Jocks (film)

Infobox Film
name = Jocks


caption = DVD cover of "Jocks"
director = Steve Carver
producer = John C. Broderick
Ahmet Yasa
writer = Michael Lanahan
David Oas
starring = Scott Strader
Perry Lang
Mariska Hargitay
Richard Roundtree
music = David McHugh
cinematography = Adam Greenberg
editing = Tom Siiter
distributor = Crown International Pictures
released = January 23, 1987
runtime = 90 min.
country = US
awards =
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:26267
imdb_id = 0093315

"Jocks" is a 1987 teen comedy. The film was directed by filmmaker, Steve Carver and written by Michael Lanahan and David Oas. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/26267/Jocks/overview Jocks - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - New York Times ] ] "Jocks" was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada and in Los Angeles, California. [ [http://imdb.com/title/tt0093315/locations Jocks (1987) - Filming locations ] ]

Plot

Coach Williams (Richard Roundtree) must get his tennis players into shape for the big play-offs in Las Vegas. The Kid (Scott Strader) and his buddies run wild in Vegas on and off the court as the coach tries to keep the players out of trouble before the match. Christopher Lee and R. G. Armstrong appear in character roles and star Mariska Hargitay plays of role of the heroine, Nicole. [ [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:26267~T0 allmovie ((( Jocks > Overview ))) ] ]

Reception

"Jocks" was released in 1987 but never received a wide release. The film grossed only $120,808, making it a one of the larger box office failures of 1987. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jocks.htm Jocks (1986) ] ] For the most part, the film was either ignored or attacked by critics. David Cornelius of DVD talk.com gave the film a negative review saying,

The script is rambling and forgetful... its characters lack the very charm the movie is convinced it's oozing, the tennis sequences are maddeningly dull, the romance is vacant. This is the kind of movie that thinks it's a blast because it shows us college kids getting drunk and leering at women, not realizing that you need to put in these things called "jokes" to make such a premise work. [ [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=25135 DVD Talk Review: Jocks ] ]

"Jocks" has been seen by so few people that it has a "not available" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jocks/ Jocks Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes ] ]

Cast

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External links

*amg movie|id=1:26267|title=Jocks
*imdb title|id=0093315|title=Jocks
*rotten-tomatoes|id=jocks|title=Jocks