A counselor at a juvenile detention center turns a group of young criminals into a football team. The kids bunk together, have a swimming pool, and their prison guard is rap star xzibit. Its one thing when an old white guy tells you to play your heart out. I was one of the chorus of naysayers early on, and im still not a fan of many early bluray transfers.
I was one of the chorus of naysayers early on, and im still not a fan of many early blu. These should be easy if youve seen the movie or really like the movie. Losers in the game of life, these juvenile prisoners the most violent of street criminalsare taught the game of football to take on straight schools and learn what can happen when they commit themselves 100%. Gridiron is a science fiction novel written by british author philip kerr. Sep, 2006 while gridiron gang is not something jump for joy about, it was as entertaining and uplifting as one would expect it to be. Joe kingman johnson was a star quarterback destined. Gridiron gang is a 2006 american sports drama film directed by phil joanou, and starring dwayne johnson, xzibit, l. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Gridiron gang story squeezed tears from the rock mtv. Sean porter true story gridiron gang movie and documentary. Positive gridiron gang is a movie about a man named sean porter who decided to start a football team in a juvenile jail. Dwayne the rock johnson plays a man who works in a camp to help juvenile delinquents, and he gets them all together as a team, working together, when most of them hated each other at the beginning.
At once uplifting and banal, based on a true story and codified not to say disneyfied, the formula is also apparently endlessly profitable. Search feedback did you find what you were looking for. The gridiron gang is a nonprofit organization comprised of rockland and thomaston football families and friends with the primary objective goal of. This movie is about kids who go to juvy because they grow up in bad neighborhoods and are in gangs or just make stupid mistakes.
During one of gridiron gang s emotional moments, hes asked to shed a few tears, but even those seem most likely generated by a production assistant holding an eyedropper just above the frame. The original gridiron gang was a emmy award winning documentary with the same name produced in 1993 by neal h. Overall despite some flaws gridiron gang is a well made coming of age drama with complex characters, some realistic sports action, and equally impressive performances by the cast especially johnson who make this movie based on a true story worth the time to watch because it deserves to be told. Gridiron gang star dwayne the rock johnson picks up the pigskin once again for this sportsthemed family comedy concerning a football superstar who abandons the gridiron to answer the call of fatherhood. This movie is actually based on events that happened in real life. Sep 14, 2006 gridiron gangs detention facility for hardened juvenile offenders is fantasy.
Perhaps because the filmmakers needed to fill out an entire team, gridiron gangs players seem like a collection of stock characters taken from other underdog sports movies. Dwayne johnson, whose performance is simultaneously wry and warm. Gridiron gang has a very strong moral worldview, with some positive christian content, including a positive reference to the new testament and jesus christ and an emotionally powerful reference to forgiveness. The sociological concepts presented in the gridiron gang. Feb 01, 2007 gridiron gang i t is rare to find a film that sticks so faithfully to the genre script that you feel as if you could walk through it blindfolded. Gridiron gang by phil joanou phil joanou, the rock, jade.
See real sean porter photos, and pics of the real malcolm moore, junior palaita, and others from the gridiron gang documentary. Gridiron gang stars dwayne the rock johnson as juvenile probation officer sean porter. It is a story about a highly technical building nicknamed the gridiron, which becomes selfaware and tries to kill everyone inside, confusing real life with a video game. Gridiron gangs detention facility for hardened juvenile offenders is fantasy. I did not expect to enjoy it, and at times it6 did have some soso moments, but when you see it, you can see that the film has a driving message of hope. Losers in the game of life, these juvenile prisonersthe most violent of street criminalsare taught the game of football to take on straight schools and learn what. It was distributed by sony pictures releasing and columbia pictures.
Forester parents have created a game day experience unlike any other. This article explains how the documentary was turned into a hollywood feature film 16 years later. Was the movie gridiron gang filmed at the real juvenile detention camp. In gridiron gang, dwayne the rock johnson once again displays far more cinematic charisma than one could expect from a former professional wrestler. A narrative is a form of message that tells in particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events and presented in writing form, drama, cinema, radio programs and television programs. Sep 15, 2006 gridiron gang has its heart in the right place, of course, though inevitably it comes off rather simplistic in its recipe for solutions to very real social problems. The gridiron represents the stateof the art in smart buildings. Gridiron gang features the same video transfer as its original bluray. Gridiron group is inspired by youth that have dreams greater than their circumstances and the potential to achieve them when given the opportunity we uniquely teach, empower, and equip communities and their youth to reach championship levels of success that leave a legacy of winners. The film, which nabbed itself an emmy, told the story of a southern california juvenile detention camp. Gridiron series by jen frederick goodreads share book. Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain selfesteem by playing football together. These positive qualities are spoiled a little bit by the movies setting, which is a secular humanist juvenile detention center for. The fat kid who cant drop and give the coach one, much less 20.
The movie stars dwayne the rock johnson, alvin nathaniel joiner aka xzibit, and kevin dunn. Punctuated by rough action scenes, gridiron gang is a familiar sports saga with kids in need of guidance and a coach in need of support from his institution. Gridiron gang font here refers to the font used in the poster of gridiron gang, which is a 2006 american sports drama movie based on the true story of the kilpatrick mustangs, an american football team consisting of juvenile detainees. Gridiron gang soundtrack from 2006, composed by trevor rabin. The best motivational locker room speeches fandango.
Yet, somehow, gridiron gang never manages to reach the heights of, say glory road, nor the crass, manipulative depths of. Financial analysis of gridiron gang 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Gridiron gang combines basic social commentary with the traditional sports tale of a coach working wonders with unpromising material rocks recruits are gangbangers imprisoned in a young. Still, its enjoyable for the genre, and the rock is a terrific lead. The gridiron gang is a great movie and i suggest anyone that likes football or any motivatingmoving movie to watch this. Gridiron gang this film was very inspirational film that really should make everyone think anyone can change no matter how deep of trouble they are in. When one teen, junior, admits that hes sick of being a loser in life, its a heartwrenching emotional moment. Hollywood has yet again paged through the recipe book for boxoffice. Their packed schedule of gridiron games against local high schools is complete with cheerleaders from a girls detention facility. Hollywood has yet again paged through the recipe book. It has so many different elements to it and has so many different meanings. If you cant answer them all thats fine even a little will help.
Directed by lee stanley, the madefortv flick, also titled gridiron gang, won an emmy in 1993. Like many sports movies, its fairly predictable, right down to the halftime locker room rally leading to a surge in the second half. Gridiron gang i t is rare to find a film that sticks so faithfully to the genre script that you feel as if you could walk through it blindfolded. Gridiron gang is a 2006 american sports drama films. The score features a strong theme and serves as a powerful underscore for the sports film, but it does not give rabin much of a chance to do anything new. It is loosely based on the true story of the kilpatrick mustangs during the 1990 season. Inspired by filmmaker jac flanders 1993 documentary of the same name, gridiron gang features a screenplay penned by jac flanders scribe jeff maguire, and features a supporting cast that includes leon rippy, kevin dunn, and detroitborn rapperturnedactor xzibit. Released by varese sarabande in 2006 302 066 755 2 containing music from gridiron gang 2006. Sep 12, 2006 for gridiron gang, rabin returns to his orchestral action style best represented by national treasure, which has close similarities to parts of gridiron gang. The gridiron represents the stateoftheart in smart buildings. More than 100 inmates, mostly gang members, went about their day as the movie shot around them.
He may appear fairly gentle in this scene, but underneath that coachs uniform is the samoan hulk. Sep 15, 2006 in his autobiographical book entitled the rock says, johnson is at once humble, honest about his shortcomings, and frowns on the adultery that is present in the circuit when the wrestlers go on the road. It also gave me the insight that no matter who you are or where you come from you can be part of something bigger. It is a pretty good sports movie slightly better than invincible that has a good message behind it. The film was released in the united states on september 15, 2006. Kevin ott gridiron gang real life, reel differences. 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 detroitborn rapperturnedactor xzibit. Gridiron gang is a typical, feelgood sports film with nearly every sports cliche ever captured on film. Film narrtive and film form analysis on gridiron gang. Gridiron gang font here refers to the font used in the poster of gridiron gang, which is a 2006 american sports drama movie based on the true story of the kilpatrick mustangs, an american football team consisting of juvenile detainees the font used for the movie title in the poster is probably bank gothic medium designed by morris fuller benton. Rent gridiron gang 2006 starring dwayne johnson and xzibit on dvd and bluray. Its, in my personal opinion, the best movie ever made, hands down. Gridiron gang has its heart in the right place, of course, though inevitably it comes off rather simplistic in its recipe for solutions to very real social problems. I rated this 5 stars because, well, its gridiron gang.
And the makers have compounded the problem by including, over the closing credits, excerpts from the 1993 emmywinning documentary that in turn inspired the film. Meet the real sean porter and learn the gridiron gang true story about the camp kilpatrick mustangs. We watched this movie in class but i fell asleep because i didnt feel good and i need some questions about this movie answered. This time, its also based on a 1993 documentary clips from that film, also called gridiron gang, play during the closing credits and suggest that jeff maguires script lifts heartfelt dialogue directly from the original speakers. And so with gridiron gang, we see a continuation of that same theme. The storys life began in 1993, when jac flanders and lee stanley created a tv documentary called gridiron gang. Dwayne the rock johnson stars in this gritty and inspirational movie based on a true story of a group of teenage delinquents given a second. So, in a way, the gridiron gang is sort of inevitable. Gridiron gang is the latest 1080pmpeg2 release from sony, and is further proof that the muchmaligned codec deserves a sincere reevaluation.
Aug 23, 2006 watch the trailer for the rocks new movie gridiron gang. Ray richardson, a brilliant architechnologist, has created a dazzling new building. The writer honestly confirms that she compiles this thesis entitled leadership style of the character sean porter in gridiron gang movie directed by phil joanou by herself without taking any result from other researchers in s1, s2, s3, and in diploma degree of any university. While gridiron gang is not something jump for joy about, it was as entertaining and uplifting as one would expect it to be. The rock credits the documentary with inspiring him to star in the film version. Ive thought of adapting a key on my computer so that i just have to bang it and it types out the words plays an idealistic disciplinarian who becomes the football. Sean porter johnson, be coo l, a football player turned juvenile detention counselor, wrestles with a seemingly insolvable problem. Such, however, is the case with this inspirational. It is very difficult to find a copy of the original. Gridiron gang, a sportsdrama movie released in 2006, tells the story about sean porter, a counselor at a juvenile detention center and how he works to turn the young inmates into a football team. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right. Jul 02, 2014 teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain selfesteem by playing football together. This essay was critically analyzed on the aspect of narrative and couple aspect of form based on the film, gridiron gang.
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