Oxford Blues 1984
“He's conned his way into Oxford University . . . now he's learning to be a WINNER!”
What is Oxford Blues?
Oxford Blues is a 1984 comedy and drama film directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Julian Sands, and Julian Firth. The story follows a young American hustler in Las Vegas who becomes smitten with a rich English lady and pursues her to England, where he must enroll in Oxford and join the rowing team to get together with her.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1984
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 97 minutes
- Release date
- Aug 24, 1984
- Studios
- Winkast Film Productions, Baltic Industrial Finance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
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Overview
Oxford Blues is a 1984 comedy and drama film directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Julian Sands, and Julian Firth. The story follows a young American hustler in Las Vegas who becomes smitten with a rich English lady and pursues her to England, where he must enroll in Oxford and join the rowing team to get together with her.
As a remake of the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film A Yank at Oxford, the feature has a runtime of one hour and thirty-seven minutes and holds a PG-13 rating in the United States, where it was released on August 24, 1984.
Should you watch it?
“An American hustler in Las Vegas follows a rich English lady to Oxford University.”
- It is a remake of the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film A Yank at Oxford.
- It features cast members including Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Julian Sands, and Julian Firth.
- It combines comedy and drama elements across its runtime of one hour and thirty-seven minutes.
- It has received mixed user score ratings across various database platforms.
Watch it if you want to see a young American hustler try to win over a rich English lady by joining Oxford and its rowing team.
It is a comedy and drama film with a PG-13 rating and a runtime of one hour and thirty-seven minutes.
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You can check current streaming availability through the Now Streaming section on The Movie Database.
Whether it is worth watching?
It may appeal to fans of 1980s comedy-drama cinema and the featured cast, though user ratings on databases like TMDB, ČSFD, and Kinobox reflect mixed reviews.
Binge duration?
The film has a total runtime of one hour and thirty-seven minutes.
Essential episodes?
Oxford Blues is a feature film rather than a television series, so it does not have episodes.
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