Breaking the Press (2010)

A contemporary retelling of the parable of the prodigal son set in the world of Texas high school basketball.

Director:

Andrew Stevens

Writers:

William Langlois (screenplay), Andrew Stevens (screenplay)

Stars:

Drew Waters, Farah White, Tom Maden

Cast

Credited cast:
Drew Waters	...	Joe Conaghey
Farah White
Tom Maden	...	Josh Conaghey
Chad Halbrook	...	Matt Conaghey
Burton Gilliam
Kim Whalen	...	Sarah (as Kimberly Whalen)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jessica Banuelos	...	Erin (as Jessica Bañuelos)
Cameron Beaton	...	Church Boy
Colin Beaton	...	Church Boy
Jennifer Besser	...	Teacher
Morgan Calhoun
Kimberly Lynn Campbell	...	Scorekeeper
Alyssa Joy Cook	...	Student
Cody Cook	...	Pool Party Goer
Drew Cook	...	Teen smoking

Storyline

A contemporary retelling of the parable of the prodigal son set in the world of Texas high school basketball.

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Plot Keywords:

basketball | prodigal son | 

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Taglines:

When The Game Divided Them, Faith Brought Them Together

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief teen partying, sensuality, some language and thematic material

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Jesus Take My Hand
Written by Michael Lloyd and Mike Curb
Performed by Jamie Slocum
Courtesy of Curb Records, Inc.

User Reviews

A very predictable Christian movie with bad acting but a good message. Not bad, but nothing to rush and see. I say C

"It's a blessing, God want's this." A high school basketball coach (Waters) on the hot seat tries to get his son to be a team player. When he thinks he is better then the small town team he leaves to play in the big city. When life comes at him he must make a choice. I will begin by saying, not to start an argument, my biggest problem with the Christian movie genre is that nothing ever seems to go wrong. While this movie had much more problems happening to the main characters then usual this is still unrealistic and very predictable. This is much better then the last few Christian movies that I have seen but I haven't seen the "Grace Card" yet. While this did have more obstacles to over come then "Facing The Giants" I would compare this to that movie. Overall, not a bad movie, horrible acting. I have seen worse though. I give it a C.

Would I watch again? - No I won't.

*Also try - 5th Quarter & Facing The Giants

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jesus' Parable of the Prodigal Son

Filming Locations:

Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pumpkin Seed

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)