All the Right Moves
All the Right Moves Promotional Movie Poster
Directed by	Michael Chapman
Produced by	Stephen Deutsch Gary Morton
Written by	Michael Kane
Starring	Tom Cruise Craig T. Nelson Lea Thompson
Music by	David Richard Campbell
Cinematography	Jan de Bont
Editing by	David Garfield
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date(s)	October 21, 1983
Running time	91 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Gross revenue	$17,233,166[1]

For the OneRepublic song, see All the Right Moves (song)

All the Right Moves is a 1983 drama film directed by Michael Chapman and starring Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, and Gary Graham. It was filmed on location during WPIAL football season in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Stefen "Stef" Djordjevic (Tom Cruise) is a high school defensive back seeking a college football scholarship to escape the economically depressed small Pennsylvania town of Ampipe. Ampipe is a company town whose economy is dominated by the town's main employer, American Pipe & Steel, a steel mill struggling through the downturn of the early 1980s recession.

Most of the film takes place after the big football game against undefeated Walnut Heights High School. Ampipe appears headed to win the game, when a fumbled handoff in the closing seconds leads to a Walnut Heights victory. Following the game, Coach Nickerson (Craig T. Nelson) lambastes the fumbler in the locker room, telling him he "quit." When Stefen retorts that the coach himself quit, the coach kicks him off the team.

In the aftermath, disgruntled Ampipe fans vandalize Coach Nickerson's house and yard. Stefen is present and is a reluctant participant, but is nonetheless seen by Nickerson as the vandals flee. From there, Stefen deals with personal battles, including dealing with the coach blacklisting him among colleges because of his attitude and participation in the desecration of Nickerson's yard and house.

Stefen, frustrated by what Nickerson did, angrily confronts his former coach. In the end, Nickerson realizes he was wrong for blacklisting Stefen. He has accepted a coaching position at Cal Poly and offers Stefen a full scholarship for playing football there, which he accepts.

[edit] Cast

• Tom Cruise - Stefen "Stef" Djordjevic
• Craig T. Nelson - Nickerson
• Lea Thompson - Lisa Lietzke^[2]
• Charles Cioffi - Pop
• Gary Graham - Greg
• Paul Carafotes - Salvucci
• Chris Penn - Brian
• Sandy Faison - Suzie
• James A. Baffico - Bosko
• Mel Winkler - Jess Covington
• Walter Briggs - Rifleman
• George Betor - Tank
• Leon - Shadow
• Terry O'Quinn - Freeman Smith

[edit] See also

• List of American films of 1983

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• All the Right Moves at the Internet Movie Database
• All the Right Moves at Allmovie
• All the Right Moves at TomCruise.com
• Time Magazine article