James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Ali Larter

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron e...( read more  read more... )very Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his West Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them.

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77% liked it

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39% liked it

51 critics

R, 104 min.

Directed by: Brian Robbins

Release Date: January 15, 1999

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DVD Release Date: May 31, 1999

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  • June 12, 2009
    I remember believing high school was gonna be like these kinds of movies. I was soooo right. Hot for teacher
  • February 9, 2008
    Good football movie, still doesn't measure up to The Program but it is a close second.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • May 31, 2007
    It's sad but it's good.
  • January 15, 2007
    brainless but ok, no classic but worth watching
  • November 12, 2009
    All the performances are good and sturdy, but it is, I the main, wholly predictable, wheeling out all the old sports movie clichés. The opportunity was there to make distinctive comment about the obsession some places in America seem to have with high school football, but no, the...( read more)y would rather go for a film, which, while never exactly dull, isn't that entertaining either.
  • November 11, 2009
    inspirational, guilty pleasure
  • October 29, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • August 30, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that james van der beek (from the hit tv show dawson's creek), jon voight, ali larter (from the amazingly brilliant t...( read more)v show heroes), amy smart, paul walker, scott caan play good roles/parts throughout this movie.....i think that the director of this comedy/drama movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....its a really good movie n its a pretty sad movie 2 watch as well but this is a good movie n imn a fan of nfl football as i think its better than english football but this is a good movie n jon voight was brilliant as the coach of the football team its a great movie 2 watch
  • August 28, 2009
    A likable high school football movie where people here do not question the sanctity of football because winning is everything-at all cost here in Texas. I suppose the favourite part for most guys would be the whipped cream bikini scene. This happens to be Ali Larter 's movie debut.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Scenes work, but they don't pile up and build momentum. full review

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