Oxford Blues

Writer /Director: Robert Boris (1984)

Cast: Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Julian Sands, Julian Firth, Cary Elwes, Chad Lowe

This is an early Rob Lowe leading role and he gets to act alongside his brother Chad. You also get a dose of fellow Brat Packer Ally Sheedy is this film.

Rob Lowe stars as Nick Deangelo, Nick a very bright 21-year-old college student from Las Vegas, who loves rowing, gambling and Lady Victoria Wingate, played by Amanda Pays; a beautiful college student at Oxford University in England. Now, how does Nick this happen? First, Nick is a very good student in college, but not to get into Oxford, so, he hires a teenage hacker, played by Rob Lowe's real life brother, Chad Lowe, to get his grades up to Oxford standards and a great night at the crap tables with a divorcee, who gives all her winnings to him meet his “Lady.” In England. First Problem She is very popular and hard to find. Problem 2: She has a boyfriend, played by Julian Sands, who is also the captain of the rowing team that, in a few weeks, must Avenge a drubbing his father had to endure 25 years earlier, bye those Yanks from Harvard University. Nick, being, Nick meets and charms Lady Wingate, infuriates Colin, makes a new friend in fellow American student at Oxford, Rona, played by fellow Brat Packer, Ally Sheedy. Colin is somewhat impressed. With Nick’s talent as a rower, but fears losing his lady and finds who Nick really is and gets him kicked out Oxford. Ashe was packing to leave; Colin asked Nick if he could row with him against Harvard in the grudge match. Guess who wins?

Fun Fact:

This pretty good for Lowe, who has had a long career on film and television series, most notably the multi–Emmy Award TV Series, “The West Wing.”