Gracie (2007)

Director:

Davis Guggenheim

Writers (WGA):

Lisa Marie Petersen (screenplay) and
Karen Janszen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Inspired by one family's real story

Plot:

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

Plot Keywords:

Soccer | New Jersey | Anti Establishment | 1970s | Athlete

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 25

8:00 PM

CW

Cast

Jesse Lee Soffer	...	Johnny Bowen
Christopher Shand	...	Kyle Rhodes
Carly Schroeder	...	Grace Bowen
Karl Girolamo	...	Curt
Vasilios Mantagas	...	Craig
Donny Gray	...	Donny
Emma Bell	...	Kate Dorset
Dermot Mulroney	...	Bryan Bowen
Hunter Schroeder	...	Mike Bowen
Trevor Heins	...	Daniel Bowen
Josh Caras	...	Peter Wicker (as Joshua Caras)
Elisabeth Shue	...	Lindsay Bowen
Madison Arnold	...	Granddad
John Doman	...	Coach Colasanti
Andrew Shue	...	Coach Owen Clark

Also Known As:

Finding Gracie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual content.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

Alpine, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Elevation Filmworks

Trivia:

The female lead was to be cast as part of a nationwide search for an unknown. After two months they went with "Lizzie McGuire" star Carly Schroeder

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film is set in the late 1970's, yet the referees shown are wearing the gold jerseys that are standard today. Then, referees typically wore solid black jerseys with white cuffs and collars. Socks most frequently matched with a solid white top, rather than the three-striped sock. Referee jerseys changed in the 1990s to a fuchsia and black check pattern, and since around 2000 have changed to gold with black pin-striping as seen in the film.

Movie Connections:

Features "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)

Soundtrack:

Growin' Up

Gracie - surprise! it's good.

I watched this movie out of pure boredom, thinking it was some fluffy family friendly movie - but it was actually dark and engrossing. The cover art for this movie really gives the wrong impression - the sunshine on the box never appears in the actually movie, and although this movie is inspiring it manages to do it without the lollipops and flowers that one might expect. This film is more about a family as it copes with tragedy and life in the 70's than it is about soccer, which is a good thing! It has enough soccer content for those interested, but people who dislike sports movies have nothing to fear either. I will admit there are a few sappy moments in this film, but luckily Gracie is no goody two shoes, and thus a more complex character. EXTRA BONUS - the sound track is excellent featuring Blondie.