 The night game was filmed at Moorpark High School, in Moorpark, CA.The film received mixed reviews, with a 31% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B+" on scale of A to F.

Pauline Kael called the film "a small town comedy where the whole population is caught up in some glorious foolishness."