A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
Ben Johnson
Gary Busey
Larry Hagman
William Lucking
David Doyle
Mimi Saffian
Peggy Rea
Craig Richard Nelson
Michael Talbott
Val Avery
Jan Clayton
Misty Rowe
William Hansen
Michael Lembeck
Asher Brauner
Lee Delano