Blue Chips
1994 film by William Friedkin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blue Chips is a 1994 American sports drama film, directed by William Friedkin, written by Ron Shelton and starring Nick Nolte as a college basketball coach trying to recruit a winning team. His players were portrayed by actors as well as real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway and cameos include noted basketball figures Bob Knight, Rick Pitino, George Raveling, Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Jerry Tarkanian, Matt Painter, Allan Houston, Dick Vitale, Jim Boeheim, Dan Dakich and Bobby Hurley, as well as actor Louis Gossett Jr.
For other uses, see Blue chip (disambiguation).
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Directed by | William Friedkin |
Written by | Ron Shelton |
Produced by | Ron Shelton |
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Cinematography | Tom Priestly Jr. |
Edited by | Robert K. Lambert |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $35 million |
Box office | $26 million[1] |
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