The Program (1993)
Following the adventures and struggles of a group of talented football players from different countries, who unite in one team, the university major team, where they struggle against getting along with the pressure held on them by the coach.
30 November 1940, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
July 27, 1980 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
13 February 1969, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
11 March 1970
12 March 1939, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
27 January 1970, Tucson, Arizona, USA
17 September 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 September 1969, New York City, New York, USA
4 August 1964, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
17 June 1944, Roswell, Georgia, USA
4 July 1936, Waller County, Texas, USA
22 May 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
23 April 1960, York, Pennsylvania, USA
19 December 1969, Mission Viejo, California, USA
7 March 1952, Alcoa, Tennessee, USA
January 01, 2000
By the film's end, I found myself simultaneously hoping that ESU would win its big game, and that the school would pull the plug on its football program. I guess that's how I was supposed to feel.
January 01, 2000
The Program is largely a compendium of football grievances mixed with soap opera high jinks.
January 01, 2000
The Program is a mish-mash of cliches.
November 27, 2015
Very good, revealing film about the extraordinary pressure of modern competitive sport and the man who has become something of a negative role model, even though his backstory as a cancer survivor does allow room for sympathy.
January 01, 2000
As noisy and ludicrous as all this sounds, the movie does have its share of guilty pleasures. Like the kid on steroids, it's revved so high that it's out of control.
March 26, 2009
Most of the focus is on Sheffer, whose character is too enigmatic, while Epps , Berry and Swanson gamely try to pull for extra dramatic yardage but can't do much with their underwritten roles.
January 01, 2000
Hardly any shattering revelations here and certainly no blame-placing.
August 30, 2004
The Program is a routine Joe College movie, with the added twist that Joe College is Joe Kane (Craig Sheffer), a prime contender for the Heisman Trophy.
January 01, 2000
One might want to consider wearing a helmet while watching.
January 24, 2014
Those are fairly standard story lines in a football movie, so that leaves the assorted relationship subplots, which frankly, are worse.
