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

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:

21th century | 2000s | team | state championship | hurricane katrina | 

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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

This movie is based on the New Orleans Ehret High School, basketball team, the 'Patriots.'

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Goofs

Brian Randolph was scribbling graffiti inside of his locker when one of his teammates tells him not to do that because he's on the West Bank, no longer in New Orleans East. In the conversation that follows, the number of lines that Brian has written changes from three to one and back to three lines.

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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

Unfortunate!

This is a wonderful movie. Too bad that it was not managed properly. The story needed to be told and will be one of the greats as far as I am concerned. The acting is superb, it brings the devastation of Katrina into each American home like no news reports could. It is an injustice to consider this movie just another "out of the ashes" "feel good" story. During the time of Katrina I could not help but wonder why we Americans had allowed the Patriot Act and Homeland Security to start taking over our lives, when mother nature is a much more formidable force than any terrorist acts. This movie made me think about how great people are when they have the resolve to do the extraordinary because of rather than despite insurmountable odds.