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Blue Chips is a 1994 sports drama film starring Nick Nolte as a college basketball coach who recruits star players with illegal inducements. The film features real-life basketball figures, such as Shaquille O'Neal, Bob Knight and Larry Bird, and was directed by William Friedkin.
Blue Chips: Directed by William Friedkin. With Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill. A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
- (15K)
- Drama, Sport
- William Friedkin
- 1994-02-18
Nick Nolte plays a college basketball coach who faces ethical dilemmas in recruiting top prospects. The movie explores the pressures, corruption and morality of big-time sports, with cameos by Larry Bird and Jerry Tarkanian.
Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) is a college basketball coach who has to improve his team's standing -- by any means necessary. His hopes are pinned on a trio of talented players: Neon...
- (30)
- William Friedkin
- PG-13
- Nick Nolte
Oct 9, 2014 · Blue Chips scores as "the best sports movie in years!" (Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews). Championship-winning coach Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) runs the cleanest p...
- 2 min
- 55.1K
- Paramount Movies Digital
Jul 8, 2019 · For better (Shaq and Penny) and for worse (Bobby Knight and Dick Vitale), Blue Chips will be remembered for bringing together some of the biggest basketball guns of its time.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the sports comedy film Blue Chips, directed by William Friedkin and written by Ron Shelton. See the full cast and crew list, including Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, and more.