Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

[1]Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal is an American documentary film about the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal. The movie stars Matthew Modine as Rick Singer and features reenactments as well as interviews with real people involved in the scandal.

Not to be confused with The College Admissions Scandal.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Film poster
Directed byChris Smith
Produced byChris Smith, Jon Karmen, Youree Henley
StarringMatthew Modine
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • March 17, 2021 (2021-03-17)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

Production took place in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the production was delayed.[1]

Release

The documentary was released on Netflix on March 17, 2021.[2] The documentary was the seventh-most-watched film on Netflix that week.[3]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the documentary holds an approval rating of 88%.[4] Matthew Modine's performance was well received with Salon magazine writing that his performance was a "convincing interpretation of Singer's intense physicality."[5] Clarie McNear of The Ringer, thought the documentary was "delicious" although it failed "to cover much new ground."[6] Kelly Lawler of USA Today wrote that the documentary "lacks any uniqueness in its staid narrative.[7]"

Lawsuit

On April 6, 2021, Netflix was sued for defamation by John B. Wilson and his family.[8] The Wilson family alleged that the documentary misrepresented them by portraying them as guilty and complicit in the scandal.[9] Wilson pleaded not guilty at trial, and in 2023, his conviction was overturned on appeal.[10]

References
  1. Gutterman, Annabelle. "Entertainment Movies – What to Know About Netflix's Operation Varsity Blues—And the College Admissions Scandal That Inspired It". Time. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. Rubin, Rebecca (March 2021). "Netflix's 'Operation Varsity Blues' Trailer Skewers the Infamous College Admissions Scandal". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. Bologna, Caroline (29 March 2021). "The documentary was one of the top ten most watched films on Netflix". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. Mcfarfield, Melanie (17 March 2021). "Matthew Modine (and his wig) star in Netflix's diverting "College Admissions" true crime recreation". Salon. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. McNear, Claire (18 March 2021). "'Operation Varsity Blues' Is Light on New Information, Heavy on Schadenfreude". The Ringer. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. Lawler, Kelly. "College admissions scandal gets shlock-doc treatment in Netflix's 'Operation Varsity Blues'". USA Today. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. Rinnaldi, Jessica. "Parent involved in college admissions scandal sues Netflix over documentary". NBC. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. Jenkins, Cameron (9 April 2021). "Parents in Netflix documentary on college admissions scandal sue company". The Hill. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. "Appeals court tosses convictions of 2 parents in 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal". www.wbur.org.
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