Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 09/15/2006(USA)
Release Date: 01/16/2007
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 125 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
The true story of the football team that proved sometimes second chances can make a difference comes to the screen in director
Phil Joanou's tale of self-respect and social responsibility on the gridiron.
Sean Porter (
The Rock) is a detention camp probation officer who oversees the inmates at Camp Kilpatrick in Los Angeles and isn't willing to simply write off the violent offenders who have been placed in his care. Though their prospects for the future are decidedly bleak,
Porter is convinced that if he can just get through to his adolescent inmates they may finally be able to turn their lives around and make amends for the mistakes of their past. When
Porter's proposal of forming a high-school-level football team at Camp Kilpatrick meets with skepticism and resistance in the highest ranks, the determined coach puts his career on the line to prove that even convicted criminals can acquire the tools needed to build a brighter future when given the proper motivation and the means of doing so. Inspired by filmmaker
Jac Flanders' 1993
documentary of the same name,
Gridiron Gang features a screenplay penned by
In the Line of Fire scribe
Jeff Maguire, and features a supporting cast that includes
Leon Rippy,
Kevin Dunn, and Detroit-born rapper-turned-actor
Xzibit.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
