Home of the Giants (2007)

Gar is a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward a state championship; when his best friend Matt, the team's star, is asked by a drug dealer to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.

Director:

Rusty Gorman

Writer:

Rusty Gorman

Stars:

Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman, Eugene Osment

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Haley Joel Osment	...	Robert "Gar" Gartland
Ryan Merriman	...	Matt Dunbar
Eugene Osment	...	Police Officer
Robert Garlati	...	Angry Fan
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Keith Morrison
Stephen Michael Ayers	...	Coach Gordon
Matt Dubuque	...	Giants Assistant Coach
RJ Brown	...	Brad Gimble
Vince Nora	...	Dave Traylor
Danielle Panabaker	...	Bridgette 'Bridge' Bachman
Robert C. Treveiler	...	Dr. Gartland
Michael Harding	...	Richard Morrison
John Parker	...	Bunchy Collins
Ed Wagenseller	...	Mr. Dansforth
Ashlee Payne	...	Ms. Monar

Storyline

A story about basketball and befriending. Gar is a High School journalist who, while covering the team to the state championship, is best friends with the teams' main "Star" Matt Dunbar. Matt's older brother persuades him to steal money from a drug dealers' home. Gar tags along, but soon things go horribly wrong. One question to ask is "Will the Giants win the big game? "

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Plot Keywords:

gay | friend | high school | basketball | drug dealer | 

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Taglines:

The Choices In Life Are The Ones We're Afraid To Make

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements, violent situations and language including drug references

Did You Know?

Trivia

While not credited in the movie, much of final basketball game was filmed at Wake Forest University after a real game had been played that evening. This is why there is a lot of black & gold tie-dye (the school colors of Wake Forest, but neither of the teams in the movie) in the crowd shots. There is also one shot of a giant foam brick, with silver tubas in the back corner, that was taken from the actual game that night.

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Quotes

Bridgette Bachman: So, how about that interview you still owe me?
Matt: The interview. DID you know... that Gar loves you? My man, Gar, loves you, and he's probably going to be famous someday. Probably the next Hemingway. So think about that.

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Soundtracks

All The Way
Written & Performed by Evan Olson
Courtesy of LoveCat Music

User Reviews

love the noirish crime drama but it doesn't maintain to the end

School reporter Robert 'Gar' Gartland (Haley Joel Osment) is best friends with basketball star player Matt Morrison (Ryan Merriman). Gar is attracted to new student Bridgette Bachman (Danielle Panabaker) from California who doesn't understand the fascination with basketball in this Indiana school. Matt's older brother Keith (Kenneth Mitchell) who is estranged from their father gets out of jail early. Keith has a job for them to steal from a drug dealer. Matt pushes Gar to join in the caper. Things go wrong.

I really love the noirish crime drama in the middle of the movie. I don't like the happy ending which really screws up the tone of the story. I like Matt's relationship with Keith. Haley Joel Osment has not grown into a great actor. I love the hard-boiled crime thriller so much that I'm willing excuse a lot deficiencies in the rest of the movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Duelo de Gigantes

Filming Locations:

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Rider Pictures, Blue Rider Pictures, SymPics International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color