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Actors: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Scott Caan, Amy Smart, Ali Larter
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Varsity Blues |
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In a small Texas town called West Caanan, football rules the city and its inhabitants. Jon Moxon (Van Der Beek) struggles with his identity as an 'intellectual being,' while the rest of his friends are focused on football. Throughout the movie, Moxon stuggles with this while romancing a current love (Amy Smart) and dealing with typical 'teen' issues. The goal of the Coyotes is to please Bud Kilmer (Voight) and help him obtain his 23 district championships. Moxon is the back-up quarterback and gets thrown into the limelight when his friend is injured. In the end, Moxon defeats Coach Kilmer, who's a racist arrogant man, becomes a hero and acheives his dream of going to Brown University.
--Lori Oncken, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Varsity Blues |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Kind of sports story:
- football
Sports story?
Yes
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- another color
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- coach/trainer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- seeing full frontal--women
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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