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Varsity Blues

1999 · 106 min

A rowdy, heartfelt underdog sports story that mixes locker-room comedy with small-town pressure and teenage rebellion.

Directed by
Brian Robbins
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Make your own rules.
Overview
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

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Directed by
Brian Robbins
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • rebellion
  • power
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Brian Robbins
Written by
W. Peter Iliff
Starring
James Van Der Beek, Amy Smart, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Richard Lineback
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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