The Program (1993)
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36% of critics liked it
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77% of users liked it
(11,436 ratings)
Eastern State University isn't particularly notable for anything except its football program. Lately, even that hasn't been doing too well, and the athletic staff led by Coach Winters (James Caan) are under considerable pressure by the administration and alumni to bring in a winning season. To do… More Eastern State University isn't particularly notable for anything except its football program. Lately, even that hasn't been doing too well, and the athletic staff led by Coach Winters (James Caan) are under considerable pressure by the administration and alumni to bring in a winning season. To do that, he has to recruit some able, promising young players out of high school. It's not too surprising to learn that he will do almost anything to get these kids, and its even less surprising that, as long as they keep producing on the field, he and the college will overlook almost any obnoxious behavior the boys can perpetrate to the limit of their ability. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 57 min.
- Directed By
- David S. Ward, Allan Graf
- Written By
- David S. Ward, Aaron Latham
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Sep 24, 1993 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 29, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The Program is largely a compendium of football grievances mixed with soap opera high jinks.
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Cast
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James Caanas Coach Sam Winters -
Halle Berryas Autumn -
Omar Eppsas Darnell Jefferson
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Craig Shefferas Joe Kane -
Kristy Swansonas Camille -
Abraham Benrubias Bud-Lite
