Here Comes the Boom (2012)

A high-school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extracurricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers:

Allan Loeb, Kevin James

Stars:

Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin James	...	Scott Voss
Salma Hayek	...	Bella Flores
Henry Winkler	...	Marty Streb
Greg Germann	...	Principal Betcher
Joe Rogan	...	Joe Rogan
Gary Valentine	...	Eric Voss
Jake Zyrus	...	Malia (as Charice)
Bas Rutten	...	Niko
Reggie Lee	...	Mr. De La Cruz
Mark DellaGrotte	...	Mark DellaGrotte
Mookie Barker	...	Assistant Principal Elkins
Jackie Flynn	...	Joe Duffy
Nikki Tyler-Flynn	...	Molie Streb
Melissa Peterman	...	Lauren Voss
Thomas Gallagher	...	Peter Voss

Storyline

Back in his prime, Scott Voss (Kevin James) was a collegiate wrestler with some fairly impressive moves. Now, at 42, he teaches biology at troubled Wilkinson High School. Mr. Voss has begun to grow deeply indifferent in his role as an educator when a troubling announcement stirs him to action. Effective immediately, Wilkinson High will be eliminating all extracurricular activities. Suddenly, the most apathetic teacher on the staff has a reason to get involved. But how is a typical high-school teacher like Mr. Voss supposed to raise the $48,000 needed to save the music program from going belly up? Upon learning that some MMA fighters earn $10,000 just for stepping into the ring, Mr. Voss vows to get back in shape, and subject himself to a series of brutal beatings so his students won't have to go without.

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Plot Keywords:

underdog | 2010s | martial arts | martial artist | orchestra | 

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Taglines:

One teacher still believes in fighting for his students.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for bouts of MMA sports violence, some rude humor and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin James at the final fight scene when he lifts his opponent up with an arm bar, the crew wanted to use a crane to hoist his opponent up but before they did he wanted the crew and extras to see that he could do it himself (doing it 3 times in a row).

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Goofs

When eating with Niko, Marty, and Mark the night before a fight, Scott Voss gets pied in the face with a cherry pie. The remnants of the pie are shown in one shot under his nose, then it flips to another shot and is under his nose and on his chin, then flips back and is only under his nose again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Scott Voss: [upon waking up] Oh, god!

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Crazy Credits

The shadow of the film's title reflects on the pavement.

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Connections

References Warrior (2011)

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Soundtracks

New Noise
Written by David Sandström (as David Per Sandstrom), Dennis Lyxzén (as Dennis Lyxzen), Jon Brännström and Kristofer Steen
Performed by Refused
Courtesy of Epitaph
Under license from Burning Heart Records

User Reviews

Kevin James..does he deliver the "boom"?

Kevin James delivers as only he can! The reigning "big man" of comedy shows off his slimmer physique and pretty impressive MMA skills as the teacher turned fighter.. I laughed at parts but being a "King of Queens" fan i guess i wanted more(no Leah Remni or Jerry Stiller?).. still think James is super talented actor and very funny... kudos to "The Fonz" Henry Winkler and UFC great-turned actor Bas Rutten who both give great supporting roles...and Salma Hayek...well she isn't bad to look at..her acting...eh..a comedic Rocky-esque motion picture that everyone can enjoy! If you are a Kevin James fan this won't disappoint. good family film!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

12 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Here Comes the Boom

Filming Locations:

Route 1 Saugus, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,816,596, 14 October 2012

Gross USA:

$45,290,318

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$73,100,172

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Hey Eddie, Broken Road Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1