Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.
Cast
Tom Cruise
Stefen Djordjevic
Craig T. Nelson
Nickerson
Lea Thompson
Lisa
Charles Cioffi
Pop Djordjevic
Gary Graham
Greg Djordjevic
Paul Carafotes
Vinnie Salvucci
Chris Penn
Brian Riley
Sandy Faison
Suzie Nickerson
James A. Baffico
Bosko
Mel Winkler
Jess Covington
Walter Briggs
Rifleman
George Betor
Tank
Jonas Chaka
Mouse
Keith Diamond
Fox
Paige Price
Tracy
Debra Varnado
Charlotte
Donald A. Yannessa
Coach
Kyle Scott Jackson
Sherman Williams
Terry O'Quinn
Freeman Smith
Victor Arnold
Henry the Bartender
Dick Miller
Teacher in Auditorium
Clayton S. Beaujon
Drunk in Bar
William L. Stibich
Kurowski
Mercy L. Rigby
Girl at Party
Emma Floria
Angela
Mary Mihaljevic
Woman at Wedding
Dana Hoover
Friend #1
Laurel Eatman
Friend #2
Donald B. Irwin
Principal
Darlene Dudukovich
Civic Teacher
Valerie Zabala
Gina
John W. Simkovic
Detective
Bill Slivosky
Detective
Greg Jacobs
Guard
Thomas Boyd
Official
Phillip Zdunczyk
Walnut Heights Center
Leon
Shadow
Crew
Michael Chapman
Director
Michael Kane
Writer
David Garfield
Editor
Cari Coughlin
Assistant Editor
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
Jerry Grandey
First Assistant Director
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill
Second Assistant Director
Charlotte Dreiman
Production Coordinator
Gary Morton
Executive Producer
Stephen Deutsch
Producer
Phillip M. Goldfarb
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Michael Stone
Camera Operator
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Marci Liroff
Casting
Patricia McCorkle
Local Casting
Sharon Ceccatti
Extras Casting
Clayton Hill
Extras Casting
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Deborah Hopper
Costumer
Joseph Roveto
Costumer
Sugar Blymyer
Hairstylist
Anthony Esposito
Hairstylist
Irving Buchman
Makeup Artist
David M. Ice
Sound Effects Editor
Steven Ramirez
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Sperber
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Friedman
Sound Effects Editor
Paul Wells
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Overton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Gravenor
Sound Mixer
Armin Steiner
Scoring Mixer
Joseph A. Unsinn
Special Effects
David Campbell
Original Music Composer
Brooks Arthur
Music Supervisor
Russ Regan
Music Consultant
Debra Young Carbone
Music Coordinator
Frederick 'Skip' Wilson
Transportation Coordinator
Ernie Bishop
Set Decoration
Everett Olson
Construction Coordinator
Michael Ginsburg
Still Photographer
Herb Rabinowitz
Production Consultant
Lillian O. MacNeill
Script Supervisor
Dan Dewey
Location Manager
Reid Rondell
Stunt Coordinator
Douglas M. Keenan
Property Master
Wendy Greene Bricmont
Associate Editor
Charles Saldaña III
Key Grip
Tom Stern
Gaffer
Ellen Levene
Unit Publicist
Mary Ann Biddle
Art Direction
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