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 - My 1.5 seconds of fame ...This movie was filmed in my hometown (Fort Collins, CO) and being an extra in the front row during the basketball game scenes was a top childhood experience. If you hit pause when Robby Benson is getting off the bench in the big game, you can see me there in a white shirt with green sleeves. We all loved this movie in Fort C ... Watching it now (thanks, ESPN Classic), it is hokey, but the other reviewers are right that it has an appealing sweetness and was somewhat ahead of its time in bursting the bubble about the ugly side of college athletics. Rating:  - A Year After "Rocky" - and almost as good"One on One" opened in the summer of 1977 and was basically a nice follow up to "Rocky" the year before. An underdog, in this case, a small standout high school basketball player, enters the big time world of college basketball and is ill equipped to deal with the pressures - and the assortment of difficult characters he encounters (an underage and older woman seductress; a coach from hell; a smug intellectual, etc.). Robby Benson was an important film star for several years and made several high quality films. This film, which he co-wrote, is probably his best (with "The Chosen," another little scene film, a very close second). His characters were decent, warm, smarter than they seemed, and brave. The love story with Annette O'Toole, who plays his college tutor, is believably drawn, and is the spine of the story of a young man's growth toward manhood. There is also plenty of humor in the story - and the basketball scenes, whether in practice or the actual games, have the feel of real college basketball, even today. THIS FILM NEEDS TO BE ON DVD! It's the 30th anniversary, so come on! On ESPN classic, they showed this film with some terrific commentary by Robby Benson and others in the cast, reflecting back on the experience of making the film. This should definitely be included in the DVD version. It was just excellent - and brought back all the feelings I had when I first saw the film. I was in high school too. It was the late 1970's and we were hungry for heroes. And life was definitely simpler (though, of course, it didn't seem so at the time). This is a smart, funny, inspiring film - and it deserves a gold star DVD treatment - with the terrific Seals and Crofts songs included as a CD bonus. "My Fair Share," the title song is terrific. A five-star treat, by any standards! Rating: - DVD now, please!This is a great movie...it has its campy 70's moments, but when you compare it to the other movies made during that time, it far exceeds many of them. Great one-liners by most of the cast. "...with a red hot poker" ring a bell? This is a definite movie for your collection...I wish it was on DVD, though! Hey...why isn't it? Rating: - Funny, touching, romantic taleThis is a film I first saw the year it was released and almost 30 years later I am still quoting lines from it and humming the theme song. PLEASE release a DVD version of this marvelous film for a new generation to experience and us "older" viewers (mid 40's)to be reunited with old friends. A must see film for all ages!! Rating: - A Great 70's MovieI was sixteen when this movie was in theatres. I loved it then and I still do now. Of course, I may be a bit biased, as Robby Benson was my #1 heart throb. I wanted to marry him, but alas I never did run into him. Anyhoo... I agree, this movie is long overdue for being released on DVD! The picture quality is poor on VHS, but that would never stop me from watching it. One on One is no cinematic masterpiece by 21st century standards, but the story was a real represention of the world of college athletics and the characters well cast. Robby Benson does so well as the innocent, country boy jock and Annette O'Toole the beautiful and sexy college tutor who can't help falling for him. Henry Steele shows courage and true grit in sticking it out against a harsh and heartless college basketball coach. A nice teenage love story 70's style.
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