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Blue Chips

1994 · 108 min

A sweaty, morally heavy locker-room drama that builds quiet pressure toward a conscience-stricken reckoning.

Directed by
William Friedkin
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Victory doesn't come cheap.
Overview
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

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Directed by
William Friedkin
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • morality
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
William Friedkin
Written by
Ron Shelton
Starring
Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, J.T. Walsh, Alfre Woodard, Penny Hardaway, Matt Nover
Music
Jed Leiber, Jeff Beck
Cinematography
Tom Priestley Jr.
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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