space Jam (1996)
Celtic Pride (1996)
![Louis Gossett Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405843_318767.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The White Dawn (1974)
![Rick Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/367/166367505_7cfe45.jpg)
Rick Fox
Canada
Best movies:
He Got Game (1998)
Resurrection (1999)
Blue Chips (1994)
![Jim Beaver](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279606_98254d.jpg)
Jim Beaver
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Magnolia (1999)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
![Persia White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/226/163226019_1f4b8d.jpg)
Persia White
USA
Best movies:
Blue Chips (1994)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Blood Dolls (1999)
Anthony C. Hall
Best movies:
Gang Related (1997)
Forget Paris (1995)
The Client (1994)
Matt Nover
Best movies:
Blue Chips (1994)
Bob Cousy
USA
Best movies:
Blue Chips (1994)
Celtic Pride (1996)
Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway
USA
Best movies:
Blue Chips (1994)
Aliza Washabaugh
USA
Best movies:
Blue Chips (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Red Sun Rising (1993)
Marques Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Dark City (1998)
Forget Paris (1995)
Sunset Strip (2000)
Frank Rossi
USA
Best movies:
Blue Chips (1994)
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Late Autumn (2010)