Pride (2007)

The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.

Director:

Sunu Gonera

Writers:

Kevin Michael Smith (screenplay), Michael Gozzard (screenplay)

Stars:

Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terrence Howard	...	Jim Ellis
Bernie Mac	...	Elston
Kimberly Elise	...	Sue Davis
Tom Arnold	...	Bink
Brandon Fobbs	...	Puddin Head
Alphonso McAuley	...	Walt
Regine Nehy	...	Willie
Nate Parker	...	Hakim
Kevin Phillips	...	Andre
Scott Eastwood	...	Jake (as Scott Reeves)
Evan Ross	...	Reggie
Gary Anthony Sturgis	...	Franklin (as Gary Sturgis)
Jesse Moore	...	Artrell (Willie's Father)
Carol Sutton	...	Ophelia (Andre's Mother)
Tony Bentley	...	Race Official (UOFB) (as Tony Bently)

Storyline

The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.

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Plot Keywords:

cheyney university | bala cynwyd pennsylvania | main line academy | unemployment office | fire hydrant | 

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Taglines:

Inspired by true events.

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material, language including some racial epithets, and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate Films [United States]

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

P.D.R.

Filming Locations:

Louisiana State University - Highland Road & Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,533,300, 23 March 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$7,036,608, 7 November 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinered Internationale Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. 1. Beteiligungs KG, Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG, Element Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to his mini-documentary before his stand up special "Laugh At My Pain", actor/comedian Kevin Hart said he was a part of this real swim team in Philadelphia.

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Goofs

A 1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 appears in several scenes.

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Quotes

Jim Ellis: My life is way too short for me to spend my time around people who don't care about nothin'.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Shooter/The Last Mimzy/TMNT/Reign Over Me/Pride (2007)

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Soundtracks

BLOW ME AWAY
Written by Brenton Brown
Performed by Dreamseed
Courtesy of Squeaky Seat Music

User Reviews

Going through life without a hoop.

Sometimes a movie is not technically good, but it is still worth watch anyway. I generally find that sports movies fall into that category.

The script and the direction in this film left a lot to be desired, and the actions was not always first rate - largely, I believe, because of the script and direction, but I still felt inspired after watching the film and was pleased at the time spent.

I do like Terrence Howard, and thought him great in both Hustle & Flow and Crash. I wish he has better dialog and direction here, but he did the best he could with what he had to work with and gave us an enjoyable performance.

I am not a big fan of Bernie Mac, but did enjoy his performances in Mr. 3000 and Bad Santa. He was superb here and i thought he gave the best performance of his career.

Kimberly Elise (The Great Debaters, John Q) was also enjoyable, and Tom Arnold was a real jerk.

It will touch your heart.