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All the Right Moves is a 1983 drama film directed by Michael Chapman and starring Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, and Gary Graham. It was filmed on location during WPIAL football season in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh.
Stefen "Stef" Djordjevic (Tom Cruise) is a high school defensive back seeking a college football scholarship to escape the economically depressed small Pennsylvania town of Ampipe. Ampipe is a company town whose economy is dominated by the town's main employer, American Pipe & Steel, a steel mill struggling through the downturn of the early 1980s recession.
Most of the film takes place after the big football game against undefeated Walnut Heights High School. Ampipe appears headed to win the game, when a fumbled handoff in the closing seconds—as well as Stefen's pass interference penalty earlier in the game—leads to a Walnut Heights victory. Following the game, Coach Nickerson (Craig T. Nelson) lambastes the fumbler in the locker room, telling him he "quit". When Stefen retorts that the coach himself quit, the coach kicks him off the team.
Im patiently waiting
For you to start the end
A conclusion is all I want
And Ill sit here until its done
And Ive got two things to tell you
That Ill fit you like a wardrobe from Hell
Your silence could kill a mime
And my ears dont have the time
So this is how the story goes
Begging with the floor and the stones
Down on your knees to beg
But what good will that do anyway
Hey, I just wanted to say, that Im here
And my demands are on the table
And you, are just like the rest of them all
Wanted more than you could handle
So lets start with the ground rules
And forget these rules that weve played
And well rebuild our egos
And read from the same page
These labels mean nothing
Unless reason have put them in place
Well drink til were goners
And shed it in a different way
So this is how the story goes
Hey, I just wanted to say, that Im here
And my demands are on the table
And you, are just like the rest of them all