Spike Lee is an idiot I am 39 and I viewed this movie on TV in 1979 and found it tobe one of my favorite movies of all time.
Where's the DVD? OK -- I admit that I saw this move at the theater when it first came out, and I have less hair now. OK, OK, a LOT less hair. Doesn't change the fact that of thousands of movies since then, this is one of a few that has stuck in memory, and I'd like to own a copy. I'm not writing a review for those of you who think you may want to watch it, I'm writing this with the hope that someone with recording equipment and a copyright will move toward the 21st Century and make a DVD. C'mon -- I gave up VHS years ago, and if we can do Mr. T on disc, we can do this.
"I Can Play Anywhere I Want" Synopsis: The jump from high school basketball to college ball isn't as easy as Henry Steele (Robby Benson) thought it would be. When he fails to keep up with the progress of the other players on the team Coach Moreland (G.D. Spradlin) begins to pressure Henry into renouncing his scholarship. When he refuses to quit the coach takes drastic and unethical measures to force him off the team. With the help of Janet (Annette O'Toole), his lovely tutor and potential love interest, Henry must discover whether he has the talent and determination to prove himself both on and off the basketball court.
Critique: `The still waiting for a DVD release `One On One' from '77 is an entertaining teen coming-of-age film that works for adults as well. Benson and O'Toole are terrific together and G.D. Spradlin is perfect as one of those people you absolutely love to hate. It's hard to believe this film hasn't made it to DVD format yet, somebody wake up out there!
My Rating: -4 1/2 Stars-.
DVD release pls???? I cant believe this movie isnt on dvd yet. I actually saw it in the theater and loved it, mostly because I was a basketball nut, too and played hours and hours. I saw this recently for the first time in ages and I have to admit, I loved it. Yeah, there are some cheesy parts, some dated scenes, but it still works. The music of Seals and Crofts fits into the movie very well and I liked the performances. Why is this film not on dvd?
Big Robby Benson fan! I was so delighted to see that this Robby Benson movie was at least available on VHS and that some copies were available on Amazon.
Benson would be about my age these days having come from my generation. I was equally shy and as sensitive, in his portrayals, when I was growing up and loved his work for that reason. It showed sensitive loving guys like me existed: That not all guys are jerks or don't have feelings for others, let alone can be hurt easily by the words of others when those words are unkind and not meant to help a person improve.
I've always been an empath all my life and feel what others feel, which also makes me a sensitive. Robby Benson had the same gift, but did a great job channeling it into the arts vindicating those of us who are like him, which is why I love his films, like I said.
He always showed that you can be a great warrior with your battles in life and still not sacrafice your sensitivity toward others as you strive to live in this world and pursue your dreams to make them come true.
One on One is a great simple story of one young man's battle to make his dreams real, even when he faces resistence while he works to discover himself and get "his act together". In the end, he finds himself and understands the gifts he's been given which is a great message for any teenager to see and hear. In fact, its a universal message at any age in my half a century of living.
The VHS tape cover was in great condition to my delight and surprise. The VHS quality was par for what VHS was next to all the HD quality gracing the market place today. No complaints. Nice to watch the story again. Excellent for the price. Thanks for making it available on Amazon!
I gave this a 5 because of the story even though the cinematography approach was different back when the film was made vs how things are done today. It's still a great story!
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