Movie
description |
-Tom
Cruise
-Lea
Thompson
-Craig
T.
Nelson
Stefan
(Tom
Cruise)
is
determined
to
leave
the
sleepy
Pennsylvania
mining
town
of
Ampipe
where
he
is
growing
up.
An
exceptional
athlete,
Stef
sees
football
as
his
ticket
out.
His
pursuit
of a
scholarship,
however,
brings
him
at
odds
with
his
combative
coach
(Craig
T.
Nelson).
While
rebelling
against
his
coach
and
his
town,
Stef
takes
up
with
Lisa
Litski
(Lea
Thompson),
an
attractive
schoolmate
and
talented
saxophone
player.
Cruise
graduated
to
leading
man
status
with
this
film,
one
of
many
early
1980s
pictures
with
strong
teen
identities.
His
sexy,
defiant
presence
carries
the
film.
First
time
director
Michael
Chapman
(cinematographer
of
TAXI
DRIVER
and
many
other
films)
proves
himself
especially
adept
in
capturing
the
intense
football
sequences.
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