Blue Chips
Brief Synopsis
Desperate basketball coach Pete Bell is under pressure to win now. But the only way he can recruit star players is to get boosters to pay them.
Cast & Crew
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William Friedkin
Director
Nick Nolte
Mary Mcdonnell
J.t. Walsh
Siv Svendsen
Herself
Allan Malamud
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1994
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Synopsis
Desperate basketball coach Pete Bell is under pressure to win now. But the only way he can recruit star players is to get boosters to pay them.
Director
William Friedkin
Director
Cast
Nick Nolte
Mary Mcdonnell
J.t. Walsh
Siv Svendsen
Herself
Allan Malamud
Cylk Cozart
Alfre Woodard
Sean Williams
Bob Cousy
Alicia N Jones
Dick Vitale
Himself
Jerry Tarkanian
Himself
Kiambu Fisher
Mark Raveling
Marty Blake
Himself
Matt Painter
James Jackson
Ryan Berning
Thomas Hill
Allan Houston
Jim Beaver
Debbie Young
Calbert Cheaney
Geert Hammick
Keith Smart
Dick Baker
Himself
Rick Fox
Wayne K Lebeaux
Mitchell Butler
Richard Pitino
Himself
Ricky Collier
Tony Gonzalez
Larry Bird
Himself
Marques Johnson
Andre L Jones
Billy Douglass
Nigel Miguel
Dorothy Mccann
Ed O'neill
Mark Murray
Anfernee Hardaway
Adonis Jordan
Ronald C Jacobs
Lead Person
Demetrius Calip
Sam Armato
Jamal Meeks
Frank Anthony Rossi
Matt Nover
Jim Boeheim
Himself
Matt Lien
George D Lynch
Anthony C Hall
Dennis Tracey
Richard Petruska
Kevin Benton
Bobby Knight
Himself
Daric Keys
Sam Crawford
Qiana Petty
Byron Jenson
Bill Cross
Christopher Mills
Carlos Jackson
Ed Stokes
Joe Hillman
Scott Shreffler
Keith Gibbs
Dan Godfried
Craig R Riley
Rodney Rogers
George Raveling
Himself
Darin D Archbold
Eric Riley
Dwayne Hackett
Britney Mitchell
Greg Graham
Ed Zello
Steve Guild
Todd Donoho
Himself
Robert Wuhl
Bobby Hurley
Chris Reynolds
Shaquille O'neal
Rex Walters
Gary Vitti
Michael Johnson
Sasha Hupman
Eric Harmon
Lou Campanelli
Himself
Phil Glenn
Crew
Scott M. Anderson
Assistant Property Master
Amelia C Andrews
Costumes
Dana Armonda
Production Assistant
Karel Roland Armstorff
Production Assistant
Newton Arnold
Assistant Director
William David Arnold
Art Director
Dick Baker
Other
Marius Balchunas
Production Assistant
Don Bassett
Transportation Captain
David Beadle
Dialogue Editor
Jeff Beck
Music
Thomas A Becket
Song
Kevin Benton
Assistant Production Coordinator
Eric C Berg
Assistant
John Berger
Set Designer
James Beshears
Adr Supervisor
Eric Bilson
Assistant Property Master
Larry Bird
Other
James D. Bissell
Production Designer
Michael Black
Thanks
Marty Blake
Other
Gerald H Boatright
Lighting Technician
Jim Boeheim
Other
Janie Bradford
Song
Susan Bradley
Titles
Oscar Brand
Song
Ralph Brandofino
Photography
Chris Buchinsky
Visual Effects
Jerry G Callaway
Camera Operator
Lou Campanelli
Other
Wayne Campbell
Transportation Coordinator
Jamie Cohen
Production Assistant
William Coleman
Camera Operator
Kay Colvin
Other
Tony Criscione
Assistant Production Accountant
Dan Curry
Titles
Kellie Davis
Assistant
Margo Day
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sterfon Demings
Hair Stylist
Ernest G Depew
Construction Coordinator
Louis Digiaimo
Casting
George Dileonardi
Transportation Captain
Tony Dinizo
Other
Michele Dixon
Production Assistant
Todd Donoho
Other
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Adam Duthie
Production Assistant
Bob Dylan
Song
Edwin A Effrein
Photography
Tony Espinoza
Assistant Production Accountant
John Farmer
Dolly Grip
Larry Felix
Assistant
Cary Fisher
Camera Operator
Dennis G Fitzgerald
Extras Agent/Coordinator
John Fogerty
Song
Kirk Francis
Sound Mixer
Denise Giddens
Assistant
Wolfgang Glattes
Executive Producer
Wolfgang Glattes
Unit Production Manager
Karen Golden
Script Supervisor
George Goodman
Unit Production Manager
Linda L Gordon
Assistant
Berry Gordy
Song
Louis Gossett
Other
Al Green
Song Performer
Al Green
Song
Robert Greene
Photography
Dennis K Grow
Lighting Technician
Harry Haase
Other
John Haeny
Sound Effects Editor
Slim Harpo
Song Performer
Allen Hartz
Foley Editor
Francis Hendrick Jr.
On-Set Dresser
Michael E Hendrick
On-Set Dresser
Jimi Hendrix
Song Performer
Augie Hess
Editor
John Lee Hooker
Song Performer
Elston Howard
Assistant Location Manager
J Paul Huntsman
Sound Editor
Al Jackson
Song
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eric P Jones
Assistant Director
Chris Kenner
Song
Maureen Kleinman
Assistant
Bobby Knight
Other
Richard Kratina
Camera Operator
Robert K. Lambert
Editor
Sean Lambert
Assistant Sound Editor
Everett Land
Other
Karen Lecorgne
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Jed Leiber
Song
Jed Leiber
Music
Michael J Levy
Production Assistant
Gary Lewis
Dialogue Editor
Mark Mamalakis
Assistant Director
Grace Mann
Other
Chip Masamitsu
Editor
Virginia Mcclum
Assistant Location Manager
David Mcwhirter
Dga Trainee
John Mellencamp
Song Performer
John Mellencamp
Song
Lee Millay
Assistant
Howard P Miller
Production Assistant
James Mitchell
Song
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
Sarah Monat
Foley
James Moore
Song
Chris Moriana
Foley
Gary Muller
Photography
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
Myron Nettinga
Sound Effects Editor
Pete Newell
Technical Advisor
Walter J Nichols
Lighting
Peter J Novak
Assistant Location Manager
William A Nuzzo
Craft Service
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Richard Ocean
Lighting
John E Oliver
Music
Robin Oliver
Assistant Director
Rosemary Orlando
Assistant Production Coordinator
Nina Paskowitz
Hair Stylist
Tim L Pearson
Production Accountant
Joseph Peckerma
Thanks
Doug Pellegrino
Steadicam Operator
Gregory B Pena
Costumes
Hugo Pena
Wardrobe Supervisor
Donovan C Pennington
Song
Richard Pitino
Other
Lauren Polizzi
Set Designer
Bernie Pollack
Costume Designer
Tom Priestley
Other
Tom Priestley
Director Of Photography
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Michele Rappaport
Producer
George Raveling
Other
Barry Redig
Property Master
George Reveling
Technical Advisor
Richmond Riedel
Assistant Editor
Nile Rodgers
Song
Nile Rodgers
Song Performer
Nile Rodgers
Music
Paul M Rohrbaugh
Other
Lee Rose
Lighting
Allan K Rosen
Music Editor
Jeff Rosen
Foley Editor
David Rosenbloom
Editor
Thomas Roysden
Set Decorator
Terence J Ruffner
Grip
Gail Ryan
Hair Stylist
Robert Ryan
Makeup Artist
Robert Ryder
Other
Monique Salvato
Assistant Sound Editor
David M Salven
Location Manager
Michael Salven
Production Assistant
Stephanie Brett Samuel
Location Manager
Geoffrey Sanford
Thanks
Adam Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Matthew G Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Henry Schaub
Art Department
Michelle Schluter
Assistant Production Coordinator
Eric O Schusterman
Assistant Editor
David Eric Shanks
Production Assistant
Ron Shelton
Executive Producer
Ron Shelton
Screenplay
Jay Sircy
Foreman
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mychal Smith
Boom Operator
Russell A Steele
Accountant
Ray Summers
Costumes
Siv Svendsen
Other
Jerry Tarkanian
Other
Joe Valentine
Camera Operator
Mark Van Loon
Steadicam Operator
Edward S Verreaux
Art Director
Dick Vitale
Other
Linda Warren
Production Coordinator
Charles E Whelan
Photography
Christopher Whitman
Lighting
Joe Williams
Song
Michael Williams
Other
Andrew Zawacki
Construction Coordinator
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1994
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 18, 1994
Released in United States on Video March 29, 2005
Nick Nolte received $7 million dollars for his participation in this film.
Began shooting May 10, 1993.
Completed shooting August 9, 1993.
Released in United States Winter February 18, 1994
Released in United States on Video March 29, 2005
