Gridiron gang / Columbia Pictures Industries ; Original Film ; Visual Arts Entertainment, Inc. ; Stanhaven Productions, Inc. ; Relativity Media ; produced by Neal H. Moritz, Lee Stanley ; written by Jeff Maguire ; directed by Phil Joanou.

Sean Porter was a football player who turned into a juvenile detention counselor. He wrestles with the seemingly insolvable problem. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right back into crime. Looking for a way to give these not-yet-hardened kids a taste of self-esteem and discipl...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Gridiron gang (Motion picture : 2006)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Industries
Original Film (Firm)
Visual Arts Entertainment (Firm)
Stanhaven Productions (Firm)
Relativity Media
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Moritz, Neal H.
Stanley, Lee, 1943-
Maguire, Jeff
Joanou, Phil, 1961-
Johnson, Dwayne, 1972-
Xzibit (Musician)
Caldwell, L. Scott
Rippy, Leon
Dunn, Kevin, 1956-
Yorker, Jade
Thomas, David V.
Taase, Setu
Mo (Mo McRae)
Earl, James
Cutter, Jeff
Negron, Joel
Rabin, Trevor
Milkovic Hays, Sanja
Albee, Floyd
Flanders, Jac
Language:English
French
Korean
Spanish
Portuguese
Thai
Chinese
Arabic
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Audio in English (PCM 5.1 (uncompressed), 5.1) or French 5.1; with optional subtitles in English, French, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Chinese, or Arabic; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
Edition:[High definition widescreen edition].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Juvenile detention homes > United States > Drama.
Juvenile delinquents > United States > Drama.
Counselors > United States > Drama.
Football teams > United States > Drama.
Self-esteem in young adults > United States > Drama.
Juvenile delinquents > United States > Discipline > Drama.
Melodrama, American.
Feature films.
Football films.
Sports films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Melodrama, American.
Feature films.
Football films.
Sports films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Sean Porter was a football player who turned into a juvenile detention counselor. He wrestles with the seemingly insolvable problem. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right back into crime. Looking for a way to give these not-yet-hardened kids a taste of self-esteem and discipline, Porter manages to persuade his superiors to let him teach the kids football - and then take on other high school football teams. Based on a true story.
Note:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Based on the film "Gridiron gang" by Jac Flanders.
Special features: writer and director commentary; deleted scenes; "Gridiron gang" football training; Phil Joanou profile; The Rock takes the field; multi-angle: football scene.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ2 D0086445 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some startling scenes of violence, mature thematic material and language.
ISBN:1424836778
9781424836772
Credits:Director of photography, Jeff Cutter ; editor, Joel Negron ; music, Trevor Rabin ; costume designer, Sanja Milkovic Hays ; production designer, Floyd Albee.
System Details:Blu-ray disc, HD DVD (1080p); widescreen (2.40:1) presentation, mastered in high definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell, Leon Rippy, Kevin Dunn, Jade Yorker, David V. Thomas, Setu Taase, Mo, James Earl.