Blue Chips (1994)
- Starring:
- Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Category:
- Drama
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Blue Chips examines greed, cheating, and "winning at all costs" in the world of college basketball. Nick Nolte plays the stressed-out coach on the verge of his first losing season, who hits the road in search of new players not already signed by a bigger school. He finds three prospects: a precision Chicago shooter (Anfernee Hardaway), a giant farmboy (Matt Nover), and a talented troublemaker (Shaquille O'Neal). All three, wise to the ways of college basketball recruitment, make excessive financial and lifestyle demands before they can be persuaded to come to the school; the coach, already haunted by accusations of underhanded dealings, doesn't want to dig himself a deeper hole but has no choice. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- Nick Nolte - Pete Bell
- J.T. Walsh - Happy
- Alfre Woodard - Lavada McRae
- Bob Cousy - Vic
- Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway - Butch
- Cylk Cozart - Slick
- Kevin Benton - Jack
- Marques Johnson - Mel
- Michael Johnson - Cash Man
- Bobby Knight - Himself
- Louis Di Giaimo
- Dick Vitale - Himself
- Allan Malamud - Reporter
- Sam Crawford - The Texas Western Team
- Jim Beaver - Ricky's Father
- Mary McDonnell - Jenny
- Ed O'Neill - Ed
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - Father Dawkins
- Shaquille O'Neal - Neon
- Matt Nover - Ricky
- Anthony C. Hall - Tony
- Bill Cross - Freddie
- Robert Wuhl - Marty
- Nigel Miguel - Dolphin
- Michael Butler - Dolphin
- Tony Gonzalez - Dolphin Mascot
- Jerry Tarkanian - Himself
- Thomas Hill - The Coast Team
- Larry Bird
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Writer(s):
- Ron Shelton
- Producer(s):
- Michelle Rappaport
- Categories:
- Drama
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