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Blue Chips (1994)

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Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 6

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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 7,548

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Blue Chips examines greed, cheating, and "winning at all costs" in the world of college basketball. Nick Nolte plays the stressed-out coach on the verge of his first losing season, who hits the road in search of new players not already signed by a bigger school. He finds three prospects: a precision Chicago shooter (Anfernee Hardaway), a giant farmboy (Matt Nover), and a talented troublemaker (Shaquille O'Neal). All three, wise to the ways of college basketball recruitment, make excessive

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Mar 29, 2005

Paramount Home Video

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A deafness-inducing but otherwise ho-hum would-be expose of shady recruiting practices by college basketball programs.

March 25, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety
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Not even an unsentimental basketball fan like director William Friedkin can wash away all the corn syrup.

March 25, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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This hard-hitting college basketball drama marks a notable return to form for William Friedkin.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
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If Mr. Friedkin didn't have to work so strenuously framing two-shots of Mr. Nolte with this seven-foot athlete, it might be hard to remember that Mr. O'Neal has a day job.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times
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The filmmakers don't get the ball into the Shaq-man's hands enough -- both literally and figuratively -- to make this personable giant's screen debut memorable.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post
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If it wasn't for some exciting roundball action, Shaquille O'Neal's hulking-dunking presence and a wonderfully guttural performance from coach Nick Nolte, you'd slither off the bench asleep.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post
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Watching various hoop stars and legends trying to act is cringeworthy, O'Neal particularly bad, but Friedkin's movie, written by sports film specialist Shelton has a lot of passion.

March 25, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4
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A good concept fails to become a good movie in this predictable tale of corruption in college basketball.

March 25, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
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[An] effective, if overlong basketball drama.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
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Audience Reviews for Blue Chips

"Blue Chips" is one of my favorite basketball movies. I've seen it a few times and it still doesn't get old. A coach (Nick Nolte) that has always had a successful career as coach of Western University is facing the threat of his first ever losing season. He has to find a way to get his team back on a winning streak, even if it means finding new and better players.
Nick Nolte does a spectacular job as the coach, but that's not the only reason that "Blue Chips" is such a realistic and great basketball movie. If you're familiar with NBA basketball, you'll see a lot of players that you know from today's game such as Penny Hardaway and Shaq. You'll also see other basketball legends such as Larry Bird and Bob Cousy. When it's gametime, it's as realistic as a movie can get. It has powerful coaching, spectacular defensive and offensive movies, the roaring crowd, and even the press conference after the game. "Blue Chips" has more drama in it than just about any basketball movie ever made.

If you'd like to see a realistic basketball movie, I recommend getting "Blue Chips." It won't let you down. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. It's definitely one of the better basketball movies, and easily Shaq's best, although it doesn't really feature him.
August 15, 2009
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Bob Cousy shooting free throws is reason enough for three stars. The other one is for Nick Nolte and Shaq.
April 27, 2008
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