The Heart of the Game (2005)

A documentary Roosevelt Roughriders, a girls' high-school basketball team in Seattle, and one player's fight to regain her eligibility to play.

Director:

Ward Serrill

Writer:

Ward Serrill

Stars:

Darnellia Russell, Bill Resler, Ludacris

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ludacris	...	Narrator (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Darnellia Russell	...	Herself
Bill Resler	...	Himself
Devon Crosby Helms	...	Herself (as Devon Crosby-Helms)
Meghan Miller	...	Herself
Jade White	...	Herself
Lindsey Wilson	...	Herself
Michael Silva	...	Himself (as Mike 'Riderman' Silva)
Emily Watson	...	Herself
Hillary Seidel	...	Herself
Aaron Jack	...	Himself
Maria Mendoza	...	Herself
Keasha Beward	...	Herself
April Swafford	...	Herself
Maude Lepley	...	Herself

Storyline

A documentary Roosevelt Roughriders, a girls' high-school basketball team in Seattle, and one player's fight to regain her eligibility to play.

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Plot Keywords:

basketball team | high school | basketball | five word title | physical workout | 

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Taglines:

THE HEART OF THE GAME captures the passion and energy of a Seattle high school girls' basketball team, the eccentricity of their unorthodox coach, and the incredible true story of one player's fight to play the game she loves.

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Genres:

Documentary | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax Films [United States] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

I kardia tou paihnidiou

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,251, 11 June 2006, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$444,687, 3 September 2006

Company Credits

Production Co:

Woody Creek Productions, Flying Spot Pictures, Welb Film Pursuits Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bill Resler: One of the things really that makes coaching fun is when you tell teenagers "Go do 'ABC'", and they'll look at you and say "Yes, we're going to go do 'ABC'", and they're excited about "ABC", and five seconds later you watch them do "XYZ", and sometimes I'll ask them "Why did you do 'XYZ'?" and they never have an answer. They always look at you like, "Why would you ask a question like that?"

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Nacho Libre/The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift/Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties/Loverboy/The Heart of the Game (2006)

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Soundtracks

Believe It
Written by M. Ludlum and The Angel (as Angel C.)
Performed by The Angel featuring Mystic

User Reviews

A Wonderful Surprise

This documentary had me talking about it days after watching it. It had me truly rooting for everyone in the movie. When the movie went off it left me wanting more. Ward Serrill should be nothing but proud of his work. I'm just upset that I hadn't heard of this documentary before.

It's nice to see someone like Bill Resler who isn't a big name in sports take a team and not be concerned about them winning and yet turn the team into a powerhouse. Yet also you end up also liking their rivals and their coach Joyce Walker. Although the movie is about a team you can't help but get attached to Darnellia Russell.

This is a must see documentary.