Thunderstruck (2012/I)

Director:

John Whitesell

Writers:

Eric Champnella
Jeff Farley

Release Date:

24 August 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

NBA superstar Kevin Durant has got game. His biggest fan has none. Things are about to switch!

Plot:

A basketball star switches talent with a klutzy 16-year-old fan.

Cast

Kevin Durant	...	Himself
Taylor Gray	...	Brian
James Belushi	...	Coach Amross
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Alan
Larramie Doc Shaw	...	Mitch
Tristin Mays	...	Isabel
Robert Belushi	...	Assistant Coach Dan
Spencer Daniels	...	Connor
William Ragsdale	...	Joe Newall
Hana Hayes	...	Ashley Newell
Randall D. Cunningham	...	W.O.W. Clan member #2
Andrea Frankle	...	Math Teacher
Beau Brasseaux	...	Drillers Basketball Player
Glen Warner	...	Photographer
Brie Lybrand	...	Isabel's Friend
George Wilson	...	Janitor / Spider
Sean Michael Cunningham	...	High School Announcer
Lorrie Chilcoat	...	Security Guard
Nicole Barré	...	Laurie Newell
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Amoss	...	W.O.W. Clan Member #1
Carl Bailey	...	Dad of Athlete
Drew Battles	...	Science Teacher
Jacob Coco	...	Guy in truck
Laurie Cummings	...	Businesswoman
Donovan Dunn	...	Nader
Emily D. Haley	...	Basketball Fan
Holly Hargrave	...	Basketball Fan
Dakota Hill	...	Jock
Emily Alison Holt	...	Partygoer
Meredith Jackson	...	Eagles Cheerleader
Michelle Jeanmard	...	Basketball Fan
Mark Krebs	...	Drillers Player
Kelly Lynn Lawson	...	Thunder Fan
Austin Naulty	...	Jock #1
Danyiell Oviedo	...	Basketball Fan
Candace Parker	...	Herself (as Candace Parker Williams)
Tony Payne	...	Vendor (as Tony E. Payne)
Wanda Pratt	...	KD's Mom
Andrew Serpas	...	Basketball Player
Logan Douglas Smith	...	Basketball Coach
Jason Stanly	...	Scorekeeper
Christian Strawn	...	Thunder Fan
Caleb Strickney	...	Basketball Game Scorekeeper
Eleanor T. Threatt	...	Thunder Fan
Michelle Torres	...	Thunders Fan
Jon Bielich	...	Cameraman (uncredited)
Kasey Emas	...	Drillers Cheerleader (uncredited)
Gene Kevin Hames Jr.	...	Unhappy Fan (uncredited)
Melissa Kristin Heard	...	Eagles Cheerleader (uncredited)
Chris Hoyt	...	Broadcaster (uncredited)
Jamie Loy	...	Fan / Student (uncredited)
Kyla McFalls	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Andrew Plaisance	...	Jock (uncredited)

Directed by
John Whitesell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eric Champnella
Jeff Farley

Produced by
Eric Goodwin	....	executive producer
Bill Johnson	....	executive producer
Mike Karz	....	producer
Peter J. Novak	....	associate producer
Josie Rosen	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ali Dee		(original music by)

Cinematography by
Shawn Maurer

Film Editing by
Tony Lombardo

Casting by
Harriet Greenspan

Production Design by
Meghan C. Rogers

Art Direction by
Kelly Hemenway

Set Decoration by
Michelle Marchand II

Costume Design by
Kate Healey

Makeup Department
Nikki I Brown	....	makeup department head
Bailey Domke	....	special makeup effects artist: Autonomous FX South
Elvis Jones	....	special makeup effects designer: Autonomous FX South
Shelly Price	....	key hair stylist: Oklahoma
Kellie Robinson	....	key makeup artist
Jami Ross	....	makeup artist
Jessica Kate Sinclair	....	key makeup artist
Emily Tatum	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jan Kikumoto	....	post-production supervisor
Kelley Smith-Wait	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danny Giles	....	second second assistant director: Oklahoma
Aiman A. Humaideh	....	second assistant director
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Matthew D. Smith	....	second assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Andrew W. Bofinger	....	set decoration buyer
Alexandra Capps	....	assistant property master
Ahren Diers	....	on-set dresser: re-shoots
Jude Erny	....	set painter
Leonard Lavigueur	....	property master
Gabrielle Le Fort	....	art department production assistant
Ryan LeBlanc	....	set dresser
Rose Leiker	....	props
K. Emily Levine	....	art department coordinator
Michael Melvin	....	assistant property master
Scott Mobley	....	construction coordinator
Jared Pendergrass	....	set dresser
Mark Perot	....	set dresser
Danielle Poret	....	set decoration buyer
Robin Simmerly	....	set decoration buyer

Sound Department
Bradford Bell	....	mix technician
William Cawley	....	first assistant sound editor
Ryan Farris	....	boom operator
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Rodman	....	supervising sound editor
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Young	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
Jordan Alphonso	....	digital compositor
Daniel Briney	....	digital compositor
Zack Broussard	....	visual effects artist
Victor DiMichina	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Adam Folse	....	visual effects artist
Jacob Kebodeaux	....	visual effects artist
Scott Lissard	....	digital compositor
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Brad Moylan	....	lead compositor: Pixel Magic
J. Thomas Wilson	....	compositor
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	director of visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunt rigger
Danny Epper	....	stunt coordinator
Nick Epper	....	stunt rigger
Justin Gant	....	stunt double: Taylor Gray
Jesse LeBeau	....	stunt performer
Michael R. Long	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum	....	additional camera operator
Kareem Audain	....	additional grip
Keith Brown	....	grip: Oklahoma
Joe Cassano	....	a dolly grip
Michael Charbonnet	....	first assistant camera: a
Kenneth Coblentz	....	additional dolly grip
Joseph A. Cook	....	electrician
Jeremy D'Apolito	....	grip: Oklahoma
Nicholas Davidoff	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Nicholas Davidoff	....	steadicam operator
Matt Floyd	....	best boy grip
Dan Furst	....	video assist
Kristopher Hardy	....	assistant camera
Michael D. Kennedy	....	scorpio head technician
Rob Kodadek	....	dimmer board operator
Joshua Lilly	....	electrician
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	b camera operator
Nick Nicolay	....	rigging grip
Sam Pearcy	....	b camera second assistant
Declan Ryan	....	balloon light technician
Mike Satterfield	....	best boy grip
Jeremy Smart	....	electrician
Jeff Taylor	....	second assistant "a" camera
Jon Tenholder	....	rigging grip
Kristopher Weaver	....	lighting technician
Jordan Whaley	....	additional lighting technician
Scott Zuchowski	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Sarah Clark	....	local casting associate
Chris Freihofer	....	Oklahoma casting director
Charlotte Gale	....	extras casting
Hank Langlois	....	extras casting
Kelly Lynn Lawson	....	casting intern
Alice M. Peschl	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Algood	....	costume supervisor
Myeshea Baker	....	set costumer
Kasey C. Bazil	....	set costumer
Hannah Gates	....	tailor
Kizzie Autumn Martin	....	tailor
Misti Moreaux	....	set costumer
Linda Loo Trippe	....	key costumer: Oklahoma
Raven Zimmer	....	set costumer: Oklahoma

Editorial Department
Sue Gates	....	colorist (as Sue Hatchimonji)
Peter Pav	....	effects editor
Amber Taylor	....	digital intermediate producer

Transportation Department
Larry Arceneaux	....	transportation captain
Skip Barbay	....	transportation coordinator
Donald Bradley	....	driver
Dennis W. Cook Jr.	....	driver
Don Courtney	....	driver: camera truck
Donald Cowart	....	driver
Chris Dunn	....	driver: honeywagon
Jared Foshee	....	driver
Steven Fugler	....	driver
Monica W. Fuller	....	driver
Janet Harrah	....	transportation dispatcher: Oklahoma
Jimmy Hayes	....	driver
Connie Herring	....	dot dispatcher
Beau Holden	....	personal driver: Jim Belushi
Darrell Jeansonne	....	driver
Charles Lanoue	....	driver
Jack Lavergne	....	grip truck driver
Lance Leis	....	driver
Dan Marionneaux	....	driver
Todd Martinez	....	driver
Riley Ordoyne	....	driver
Jim Robin	....	driver
Cecil Smith	....	driver
Davy Vance	....	driver
Steven Willhoite	....	production van operator

Other crew
Joseph K. Borrelli	....	first assistant accountant
Kara Bowman	....	set medic
Mary Malone Browning	....	production staff
David Bush	....	additional set production assistant
Zach Chamberlin	....	production assistant
Christopher Dickerson	....	production assistant
Ty Dickson	....	location assistant: Oklahoma
Dani DuHadway	....	second assistant accountant
Payton Dunham	....	location manager: Oklahoma
Sean Patrick Eaton	....	assistant location manager: Oklahoma
Michael J. Fisher	....	basketball coordinator
Ashley Foster	....	set production assistant
Jamie Freeman	....	production assistant
Pam Fuller	....	script supervisor
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	second script supervisor
Sara Hartman	....	base camp production assistant
David P Hebert	....	location manager
Vanessa Hickey	....	key set production assistant
Letitia Hoaas	....	set teacher
Michael Hubert	....	production coordinator
Mike Hubert	....	production coordinator
Chuck Hurley	....	assistant accountant
Richard Lawson	....	acting instructor
Megan Lurty	....	production assistant
Maggie Martin	....	payroll accountant
Norris Ortolano	....	additional locations
Ryan Redmond	....	office production assistant
Stephanie M. Reed	....	assistant to director
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	first assistant accountant
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	first assistant accountant: Oklahoma City
Kelley Sims	....	production accountant
Amy Soto	....	clearance coordinator
Lauren Rae Sullivan	....	location coordinator
Ani Vanoyan	....	second assistant accountant
Jeremy Waterbury	....	assisant production coordinator
Mark Welch	....	assistant location manager
Jennifer Williamson	....	assistant production coordinator
Megan Carter	....	craft service (uncredited)
David Guilbeau	....	craft service (uncredited)
Gabriel Guilbeau	....	craft service (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Stunts Unlimited
• Warner Premiere

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2012) (worldwide) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Pixel Magic

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Hollywood Trucks  Entertainment Transportation
• Pivotal Post  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By
• Silver Screen Supply  location equipment/rentals
• Silver Screen Supply  production rentals

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and rude humor

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Stunts Unlimited

Soundtrack:

Smoke Alarm

'Thunderstruck' - Who's Got the Talent?

We all love to root for the underdog, when he becomes top dog through a fluke rather than hard work, well, it's not so satisfying. Brian Newall, who magically acquires the talent of his hoops hero Kevin Durant (who plays himself), eventually finds he'd rather get the talent back to its rightful owner. There are plenty of laughs along the way, from Brian's klutzy ball-playing in the beginning to what KIDS FIRST! youth film critic Brianna Beaton, age 12, describes as her favorite scene, when Kevin's agent "is trying to get Kevin his talent back. He is doing all kinds of things, going from holding the basketball together with saying a message to rubbing the carpet and then finally to a stun gun." Brianna was there at the red carpet to interview cast members, including father and son actors James and Robert Belushi who share how they brought comedy from their own relationship to the script.

Thunderstruck Reviewed by Brianna Beaton (See her full review on video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkfvV7swlqE)

Thunderstruck, starring NBA superstar Kevin Durant, is a funny and inspirational film that is definitely enjoyable to watch.

Brian Newall (Taylor Gray) is horrible at basketball. He loves the game, but he just cannot play. Brian is a very big fan of NBA superstar Kevin Durant. While at a basketball game, Brian gets a chance to meet the superstar and supposedly steals Kevin's talent. Kevin Durant, playing himself, is suddenly horrible at basketball while Brian is the new superstar on his high school team. Kevin is worthless and is on the receiving end of all the bad publicity from fans and sports commentators. Kevin's agent, Alan Garrett, (Brandon T. Jackson) goes to great lengths to try and get Kevin his talent back.

I really like this film because I just love basketball. It is my favorite sport and I really get into the game. There are a lot of funny moments when Brian is playing with his team and he is showing how really klutzy he is. Coach Amross (James Belushi) and his assistant coach Dan (Robert Belushi) are too funny and will definitely keep you laughing. My favorite scene is when Alan is trying to get Kevin his talent back. He is doing all kinds of things, going from holding the basketball together with saying a message to rubbing the carpet and then finally to a stun gun. This is really funny. I also like the scene with Kevin's mom in a cheerleader's outfit.

One great message in this film is that talent isn't something you get; talent is something that you earn with hard work and dedication.

I recommend this film for ages 7 to 18 and anyone who loves the game of basketball. If you are a fan of Kevin Durant, then you will not want to miss this one.

I give Thunderstruck four out of five stars because it's funny, has a good message and is great for the whole family to enjoy.