Crooked Arrows (2012)

A story centered on a Native American lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament.

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers:

Brad Riddell, Todd Baird

Stars:

Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham, Crystal Allen

Cast

Credited cast:
Brandon Routh	...	Joe Logan
Gil Birmingham	...	Ben Logan
Crystal Allen	...	Dr. Julie Gifford
Chelsea Ricketts	...	Nadie Logan
Kachina Dechert	...	Girl in Casino
Tom Kemp	...	Mr. Geyer
Lonnie Farmer	...	Regular Card Player
Cindy Lentol	...	Baccarat Woman
Gina Field	...	Girl in Casino
Dennis Ambriz	...	Crooked Arrow
Robert Coffie	...	Crooked Arrows Fan
Kelby Turner Akin	...	Sulgrave Dad (as Kelby Akin)
Michael Hudson	...	Reed
Matthew Eriksen	...	Lacrosse Player (Marston Hall and Locke)
Tyler Hill	...	Jimmy - Silverfoot

Storyline

A story centered on a Native American lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament.

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Plot Keywords:

tournament | team | lacrosse | native american | coach | 

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Taglines:

Join the tribe.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Orgullo en juego

Filming Locations:

Topsfield Fairgrounds - 207 Boston Road, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$257,364, 20 May 2012

Gross USA:

$1,832,541

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,832,541

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sports Studio

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rene Heynes, the casting director, had open auditions for males and females between the ages of 14-25. She choose actual lacrosse players for the teams in prefer to save time instead of teaching actors how to play.

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Goofs

When Nadie tells the Crooked Arrows that they are in the play offs, in one shot you can see the player with a grey tank top sitting on one of the benches. In the next scene when Reed shouts "Whoo" he is standing up.

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Quotes

Joe Logan: I've translated the plays into Sunaquot. And like the Navajo code talkers in World War II, we'll confuse the hell out of our enemies. You two help with pronunciation, please.
Sammy: Really? What you have here for V-cut, vagi... Uh, actually kind of means like a woman's... Yeah, you know?
Nadie Logan: What? Oh my God, Joe, he's right.
Joe Logan: I got this from a very good source.
[referring to Julie's book]
Nadie Logan: Well, something got lost in translation, like maybe tact.

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Soundtracks

Dream Big
performed by Emmanuel Kelly
written by Alex Geringas, Amy Powers, Deanna DellaCioppa & Emmanuel Kelly

User Reviews

Entertaining family sports movie about the history of lacrosse in Native American culture & A Mighty Ducks remake. I say B-

"Restore pride to our people, and their game. That is your first obligation." A Native American prep school lacrosse team is starting another season. Another very long season. When a change is made in order to restore pride in the people Joe Logan (Routh) is assigned as the new coach. A former All-American player himself (although he hasn't played at all since missing the big shot) the school thinks they have the answer. First of all I will say that this is a good and entertaining movie. That said it took me a little more then halfway through before I realized why I was experiencing Deja-vu. The coach of the down-on-its-luck-rag-tag team used to be the star for the best team in the state. He missed the final shot of the season and is shunned. He starts off coaching for personal gain but begins to grow with the team and teaches them what being a team means. I could keep going on about it but what I'm getting at here is that this movie is almost a shot for shot remake of "Mighty Ducks". This one deals with the history of lacrosse in the Native American culture and that part is interesting and the movie is entertaining but don't expect anything original. Overall, a fun movie to watch as a family. I give it a B-.