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Pride (2007) -- The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.
Pride (2007) -- The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.
Pride (2007) -- The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Sunu Gonera

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Michael Smith (screenplay) &
Michael Gozzard (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Family | Sport more

Tagline:

Inspired by true events. more

Plot:

The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation. | full synopsis

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations more

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(30 articles)

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User Comments:

good exposure more (41 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Terrence Howard ... Jim Ellis

Bernie Mac ... Elston

Kimberly Elise ... Sue Davis

Tom Arnold ... Bink

Brandon Fobbs ... Puddin Head

Alphonso McAuley ... Walt

Regine Nehy ... Willie

Nate Parker ... Hakim

Kevin Phillips ... Andre
Scott Eastwood ... Jake (as Scott Reeves)

Evan Ross ... Reggie

Gary Anthony Sturgis ... Franklin (as Gary Sturgis)
Jesse Moore ... Artrell (Willie's Father)
Carol Sutton ... Ophelia (Andre's Mother)

Tony Bentley ... Race Official (UOFB) (as Tony Bently)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

P.D.R. (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material, language including some racial epithets, and violence.

Runtime:

USA:104 min | Germany:104 min (European Film Market)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #43194) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The journal that the character of Puddin Head writes in is actor Brandon Fobbs's actual personal journal. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Thugs were having a confrontation with Jim, it was pouring rain. The front passenger window of the 1973 Chrysler Imperial were wide open, yet the person sitting there was not getting wet at all. more

Quotes:

Jim Ellis: My life is way too short for me to spend my time around people who don't care about nothin'. more

Movie Connections:

References Jerry Maguire (1996) more

Soundtrack:

BACK STABBERS more


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32 out of 41 people found the following comment useful.
good exposure, 24 March 2007
5/10
Author: cwesjenn from United States

I am interested to know how involved Coach Ellis was with this film. I am an African-American swimming coach as well; and I am delighted to see Black swimming get this kind of exposure. However, there were some technical aspects of the film relative to the swimming (the order of events, the starter's pistol, the starters command, the coaching instructions) that were not quite accurate.

Also, I thought Cheney State was a historically Black college. How was he the only Black swimmer on the team? I swam on a predominantly Black team during that era. We visited all-white venues. I do not remember any hostility. And we were traveling south of the Philadelphia area. I guess the tension was fictional and for theatrical purposes.

Lastly, the pulling at the heartstrings and tears were a little over the top. I guess the success of Oprah and chick flicks is precipitating this type of genre. I would have appreciated Bernie Mack's humor coming out a little more to balance the crying.

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