The Program
Brief Synopsis
Story of a group of college football players trying to succeed, and their coach who is under enormous pressure from adminstrators and fans--and himself.
Cast & Crew
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David S. Ward
Director
James Caan
Halle Berry
Omar Epps
Craig Sheffer
Kristy Swanson
Film Details
Also Known As
Program
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Jeffree Bloomer
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Duke University, South Carolina, USA; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Univeristy of South Carolina, South Carolina, USA; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 54m
Synopsis
Story of a group of college football players trying to succeed, and their coach who is under enormous pressure from adminstrators and fans--and himself.
Director
David S. Ward
Director
Cast
James Caan
Halle Berry
Omar Epps
Craig Sheffer
Kristy Swanson
Chris Berman
Himself
Bernard Mixon
Jason Byce
David M Durkin
Jonathan Moses
Robert D Raiford
William C Conklin
Paris Thomas
Patrick Hinton
Todd Varn
Bob F Brown
John Bennes
Ernest Dixon
Charlie Gowan
Charles Lawlor
J Don Ferguson
William Russell
William Lykes
Damon Young
Mindy Bell
Matt Furginson
Lead Person
Sanders Means
Chris Cheagle
John R Murphy
Don Thompson
Charles Portney
Jim Fyfe
George Rogers
Rodney Lorcik
Lynn Swann
Himself
Jamie Diaz
Bob Neal
Rick Hagood
Steve Zabriskie
Himself
Mike Flippo
John Michael Barney
Deangelo Joins
Mary Holloway
Tony Vaughn
Chris Blackmon
Jeff Portell
J Leon Pridgen
Robert Gibson
Tracy Fowler
Joey Lauren Adams
Steven Griffith
Lynelle Lawrence
Marcos L Catoe
Julia Miller
Albert Haynes
Dickie Demais
David Hancock
Neal Johnson
Clyde Norris
Leon Harris
Leslie Broucker
Mike Hold
George Lee
Robert Fuller
Raymond Joyner
Michael Speaks
Buddy Cunningham
Jason Jenks
Abraham Benrubi
Jed Oldenburg
Ike Harris
Ricky Davis
Lynn Hodges
Michael T Coursey
Roger Bright
Tim Parati
Derrick Harris
Pedro Marzan
Carlton Harmon
Deanna Perry
David M Poinsett
Johnny Jeffrey
Rhoda Griffis
Al Wiggins
Robert Hook
Andre Farr
Jon Pennell
George Kelley
Duane Davis
Kevin White
Daniel P Hannafin
Andrew Bryniarski
Patrick Robert Smith
J C Quinn
Al Whiting
Bo Schembechler
Himself
John Soaps
George Nannarello
Chris Bethel
Michael Young
Alexander Perry
Todd R Ellis
Charles Whittenburg
Crew
Steven Adler
Song
Robert J Anderson
Sound Mixer
J Tom Archuleta
Assistant Director
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
Jill Balloun
Office Assistant
Bobbi Banks
Adr Editor
John R Bayless
Makeup Artist
Melanie Bell
Assistant Production Coordinator
Beth Bergeron
Adr Editor
Chris Berman
Other
Jeffree Bloomer
Cable Operator
Kathleen Bobak
Production Assistant
Bob Bradshaw
Sound Editor
Albert Brenner
Production Designer
David Brenner
Construction Coordinator
Mike Brignardello
Music
Tom Bronson
Costume Designer
Leslie Broucker
Consultant
Wally Brown
Song Performer
Wally Brown
Song
Chris Buchinsky
Visual Effects
Fred Burke
Foley Editor
Michael J Burke
Gaffer
Susan Cabral
Makeup Artist
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
David Campbell
Assistant Camera Operator
Steve D Campbell
Medic
Scott A Carruth
On-Set Dresser
Bob Coble
Special Thanks To
Jackye Cocoros
Location Assistant
Alan B Cohen
Assistant Camera Operator
Chuck Cohen
Director Of Photography
Chuck Cohen
Other
Michel Colombier
Music
Michel Colombier
Original Music
Linda S Cormany
Set Costumer
Celia D. Costas
Unit Production Manager
Devon Curry
Adr Editor
Blaise Dahlquist
Rigging Gaffer
Tona B. Dahlquist
Other
Tim A Davison
Stunts
Marc Deschaine
Adr
Joe Digaetano
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Dressel
Foley Editor
Gail Du Fosse
Assistant Editor
Jeff Durling
Electrician
Gordon Ecker
Sound Editor
Todd Egan
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Ellis
Technical Advisor
Michael Fauntleroy
Assistant Camera Operator
Mark Fincannon
Location Casting
Ken Finlay
Best Boy
Lou Fleming
Property Master
Cindy Folkerson
Stunts
Bruce L. Fowler
Original Music
Cindy Franke
Assistant
Walt Freitas
Transportation Co-Captain
Russell Friedenberg
Advisor
Harold Fuhrman
Set Designer
Dennis Fuller
Boom Operator
Fred Gabrielli
Caterer
David Galbraith
Assistant Camera Operator
Kenneth Gamble
Song
Clark Germain
Other
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
David Gertz
Foley Artist
Hector Gika
Sound Editor
John E Gilchrist
Grip
Andy Goldmark
Song
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Producer
Dale Gordon
Construction
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Allan Graf
Advisor
Allan Graf
Unit Director
Laura Graham
Adr Editor
Marion Green
Stunts
Cynthia Haagens
Adr Editor
Greg A Hall
Set Costumer
Victor Hammer
Other
Victor Hammer
Director Of Photography
Jeff Hand
Assistant Camera Operator
Derrick Harris
Stunts
Mackie Hays
Liaison
T J Healy Ii
Location Manager
Thomas J Healy
Craft Service
Robert Hefferman
Adr Editor
Duncan Henderson
Executive Producer
Alec Hirschfeld
Camera Operator
Sam T Holland
Assistant Location Manager
Sharon Smith Holley
Assistant Editor
Joseph Holsen
Sound Editor
Robert Hook
Technical Operations Manager
Glenn Hoskinson
Sound Editor
Dann Huff
Music
David Huff
Music
Leon Huff
Song
Jeffrey Earl Hunter
Animal Trainer
Timothy C Jackson
Foreman
Jamey Jaz
Song
Jamey Jaz
Song Performer
J Luther Jones Iii
Other
Gloria Kaiser
Color Timer
Shannon Kane
Accounting Assistant
Kurt A Kassulke
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kathe Klopp
Set Decorator
Richard Klotz
Location Manager
Louis Knatchbull
Music Arranger
Tom Kramer
Music Editor
Michael D Kuljis
Transportation Co-Captain
John Kwiatkowski
Sound Editor
Aaron Latham
Screenplay
Deborah A Latham
Costume Supervisor
Tony Lee
Production Assistant
Lee Lemont
Adr Editor
Keith G Lewis
Set Costumer
Sam Llanas
Song
Edward W Lowry
Dolly Grip
Eric J Luling
On-Set Dresser
Don Macdougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ian Macgregor-scott
Foley Editor
Vivian Mcateer
Hair Stylist
Michael R Mcentyre
Transportation Co-Captain
Russell Mcentyre
Transportation Coordinator
Duff Mckagan
Song
Josh Mclaglen
Assistant Director
Michael John Meehan
Location Manager
Harold Melvin
Song Performer
Julia Miller
Assistant
Alan Mirikitani
Song
Jonise Misiewicz
Accountant
R Wayne Mixson
Carpenter
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Rocky Moriana
Foley Editor
Mark Mueller
Song
Marc Nelson
Song Performer
Nick Nelson
Electrician
Jay Nierenberg
Sound Editor
Pamela Norman
Office Assistant
Tom Numbers
Costume Supervisor
Jeremiah O'driscoll
Assistant Editor
Paul W Oliver
Other
John Panuccio
Dolly Grip
Rita Parillo
Hair Assistant
Roger Parkinson
Accounting Assistant
Tom Peitzman
Assistant Director
Jeffrey Perkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Peterson
Carpenter
Richard Piedmonte
Stunts
Rex Pierson
Stunts
Ray Prado
Visual Effects
Robert Prate
Grip
Thomas Prate
Key Grip
Sarah Quinn
On-Set Dresser
Douglas A Raine
Assistant Director
Clay Rawlins
Assistant Editor
Kimberly Ray
Editor
Phil Rind
Song
Axl Rose
Song
Mark Ross
Art Department Coordinator
Tom Rothman
Executive Producer
Kelly Rubottom
Production Assistant
P Scott Sakamoto
Camera Operator
John Sanders
Assistant Property Master
Bo Schembechler
Other
Charles Seabrook
Grip
Paul Seydor
Editor
Jacqueline A Shea
Production Coordinator
Suzanne Sherrill
Assistant
Janelle Showalter
Adr
Lincoln Simonds
Stunts
Tammy L Smith
Extras Agent/Coordinator
William M Smith
Carpenter
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Paul Stanwyck
Other
Wayne Stone
Transportation Captain
Izzy Stradlin
Song
Lynn Swann
Other
Mitzi Swisher
Other
Shawn Sykora
Foley Editor
Allen E Taylor
Production Accountant
Peggy Tison
Accounting Assistant
Kathleen Tonkin
Special Effects Foreman
Ren Toppano
Song
Robert Vazquez
Special Effects Foreman
David S. Ward
Screenplay
Fred Wardell
Editor
Barry Wetcher
Photography
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Carol Wood
Art Director
Richard E Yawn
Sound Editor
Steve Zabriskie
Other
Patti Zimmitti
Music Contractor
Film Details
Also Known As
Program
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Jeffree Bloomer
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Duke University, South Carolina, USA; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Univeristy of South Carolina, South Carolina, USA; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 54m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 24, 1993
Released in United States on Video February 16, 1994
Began shooting November 16, 1992.
Completed shooting February 10, 1993.
In an unprecedented move, Buena Vista Pictures chose to re-edit a reel of its football drama following the death of two young men who were imitating a key scene. The controversial footage involves drunken college football players who, to prove their manhood, lie in the middle of a road as traffic buzzes past them.
Released in United States on Video February 16, 1994
Released in United States Fall September 24, 1993
