A 1983 American sports drama film directed by Michael Chapman, which follows a star high school football player (Tom Cruise) trying to get out of his dying home mill town in Pennsylvania.
The film also stars Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Charles Cioffi, Gary Graham, Paul Carafotes, Chris Penn, Leon, Sandy Faison, James A Baffico, Mel Winkler, and Terry O'Quinn.
It was released on October 21, 1983.
Tropes for the film:
- The Ace: Stefen Djordjevic is the star football player in the team.
- Alliterative Name: Lisa Lietzke.
- Company Town: Ampipe, Pennsylvania is this as well as a Dying Town, due to American Pipe & Still suffering an economic downturn.
- Male Frontal Nudity: Cruise's can be glimpsed during the sex scene.
- Tagline: "He had a dream but the dream had begun to sour...busting to break out he had to make... All the Right Moves".
