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By Joel Strauch
Senior Reporter
This film goes beyond the typical sports
movie. “Blue Chips,” the latest to hit the screen
deals with more than the obvious issue of
winning or losing.
Coach Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) is at a cross
roads in his career. After coaching the Western
University Dolphins to two national champion
ships, he has recently coached his first losing
season.
Faced with the dilemma of either attracting
top-notch athletes honestly or attracting them
illegally using alumni funds to compete with
the corrupt recruiting practices of other schools.
Coach Bell wrestles with his conscience.
His desire to win, at any cost, finally over
comes his respect for the rules.
His ex-wife and best friend, Jenny (Mary
McDonnell), is devastated by his betrayal.
Bell and the best players that money can bu>
—Shaquille O’Neal, Matt Nover and Anfemcc
“Penny” Hardaway—win their opening game
against Bobby Knight’s (played by The Gener
al himself) No. 1-ranked Indiana team.
Bell must decide if winning is worth betray
ing his ex-wife and selling his soul.
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Nick Nolte, second from left, stars with, from left, Shaquille O’Neal, Matt Nover and Anfernee Penny Hardaway
in “Blue Chips.”
“Blue Chips” is an excellent sports film. The
basketball characters are all skilled players,
and with appearances by Knight, Larry Bird
and O’Neal, the show is highly real istic from an
athletic point of view.
The acting suffers at points — a sacrifice
that is balanced by the excellent athletics—but
Nolte shines as usual. As busy as he has been.
he finds time to give his all to a difficult role as
a demanding coach corrupted by the system.
O’Neal acts about as well as he raps (which
is surprisingly good). As imposing on the screen
as he is on the court, his presence delivers most
of his lines.
Mary McDonnell has a limited yet essentia!
part and plays it to the teeth. A fiercely indepen
dent woman who can no longer live with Bell
but still loves and admires him, she is there to
both support and criticize.
“Blue Chips” is a solid show with some great
basketball, and it also brings to light some
controversial sports issues.
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