The true story of the football team that proved sometimes second chances can make a difference comes to the screen in director phil joanous tale of selfrespect and social responsibility on the gridiron. Johnson stars as a popular football player, trying to cope with the challenges of fatherhood. In 1993, an emmywinning documentary, gridiron gang, aired on u. This essay was critically analyzed on the aspect of narrative and couple aspect of form based on the film, gridiron gang. Movie descriptionthe rock in 1990, coaches sean porter and malcolm moore took the kilpatrick mustangs a football team of hardcore juvenile offenders from californias camp kilpatrick juvenile detention centerthrough their inaugural season, in which they reached the regional championships.
The mustangs logo is the same as the running horse of the canadian football leagues calgary stampeders. A few months later, seans football method is officially made part of the program. Sean porter first lines most 16, 17yearold kids, they make a bad choice, something gets broken, they screw up in class, hurt somebodys feelings, show up at the prom drunk, they get sent to the principals office, have their car keys taken away, or get grounded. His story was shared in the movie gridiron gang, and his role was played by dwayne johnson, how he took the initiative to. The commentary is very good and the behind the scenes featurettes, while a little. Frustrated at not being able to help the kids get away from their problems in life, such as street gangs and drug dealings, he decides to create a football team so the kids can feel like theyre part of something. The sociological concepts presented in the gridiron gang. The story of sean porter and the mustangs football team was first presented to worldwide audiences as a smallscreen documentary. Yes, a football coach actually promised his dying mother that hed win one for her.
Gridiron gang was a 2006 sports drama movie, based on a. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. Gridiron gang dvd, 2007, full frame for sale online ebay. The best place to find a neverending stream of inspiration is from the script of a. 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. Sean porter true story gridiron gang movie and documentary. He stars as real life underage correctional camp officer sean porter in the.
Nearly all the former members of the mustangs are doing well in their new lives. Gridiron gang story squeezed tears from the rock mtv. Karakter utama dalam film tersebut, sean porter, adalah orang yang menginisiasi program. Sean porters program for the mustangs is no joke, and he doesnt go easy on the kids. Here are some details gridiron gang hits the home entertainment playing field in either a wide or full screen format. At first we had a little bit of resistance from coach sean porter at. Meet the real sean porter and learn the gridiron gang true story about. When porters proposal of forming a highschoollevel football team at camp.
The end titles for gridiron gang show the reallife basis for this inspirational football movie. Gridiron is the field where the mustangs team play football. Boron high school 26831 prospect street, boron, california, usa see more. Inspired by filmmaker jac flanders 1993 documentary of the same name. The most recent home video release of gridiron gang movie is january 16, 2007.
It wasnt just a football movie it was about how playing on the football team was able to. Film narrtive and film form analysis on gridiron gang. Gridiron gang is a 2006 american sports drama film directed by phil joanou, and starring dwayne johnson, xzibit, l. High school football players duck for cover when they hear gunshotsfireworks duration. Inspired by filmmaker jac flanders 1993 documentary of the same name, gridiron. Gridiron gang american football film in 2006 columbia pictures released the american football film gridiron gang. It is loosely based on the true story of the kilpatrick mustangs during the 1990 season. 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 can. Through out the movie he teaches many of us players life lessons. His performance as coach of the mustangs was the bescoach portrayel i ve.
Then in 1988, the camp added an eight man football team, which sean porter was influential in developing. He decides to create a football team so the kids can feel like theyre part of something. Gridiron gang phil joanou, dwayne johnson, jade yorker. Bonus download a free copy of this blog in pdf format here. Gridiron gang featuring dwayne johnson as sean porter is a heartwarming tale of. It is very difficult to find a copy of the original documentary. The success of kilpatricks football program was told in the 2006 movie that starred dwayne the rock johnson as former coach sean porter. However, in 2005 he was incarcerated at camp kilpatrick in malibu, california. Sean porter the rock is a detention camp probation officer who oversees the inmates at. It draws the audience in from the moment it begins, immersing viewers. The documentary looked at the mustangs 1990 season, their first as a team. Gridiron gang dvd, 2007, widescreen for sale online ebay. In 1990, coaches sean porter and malcolm moore took the kilpatrick mustangs a football team of hardcore juvenile offenders from californias camp kilpatrick juvenile detention centerthrough their inaugural season, in which they reached the regional championships. In 1990, while under porter, the program went into full swing with an eleven man football team and a full seasons worth of games.
When porters proposal of forming a highschoollevel football team at camp kilpatrick. Gridiron gang tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile detention camp probation officer sean porter dwayne the rock johnson, who, along with another officer, malcolm moore xzibit, turns a group of hardcore teenage felons into a high school football team in four weeks. Gridiron gang is a contender, not a cliche the boston. Putting the rock in a football movie where he doesnt do any actual tackling is.
The 1993 emmy awardwinning documentary film gridiron gang documents the teams 1990 season, and the 2006 film of the same name is also based. He becomes frustrated at not being able to help the kids get away from their problems in life when they are released from the center, such as street gangs and drug dealings. The film was released in the united states on september 15, 2006. The story falls into the category of stranger than fiction. Sean porter johnson, tired of seeing his charges at camp kilpatrick, a maximum security juvenile facility, give up on themselves and end up as a statistic, comes up with the radical plan to start a football team at the facility. In the movie gridiron gang some accurate things are that they used the names of the real people in real life in the movie. Porter decides the way to reform his wards is to get them to bond together and find selfworth via playing football. Watch gridiron gang movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Believing in porter s promise that all of them will walk away as winners, the mustangs start to lead their lives with newfound enthusiasm. We have no affiliation with this movie and have no rights whatsoever to the images below from the movie.
Sean porter, along with probation officers mo freeman and howard gold, started the kilpatrick football team in 1988 with a 8man football team. This movie is actually based on events that happened in real life. Both dvd choices offer commentary by the films writer and director, deleted scenes and a multiangle football scene. The dvd package for gridiron gang is one that fans should get a lot of enjoyment out of.
Meet the real sean porter and learn the gridiron gang true story about the camp kilpatrick mustangs. Football scene watch the football sequences from five different angles. 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. Then theres kids, they make a bad choice, somebody ends up shot dead in a parkin lot. Gridiron gang football jersey click here to order disclaimer. Most notable is the camps american football team, the kilpatrick mustangs. See real sean porter photos, and pics of the real malcolm moore, junior palaita, and others from the gridiron gang documentary. The film adapts the 1993 lee stanleydirected documentary of the same name, which followed sean porter, a senior counsellor at juvenile detention center camp kilpatrick.
Sean porter the rock is a detention camp probation officer who oversees the inmates. The true story of the football team that proved sometimes second chances can make a. Sadly the kilpatrick football program by founded by and coached by sean porter in malibu in 1990, the program a juvenile corrections officer created to stop the vicious circle of going back to gang, drugs and criminal activity is in jeopardy. When did the actual events in the movie gridiron gang take place. The sports program at camp kilpatrick was actually started in 1986 with the formation of a basketball squad. In 1988, the camp added an eight man football team, which sean porter was influential in developing. The stampeders first used that logo when metro ford was a major sponsor and was promoting the ford mustang, which also has the same logo. 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.
His motivation for returning to coach the high school football team. A basketball team was the first sports program introduced at kilpatrick, in 1986. Gridiron gang may not offer an outstandingly fresh storyline, but its the little details that make this movie a worthy watch. Gridiron gang featuring dwayne johnson as sean porter is a heartwarming tale of redemption based upon a true story. Gridiron gang 2 hours and 05 minutes movie 2006 in the kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player sean porter sees the lack of discipline, selfesteem, union and perspective in the teenage interns and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league. Its set in a california youth authority camp in southern california called camp kilpatrick. He overcame his criminal background due to the sports program. Confronted with gang rivalries and bitter hatred between his teammates, porter teaches some hard.
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