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Overview

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6.3/10   640 votes
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Director:
Lamont Johnson
Writers:
Robby Benson (writer) &
Jerry Segal (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 February 1978 (Finland) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
"You're not big enough. You're not sharp enough. You'll never make it." Did you ever want to make them eat their words? Now there's a movie that does it for you. One on One is the story of a kid nobody believed in except himself. Discover One on One. The story of a winner. more
Plot:
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
I have enjoyed everything I've seen by Robbie Benson. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Robby Benson ... Henry Steele
Annette O'Toole ... Janet Hays
G.D. Spradlin ... Coach Moreland Smith
Gail Strickland ... B.J. Rudolph

Melanie Griffith ... The Hitchhiker
James G. Richardson ... Malcolm
Hector Morales ... Gonzales
Cory Faucher ... Tom
Doug Sullivan ... Young Henry Steele
Richard Jury ... Father Steele (as Rich Jury)
Liz Jury ... Mother Steele
Richard Jamison ... High School Coach
George Walls ... Wheeler
Harlan Knudson ... Simon Bell
Lamont Johnson ... Barry Brunz
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Catch a Falling Star (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:S | Norway:12 (video rating) | Norway:12 (original rating) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Ault, Colorado, USA more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Henry's hair length fluctuates between shots. more
Quotes:
Henry Steele: All the way up with a red hot poker. I can play anywhere now. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos (#21.11)" (1996) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
I have enjoyed everything I've seen by Robbie Benson., 27 December 2005
10/10
Author: andygone-abdl from United States

This was the first Robbie Benson I ever saw. Once I did see it, I have always been alert for other things which involved his talents.

This movie was especially meaningful to me because I took a much younger friend to view it with me. After seeing the movie I bought the fabulous movie soundtrack album by Seals and Crofts, and those songs were played over and over by this young friend and I until every word and note could be sung-along with the artists. I think this experience was an inspirational time for both myself and my young friend, who could identify in many ways with Benson's character.

Decades later I find that few fans of Seals and Crofts even know they recorded such a soundtrack, much less having any familiarity with the movie One On One. However, I have always since sought-out other features and appearances by Robbie Benson, and have become a life-long fan of this talented, if somewhat obscure, actor. I will continue to seek-out his productions and performances wherever Robbie Benson may show himself next. We are blessed by the gift of such a competent and gifted artist.

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