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Home of the Giants (2007)

 -  Crime | Drama | Sport  -  2009 (USA)
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Gar is a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward a state championship; when his best friend Matt, the team's star, is asked by a drug dealer to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.

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Robert "Gar" Gartland
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Matt Dunbar
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Police Officer
Robert Garlati ...
Angry Fan
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Stephen Michael Ayers ...
Coach Gordon
Matt Dubuque ...
Giants Assistant Coach
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Brad Gimble
Vince Nora ...
Dave Traylor
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Bridgette 'Bridge' Bachman
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Dr. Gartland
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Richard Morrison
John Parker ...
Bunchy Collins
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Mr. Dansforth
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Ms. Monar
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A story about basketball and befriending. Gar is a High School journalist who, while covering the team to the state championship, is best friends with the teams' main "Star" Matt Dunbar. Matt's older brother persuades him to steal money from a drug dealers' home. Gar tags along, but soon things go horribly wrong. One question to ask is "Will the Giants win the big game? " Written by redqueen89

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Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements, violent situations and language including drug references | See all certifications »
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Reshooting took place while Haley Joel Osment was still recovering from injuries in a car accident that occurred less than two weeks before. See more »

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Matt: He's the crazy one who has buried money in his backyard Gar, and he got drunk and talked about it.
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actually film noir
3 June 2010 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I bought this movie for my daughter who is a big Ryan Merriman fan. We thought it was another of those made for Disney Channel type films but I was personally surprised to learn that its actually a pretty well done film noir. Yeah, there are undertones of coming of age and teen sports movies but this is essentially a twisting and turning dark noir tale. The two primary characters played by Merriman and Osmet find themselves in one heckuva gosh awful mess involving robbery, severed fingers, surprises in the night, betrayal, and violence. The way its all resolved will probably astonish you just a bit. I got to say this film is pretty darn unique. I can't think of anything else like. It may not be a great movie but its definitely worth watching and you don't get much good film noir anymore. However, be advised, this is not a film for young kids who enjoyed Merriman in "The Luck of the Irish", or even "Elevator Girl." There are also some funny scenes to balance out some truly suspenseful stuff. Check it out for something different


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