Varsity Blues

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Varsity Blues

R

1999

1h 44m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Action

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In West Canaan, Texas, high school football reigns supreme. When starting quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) turns up injured, the Coyotes' ruthless coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight), must promote benchwarmer Jonathon "Mox" Moxon (James Van Der Beek) to lead the team in its quest for a divisional title. Suddenly thrown into the spotlight, Mox must deal with the pressure of carrying the aspirations of an entire town on his shoulders, as he struggles to pursue his own very different dreams.

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Critics Consensus

This is a predictable football movie that lacks intensity.

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Mike Musgrove

Washington Post

01/01/2000

3.5/5

It delivers the goods in a fresh manner.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

2/4

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

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Joe Leydon

Variety

01/01/2000

An unappetizing mix of raucously vulgar comedy and teen-angst melodrama.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Mar 8

89/100

Varsity Blues is a solid 90’s film, a great teen dramady, and an absolute blast.

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

01/09/2024

3.5/5

Varsity Blues is a fun, teen movie but that is about it.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

01/08/2024

Now, 25 years later, even when realizing that maybe the heroes of this story shouldn’t have their faults laughed off so much (Tweeder really should be in jail), there’s still a lot of good left.

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Kevin P

@RT55971421 Jul 20

Charming entertaining sports high school movie with a southern twang. The patriotic intro is a little corny, but thankfully the movie picks up the pace quickly and feels more like a chill slice of life movie than your typical high school cliche storyline as the main conflict focuses more on the characters trying to please and later stand up their psychotic Football coach. The football scenes are fairly entertaining. I dig the late-90's rock soundtrack. The son wanting to branch off and make his own path is nothing new, but it's decently executed. The Billy Bob character starts off as a walking stereotype. But man, the coach is a moron for demanding that a concussion player play. It turns the antagonist into a cartoon character. I also groaned at the melodramatic reaction from girlfriend acting speechless just because her boyfriend is mildly happy about being a football star. It's far from perfect, but I had a good time with this movie and I understand the nostalgia for it.

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rick S

@rickdawgg Apr 18

I am now 38 and saw this movie when it came out and this is up there with remember the titans and coach carter as a must see people giving this below a 3 star never played or understood sports and it shows

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Paul D

@LVHothead Feb 21

Drags out every cliche known to man. Jon Voigt is just dreadful. All the young actors are over the top campy.

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Ryein E.

@mustyladonna Feb 18

RIP to the Beek!!!

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Russell H

@RT85733992 Feb 13

I loved the characters. Brings me back to the 90s.

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Hendrix G.

@HendrixG Feb 12

Great Movie For Football Fans

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Brian Robbins

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James Van Der Beek

Jonathon "Mox" Moxon

Jon Voight

Coach Bud Kilmer

Paul Walker

Lance Harbor

Ron Lester

Billy Bob

Scott Caan

Charlie Tweeder

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Synopsis

In West Canaan, Texas, high school football reigns supreme. When starting quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) turns up injured, the Coyotes' ruthless coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight), must promote benchwarmer Jonathon "Mox" Moxon (James Van Der Beek) to lead the team in its quest for a divisional title. Suddenly thrown into the spotlight, Mox must deal with the pressure of carrying the aspirations of an entire town on his shoulders, as he struggles to pursue his own very different dreams.

Director: Brian Robbins
Producer: Tova Laiter, Brian Robbins, Michael Tollin
Screenwriter: W. Peter Iliff
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Marquee Tollin/Robins, MTV Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.9M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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