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

The film was filmed on the East coast and then almost completely re-shot on the West coast after hiring a new director and a few actors.

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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

Seamus 'Sully' Sullivan: Never put yourself above the game.

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Soundtracks

The Casanova
Written by Andy Clockwise (as Andy Kelly)
Performed by Andy Clockwise

User Reviews

Starts and end well, gets boring in the middle

A Warrior's Heart – CATCH(Beginning)TRASH(Middle)CATCH(Ending) (C+) I personally love sports movies and I have never seen a movie about Lacrosse. A Warrior's Heart is about a hotheaded boy Conner who loses his temper when his father dies in war. The movie starts well and ends well but it gets tedious in the middle. Especially all the lectures and scenes in the woods are extremely boring.

Kellan Lutz is charming and acted pretty well compare to his few lines in every Twilight movie. Ashley Green is cute and does a decent job of a girlfriend. Chord Overstreet is fine along with rest of the Lacrosse team players.

Overall, it's a teenage pastime movie and whoever has hearts for Lacrosse can enjoy.