You're not big enough. You're not sharp enough. You'll never make it.
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport. Expected by his coach to contribute significantly to the team, Henry is overwhelmed by the demands on his time, the "big business" aspect of college sports, and the fact that he never fully learned to read. Things look bleak for Henry when Janet Hays, a pretty graduate student, is assigned as Henry's tutor. Her intellect and strength lift Henry out of his doldrums just in time to battle the coach, who attempts to rescind Henry's scholarship.
Directed byLamont Johnson
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- June 28, 1977
Featuring
Cast & crew
Robby Benson
Henry Steele
Annette O'Toole
Janet Hays
G.D. Spradlin
Coach Smith
Gail Strickland
B.J. Rudolph
Melanie Griffith
The Hitchhiker
James G. Richardson
Malcolm
Hector Morales
Gonzales
Cory Faucher
Tom
Doug Sullivan
Young Henry Steele
Richard Jury
Father Steele (as Rich Jury)
- Directed by
- Lamont Johnson
- Written by
- Robby BensonJerry Segal
- Produced by
- Marty Hornstein
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