Varsity Blues

Jan 15, 1999

1h 46m

★ 6.2

Make your own rules.

Overview

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

MTV Films

Paramount Pictures

Tollin/Robbins Productions

Varsity Blues Trailers

Cast

Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon

James Van Der Beek

Jules Harbor

Amy Smart

Coach Bud Kilmer

Jon Voight

Lance Harbor

Paul Walker

Billy Bob

Ron Lester

Charlie Tweeder

Scott Caan

Darcy Sears

Ali Larter

Joe Harbor

Richard Lineback

Sam Moxon

Thomas F. Duffy

Kyle Moxon

Joe Pichler

Sheriff Bigelow

Brady Coleman

Wendell Brown

Eliel Swinton

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