Here Comes the Boom (2012)

A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers:

Kevin James, Allan Loeb,

Stars:

Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin James	...	Scott Voss
Salma Hayek	...	Bella Flores
Henry Winkler	...	Marty Streb
Greg Germann	...	Principal Betcher
Joe Rogan	...	Himself
Gary Valentine	...	Eric Voss
Charice	...	Malia
Bas Rutten	...	Niko
Reggie Lee	...	Mr. De La Cruz
Mark DellaGrotte	...	Himself
Mookie Barker	...	Assistant Principal Elkins
Jackie Flynn	...	Joe Duffy
Nikki Tyler-Flynn	...	Molie Streb
Melissa Peterman	...	Lauren Voss
Thomas C. Gallagher	...	Peter Voss

Storyline

A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | mixed martial arts | claim in title | ultimate fighting championship | prize money | 

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Taglines:

One teacher still believes in fighting for his students.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

12 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ça va faire boom

Filming Locations:

Route 1 Saugus, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$11,816,596 (USA) (12 October 2012)

Gross:

$45,290,318 (USA) (15 February 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Hey Eddie, Broken Road Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Nico is trying to train Scott in his gym prior to his second fight, Nico mimics punching Scott, calling out "Liver shot" at one point. Bas Rutten (Nico) became well known during his fighting career for favoring punches and kicks to the liver of his opponents.

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Goofs

When Scott is shown the video of him throwing up on Youtube, it can be seen that the video is uploaded by boomboom11125, the same account that he has signed in with.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Scott Voss: [upon waking up] Oh, god!

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Crazy Credits

The shadow of the film's title reflects on the pavement.

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Connections

References The King of Queens (1998)

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Soundtracks

Optimus Bellum Domitor
Written by Mike Sak (as Michael E. Sak)
Performed by Sak, Williams & Welch
Courtesy of Zuffa Music, LLC / Striking And Killer Audio Enterprises, LLC

User Reviews

Finally, a Kevin James film I enjoyed all the way to the end.

I loved "King of Queens" and I think Kevin James is a very talented comedic actor, but until this film, he hadn't made a film where he was the star that I could really get behind. Each of his past flicks had him in some unlikeable loser role with a problem nobody cared about. This one figured some things out in how to make him likable and fun to watch. I don't want to give away too much on this film as you may see some of the plot points coming from a mile away, but this is just a nice feel-good comedy. It's not trying to be something more than that. By the way, former professional MMA fighter, Bas Rutten steals every scene he's in. Way to go Bas!