Hurricane Season (2009)

A year after Hurricane Katrina, Al Collins, a high school basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana, assembles a team of players who had previously attended five different schools before the ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Story

Writer:

Robert Eisele

Stars:

Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Shad Moss

Cast

Credited cast:
Forest Whitaker	...	Al Collins
Bonnie Hunt	...	Principal
Taraji P. Henson	...	Dayna Collins
China Anne McClain	...	Alana Collins
Courtney B. Vance	...	Mr. Randolph
Khleo Thomas	...	Raymond
Isaiah Washington	...	Coach Simmons
Michael Gaston	...	Coach Frank Landon
Shad Moss	...	Gary (as Bow Wow)
J.B. Smoove	...	Team Bus Driver
Robbie Jones	...	Brian Randolph
Irma P. Hall	...	Grandma Rose
Lance E. Nichols	...	Pastor at Rec Center
Lil' Wayne	...	Lamont
Jackie Long

Storyline

A year after Hurricane Katrina, Al Collins, a high school basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana, assembles a team of players who had previously attended five different schools before the disaster and leads them on the path to the state championships.

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Plot Keywords:

team | state championship | hurricane katrina | high school basketball | newspaper clipping | 

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Taglines:

They Turned a Tragedy Into a Triumph.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Patriots

Filming Locations:

Chalmette, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films,IAM Entertainment,The Story Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As of 2014, this is the last live action project Bonnie Hunt has done

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Goofs

It is unlikely that John Ehret High School or the cities that it serves (Harvey, Marrero, and Westwego) were flooded during Hurricane Katrina. Ehert is on the West Bank on the Mississippi River (to the south of New Orleans) in Jefferson Parish. Most of the flooding from Katrina occurred in New Orleans proper (Orleans Parish), in St. Bernard Parish to the city's southeast, and in the East Bank sections of Jefferson Parish to the city's west. Most of the West Bank was unaffected by flooding.

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Soundtracks

Ball Don't Lie
Written by Christian Salyer (as Cadence Blaze) and Allen Maldonado
Performed by DawOne
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Like a exciting thrill ride

Hurricane Season was like a exciting thrill ride just waiting to get on. I feel this way because it showed me how all the struggles that New Orleans citizens went through but still made the best of it. This movie had also showed me how your team is your family,and how teamwork is important no matter what. I also noticed some characters like Lil' Wanye,Bow Wow,and China Anne McClain. I think they played their parts well. I couldn't picture anyone better for the parts.

This movie also fits for kids my age and up, and parents as well. That's why I think this movie was interesting.

But my favorite character was Brian Randof played by Robbie Jones. I liked him because he reminds me of me because before no one wanted me on their team or gave me the ball. The reason why was I never passed the ball until I opened my eyes and saw that when I needed help I had four other players just like what happened to Brian.

Another actor I liked was Shad Moss, but you also know him as Bow Wow. I liked him because he showed people that size doesn't matter. Like you could be big and be the worst or you can be small and be the best on the court.

That's what the movie showed me.