A Warrior's Heart (2011)

A talented high school lacrosse player deals with the pain from his military dad's death, a resentful new coach, and consequences of his own arrogance.

Director:

Mike Sears

Writer:

Martin Dugard (screenplay)

Stars:

Kellan Lutz, Adam Beach, Ridge Canipe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kellan Lutz	...	Conor Sullivan
Adam Beach	...	Sgt. Major Duke Wayne
Ridge Canipe	...	Keegan Sullivan
William Mapother	...	Coach David Milligan
Lauren Minite	...	Charlie
Chris Potter	...	Seamus 'Sully' Sullivan
Aaron Hill	...	Joe Bryant
Xander Ritz	...	Sierra Assistant Coach
Daniel Booko	...	Powell
Bryan Lillis	...	Riggins
Jim Pacitti	...	Coach Jarvis
Brett Jones	...	Big Defenseman
Jay Hayden	...	J.P. Jones
Ashley Johnson	...	Briarfield Assistant Coach
Martin Dugard	...	Coach Richie Meade

Storyline

In shock and denial over his Marine father's death in battle, star lacrosse player Conor Sullivan, always a maverick and a hothead, starts acting out in self-destructive ways that have his mom, Claire, at her wit's end, but arduous training in a wilderness lacrosse camp under the tutelage of his dad's old combat buddy, Sgt. Major Duke Wayne, opens Conor's eyes to the true meaning of maturity, sportsmanship and manhood.

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Plot Keywords:

chin up | lacrosse | death | training | arrogance | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some thematic elements, language and rough sports action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Corazón de guerrero

Filming Locations:

College of the Canyons - 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

California Pictures,Family Productions,Harlequin Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many, if not all, of the scenes set on the East coast were filmed in the Los Angeles area.

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Goofs

Actor Ashley Johnson is listed in the credits for playing "Briarfield Assistant Coach." This is the only instance in the entire film where "Brierfield" is spelled with an 'A'.

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Quotes

Conor Sullivan: So where we goin'?
Sgt. Major Duke Wayne: The Six Nations Work Camp. It's where we send all the reservation kids who can't get their life together - kids like you.

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Soundtracks

You Devil
Written by Sandra Bjurman and Stefan Orn
Performed by Sandra DiAmante

User Reviews

yeeeesh

Hmmmm. Well I love Lacrosse so that was my only reason for not turning it off after 10mins. And this is the only lax film out at the moment unfortunately.

Just very cliché and unfortunate plot. hard to tell how bad the acting is due to the terrible screenplay. This film has almost no worth. The depiction of lacrosse was way off. I don't even think that adaptive purposes for film could pass as an excuse. They're all scrubs. there is hitting/checking in lacrosse but its far more skilled and brutal than the bs in this.

I don't really know what else to say. This is basically a film designed for twilight fans with a bit of lacrosse riding on the side, and I struggle to even call it lacrosse. This movie feels like it was made by a bunch of high school kids with some fancy equipment. Its not even

really funny bad... just bad

I'll be waiting for crooked arrows, can't be worse than this.