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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A 1993 sports drama set in the fictional Eastern State University (ESU), where coach Sam Winters (James Caan) is under intense pressure to deliver a winning season after two straight losing campaigns, or face the prospect of getting fired. His team is not without talent, as junior quarterback Joe Kane (Craig Sheffer) is a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy, junior linebacker Alvin Mack (Duane Davis) is arguably the country's best defensive player, and Darnell Jefferson (Omar Epps) is a highly-regarded freshman recruit at tailback. He's also got Steve Lattimer (Andrew Bryniarski), a senior defensive end who mysteriously gained 35 pounds in the offseason, and is likely to start after spending his first three seasons on the punt return team.However, each of these young men have their own personal challenges that could jeopardize the team's chances of making it to a bowl game and saving Winters' job – Joe comes from a family of alcoholics, Alvin is functionally-illiterate and sees the NFL as his family's ticket out of poverty, Lattimer is obviously and blatantly doping to get big, and Darnell is a cocky kid from the ghetto whose love interest, the pretty, smart, and hard-working upperclassman Autumn Haley (Halle Berry), is way out of his league. And dating the guy who's starting ahead of him at TB.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The Program received mixed reviews upon its release, although the late Roger Ebert did give the film three stars out of four for its fairly realistic depiction of a big-name college football program.Not to be confused with the 2015 film of the same name, which is about disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong. | |
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Bittersweet Ending: The Timberwolves narrowly defeat Georgia Tech and get a bowl game invite, effectively allowing Coach Winters to keep his job. Darnell and Autumn are in a relationship, with Mr. Haley approving of Darnell due to his improved grades and work ethic. He's also become friends with his old rival, Ray Griffen. Joe is finally sober and has reconciled with Camille. But his 28-day rehab stint and his crunchtime interception against Michigan have cost him a chance at the Heisman, though he has his senior year to make another shot at the trophy. Alvin's football career is essentially over after his serious injury. And Lattimer knows he's going to be an NFL bust and/or a loser in life, now that he knows that his sudden rise to stardom was almost exclusively due to the steroids, and that he didn't take his studies seriously. | |
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The Alcoholic: Joe's father and brothers are alcoholics, and he seems to be venturing down a similar path. Until Coach Winters sends him to rehab so that his DWI and assault charges can be dropped. | |
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Big Fun: Bud-Lite Kaminski, the offensive tackle and comic relief of the Timberwolves. Understandable, as he's played by Abraham Benrubi, aka Larry Kubiac of Parker Lewis Can't Lose fame. | |
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