One on One (1977)
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83% of critics liked it
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80% of users liked it
(472 ratings)
Robby Benson plays a talented but naive high school basketball star who wins a scholarship to a perfection-driven college. Here he discovers that he's way out of his league, easily outclassed athletically by his opponents and by his own team. In addition, he runs up against the sort of… More Robby Benson plays a talented but naive high school basketball star who wins a scholarship to a perfection-driven college. Here he discovers that he's way out of his league, easily outclassed athletically by his opponents and by his own team. In addition, he runs up against the sort of arm-twisting corruption that often occurs in a college where winning is the only thing. Only the support of his new girlfriend Janet (Annette O'Toole) sees him through his first two semesters. He must weather the bullying of his teammates and his mean-spirited coach (played by G. D. Spradlin). There was plenty of shuttling between cast and production staff in One on One. Besides starring in the film, Benson co-wrote the screenplay (with his father Jerry Segal), while director Lamont Johnson portrays Benson's alumni sponsor. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lamont Johnson
- Written By
- Robby Benson, Jerry Segal
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 28, 1977 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
Attractive if soft-centred basketball story, a sort of junior Rocky.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
It also has some very good sequences that are not at all expected, including the smashing basketball game that concludes the film.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
An earnest, mostly believable study of the psychological struggle that can occur between player and coach.
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Cast
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Robby Benson
as Henry Steele
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Annette O'Toole
as Janet Hays
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G.D. Spradlin
as Coach Moreland Smith
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Gail Strickland
as B. J. Rudolph
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Melanie Griffith
as The Hitchhiker
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James G. Richardson
as Malcolm
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Héctor Morales
as Gonzales
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Cory Faucher
as Tom
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Doug Sullivan
as Young Henry
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Lamont Johnson
as Barry Brunz
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David Bond
as Room Clerk
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John Furlong
as Cop
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James Houghton
as Jeff
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Richard Jamison
as High School Coach
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Carolyn Judd
as Ballet Instructor
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Liz Jury
as Mother Steele
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Rich Jury
as Father Steele
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Deborah Richter
as Kathy
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Don Spencer
as Photographer
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Ron Holiday
as Phillips
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Brad Wilson
as Student Trainer
