This week, we have clear eyes, full hearts and we can’t lose as we discuss Michael Chapman’s 1983 football drama All The Right Moves. Is this quiet film of small-town desperation maybe too quiet? Is football the perfect metaphor for American life? Was Craig T. Nelson born to be a coach?

Content Warnings: sexual assault, racist language

Unanswered Questions:

• Stef is a fairly inactive protagonist. What are the right moves, and how many of them does he make?
  
  
• Is Lisa’s unresolved story careless screenwriting, or an intentional commentary on the hopelessness of young women in these circumstances?
  
  
• Does the film work as well if Stef and Lisa don’t have sex on the night of the last game of the season?
  

Further reading:

• Films About American Football
  
  
• Films About Animals Playing Sports (Wikipedia)
  
  
• Doc Hollywood
  
  
• Lea Thompson on Dancing With The Stars
  
  
• How Guys Vs. Girls Take Off Their Shirts
  
  
• The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films
  
  
• The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule
  

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