Crooked Arrows (2012)

A story centered on a Native American lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament.

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers:

Brad Riddell, Todd Baird (screenplay)

Stars:

Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham, Chelsea Ricketts

Cast

Credited cast:
Brandon Routh	...	Joe Logan
Gil Birmingham	...	Ben Logan
Chelsea Ricketts	...	Nadie Logan
Crystal Allen	...	Julie Gifford
Michael Hudson	...	Reed
Tom Kemp	...	Mr. Geyer
Jack Vandervelde	...	Toby Gifford
Tyler Hill	...	Jimmy - Silverfoot
Dennis Ambriz	...	Crooked Arrow
Aaron Printup	...	Maug
Robert Coffie	...	Crooked Arrows Fan
Gina Field
Cindy Lentol	...	Baccarat Woman
Lonnie Farmer	...	Regular Card Player
Cree Cathers	...	Chewy

Storyline

A story centered on a Native American lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament.

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Plot Keywords:

team | tournament | native american | lacrosse | coach | 

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Taglines:

Join the tribe.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$251,041 (USA) (18 May 2012)

Gross:

$1,830,475 (USA) (13 July 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sports Studio, Studio Unknown

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During one game, the scoreboard was inaccurate. After the Arrows scored a goal the scoreboard was seen to change: from 7-4 to 7-5. Then the Arrows were shown making TWO more scores. Then the scoreboard showed another change: from 7-5 to 7-6. This should have been 7-7 or one of the goals was shown too early in the game.

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Quotes

Joe Logan: All right, yeah, they're bigger than you, faster than you. And they have better facilities and they have more championships. And, yes, they have a better coach than you. But you know what? None of that matters, okay? This game is not about them, this game is not about us. And it's not about the scoreboard. In the ancient game, they didn't keep score. They played to honor the Creator, and so will we. We'll play to honor our ancestors who were buried with their sticks. We will play to honor our ...

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Soundtracks

"Dream Big"
performed by Emmanuel Kelly
written by Alex Geringas,Amy Powers,Deanna DellaCiopa and Emmanuel Kelly

User Reviews

It Follows "The Formula" ...BUT

"Crooked Arrows" is one of those movies that even if you know almost nothing about the sport of Lacrosse you get involved in the game so much so that you might just find yourself yelling at the screen and that is part of "The Formula" that works so very well for movies about sports.

BUT

If you start watching this movie thinking that "The Formula" is all there is to it, get prepared for a BIG Wake-up call.

This movie has managed to twist Native culture, Traditions, History and even Language all together so expertly that you are not only being entertained but being educated at the same time.

Saying that this movie is an emotional roller coaster would be akin to saying that Tecumseh was a great warrior. Both are major understatements.

I'm not going to give anything away here because I really believe that potential viewers should just watch and ENJOY this movie from start to finish without knowing more than what is in the synopsis.

Probably the biggest compliment I can pay the movie is by saying, "I'm Dave Furlotte and I'm a Crooked Arrow."