Going for Gold (2018)

Seventeen year old, Emma joins a high school cheerleading team when she moves to Australia with her dad who is a former Air Force Officer.

Director:

Clay Glen

Writers:

Clay Glen, Kristian Leadbeater (additional story)

Stars:

Kelli Berglund, Emily Morris, Terry Rogers

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kelli Berglund	...	Emma Wilson
Emily Morris	...	Hannah Thompson
Terry Rogers	...	John Wilson
Ruth Natalie Fallon	...	Coach Caitlyn
Jo Stone	...	Susan
Elysia Markou	...	Abi
Daisy Anderson	...	Charlotte
Jess Kuss	...	Mia
Felicia Tassone	...	Tilds
Claudia Bonifazio	...	Amahli
Jess Peters	...	Issy
Boone Sterck	...	Ethan
Henry Turczynowicz	...	Liam
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Head Judge
Martha Lott	...	Mayor Glen

Storyline

Seventeen year old, Emma joins a high school cheerleading team when she moves to Australia with her dad who is a former Air Force Officer.

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Plot Keywords:

female butt twitch | female protagonist | champion | dad | daughter | 

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Taglines:

New school. New squad. New chance.

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Sport

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Glen Pictures Marvista Entertainment

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alles auf Sieg

Filming Locations:

South Australia, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glenpictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Elysia Markou, who played Abi, previously collaborated with director Clay Glen on 'A Second Chance' (2011).

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Connections

Featured in Going for Gold: Behind the Scenes - Cast Interviews (2018)

User Reviews

Cheerleading Down Under

This film begins with a young high school student named "Emma Wilson" (Kelli Berglund) being told by her father "Major John Wilson" (Terry Rogers) that because of his occupation in the U.S. Air Force they are being transferred from California to Australia. Needless to say, having already experienced several recent redeployments Emma is not too keen on moving again. But having few other options she resolves to make the most of it even though it means having to forsake her cheerleading squad in the process. Fortunately, she adapts rather quickly and soon makes some new friends. Not long afterward, she discovers that they have recently been disqualified from competing in gymnastics and since they have nothing better to do agree to form their own cheerleading squad instead. What she doesn't know, however, is that there are a couple of girls there who have alreadly set up a cheerleading squad of their own-and they are quite willing to do anything necessary to eliminate any possible competition. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a rather weak cheerleading film due in large part to the predictable plot and relatively poor acting. That being said, while not a terrible movie necessarily, it clearly wasn't as good as some of those in the "Bring It On" series and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly below average.