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Gridiron Gang

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 5m
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Dwayne Johnson in Gridiron Gang (2006)
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Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
63K
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POPULARITY
4,073
2,306
  • Director
    • Phil Joanou
  • Writers
    • Jeff Maguire
    • Jac Flanders(film "Gridiron Gang")
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Xzibit
    • L. Scott Caldwell
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  • Director
    • Phil Joanou
  • Writers
    • Jeff Maguire
    • Jac Flanders(film "Gridiron Gang")
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Xzibit
    • L. Scott Caldwell
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    • 145User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    Dwayne Johnson and Xzibit in Gridiron Gang (2006)
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    Dwayne Johnson
    Dwayne Johnson
    • Sean Porteras Sean Porter
    • (as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson)
    Xzibit
    Xzibit
    • Malcolm Mooreas Malcolm Moore
    L. Scott Caldwell
    L. Scott Caldwell
    • Bobbi Porteras Bobbi Porter
    Leon Rippy
    Leon Rippy
    • Paul Higaas Paul Higa
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Ted Dexteras Ted Dexter
    Jade Scott Yorker
    Jade Scott Yorker
    • Willie Weathersas Willie Weathers
    • (as Jade Yorker)
    David V. Thomas
    David V. Thomas
    • Kelvin Owensas Kelvin Owens
    • (as David Thomas)
    Setu Taase
    • Junior Palaitaas Junior Palaita
    Mo McRae
    Mo McRae
    • Leon Hayesas Leon Hayes
    • (as Mo)
    James Earl
    James Earl
    • Donald Madlockas Donald Madlock
    • (as James Earl III)
    Trever O'Brien
    Trever O'Brien
    • Kenny Batesas Kenny Bates
    Brandon Mychal Smith
    Brandon Mychal Smith
    • Bug Wendalas Bug Wendal
    Jurnee Smollett
    Jurnee Smollett
    • Danyelle Rollinsas Danyelle Rollins
    Michael J. Pagan
    • Roger Weathersas Roger Weathers
    Jamal Mixon
    Jamal Mixon
    • Jamal Evansas Jamal Evans
    Danny Socorro Martinez
    Danny Socorro Martinez
    • Miguel Perezas Miguel Perez
    • (as Danny Martinez)
    Artie Baxter
    Artie Baxter
    • John Stevensas John Stevens
    Joe Seo
    Joe Seo
    • Choias Choi
    • (as Joseph Seo)
    • Director
      • Phil Joanou
    • Writers
      • Jeff Maguire
      • Jac Flanders(film "Gridiron Gang")
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    • Trivia
      Sadly, after 20 years at Camp Kilpatrick, the stellar football program featured in the film was sidelined in 2014 pending the outcome of a study on the long term benefits thereof; despite helping to send multiple former Mustang players to college.
    • Goofs
      The events were supposed to have taken place in 1993. You can see the teams wearing Under Armour gear but UA wasn't made public until 1995-1996 and it was sold to the Georgia Institute of Technology (or Georgia Tech).
    • Quotes

      Sean Porter: Is it gonna be like this forever? Killing each other because you were born five blocks in the wrong direction? How about we call peace right here?

    • Crazy credits
      Scenes are shown from the 1992 documentary "Gridiron Gang" which inspired this film.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Black Dahlia/The Gridiron Gang/Everyone's Hero/Haven (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Celebration
      Written by Robert Kool Bell (as Robert Bell), Ronald Bell, George Funky Brown (as George Brown),

      Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens (as Robert Mickens), Claydes Smith,

      , J.T. Taylor (as James Taylor), Dennis 'Dee Tee' Thomas (as Dennis Thomas) and Earl Toon (as Earl Toon,

      , Jr.)

    User reviews145

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    8/10
    A very good, touching movie!
    Well, who would have thought that a professional wrestler would become an actor... not just a star, but a real, true to life 'ACTOR'! Dwayne Johnson has done this and he's seamless with his portrayal of Sean Porter to the letter!

    The end of the movie shows several scenes of a documentary where the real Sean Porter is saying the lines that Johnson was speaking in the movie. The Rock makes those lines seem like his own and I bought into every moment of it!

    Some characters were from actual kids that were in the L.A. juvie detention center and others were obvious blended characters. Two of the main characters were adversaries at the beginning and they become close... very close friends. This scenario probably has happened in real life, but they are fictionalized blends of probably many. The producers even made the numbers on their jerseys the same, but opposite. One was 13, the other 31... in other words, we are the same, just the sequence is different. I don't know if anyone else caught that, but I found it effective.

    Overall, a very good movie with solid acting and a good script with a good ending! I recommend it, but the language is rough. No sugar coating the violence either. Not for kids, not even if the parents are sitting right next to them!
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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Värstingarna
    • Filming locations
      • Agoura High School - 28545 W. Driver Avenue, Agoura Hills, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures Industries
      • Original Film
      • Visual Arts Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,432,823
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,414,630
      • Sep 17, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,480,851
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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