Coach Carter (2005)

Director:

Thomas Carter

Writers (WGA):

Mark Schwahn (written by) and
John Gatins (written by)

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

It begins on the street. It ends here.

Plot:

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Contract | Basketball | Coach | High School Basketball

Awards:

3 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Coach Ken Carter
Rob Brown	...	Kenyon Stone
Robert Ri'chard	...	Damien Carter
Rick Gonzalez	...	Timo Cruz
Nana Gbewonyo	...	Junior Battle
Antwon Tanner	...	Worm
Channing Tatum	...	Jason Lyle
Ashanti	...	Kyra
Texas Battle	...	Maddux
Denise Dowse	...	Principal Garrison
Debbi Morgan	...	Tonya
Mel Winkler	...	Coach White
Vincent Laresca	...	Renny
Sidney Faison	...	Ty Crane
Octavia Spencer	...	Mrs. Battle
Sonya Eddy	...	Worm's Mother
Gwen McGee	...	Kenyon's Mother
Ausanta	...	Maddux's Mother
Adam Clark	...	Gruff Uncle
Paul Rae	...	Guardian
Eugene Lee	...	Team Parent
Adrienne Bailon	...	Dominique (as Adrienne Eliza Bailon)
Dana Davis	...	Peyton
Bob Costas	...	Himself
Ray Baker	...	St. Francis Coach
Lacey Beeman	...	Susan
Marc McClure	...	Susan's Dad
Kara Houston	...	Amber
Carl Gilliard	...	Store Clerk
Taryn Myers	...	Berkeley Girl
Carolina Garcia	...	Bella
Jenny Gago	...	President Martinez
Ben Weber	...	Mr. Gesek
Sylva Kelegian	...	Office Assistant
Marcus Woodswelch	...	Teacher
Derrelle Owens	...	Pinole Guy (as Derrelle 'Shortymack' Owens)
Quiana Potts	...	Cute Market Girl
Nina N. Onwubere	...	Cute Market Girl
Terrell Byrd	...	Shay
Tara Jett	...	Library Girl
Richard Vasquez	...	Deejay
Floyd Levine	...	Taxi Driver
Rob Fukuzaki	...	Reporter
Gregory Storm	...	Reporter
Tracey Costello	...	Field Reporter
Mark Jones	...	Field Reporter
Deena Dill	...	Field Reporter
Gregg McMullin	...	Bay Hill Coach
Andy Umberger	...	Bay Hill Athletic Director
Leonard L. Thomas	...	Preseason Game Referee
Darin Rossi	...	Bay Hill Referee
Deon Lewis	...	Hercules Game Referee
David Medrano	...	Shooter
Michael Jesse James	...	Passenger
Mario Garcia	...	Additional Richmond Player
Danny Kanamori	...	Additional Richmond Player
Mark McClanahan	...	Additional Richmond Player
Brandon Jerrard Pratt	...	Additional Richmond Player
Chris Young	...	Additional Richmond Player
Clyde Goins	...	Team Manager
Dustin Fuller	...	Team Manager
Maya Dennis	...	Richmond Cheerleader
Felise Johnson	...	Richmond Cheerleader
Rashaé Minor	...	Richmond Cheerleader
Marae Onsgard	...	Richmond Cheerleader
Tawni Sua	...	Richmond Cheerleader
Miranda White	...	Richmond Cheerleader
Cindy Chiu	...	Bay Hill Cheerleader
Jessica Church	...	Bay Hill Cheerleader
Jessica Herrera	...	Bay Hill Cheerleader
Nicole Oliveros	...	Bay Hill Cheerleader
Kasie Sage	...	Bay Hill Cheerleader
Cole Volmer	...	Bay Hill Cheerleader (as Nicole Volmer)
Deanna Watkins	...	St. Francis Cheerleader
Lizzie Lander	...	St. Francis Cheerleader
Diana Charles	...	St. Francis Cheerleader (as Diana Shepard)
Chauntal Lewis	...	St. Francis Cheerleader
Michelle Boehle	...	St. Francis Cheerleader
Anna Zielinski	...	St. Francis Cheerleader
Tanee McCall-Short	...	Dancer (as Tuere McCall)
Allison Kyler	...	Dancer
Kristi Crader	...	Dancer
Diona Robinson	...	Dancer
Nicole Neal	...	Dancer
Kerry Wee	...	Dancer
Brandon Phillips	...	Dancer
Britta'ny Dixon	...	Dancer
Roland Tabor	...	Dancer
Robert Hoffman	...	Dancer
Isaiah Vest	...	Dancer
Marty Dew	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susyn Elise Duris	...	Parent
Danielle McKee	...	Additional Richmond Player
Ryan B. Adams	...	Assistant Coach in Photo Album (uncredited)
John Barry	...	St. Francis Player (#31) (uncredited)
Steven Barry	...	St. Francis Time Keeper (uncredited)
Julius Callahan	...	Sideline Heckler (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin	...	Student (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	HS Student (uncredited)
Trae Ireland	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Matthew Jackson	...	Extra (uncredited)
Shavon Kirksey	...	Kennedy Cheerleader (uncredited)
Don Le	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Roger Lim	...	Benson Chiu (uncredited)
Robert McMurrer	...	Fan (uncredited)
Tiffany Michael	...	Girl in Hot Tub (uncredited)
Carlos Moreno Jr.	...	Voice (uncredited)
Muriel Redoute	...	Background (uncredited)
Rhea Roma	...	Faculty (uncredited)
Tony Sagastizado I	...	Parent (uncredited)
Bruno Sandoval	...	Bay Hill Basketball Player (uncredited)
Roberto Santana	...	Kennedy HS Coach (uncredited)
Katie Soo	...	Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Aleksandr Sountsov	...	Student (uncredited)
Levi Tinker	...	Fan (uncredited)
Dennis Waller	...	Student Mail Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Christina Wickers	...	Susan's Friend (uncredited)
Anderson William	...	Fan / Damien's Friend (uncredited)
Evan E. Yu	...	Bayhill Tournament Audience (uncredited)

Directed by
Thomas Carter

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Schwahn		(written by) and
John Gatins		(written by)

Produced by
Thomas Carter	....	executive producer
David Gale	....	producer
Nan Morales	....	line producer
Brian Robbins	....	producer
Caitlin Scanlon	....	executive producer
Sharla Sumpter	....	executive producer
Van Toffler	....	executive producer
Michael Tollin	....	producer

Original Music by
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
Sharone Meir

Film Editing by
Peter E. Berger		(as Peter Berger)

Casting by
Sarah Finn		(as Sarah Halley Finn)
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Carlos Barbosa

Art Direction by
Tim Beach

Set Decoration by
Nancy Nye

Costume Design by
Debrae Little

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	key makeup artist (as Allan Apone)
Scott Cameron	....	hair stylist (as Scott T. Cameron)
Camille Friend	....	key hair stylist
Barry R. Koper	....	key makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	key hair stylist
Joanetta Stowers	....	makeup artist (as Joanetta Stowers-Stevenson)
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker: Samuel Jackson
Adam Brandy	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Dean Jones	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Lisa Rocco	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Nan Morales	....	unit production manager
Leigh Shanta	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danny Green	....	second assistant director
Amy Hughes	....	second second assistant director (as Amy B. Hughes)
Mark Anthony Little	....	first assistant director
Pamela Monroe	....	dga trainee
Ian Sander	....	second unit director
Tobijah Tyler	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Earl Benton	....	on-set chief scenic artist
Will Blount	....	property master
Tom Callinicos	....	on-set dresser
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
James Diggs	....	chief scenic artist (as James N. Diggs)
R. Scott Doran	....	lead person
Don Elliott	....	set dresser
Chela Fiorini	....	assistant property master
Linda Griffis	....	art department coordinator
Héctor López	....	assistant property master (as Hector B. Lopez)
Marc Meisels	....	set dresser
Miehe	....	set designer (as Marco Miehe)
Paul Pastorelli	....	set dresser
Efren N. Perez	....	set dresser (as Efren Perez)
C.J. Pyles	....	on-set dresser
Brent Regan	....	construction foreperson
Stephen Runningen	....	graphic artist
Jeff Shewbert	....	propmaker
Colleen Broderick	....	set decorator buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Randle Akerson	....	sound effects editor
Michael Babcock	....	foley editor
Ken Beauchene	....	additional boom
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor (as Odin Banitez)
Tim Boot	....	ProTools playback operator
Frank Bradley	....	utility sound
Anne Couk	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Ronnie Morgan	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer
Rob Nokes	....	additional sound recordist
Judy Nord	....	sound recordist
Jeremy Pitts	....	foley editor
Eliza Pollack Zebert	....	adr editor
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Robert L. Sephton	....	sound designer
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor
Frank Smathers	....	sound editor
Mike Szakmeister	....	co-supervising dialogue editor (as Michael Szakmeister)
F. Scott Taylor	....	assistant sound editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	supervising adr editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	supervising dialogue editor
Glenn Young	....	boom operator
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dean Zupancic)

Special Effects by
Jeff Bresin	....	special effects foreman
Martin Bresin	....	special effects coordinator (as Marty Bresin)
David A. Poole	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Corinne Bogdanowicz	....	digital artist
Steven Fagerquist	....	titles and effects
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor
Casey Schatz	....	previsualization artist
Orlando Delbert	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Kofi Elam	....	stunts
Dain Turner	....	stunt coordinator
Tierre Turner	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen F. Andrich	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Chris Bennett	....	electrician
Tracy Bennett	....	still photographer
J.A. Byerly	....	rigging gaffer
Paul Cuffee	....	rigging electrician
Coby Garfield	....	assistant camera
Anthony Hardwick	....	camera operator
Dan Jones	....	electrician
Hakim Khalfani	....	video assist operator
Paul Lambiase	....	best boy grip: second unit
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Jody Miller	....	Steadicam operator
Jody Miller	....	camera operator: "b" camera
John Schweitzer	....	set lighting technician
John Scivoletto	....	focus puller
Jonathan Shier	....	film loader
Ryan Shopay	....	set lighting
Cameron Smith	....	best boy electric
Nicole Hirsch Whitaker	....	director of photography: second unit
Earl C. Williman	....	rigging best boy
Scott C. Williman	....	rigging
Elan Yaari	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Jessica Daniels	....	casting: New York
Courtney Gross	....	casting associate
Nina Henninger	....	casting scout
Nina Henninger	....	search casting
Tamara Hunter	....	casting assistant
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting
Amy Greene Vines	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carrie Bauer	....	key costumer
Teri Gill	....	costumer
Demetricus Holloway	....	set costumer
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	costumer: Mr. Jackson
Sybil Mosely	....	costumer
Katherine Wright	....	set costumer
Jennifer Day Young	....	costumer
Douglas J. Stewart	....	textile artist (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Neil Mandelberg	....	additional editor
Cedric Nairn-Smith	....	assistant editor
Darrin Navarro	....	assistant editor
Ken Terry	....	first assistant editor
Michael Eaves	....	digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Kenneth Burgomaster	....	composer: additional music
Tom Calderaro	....	additional orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Greg Dennen	....	scoring recordist
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Amanda Goodpaster	....	supervising music editor
Gordon Goodwin	....	conductor
Gordon Goodwin	....	orchestrator
Jamie Hardt	....	assistant music editor
Jennifer Hawks	....	music supervisor
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer (as Stephen Kempster)
Steve Kempster	....	score recordist (as Stephen Kempster)
Paul Linford	....	composer: additional music
Paul Linford	....	music programmer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Trevor Rabin	....	additional orchestrator
Ryan Robinson	....	score technical engineer
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Angie Rubin	....	additional music editor
Aaron Symonds	....	music technical assistant
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Richard Wheeler Jr.	....	scoring stage manager (as Richard Wheeler)
Booker White	....	music preparation
Matt Friedman	....	digital score recordist (uncredited)
Melissa Orquiza	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Rob Byer	....	driver
Bruce Callahan	....	driver
Tina Peterson	....	driver
Mike Riportella	....	transportation captain
Greagrey Waldrop	....	transportation (as Greag Waldrop)
Wayne Williams	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Kokayi Ampah	....	location manager
Clyde Broom Jr.	....	assistant: Mr. Tollin
Jennifer Buchwald	....	assistant: Mr. Carter
Cassandra Butcher	....	unit publicist (as Cassandra O. Butcher)
Danielle Butler	....	assistant: Ms. Morales
Damien Carter	....	executive consultant
Ken Carter	....	executive consultant
Ryan Carter	....	production assistant
Sean Carville	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Tate Chalk	....	cheerleading coach
Meghann Collins	....	assistant: Ms. Sumpter
Elisa Ann Conant	....	assistant location manager
Nicole Cummins	....	script supervisor (as Nicole Cummins-Rubio)
Pamella D'Pella	....	assistant location manager
Jon E. Edwards	....	production assistant
Mark Robert Ellis	....	basketball coordinator (as Mark Ellis)
Stephen Gurley	....	production assistant
Matt Hausmann	....	production assistant
Justin Haut	....	production secretary
Tami Hodges-Malaniak	....	production assistant
Matthew Janssen	....	production assistant
Beth Koshinski	....	second assistant accountant
Kristen Lindberg	....	production assistant
James E. Maddux	....	medic
Suzanne Mayes	....	assistant: Mr. Tollin (as Suzanne Craig)
Aimee McDaniel	....	basketball assistant
Danielle McKee	....	production assistant
Jessica Meier	....	production assistant
Ron Pekkala	....	medic
Hernando Planells Jr.	....	basketball coach
Edward Poveda	....	payroll accountant
Glen Richard	....	production auditor
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
John Sanchez	....	assistant production coordinator
Dave Scott	....	choreographer
Bryan Searing	....	assistant: Mr. Gale
Michelle Seañez	....	assistant: Ms. Mattocks
Holli Strickland	....	set production assistant
Leonard L. Thomas	....	assistant: Mr. Jackson
Debbie Tieman	....	first assistant auditor
Kenny Vasquez	....	production assistant
Diane Ward	....	production coordinator
Tsigie White	....	production assistant
Cal Wrenn	....	assistant basketball coordinator
Darin Wymer	....	production assistant
Gregory Alpert	....	location consultant: pre-production (uncredited)
Nadia Ayuyu	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Garson Yu	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Coach Carter
• MTV Films
• MMDP Munich Movie Development & Production GmbH & Co. Project KG
• Tollin/Robbins Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2005) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Veronica (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)

Other Companies

• Big Crowds  crowd casting
• Buena Vista Sound  digital sound editing
• Capitol Records  soundtrack
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• EFilm  digital intermediate (uncredited)
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  music recorded at (as Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage)
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Studios  digital sound editing (as Paramount Pictures)
• ReelSports Solutions  sports coordination
• Riverside Community College Marching Band  special thanks
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• yU+Co.  title design: main titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language, teen partying and some drug material

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | New Zealand:M | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40973) | Iceland:12 | Norway:11 | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Safari Inn - 1911 W. Olive Avenue, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Coach Carter

Trivia:

The speech given by Timo Cruz in response to the question "What is your deepest fear?" is an excerpt from "A Return to Love" (1992) by Marianne Williamson. (Commonly misattributed to Nelson Mandela's 1994 Inaugural Address.)

Goofs:

Anachronisms: During the swimming-pool party, the Black Eyed Peas song "Shut Up" is playing. That song was released in 2003 and the film is set in 1999.

Quotes:

Coach Ken Carter:When we step on the floor every second that clock is ticking, we are pedal to the metal, we run the ball, we pressure the ball, and most importantly we control the tempo of the game, we make them play Richmond Oiler ball.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

Soundtrack:

Move Ya Body

A good story of a coach who believes his players can excel in life

'Coach Carter' is based on a true story of Coach Ken Carter, a controversial high school basketball coach played by Samuel L. Jackson. Coach Carter took the coaching job under his rules. He believed that the players must maintain good grades and become a united team or they would not play. All the team players signed his contract to do just that. The team was undefeated and on it's way to the 1999 State Championship, when Coach Carter received the low grades of his players. Coach Carter received national attention when he locked the gym and benched the whole team for poor grades. Coach Carter received some praise and much more criticism for his decision. This is a good inspirational movie of what one must do to excel in sports and in life. Coach Carter taught his players that they must be committed and work hard to excel. This is good movie for people who like sports. (Paramount, Run time 2:16, Rated PG-13)(8/10)