The Program
1993 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 6.5 · 47% critics
A major university football team faces intense pressure to win, and the players cope in very different ways. As the season builds, the demands of the sport collide with school, relationships, and risky choices involving partying, drugs, and performance shortcuts.
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-09-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 47/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (109 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, pressure-cooker college sports drama with plenty of on-field action and off-field temptation; Not for you if you dislike stereotypes or sprawling subplots—Varsity Blues is a common comparison.
Pros: exciting football action; multiple character angles; engaging team pressure | Cons: heavy stereotypes; uneven acting; too many storylines
Themes
- sports
- american football
Cast & crew
James Caan
as Sam Winters
Halle Berry
as Autumn Haley
Omar Epps
as Darnell Jefferson
Craig Sheffer
as Joe Kane
Kristy Swanson
as Camille Shafer
Abraham Benrubi
as Bud-Lite Kaminski
- DD
Duane Davis
as Alvin Mack
Jon Pennell
as Bobby Collins
Andrew Bryniarski
as Steve Lattimer
- MF
Michael Flippo
as Coach Humes
Directed by David S. Ward