My All-American (2015)

Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

Director:

Angelo Pizzo

Writers:

Angelo Pizzo, Jim Dent (book)

Stars:

Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, Robin Tunney

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Eckhart	...	Coach Royal
Finn Wittrock	...	Freddie Steinmark
Rett Terrell	...	Bobby Mitchell
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Fred Steinmark
Robin Tunney	...	Gloria Steinmark
Sarah Bolger	...	Linda Wheeler
Juston Street	...	James Street
Donny Boaz	...	Bill Bradley
Jordan Shipley	...	Cotton Speyrer (as Jordan Spears Shipley)
Alex MacNicoll	...	Mike Campbell
Richard Kohnke	...	Tom Campbell
Eddie Davenport	...	Randy Peschel
Austin Willis	...	Steve Worster
Luke Poehlmann	...	Bob McKay
Brent Anderson	...	Coach Campbell

Storyline

What Freddie Steinmark (Finn Wittrock) wants most in the world is to play football. Although he is deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, his father trains him hard. Freddie brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed--by none other than legendary University of Texas coach Darrell Royal (Aaron Eckhart). Awarded a scholarship and a chance to play for the Longhorns, Freddie sets off to Austin with his loving high school sweetheart, Linda (Sarah Bolger), determined to make the team. Alongside his old teammate Bobby Mitchell (Rett Terrell) and new pal James Street (Juston Street), Freddie is put through the paces of a grueling practice schedule. The boys' camaraderie off the field translates into solid playing on it, and they rise up the depth charts, giving the Longhorns a real chance to improve upon their mediocre record. But just when they're reveling in the success of the season, Freddie suffers an injury that leads to a shocking diagnosis and the biggest ...

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | high school sweethearts | football movie | football team | american football | 

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Taglines:

Hope never quits.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, language and brief partial nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the book "Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story" by Jim Dent.

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Goofs

During the Texas-Arkansas game, the game looked like it kicked off at dusk. The actual game kicked off at noon.

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Soundtracks

Time Won't Let Me
Written by Tom King and Chet Kelley
Performed by The Outsiders
Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Delightful, Funny, Faith-based, Honest and Very Sad

The is based upon a true story

University of Texas Coach Darrell Royal (Aaron Eckhart) tells the story of one of the best football players he ever had: Freddie Steinmark (Finn Wittrock). A reporter asks Coach Royal of all the All Americans he coached which one had the greatest impact on him. Coach Royal replies, " Freddie. Freddie Steinmark." The reporter states that Freddie Steinmark was never an All American. To which Coach Royal replies, "No, but he was MY ALL American."

The first 3-quarters of this movie will remind you when you were in High School or early years of college as we follow Freddie Steinmark in his football days. It is delightful, funny, faith-based and honest. When Freddie meets Linda (Sarah Bolger) - the love of his life - in HS, we are off to the races.

We see that Freddie Steinmark is truly an exceptional football player, who played Safety later on for Coach Royal. This movie shows us more football practices than we see from other football movies, and those action scenes are somewhat brutal too. (it's only a movie, Bob) When we see the actual games the hitting doesn't let up and we think about checking into the ER just to be safe. (still a movie)

Aaron Eckhart probably plays the best role of his life as Coach Royal. Kudos. Newcomer Finn Wittrock as Freddie is a breath of fresh air and you wished you knew Freddie and further you wished everyone else was like him. He is the perfect friend as well as a better than exceptional football player.

The last quarter of this movie is sad - extremely so - and you may need that Kleenex box. Everything caught me by surprise as I had never heard of Freddie Steinmark. Football movies come and go and we rarely or barely remember what they were about (except maybe for WE ARE MARSHALL) but this movie is much different as I don't think I will ever forget Freddie Steinmark or Coach Royal, who saw things in Freddie no one else saw. I am glad this movie was made so we know what an exceptional Human Being Freddie Steinmark was.

Go to Wikipedia to learn more about Freddie Steinmark and Coach Darrell Royal. (9/10)

Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

My All American

Filming Locations:

UT Intramural Fields, 4612 Avenue D, Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,365,000, 15 November 2015

Gross USA:

$2,246,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,246,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anthem Productions, Paul Schiff Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1