Touchback (2011)

Director:

Don Handfield

Writer:

Don Handfield (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 April 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Would you give up everything you love for a shot at everything you've ever wanted?

Plot:

A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.

Plot Keywords:

High School | College | Truck | Girlfriend | Swimming

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Brian Presley	...	Scott Murphy
Kurt Russell	...	Coach Hand
Melanie Lynskey	...	Macy
Marc Blucas	...	Hall
Christine Lahti	...	Thelma
Sarah Wright	...	Jenny
Drew Powell	...	Dwight Pearson
Steve Turner	...	Gig Bird
Kevin Covais	...	Todd White
James Duval	...	Rodriguez
Sianoa Smit-McPhee	...	Sasha
Barry Sanders	...	Cuyahoga Coach
Austin Ross	...	Moss
Jacquelyn Evola	...	Krista Murphy
Ella Anderson	...	Jamie Murphy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Justin P. Calkins	...	Still Photographer
Alicia Clark	...	Pretty Girl
David Scott Diaz	...	Coldwater Football Player #64 / Student
Brian Elles	...	Football Player
Mark Robert Ellis	...	Cuyahoga Head Coach
Melanie Fawn	...	Player's Girlfriend
Harrison Flechsig	...	Norman's Friend
Charlie Glackin	...	Teacher
Johnathan Robert Hart	...	Farmer
Lawrence Leach	...	Elderly couple
Linda Linsley	...	Football Fan at Tailgate Party
David Lowing	...	NFL Commissioner
Michelle Melpolder	...	Sideline Photographer
Bryan Price	...	Norman
Rocky Rector	...	Red Robinson (as Richard 'Rocky' Rector)
Dawn Ridge	...	Football Fan at Tailgate Party
Bill Simonson	...	Game Announcer
Gerald Stewart	...	SoyBean Farmer, Band Member, Student, TailGater
Jake Strunk	...	Football Fan
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Brandon Hoezee	...	Coldwater Fan (uncredited)
John C. Hoogeveen III	...	Farmer (uncredited)
Darrell Malone	...	Coldwater Football Player (uncredited)
Hector Orlandi	...	Factory Worker (uncredited)
Ron Shedd	...	Football crowd fan (uncredited)
Ryan Sloth	...	Jersey Jones - #28 Cuyahoga (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan	...	Football Fan at Tailgate Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Don Handfield

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Don Handfield		screenplay

Produced by
Brandt Andersen	....	co-executive producer
Derek Beumer	....	executive producer
Martin Blencowe	....	co-executive producer
Carissa Buffel	....	producer
Ryan Bundra	....	executive producer
Michael Corso	....	executive producer
Rob Cowan	....	executive producer
Patricia Eberle	....	executive producer
Matthew Fladell	....	executive producer
Ted Fox	....	co-executive producer
George Furla	....	executive producer
Gus Furla	....	co-executive producer (as Constantine Furla)
Shannon Gardner	....	executive producer
Adam Griffin	....	executive producer
Brandon Grimes	....	co-producer
Todd Grossman	....	co-executive producer
Anthony Gudas	....	executive producer
Lisa Kearns	....	producer
Alexandria Klipstein	....	executive producer
Kevin Matusow	....	producer
Brian Presley	....	producer
Richard Rionda Del Castro	....	executive producer
Scott Robinson	....	line producer
Lara Wickes	....	associate producer

Original Music by
William Ross

Cinematography by
David Rush Morrison

Film Editing by
Debbie Berman
Ryan Eaton

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
Roshelle Berliner

Art Direction by
Joshua Stricklin

Set Decoration by
Heidi Mayfield
Desi Wolff

Costume Design by
Jane Johnston

Makeup Department
Kymber Blake	....	key makeup artist
Ken Bunprasert	....	special effects makeup lab technician: Proteus FX
Barney Burman	....	makeup department head
Barney Burman	....	makeup designer
Carla Farmer	....	key hair stylist
Lora Gianino	....	additional makeup artist
Lee Komet	....	special effects makeup lab technician: Proteus FX
Tijen Osman	....	department head hair stylist
Nick Reisinger	....	makeup artist
Jon Shroyer	....	assistant makeup artist
Yusuke Tateishi	....	special effects makeup lab technician: Proteus FX

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Grossman	....	second unit director: Ohio
Brian O'Sullivan	....	first assistant director
Derek Rimelspach	....	second assistant director: Ohio
Joshua Rubino	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Hugh Cummings	....	greensman
Amy Dholakia-Jorand	....	graphic designer (as Amy S. Dholakia)
Julie Dugger	....	graphic designer
Jason C. Endres	....	set dresser (as Jason Endres)
Morgan Gillio	....	property master
Jeff Kennedy	....	props: Ohio
Chad Peterson	....	property production assistant
Trevor Post	....	scenic
Bill Taylor	....	assistant property master
Leah Vukovich	....	buyer
Trent Weaver	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dustin Crist	....	sound utility
Aaron Eschenburg	....	boom operator
Sandy Gendler	....	sound designer
Sandy Gendler	....	supervising sound editor
Manuel Gutierrez	....	foley artist
Shaughnessy Hare	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicholas James	....	adr editor
Erick Jolley	....	foley artist
Erick Jolley	....	foley editor
Erick Jolley	....	foley supervisor
Eric M. Klein	....	post sound supervisor
Brandon Loulias	....	mix technician
Brandon Loulias	....	sound editor
Matt Mulder	....	sound mixer
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer
Martin Quiñones	....	adr recordist
Martin Quiñones	....	foley editor
Martin Quiñones	....	foley recordist
Steve Walter	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Nick Giassullo	....	matte painter
Greg Gilmore	....	digital compositor: Spy, A Fotokem Company
Benjamin Hawkins	....	compositor
Gordon T. Wittmann	....	visual effects producer: Spy

Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Anderson	....	grip
Brett Beimers	....	key grip
Micah Y. Bisagni	....	camera operator
Arnie Bruinsma	....	generator operator
Skinny Ricky Brun	....	dolly grip
Beau Chaput	....	camera operator
Beau Chaput	....	second unit director of photography
Beau Chaput	....	steadicam operator
Brent Christy	....	best boy electric
Wallace Michael Chrouch	....	still photographer
T. Dominic Cochran	....	additional camera operator
Chris Coleman	....	camera intern
Edwin de Jong	....	epk camera operator
Edwin de Jong	....	jib operator
Steve Denny	....	camera operator
Andy Fortenbacher	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tyler Garrett	....	grip
Glenn Gould	....	electrician
Greg Gould	....	electrician
Todd Grossman	....	camera operator: Ohio unit
Craig Harmer	....	camera intern
Andrew Hudson	....	additional electrician
Peter Johnson	....	second assistant camera
Nate Kolbeck	....	first assistant camera
Greg Kort	....	camera intern
Brandon Kovatch	....	electrician
David Lowing	....	gaffer
Lance Mokma	....	second assistant camera
Aaron Picot	....	digital loader
Matt Ryan	....	best boy grip
Don Stover	....	additional grip
Brandon Szymczak	....	additional grip
John Vinson	....	second unit: key grip
Adam N. White	....	steadicam operator

Casting Department
Rich Delia	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Naomi Brown	....	shopper
Melinda Colburn	....	costume assistant
Laura Corstange	....	costume distresser
Alex Craig	....	costume assistant
Sandi Gunnett	....	key costumer
Brittany Henrickson	....	costume assistant
Ashleigh Houska	....	costume assistant
Chanae Houska	....	costume assistant
Kathy Johnson	....	costumer
Ellen Margelis	....	seamstress
James Morse	....	costumer
Laura Naughton	....	shopper
Cat O'Callaghan	....	costumer
Daniel Overton	....	costume assistant
Stasia Savage	....	costumer
Rose Sturgis	....	costumer
Nancy Takehara	....	key costumer
Tricia Van Gessel	....	costume assistant
Brendan Van Stee	....	costumer
Valerie Vanderkolk	....	costume distresser
Bernadine Vida	....	fashion consultant
Teri Wertman	....	costume supervisor
Cathrin Wiegandt	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Mike Dillard	....	technical supervisor: Digital Post Services
Lee Haugen	....	assistant editor
Drew Kilcoin	....	first assistant editor
Eric M. Klein	....	digital intermediate producer
Toby Martisius	....	on-line editor
Ryan Noto	....	executive post producer: Digital Post Services
Mark T. Osborne	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Chris Barrett	....	scoring stage assistant
Haydn Bendall	....	music recording engineer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestral contractor
Tricia Holloway	....	music supervisor
Katie Harlow Jones	....	music clearance
Jerome Leroy	....	composer: additional music
Jerome Leroy	....	conductor
Jerome Leroy	....	orchestrator
Larry Mah	....	score mixer
Emir Merzeci	....	composer: additional music
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Tina Tamura	....	music preparation
Axel Tenner	....	music preparation
Thanh Tran	....	music preparation
Greg Vines	....	music editor
Allan Wilson	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Mark A. James	....	transportation captain
Jack Jay Reece	....	transportation coordinator
Alex Strand	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Jax Baker	....	assistant production coordinator
William K. Baker	....	location manager: Ohio
Molly Bannan	....	production assistant
Lauren Beale	....	office production assistant
Gabriel Berghuis	....	key production assistant
Derek Blacha	....	location assistant
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Daniel Culpepper	....	location scout
Toriano Cummings	....	location assistant
Brandon T. David	....	production assistant
Mark Dragovich	....	production assistant
Evan Dusseljee	....	location assistant
Mark Robert Ellis	....	sports coordinator
Mark Engberg	....	production assistant
Evan Fiddler	....	production assistant
Nicole Flowers	....	first assistant accountant
Paul Giorgi	....	production accountant
Mike Groner	....	insurance broker
Kristina Hall	....	production assistant: Ohio
Kent Hamilton	....	insurance broker
Paul Hammond	....	commentary
Carl Jenkins	....	location intern
John Kangas	....	production secretary
Erica Kram	....	commentary coordinator
Dennis Loring	....	payroll consultant
Marvin Martin	....	set medic
Aimee McDaniel	....	assistant football coordinator
Jessi Moore	....	assistant football coordinator
Mitchell Nyberg	....	location manager
Margaret J. Orlando	....	production coordinator
Anthony Portillo	....	production assistant
Evan Rattenbury	....	office production assistant
David Roberson	....	unit publicist
Mike Sheldon	....	assistant football coach
Robert Skrodenis	....	football production assistant
Kathleen Soltysiak	....	script supervisor
Charles A. Stark	....	location assistant
Kristin Stover	....	production assistant
Ella Swift	....	cheerleading coordinator
Jonathan Tasman	....	production assistant
Courtland J. Tell	....	production assistant
Cassandra Tiensivu	....	utility stand-in
Peter Zarek	....	set medic

Production Companies

• Freedom Films
• Palo Verde (in association with)
• Hannibal Classics (in association with)
• Sakonnet Capital Partners (in association with)
• Emmett/Furla Films

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Films (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Bliss Media (2011) (China) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Marco Polo Productions (2011) (France) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)

Special Effects

• Digital Post Services (visual effects)
• Spy Post Digital (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Roberson Public Relations  unit publicity
• Audio Head Post  post-production sound services (ADR)
• Digital Post Services  Super-16mm film scanning
• Digital Post Services  avid off-line facility
• Digital Post Services  digital intermediate and mastering
• Digital Post Services  digital laboratory
• Digital Post Services  digital media management & archival
• Digital Post Services  main title composites
• Digital Post Services  post sound services: conforms, ADR, loop group, foley and editorial, broadcast spec mixes, M&E, D/M/E
• Digital Post Services  quality control and deliverables
• Doggicam Systems  BodyMount provided by
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• IndieClear  script clearance
• JR Galactic  extras casting
• Line 3500 Studio Rentals  transportation
• Lowing Light & Grip  camera dollies
• Lowing Light & Grip  expendables supplier
• Lowing Light & Grip  grip and lighting equipment
• Palo Verde  funding
• Post Haste Sound  post-production sound services
• Sakonnet Capital Partners  tax credit financing
• Schellenberg & Evers  Michigan tax & audit professionals
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Freedom Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Scott wakes up in his old truck. If the engine runs out of gas the ignition light will come on. when the camera pans to the cluster, the ignition light is off.

Quotes:

Coach Hand:Do you know what the future is Scott? The future is just a bunch of what you do right now strung together. And what you are doing now is giving up. And trust me there is no future in that. Scott, I hope you don't give up this easy in life, because it gets a hell of a lot harder than football.

Works for me all in all a keeper

Mild twists and a touch of Sci-Fi to keep you involved. More important is the off field story. Much more than anything. Apart from The on field twist near the end that I wasn't ready for the off field story is enough to keep you hoping for a magical change. But the reality is enough to make you say 'yes!' at the end.

Very earthy performances from the leads. Believable in every situation. Scott is well cast as an unassuming star,. Kurt Russell adds pulling power to the credits and has not been cast without reference to his ability to play characters we can all relate to.

Scott Murphy's character mirrors the perennially struggling farmers in not only USA but here in my home as well. He portrays admirably the shielded turmoil of men of the land fighting bad turns daily and then gritting , bearing and getting on with the job until all seems lost. Never allow this to impact his optimistic outlook for his children.

Truly credible performance.