- Release Date: 1994
- Runtime: 108 min
- Genre: Drama, Sport
- Starring: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill ... see all
- Director: William Friedkin
- Plot: Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team aren't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being... Read more
User Reviews
COOL PLOT
Jul 31, 2008
cyber_webb2nite - yahoo.com
Jul 31, 2008cyber_webb2nite - yahoo.com
I LIKE THE MOVIE BECAUSE I'M A BASKETBALL FANATIC AND THE STORY IS GOOD....THE STORY TELLS HOW A POOR SCHOOL RISE ABOVE THEIR SPECTATION...... Full review
Where the Chips May Fall
Jun 30, 2008
jwesley0909 - yahoo.com
Jun 30, 2008jwesley0909 - yahoo.com
Pretty good story that actually shows college sports as it really is. SO many temptations and accountability. Players on the take and coaches who come face to face with boosters who go beyond the call of duty to make sure their... Full review
Indiana Basketball
May 01, 2008
pmckendr - yahoo.com
May 01, 2008pmckendr - yahoo.com
Anyone who loves college basketball should see this movie. While it mack lack any real depth, it is a fun movie to watch and see Indiana dominate... Full review
dude
Feb 28, 2008
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Feb 28, 2008jacketrb19 - yahoo.com
jackets on 3.... 9-0hhh hhhhhhhhhh hhhhh hhhhhhhh hhhhh hhhhhhh hhhhhh hh hhh hhhhh hhhhhhhh hhhhhh hhhhhhh hhhhh hhhhhhhh hhhhh \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ht r cat went top ther store it was the best, i can act im a football layer jacket kemp texas rocks... Full review
What Could Have Been
Jan 29, 2008
alexkolokotronis - imdb.com
Jan 29, 2008alexkolokotronis - imdb.com
This movie seems to have a funny and interesting idea from the outlook. Yet this movies never quite takes off in the right direction or any direction. Through the first half of the movie it builds up as a comedy. In... Full review
Worst sports movie ever
Oct 07, 2007
gtoddworld - yahoo.com
Oct 07, 2007gtoddworld - yahoo.com
This movie stunk with a capital POOP. How did this movie ever get made? The best part is when Jerry Tarkanian smiles during the parade (It's funny watch that part in slow-mo). It could only get worse if Shaq was in... Full review
Best Movie EVER Made !!!!
May 31, 2007
bigryry23 - yahoo.com
May 31, 2007bigryry23 - yahoo.com
Shaq, Penny thats awesome and they can act in this movie. This movie should be commended for its greatness and everyone who likes basketbll should love this movie... Full review
walked out
May 31, 2007
stubarron11 - yahoo.com
May 31, 2007stubarron11 - yahoo.com
some great actors in this film <and no I am not talking about the ball players> but it is all to waste. I think this is the only movie I have ever walked out of in the theater.... Full review
Shaq, Penny And Nolte Kicked Ass
May 31, 2007
hulkhoganfanforlife - yahoo.com
May 31, 2007hulkhoganfanforlife - yahoo.com
This is the best basketball movie ever made and there is no argument anyone can make that will say otherwise.... Full review
Nolte: Shaq: Hardaway
May 19, 2007
alphamale_resurrection - yahoo.com
May 19, 2007alphamale_resurrection - yahoo.com
Nobody can argue that this is another great basketball movie along with Coach Carter (2005), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Above the Rim (1994), etc. I just bought this at Target for $9.99, and that is not a bad price if... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jun 07, 2009Deseret News
And the screenplay by Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham," "White Men Can't Jump") is smart and witty, with a serious commentary (however superficial) on the corruption of college basketball.....a good chunk of this movie was left on the cutting room floor, with several woefully underdeveloped supporting characters -....MST Nick Nolte's central performance in "Blue Chips" is complex, volatile and charismatic -.... ... Full Review
| Mar 29, 2008PopMatters
Second, Blue Chips was never all that good in the first place.
At first glance, it appears that Paramount couldnt have chosen a better time to re-insert Blue Chips into the public consciousness.
... Full Review
| Mar 29, 2005DVD Town
Lists like these are notoriously inadequate to cater to what each of us think is a great sports movie.
Blue Chips" is also notable for the big screen debuts of one Shaquille ONeal and his NBA compatriot Anfernee Penny Hardaway.
... Full Review
Chicago Reader
From the Chicago Reader The problem with this film's earnest script about corruption in college basketball is....the usually witty Ron Shelton ( Bull Durham , White Men Can't Jump ) wrote it long before he developed his familiar jivey style..... ... Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Pete Bell, the coach played by Nick Nolte in William Friedkin's new film " Blue Chips ," has so far remained entirely honest.
He also has a close friendship with the school's athletic director, played by former Celtics great Bob Cousy in a surprisingly on-target performance.
... Full Review
News
To all the freshman who just arrived to commence Summer B classes at University of Florida, I say welcome. You are about to learn all of the things that make Gainesville a great town both academically and culturally. ... Full Article
The Dream Team: Movie edition
star-telegram.com –
2008-08-11
C Neon Bordeaux (Shaquille ONeal), Blue Chips Hes a dominant force under the basket. Now if he could only pass those pesky entrance exams. And, by the way, he doesnt even want that Lexus you offered him to join the ... Full Article
Let's Eat Some Gumbo on My Fan BoatWhat the movies and TV always get wrong about New Orleans.
slate.com –
2007-09-21
I've yet to see a TV show or movie set in New Orleans that evokes the place I grew up in. As a kid, I got used to seeing Hollywood depict the city as a tidy fusion of the French... ... Full Article
Unintentional humor abounds, in this very poor attempt at trying to start up another franchise superhero (based on an actual DC Comics character spun off of Superman) with Shaquille O'Neal in the lead role. ... Full Article
Shaquille O'Neal is best known as the hulking 7'1", 300-pound center of basketball's Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers, but his is the rare sports personality able to cross over, with debatable success, into other areas of entertainment, such as... ... Full Article

Opening Rant From Blue Chips
Blue Chips - frantic Nick Nolte at the match
Shaq scene in blue chips ( spanish )
Blue Chips - speech before the game Nick Nolte
