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This scene is pretty rare to find, cut from most versions of the film after the controversy. I see no reason it had to be excised to begin with, just because of someone's irresponsible actions in real-life. What happened is unfortunate but the film and filmmakers aren't to blame.
Netflix's new docuseries The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping looks at the scared-straight teen rehabilitation school Academy at Ivy Ridge and details years of abuse on troubled teens.
- Amber Dowling
The Program - Cons, Cults & Kidnapping -New True crime Documentary. A terrifying tale of abuse of teenagers in the name of "Therapeutic school". What a sham really. This is a second documentary on Netflix that highlights the extent of abuse suffered by troubled teens at these so called "Behavioral correction school" i recently watched HELL CAMP ...
- Recruiting and Training Camp
- Making College Football
- The Scenes
- The Characters
- The Controversy
- The Legacy
Director David Ward, who won an Academy Award for writing "The Sting" and also wrote and directed "Major League," conceived "The Program" as a movie authentic to college football of the early 1990s. He wanted actors who could hold their own as players. So he cast the movie with that in mind, then put his "team" through a real training camp in Colum...
Much of the movie was filmed at the University of South Carolina, though some of the campus shots were at Duke University. To capture real-game atmosphere, Ward and the producers brokered a deal with South Carolina to shoot ESU game-footage during halftime of the Gamecocks' game against Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium. Ward:One of the things th...
Having worked together before, the relationship between Davis and Bryniarski showed through with Mack and Lattimer, including the movie's grossest scene. Bryniarski:We had co-starred in "Necessary Roughness" for Paramount two years earlier. We were already very familiar with each other and friends, had survived a football film already together. Dua...
By the time "The Program" came out, James Caan had long been a star. Swanson was in her acting prime. Sheffer was coming off "A River Runs Through It" with Brad Pitt, and was auditioning for another big movie while on set. Halle Berry, however, was not yet the household name she would soon become. Ellis:When Halle walked on set, it was like parting...
The original cut of the film had a scene where Kane, Jefferson, Mack, Collins and Kaminsky lay in the middle of a road as cars go by and Kane reads a Sports Illustrated article about himself. In separate incidents, a teenage boy in Pennsylvania and New Jersey recreated the stunt and were killed and two others injured in both incidents. Disney pulle...
Sheffer:Is it the most artistic football movie ever? No. But David packed all these different things that are issues in football, and worked them all into one script. Ultimately, this sport never changes. You're always going to have people trying to cut corners, and get their guys off and cover up whatever problems are going on. Davis:There never h...
Sep 25, 2013 · Disney-owned Touchstone Pictures, which released the film, initially defended themselves: “The scene in The Program clearly depicts this adolescent action as an irresponsible and dangerous stunt...
- Shawn Kotzen
Although I believe the movie makers like writer/director Adam Ward intended for it to be a serious critical and dramatic telling of how American college football players live their lives. Unfortunately, this movie is really fun to watch while guzzling beer and lampooning it with your friends.
Dec 19, 2023 · Key Takeaways: The Program is a 1993 sports drama film that explores the intense world of college football, addressing controversial issues and showcasing the pressures faced by athletes and coaches.
