Varsity Blues (1999)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sports
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Amy Smart, Scott Caan, Ron Lester, Ali Larter, Eliel Swinton
Varsity Blues is a 1999 American coming-of-age sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins that follows a small-town high school football team through a tumultuous season, in which the players must deal with the pressures of adolescence and their football-obsessed community while having their overbearing coach constantly on their back. In the small fictional town of West Canaan, Texas, football is a way of life and losing is not an option. The film drew a domestic box office gross of $52 million against its estimated $16 million budget despite mixed critical reviews. The film has since gone on to become a cult film.