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When the Game Stands Tall

  • 20142014
  • PGPG
  • 1h 55m
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6.6/10
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When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
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The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American s... Read allThe journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,628
1,608
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    • Director
      • Thomas Carter
    • Writers
      • Scott Marshall Smith(screenplay)
      • David Zelon(story)
      • Neil Hayes(book)
    • Stars
      • Jim Caviezel
      • Alexander Ludwig
      • Michael Chiklis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Thomas Carter
    • Writers
      • Scott Marshall Smith(screenplay)
      • David Zelon(story)
      • Neil Hayes(book)
    • Stars
      • Jim Caviezel
      • Alexander Ludwig
      • Michael Chiklis
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    • 79User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Michael Chiklis and Thomas Carter in When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
    Jim Caviezel in Jim Caviezel (2006)
    Jim Caviezel and Michael Chiklis in When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
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    Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Alexander Ludwig, and Matthew Daddario in When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
    Jim Caviezel and Neil Hayes in Jim Caviezel (2006)
    Matthew Daddario in When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
    Jim Caviezel in Jim Caviezel (2006)
    Alexander Ludwig in When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
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    Jim Caviezel
    Jim Caviezel
    • Bob Ladouceur
    Alexander Ludwig
    Alexander Ludwig
    • Chris Ryan
    Michael Chiklis
    Michael Chiklis
    • Terry Eidson
    Laura Dern
    Laura Dern
    • Bev Ladouceur
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Mickey Ryan
    Matthew Daddario
    Matthew Daddario
    • Danny Ladouceur
    Joe Massingill
    Joe Massingill
    • Beaser
    Jessie T. Usher
    Jessie T. Usher
    • Tayshon Lanear
    Ser'Darius Blain
    Ser'Darius Blain
    • Cam Colvin
    Stephan James
    Stephan James
    • T.K. Kelly
    Richard Kohnke
    Richard Kohnke
    • Rick Salinas
    Matthew Frias
    Matthew Frias
    • Arturo
    Chase Boltin
    • Manny Gonzales
    Gavin Casalegno
    Gavin Casalegno
    • Michael Ladouceur
    Les Miles
    Les Miles
    • Oklahoma Scout #1
    Jesse Moore
    • Oklahoma Scout #2
    Adella Gautier
    • T-Gram
    Terence Rosemore
    Terence Rosemore
    • Landrin Kelly
    • Director
      • Thomas Carter
    • Writers
      • Scott Marshall Smith(screenplay) (story)
      • David Zelon(story)
      • Neil Hayes(book)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      In the 2004-2005 season, DeLaSalle didn't win a game until their 4th game. Their first win was against Archbishop Mitty of San Jose, CA. They did not play Long Beach Poly that season as depicted in the movie.
    • Goofs
      The film shows Bellevue High's quarterback completing several passes in the win over De La Salle. In the real game Bellevue did not attempt a single pass the entire game.
    • Quotes

      Buster Matthews: Do you know why they call me Buster?

      Beaser: 'Cause you're stupid enough to let them?

    • Connections
      Features Perfect Effort (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Ain't No Time Like Christmas
      Written by Francesca Richard, Steve Duberry (as Steve DuBerry) and Carmen Carter

      Performed by Erin Thompkins

      Courtesy of Sierra Music & Promotions Inc. and The Writer House, LLC

    User reviews79

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Excellent film; but ...
    I saw this tonight. It was good for the kind of movie it is; a movie about high school sports and their "positive effect" on players as made possible by a great coach.

    While this film was very well made, and did illustrate it's point well, it's almost as noticeable for what it doesn't say; or avoids saying altogether. I feel a bit insulted by it, truth be told.

    So what's left out? Two very significant facts.

    1) The first, and the least important, is the fact that for all the good accomplished by this coach on behalf of his school, the lofty good it does is reserved for a comparatively small number of students. Namely, only for members of the football team. When I was in school (admittedly a very long time ago) the average high school football team was about 33 players. Even if it's a few more, the number is still tiny compared to the whole student body. It leaves me feeling that one cannot get the whole benefit of an education unless one is a very large, athletically talented male.

    2) Probably the most significant contributor to the teaching arsenal of the coach is that the school, and therefore their philosophy, is primarily derived from the fact that De La Salle is a Catholic school that places a heavy emphasis on a Christian education after the example of Saint De La Salle. I cannot imagine this school having the success it does absent that philosophy. It went so far as having the strongest statement concerning one of the students who was murdered, stated only in French. The statement being, I believe, that he was a man of faith. That faith was not in football in case you might wonder.

    Considering the above, the film's message still has value; albeit in a round about manner. It's still worth seeing; but I sure wish it would inspire someone to come up with a way to teach something this significant for those who aren't able to play football.

    Bruce L. Jones
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    • bjones
    • Aug 25, 2014

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Sony Pictures [United States]
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yenilmez Şampiyon
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Affirm Films
      • Mandalay Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,127,963
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,381,509
      • Aug 24, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,138,754
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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