Main Cast: Scott Strader, Perry Lang, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Roundtree, R.G. Armstrong, Stoney Jackson
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Richard Roundtree stars as tennis-coach Chip Williams in this uneven adolescent comedy. Coach Williams must whip his players into shape for the big tournament in Las Vegas. The Kid (Scott Strader) and his cohorts run wild in Vegas on and off the court as the coach tries to keep the star players out of trouble before the match. Christopher Lee and R. G. Armstrong appear in character roles and Jane Mansfield's daughter Mariska Hargitay is the heroine Nicole. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Christopher Lee - President White; Adam Mills - Tex; Trinidad Silva - Chito; Don Gibb - Ripper; Katherine Kelly Lang - Julie; Tom Shadyac - Chris; Chris Murphy - Tony; Sally Jane Jackson - Andy
Credit
Randy Ser - Art Director, John C. Broderick - Associate Producer, Michael Greer - Casting, Steve Carver - Director, Richard Halsey - Editor, Tom Siiter - Editor, David McHugh - Composer (Music Score), David Backstrom - Songwriter, John Black - Songwriter, Tim Bryson - Songwriter, Linda Peaches Green - Songwriter, Bob Irving - Songwriter, Phillip Kennard - Songwriter, Rhet Lawrence - Songwriter, Linda McCrary - Songwriter, Clay Mitchell - Songwriter, Barry Ruff - Songwriter, Renee Ruff - Songwriter, Stephen Tavani - Songwriter, Terence Wilson - Songwriter, Ali Greene - Makeup, Adam Greenberg - Cinematographer, John C. Broderick - Production Manager, Anthea Sylbert - Producer, Ahmet Yasa - Producer, Gregory Melton - Set Designer, Mark Ulano - Sound/Sound Designer, Jeff Buhai - Screenwriter, Michael Lanahan - Screenwriter, David Oas - Screenwriter, David Obst - Screenwriter, Richard Halsey - Supervising Editor
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 Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay plays of role of the heroine, Nicole.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Jocks has been seen by so few people that it has a "not available" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]
