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All the Right Moves (1983),
Director: Michael Chapman, rated
R
for language, some nudity
He has
everything at stake. He can't afford to lose. He's got
to make all the right moves.
  Starring:
Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Charles Cioffi, Gary
Graham, Paul Carafotes, Chris Penn
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"You just sit there in
your office. A scholarship here, no scholarship there. He goes.
He stays.
Who in the hell gave you that power? You're just a
high school coach." -
Steff
Why watch this? A
compelling drama about Pennsylvania small town football.
Plot Summary:
Stefan Djordjevic, a talented high school football player,
yearns for a scholarship to escape his economically depressed
Pennsylvania steel town. His dream is to pursue an engineering
degree and avoid the local dead-end mill job. However, his
personality clashes with his coach, leading to a difficult
situation that threatens his football scholarship chances.
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Dad's Preview:
This realistic sports drama centers does something that really helps
this film's plot succeed - it presents main characters who
possess both good and bad traits. Stefan is a great player,
but he's too
emotional and sometimes makes bad decisions that impact the
team. His coach controls his players' futures, and he gets lost
in that power. Craig
T. Nelson, as that coach, gives an outstanding performance, and
he'd go on to star in
Coach, a hit on network TV.
This was filmed in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, when
football is a religion. |
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Lucille
Ball Prod.; 20th Century Fox |
