of Lady Victoria as he had a crush on her. Enquiries were made but no response was received. The film was almost entirely shot on location in Oxford. MGM paid $6 million for the rights to distribute the movie even though the film only cost $1.8 million. Kastner was also entitled to a $1 million fee at the discretion of Frank Yablans then head of MGM. Peter Bart, an executive at MGM at the time, called the deal unprecedented. Reception The film received poor reviews. It opened eighth at the box office grossing $2.4 million in its first weekend. This was considered a major disappointment. "For some reason my movies do real well in Canada," said Lowe shortly after the film came out. "Oxford Blues is doing well here. It's making no money in the southern United States. In the suburbs I do well, in the cities not so well. " A colleague of his said at the same time "Rob was very hurt about the critical reaction to Oxford Blues, because he really thought it would work. But he's tough and realistic. He knows it was a failure, and he knows it wasn't his fault. That last scene, where he strips and changes clothes like a paper doll – he fought against doing that, let me tell you." References Notes External links 1980s sports comedy-drama films 1980s teen comedy-drama films Remakes of British films British sports comedy-drama films British teen comedy-drama films Films directed by Robert Boris Films set in Oxford Films set in the Las Vegas Valley Films set in universities and colleges Films shot in Oxfordshire Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Rowing at the University of Oxford Rowing films Teen sports films University of Oxford in fiction 1984 directorial debut films Films scored by John Du Prez Films produced by Elliott Kastner 1980s English-language films 1980s British films