Gracie (2007)

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

Director:

Davis Guggenheim

Writers:

Lisa Marie Petersen (screenplay), Karen Janszen (screenplay)

Stars:

Carly Schroeder, Andrew Shue, Elisabeth Shue

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesse Lee Soffer	...	Johnny Bowen
Christopher Shand	...	Kyle Rhodes
Carly Schroeder	...	Grace Bowen
Karl Girolamo	...	Curt
Vasilios Mantagas	...	Craig
Donny Gray	...	Donny
Emma Bell	...	Kate Dorset
Dermot Mulroney	...	Bryan Bowen
Hunter Schroeder	...	Mike Bowen
Trevor Heins	...	Daniel Bowen
Josh Caras	...	Peter Wicker (as Joshua Caras)
Elisabeth Shue	...	Lindsay Bowen
Madison Arnold	...	Granddad
John Doman	...	Coach Colasanti
Andrew Shue	...	Coach Owen Clark

Storyline

This is the story of a teenager named Gracie Bowen, who lives in South Orange, New Jersey, is crazy about soccer, as are her three brothers and former soccer star father. Although Gracie wants to join her brothers and father in the nightly practices, she is discouraged by everyone except her elder brother, Johnny. Her father does not believe that girls should play soccer and tells her that she is neither tough enough nor talented enough to play with the boys team. Undeterred, Gracie finds reserves of strength she never knew existed, and persists in changing everyone's beliefs in what she is capable of, including her own. She faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer. But as the beautiful and strong person that she has always been but she also brings her family together in the face of their own tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

soccer | teenager | girl | boy | south orange new jersey | 

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Taglines:

The rules of the game are about to change

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Finding Gracie

Filming Locations:

Alpine, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,355,904, 3 June 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$2,955,039, 22 July 2007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,036,736, 26 July 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elevation Filmworks, Ursa Major Films LLC

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andrew Shue is former football player.

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Goofs

In a scene where Gracie's mom and dad are talking in the basement, Gracie's mom is ironing laundry using an iron that is definitely post 1978, when the movie is set.

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Crazy Credits

A dedication to Elisabeth Shue's deceased brother, William, appears at the beginning of the film. Quotations from Elisabeth and William appear before and after the closing credits.

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Connections

Features The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

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Soundtracks

Don't Look Back
Written by Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

User Reviews

A rare film

As the father of a daughter, I am always looking for the kind of film that matter-of-factly informs girls that, through desire and plain hard work, you can achieve your goals. That is a common, obvious message, but ask yourself how many movies are delivering that message to girls without also referring, whether overtly or by implication, to appearance and sexuality. The universe of those films is tiny. Well, finally, here is one!! Unfortunately, this movie was marketed poorly and did not do well at the box office. That does not mean, however, that it should die on the vine as a DVD. If you think a simple positive message of grit and determination for girls is worthy of wide distribution, then its going to take word of mouth to do it, because clearly the studios don't care. Spread the word about Gracie!!