Oxford Blues is a 1984 British comedy-drama sports remake of the 1938 film A Yank At Oxford. Written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays, Oxford Blues is Lowe’s first feature film as a leading man. Lowe plays a Las Vegas casino parking valet, Nick Di Angelo, who becomes infatuated with the wealthy Lady Victoria Wingate. Nick believes that the only way to win the heart of Lady Victoria is to enroll in Oxford University and join the rowing team, which he finds a way to do. However, when he meets Lady Victoria, he discovers that she is already in a relationship with another member of the Oxford rowing team.
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Where Was Oxford Blues Filmed?
While much of the film was shot on location in Oxford, the opening scenes of Oxford Blues was filmed in Las Vegas, NV. According to Lowe in a Las Vegas Review-Journal article, he feels fortunate to have experienced Old Vegas before it was gone.
You can read more about Rob Lowe and his reflection on filming Oxford Blues in Las Vegas here: Some of Rob Lowe’s best ‘Stories’ lead back to Las Vegas by Christopher Lawrence / Las Vegas Review-Journal