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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302994087
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 630299408X
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: January 26, 1995
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 24098
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 1993
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Follow the lives of a group of young athletes who come together from different worlds to pursue a dream in THE PROGRAM, an inside look at the gritty, action-packed world of Top 10 college football. Full of excitement and hard-hitting action, it's the ultimate story of what they must do to fight the pressure, face the pain, and survive intercollegiate football. Talent unites them, competition divides them, and their demanding coach (James Caan, THE GODFATHER, MICKEY BLUE EYES, ERASER) stands by them, even when they fall. Also starring Halle Berry (2001 Best Actress, MONSTER'S BALL, SWORDFISH, X-MEN), Craig Sheffer (A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT), and Kristy Swanson (DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR?) -- you'll catch the excitement of football season year-round when you grab this big-screen winner today!
Amazon.com:
This is the movie blamed for encouraging college kids (and others) to lie down on the painted divider between lanes of highway traffic. (Incredibly, the studio pulled the film in its opening weeks and deleted the allegedly offending scene.) James Caan plays a football coach under tremendous pressure from his university's sports program to come up with a winning team. The story focuses on the fallout of that pressure on the lives of several players and the program itself. It's all rather flat and TV-movie-like, and because there is an emphasis on issues instead of characters, the actors work doubly hard to bring dimension to their stock roles. On the plus side, the cast is largely composed of young actors who have come a long way since the film's release. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Best!
Until the movie "Friday Night Lights" came out, this one was the greatest football movie of all time!
Unlike "Friday Night Lights", this movie is about corruption, drugs and last chances in college football programs!
One of the most memorable characters of all time "Steve Lattimer"!
If your a football fan and "The Program" slipped by you, check it out!!
Rating:  - By the book
Gee, a bad boy quarterback, meathead lineman, some girl who inspires a guy to do better with his life, and a not always ethical coach. The creativity of this sports drama knows absolutely no bounds. Looking for the infamous scene where the players lie in the middle of the highway.... sorry, they cut that out. What we're left with is a vapid sports drama that has nothing really new to say.
I will give it three stars for the fact that it's still pretty well exceuted, and the personality ... Read More
Rating:  - A good build up to a disappointing finish...
This has to be categorized as a solid movie with strong performances from both old and young actors alike. There indeed were a wide variety of subplots in this movie but I felt that they generally helped the film to progress. The acting was solid, with great performances from Epps and Caan. The actor who played Alvin, the defensive superstar, ironically got his just desserts. I also think Halle Berry played her role very well, although her character almost made the movie unnecessarily messy. The character ... Read More
Rating: - Tries too hard, stumbles under pressure. No apologies.
Yeah, a football movie. But one to be admired? Nope. Is there lots of hard hitting action? Yep. But are there better? Uh-huh. This movie just tries too hard. And James Caan has had better performances, for example, "Brian's Song". As for Craig Sheffer, this isn't his best either. You could probably give the hot spot to Omar Epps just for his hard work to try to make mediocrity into something worth watching.
We have football movies with better quality than this. While I can watch this a few times, ... Read More
Rating: - Too Many Subplots, but still a Good Effort
If you're looking for a movie that will give you an overall feel on what behind the curtain NCAA college football is all about, this ain't the one. Unfortunately, there aren't too many out there. While I did find The Program somewhat entertaining, I thought that it tried to appeal to way too many *types* of viewers by convoluting any one clear and relevant plotline with a host of subplots.
At the beginning of this movie, you may be led to believe that the movie is going to be a sort of expose on ... Read More
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302994087
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 630299408X
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: January 26, 1995
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 24098
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 1993