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With the team's undefeated record in jeopardy, a teammate's injury results in Henry being sent into a game by the coach, instructed not to shoot the ball. Defying orders, Henry leads the team's comeback, makes the game-winning shot and is carried off the court on other players' shoulders. Back in the
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Henry Steele, a naive high school basketball star from a small town in
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wrote that the screenwriters "take the easy way out, opting for the old
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it's brought about. A lot of the success of the 'how' in 'One on One' has to do with the performance by writer-actor Benson, whose clean-cut naïveté masks a surprising moral strength, which, even if it's not very common, is something we'd all like to believe in."
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coach's good graces, he is assured his future at the school is no longer at risk, but Henry bluntly informs the coach exactly what he can do with his scholarship, as Henry believes he can play for any college.
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gave the film three stars out of four and praised "good performances in a well-directed script. We end up caring about Henry while the film tells us a lot about college sports." Gary Arnold of
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tutor, who initially disdains him, but eventually falls for him. Henry navigates through seduction from an older woman, bribing a police officer and brutal team practices. Henry is given an
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1029:Visit to a Chief's Son
1021:The Last American Hero
554:"One On One - History"
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284:Cory Faucher as Tom
1286:Warner Bros. films
981:The McKenzie Break
927:Films directed by
857:TCM Movie Database
715:The New York Times
502:"AFI|Catalog"
368:The New York Times
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1230:Categories
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