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When the Game Stands Tall ()


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The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.

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Bob Ladouceur
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Terry Eidson
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Chris Ryan
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Mickey Ryan
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Bev Ladouceur
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Danny Ladouceur
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Beaser
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Tayshon Lanear
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Cam Colvin
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T.K. Kelly
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Rick Salinas
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Arturo
Chase Boltin ...
Manny Gonzales
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Michael Ladouceur
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Oklahoma Scout #1
Jesse Moore ...
Oklahoma Scout #2
Adella Gautier ...
T-Gram
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Landrin Kelly
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Jamal (as La'Jessie Smith)
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Cam's Mom
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Laurie
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Stanford Recruiter
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Mike Blasquez
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Announcer #1
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Analyst
Mike Bleed ...
Cam's Cousin
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Coach #1
Michael Fletcher ...
Older Veteran
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Hallway Doctor
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Long Beach Poly Coach
Marlon D. Favorite Sr. ...
Buster Matthews
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Frail Veteran
Maurice Jones-Drew ...
Self (as Maurice Jones Drew)
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Doctor
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Jenny Ladouceur
Tom Bubrig ...
Mailman
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Local Sportscaster
Payton Bourgeois ...
Nina
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Young Assistant Coach
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Paraplegic
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Nurse Ballard
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Lamarco
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Security Guard / Larry
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Coach #2
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Coach #3
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Nurse Adams
Nathaniel Brown ...
Luis
Zac Waggener ...
Senior #1
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Senior #2
Skyler Green ...
Player #1
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Player #2
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Guy
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Minister (as Robert DoQui)
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Announcer #2
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Sophomore (as Hwan Tran)
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Hip Sports Reporter
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Reporter
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Basketball Kid #1
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Basketball Kid #2
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Nurse
Ashtin Fortner ...
Soloist #1
Lanika R. Revader ...
Soloist #2
Jonah Calderini ...
Emotional Player
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Announcer #3
Douglas Griffin ...
Referee
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angela Abadie ...
Football fan (uncredited)
Chris Angerdina ...
De La Salle Football Fan (uncredited)
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Coach Alumbaugh (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
Amanda Balen ...
Miss New York - Football Beauty Contest Contestant (uncredited)
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Small Boy (uncredited)
Heather Ashley Boyd ...
Fan (uncredited)
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Rival Player (uncredited)
Renaldo Brady ...
Football Coach (uncredited)
Joshua Braud ...
Long Beach Poly Kicker (uncredited)
Kenneth Kynt Bryan ...
Mardi Gras Reveler (uncredited)
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Football Player (uncredited)
Carroll Burt ...
Coach (uncredited)
Jonathan Aaron Butler ...
Fan / Spectator (uncredited)
Momo Casablanca ...
Coach (uncredited)
Paul Catalano ...
EMT (uncredited)
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Miss Des Moines - Football Beauty Contest Contestant (uncredited)
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Cheerleader (uncredited)
Edward J. Clare ...
Teacher (uncredited)
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League Official (uncredited)
Terrance Collier ...
De La Salle Equipment Manager / Trainer (uncredited)
Duane Cothren ...
Tigers Coach (uncredited)
John Cramer ...
Crazy Ladoucer Supporter (uncredited)
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Bellevue Cheerleader / Long Beach Poly Cheerleader (uncredited)
Steven J. Daniels ...
Pitts Trainer / Funeral Goer (uncredited)
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Project Neighbor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Estiverne ...
Security (uncredited)
Joseph Fischer ...
Security (uncredited)
Juan Gaspard ...
Fan In Stands (uncredited)
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Sideline Reporter (uncredited)
Gloria Gonnillini ...
Spectator at Basketball Game (uncredited)
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Pittsburg Pirates Cheerleader (uncredited)
James E. Guidry ...
Team Photographer (uncredited)
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Chain crew (uncredited)
Gene Kevin Hames Jr. ...
De La Salle Team Trainer (uncredited)
Sadarias Harrell ...
Fan (uncredited)
Darryl Harvey ...
Police investigator (uncredited)
Ryan Hebert ...
De Lasalle l fan (uncredited)
Dakota Hill ...
Football Official (uncredited)
Madison Holcomb ...
Cheerleader (uncredited)
Zach Hoyt ...
De La Salle Football Player (uncredited)
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Coach Towne (uncredited)
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Sports photographer (uncredited)
Katherine Isheim ...
Football game attendee (uncredited)
Jacquelyn Twodat Jackson ...
Booster Club Parent (uncredited)
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Miss Peoria - Football Beauty Contest Contestant (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc ...
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
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Sideline Reporter (uncredited)
John R Mangus ...
Tigers Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Kevonte Mcdonald ...
Patron (uncredited)
Amanda McElroy ...
Bev's Friend (uncredited)
Art McElroy ...
Amador Valley Coach (uncredited)
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Stadium Announcer (uncredited)
Wendi Merritt ...
Shopper (uncredited)
Starlette Miariaunii ...
Pittsburg Pirates Cheerleader (uncredited)
Nicole Mills ...
Miss Cotton Belt - Football Beauty Queen (uncredited)
David Stephen Mitchell ...
De La Salle Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Broc Morgan ...
Player (uncredited)
Mike S. Murphy ...
Amador Valley HS Trainer (uncredited)
Jason Musco ...
Side Line Fan (uncredited)
Travis Michael Myers ...
De La Salle Football Player (uncredited)
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Joshua Landri (uncredited)
Gustavo I. Ortiz ...
Amador Valley Football Trainer (uncredited)
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Miss Cleveland - Football Beauty Contest Contestant (uncredited)
Zack Payne ...
De La Salle Football Player (uncredited)
Lisa Raziano ...
Jazz Patron (uncredited)
Gus Rhodes ...
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Huckabay (uncredited)
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Rival Player #2 (uncredited)
Everest Robinson ...
Poly Football Player (uncredited)
William Schmidt ...
Sideline Fan / Student (uncredited)
Robert Segari ...
High School Football Coach (uncredited)
Eugene Shawn ...
Long Beach Poly Player (uncredited)
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Basketbal Player (uncredited)
Kerry Sims ...
Coach (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith ...
Football Coach / Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Stephens Jr. ...
Bell South Head Coach (uncredited)
Tre Styles ...
Dealer (uncredited)
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Executive Producer (uncredited)
Tre Tureaud ...
T.K's Killer (uncredited)
Joseph Uzzell ...
Head Coach Bellevue Wolverines (uncredited)
Justin Christopher Vaughn ...
Black Male Orderly (uncredited)
John Wettermark ...
League Official (uncredited)
Jonathan Wright ...
DLS football player (uncredited)
Ahmed Zakzouk ...
Fan (uncredited)

Directed by

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Thomas Carter

Written by

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Scott Marshall Smith ... (screenplay)
 
Scott Marshall Smith ... (story) and
David Zelon ... (story)
 
Neil Hayes ... (book)
 
Nick Welles ... (story) (as david zelon)

Produced by

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Kenneth Burke ... line producer
Thomas Carter ... executive producer
Neil Hayes ... co-producer
Nathon S. Lewis ... associate producer
Cathy Schulman ... executive producer
Adam C. Stone ... co-producer (as Adam Stone)
David Tice ... executive producer
David Zelon ... producer

Music by

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John Paesano

Cinematography by

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Michael Lohmann

Editing by

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Scott Richter

Editorial Department

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Mandy Arnold ... digital intermediate editor
Doug Delaney ... digital intermediate colorist
Ryan Eaton ... additional editor
Geoffrey O'Brien ... assistant editor
Morning Star Schott ... digital intermediate producer

Casting By

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Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

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Jaymes Hinkle

Art Direction by

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Raymond Pumilia

Set Decoration by

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Kristin Bicksler

Costume Design by

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Claire Breaux

Makeup Department

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Lawrnell Bell-Rattler ... key hair stylist
Melanie Deforrest ... key makeup artist
Krystal Kershaw ... additional makeup artist
Erin Killelea-Moreau ... hair stylist
Jack Lazzaro ... additional makeup artist
Adruitha Lee ... department head hairstylist
Renardo Lewis ... hair stylist
Robin Mathews ... makeup department head
Jami Ross ... makeup artist
Shandrea Williams ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Kenneth Burke ... unit production manager
Heidi Erl ... production supervisor: Plate Shoot Northern California
Gary Huckabay ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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George Bott ... second assistant director
Meghan Burchfield ... second second assistant director: second unit
Allan Graf ... second unit director
Eric Fox Hays ... first assistant director: second unit
Mark Anthony Little ... first assistant director
Nathan Parker ... second second assistant director
Gregory Santoro ... additional second assistant director / assistant director: second unit
John M. White ... second assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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Scott C. Bivona ... lead greensman
Ed Borasch Jr. ... property master (as Edward J. Borasch Jr.)
Paulo DeFreitas Jr. ... storyboard artist
Stephen Finders ... second props master
Robert Gray ... set dresser
Austin Grehan ... set painter
Drew Guajardo ... assistant property master
James Hinkle ... art department assistant
Ernest J. Levron III ... set dresser
Carl Mastio ... greensman
Susan Smits ... art department coordinator
Victoria St. Pierre ... on set scenic
Cydney Tucker ... set dresser
Frank Zito ... construction coordinator

Sound Department

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Chris Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Christopher Flowers ... audio description narrator
Jeffrey J. Haboush ... re-recording mixer
Joe Iemola ... sound effects editor
Dan Izen ... sound mixer
Robert Jackson ... adr supervisor
Melissa Kennelly ... foley artist
Shawn Kennelly ... supervising foley editor/foley mixer
Sean Massey ... dialogue editor
Vince Nicastro ... foley artist
Steven Ticknor ... supervising sound editor
Roy Machado ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Billy Theriot ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Justin B. Johnson ... special effects coordinator
Matt Kutcher ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Jordan Alphonso ... cg supervisor
Daniel Briney ... digital compositor
Chase Champagne ... cg artist: character modeler
Glenn Cote ... visual effects editor
Victor DiMichina ... production supervisor: Pixel Magic
Ryan Eaton ... digital artist
Cat Farquharson ... digital colorist assist (as Cat Rowe)
Jacob Kebodeaux ... visual effects artist
Richard H. Landry ... compositor
Ray McIntyre Jr. ... visual effects supervisor/producer
Immanuel Morris ... visual effects supervisor: Exceptional Minds
Jesse Morrow ... visual effects artist
Brad Moylan ... senior compositor
Ray Scalice ... executive producer
Patrick Trahan ... digital compositor
Juan Carlos Vargas ... visual effects artist
Jay Warren ... digital intermediates visual effects producer
J. Thomas Wilson ... compositor

Stunts

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Tyler August ... additional stunt player
Ross Bacon ... stunts: football player
Dylan Bailey ... stunts: football player
Chaz Black ... stunts: football player
Ryan Broussard ... stunts: football player
Alfred Jude Carter IV ... stunts: football player (as Alfred Carter)
Matt Cipro ... stunt performer
Tre Clark ... stunts: football player
Keenan Coleman ... stunts: football player
Toney Converse ... stunts: football player
Tyler Donaldson ... stunts: football player
London Durham ... stunts: football player
John Edwards ... stunts: football player
Benjamin Farmer ... stunts: football player
Troy Giddens ... stunts: football player
Grady Gieger ... stunts: football player
Jahmad Goff ... stunts: football player
Allan Graf ... stunt coordinator
Derek Graf ... stunt coordinator
Daniel Graff ... stunts: football player
Ryan Gunnarson ... stunt double: Danny Ladouceur / stunt double: Manny Gonzales / stunts: football player
Regis Harrington ... utility stunts
Riley Howard ... stunts: football player
Adam Jacobs ... stunts: football player
Doc Jacobs ... stunts
Josh Jasper ... stunts: football player
Blaze Johnson Jr. ... stunts: football player (as Blaze Johnson)
Adam Johnson ... stunts: football player
Devin Jones ... stunts: football player
Joshua Keelen ... stunts: football player
Ben Kuenzle ... stunts: football player
Andrew Lair ... stunts: football player
Josh Levin ... stunts: football player
Joshua Levin ... stunts
Dicky Lyons ... stunts: football player
Mike McVearry ... Stunt Double: Rick Salinas / Stunts: Football Player
Nicholas Melillo ... stunts: football player
Joshua Moody ... stunts: football player
Joshua D. Moody ... stunt double: football scenes
Gene Oakley ... stunts: football player
Robert Ortiz ... stunts: football player
Chris Pousson ... stunts: football player
Chris Roark ... stunts
Bryce Robertson ... stunts: football player
Blaine Roussel ... stunts: football player
Dalton Simon ... stunts: football player
James Christopher Sutton ... stunts: football player (as Chris Sutton)
Charles Thipado ... stunts: football player
Daniel Thompson ... stunts: football player
Matt Thompson ... stunts
Howard Trice Jr. ... stunts: football player
Landon L. Turner ... stunt double: Cam Colvin
Jacob Vane ... stunts: football player
Ceth Watson ... stunts: football player
Donell Williams ... stunts: football player
Jerron Wishom ... stunts: football player

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Baird ... first assistant camera: second unit
Dave A. Barrett ... camera operator: second unit / second unit
Tracy Bennett ... still photographer
Timberly Bird ... lighting technician (as Tim Bird)
Ned Blouin ... grip
Michael Burgess ... camera operator
Joe Cassano ... key grip: second unit
Kenneth Coblentz ... dolly grip
Mark A. Davis ... electrician
Mark Davison ... camera operator
Steve Denny ... camera operator: second unit
Joe Engelbrecht ... grip
Bradley Floyd ... electrician
Marvin Haven ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Brad Heiner ... grip
Ian Henderson ... second assistant camera: second unit
Tom Hutchinson ... first assistant camera: second unit
John Jarhead Gorman ... rigging electric best boy (as John Gorman)
Lonnie Kahoe ... dolly grip
Pete Lavaty ... lighting technician
Ronnie LeBlanc ... electrician (as Ronald Leblanc)
Tommy Lohmann ... a camera/steadicam
Shawn Maurer ... director of photography: second unit
Griffin McCann ... second assistant camera: second unit
Michael C. McCullough II ... video utility
Henry McGee ... additional grip
Mike Nami Jr. ... grip
Casey Nearing ... camera utility
Phil Pastuhov ... aerial director of photography
Ron Peterson ... first assistant camera
Nancy Piraquive ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kurt Pomerleau ... assistant chief lighting technician
Max Pomerleau ... gaffer
Nick Pomerleau ... rigging gaffer
Angela Gail Schroeder ... stills photographer assistant
Bob Scott ... camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
James Selph ... key rigging grip
Trey Shaneyfelt ... electrician
Gary W. Shaw ... grip
Zac Sleeth ... grip
Tiffani L. Stephenson ... second assistant camera: second unit
Keegan Stokley ... grip
Jonathan Stoll ... Best Boy Grip
Tim Sutherland ... digital imaging technician
Trevor Tufano ... camera operator: "b" camera / second assistant camera: b camera
John Vinson ... grip: second unit
Jason Vowell ... video assist
Ben Wachsmann ... grip: second unit
Wade Whitley ... first assistant camera: second unit
Reuben Wilder ... best boy electric: second unit
Barry Williamson ... best boy grip: second unit
Mark Davison ... additional photography (uncredited)
Trenton McRae ... gaffer electric: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Alicia Connelly ... extras casting assistant
Jay DeFelice ... extras casting coordinator
Kaitlyn Cole Fogarty ... production assistant: extras casting (as Kaitlyn Cole)
Andrew Hadzopoulos ... casting assistant
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Dawn Jefferson ... casting assistant: new orleans
Meagan Lewis ... casting: New Orleans
Matthew Maisto ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Amanda Steeley Bankins ... set costumer (as Amanda Steeley)
Jered Blanchard ... set costumer
Michelle M. Hebert ... additional costumer / background costumer / wardrobe production assistant
Vanessa Lacy ... set costumer
Darren Manzari ... head ager/dyer
Michael A. Russell ... costume supervisor
Kasey B. Young ... set costumer (as Kasey C. Bazil)

Location Management

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Katherine Dolese ... location coordinator
Robert M. Donaldson ... location assistant: second unit
Brady Flynn ... location assistant
Charlie French ... locations
Kenneth Lass Jr. ... location scout
John A. Mmahat Jr. ... assistant location manager
Taylor Newman ... additional location assistant
Chris Quackenbush ... location assistant
Leonard Reynolds ... location manager

Music Department

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Spring Aspers ... executive in charge of music
Peter Fuchs ... scoring mixer
Margaret Gardner ... music coordinator
Joshua Johnson ... composer: additional music
Dave Jordan ... music supervisor
Will Kaplan ... music editor
Braden Kimball ... composer: additional music
Jason Livesay ... additional arrangements / orchestrator
Nolan Livesay ... composer: additional music / orchestrator
Steven Mahpar ... orchestrator
Daniel Semsen ... orchestrator
Jorge Velasco ... scoring pro tools engineer
Thomas Vicari ... music scoring mixer
Jojo Villanueva ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Nancy Breaux ... script supervisor
Sam Sullivan ... script supervisor: second Unit (as Samuel W. Sullivan)

Transportation Department

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Kirk Baptiste ... driver
Richard Brown ... picture car coordinator
A. Welch Lambeth ... transportation coordinator
Buddy Pine ... generator operator
Francis Robinson ... driver generator operator / unit driver
Dexter P. Smith ... transportation

Additional Crew

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Mac Alsfeld ... assistant: Jim Caviezel
Monica Rene'e Anderson ... stand-in
Maddie Applewhite ... production assistant
Gavin Atilano ... assistant production coordinator
Jax Baker ... production coordinator: second unit
Kim Barnard ... cheerleading coordinator
Lyndsey Beaulieu ... assistant: Mr. Carter
Steve Berman ... completion guarantor: Film Finances
Crista Birgy ... first assistant accountant
Preston Bishop ... stand-in: jim caviezel
Chad Bonham ... marketing
Cecilia Carcamo ... production assistant
Laura Caulfield ... vice president: business & legal
James Connell ... production assistant
Vanessa Curtis ... cast assistant (as a different name)
Kristin Daniel ... assistant cheerleading coordinator
Conor Doherty ... production assistant
Cliff Fleming ... aerial coordinator
Cory Fleming ... aerial ground coordinator
Lindsey Fredieu ... production assistant
Bob Gordon ... marketing communications
Allan Graf ... football coordinator
Derek Graf ... assistant football coordinator
Gwendolyn Granger ... production assistant
Dan Gutierrez ... key set production assistant
Nick Hayes ... intern
Brian Hollars ... additional set production assistant
Megan Huguet ... production assistant
Jordan Jackson ... production assistant
Ruth Kesler ... production coordinator
John Kirby ... acting coach
Tyler Laperouse ... production assistant
Kevin Lorio ... set production assistant
Chase Lowenstein ... hydration / production assistant
Domonique Magee ... assistant accountant
Matthew D. Miller ... set security coordinator
Dennis M. Mitchell II ... production secretary
Daniel A. Mondschain ... physical production executive
Albert J. Moten Jr. ... production assistant
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke ... chief publicist / unit publicist
Abby Taylor Navran ... production assistant (as Abby Taylor) / set production assistant (as Abby Taylor)
Jeremy Paige ... production assistant
Rich Peluso ... studio executive
Eric Price ... stand-in: Michael Chiklis
Evan Rattenbury ... office production assistant
Rosalind Read ... legal affairs executive
Christine Rings ... set production assistant
Everest Robinson ... production assistant / stand-in: Terence Rosemore
Santana ... travel coordinator (as a different name)
Melody Segue ... assistant: Mr. Burke
Terry James Shields ... production assistant
Jessica Friedberg Smith ... assistant: Mr. Zelon (as Jessica Smith)
Garin Sparks ... set medic
John Swider ... photo double: Armando Leduc
Regina Taufen ... voice talent
Justin Christopher Vaughn ... stand-in
Alexander B. Williams ... craft service
Kimberly Williams ... completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc.
Trey Wilson ... set production assistant
Mark Wyrick ... production accountant
Benjamin Benedetti ... post facilities manager (uncredited)
Steve Douglas-Craig ... story analyst (uncredited)
Jackie Jenkins Jr. ... stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks

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Leonard Alsfeld ... tax credit services
Michael W. Downey ... special thanks (as Mike Will Downey)
Terry Eidson ... the producers wish to thank
David Flakoll ... the producers wish to thank
Bill Fox ... the producers wish to thank
Katie Gunnell ... the producers wish to thank
Bob Ladouceur ... the producers wish to thank
Mitch Landrieu ... the producers wish to thank: City of New Orleans, Mayor
Bob Larson ... the producers wish to thank
Stephen Lilly ... the producers wish to thank (as Stephen D. Lilly)
Joe Madden ... the producers wish to thank
John Madden ... the producers wish to thank
Edwin Marcelin ... the producers wish to thank
Carroll Morton ... the producers wish to thank
Bob Sansoe ... the producers wish to thank

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport. Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Taglines It's not how hard you fall. It's how you get back up. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Un equipo legendario (Spain)
  • コーチ・ラドスール 無敵と呼ばれた男 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Когато играта е от най-голямо значение (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Csapatjáték (Hungary)
  • Jogo de Honra (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 115 min
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Box Office

Budget $15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $8,381,509, 22 Aug 2014

Did You Know?

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Trivia In the 2004-2005 season, DeLaSalle didn't win a game until their 4th game. Their first win was against Archbishop Mitty of San Jose, CA. They did not play Long Beach Poly that season as depicted in the movie. See more »
Goofs The film shows Bellevue High's quarterback completing several passes in the win over De La Salle. In the real game Bellevue did not attempt a single pass the entire game. See more »
Movie Connections Features Perfect Effort (2007). See more »
Soundtracks Ain't No Time Like Christmas See more »
Quotes Buster Matthews: Do you know why they call me Buster?
Beaser: 'Cause you're stupid enough to let them?
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