The Program is a 1993 film starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson, and Joey Lauren Adams. The film was directed by David S. Ward who has directed and written other Hollywood films such as the Major League series. The film touches on the season of the fictional college football team, the ESU Timberwolves as they deal with the pressure to make a bowl game, drug and alcohol abuse, and overall college life. It follows the trials of Coach Sam Winters , the Heisman Trophy candidate Joe Kane , the freshman running back Darnell Jefferson , their girlfriends , and... other team members. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures in September 1993. The movie went on to gross over twenty million dollars at the box office. The film was shot on location at several American universities, including: Boston College, Duke University, the University of Michigan, the University of Iowa, and the University of South Carolina. The film includes a cameo appearance from Miami University and Michigan coaching legend Bo Schembechler. The ESU Timberwolves are entering a season with high expectations after two disappointing seasons.
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| Release date: | September 24, 1993 |
| Directed by: | David S. Ward |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |
| Producer: | Duncan Henderson, Thomas Rothman, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. |
| Music by: | Michel Colombier |
| Screenplay by: | David S. Ward, Aaron Latham |
| Genre: | Action |