Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
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Phil Joanou
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dwayne Johnson | ... | Sean Porter (as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) | |
| Xzibit | ... | Malcolm Moore | |
| L. Scott Caldwell | ... | Bobbi Porter | |
| Leon Rippy | ... | Paul Higa | |
| Kevin Dunn | ... | Ted Dexter | |
| Jade Yorker | ... | Willie Weathers | |
| David V. Thomas | ... | Kelvin Owens (as David Thomas) | |
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Setu Taase | ... | Junior Palaita |
| Mo McRae | ... | Leon Hayes (as Mo) | |
| James Earl | ... | Donald Madlock (as James Earl III) | |
| Trever O'Brien | ... | Kenny Bates | |
| Brandon Mychal Smith | ... | Bug Wendal | |
| Jurnee Smollett-Bell | ... | Danyelle Rollins (as Jurnee Smollett) | |
| Michael J. Pagan | ... | Roger Weathers | |
| Jamal Mixon | ... | Jamal Evans | |
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Storyline
In the Kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player Sean Porter sees the lack of discipline, self-esteem, union and perspective in the teenage interns and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league. He is supported by his superiors and his successful experience changes the lives of many young kids. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords:
football | football team | football coach | football practice | alliterative title |Taglines:
One goal. A second chance.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some startling scenes of violence, mature thematic material and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 September 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Gangue está em Campo See more »Filming Locations:
Agoura High School - 28545 W. Driver Avenue, Agoura Hills, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$14,414,630, 17 September 2006, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$38,432,823, 22 October 2006Company Credits
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ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Title Card: There are over 120,000 juveniles incarcerated in detention centers across the United States... Upon release 75% will either return to prison or die on the street,,, What follows is based on the TRUE STORY of Camp Kilpatrick and the people there who tried to make a difference...
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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 D.T. Thomas (as Dennis Thomas) and Earl Toon (as Earl Toon,
, Jr.)
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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. See more »Goofs
When the coach is in the office after the Mustangs win a game and go swimming, the book says 2005 on the cover. See more »Quotes
[first title card]Title Card: There are over 120,000 juveniles incarcerated in detention centers across the United States... Upon release 75% will either return to prison or die on the street,,, What follows is based on the TRUE STORY of Camp Kilpatrick and the people there who tried to make a difference...
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CelebrationWritten 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 D.T. Thomas (as Dennis Thomas) and Earl Toon (as Earl Toon,
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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!