The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 47%, Metacritic 50/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
482 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian RobbinsDirector
- W. Peter IliffScreenplay
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James Van Der BeekJonathan 'Mox' Moxon
- Amy SmartJules Harbor
- Jon VoightCoach Bud Kilmer
- Paul WalkerLance Harbor
- Ron LesterBilly Bob
- Scott CaanCharlie Tweeder
- Ali LarterDarcy Sears
- Richard LinebackJoe Harbor
- Tiffany C. LoveCollette Harbor
- Eliel SwintonWendell Brown
- Thomas F. DuffySam Moxon
- Jill Parker-JonesMo Moxon (as Jill Parker Jones)
Stills
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Themes
small townsportsamerican footballtexascheerleaderhigh school sportsthe big game