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| Director: | Douglas Day Stewart | 
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| Writer: | Douglas Day Stewart | 
| Staring: | 
| It was the best time of their lives. A kid from Oklahoma. An immigrant's daughter. A senator's son, a society girl, and a college professor with a dream. They had one thing in common...the will to win. A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family. | |
| Release Date: | May 05, 1989 | 
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| Director: | Douglas Day Stewart | 
| Writer: | Douglas Day Stewart | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | college, friendship, love | 
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Weintraub Entertainment Group | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $4,299,023 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Kirk Cameron | Tucker Muldowney | 
| Jami Gertz | Monica Tomanski | 
| Roy Scheider | Charlie Nichols | 
| Amanda Peterson | Donna Lumis | 
| Tim Quill | Garson McKeller | 
| Christopher Atkins | Bruce Arlington | 
| George Wyner | Dean Schwimmer | 
| Anthony Zerbe | Senator McKellar | 
| Yeardley Smith | Cootz | 
| Quinn Cummings | Susan Hooper | 
| Jason Gould | Hinkelstein | 
| Moon Unit Zappa | Longnecker | 
| Dan Schneider | Nathan Gore | 
| Mary Gregory | Justice Brooderworth | 
| Tom Schanley | |
| Rance Howard | |
| Peter DeLuise | |
| Tim Dang | |
| Jon Matthews | |
| Christopher Rydell | |
| Ron Masak | |
| Dottie Archibald | |
| Jamie Kantrowitz | |
| Barbara Pilavin | |
| Francine Selkirk | |
| Lilyan Chauvin | |
| Anna Lee | |
| Nancy Valen | |
| Dorrie Krum | |
| Julie Dretzin | |
| Mark Christopher Lawrence | |
| Jon Lindstrom | |
| Ed Wright | |
| Don Galloway | |
| R. Norwood Smith | |
| Mary Gregory | |
| Martin West | |
| Annette Sinclair | Fountain Girl | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Timothy R. Sexton | Music Supervisor | 
| Douglas Day Stewart | Director, Writer | 
| Anne V. Coates | Editor | 
| David Foster | Music | 
| Nina Axelrod | Casting | 
| Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography | 
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts | 
| Debby Porter | Stunts | 
| Michael Runyard | Stunts | 
| Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts | 
| Gregory Pickrell | Production Design | 
| Peg Cummings | Set Decoration | 
| Durinda Wood | Costume Design | 
| Jeremy Swan | Makeup Artist | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Marykay Powell | Producer | 
| Martin Bregman | Producer | 
| Jerry A. Baerwitz | Co-Producer | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 
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| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 
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| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
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