Blue Chips
1994 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 6.1 · 46% critics
A pressured college basketball coach struggles through a losing season and mounting demands to rebuild his program. As recruiting heats up, secret payments and perks from boosters tempt the team toward forbidden shortcuts, forcing hard choices about integrity, loyalty, and what it really costs to win.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-02-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 46/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (208 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a darker, more realistic sports drama about pressure, corruption, and tough choices, similar in spirit to Hardball; Not for you if you want a light, feel-good underdog story.
Pros: tense, realistic atmosphere; strong lead performance; gritty recruiting drama | Cons: scattered, overloaded story; preachy at times; ending feels weak
Themes
- sports
- basketball
Cast & crew
Nick Nolte
as Pete
Shaquille O'Neal
as Neon
Mary McDonnell
as Jenny
Ed O'Neill
as Ed
J.T. Walsh
as Happy
Alfre Woodard
as Lavada McRae
Penny Hardaway
as Butch
- MN
Matt Nover
as Ricky
Robert Wuhl
as Marty
Bob Cousy
as Vic
Directed by William Friedkin