The Program (1993)
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Directors
David S. Ward
Cast
James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson, Abraham Benrubi
The story
ESU Timberwolves coach Sam Winters must win this season or be fired. Sophomore quarterback Joe Kane spends Christmas with his alcoholic family while junior Alvin Mack gives his mother a door knocker for the house he will buy when he turns pro. Running back Darnell Jefferson is recruited to ESU.
Genres
Action, American football film, Drama, Sport, action film, drama film
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