The Program

Sep 24, 1993

1h 52m

★ 6.4

Pressure surrounds them. Competition divides them. Glory unites them.

Overview

Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.

Genres

Drama

Action

Romance

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

The Program Trailers

Cast

Sam Winters

James Caan

Autumn Haley

Halle Berry

Darnell Jefferson

Omar Epps

Joe Kane

Craig Sheffer

Camille Shafer

Kristy Swanson

Bud-Lite Kaminski

Abraham Benrubi

Alvin Mack

Duane Davis

Bobby Collins

Jon Pennell

Steve Lattimer

Andrew Bryniarski

Coach Humes

Michael Flippo

Coach Clayton

Ernest Dixon

Louanne

Joey Lauren Adams

Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.

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6.2

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6.8

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6.6

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7.1

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0.0

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6.6

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7.2

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5.7

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6.1

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