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

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

Dupree: [in the locker room] Can I help you?
Conor Sullivan: Thanks, but I'm pretty good at dressing myself.
Dupree: No. Varsity only here. Scrubs dress in there.
Conor Sullivan: So, you're what passes as varsity around here?

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Soundtracks

Breaking Tradition
Written by Brock McGoff and Julie Burton
Performed by Burning Daylight

User Reviews

A very un-original and predictable movie about a high school sports star. Could have been worse though. I say B-.

"It's funny what you notice the first time you see someone, confidence, a nice smile, a little connection. What you don't see, what's impossible to know at first glance is everything else. At least everything that counts." Conor Sullivan (Lutz) is the best Lacross player on his team. The only problem is he is cocky and not a team player. When his dad is transfered across the country Conor has to start all over to make the team and prove that he is a team player. This movie is not terrible, but very cheesy and extremely predictable. Much like the recent faith-based movies all the problems in this movie seemed to be solved way to easy. To me a movie without a real push back against the lead actor seems boring and too cookie cutter like. While I can't really say anything bad about this movie because I did like it, I can't really say anything really good about it either because ten minutes in I could tell how it would end. That makes a movie boring to me. Overall, not a bad movie and if you like this kind of thing you will really enjoy it. I give it a B-.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Warrior's Heart

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