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One on One (1977)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
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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

PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Lamont Johnson

Written By: Robby Benson, Jerry Segal

In Theaters: Jun 28, 1977 Wide

Warner Bros.

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Cast

Robby Benson
Henry Steele
Annette O'Toole
Janet Hays
G.D. Spradlin
Coach Moreland Smith
Gail Strickland
B. J. Rudolph
Melanie Griffith
The Hitchhiker
James G. Richardson
Malcolm
H�ctor Morales
Gonzales
Cory Faucher
Tom
Doug Sullivan
Young Henry
Lamont Johnson
Barry Brunz
David Bond
Room Clerk
John Furlong
Cop
James Houghton
Jeff
Richard Jamison
High School Coach
Carolyn Judd
Ballet Instructor
Liz Jury
Mother Steele
Rich Jury
Father Steele
Deborah Richter
Kathy
Don Spencer
Photographer
Ron Holiday
Phillips
Brad Wilson
Student Trainer

Critic Reviews for One on One

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It also has some very good sequences that are not at all expected, including the smashing basketball game that concludes the film.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

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An earnest, mostly believable study of the psychological struggle that can occur between player and coach.

March 24, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Attractive if soft-centred basketball story, a sort of junior Rocky.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Written by and starring a young Robby Benson, a story told from the prospective an aspiring young college freshman, who simply loves the game of basketball, and teaches a valuable lesson as only Henry Steele can deliver it.

March 21, 2008

Rick Cagle

I loved this movie....Robby Benson, Annette O'toole, and a very young Melanie Griffith.....finally out on dvd

March 13, 2008

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